This MOM scrapbook is an engaging craft project for children. Colour it and embellish it with stamps, stickers, quilling, punched shapes or ready card embellishments. Compile your favourite photographs to complete your own handmade scrapbook to keep your fond and cherised memories alive.
Materials Needed
Fevicryl Acrylic Colours - Crimson 04, Pink 18, White 27, Sparkling - Cherry Red 316, Fine Art Brushes, Colour Palette, Fevicol MR, 5mm Quilling Strips - Red, Pink, Light Blue, Slotted Quilling Tool, MOM - Chip Board Album, Leaf Shaped – Stamp, Craft Punch – Flowers (Big and Small), Craft Punch – Star, Embossing Pad, Embossing Tool , A4 Sized Drawing Paper, Card Paper Pink, Light Pink, Voilet, Light Lilac, Water Container, Toothpick, Craft Scissors - Zig Zag Pattern, 2 Way Tape, Photographs, Half Cut Pearls
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Take a MOM - Chip Board Album which is ready with the punched MOM cutouts and rings to bind it
Step 2
You can see three punched holes on the left hand side to insert the rings once you have complete your project
Step 3
When kept separate the chip board cutouts look like this
Step 4
Colour the cutouts in a baby pink shade made by mixing Acrylic Colours – Pink and White
You may give two coats for an even finish and may use a sponge instead of a brush for colouring
Leave it to dry
Step 5
Take the photographs of your choice and stick them on a white card paper using Fevicol MR
Cut out the white paper using a pair of zig zag craft scissors thus forming a white zig zag border for the photographs
Step 6
Cut out small circles from the white card paper measuring about 2” inches in diameter using a pair of zig zag craft scissors
Step 7
Stick the images on the painted chip board album using Fevicol MR, as shown in the image
You may arrange the images as per your choice
Step 8
Take 5mm thick quilling strips in red and pink colour
Quill heart shapes on the quilling tool as shown
Step 9
Take coloured card papers and punch small and big flowers using floral craft punches
Emboss the flowers using an embossing pad and embossing tool
Stick the flowers in a descending order from big to small as shown in the image
Step 10
The embossed flowers are then arranged and stuck using Fevicol MR as seen in the image
Step 11
Arrange and stick the quilled hearts as shown
We have also made small light blue coloured stars using quilling strips and then stuck them using Fevicol MR
Step 12
Take small half cut pearls, arrange and stick them in the centre of each of the flowers and the spaces in the background as well
Step 13
Take a stamp with a leaf design and stamp red coloured leaves around the flowers
using Acrylic Colour - Crimson
Step 14
The decorated album will look like this
We can now assemble them in the rings provided
Step 15
Insert the rings through the punched holes provided on the left hand side of each leaf of the album