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Synopsis
This breathtaking and beautiful presentation of Italian marbled paper, French scripts and florals, exotic ephemera and vintage-style coffee-dyed papers will guide you down a creative path. Beyond scrapbooking, these papers give inspiration to collage, altered and mixed-media artists alike. All papers measure 12” x 12” and are acid and lignin free. Many papers are pre-collaged and printed for you to simply add your vintage photos. See the companion book, Vintage Collage for Scrapbooking by TweetyJill Publications for more details and step-by-step ideas using papers and vintage photographs.
About the Author
Jill Haglund, owner, operator, and Executive Director of TweetyJill Publications, thinks of herself as an artist first and a publisher second. She always affords time to dabble at craft projects here and there, even with a busy production schedule.TweetyJill sprouted its wings in 1996 with its first book, The Complete Guide to Scrapbooking. This how-to book caused overnight success for the company as one of the first instructional guides in the scrapbooking community, and sold over 150,000 copies. The Idea Book for Scrapbooking and Scrapbooking for Kids (ages 1 to 100) were released shortly after, and rivaled in sales. TweetyJill has published 15 books since, and currently offers 10 active titles, with new books being released every year.Each book is one-of-a-kind; offering unique step-by-step instructions, conveniently listed materials and beautifully detailed photographs. Pages also include information about the artists and their inspiration for their work. All titles are equipped with a user-friendly resource guide crediting companies involved.Nationally and internationally known artists, new up-and-coming artists as well as Jill herself are featured in TweetyJill titles. Artwork focuses on scrapbooking, rubber stamping, artist trading cards, gift and card making, fabric art, altered art, and vintage collage.Jill is enthusiastic about inspiring others and providing ideas to scrapbookers and beyond. Her love for memories, photography, books and art is what has given her the passion over the last ten years for TweetyJill Publications.Creatively Yours,Jill Haglund