Thursday, February 5, 2009

Christmas Photos Galore

Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th of February 2009

In this class, we will use papers and photos cut into circles to make a layout all about christmas day. It can also be adapted to suit any theme you choose.

Supplies needed:
Four photos in 4"x6" that can be cut into 3" circles.
One piece of neutral cardstock for a background.
Two 3" squares of patterned paper.
Two 3" squares of patterned paper or cardstock to journal on (I used note paper). You could use a journaling stamp or rubon in this space with good effect.
Two alphabets for a title (I used a tiny alpha for the word "Christmas" and a transparent alpha for the word "day").
Ink for inking around photos, papers and also any embelishments that may need colouring.
Assortment of stars of other embelishments to form a cluster above your title.
Assortment of words appropriate to yout day (I used words that I had created in a text box in Word, coloured the background and printed them out from the computer). Rubons or patterned paper with words on it would be appropriate.
Scraps of paper with a metalic shine (I used bronze cardstock). You could use yellow or gold toned cardstock, or ink some in your chosen metalic.
Rubon, stamp or sticker to add the date to your layout.
Two scraps of patterned paper to make a small feature.
Fiskars shape template or Creative memories circle cutters.
Mat pack.
White gel pen for stitching (or needle and thread if you prefer) and a gel pen for journaling.
Scissors.
Stapler, brads etc to attach any clear alphas or embelishments.

Techniques used:
Paper shaping.
Inking.
Hand cutting.
Fake stitching.
Embelishment clusters.

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