Basic Die-Cut Techniques for Scrapbook Pages

Design by Sande Krieiger

Document transitions in your family's life with family portraits and heartfelt journaling detailing your emotions about the change. Separate similar-looking photos with stitching or a border sticker. Add subtle embellishments, such as clear die-cut stars and simple stamped arrows, to add accents but still keep the focus on the pictures.

Cardstock: Provo Craft. Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye. Stickers: 7Gypsies ("we are so much less," "crazy about you"), BasicGrey (letters, "always"). Rub-ons: 7Gypsies. Die cuts: 7Gypsies. Die-cutting tool, die: Sizzix. Stamps: 7Gypsies (finger, "fragile"), BasicGrey ("Note to Self," "the end"), Sassafras (arrow), Technique Tuesday ("the facts"), Hero Arts (letters). Ink: Memories (red), Ranger Industries (black, orange). Adhesive: Therm O Web.