Favorite Frame

I was a dork in school...thick glasses because I am almost legally blind... real skinny, no boobs...you know the drill when you are younger!   As I look back on things now, I was one of the youngest kids in the Class of 82 - I was 17 when I graduated, the youngest of my mom's 5 kids.  After school was through - I didn't go on to college like most everyone else did.  I started working, and pretty much have worked since then - only to go back to school in 2009 for a Graphic Artist type of career.  Since then, being on Facebook, it has made it so I have found most of the people in my life that I wanted to, and a few more!  
The original idea for the frame was included in an old Creating Keepsakes magazine, though who knows what issue...we are talking back in like 2004 or 2005 area.  I wanted this layout to be "different...being the youngest child - you don't have a lot of pictures that has been taken of you...so I had to compromise with what I wanted to document.  I used little blurbs of things I wanted to document, and under the frame is my famous hidden journaling that I like to use.   


Directions for the frame:  
Step one:  Decide the photo you are going to use.  Cut a piece of cardstock that is just a bit bigger than the photo.  
Step two:  In the piece you just cut, taking a ruler and pencil, from corner to corner draw a line to make an X in the paper.  
Step three:  Using an Exacto knife, cut the X but not all the way through.  You need to leave a little bit left connected to be able to curl the edges.  
Step four:  Using a little mist of water, spray the paper.  Using the pencil you used, curl the edges around the pencil on all 4 sides.  
Step five:  Decorate the frame as you would like, using buttons, brads or ribbon to finish the look.  Matt on a second color to match the project you are working on.  


I hope you have enjoyed this week of favorites...  Working on my favorite mini album post, and my favorite technique to use!  I might even share a few of my favorite products I love to work with!  Enjoy your day!  

Lynda Jeffs

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