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Stretching
Your Patterned Papers
This is a great new
technique for "stretching" your patterned papers to
use on a 12 x 12 album page. Credit for this great technique
goes to Kathy Roth of Scrapbook Station in Simi Valley, CA.
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1) Choose a patterned paper with a frame design and die
cuts that coordinate with the paper. I choose Yellow Brick
Road Paper and Ellison die cuts for this project. |
2) Run the patterned paper through the Xyron machine to
apply an adhesive backing to the paper if you have a Xyron
available. |
3) Cut through the frame on the 8 inch side of the paper
and then cut the middle section of the paper out. |
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4) Save the
middle for another project. After you have cut out the
middle section cut through the other 8 inch side of the
frame. |
5) Insert a die cut into each of the two gaps that you
have created by cutting the frame. Play around with the
design and see how it looks best. you may want the die
cuts to cover the edges of the paper or you may want to
artistically cut the paper to overlap onto the die cut
shape. In the example below, I show both methods. |
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6) After you are certain of the placement, remove the
Xyron backing to reveal the adhesive, or apply the
adhesive of your choice and place the die cuts on the
page. |
7) Add photos! |
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