| newsletter signup | store directory | bulletin board | calendar | surveys | shop online | coupons | digital designers | Germany 1964 Heritage by Paige Eliason Find a store near you! Printable Project Card I used the tan vellum to soften the bright colors and design which I felt lent itself to an aged look and feel. Otherwise, the patterned paper was too bright and busy. It also did not have a heritage/aged feel to it until I put the vellum on top. I made color copies of the letter and envelope because I wanted to preserve the original letter and envelope along with several others that would not fit in the album. I sprayed the original with Archival Mist and Paper Bright, then placed them in an archival safe sleeve. I wasn't concerned about using adhesive on the letter because it was a copy. Supplies Patterned Paper (Stars & Stripes on White, Design Originals) Pastel Tan Vellum (Paper Pizazz, Hot Off The Press) Cardstock (White, Navy & Red by Scrappapers.net) Glue Pen (Zig 2-Way Chisel Tip, EKSuccess) Adhesive (Glue Dots) Star Eyelets (Unknown) Eyelet Setter (American Tag) Kodak Picture Maker Decorative Scissors (Deckle, Provo Craft) eA-Zy Punch Set (Alphabet & Numbers, The Punch Bunch) Instructions Begin by making copies of the photograph on The Kodak Picture Maker. I enlarged and cropped this photograph. Double mat the photograph with white and navy cardstock. Using your home printer and scanner or take the original documents to a copy center and make a color copy. Cut the edges of the copies with Deckle scissors. Trim the patterned paper and vellum leaving enough around the edge to mat them with a 12x12 solid piece of cardstock. Mount the vellum to the patterned paper creating a softer, more aged look. I applied the adhesive where I planned to put the photo and documents so it couldn't be seen through the vellum. Create tag-like titles using a paper trimmer and alphabet/number punches. Adhere the letters and numbers using tweezers and a glue pen. Apply star eyelets to the tags using a hand held eyelet setter.   Note: All of the images on scrapbooking.com can be clicked on and one of two things will happen. Either a detailed page about the layout will be displayed or a more detailed version of the picture will appear

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