Required Supplies
Do you have all your supplies? Use this checklist to be sure you're not missing anything you'll need!
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Mini Album You can use anything you would like! I am going to use chipboard for the front & back cover, watercolor paper for the main pages, rings, and some manila tags.
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White Gesso - Liquitex I will use gesso to prep the album and use it in various ways throughout the entire process.
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Acrylic Paint & Brushes Use colors that inspire you or work well with any scrapbook paper & embellishments you want to use.
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Watercolor Palette & Watercolor Brush The water brush is completely optional.
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Mod Podge or Matter Medium
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Modeling Paste & Stencils
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Various Stamps & Black Ink Pad We will add detail & interest to our pages with some stamp. Pull out some of your favorites and I will also show you some found stamps that might be lying around your house. (Ink should stay put after drying.)
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6x6 Scrapbook Paper Pad or scraps
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Sharpie Pens I will be using a regular Sharpie in Gold as well as a White Water-Based Sharpie Paint Pen.
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Caran d'Ache Neocolor II crayons or Gelatos
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Tissue paper, Book Sheets & Music Sheets We will be creating a collages background using these items.
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Black Doodle Pen Any black ball point pen that does not move around with wet mediums will do. I will be using a Black Pentel RSVP.
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Faber-Castell Artist PITT Pen Thickers - Letter or Words
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Inspirational Quote I will demonstrating 2 different ways of creating a mixed media page using a quote sticker & a 3x4 pocket card. You could also type up your own quote & print it out.
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Scrapbook Embellishments Grab from your stash! Some things to grab - washi tape, ephemera & die cuts, small word or phrase stickers, etc
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Personal Photos The type of pictures will depend on the the type of mini book you will be creating. I made all my photos B&W to simplify my color palette.
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Tiny Attacher & Adhesive Runner
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Other Optional Items Doilies, vellum, make up sponges, baby wipes, rag