Princess Scrapbook Page - Sculpey Clay Projects

PRINCESS SCRAPBOOK PAGE
Design by Nanetta Bananto

For this project you'll need:

Instructions:

The Paper Components:

Scan photos, size to fit into frames and print out on card stock. (If you don’t have a scanner, have them photocopied onto cardstock, or use digital photos and print onto cardstock).
Download and print out Princess Components sheets, printing as many alphabets as you need to spell your Princess’ name.

This art is especially designed with thick, black borders, which is meant to be mostly cut away. You will need to size the images by clicking on them and enlarging.
Flat pieces will be trimmed in blocks, while dimensional pieces will be trimmed precisely before baking.

Treating the Photos and Flat Components:

Cut photos and flat components so there are ample margins that will be trimmed later.

With Black Gel Pen, write narrative on the “parchment”. Let dry. Using your craft brush, coat the edges of the backside with TLS and lie on glass cutting board. Coat front of piece with TLS, brushing with even strokes in the same direction, coating paper to the edge and onto the glass. This will help “glue it down” while baking.
Bake according to label instructions. (Add touches of glitter prior to baking, if desired).
- Be sure not to obscure photo image or text.
- Let cool on the glass.
- Remove with tissue blade, sliding it underneath piece. Some edges will have rubbery excess.
- Trim with scissors. For the photos, leave enough white around the photo to adhere to frame later. For the components, trim into black border as described above.
- Scrape off any TLS scrap left on glass with blade.
  Note: Treating the component pieces and photos with TLS will keep printer ink from degrading, protect the art and photos from fingerprints and give plain paper a lovely, matte finish.

Making the Frames and Tiles:

Cut out the opening by punching with a hole punch and inserting small scissors into hole to start the cut.

Condition and roll a package of black Premo through the #1 setting of the pasta machine.
Position clay on glass and smooth.
With toothpick, coat the back of the frame or tile with Aileen’s Reverse Collage Glue, being sure to get glue to the edges. Lay on raw clay and let dry a minute or so.
Using your sharp craft knife, trim away excess clay. Trim a second time to clean up the edges.

Use your finger, or the dull side of the knife blade to remove any cutting crumbles and roll into scrap. The scrap may be used to make the remaining components. Add more clay as needed.
Coat each piece evenly with the TLS, adding a little glitter as above. Use enough pressure to fan the brush bristles. Look for dimples, where the TLS has skipped the surface and brush over until the dimple disappears.
If you see crumbles on the surface, pick them up with the brush and brush onto glass.

Bake and let pieces cool on glass. When cool, remove as above. Trim any drips with the craft knife.

Assembling the Page:

Place frames on top of treated photos.
Trace around the outside of the frame to know where to crop your photo, then trim 1/8” inside that line.
Attach patterned sheet to scrapbook page with double stick tape.
Score the backs of the tiles and frames. Apply double stick tape.
Position frames over photos and attach. Apply more double stick tape to back of photo and attach to page. Arrange and attach remaining components to page.