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231365_700b.jpg (700×2214) Layer it on: ideas for making rich scrapbook pages with layering and collage. By Debbie Hodge How do you like your pages? Simple and clean? A little busy? Or filled with layers of paper, images, tags, envelopes, fibers and any embellishments you can find to support your subject? Do you layer? Wondering why you should layer or how to get more out of your layering? Here are 5 things layers can do for your pages: Layer to add texture, dimension, and visual interest On “Read to Me” Dina Wakley began with border stitching and a layer of thick paint on her blue canvas.

Read to Me by Dina Wakley Layer to create interesting white space Doris Sander made “American Tourister” with leftover bits. American Tourister by Doris Sander Layer to incorporate meaningful images and motifs Including images and motifs influences how a viewer sees your page and, what’s more, understands your relationship to the subject being scrapbooked. Awesome Sight by Debbie Hodge Layer to reveal your personal style Sweet Snuggle by Kayleigh Wiles. Doris Sander loves adding pattern to enhance theme. Easy Folded Gift Boxes - Cosmo Cricket. UPDATE: If you came here from Pinterest, we later updated our readers with more examples and a video tutorial... it's much easier to follow! You can find it here. Happy crafting and thanks for dropping by! Eric often tells me I remind him of Maria from the Sound of Music. Maybe it's my short-strawberry blonde hair.

Maybe it's my love for vintage dresses and skirts. Maybe it's all the trouble I get into unintentionally. Maybe it's the way I can get large groups of children to cooperate. So, it's a little ironic that I lead the children's choir at my church. Once a year we combine the two choirs for the Sunday services as the main event. It just doesn't seem like enough, but I made several thank-you's yesterday for my friends that helped my little ones sing so well, I swear I could hear them all the way in Minnesota. Here' the first one I made. To make the box, take a full sheet of paper and mark it at 6" on two opposing sides. Then fold edges in to match up with the marks. How to Fold an Origami Pencil Cup Video. AOL is part of the Yahoo family of brands The sites and apps that we own and operate, including Yahoo, AOL, Engadget, In The Know and Makers.Yahoo family of brands.

When you use our sites and apps, we use Cookies Cookies (including similar technologies such as web storage) allow the operators of websites and apps to store and read information from your device. Learn more in our cookie policy.cookies to: provide our sites and apps to you authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and MeasurementWe count the number of visitors to our pages, the type of device they use (iOS or Android), the browser they use and the duration of their visit to our websites and apps. This data is collected in aggregate and is not tied to specific users.measure your use of our sites and apps If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. Take-Out Box Templates FREEBIE! « Designs by Megan Turnidge | Digital Scrapbooking Blog. I’m in a good mood and thought I’d come share one of my old products! These layered Take-Out Box Templates are super cute and fun to make!

Perfect for packaging up small gifts and treats! It includes 2 sizes and they come in both .psd and layered .tif file formats. FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY! If you’d like to purchase a limited commercial use license (this includes creating freebies for your blog) then you can contact me using the contact form. The fee to use these for commercial use is $3.

Enjoy! EDIT: I have made a separate download for paper scrappers/non-digi scrappers/people without Photoshop. You can now download ready to print PDF files for these templates! C.R.A.F.T.: C.R.A.F.T. #21: Mini Scrapbook.