Montage Memories: Creating Altered Scrapbook Pages (Memory Makers)

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 mosaicsUnique methods for manipulating photos including: transferring photos to glass, fabric and other surfaces; photo montaging; printing cyanotypes; embellishing photos; photo aging; tearing and reassembling photosFresh 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 alphabetNovel methods for creating eye-catching embellishments including: decorating with laminate chips, paper casting, utilizing craft plastic, making handmade stamps, embellishing with clayIllustrated 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.

With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and inspiring ideas, this book is sure to attract first-timers as well as veteran scrapbookers looking to spruce up their pages.

Each project features a simple supply list that tells readers all of the materials, they'll need. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and inspiring ideas, this book is sure to attract first-timers as well as veteran scrapbookers looking to spruce up their pages.