Project designed by Michele Gerbrandt.
Materials:
black paper cut to size of album
stained glass or geometric pattern (figure A)
photo and colored paper to match
transfer paper
light table
12-inch metal ruler
stylus or ball point
photo-safe blue Stabilo pencil
mounting adhesive
straight blade
cutting mat
journaling pens
Steps:
- Place photograph face down on a light table. Center tracing paper over photograph. Center stained-glass pattern over tracing paper. Using a stylus or pencil and a ruler, trace the pattern onto the back of the photograph (figure A). The light table is used so the photo can be viewed through the back of the paper in order to keep the face in the photo in one section positioned at the center of the stained-glass pattern.
- Decide which sections of the pattern will be cut from the photograph and which sections will be cut from complementary colored paper. Shade in the sections of the pattern to be cut from the photograph with a colored pencil, and number each section. Use colored markers to number the colored paper sections of the pattern. Use a different color marker to symbolize each color of paper that you'll be using.
- Use transfer paper to trace the appropriate sections of the pattern onto colored paper. Number the pieces on the back of the photo and paper to match the pattern numbers. Number the sections oppositely on the photograph so the right-side-up image will match the numbering.
- Use a ruler and a craft knife to trim out each section of the photograph and the paper just inside the traced lines to create space for a black background paper to show.
- For easy access, place pieces of photograph number side up in numeric order on work surface. Do the same with the various colors of paper. Using the pattern as a guide, mount each cutout section of the photo and paper onto black background paper using adhesive. See figure 4. Periodically place pattern on top of your work to make sure that the layout is accurate. Some pieces might have to be trimmed to fit.
Tips:
- Start with a simple pattern to become familiar with the stained-glass technique.
- Use a photocopy machine to reduce or enlarge the pattern.
- Create pattern by looking in stained-glass pattern books, coloring books or other sources to find a design. Use a light table to trace the design onto tracing paper.
- To protect photographs, use a blue Stabilo pencil to number pictures.
Resources Memory Makers magazine
Scrapbooking and photo journaling
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