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To start off:
1. Stamp your design into your paper. Don't rock your stamp side to side as it would smudge your lines. Just cleanly and firmly press your design once and that's it.
2. Let your stamp design dry. Don't worry if the edges of the letters aren't perfect or some of the edges are literally missing. That's the “charm” of being “shabby-chic.” It should look natural and effortless
3. Get a metallic pen that is of a contrasting color to your design (my flowers were fuchsia pink and my metallic pen was silver) and draw the inline design by hand deliberately trying not to observe clean lines, only a similarity in shape or form. |
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Grab a darker shade of metallic pen to your acrylic color (I got a red one to match my fuchsia flowers) and draw an outer line to your stamped shape, again deliberately observing only the shape. |
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4. Smudge chalk on top of your design. Use the color nearest to the shade of your design. This would give it a “natural, distressed” look that is what “shabby chic” is all about!
6. Make a small cut at the center of the flower using a crafters knife or cutter to slice. This is where you insert a brad or a button-fastener for the center of your flower.
7. Add a few dots to random flower petals using Zig's Dotta Riffics. This gives the flower a “fun” look. (Expect another article just on the Dotta Riffics soon! This is a great design tool sold at Smile. As I've said simple doesn't mean “boring.”) |
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Remember that used only half of my “precious” Brenda Walton paper (floral prints, brown)? I used the other half in embellishing my frame (double framed and matted - a la Brenda) by cutting out the flowers in the paper and adding a few metallic embossed parts to add glitter or sheen to my page.
Finally, a ribbon and a suede string to “frame” my frame! |
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| My apologies is this page seems off color. The entire color combination is really dark so I had to tweak the page a little for you to see the details. Also, the text in the photo is uhmmm kinda "personal" so I had to blur that too. :) The spread photo below however is as near as I can get to the actual colors of my spread. |
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My scrapping girlfriends initial reaction to my spread is to scream “Difficult!” but on closer inspection conceded that the entire design is something they can do by themselves provided someone gave them tips on how to go about it. So there. No excuses! Here's all you need to go shabby-chic a la Brenda Walton! |
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| Click here if you want to go back to the previous section that talks about preparation tips before you do this layout. |
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