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By April Staker, TAC Angel #474
Off Road Inksters
Intermediate Scramping Team Designer

Supplies
Christmas Candle Stamp (TAC)
Winter Snowman Stamp Set (TAC)
Navy Cardstock 12 x 12 (Unknown)
Gray Cardstock (Unknown)
Glossy White Cardstock (TAC)
Black Noir Palette Hybrid Ink pad (TAC)
Sterling Frost Opalite Ink Pad (Tsukineko ~ TAC)
Platinum Planet Brilliance Ink Pad (Tsukineko ~ TAC)
Fun Fur Fiber (Lion Brand Yarn Co.)
Bits & Baubles (Creative Imaginations ~ TAC)
Metal Mesh 2" x 4" (Scrapyard)
120 Grit Sandpaper (Unknown)
Diamond Glaze (Judikins)
Craft Mat (Provo Craft)
Husband's Hammer (The Garage)
Piercing Tool (Provo Craft)
Eyelet Word (Making Memories)
Computer Font Foxboro (downloaded off internet)
Paper Trimmer (Fiskars ~ *TAC)
Scrapbook Mounting Squares (3L)
Mini Glue Dots (Glue Dots)
Silver Embellishments (ScrapArts)
Eyelet Punch & Setter- 1/8" (TAC)
Craft Mat (Provo Craft)
Pounding Block (5 x 7 Acrylic Block- TAC)
Makeup Sponges (Target)
Heat Gun (Marvy ~ TAC)

* Note: When I had the film developed, I requested a 1/4" white border around the pictures.  Most places can do this, but you do have to request it.  I enlarged one photo to 5" x 7".  I also try to shoot a couple of black and white rolls of film each year.  At this time there are no archival color photo inks.  All color photos (professional or not) will fade in time (it may be 75 years from now, but I want photos that can pass through the hands of many generations).  Black and white photos are the only true archival photos we have.   So, make an effort to shoot a roll or two each year in black and white.  They are so much fun to scrapbook with anyway!

Instructions

1.  Cut your cardstock to the following dimensions
        Gray Cardstock:          5 1/2" x 7 1/2" = Photo Mat
                                        3 1/4" x 4 1/4" = Accent Block Mat
                                        3" x 5 1/2" = Journal Block Mat
                                        1" x 5" (3 pieces) = Accent Strips

        Glossy White Cardstock:      3" x 4" = Accent Block
                                        2 3/4" x 5 1/4" = Journal Block

2.  Trim three photos to fit across the bottom of your page.  My prints were 4" x 6" so I did the following:

        *For the middle photo, cut off the white borders on both sides (not top!)
        *For the Left photo, cut off the right side ONLY
        *For the Right photo, cut off the left side ONLY

     By trimming them this way you can set them next to each other and it will look like one photo with a white mat.

3.  Using the Black Noir ink pad, stamp the Christmas candle onto the piece of glossy cardstock for the Accent Block.  Dry with the heat gun.

4.  Using the Black Noir ink, stamp the Christmas tree on the sides of the piece of glossy cardstock for the Journal Block.  Dry with the heat gun.

The Technique:

5.  Using the sandpaper, sand the glossy cardstock you just stamped the Christmas candle on using a left to right stroke.  Do not sand in any other direction!  Sand until you have sanded over the entire piece.

6.  Repeat Step 5 using a top to bottom stroke.  When you are finished you should not have any gloss left on the cardstock.  You can, also, hold it at an angle and see the crosshatch pattern on the cardstock.

7.  Wipe the dust off the paper.

8.  Using your Platinum Planet ink pad, rub the ink pad directly onto the cardstock.  Use a swirling motion and rub harder in some places than others for a varied texture.  The ink will get into the grooves you just made with your sandpaper creating the look of linen.  You can use your finger to rub more ink into the grooves if desired.  Set the ink with your heat gun.

9.  Print your journaling onto the Journal Block.  Set the ink with your heat gun before continuing.

10. Repeat Steps 5-8 on the Journal Block.

11.  Using the Sterling Frost ink pad and the snowflake stamp, randomly stamp onto the Gray Photo Mat & Gray Accent Block Mat.

12.  Sponge the edges of the Gray Photo Mat with the Sterling Frost ink.

13.  Adhere two silver circles onto two of the Gray Accent Strips.  Attach the Eyelet Word to the other Accent Strip.

14.  Assemble the photos, blocks and mats as shown in the picture.  Use Glue Dots to adhere the Metal Mesh.

15.  Adhere a Bits & Bauble circle onto the postmark of the Christmas Candle stamp.

16.  Using the Sterling Frost ink pad and the snowflake stamp randomly stamp beneath the top photo of the second page and on the top right of that same page as shown in the picture.

17.  Draw a line of Diamond Glaze around the bottom right photo on the first page.  Using your Piercing Tool, push the fibers into the glue and frame the photo.

Wa-La!  Make sure to add some meaningful journaling to help you remember these precious moments! 

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