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Scrapbooking: 100 Techniques with 25 Projects Plus a Swipefile of Motifs and Mottoes
An inspiring and practical guide to preserving cherished memories.
Scrapbooking is a wide-ranging and comprehensive guide to this popular new craft. The 100 creative techniques described in this book make each scrapbook a joy to create.
The book offers ideas, tips and techniques Baby memories Childhood memories Engagement and wedding memories Vacation memories Family heritage, and more.
Useful tools and equipment are fully illustrated and carefully explained. Readers can get excellent results with such simple tools as scissors and glue. More advanced equipment like sewing machines are used to achieve more sophisticated results.
Each chapter provides clear, step-by-step instructions with color photographs. Options and materials are discussed, and the twenty-five projects are illustrated from start to finish.
Specific topics Making a cover and the interior pages Using decorative backgrounds Preparing photographs, sticking and fixing Adding threads, yarns, ribbons and fabrics Creating accents and embellishments Incorporating loose memorabilia items.
Whether making one large album to celebrate a special person or occasion, or creating many, Scrapbooking is an essential reference and guide for success.
Scrapbooking is a wide-ranging and comprehensive guide to this popular new craft. The 100 creative techniques described in this book make each scrapbook a joy to create.
The book offers ideas, tips and techniques Baby memories Childhood memories Engagement and wedding memories Vacation memories Family heritage, and more.
Useful tools and equipment are fully illustrated and carefully explained. Readers can get excellent results with such simple tools as scissors and glue. More advanced equipment like sewing machines are used to achieve more sophisticated results.
Each chapter provides clear, step-by-step instructions with color photographs. Options and materials are discussed, and the twenty-five projects are illustrated from start to finish.
Specific topics Making a cover and the interior pages Using decorative backgrounds Preparing photographs, sticking and fixing Adding threads, yarns, ribbons and fabrics Creating accents and embellishments Incorporating loose memorabilia items.
Whether making one large album to celebrate a special person or occasion, or creating many, Scrapbooking is an essential reference and guide for success.
144 pages, Paperback
First published April 2, 2005
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May 13, 2013
Loved this book it had great ideas and broke the steps down really well
January 10, 2014
Good, simple to follow instructions for techniques. Probably because the book is from 2005, the layouts seem a little dated
February 19, 2009
Sample layouts arranged by topic with illustrative instructions. Good for reference and ideas.
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