Book Description

Creating altered scrapbook pages The "altered book look" is all the rage with its texture, powerful montage photo displays, distressed embellishments and rustic heritage appeal. Now you can bring the uniqueness of the altered look to your own scrapbook pages and Montage Memories will show you how. Learn to stamp, crumple and distress paper, embellish with unique supplies, manipulate photos for special effects and create one-of-a-kind lettering. Inside Montage Memories: Exciting techniques for creating stunning background including: brayer painting, masking words and images, inking embossed paper, laminating layers, making handmade paper, creating a decoupage collage, making faux mosaics Unique methods for manipulating photos including: transferring photos to glass, fabric and other surfaces; photo montaging; printing cyanotypes; embellishing photos; photo aging; tearing and reassembling photos Fresh ideas for journaling and titles including: metal stamping letters, glass etching, ransom note journaling, working with paint glaze, dimensional lettering and a must-be-seen altered alphabet Novel methods for creating eye-catching embellishments including: decorating with laminate chips, paper casting, utilizing craft plastic, making handmade stamps, embellishing with clay Illustrated step-by-step instruction for techniques as well as inspirational scrapbook pages making this cutting-edge book from America's #1 scrapbooking publisher a must-have for scrapbookers of all levels.