First Christmas Snow
A scrapbook page by Amy Law

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Materials:

• White and dark blue cardstock
• “Snowflakes” paper (P-037) by Bisous
• Background paper- 7027 Winter Valley by Jonah Sutherland Collection
• Miscellaneous blue print papers
• Making Memories Eyelet Letters (Script)
• Snowflake brad by Scrap Arts
• Paper Slide Mounts in white
• Mrs. K’s Iron-On Thread in 6400 Blue Bell, 6450 Royal Blue
• Blue Marker
• Mini iron or household iron
• Kreinik Teflon Press Cloth

Instructions:

1. Cut or punch 5 one-inch squares from your snowflake paper. Cut a large rectangle for the bottom of your page. Cut one square from your dark blue cardstock. Cut rectangles from your other papers.

2. To make your journaling squares, first decorate your slide mounts. Starting in one corner, zig-zag around the edge of your mount with the Blue Bell Iron-On thread.  Color in the space outside the thread border with your blue marker. Repeat with your second mount. To make your text squares, you can either hand-write them or print them on your computer. We printed these on a computer in the Harrington font then cut them fit in the slide mounts. Otherwise, you can simply cut paper to fit and then write your captions.  Once your captions are done, attach the slide mount frames to them. You are now ready to assemble your page.

3. Layer your paper squares on your page. Mount your photograph. Then mount your journal squares. To add your snowflake brad, poke a hole with an awl or needle through your dark blue square and insert the brad.  Attach your square to your page.

4. Once all your paper components are attached, you are ready to add your charms. It helps to lay out your letters on the page first, so that you have an idea of placement.  Unwind a long length of the Royal Blue Iron-On.  String your eyelet letters onto the thread in order beginning with the first letter of your word (for example, the “s” in snowflake) and push them away from the end.  Beginning on the left side of your page, make loops with the thread across the first third of your page.  Then, move your first letter into place and continue to iron.  Move the second letter into place, and so on.  (Be careful not to touch your letters if the iron is touching them, as they can become very hot very quickly.)  Once you have finished with your letters, finish by looping your thread across the remaining space.  Lastly, make a second row of loops across the snowflake squares at the top of your page. Trim your thread ends. Your page is complete!

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