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     The first time I used this type of a frame was on the above page - the layout was one I wanted to showcase my 11th grade year; it was made at least 4 or 5 years ago, exact date I couldn't tell you!   The frame was a technique I learned from an issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine - though I couldn't tell you the issue, date or year on that either...(do you see a recurring theme here.....)  This also has hidden journaling underneath the frame and photo, to put things in words that I would not have wanted to have shown to the outside world.  For me, scrapbooking was used as a therapy tool, though I didn't realize it until much later on in life.  
     One thing I find where scrapbooking is concerned - is how to use the same type of technique over again, only so you don't notice - wow, she did that same thing on the last album she made.  I like to switch things up so you don't have to see the same thing over and over.  So, the next time I used the above frame - is on an album for my mom, and an album for my sister Allison!  Where my picture was more long in my layout - I wanted hers and moms to be "different", so I changed hers to be more sideways than long. 
     Some of the funnest projects I have done were done using a technique that I haven't done for a while - only switching it up a bit by adding another something to the technique, whether it is a small ribbon, or a punch piece - or something.   Kits make it easy to use simple techniques to create a neat project, being able to add another fun technique or tool or embellishment to it!  Learn to just have fun with your projects...step outside the box and make things that will inspire others!  My projects are always cheap and EASY for the most part!  I hope this post has helped you in one capacity or another... 


Directions for the frame:
Step one: Determine the size of the frame you want to make, cut the shape a bit larger than the photo you are using. 
Step two: On the back of the paper you are using for the frame - using a ruler and a pencil, lightly create an "X" from one corner to the other.   
Step three:  Using an Xacto knife, cut the "X" leaving 1" border around the whole frame.  
Step four:  Starting at the tip of one of the flaps, use the pencil and roll into curls.  Repeat so all 4 are done.  **Tip-If you spray the paper lightly with water, it makes it so you can roll the paper easier and stays better when it dries**  

     Enjoy the frame - it's a darling addition to some of your projects!  

Lynda Jeffs

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