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Materials:
Jacquard’s
ExtravOrganza—1 sheet
favorite photo
card stock
white vellum paper
decorative thread & yarn
charms
glue
Optional: double stick
Directions:
1. Prepare the elements
Making
Ribbon. I always test on plain paper before I print on
ExtravOrganza. Set the page layout to ‘landscape’ so
the ribbon is
as long as possible.
Check the size of your text and the spacing to make
sure it fits on your page and leave enough room at the margins
and between lines of text to allow for cutting & fringing.
Choose print settings for thicker paper and maximum
ink flow. Load ExtravOrganza into
your printer one sheet at a time.
Print on the fabric side of the sheet. Cut the text
ribbon, peel off paper back and fringe.
For a tidy look I only pull a couple of threads at
one time, especially on a long length and when making longer
fringe. If you try to pull too many threads at once, the
ribbon will gather, threads may break and it can get generally
frustrating.
Cut
the photo. I cut mine by hand into a 3 ½’’ circle.
It would be fun to use a punch for other interesting shapes
Cut
the background paper in a square large enough to frame
your photo with room to weave the size of ribbon you created.
I used pink card stock and white vellum cut into 6’’ squares.
2.
Create Background
Attach
the vellum paper to the card stock with your favorite adhesive
or double -sided tape.
Using
a craft knife, make cuts for weaving in the background
paper perpendicular to, and about ¼’’ from
the edge of the paper, working your way around all four sides.
I made my first cut 1’’ from the edge, about ½’’ long
and about ¼’’ apart. Get creative here.
Space cuts evenly for a refined look or vary the distances
for a bit of funk.
Smaller cuts will scrunch the ribbon, wider cuts will
allow the ribbon to lay flat. Use punches to create different
shaped holes to weave through.
Weave
the ribbon, tip: I like to use a paper clip to push the
ribbon through the cuts.
Tie
the ribbons at the corners and stitch down using decorative
thread and a charm.
3.
Finishing
Glue
or tape the photo to the background.
Mine is placed in the center of the square.Glue decorative
yarn around the photo.
A
wonderful scrapbook element or a card to send to Nana!
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