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Alley Christa
Parker
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I can't
tell you how many times I have walked the
scrapbook aisles looking for inspiration to jump
out at me. It rarely does. But on occasion the
bright light goes on and I know that I have the
perfect solution for that drab layout. This is
one of those times: fabric!
Fabric
comes in so many different textures, patterns
and colors. The selection is endless. Scrapbookers are collectors by nature. Hidden under
the bed or in back of the closet I have boxes of
fabric that I couldn't part with... one piece
from that beautiful quilt I made, one from the
adorable dress that my daughter has long grown
out of, and one from the Halloween costume I
made 5 years ago. Wouldn't it be special to see
these materials used in a layout? See... I knew
I saved them for something!
Take a look at these layouts using fabric for
flowers, stars and borders.
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Design
note:
I covered
chipboard flowers with red fabric and I cut
some strips from turquoise fabric. I simply
cut up a couple of old T-shirts that I was
about to throw away. I used spray adhesive
to glue the fabric to the flowers and the
layout.
I "copied" the sprinkles on the cookie by
using a bunch of brads on the
flower centers.
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Cookie by Janneke Smit. Supplies:
Paper: BasicGrey,
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper,
Brads: Junkitz, Karen Foster Design,
Doodlebug Design, Chipboard: Magistical
Memories, Fonts: Kabel Ult BT,
SBC Love,
Other:
Mom for journaling,
wooden
heart.
Journaling:
Decorated in preschool - 02/14/07
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Design
note:
I used the new Spellbinders Nestabilities
star dies to create this layout. I even
used the die on a swatch of fabric to create
the pink star tucked under the upper
left corner of the photo.
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Teach Me by Penny Brellenthin. Supplies:
Paper: Sassafras Lass, Cardstock: Prism,
Stickers: Making Memories, Buttons: Buttons
Galore, Die: Spellbinders, Die Cut Machine:
Wizard by Spellbinders, Tape Writer: Around
the Block,
Rub On:
BasicGrey,
Other:
fabric.
Journaling:
I always thought being a parent meant
helping our children learn. Instead you are
teaching me how to be more like a kid. I
needed that.
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Design
note:
I used some
of the fabric scraps that were leftover from
making the blankets for my frame. I
wanted to reinforce the story with how I
made the page.
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Blankets of Grace by Grace Tolman. Supplies:
Paper:
Creative Imaginations, Cardstock: Costco,
Rub-ons-: Heidi Grace, Making Memories, Die
Cuts With a View, Lil Davis Designs,
Flowers: Darice Industries, Other:
epoxy
stickers,
fabric
scraps.
Journaling:
This business was definitely an eye opener.
I learned a lot, now only about the ins and
outs of this type of business but most
importantly about myself and all my
capabilities and limitations. Thank you to
my family: My husband, who supported me all
the way, even when I wasn't making any
profit; My mom, who advertised my business
to everyone she knew; and to my kids, who
gave me the inspiration for my designs and
products. You can never really think of such
things like baby blankets if you don't have
any kids of your own. *2004*
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