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DISTRESSED PAPER

By Rita Holmes
Off Road Inksters
Intermediate Scramping Team Designer

Supplies:
Luscious Leaves Stamp Set (TAC, The Angel Company)
Circle Bet Stamp Set (TAC, The Angel Company)
Autumn Leaves Kaleidacolor Ink Pad: (Tsukineko~TAC)
Pine Tree Green Memories Archival Dye Ink Pad  (Stewart Superior)
Cardstock:  Gold, Burnt Orange and Forest Green
Small Brads (Creative Impressions)
Computer Generated Journaling
Fabri-Tac Glue (Beacon Ind.)
Sanding Pad (3M)
Paper Cutter (Fiskars 12”)
Paper Piercing Tool (Making Memories)
Pictures:  Your choice

Instructions:

My layout is done to fit an 8”x8” album.  My sizes will be what coordinate with an 8x8 album.  You many change them to fit your pages.

1. Cut Gold cardstock to an 8”x8” square. 
2. Cut pictures to fit to your layout.  Mat with forest green cardstock.
3. Type computer generated journaling and print out on gold cardstock.  Layer with burnt orange and forest green cardstock.
4. Cut a piece of gold cardstock 2 ½”x8”.  Sand lightly with sanding pad.  Stamp leaves randomly from the Luscious Leaves set with Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink. Crumble paper into a ball.  Smooth out flat. 
5. Cut burnt orange cardstock 2 3/8”x8”.
6. Cut forest green cardstock 2 ¾”x8”.
7. Layer the stamped gold cardstock onto the burnt orange.  Glue with Fabri-Tac glue.  Using the piercing tool, poke a hole into each corner of the stamped image and mat.  Attach the small brads. 
8. Layer the above pieces of cardstock onto the forest green cardstock.  Glue with Fabri-Tac glue.
9. Adhere the matted piece to the bottom part of your 8”x8” piece of gold cardstock with Fabri-Tac glue.
10. Adhere pictures and journaling to your liking onto the layout with Fabri-Tac glue.
11. Using the Circle Bet stamps, stamp the name of your subject by one of the pictures using the pine green ink.
12. Enjoy your layout.  Don’t forget to put your name on the back.   Someday someone will be looking at these layouts and want to know who did them! 

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