To celebrate the New Year of 2014, The Paper Forest Scrapbook Boutique in Washington, Illinois, is offering a once-a-month class that focuses on celebrating you. So many times as scrapbook creators, we focus on others. New Year New You is a 12 inch by 12 inch scrapbook that will focus on you.
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| New Year New You Cover |
Cover Page New Year New You
You will need both papers titled " a new you". They have a yellow zigzag background with a bike and flowers on the front.
One of these papers is the base for your cover. Since the chipboard we are using is 12 x 12.75 inches, we are going to cover that price strip to lengthen the page so that it fits on top of the chipboard. So do not cut the price strip off one of your pages.
From the other "New you" paper, flip to the floral side and cut a strip .75 inches by 12 inches from the top of the paper ; the top being furthest away from that price strip. Flip the paper back over to the side with the bicycle. Cut out the "a new year a new you" sign and the center portion of the red flower and the pink flower. We are going to layer the cut outs on top of the printed parts of the base page to add dimension. Adhere the floral strip on top of the price strip.
From the "be inspired" page cut out 5 of the banner statements to place in the area above the bike. Arrange them to your liking, keeping in mind that you want a variety of sizes to create visually pleasing arrangement. Cut two smaller banners to layer across the bottom right portion of the "new year new you" sign.
Adhere the finished page to your chipboard. You can use double sided tape, adhesive runner, mod podge, whatever adhesive you like.
Resolutions Page
Find both "Resolutions" papers in your kit. One of these is the base for this page. It will be the first page you see when you open your album.
Find the "Life is a journey" papers in your kit. ( There are doilies on the reverse side.) From both papers, cut off the price code strip. Then cut off the designers name. You will have two strips that are both 9.5 inches long. Set those aside.
From the "Today is the start" paper, you are going to cut a 1 inch by 12 inch strip. Cut at the bottom of the paper near the price strip, because we want to save the "mark it on the calendar" sign that is on the reverse of the paper.
Once you have your strips cut, adhere the 12x1 inch strip across the center of the paper with the tapestry print side facing up. Then place one of the 9.5 inch strips above and place one below the tapestry strip, with the doily side up.
From the From the "Doilies" paper, cut out 4 doilies that are about the same size, but 4 different colors.
Choose a sentiment from the "Life is a journey" paper. Arrange the doilies under the sentiment, with one doily on each side, sort of in a cross formation.
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| January Calendar (Left Page) |
January page left
From your monthly kit, take out the solid light yellow paper and the bucket paper. Cut the bucket paper 5.5 inches wide by 12 inches long. Be sure to cut the paper lengthwise. We are going to adhere the bucket paper on left side of the light yellow paper. This will allow some space for you to journal during January.
Using the back side of your other "Resolutions" paper in the kit, cut out the January calendar. Make a mat for the calendar using some of the yellow zig zag print that is left over from the paper with the bike that we used for the front cover. Adhere the matted calendar approximately 2.75 inches from the top of the base page. Adhere e green and pink "new year new you" cameo with double sided tape at the bottom of the calendar.
