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Use Scraps for a Patchwork Background
Design by Tracy Kyle
When naming their dog, the Kyle family made a logical choice. Born as the seventh puppy of the litter, the name Seven seemed only natural. Tracy snapped this close-up photo of Seven’s face, capturing his expressive eyes.
She attached the enlarged image to the corner of the page and used random squares cut from a variety of patterned papers to fill the rest of the background. She stitched some squares together with embroidery floss and dressed up others with painted wooden numbers, bottle caps, and even a game piece, each one emblazoned with the number seven.
SOURCES Patterned paper: Cross My Heart (stripes, dots), Doodlebug Design (red blocks, flowers), Karen Foster Design (blue), Paperfever (multicolor circles), Sonnets for Creative Imaginations (red lattice, blue paisley), Scrapbook Wizard (blue with lines), Daisy D’s Paper Co. (red stained), and Wordsworth (blue threaded). Font: Messenger by Autumn Leaves. Wood flower, bottle cap, and game number: Li’l Davis Designs. Rub-on numbers, tab: Autumn Leaves (white, red sevens). Stickers: Art Warehouse for Creative Imaginations (black seven). Decorative brad, leather flower, leather corner: Making Memories Wood numbers: Walnut Hollow. Paint: Plaid.
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