The Ultimate Book Of Memory Albums Craft Book

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This is a 144 page, A4 sized, soft backed craft book from Leisure Arts entitled "The Ultimate Book of Memory Albums".  There are 205 album page examples, 8 easy-to-do lettering styles and hints, tips and techniques to help you to get the best results when creating your memory album pages.  The contents of this book are:INTRODUCTIONWhat are memory albums all about?  Our personal photos are important, but they’re often stored in shoe boxes.  Here’s how to easily get them into albums to be seen and shared.TOOLSScissors, stencils, rulers and templates are the basic ingredients.  We’ll cover them all with casy and fun ways to create great album pages.PAPERSPatterned and plain papers are essentials for memory albums.  With them you can spend an hour on a page, or just minutes.  We’ll show you how!  Plus ideas using neon, velour and metallic papers and evn paper doilies.STATIONARYStationery is easy to use an easy to find.  These bordered papaers are perfect to frame a portrait or highlight one prized photo on an album page.  But here are other creative uses for stationery.STICKERSWhat could be easier – just peel and stick!  Stickers are everywhere and found in every theme imaginable.  Just be sure yours are acid-free.  Here are some of the best and most creative ways to use them.PUNCHESPunches are evolving from simple shapes like circles and squares to intricate corner treatments and elaborate shapes.  All the latest are shown with unique uses to easily embellish your pages.DIE CUTSDie cuts are paper shapes cut with a machine.  They provide easy, inexpensive decorative elements for album pages.  Stores have die-cut machines for their customers to use, or die cuts packaged by theme.RUBBER STAMPINGMemory album pages provide a great place to use rubber stamps.  It’s easy to stamp a border, background, photo frames, or to do embossing.DECORATIVE EXTRASAnything goes in this chapter!  There are album pages using computer clip art, paper crimpers, rub-ons, doilies, die-cut photo corners and even fabric.JOURNALINGThe final touch to your album pages, and perhaps the most important.  Here are lettering styles from plain to fancy.  Use them on all your pages, or just for titling.KEEPSAKESThese album pages show how to incorporate many of those precious mementos – locks of hair, kids’ artwork, wedding and graduation announcements, newspaper clippings, diplomas, ribbons and more!BLACK & WHITE PHOTOSHere are many ways to beautifully mount both sepia-toned and black-and-white photos.  You’ll even learn how to easily colour tint these photos.