Creative Team article on Border Punch techniques for Scrapbooking Memories Vol. 16 No. 11

Hi everyone....just popping in to share my layouts & a few details on my 5th article for Scrapbooking Memories as Creative Team Member :)

 

The theme for this issue was Techniques, so I decided to do my my

article on punched border techniques......

 

 

 

 

 

 

My first layout is this one....

 

"Pennsylvania Log Cabin"

It showcases a few different techniques - partially punching around the outer edges of the page & also using strips of punched borders at different angles (in this case, in the form of an off centred cross).

I've used a few different border punches & have layered them together in under

my photo & paper layers.

 

 

 

 

 I always try to include some chipboard on my layouts, and for me it's none other than 2Crafty - layered in amongst my cluster

 

This was a little cottage called the "Pennsylvania Cottage" in the Ulster & American Folk Park in Omagh Co. Tyrone - a very fascinating & informative tourist park.

 

 

 

Next up....

 

"Glendalough"

 

For this page I've featured a whole LOT of punched border strips for my background.

 

 

 

I used a variety of border punches as well as a variety of papers from the same collection and have simply layered them across the page, with a few layers of lace in the mix, just to break it all up a bit :)

 

 

 

 

 

I also inked & lightly distressed the edges to help lift the layers up off the page so that they didn't look too flat.

 

 

I also created a punched border rosette that was featured as a step x step, including hand shots....and lookie there, another piece of 2Crafty chipboard :)

 

Glendalough is an amazing 6th centure Monastic site in Co. Wicklow, not far out of Dublin.

How all these amazing stone structures are still standing today is amazing & a credit to the engineering & building techniques of the time, as well as the Irish Heritage authorities for keeping these sites in such fantastic condition.

 

 

 

And that is all from me this time, I hope you have enjoyed reading about my article :)

Until next time....Keep calm & scrap on! lol  xx