Sept 4, 06:46 am
Amy's Title Page
I posted this to the mailing list but thought I would post it here, too.
“I spent more time on this than I had planned, because I ended up trying new (to me!) techniques. I’m not counting the horrendous amount of time it took me to get all the embellishments out of the Heidi Swapp Costco kit…she needs to hire new packaging engineers! Seriously, I about stabbed myself with a knife several times. Okay, so for the new (to me!) techniques:
1) My husband was out back putting a metal mesh over a drain pipe, and I was helping him clean up. I saw a small piece of the mesh and asked him if I could keep it—I knew I could find a use for it while scrapbooking! So, I painted my chipboard “I” white, let it dry, placed the mesh over it, inked a sponge with green and went to town! I know it’s difficult to see in the small image, but it is a nice subtle pattern of green circles. It makes me happy.
2) Believe it or not, I have never printed on ribbon before…well, you may believe it after seeing what I did. Next time I won’t use such a thick font on a small ribbon. So, I used my computer to print on small pieces of ribbon (“Oh, this learning, what a thing it is. ~Shakespeare” and “September 2006”). I also printed the “is for Inspiration” tag.
3) I love metal on my pages and use staples all the time, but this is the first time I’ve used clear embellishments. I love them!
Thanks for looking,
Amy”
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