Slide mounts are one of the hottest trends in scrapbooking these days. They are
extremely versatile -- they can be used in many different ways and every scrappers has
their own way of embellishing them. I am fortunate enough to have a photography shop
just down the road from me that sells slide mounts very inexpensively. Many scrapbook
stores are also carrying slide mounts as part of their inventory. However, if you don't
have access to a store with them, or perhaps you are more of a do-it-yourself type scrapper,
come along with me as I show how you can make your own imitation slide mounts!
The "Love" tag picture just above was create with a faux slide mount, which was
created with folded cardstock. To create your own folded cardstock slide mount,
take a sheet of cardstock in the color of your choice and trim a piece that is 6" x 2".
With a pencil, draw two lines which will evenly divide the strip into three squares
of 2" x 2". The lines will now serve as folding points.
Fold the strip on the lines (with the lines being on the inside). After folding, you should
have a 2" x 2" square. Unfold the strip. Place adhesive on the left and right squares, the side
that you made your pencil lines on. It is important that you use an adhesive that will cover
these two squares completely. I use my Herafix Dots, but other options are a glue stick or
pen, Memory Mount glue (apply a thin coat), or you may wish to run the strip through your Xyron.
Once adhesive is applied to the squares, carefully fold up the strip once again -- fold
the left side onto the center, and then fold the right side onto the center. This is now the
bottom of the slide mount. Press the layers firmly together and allow the adhesive to
dry (if necessary).
With the bottom of the slide mount still up, you will now trace the measurements that will
create the window. With a ruler, measure from the left side of the slide mount and draw
a line from top to bottom at 3/8" from the left side. Now measure from the right side
of the slide mount and draw a line from top to bottom at 3/8" from the right side.
Turn slide mount 1/4 of a turn. Measuring from the left side of the slide mount, draw a line
from top to bottom at 5/8" from the left side. Now measure from the right side of the slide
mount and draw a line from top to bottom at 5/8" from the right side.
When you have completed the measurements, you will see that a rectangle has formed in the
middle of the mount. Using sharp scissors or a craft knife, cut out the center rectangle of the
mount.
After you have completed the creation of your window, you are now ready for the last
step. To get a realistic slide mount look, each corner of the slide mount needed to be
rounded. Corner rounders are usually an excellent way for rounding your corners, however,
most of them can't punch through three layers of
cardstock. My method is to take my corner rounder and press as hard as I can so that that it
creates a rounded indention on each corner. I then use my scissors to cut where the indention is.
There you have it -- you have now created a faux slide mount! The slide mount can now be used
as it as a frame or accent or you can take your creation even further by embellishing it.
About the Designer:
Brandie is a wife and homeschooling mom to three children,
who also works fulltime from her home designing products and
writing articles for the scrapbook industry. She is a proud design
team member of Pages of the Heart at
http://www.pagesoftheheart.net -- a free resource site for scrappers.
She also maintains her own website at:
http://scrapbookingwithbrandie.4t.com
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