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Using Ribbon Three Ways From "Scrapbooking" episode SCB-435

Project by Kat George.

Kat shows how to use ribbon in three ways: to create a straight line for titles, as ribbon corners, and as frame anchors.

In the Garden

Materials:

chocolate chrysanthemum paper
solid brown paper
silver rectangle frame
large paper chrysanthemum
enamel alphabets
18" red ribbon
Xyron Sticky Spots
Xyron Model 150
Xyron Model 510 with permanent adhesive cartridge
rotary cutter
scissors

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

1. Use rotary cutter to trim solid brown paper to 1/2 inch taller and wider than your photo.

2. Run brown paper through Xyron 510 using the permanent adhesive cartridge, and adhere to the ground page low and to the left.

3. Run your photo through the Xyron 510 using the permanent adhesive cartridge, and adhere it in the center of the brown mat creating a framed look for the photo.

4. Using the rotary cutter, trim the remaining brown paper to fit the silver frame.

5. Apply permanent adhesive with the Xyron 510 and place on the ground page to the right of the primary photo.

6. Apply adhesive to the back of the silver frame using the Xyron adhesive runner or Xyron Sticky Spots, and affix the frame to the page, completely covering the edges of the brown paper.

7. Adhere the paper chrysanthemum in the center of the frame with Xyron’s large Sticky Spots (figure A).

8. To create the ribbon accent, cut the ribbon into 4- and 14-inch pieces.

9. Using the Xyron 150, apply adhesive to the 14-inch piece of ribbon.

10. Measure and mark 1-1/2 inch down from the top of the page. Remove the ribbon from the adhesive film and affix to the ground paper, following the markings to ensure level placement, and wrap ends around the page to secure.

11. Using Xyron Sticky Spots, apply enamel letters over the ribbon to create a title for your page (figure B).

12. Finally, to create the ribbon accent above the frame, tie the remaining 4-inch ribbon strip into a loose knot (figure C).

13. Use a Sticky Spot behind the knot to adhere to the page so the ends of the ribbon just touch the frame.

	Figure A

Christmas Morning

Materials:

red and taupe paisley paper
solid red paper
4 brown photo corners
Xyron Model 900 with permanent adhesive cartridge
Xyron Model 150
rotary cutter
Xyron Sticky Spots

1. Use the rotary cutter to trim the solid red paper to 8" x 10".

2. With Sticky Spots, adhere the brown photo corners to the red paper. Note: You can make your own ribbon corners by running strips of ribbon through the Xyron 900 and then wrapping around the corners of the photos (figure A).

3. Apply permanent adhesive to the red paper by running it through the Xyron 900.

4. Remove the paper from the adhesive backing and center on the ground page.

5. To complete, run your 5" x 7" photo through the Xyron 900, again using the permanent adhesive cartridge, and apply to the center of the page.

Flower Girl

Materials:

plum lily paper
solid 6" x 6" light purple paper
28" green ribbon
2 purple beaded embellishments
Xyron Model 150
Xyron Model 900 with permanent adhesive cartridge
Xyron Sticky Spots
scissors

1. Using the Xyron 900, apply permanent adhesive to the back of the solid purple 6" x 6" accent paper and adhere to the center of the ground page.

2. Using the Xyron 900 again, apply permanent adhesive to your photo and center in the purple square. There will be more space on the sides of the photo than there will be on the top and bottom.

3. To add the ribbon accent, use the scissors to cut the 28-inch ribbon strip in half. Run both ribbon pieces through the Xyron 150.

4. Measure and mark 1-1/2 inch in from the top and bottom of the page.

5. Remove ribbon from the adhesive backing and adhere to the ground page, following the markings to ensure level placement, and wrap ends around the page to secure.

6. To finish, use Sticky Spots to adhere the beaded embellishments to the center of each ribbon b order.

Fun at the Beach

Materials:

plum tropical leaf paper
solid light green paper
large flower tag, green
large rectangular tag, green
12" plum and yellow stripe ribbon
journaling pen or markers
Xyron Sticky Spots
Xyron Model 900 with permanent adhesive cartridge
rotary cutter
scissors

1. Using the rotary cutter, trim the solid green paper to 6-1/2" x 10-1/2", or 1-1/2 inch times the height and 2-1/2 inch times the width of your photos, to create the mat.

2. Run the green paper through the Xyron 900 using the permanent adhesive cartridge and apply to the ground page at al angle.

3. Using the Xyron 900 again, apply permanent adhesive to the back of both pictures and place on the mat, leaving an equal space on all sides.

4. Use the journaling pen or the marker of your choice to create a title for your page by writing on the tags.

5. Use Sticky Spots to adhere tags to the page at odd angles and on opposite sides (top and bottom; left and right).

6. To create the ribbon accents above each tag, cut the 12-inch ribbon into two 6-inch strips.

7. Tie each strip into a loose knot and trim the ends so both sides are even .

8. Using Sticky spots, affix the ribbon to the page just above and in the center of each tag.

GUESTS :

Kathleen George
Xyron, a division of Esselte Corporation
7400 E. Tierra Buena
Scottsdale, AZ
Phone: 800-793-3523
Website: www.xyron.com