Scrapbooking Products : Crafting : Home & Garden Television

Carol Duvall

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The interest in and the products for scrapbooking never cease to amaze me. They just keep growing. Today we had yet more scrapbook pages to help you make interesting and attention-getting pages and spend less time doing so.

First on the table were some pages called Open Windows (Figure A) that are from the C-Thru Ruler Company. As might be expected these 12" x 12" pages come with windows already cut in them so you place your photos on a page, place one of the window pages on top of them and all that's left for you to do is add a bit of journaling.

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The Window Pages come in a variety of colors with a variety of configurations. Add another window page on top of the first and have the dramatic effect of double matting which is usually a very time consuming process (Figure B).

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Next up was a product that seemed to be just the opposite of the Windows. The 12" x 12 pages from Memories by the Page are called Naked Pages (Figure C) and instead of putting your photos under them you place them on top (Figure D).

The Naked Pages are naked only of photos. They come with a variety of colored rectangles that serve as handsome backings for your pictures. Put a picture on top of the colored shape and it appears to be matted (Figure E).

A most interesting feature of these Naked Pages is that they not only have a number of different shapes in different colors printed on them but they can be turned one quarter turn to the right and still work. Or turn another quarter turn and the same holds true (Figure F). With every turn they are still right side up.

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Memory Stitches have added Embroidered Scrapbook Pages (Figure G) (discontinued) to their line and if you love the look of the paper stitching but have neither the time to do your own or no machine to do it with these are for you. You cannot only buy pages with stitching already on them but also available are packets of stitched embellishments so you can have the look without taking the time (Figure H). And because they all feature double stitching they can be cut without having the stitching come undone.

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And from My Minds Eye come some overlay pages that are clear acetate with writing on them. Put one of these sheets over your photos and the sentimental sayings will already be in place (Figure I). Of course you can still add your specific comments or information regarding time and place to the main page and it will show through the overlay. Pages with numbers and individual words are also available as are pages with a number of variously shaped frames (Figure J).

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Imagination Project has windows, too, but these are Pop-Up windows...or, perhaps more accurately they are pop-out windows (Figure K).

These are smaller acrylic sheets with a variety of images printed on them that can be easily popped out with a push of your finger (Figure L). You can use them as is or place them over matching pop outs printed on a card stock page. Add a bit of glitter glue if desired to make the design really pop. These can enhance a scrapbook page or help you make a one-of a kind card (Figure M).

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And last on the list of more paper ideas was from the Bo-Bunny Press and these were really for making cards rather than enhancing scrapbook pages (Figure N). Each small page had a bunch of cut out images that were all coordinated so that in a matter of minutes you could cut some out, add a few pop dots, place them on a card and you're done. Keep a stack of these cut-out pages handy along with some pop dots and be ready to make bunches of cards in moments.

Resources
Open Windows - Déja Views®

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