tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72258851104884798502024-02-06T21:07:18.556-05:00The Comparative NarrativeThe journal of an aspiring author.Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-47877776165579240242017-04-30T00:00:00.000-04:002017-04-30T11:12:52.475-04:00Z is for ZONES #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hello and welcome to our <u>last post</u> of the A to Z
Blog Challenge!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Me - Twenty-nine days ago:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Me - Yesterday:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Just kidding. Sort of. It’s been a wild ride. Lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I got all sentimental yesterday because it is
bittersweet when you reach the end of any endeavor, and this one has been a
good time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So – without further ado, I give you our final letter –
Z is for ZONES.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">When I drafted the outline for this sprint, I initially
thought the topic of Zones was too anticlimactic, but I soon changed my view. Zones
are really a culmination of all the previous letter techniques, which makes it
a perfect Z with which to end my scrapbooking theme. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Zones are important because they are the areas of the
scrapbook page. I like to think of this as a grid on the 12x12 (or any size) paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The readers’ eye travels across these areas, and are
drawn to a pattern based on the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/s-is-for-sequence-story-progression.html" target="_blank">sequence</a> and focal points of the photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There are many zone patterns:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The Spiral. This example is from a digital scrapbook. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I love how digital allows for you to blow up a single
photo to the fill the full 12x12 page. It makes it where the eye can start in
the center of the page and radiate outward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And to finish with the letter of the day –</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“Snap in Z-formation!” </span></td></tr>
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(I've always wanted to do that. Lol.) </div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Zones allow you to direct and shape
the patterns of your scrapbook pages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And so ends my scrapbooking edition of the A to Z Blog
Challenge. It’s been a pleasure to post and talk scrapbooking shop with you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you have a chance, I encourage you to browse back
through the blogs and letters of my fellow AtoZers. From movies, to yoga, to
art, and poetry, there’s so many wonderful themes represented this year. You
can find them by scrolling through the comment links at the bottom of my posts, or by
searching the keyword “A to Z Blog Challenge 2017” online.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To all who have taken the time to read my blog, I thank
you so much for your support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">For more posts on life, writing, and scrapbooking,
please stop back by in the future, I’ll be here in the Bloggerverse at <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Comparative Narrative</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you soon!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-41434185983745178332017-04-29T21:27:00.000-04:002017-04-28T23:07:54.239-04:00Y is for YEAR IN REVIEW #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi scrapbook enthusiasts and fellow creators! Today is
the AtoZ eve – the second to last letter in the A to Z Blog Challenge – Y is
for YEAR IN REVIEW.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Year in review is a perfect end-of-challenge letter
for me. As I mentioned in our <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/x-is-for-xerox-home-printing.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, all of my albums contain the same layout:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The first few pages are the “Buh-Bye”
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The rest of the books goes through the
chronological events of the year. I like this style better than the “one page
per month” layout because it allows for flexibility with my life moments. Exp: Springtime
is more eventful one year, the holidays the busiest time the year following. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In an <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-list.html" target="_blank">old post</a> I shared a tradition that I have with
my books. At the end of the year, a little after Christmas, as I’m finishing up
the album, I go back and look at my resolutions and compare them to the
timeline of the pages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It’s always a mixed bag as to which goals got done – 1/3rd
on the list, 1/3<sup>rd</sup> saved for another time, and 1/3<sup>rd</sup> an unexpected
gift from the Universe. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I love how the Buh-Bye page acts like a “In this Year”
card. They remind me of the trends at the time – some cool, some tacky, and some
iconic. I got a kick out of revisiting them for this blog – I looked at the
Buh-Bye photo in <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/x-is-for-xerox-home-printing.html" target="_blank">yesterday’s post</a> and thought, “Ah, Gladiator sandals – can we
bring those back?” Lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I hope that someday my own progeny can flip through my
books and get a sense of how it felt to live in that time. (In 2006, not 216 BC. Lol.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And albums don’t have to be annual. I love how
the theme and topic of a scrapbook are completely up to you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Albums can be about any subject or theme that is
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Any time you go back through these scrapbooks, you are
re-experiencing the most important times in your life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In truth, each of my albums are a year in review in
themselves, but my annual ritual gives me a sense of closure. When I compare
the Resolutions to my pages, and relive the moments, I can move on to the
next year with a full and grateful heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The art of scrapbooking gives me so much and I’m so happy
that I got the opportunity to share that experience with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I know that we have one letter left, but I hope the
tips and techniques I’ve posted have been helpful. I thank you so much for all
the wonderful feedback and encouragement you have given me through this blog
challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In the great chasm of the internet, I have connected with wonderful
and like-minded creative people. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well, tomorrow is the Z-end. I can't believe it. I have one final letter
in store, so please stop back by - Z is for ZONES.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-73909956395128968812017-04-28T08:08:00.000-04:002017-04-28T19:18:51.975-04:00X is for XEROX & HOME PRINTING #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi again and welcome to my blog. For the month of
April I will be posting everyday as part of the A to Z Blog Challenge, my
theme: Scrapbooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is a different type of scrapbooking
technique – X is for XEROX and HOME PRINTING. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Xerox and home printing is the utilization of a
printer to add images and quotes to your scrapbook pages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">On the surface this may seem like kind of a technical way to scrapbook,
but I find it most useful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ll be going into more detail with this with tomorrow’s
letter (Y is for YEAR IN REVIEW), but the first page in each of my books is
called the “Buh-Bye” page, and it’s where I chronicle the previous year's major
pop-culture and worldly events. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I started doing this early in my scrapbooking hobby because
I found dedicating one page to media trends easier than sprinkling them in-between
my life events. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Modern-Day Example: A page that's half Starbucks Unicorn
Frappuccino and half my friend’s wedding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So, to keep the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/s-is-for-sequence-story-progression.html" target="_blank">sequence</a> (and the blood sugar) in check, I
keep the outside world restricted to its own designated area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This leads to the creative conundrum – How do you compact a year’s worth of happenings into a few 12x12 pages?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Annnnd this is where Xerox and home printing saves the
day. I can scale down and control the size of the images and text to fit the space
I have available. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To start, home printing requires the same equipment
seen in the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/n-is-for-negatives-and-photo-storage.html" target="_blank">N is for NEGATIVES and PHOTO STORAGE</a> post. There a lot
of scanner/printer combination machines that you can buy for $80.00, and printer-only
options for around $30.00.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Once installed, I typically copy and paste an image or
news story to a blank Word document. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I used the birth of April the giraffe’s long awaited male calf for this example.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And TA-DA. A baby giraffe (with Unicorn Frap
representation underneath </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> ).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Ink refill cartridges can be a bit pricey, but that is
the only real con. Other than those miscellaneous costs, adding images using
home printing is fast and easy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">That crosses another letter off our list, and then there was TWO! Please leave a
comment if you’d like, I’d love to hear what you think about the post, theme,
or an invite to check out my fellow AtoZers blogs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This weekend wraps up our blog challenge, so I hope to
see you back here tomorrow – Y is for YEAR IN REVIEW.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and welcome the home stretch of my A to Z blog
challenge! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My theme for the month of April is scrapbooking, and
today’s letter offers more “project within a project” fun – W is for
WATERCOLOR. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Watercolor is a creative way to create your own card
stock. To start, the best paper is the thicker grade kind that is made specifically
for watercolor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The next equipment you’ll need is watercolor paints. There
are many varieties to choose from but I found that the basic, inexpensive,
kid-grade paints work pretty well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I find watercolor to be a relaxing and forgiving art.
There are few “mistakes” that you make that can’t be smoothed out, and the
water base allows for easy clean up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you want to go fancy with your watercolors, there
are <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kuretake-Gansai-Tambi-Colors-36-Color/dp/B001MPA6W4/ref=sr_1_2/130-1234211-1938060?ie=UTF8&qid=1493163767&sr=8-2&keywords=gansai+tambi+watercolor" target="_blank">more professional formulations</a><span id="goog_667917985"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_667917986"></span> available that give vibrant, smooth
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And just like regular scrapbooking paper, the dried
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Watercolors are a flexible and fun way to add flair to
any scrapbook. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><i>W</i>ell, our W post was short and sweet, which means we are
down to our final <u>THREE</u> letters! <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We’re X-Ying it to the Z-end, folks. It’s been a
journey. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">As always, please check out my fellow AtoZers posts –
I’ve seen some amazing themes out there, so if you're ready for more posts please
search the keyword “A to Z Blog Challenge 2017”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And please stop back by tomorrow for the modern tool
that scrapbookers use – X is for Xerox and Home Printing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and Happy Wednesday!<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It’s the final week of the A to Z Blog
Challenge and my theme this month is scrapbooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">You know that we are rounding the end of the alphabet when
we hit today’s letter – V is for VELLUM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Vellum is </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">parchment
made from calf skin, as opposed to that from other animals. It is used
primarily for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, codices
or books. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">(I'm not sure if there is such a thing as "faux vellum" for those of us who are pro-animal rights.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In scrapbooking, vellum creates a soft opaque overlay
to images and paper, which gives a gossamer veil kind of look. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My first example is one that you saw in the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/r-is-for-ribbon-rope-texture.html" target="_blank">R is for RIBBON</a> post. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The top area of the 12x12 page is pink and cream
patterned, and then the ribbon transitions the paper into a muted vellum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To give a second example, I pulled out my beloved <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/d-is-for-die-cut-atozchallenge-aprila2z.html" target="_blank">die cut</a>
machine.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I cut a solid vellum heart and open frame, as well as coordinating hearts from velvet and Valentine patterned paper stock.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The velvet on vellum gave a textured look to the misty backdrop.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The vellum frame also created a neat “coming into
focus” effect with the pattern on the cardstock.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXC-nzU_dkuJGX5bH5lkTkJeH-VlsJlBcxfnHZHyPSc_H3qageCppKOeED2B3i5dvX2csE4RCpZXyn9crCHPHrVrC3YMPRwbDRcatduXIQv6zIJhc4U-cTuxjlezsVDjpoNYQj9bzKlk/s1600/WP_20170424_005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXC-nzU_dkuJGX5bH5lkTkJeH-VlsJlBcxfnHZHyPSc_H3qageCppKOeED2B3i5dvX2csE4RCpZXyn9crCHPHrVrC3YMPRwbDRcatduXIQv6zIJhc4U-cTuxjlezsVDjpoNYQj9bzKlk/s320/WP_20170424_005.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Both of these embellishments would look great on a 12x12 love themed page.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Vellum cuts outs also work well over photos.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here the frame makes the subject the center of attention.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Or, a solid vellum shape can act as an accent.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Anyway way you use it, vellum is a cool way to add impact
to your scrapbook page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Okay, guys – we’re counting it down. Only FOUR letters
left to go! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you have the chance, please leave a comment, and
check out the awesome V-posts of my fellow AtoZ Blogsters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And please come back tomorrow for more scrapbooking
madness – W is for WATERCOLOR. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you soon!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-6045869112934476792017-04-25T21:08:00.000-04:002017-04-26T10:56:25.648-04:00U is for UPCYCLING #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and welcome to the <u>final week</u> of my A to Z Blog
Challenge – Scrapbooking Edition!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This blog sprint has been a challenge in many ways. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve been drafting the posts sequentially, but there
have been moments where I’ve wanted to cheat and go out of order. That happened
last weekend. I was supposed to working on the T is for TEARING post (a
technique that is new to me), but I kept working on pages for the following
letter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It is evidence that I’ve been subconsciously looking
forward to today’s letter – U is for UPCYCLING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Upcycling is the </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">reuse of discarded objects or material in such a way as to
create a product of a higher quality or value than the original. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Upcycling is great
because there are materials and inspiration everywhere you turn. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Multi-media and marketing make pop culture images available at your local grocery store in the form of facial tissue and cereal boxes, which gives you a dual purpose for your money. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve even seen new movies promoted on tea containers. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I used this BEAUTY AND THE BEAST image on my movie page.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I like to save the little spiritual messages that come as tags on my tea (as seen in the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/p-is-for-punches-paper-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">P is for PUNCHES</a> post).</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">These beautiful Nutcracker Suite-esque ballerinas came off of a Godiva chocolate package. I’m looking forward to using them on a Holiday page in the future. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">As an avid recycler and
tree-hugger, I love saving objects from the trash bin and giving them a new home
in my scrapbook pages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">One way I utilized upcycling recently is with a perfume
page. I’d mentioned in my <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/k-is-for-keepsake-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">K is for KEEPSAKES</a> post how I scrapbook the clippings
from magazines for beauty products. Every decade or so I come across new
make-up and fragrances.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Recently I’d come across an advertisement for a London based perfume company which offers a line of natural scents, and I made a plan to check them out.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">(It’s funny, just when I don’t think I’m not that girly,
my Libra-ness kicks in.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I made a jaunt to mall and sampled the product line. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A sales lady helped me peruse, and the marketing for
the perfume included little square cards that listed the scent’s name on the
front and the fragrance’s notes (the ingredients: i.e. lavender, mint etc.) on
the back.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">They gave me little paper promos to take home! You know I was tickled pink by this. This company knows how to sell to scrapbookers, to say the least. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">One technique that I hadn’t illustrated but I use
frequently is the hinging of paper using packing tape. I do this to adhere
dual-sided paper elements and to create pull-to-open areas. Any clear packing
tape works, but I particularly like the kind they sell at the post office. It’s
inexpensive, thick and durable, and stays clear when adhered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I cut the tape to the width of the paper square and
position it where it’s spaced properly (able to be opened in coordination with
the other page pieces). Once in place, I add a clear corner to hold the square
closed. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I then included parts of the magazine ad, and the company name from the paper test strip.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In addition to using the squares, I added a green bow that came off a bag of mini-scones from Panera. (Note: Neither the bow nor the pastries went to waste during the drafting of this post.) </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">After I got all of my elements in place, I added my upcycled bow to the corner.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m proud of how the page turned out. I even included a
little pearl next the scent I liked best, although the Red Rose layered
with Grapefruit (the saleslady’s suggestion) smelled heavenly, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Used gift cards and fancy boxes also make great
upcycling materials. The cardstock is pretty and perfect for frames and die cuts.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Images from flyers and leftover tissue paper works
well, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I warned you that I was going to go nuts with this letter, right?
Lol. I thank you for hanging with me throughout my exploration of UPCYCLING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We’ve posted on twenty-one letters so far, which leaves only five
left to go. It’s been a challenging-exciting-educational blog sprint, and I can’t
thank you enough for going on this journey with me. As always, if you’d like to
leave a comment, please do so. I get a little busy mid-week, but I so
appreciate you taking the time to comment, and I strive to reply each one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve met fellow AtoZ bloggers with fun, entertaining
themes, so if you are so inclined, please check out their pages, you can find
them with the search word “A to Z Blog Challenge.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And if you are able to stop back by tomorrow I will
have another letter waiting for you – V is for VELLUM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and Happy Monday everyone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today starts the final week of our A to Z Blog
Challenge! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This week is also special because with the way the dates
fell on the April calendar this year, the last post will be this Sunday. That
means a full 7-day week of posts for this last leg of the blog sprint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It’s going to be exciting and chock-full of
Scrapbooking know-how.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Are you ready? I'm READY!</span></div>
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"Light me!"</h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Let’s get the party started with today’s letter – T is
for TEARING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Tearing is the utilization of ripped paper on your
scrapbook pages. This is another one of those “haven’t tried much” topics, but
I put myself to the test creating the examples, so I hope they do justice to
the subject.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I experimented with my first example. I tore an ad for a face cream out of a magazine, and bordered it with torn beauty-themed paper. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The teared edges gives a fun, ripped-from-the-headlines effect; a perfect add-on to a scrapbook page. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I liked out how the ad turned out, but I figured that
I needed to go more in-depth with my second example (both these projects are my
first attempts at tearing).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">For the next try, I went with a Halloween theme.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I first cut out a pumpkin and Jack-O-Lantern face using dies cuts. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I actually made two pumpkins: The one you see has a cut out
face, while the second one I glued the pieces of his face on individually. The
nose was the TINIEST thing ever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Footnote to save your sanity: Don’t glue the pieces on one
by one – cut the faces out. <br />
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Sorry – rant over, moving on. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I tore up a bunch of black paper and adhered my masked pumpkin onto one larger square piece.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The next step required me to break out the <a href="https://plaidonline.com/brands/mod-podge" target="_blank">Mod Podge</a>
(a glue-sealant that goes on white and dries clear and smooth to the touch).
The opportunity to create using ripped paper felt like a reward – I didn’t have time to make a <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/m-is-for-mosiacs-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">Mosaic for my M post</a>,
so I got to make up for lost projects. (*Woot*)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Using a sponge applicator, I spread out a generous layer of Mod Podge.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I arranged the ripped pieces of paper, applying layers of Mod Podge to merge and seal.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">After it all dried, I added the pumpkin square.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The finished product came out super cute. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m thinking this would look great as an anchor in the corner of a 12x12 Halloween colored (orange/black/green/brown) plaid page.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-Yu76dwJWpYUXs-7rMUMFbas1Hbypns9Lsy6q6lW_RAUuRK3PNjvflZ83mt3Vb5f1pT_SYz5uG1RKRVIOV-hTqCRC6gRcPznkhhq3lnW5labORrz8NsWHca-MSk8rHTN9eW0KT3saH0/s1600/Tearing_AHorton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="40" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-Yu76dwJWpYUXs-7rMUMFbas1Hbypns9Lsy6q6lW_RAUuRK3PNjvflZ83mt3Vb5f1pT_SYz5uG1RKRVIOV-hTqCRC6gRcPznkhhq3lnW5labORrz8NsWHca-MSk8rHTN9eW0KT3saH0/s320/Tearing_AHorton.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Tearing also makes for a great contrast between textures and patterns of paper.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The raw edges could also give a journalistic and real-world
feel to text boxes.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Tearing is an eye-catching way to add dimension and
appeal to your scrapbook pages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And that’s another letter down, only <u>six</u> left to
go. I can’t thank you enough for stopping by to read my post. If you have tips
about tearing, general feedback about my scrapbooking theme, or just want to
say “Hi”, please leave a comment below. I’d love to hear from you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you would like to check out other awesome T
posts, please check out my fellow AtoZ blogsters by searching the keyword “A to
Z Blog Challenge” or the #AtoZChallenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ll be back tomorrow with a letter that’s a personal
favorite – U is for UPCYCLING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you then!</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">SNG </span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-30268029789581856962017-04-22T16:36:00.000-04:002017-04-23T20:13:37.241-04:00S is for SEQUENCE & STORY PROGRESSION #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi everyone! Thank you for checking out my blog.
Throughout the month of April I will be posting each day with a letter of the
alphabet that pertains to my theme of Scrapbooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">s</i>unny <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">S</i>aturday morning's letter is an
important part of both writing and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">s</i>crapbooking
- S is for SEQUENCE & STORY PROGRESSION. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Sequence is the pattern in which you layout your
photos, images, and page elements in order to best tell a story. This applies mainly to pictures, but it can
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The concept really speaks to the author side of my
brain – it asks the question, “What order of photos/images/symbols would best illustrate
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The most commonly used sequence is linear. A straight
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This was a visit with my friend’s son. The photos are in order and sequential, the little boy sharing his hat.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The layout is simple but clearly conveys the fun of
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Sequence can follow other patterns as well, the images
can be placed in a meandering or in a diagonal order. I’ll go into more detail with this in
my final post – Z is for ZONES, but any arrangement that utilizes image placement
contributes to the sequence of your page. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The second part of our S - Story Progression - goes hand-in-hand with sequence because it moves the reader through “steps” of the story.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This page is of a trail ride I took with a group. (I enjoyed revisiting this memory.)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here is a field trip to Philadelphia. As you see, the photos don’t have to be in a solid timeline, but like step-stones, they still transition from one image to the next.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My last example is a favorite. Every spring the farm near my home lets the sheep out to graze in the front pastures where the passersbys can see the baby lambs. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I love the two little ones lying next to their momma in the upper-left. That brings a smile to my face every time I see it.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> It reminds me of the expression, "Two shakes of a lamb's tail," which means, "quick." <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In this example there is no definitive timeline, but the layout
allows the viewer to move through the nuances of the moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Images are powerful, and the sequence adds to their
impact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And that wraps up week <u>three</u> of our challenge. I appreciate
you checking out my posts! Tomorrow is a break day, but next week marks a seven day countdown of the last of our letters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I have more Scrapbooking know-how in store, so please
come back on Monday – T is for TEARING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you then!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-50540912713005647742017-04-21T20:10:00.000-04:002017-04-24T00:20:54.023-04:00R is for RIBBON, ROPE & TEXTURE #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi to those who have been following this blog, and a
big shout out to all my fellow A2Zers! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">*Intake of breath*<span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>It’s FRRRiiidddayyyy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To kick it off right, I have another A to Z
blog challenge, Scrapbook Edition, letter for you – R is for RIBBON, ROPE &
TEXTURE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This letter is short and sweet, so let’s jump right
in. Our first R is for RIBBON. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My introduction to ribbon came as I was working on another sewing project, and a visit to the fabric store got me hooked. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve always believed that albums should be held –
first by me when I’m creating it, and then by others later in life. I love how
ribbon and satin embellishments give a shine and texture to the page that you
just want to reach out and touch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Admittedly, I’ve just started experimenting with
ribbon this year, which is evident by the examples I’m about to show – they’re
all from my 2017 album. (*sheepish grin*)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The first time I lined off a page I used super-fine ribbon, and transitioned into the bottom area with layered vellum. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In my <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/p-is-for-punches-paper-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">P Post</a>, I showed a mermaid page. Here, I really started playing with color-on-color. I love how the two shades of purple contrast one another. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I sort of followed the same pattern here with a two-toned blue for a “planets” page. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">(Hmm - I have a lot of halved pages this year. Blogging
makes you analyze your patterns.)</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph-NJkbYCdrKRvCDT4QXSJ8ax4pe-Ruz8XFwGTnK-OhAt0zw59r5Hh8im2-So5UCplTswJwqjOXyfEOImp6he3h7HgjLlrPEc3N_CL90KJJJDZQcH5QofzcH1byY87mGzsCG0x6KB5nA/s1600/WP_20170420_011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph-NJkbYCdrKRvCDT4QXSJ8ax4pe-Ruz8XFwGTnK-OhAt0zw59r5Hh8im2-So5UCplTswJwqjOXyfEOImp6he3h7HgjLlrPEc3N_CL90KJJJDZQcH5QofzcH1byY87mGzsCG0x6KB5nA/s320/WP_20170420_011.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This last example is yet another half page, but this time I used a bright ribbon to separate the dark and light paper.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This page will be part of my A to Z Blog Challenge spread. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I have to scrapbook about how I spent a month blogging about
scrapbooking…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">That sounded better in my head. Okay, moving on.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Our second R is for rope. This also a fairly new
textile for me. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To be honest, I haven’t officially used rope on a page yet but I have one prepped. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you have utilized rope or twine effectively in the past, and have tips
and techniques to share, please leave a comment below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Lastly, I wanted to touch on texture. Like ribbon and
rope, any paper or add-on that adds texture is a fun addition to your page. As
seen in previous posts, I’ve added glitter paper, ridged cardstock, burlap and
even linen to my pages.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I got a big kick out of using velvet paper on my Valentine’s Day projects – it’s so fuzzy and touchable. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Whether it’s ribbon, rope, or a unique texture of
paper, they all add wonderful dimension to your scrapbooks. </span><br />
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P.S. I made an side-angle page just to change it up - Lol:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well, that does it for today. Tomorrow finishes out week
three of the A to Z Blog Challenge. It’s gone by fast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you have the opportunity, please check out my
fellow AtoZers blog pages, there so many great topics being presented this
year. You can find them on Social Media by searching A to Z Blog Challenge or
with the #AtoZChallenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And please stop back by tomorrow – S is for SEQUENCE
and STORY PROGRESSION.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you soon!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-14801220383074247162017-04-20T15:35:00.000-04:002017-04-20T15:35:05.958-04:00Q is for QUOTES & CONVERSATIONS #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and happy mid-week! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m participating in the A to Z Blog Challenge, where
throughout the month of April I will be posting every day about topics that pertain
to my theme of scrapbooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We’re making great progress – today we hit the letter
Q! Isn't that crazy? </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Z will be here in a blink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The topic assigned to this letter is particularly special to me –
Q is for QUOTES & CONVERSATIONS. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">While quotes are found everywhere, I only scrapbook
the ones that hold meaning. When I’m going through a tough time, the quotes
that help me understand my situation or offer inspiration and comfort, are the ones I keep in my books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I currently I have “Secrets to Happiness” one-a-day
calendar that gives motivating tips. I keep the quotes and advice from the days that I like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The Quotes you come across can add character to your page and impact to
your photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The next part of our letter really hits home with me –
Conversations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">One of my biggest regrets is that I didn’t start
journaling and including conversations in my books until I was several years into my
scrapbooking hobby. In hindsight, the little every day flashes of life are
the most precious, and I so wish that I had documented them more diligently. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In a world where you have so many options in Social
Media (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Vine, ad infinitum), it’s easy to
believe that those remembrances are preserved, when in reality, it's just data
shifting around in cyber-space (IMHO).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The other day my niece was describing Instagram to me, and she mentioned
how the posts in the timeline for that social media site eventually disappear after a period of time.
I gasped because being the save-everything, preserve-your-thoughts-for-future-generations,
scrapbooking type, the idea of your feed (aka YOUR. LIFE.) evaporating into the
ether boggles me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Isn’t the purpose of Social Media to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">keep</i> your timeline? Is there really a
standard that if the news that isn’t “fresh” enough gets tossed onto the digital
trash heap so quickly?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It may just be me. Then again, I’m the chick who stills
owns all of my favorite books in paperback and favorite music albums on CD. The
physical may take up space, but at least I know it’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">there</i>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Sorry to go off on a tangent, but this illustrates an important
point – your scrapbook is much more than an just echo of your Facebook feed. And private conversations make up a majority of our happy memories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In the same vein as <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/j-is-for-journaling-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">journaling</a>, conversations </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">tell a story as it occurred, without any
author exaggeration. They encapsulate a moment in time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I dug through my original albums and found this gem of
a conversation with my niece (the first of many). </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd been given a Valentine that inflated when you hit it, which lead to a funny conversation. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A more current conversation example is from last fall that involved a unique, new Halloween decoration.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">These daily connections happen so fast, but if they made
you smile, then that's a conversation you want to scrapbook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And conversations don’t have to be traditional:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here’s a convo I had with myself. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And this is a conversation that I overheard in public. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It made me giggle, and I didn’t want to forget it.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">(A pic of the waffle undies. You’re welcome. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Other important interactions you can include are text messages
and chats. I find these every day conversations to be so meaningful, and easily preserved with a screenshot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This is a sweet “thinking of you” message to my Mom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">(She's a sugar cookie girl.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There’s many ways to hold a conversation, which in
turn offers many options for you to scrapbook. I love getting inventive
with it and finding new ways of capturing those moments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Have you ever scrapbooked a conversation or quote? How
did you do it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Please feel free to leave a comment below with feedback,
or just to say hi. I'd love to hear from you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And that conquers our letter Q! I thank you for stopping
by my blog. Tomorrow I shall be back with more scrapbooking madness – R is
for Ribbon, Rope & Textures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you then!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-71666105975516399672017-04-19T14:52:00.000-04:002017-04-19T21:32:42.391-04:00P is for PUNCHES & PAPER #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hello again! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We’re rolling with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">punches</i> through this blog challenge. For
the month of April I will be posting about the theme Scrapbooking, and today’s
letter is atheistically pleasing to say the least – P is for Punches &
Paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To start, punches are small, all-inclusive die cuts
that pop-out shapes. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Punches come in a variety of sizes and designs, like hearts, stars, leaves, and words.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">When you punch paper, the result is both a small
shape, as well as a negative space, which allows for a multiple of effects. You can use the loose shapes for confetti, or adhered patterns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Another type of punch is a “pocket” edger. This punch
creates a raised area to which you can tuck the corners of your photos, stubs,
and other mementos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I utilized a scroll-shaped, pocket punch for an important
birthday page this year. (I love how the brown textured paper coordinates so
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Which bridges over to our next P – PAPER!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I have to give a brief confession here – I am a 12x12 paper
junkie. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Seriously. I get stupid-excited over cool textures and fun patterns.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Half of the enjoyment I get from scrapbooking is finding the
right pairing of theme, pattern, and embellishments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">That said - let's bring out the examples! *Cue fashion show
music*:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This first one will look familiar. This lumpy green paper was left over from an old “grass” project and it worked beautifully for my cactus in the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/d-is-for-die-cut-atozchallenge-aprila2z.html" target="_blank">D is for DIE CUTS</a> post.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My friend teases me about how I have a page dedicated to coffee in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>of my albums. It's an obsession, I know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And other times, I keep it real simple.</span></div>
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different colors. The texture is smooth, doesn’t shed (which is why I love it),
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Whether it’s patterned, plain, fuzzy, or
sparkly, paper is what scrapbooking is all about. <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well, dear blog compatriots, we are owning the
alphabet this week. We’ve knocked out some fun and interesting topics, and if you
are enjoying this blog theme, or if you have tips or feedback, please leave a
comment below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve seen my fellow blogsters choose some super-cool
themes for this blog sprint, so if you’d like to check out more P-letter
topics, please search your friendly neighborhood social media for the
#AtoZChallenge as well as the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" target="_blank">A to Z Blog Challenge website</a> for links.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Our next letter is an important one, so I hope you’ll
tune in tomorrow, same blog-time, same blog-channel, for – Q is QUOTATIONS
& CONVERSATIONS.</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-75656557075318969712017-04-17T20:08:00.001-04:002017-04-18T07:18:39.058-04:00O is for Origami #AtoZchallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hello and welcome to my blog! For the month of April I
will be blogging from A to Z, my theme, scrapbooking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is a fun one – O is for Origami.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Origami is the art of paper folding. Although origami
is primarily used for ornaments and crafts, the shapes bridge nicely to
scrapbooking, adding an interactive and dimensional element to your page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">When I was growing up, we had friends give origami Christmas
ornaments for our tree. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This last year I imitated the sentiment by creating a star tree-topper, and a Blue Heron ornament. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I enjoyed the
craft so much that I thought about ways to apply the art to my scrapbook
albums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">One way I dabbled with paper folding was with this origami
heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This heart is just a prototype for practice, I will later create a
cream-colored heart that goes with the Valentine’s theme, but I loved how the
folds created a hidden pocket. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This would make a great area of hidden journaling, or an “open to view” secret admirer message.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/i-is-for-impressions-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">stamped</a> each of the place settings, and created an origami “napkin” for each.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The napkin is a small square of coordinating paper that I folded into a triangular shape.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My goal to bring the “napkins” to Thanksgiving dinner and ask each of my loved ones to write down things they are thankful for this year.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Once I’ve collected the squares, I will glue the
napkins into place on top of each plate, where the message will be hidden until
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I think the pop-up element is so cool, and the idea
came from the study of origami.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well that covers another letter – I thank you for
checking out my post. Please leave a comment if you would like, and if you'd like to read more A-Z topics, please search the keywords #AtoZChallenge or @AprilA2Z. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And I hope you'll come tomorrow for more scrapbooking how-to – P is for Punches
& Paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hello and welcome to week three of the A to Z Blog
Challenge. My theme for the month of April is Scrapbooking, and I’m using the
alphabet to post daily tips on the hobby I love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is integral to both scrapbooking and
photography – N is for Negatives and Photo Storage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To begin, photos are one of the cornerstones of scrapbooking.
Whether your albums of traditional paper or digital, photographs fill your
pages. It’s the way you source your photographs that has changed with the
advent of technology. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you were born before the year 2000, it’s
likely you have a fair understanding of film negatives. The celluloid imprint
of your photo images, they are how traditional photo prints are made.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m the archivist in my family, and I scan and store all of our photos.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Even if you're a child of the new millennia, your family
photos will involve film in some form. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here are the ways that you store your scrapbooking
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Digital is the modern standard for photography, but preservation
still comes with several challenges. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Memory
Cards</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> - Most digital cameras use memory cards. Just like a
cassette tape or CD, if the card becomes damaged, or does not read before you
transfer them to a computer, then your photos can be lost. A second issue that
happens frequently is the maxing out of card space, and having to guess what
pictures are on what card.</span></div>
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Failure – </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This is another common pitfall. If you keep all of
your photos on your phone or computer, and the device crashes (or your phone gets dunked in water), then a lot of
your cherished photos can’t be retrieved.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Ways to Save the Day
Digitally:</span></u></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Cloud
Storage – </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Many tech providers offer free Cloud services that
store photos, music, and other data. Should a phone/computer disaster befall
you, the photos can be accessed from the cloud.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">External
Hard Drives</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> – If you prefer not to rely on
non-tangible technology, you can also invest in a back-up drive. This is a
separate device that acts like a “Computer Brain” for the purpose of saving all
the data stored on your computer. The price ranges depending on much space you
need. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I purchased a drive with a lot of space so
it would last me a long time. I back-up every six months, and it has served me
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And as we live in this high-tech age, the ability to
transfer vintage pictures (both print and negative) to digital is important.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Many printers offer a
copier/scanner combination at a fair cost.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The cons of this process are poor image
quality and resolution. Many vintage photos are a size 3.5 x 3.75 inches, and
do not offer much scan area, which causes pixelization when you zoom in.</span></div>
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your treasured photos is to have them professionally scanned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This process is where you
mail your photo negatives in, and the service provider will scan, color
correct, and burn the high resolution to a CD for storage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The provider I recommend
for this service is <a href="https://www.scancafe.com/" target="_blank">ScanCafe</a>. </span></div>
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Correction – </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The photos come back looking better than
ever. If aged, or damaged, the provider will fix the image as part of the
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The original film is returned to you with CD containing all of the images in
digital negative form. The pictures are super large (10MP) – bigger than what
you camera can take, which gives you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a
lot</i> of resolution with both traditional print and digital upload.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a film negative of me with a Llama that I had converted to digital.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJjpMhmjAjNznXdF9Gv1V3DTpZ-ZW7PpKp7ZTjG7DmVnpMSZ_119YtzwR30N_PJ2GUl1X9o2iwSYwLpX7Ohe8_xt-boRX1Nlq1ryATOY7XIAJCBywZzRbO8wCxuQvkvPxFdw97rUcR7E/s1600/2017-04-15+%25285%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJjpMhmjAjNznXdF9Gv1V3DTpZ-ZW7PpKp7ZTjG7DmVnpMSZ_119YtzwR30N_PJ2GUl1X9o2iwSYwLpX7Ohe8_xt-boRX1Nlq1ryATOY7XIAJCBywZzRbO8wCxuQvkvPxFdw97rUcR7E/s320/2017-04-15+%25285%2529.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I zoom-in, the high resolution allows me to see a super-clear, happy Llama face.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">Note: This image was one of a row of negatives from a farm trip I went on with my family (I'm not a Llama enthusiast or anything). I just didn't bother to cut one frame away from the more important images on the same film roll, which is another consideration with negative restoration. You can hold the film up to the light to determine which negative frames you want to pay to have converted, or you can save yourself the guesswork and clipping by simply sending them all. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">Annnd now I have <a href="https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+llama+song+clean&view=detail&mid=4E83EA35B6BC820DC15B4E83EA35B6BC820DC15B&FORM=VIRE" target="_blank">The Llama Song</a> stuck in my head. Moving on...</span></span></div>
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Storage</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> – The resulting CDs come in cases that are easy to
store, catalog, and access.</span></div>
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Film Options</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> – Many providers offer restoration for
film, slides, video, and B&W.</span></div>
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– </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">While
the preservation of your memories carries no price tag, you will want to brace
yourself the shell shock of the bill. It’s practical to send a bunch of your
negatives at once to save on shipping and other costs (and to just take care of
it all in one swoop). The service providers do an excellent job, but the individual scan prices are itemized based on what options you’re going with (correction, high-res,
CD), and the quarter here, $5.99 there, adds up.</span></div>
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– </span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">You
will be sending a decades' worth of your family’s irreplaceable film negatives via U.S.
Post. ‘Nuff Said.</span></div>
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restoration is not a fast process – it could be months before you get your
negatives back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Despite those vices, negative scanning is a good system. I’ve been most impressed with the result for digital
restoration, and it’s helped me preserve many of my valued photographs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And so ends our Monday
post. That was an education in photography, wasn't it? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m striving to alternate
the heavy topics with the fun ones – so tomorrow’s letter will be a light letter, I
promise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you would like to
leave a comment below, either about photo storage or my scrapbooking theme, I’d love to hear from
you.</span></div>
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tomorrow with - *drumrolllll* - O is Origami.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hey there and welcome to my blog! This month I’m
posting each day with a letter that pertains to the theme of scrapbooking.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is unique – M is for MOSIAC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A mosaic is a picture comprised of little pieces. Most
mosaics are a formation made of tile or ceramics:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The most amazing mosaic I’ve ever seen personally was at William Randolph Hurst’s mansion, San Simeon (California). <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>It was luxurious in extreme, displaying the Zodiac signs inlaid with gold.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Mosaics can even be made from ripped pieces of magazines (I used to do this in high school art class.)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The spacing and contrast in mosaic art makes for a stimulating
visual effect, which is an awesome element to add to your scrapbook pages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve read up about this technique in several books, and
another nice thing about mosaics is there’s no wrong or right way to craft them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">You can rip an image to create a weathered look, or
you can stick with traditional cutting. Mosaics also offer the benefit of not
needing that much equipment, you can cut a photo using a trimmer, or simply using a
ruler with an X-Acto knife.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The one caveat that you want to keep in mind is the same
photographer rules mentioned in my <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/c-is-for-cropping-cutting-tools.html" target="_blank">C is CROPPING post</a> – be careful of where you’re
cutting if your image contains people or detailed subject matter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">While measuring, your “grid” may work well spatially but
make sure that the dissection lines don’t sever anything important: i.e. heads,
hands, eyeballs. (</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I don’t need a gif for this one.) </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">For my example, I took a standard 5x7 photo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I measured and cut it into 1.5 inch sections both vertically and horizontally.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I positioned the pieces using double-sided tape (you want a flexible adhesive for this technique - a glue or tape that allows you to move the pieces if needed). </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I used backing paper larger than my mosaic so I have room to play with the image. The amount of space between sections creates as much impact as the mosaic itself.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And voila! A beach scene.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">One of the many ways you can incorporate mosaics
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And so concludes week <u>two</u> of the A-Z Blog
Challenge! We’re half way done, dear readers – can you believe it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This Sunday is both a break day, as well as the celebration
of all things bunny, eggs, spring, and spirit. Therefore, I shall return on Monday with a
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">N is for Negatives and Photo Storage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hello and welcome to my A-Z Blog Challenge! My theme
for the month of April is scrapbooking, and today – L is for LETTERING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Lettering is another straight-forward topic, it’s
the addition of individual letters to your scrapbook page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A majority of letters come in sticker form, but like
the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/e-is-for-embellishments-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">embellishments post</a>, letters can be made of any material including (but not
limited to): clay, plastic, wood, and ceramics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The most common use for letters are for the header of a
page, but they also help to section off areas of a page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In each of my albums I have a “Buh-Bye” page to show
the events of the previous year, and a “Resolutions” page to list my goals for
the new annum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Letters patterned after a theme can integrate all
of the elements of a page.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This is an example of a themed header.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Other ways to add letters is with the help of stencils or by drawing freehand. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here I used chalkboard paper for the first time. This type of paper would be fun to use with a deli counter or coffee menu-board theme.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The only disadvantage to using letters is alignment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A <a href="http://blog.scrapbookaloo.com/2013/01/line-up-letter-stickers-with-wax-paper/" target="_blank">helpful trick</a> to space sticker letters is to:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Lay the letters out non-adhesive side
down, and position them how you want them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Take a strip of wax paper (or release
paper) that is the length of your word, and gently fold the paper in half (do
not score). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Carefully place the seam of the folded
release paper midway across your word leaving the top half of the letters
exposed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Pick up the word (partially attached to
the paper) by the paper edges and turn it over. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Place the word where you want it to go on
your page, and press the top (sticky) half of the letters down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Gently pull-roll the wax paper away from
the bottom half of the letters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "times new roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Press firmly to adhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The result is evenly spaced and perfectly positioned words. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well, that’s another A-Z letter
crossed off our list! This blog challenge is going fast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I so appreciate you
checking out my theme. If you’ve enjoyed this post or have any tips on how to
letter like a pro, please leave a comment below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And If you’re ready for
more A-Z madness, please check out the blogs of other participants. You can
find them on social media by searching @AprilA2Z and #AtoZChallenge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ll be wrapping up this
week on Saturday with a super cool letter – M is for MOSIAC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hope to see you then!</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">SNG </span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-24554469033763232682017-04-13T14:36:00.000-04:002017-04-15T19:30:06.042-04:00K is for KEEPSAKE #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hello and happy K-day! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m going to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">keep</i>
today’s post short and sweet – K is KEEPSAKE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The definition sums it all up.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Keepsake:
</span></b><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">anything</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> <span style="margin: 0px;">kept,</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">or</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">given</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">to</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">be</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">kept,</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">as</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">a</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">token</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">of</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">friendship</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">or</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">affection;</span> <span style="margin: 0px;">remembrance. </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A small item kept in memory of the person who gave it or
originally owned it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I like to include
mementos in the keepsake category, which is any souvenir that reminds you of
a person, place, or event - the sentimental trinkets that you take home from
your adventures.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There’s so many great
keepsakes:</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My original album has a keychain that my niece made for me.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">An admission stub to a museum during a trip to Spain.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The parking passes from college.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A button from the Mall Sleepover – (no sleep took place that night).</span></td></tr>
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include novelty items. As long as it means something to you, scrapbook it--</span></div>
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story as much as pictures and words do. I’ve used simple mementos, like the advertisement
for what would became my signature perfume. It’s cool to see the progression of how you came to discover the favorite things in your life. Scrapbooks hold the images and
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well, I’m sorry for the short post - I'm feeling pretty tired tonight.</span></div>
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low-energy days, and to hit the first one mid-way through the blog sprint is
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I promise to bring my scrapbooking A-game tomorrow – L is for LETTERING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and welcome back to my A-Z blog challenge! For the
month of April I am posting on the whys, hows, and wows of scrapbooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is a biggie – J is for Journaling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">As a writer, I love words. The documentation of life
is powerful and preservative, and that is what journaling – and scrapbooking –
is all about.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It’s funny, my earlier albums don’t contain a lot of
journaling. A newbie to the hobby, I put more effort into the pictures and stickers
than the storytelling, which is the most important part.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Historically, elders would pass down their heritage
and wisdom using oratory means. Stories bound generations together and
fortified human cultures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I think of that when I create my books. The importance
of journaling really struck me as I was drafting the <a href="http://shelleyngreene.blogspot.com/2017/04/h-is-for-handwriting-atozchallenge.html" target="_blank">H is HANDWRITING post</a> for this
blog sprint. The letter from my mom to my grand-parents contained a story – a
memory that taught me about the time in which my family lived. It’s a tale I
want to remember and share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And while journaling is heart-warming, it’s also
intimidating. Even with all of my writing experience I struggle with getting
the right words down on paper. Like this blog challenge, the act of writing
every day gives me and goal and pushes me to hone my skills. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here are few tips to add journaling to your scrapbook
pages:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Keep it Concise</b> – As my High School <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Journal</i>ism teacher used to say, “Reach
out, grab ‘em by the sweatshirt, and pull ‘em in!”<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The best stories are brief but impactful.
Write it all down, and then edit out the fluff. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>List names and ages</b> – This is a tip
offered by many experienced scrapbookers. Time passes quickly, and <i>you</i> may
remember the names of the people in your albums, but your future generations
and the friends checking out your book may need some help. Plus it takes
the guesswork out of “How old was [child’s name] then?”</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Document the Good Stuff</b> – Life can get
mundane. It’s the exciting-reflective-awesome moments that are what it’s all
about. I sometimes get busy, but I force myself to journal the stories before
the details fade. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Utilize Hidden Journaling</b> – If you have a
more sensitive or private story, one that you don’t want front-and-center for
the world to see, you can hide it. Use a tag, envelope, or fold-over tab that
flips open to reveal you story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">That same Halloween, my niece attended a ghost tour
which yielded some paranormal moments. I created an interactive tri-fold, flip-out section to
fit all the pictures and memories onto the same page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">These are just a few examples. The sky is the limit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Whether you use a small corner, or an entire 12x12
page, you can tell your story and illustrate a memory with journaling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well, A-Z party people, I really appreciate you
checking out my blog. If you have a journaling suggestion or a scrapbooking
technique you'd like to share, please leave a comment below, I'd love to read your suggestions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There are also a million great blogs participating in
the challenge, so if you’d like to check ‘em out, search the #AtoZChallenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And if you’re ready for more scrapbooking awesomeness,
please stop back by tomorrow – K is for KEEPSAKES.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you then!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">April is full of scrapbooking know-how as I blog every
day, each day corresponding to a letter in the alphabet. Today, I is for
IMPRESSIONS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Impressions are made of stamps and ink. Any way you
can <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">impress</i> on a page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Along with die cuts, stamping is a technique I’ve
really gotten into lately. The tool of many card makers, stamping is a fun way to
add to your scrapbook pages. Like cropping tools, the types of stamps have developed
over the years. In the beginning stamping consisted mostly of rubber stamps
mounted on wooden blocks.</span></div>
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formulations, which can be used to shade and color backgrounds as well as
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There’s many ways to incorporate impressions into your
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once in a while I’ll have a year full of songs with lyrics and symbolism that
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matched the song title, so I added it to the page. Just a clean imprint, cut out,
and adhere with some foam or a pop dot. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The result was perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">For my second example I utilized a <a href="https://blog.heroarts.com/mmh-march-2017/" target="_blank">Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero</a> card making kit (March 2017). It’s a spring stamp set that
I couldn’t resist picking up (the bunnies were too cute).</span></div>
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bunch of the vegetables. </span></div>
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assembled the pieces, and glued down with Ranger Matte Multi-Medium. I backed
up the free floating areas (the ears and the stems) with slivers of foam, so they would pop.</span></div>
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how realistic impressions can be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I'm excited for this weeks' letters - they are heart of scrapbooking, so I hope you’ll stop back by tomorrow – J is JOURNALING. </span></div>
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and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">H</i>appy Monday! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m participating in the A-Z Blog Challenge where throughout April,
each day will correspond with a letter of the alphabet. My theme –
Scrapbooking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Last week I touched on the foundation of the hobby (Albums,
Cropping, and Glue). This week we move into the sentimental parts of
scrapbooking starting with H is for HANDWRITING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I wanted to give handwriting its own letter because, similar
to keepsakes, a person’s script is special. Like a voice or a thumbprint, what
you write leaves an impression. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m a bit of a hypocrite because personally, I don’t
like my own handwriting. I’ve had friends tell me it that it’s pretty, but I
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I think that I take handwriting seriously because I have
several teachers in my family, and they all had beautiful penmanship. There is a history to handwriting in culture. In the early centuries, everyone
from kings to scribes had a style to their writing. I’ve witnessed a great
change in this in the modern years. When I was growing up, I was taught cursive
handwriting in school, and now, in the era of computers, the art isn’t passed
down anymore. My niece asked me to teach her how to use cursive to sign her name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">With these changing times, it makes sense that the pieces of handwriting that are given to
us should be preserved and cherished. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My Mom and I have conversations about this often. She
and I both love to get “Happy Mail” – handwritten letters and cards sent by
post that aren’t just a mailed advertisement or a utility bill. There’s a positive aura to
anything someone has made with their hands. It’s a special thing when someone
takes the time <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">write a letter</i> to you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here's a quick example story: I was visiting my Mom, talking about
the subject of Happy Mail, when she pulled out a letter she had written to my
great-grandmother. My Mom was 15 years old, away at summer camp, and the letter
was drafted on the complimentary stationary provided by the lodge where she had
stayed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It was simple letter, brief and beautiful. Mom spoke
of the hazards of camping (bug bites and a flash sighting of a snake), but she
included details of her friends and how much she enjoyed the sunshine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">For me, the address on the envelope was even more
fascinating, because all that was listed were my great grandparents’ names, their
street, and zip code. This sparked a discussion with my mother as to how a
letter could reach its destination with so little resident information. My mom
explained that at that time (mid 1960’s), there was only one family with our
surname on that road, and my great-grandparents lived in a small town, so box numbers weren't necessary. </span></div>
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how, at the time, my great grandparents and their neighbors still utilized the phone technology called a “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3UzALbrBmc&app=desktop" target="_blank">Party Line</a>,” where all of the service recipients would take turns sharing one telephone connection. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A classic example of this technology is in the 1969 movie <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillow_Talk_(film)" target="_blank">PILLOW TALK</a> starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And I learned all of this history from one handwritten letter.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Basic handwritten
descriptions and labels. Like a personal seal from the scrapbook
artist, you can list the names and details on your pages. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">You can attach the handwritten words of a loved
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Handwritten Recipes</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This is a recipe for my grandmother’s corn bread.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Another example – years ago, I'd discovered a coffee shop recipe for a
flavored latte called a “Fog Lifter.” It's still a favorite, but I have to ask the coffee baristas to make the drink for me.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My coffee guy liked to draw illustrations after I’d give him the coffee syrup recipe<br />(2 pumps White Chocolate, 2 pumps Toffee Nut, and 1 pump Caramel).</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I smile as I look back at these memories, all of them
preserved with handwriting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I kind of went around the world with this post – Letters from
Camp, Party Lines, and Coffee Recipes – I thank you for hanging in there! Lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There will be a few more “biggie” posts before we get
to Z, but I promise to make it entertaining and educational. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Please leave a
comment if you’d like. Th</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">ere are a bunch of awesome blogsters participating
in the challenge this year, so please browse their sites if you’d like to read
more A-Z topics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ll be back here tomorrow with more Scrapbooking
how-to – I is for Impressions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you then!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-78150918680721513762017-04-08T15:46:00.000-04:002017-04-09T12:58:57.080-04:00G is for GLUE & ADHESIVES - #AtoZChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and welcome back to my A-Z Blog Challenge –
Scrapbooking Edition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is a scrapbooking cornerstone – G is
for GLUE & ADHESIVES.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Glue ranks in the top five <u>necessary</u><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>items needed to create your scrapbook
pages, and like every other element, there’s a lot of options out there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Here a quick run-down of the glues and adhesives
available along with their pros and cons:</span></div>
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Craft Glue</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Craft glue comes in several formulations, and adheres
well. A fan favorite is Beacon’s 3-in-1, which is used by a lot of card makers
as well as scrapbookers.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Goes on clear, gives you a fair drying
time (3-5 minutes), and a strong bond.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The bottles are large, the needle nose tip
allows for a good control of how much is dispensed on small surface areas.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">When dry, the bond is rubber cement-like
with a flexible hold.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Gooey - If you try to manipulate the glue while
it’s in the middle of its goop-like evolution, the slime transfers to your
fingers and neighboring objects.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Stringy – The glue is thick and when
removing the bottle’s tip, the pull can create spiderweb-like threads that
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had the glue threads quickly become marionette strings, and flip the piece I was trying to
adhere which becomes hard to control. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">(Sorry, It's Friday night and I'm feeling Gif-fy.) Moving on.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Bubbles – If you squeeze the bottle too
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This makes it where you have to monitor your glue. Once
the glue bubble congeals, all you can do is wipe away the excess, which is a little wasteful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Another good glue alternative is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matte Multi-Medium</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This variation of glue is almost paste-like and comes
in bottle.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Matte Finish – This glue dries matte where
any excess that seeps out doesn’t show. This is great for those mistakes when
glue squishes out from behind an add-on.</span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Fast – Medium dries within 2 minutes or
less. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Strong – It delivers a super strong hold
with little product. Works great with tiny embellishments.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Too Fast – A parallel to the pro,
sometimes it dries a little too fast, where if you need to reposition something
a minute after you laid it down, you’re out of luck.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Requires Attachments – A little medium
goes a long way, but the small bottle tends to dispense too much product when
working with small projects. An adapter tip is available, but is an additional
cost.</span></div>
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next option is a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tape Runner</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This
is a plastic dispenser with a rotating tip that rolls out a line of adhesive.
Many brands offer refills for the plastic case and come in different strengths.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Pros:
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Quick – The dispenser allows for fast and
exact application.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Strong – The hold is strong and doesn’t
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Cost Effective – The surplus of tape
lasts a long time and refills are inexpensive once you have the case
dispenser.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Paper Friendly Only – Tape runners works
great on paper, but not as well on certain accents. If you have a thicker
embellishment (button, plastic), you may want to stick with (pun intended)
liquid glue.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Breakable – This may be my opinion solely,
but I have a sad history of breaking my tape runners. I’ve bought three
different brands, and each time the case has irrevocably cracked well before I’ve
used up the tape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve
given it three tries (strikes) but every runner I've used has ended up cracked and unrepairable, despite
my attempts to handle it gently. It may be me (error in chair), but tape runners
unfortunately don’t work well for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Which leads us to my go-to scrapbook page adhesive – <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Double Sided Tape</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The good-ol’ yellow package, Scotch tape is what I
rely on for adhering photos and paper. It’s versatile and easy to use. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It’s easy to dispense and position. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The surface is super sticky but doesn’t
transfer to your hands no matter how much you handle it.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It allows for some repositioning
(contingent on the type of paper) if you haven’t applied pressure to the page.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Frequent Restocking – If you scrapbook the way I do, you’ll go through tape fast. I invest the 3-pack and dispenser refills.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Holds Tight – This is a good thing in the
long run, but double-sided tape holds likes the dickens once it’s been on a
surface a long time. If you have to tear up and reposition, it’s usually easier
to layer on more tape than to try to pick off what’s there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And that about covers it - I hope this post <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">held </i>your attention. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Just kidding – but I do appreciate you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sticking </i>around for this important but unsung element of page
making. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you have a suggestion of other types of glues, or
general feedback about my scrapbooking theme, please leave a comment below, I’d
love to hear from you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And if you’re looking for more A-Z awesomeness please
visit the blogs of other participants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Week one is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">done</i>
of the challenge! Sundays are a break day, but I’ll be back on Monday with H is
for HANDWRITING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I hope you'll check it out!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-76971188309236694012017-04-07T09:24:00.000-04:002017-04-08T15:46:52.556-04:00F is for FOIL #AtoZChallenge @AprilA2Z<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and welcome to my blog! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This April my challenge is to blog about all things
scrapbooking from A to Z.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">brand new</b> to me, so please tell me if I’m doing this right – F is
Foil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Foil is a metallic overlay that acts much like a
transfer. You apply a glue (there are a few to choose from), then lay the foil over
it, and press it down so it sticks. The foil paper is designed to bind with the
glue, where once removed, only the adhered areas remain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The use of foil is popular right now in paper crafts,
and as I’ve never utilized foil for my scrapbook pages before, this is a new
experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I did my homework and checked out several tutorials before
I tried my hand at it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I found a few techniques that work well:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The first was using Stick It paper. Stick It are
sheets of flat adhesive that have release paper on both sides. The product is a
versatile way to cut shapes, or thoroughly cover die cuts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To start, I cut out a medium-small circle to be my golden “sun”. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I peeled off one side of the release paper and applied the glue shape to my paper.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Using a bone folder (you can use any flat edged instrument, like a plastic credit card or a popsicle stick), rubbed down the glue thoroughly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Next, I peeled off the opposite side of the release paper (leaving the sticky side up).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I cut a piece of foil (please ignore my fuzzy socks </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> ).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The lines of gold turned out amazing. I’m eager to try this with a scrapbook page in the near future.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’ve seen additional glue techniques that utilize
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">You can use clear or rubber stamps with craft
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There are brands of adhesive paper
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Like the lines I did today, you can use a tape runner, or double-sided
tape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">-<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Heat embossing powder (stamp with embossing
ink, apply embossing powder, heat, and apply foil while hot).</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Rubber cement</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">For a smooth, flawless result, you can use
a laminating machine. (Apply adhesive, add foil, sandwich with blank paper, and
feed through laminating machine).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">If you have tried any of these styles and want to
give me some pointers, please leave a comment below, I’d love the feedback.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">From what I’ve seen, all of these options work well
and give you that beautiful, gilded look. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I think that blings out my letter F. I never thought gold
was my metal (I’m more a silver girl), but it looks pretty good on paper, and it's oh-so shiny. </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Well, this A-Z challenge is chugging along, only one more
letter before we knock out the first week, which is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">f</i>antastic progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I have many fellow blogsters out there offering awesome themes: Quotes, Movies, and Inspirational Poems – anything you're interested in, we got it. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Please check them out by searching the keywords
#AtoZChallenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And if you’re ready for more scrapbooking how-to, tomorrow’s
letter is a biggie- G is for GLUE & ADHESIVES.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">See you then!</span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-39927856104623102232017-04-06T07:30:00.000-04:002017-04-06T22:48:35.133-04:00E is for EMBELLISHMENTS #AtoZChallenge @AprilA2Z<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hi and welcome to back my A-Z Blog Challenge! My topic
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I did a lot of non-edible baking for this letter, and so I present to you a piping hot – E is for Embellishments!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Embellishments are any add-on element that
give character to your scrapbook page. This can be clay, plastic, or
miscellaneous trimmings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The creation of embellishments are half the fun, as
they tend to be "projects within a project." <br /><br />Let me 'splain- Embellishments
are great craft activities to do with family and children, as they can help you
create the art that you later put in your scrapbook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The first embellishment example I choose for this post is a real blast from the past for
me - Shrinky Dinks. </span></div>
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plastic paper that you decorate (color, draw, stamp, cut out etc.), and bake.
The heat makes the designs shrink down to 1/3<sup>rd</sup>
of their original size. You can then adhere the small plastic as accents to your scrapbook page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">For this post, I bought a pack of the Shrinky Dink
paper, and asked my loved ones to help me decorate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The waves on the right were made using half a sheet of the Shrinky Dink paper.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My sister and I had such nostalgia when I told her about
this post. As children of the 80’s, we both remember when Shrinky Dinks
first came out. The <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/25-awesome-shrinky-dinkys-from-the-80s#.jkvQ2K0b9" target="_blank">original Shrinky Dinks issued were like coloring pages with popular cartoon characters pre-printed</a> on them. </span></div>
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tended to sell out quickly. We begged our Mom to drive us to our local Toys R
Us,and buy us the Cabbage Patch Kids themed set. </span></div>
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but she was crestfallen when her Cabbage Patch image emerged from the oven. The result
was super tiny. It put the “dink” in “dinky” for sure, but watching it shrink through the oven door window was a cool experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And our present-day Shrinky Dink project was just as fun. The shapes really did
<b>shrink</b>! The finished product appeared smaller than 1/3<sup>rd</sup> to me, more
like 1/5<sup>th</sup>, but I’m not the best at measuring size.</span></div>
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letters, objects, characters, or carve designs for textured effect.</span></div>
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also brought back fond memories for me– years ago I'd hosted a Halloween party, and one
of the craft stations I had set up for the kids was making “Wizard’s Money” using polymer clay.</span></div>
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polymer colors as well as plastic tools to use to form the clay. I let the children go to town creating
the shapes, and everyone had such a great time. I also created little, draw-string leather bags for them to take their fortune home. </span></div>
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coins, I can see how easily that translates to scrapbooking. The clay is versatile, where you can make any
shape you want. The clay comes in a variety of shades from metallic,
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represents a technique that’s become a new favorite for me – Die Cuts.</span></div>
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paper designs that add dimension and texture to your scrapbook pages. This system
is used a lot by card-makers, but the 3-D effect works well for any paper project.</span></div>
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faces), can be purchased, but are commonly sold in bulk, and are used more for classroom craft projects. Often it is a
challenge to find an exact pre-cut die shape to match your scrapbook page needs.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A Seamless, Beautiful Look - You can cut
out corresponding shapes from craft foam (or pop dot adhesive) and stack the
paper for a popped up effect.</span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Multi-Purpose - The dies can be used over
and over in different ways. You can use up scrap pieces of paper, and customize
the designs to fit your project. Dies can be used for other paper craft projects, too, like cards, ornaments, and tags.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Pricey – Formal die cutting can cost a bit
of money as far as equipment goes. A small, basic die-cutting machine (Cricut Cuttlebug)
can run about $80.00, plus the cost of the dies.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Bang for your Buck – After you invest in a
die cut machine, you would want to consider how often you will use the dies
that you purchase. Depending on their size, die packs range anywhere from $5 -
$30, and you want to be sure that you get your money’s worth from frequent use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I struggle with this
often – I get excited when I see a new die pattern, but I try to stop and really
think about whether or not it’s worth it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">A perfect example is
recently I visited the National Botanic Gardens and got a great picture of the museum’s
Southwest room. I later spotted a die cut set for succulent plants (cactus,
ferns, aloe) that matched, but I had to ask myself whether the compliment of one photo was worth
buying an entire die cut set. </span></div>
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end, my cacti turned out darn cute. (I think these dies would look fabulous
using green velvet paper or sandpaper colored with green/brown distress inks.) </span></div>
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goal, of course, is to get the most use out of the tools you have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I actually ran into this issue with a Thanksgiving page I
have set up for later this year (you’ll see this scrapbook page again in the O is for Origami
post</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">). I used a machine die cut for the Thanksgiving turkey, but I couldn’t find a
pie die cut that was functional enough to warrant the cost. </span></div>
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when I found this:</span></div>
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pie plate, the brown dome, wavy edge for the crust, and eyelets for the steam slits.
Using some stamp inks (you could use whatever you have at home: crayons, pencils, or markers), I shaded my
pie to give it depth, and topped it off with “steam” from an existing coffee clear
stamp set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It turned out perfectly, and all of the materials used
were in supply at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So, whether you cut using a machine, or create the image by hand, die cuts are a cool and aesthetic way to add appeal to your
scrapbook page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I appreciate you checking out my blog! Tomorrow is
another exciting letter – E is for Embellishments. I hope you’ll stop by then.</span></div>
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out my fellow A-Z blogsters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">You can find them on social media using the #AtoZChallenge
and @AprilA2Z.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hello and welcome to day three of the A-Z Blog
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">There's a few biggie topics when it comes to Scrapbooking, and today’s letter is a major staple – C is
for Cropping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The cropping of photos is necessary for both digital
and traditional scrapbooking, but in different ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">As with all aspects of digital, the cropping is done
using the computer, however it’s helpful to follow the guidelines used by professional
photographers when taking and cropping your photos. </span></div>
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to keep in mind:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Blurry - Make sure the subject of your
photo is in focus. Fuzzy or accidental shots don’t honor the moment you’re
working hard to showcase.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Exposure – Check that the lighting is adequate
for your pics. Dark or indistinguishable photos, unless purposely silhouetted,
don’t do your page justice.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Keep a good 1/8 inch distance above the subject’s
head and body. Unless it’s a fun, up-close shot, you want to leave a border of visual
space where your subject can “nest”.</span></div>
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amputate a subject), try to do so at mid-sections and joints: After ear, under
shoulders, mid-chest, waist, wrists, elbows, knees, shins, ankles etc. This
will create a shift in focus as if you are looking at your subject at an angle, not slicing them to pieces.</span></div>
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that the same spatial tips apply to photo prints. The differences that come into play are the same as with album selection – just as Traditional books are more hands-on, so
is traditional cropping. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">First, let me throw out the disclaimer that the purpose
of this blog sprint is to introduce you to Scrapbooking in all of its forms,
and to help you find creative ways to experiment with paper craft. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I’m not here to sell anything, and the recommendations
I make are strictly from my experience using the tools listed. I will note how
often I use the equipment mentioned in order to provide constructive feedback. Equipment-wise,
I’m only touching on the bare essentials in this post, and if I've left anything out, please leave a comment with your recommendations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">All hobbies are an investment, but I know they come
second to primary needs (shelter, food, etc.). The craft store budget needn’t break
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Most simple scrapbook layouts keep the photos rectangular or
square. With this technique, all you need is a small paper trimmer, and a
corner edger (optional). Another, non-cost option is pining a clear, plastic
guide to your photo, and cropping with scissors.</span></div>
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bought on sale or with a coupon. If you Scrapbook at least once a month, I’d
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trimmer, preferably one with an extender arm. This allows you customize larger
sheets, and the scraps can be used for other projects. If you scrapbook once a week, this size trimmer is essential. </span></div>
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step-up from boxy cropping, there are ways to cut photos into shapes, such as
oval, circle, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The no-frills way to do this would be to trace the
shape using a clear, plastic guide, and then scissor cutting it out. The
disadvantages of this style is that you may not cut evenly, and the trace marks
may still be visible on your cropped result.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">An alternate to this would involve the use of cropping
tools. It’s nice that scrapbooking has evolved to the point where
there are options out there as far as tools and price. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The cropping system that I’ve used for years is by <a href="https://www.creativememories.com/shop-all/tools.html?cat=60" target="_blank">Creative Memories</a>:<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Sold separately, or as a set, the cutting tools include a
cutting mat (to protect your work surface), plastic cropping frames, and small
cutting blades.</span></div>
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the track of the cropping frames, and each blade cuts a certain distance from
the track (red – closest, green – midway, and blue is farthest). </span></div>
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photo. Selection of blades allows you to control how large or small the “halo”
cut is around your image.</span></div>
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(outermost blade), cutting closer to the center. You can utilize both sides/tracks
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The Creative Memories system has been most effective for me, but there
are other options as well. Self-contained circle crop tools from EK Tools are available, as
well as magnetic, “punch” boxes that crop rectangles in one step.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Or, as mentioned earlier, you can trim using a
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scrapbooking arsenal is a corner edger. These had a rounded edge to your paper,
frames, and photos. Most edgers come in the form of a punch, where you insert and
“clip” the edge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I used that type of edger for years until I recently came across
a super-cool replacement. An import (a 3-week wait for it to arrive, but so
worth it), I found this 3-size edger on Amazon for under $10. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It offers small, medium, and large edge sizes, which
adapts nicely to the scale of the paper I’m using, and contains all of the clippings
in a collection bin at the bottom. I’ve been pleased with the results, and it’s
one of my most-used cropping tools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It proves that cropping tools don’t have to be fancy
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">And so this ends day three of my A-Z Scrapbooking Blog
Challenge. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I appreciate you sticking with me for today’s intense letter! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We’ll be shifting back to the fun stuff tomorrow, so
please stop back by to catch – </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">D is for
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Shelley N Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225885110488479850.post-14531547489923355962017-04-03T10:39:00.001-04:002017-04-04T18:15:43.742-04:00B is for BUTTONS, BRADS, and BORDERS - @AprilAtoZ #A-ZBlogChallenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Welcome back, and thank you for checking day 2 of the
A-Z Blog Challenge – Scrapbooking Edition! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Today’s letter is B which stands for Buttons, Brads,
and Borders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">These are three additions that really make your
scrapbook page pop. To start, buttons are a versatile and easy way to embellish
a page. A common item found in the home (leftover from clothing or in a junk drawer),
they are a good way to reuse existing materials in a fun way. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Accents to shapes, flowers, and characters.
I like to adhere buttons to the center of my die cut insects (bees,
dragonflies), and flowers. You lace the center of the button with thread, color
the button to add contrast, or even sew (this works better with super-thick paper stock) the button directly
to the page for an authentic effect.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">You can create a mosaic with different
colored buttons, using the circles to form a design or border. I’ve seen pages
that use green buttons to form the foliage of trees, or the gold/yellow of a
sun. You can use your imagination and layout something cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The second B is for Brads. Brads are metal posts that
can both accent and act as an anchor on your page. They have a tack-like shape
that pierces two pieces of paper, and flattens on the back of the page to sandwich
the scraps together.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Puncture the two pieces of paper you wish
to brad together using a puncture tool (shown) or a needle nosed piece of
metal. (You can use a large sewing needle, or the lead tip of an automatic pencil if you do not have a puncture tool.) <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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in a variety of shapes, colors, and styles. The head of the brad can be a jewel,
an emoji, or a holiday design (hearts, stars, etc.). You can use them to add a themed emphasis, or to add motion
to paper tags.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">To pin a tag. You can journal or add a
note, and the brad-anchored paper allows the reader to pivot or move to reveal
hidden journaling, or a brief description. Tags can add depth and realistic
effect (i.e. a suitcase with a travel tag listing your vacation destination).</span></div>
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paper to your page, creating a “book within a book” feel. I’ve added short
stories, and posted works to my12x12 pages this way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> To do this, you would first layout where you want the
mini-book to go, then puncture the spine (three brads are recommended), and pin
the mini-book to the page with the brads. </span></div>
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stands for borders. I opted to give this accent its own letter because it kind
of stands apart from other page embellishments. A border does exactly what it
says – it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">borders</i> your page and it
adds a linear dimension to your scrapbook. </span></span></div>
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are stickers. They’re a great, simple go-to that don’t require a lot of work.
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This theater border is a cool one – a caricature of people sitting to see a movie or a play, I used it for my
annual movie page. It made for a fun contrast to the tickets and movie memorabilia
I collected that year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Another one that I have
set-up for a future page is this spring border (sticker). The effect of new
grass is soft, and easily decorates a standard blank page (the 12x12 paper came
with the album).</span></div>
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This can be done freehand (take a strip of green paper and cut fringe to make
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Following the spring theme, I die cut
a duplicate image of a white picket fence. This can be used for a garden or new home
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a ‘floating’ duck. Again, you can make this by hand or using several pre-cut
papers, assembled to run along the length of your scrapbook page.</span></div>
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I partially cut the edge of sand-colored paper, then layered the edge of yellow
flip-flops on top to give the illusion of walking on the beach. </span></div>
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brads, and borders to make a scrapbook page unique. </span></div>
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