All You Need to Know About Making Memory Albums
Published on 18. September 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-85532-872-6 (ISBN)
Description
Using easy decoupage, collage, paper cutting, rubber stamping, stencilling and stencil embossing techniques, discover how to create beautiful, illustrated memory albums. There are over seventy step-by-step photographs to guide you through all the stages of making an album, decorating a cover, creating background papers and embellishing each page. An alphabet template and easy writing guide are also included.
Reviews / Votes
Nov 05Brimming with ideas and examples, this book is a must-have gift for any friend you want to get scrapbooking! It covers all the basics, from buying materials to cropping photos, in a no-nonsense style. Once she's hooked, there's more sections to take her skills (and yours) to the next level. You'll be introduced to decoupage, stencilling and embossing, before learning how to create your own backgrounds with marbling and crackling techniques. A book that keeps on giving! * Papercraft Inspirations *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Tunbridge Wells
United Kingdom
Illustrations
120 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 204 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85532-872-6 (9780855328726)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Maggie Wright grew up in Middlesex, England, and spent wonderful holidays in her grandmother's home in Aberdeen, Scotland.
She fell in love with the craft industry during a visit to Los Angeles and has been hooked on it ever since. Now it has taken over her life and she has her own craft business, in addition to which she advises, lectures and writes on many different crafts. Maggie love meeting people from all walks of life and encouraging them to believe in themselves. In writing this book she aims to promote the joy of crafting to may different crafters and to show people how they can combine different crafts to create very special albums.
She fell in love with the craft industry during a visit to Los Angeles and has been hooked on it ever since. Now it has taken over her life and she has her own craft business, in addition to which she advises, lectures and writes on many different crafts. Maggie love meeting people from all walks of life and encouraging them to believe in themselves. In writing this book she aims to promote the joy of crafting to may different crafters and to show people how they can combine different crafts to create very special albums.
Content
6 Introduction
8 Materials and equipment
12 Preparing memorabilia
20 Choosing an album
21 Decorating a cover
31 Making an album
34 Background papers
36 Journaling
38 Mounting
44 Decorating pages
56 More ideas
60 Easy writing template
62 Photograph templates
63 Glossary
64 Index
8 Materials and equipment
12 Preparing memorabilia
20 Choosing an album
21 Decorating a cover
31 Making an album
34 Background papers
36 Journaling
38 Mounting
44 Decorating pages
56 More ideas
60 Easy writing template
62 Photograph templates
63 Glossary
64 Index