Making Scrapbooks by Vanessa-Ann; Scrapbooking Guidebook from Sterling/Chapelle

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"Making Scrapbooks: Complete Guide to Preserving Your Treasured Memories" by Vanessa-Ann, unread with minimal shelf wear. Published by Sterling/Chapelle in paperback in 1998.
Turn precious memories into a beautiful keepsake to treasure forever! The joyous announcement of a baby's birth. A wedding invitation. Rare family photographs. They deserve careful safeguarding in a beautiful personalized memory album. The days of drab, store-bought scrapbooks have gone forever, because if you have a snapshot or souvenir, you have a work of art waiting to happen. A few easy techniques--and your imagination--will do the trick. Just see how a stunning setting, a sprinkle of decorations, or a surprising design can transform everyday objects into something special. This unique volume shows you how to do the job right. * Avoid irreparable damage to your photos, and make sure your scrapbook lasts a long time, by following hints on handling, archiving, and even buying materials. * Create a book that always captures just the right mood for whatever you're documenting--from background paper to a photo frame. * Embellish with découpage, embossing, appliqué, pop-up pictures, and hand-tinting. * Sponging, heat-coloring metal, marbling, plastic-wrap painting and more allow you to express your individuality and create a book like no other. * A variety of designs capture romantic, comic, and holiday moods. * An amazing array of scrapbook ideas, complete with patterns, complement every occasion and every season. * Explore the incredible variety of tools--some little known--that will help you cut, measure, and decorate your album so it will be unique. * Calculate page measurements and crop pictures to create the best possible design. You'll soon have a library of magnificent scrapbooks to enjoy--and what better way to have and to hold those images, moments, wishes, and memories!
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