Synopsis
This title offers inspiration and ideas for making unique and personal scrapbook albums using simple craft materials. It features 150 step-by-step techniques and projects and 850 photographs, plus plenty of tips, variations and ideas to suit different styles of personal styling preferences. Techniques include iris folding, paper collage techniques, working with paint, chalk, ink, stamps and stencils, journaling, tea-bag folding, embossing metal, making tags, envelopes, pop-up pages and more. Popular themes include children, special occasions, weddings, heritage, family and friends, sports, pets, travel and celebrating the seasons. It includes a section on getting the best from your digital camera, computer and home printer, to create effective, themed, co-ordinated memory pages with ease. This beautifully presented practical book is a complete guide to the art of scrapbooking. You can find out how to create inspired album pages with real personal style. All the material and equipment you need to get started are clearly detailed. There are hints and tips on taking good photographs, and plenty of ideas for using the pictures creatively. You can learn how to use patterns effectively, make collages, work with paint, stamps, stencils, embossing powders, chalk, fabric and stitch. Crammed with fantastic ideas for a myriad of designs, styles of working, album pages, quilts, memory boxes, 3D-displays and album covers, this is the ultimate sourcebook for all scrapbookers.
À propos de l?auteur
Alison Lindsay has been scrapbooking for years, ever since she realized it was a hobby that allowed her to combine a lifetime of photographs with the crafts she loves. She especially enjoys scrapping holiday and heritage photographs. Alison is currently special projects co-ordinator on a leading scrapbook magazine, Scrapbook Craft. As well as writing magazine features on the subject, Alison gives regular talks and demonstrations at craft fairs and hobby groups across the country.
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