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Alphabet Stickers with Microbeads
A Holiday Scrapbook Spread

By: Beki Ward
Hot Rod Scrampers
Advanced Scramping Team Designer

Supply List:
Solid Cardstock (ColorMates) – PennyWiseArts.com
Patterned Paper – Basic Gray
Tags – Basic Gray
Alphabet Stickers – Basic Gray
Ribbon – PennyWiseArts.com
Red Cording – PennyWiseArts.com
Micro Beads – PennyWiseArts.com
¼” O’So Sticky Tape – PennyWiseArts.com
Adhesives – ¼” ATG, foam tape, Glossy Accents - PennyWiseArts.com;
Regular Scotch tape, mini glue dots
Ornament Stamp – Stampin’ Up!
Silver pigment ink – Colorbox
Confetti embossing powder
¼” circle punch

Instructions: 

1.      Use moss-green cardstock as the base for each page.  Cut two pieces of red cardstock 6” x 6” and one piece 3 ¾” x 12”.  Cut one piece of patterned cardstock 6” x 6” and 4” x 12”.  Cut the other piece of patterned cardstock 2” x 12” (3). 

2.      For the left-hand page, adhere one of the 2” x 12” pieces of patterned paper along the left-hand edge of the base cardstock.  Abutting to the right edge of that patterned piece, adhere the 4” x 12” piece of patterned paper.  Adhere one 6” x 6” piece of red to the lower right-hand side and a piece of 2” x 6” piece of patterned paper directly above it. 

3.      Attach a ¼” wide strip of O’So Sticky Tape in the center of the 2” x 12” and 2” x 6” pieces of patterned paper; remove the liner and adhere microbeads.   

4.      On the remaining 2” x 6” piece of patterned paper, adhere Basic Gray alphabet stickers to read “wonder.” Cover each letter with Glossy Accents and add microbeads.  Set aside and allow to dry thoroughly.

5.      Using one of the tags from the tag sheet in the Basic Gray paper pack, add alphabet stickers to spell “and.”  Cover each letter with Glossy Accents and add microbeads.  Set aside and allow to dry thoroughly. 

6.      When dry, layer each element onto a piece of red cardstock and trim allowing a 1/16” border to show.  Using the ¼” circle punch, punch a hole through the top of the tag and add two strands of coordinating ribbon. 

7.      Adhere matted photos, the “wonder” element, and the “and” tag as shown; fold the ribbon over top of the page and secure on the back with regular Scotch tape.  Add journaling as desired. 

8.      For the right-hand page, adhere the other 6” x 6” square piece of red cardstock to the lower left-hand edge of the base cardstock.  Adhere the 6” x 6” square piece of patterned paper abutting to the right.  Adhere the last 2” x 12” strip of patterned paper directly above.  Adhere the 3 ¾” x 12” piece of red cardstock directly above that piece, leaving a green border at the top. 

9.      Attach a ¼” wide strip of O’So Sticky Tape in the center of the 2” x 12” piece of patterned paper.  (Tip – set the right-hand page next to the left-hand page and align this tape with the one on the left-hand page) 

10.  Ink the ornament stamp with silver pigment ink and stamp image 15 times onto white cardstock. Sprinkle confetti embossing powder over wet ink, shake off the excess and return to jar.  Heat set embossing powder with a heat tool.  Using scissors or a craft knife, cut out each image.  Onto red cardstock, adhere five images in a horizontal row, slightly overlapping and adding foam tape to the center ornament to give dimension to the element.  Directly above that row, add four more ornaments, staggered, and add foam tape to the center image.  Repeat this process, using one less ornament as you add each row until you have one at the top. Refer to photo for placement. 

11.  Using red cording, tie fifteen small bows and adhere to the top of each ornament with a mini glue dot.  Trim the red cardstock closely to the outer edge of the ornaments.  Layer the “tree” element onto green cardstock and trim leaving a slightly larger edge.  Adhere this element onto the upper left-hand corner of the page.  Adhere a small, matted photo in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

12.  Add matted photos to the lower left-hand and lower right-hand areas and add journaling as desired. 

13.  Remove the liner from the O’So Sticky Tape and adhere microbeads.  Using small alphabet stickers, adhere the word “delight” at an angel.  Cover each letter with Glossy Accents, add microbeads, and set aside to dry.

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