Antique Chic

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Antique Chic

• Antique, adj. of older times
• broken down worn out unkempt deteriorated.
• showing much wear old ragged threadbare.
• chic, a. comp. Chiquer superl. chicquest
  stylish and original effective in style,
  elegant clever and fashionable.

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Antique Chic

• Mismatched, soft, worn, scratched, wrinkled,
  torn, sanded, and imperfect are all words
  associated with the beautiful effects of Antique
  Chic Designs.

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Antique Chic

• In this class, you will learn how to turn the
  long established Shabby Chic interior design
  styles into scrapbook techniques.
• Prepare yourself to distress paper, tear photos,
  and turn memories into comfortable, practical
  designs straight from your heart.

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Antique Chic

• Shabby Chic is an interior design style made
  popular by Rachel Ashwell, the founder and owner
  of Shabby Chic home furnishing stores in
  California.
• Ms. Ashwell is also the author of many Shabby
  Chic home decorating books.
• Her design concept is based on an appreciation
  for what is well used and comfortable.

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Antique Chic

• This simple interior design philosophy is
  perfectly suited to scrapbooking.
• Just as furniture is distressed, cardstock and
  decorative papers can be torn, sanded, folded,
  crumpled, and creased in Antique Chic layouts.

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Antique Chic
Printed papers can be combined and presented in
styles similar to the way fabrics are used in
chic interior decorating such as floral, plaid,
and stripe patterns in slipcovers, drapes and
over-stuffed pillows.
Scrapbooking with an Antique Chic style adopts
these familiar prints and sewing techniques and
presents papers that have been stitched, tucked,
folded, crimped, pleated, gathered and ruffled.
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Antique Chic

• Color is extremely important to both interior and
  scrapbook design worlds. The interior style
  features a soft, tonal color palette with liberal
  use of neutrals. The aged look of grayed color
  sets the worn, comfortable mood of the scrapbook
  page.

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Antique Chic

• The Antique Chic design style is not something
  that can be store-bought.
• It is truly handcrafted. The quirky
  imperfections of the design do not detract from
  the completed piece instead, they become the
  signature of the designer.

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Antique Chic

• Brighter and darker colors are welcome in Antique
  Chic design, but they are used less frequently
  and should be treated with subtlety, used
  together, or made to appear as if they have faded
  somewhat over time.

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Antique Chic

• The best part of this design philosophy is that
  anything and everything works and will
  effortlessly fall into place! So, lets get
  started..

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Antique Chic

• Place the Nostalgiques Rule of Thumb ruler
  sticker at an angle on the top left corner of the
  Laura Ashley Tana Stripe paper.

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Antique Chic

• Place the Nostalgiques Floral Delight stickers
  on the lower third of the Tana Stripe paper so
  part of the sticker is falling off the edge of
  the design.
• Use the Honey Bee scissors to cut off the
  excess.

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Antique Chic

• Mat the Laura Ashley Florette paper on the green
  cardstock, and adhere the photo mats to the
  layout.

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Antique Chic

• Tear the Laura Ashley Petite Florette Vellum
  square from the top right corner to the bottom
  left corner.
• Use your ZIG Memory System 2 Way Glue Squeeze
  Roll glue pen to adhere the vellum to the
  bottom right corner of the layout.

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Antique Chic

• Place the Nostalgiques Paper Button in the top
  left corner of the layout, overlapping the top
  mat.

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Antique Chic

• Use the Nostalgiques Stamp ABC letters to spell
  out LOVE in the bottom right corner.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding

• Crumpling, creasing, folding whatever you call
  it, the effect is definitely well-worn, old and
  antique. There are two ways to achieve this
  look. For a less intense appearance, try the dry
  method. For a more aged look, go for the wet
  method. Whichever you choose, the result will be
  Antique Chic!

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding

• Always start this process (wet or dry) with a
  whole sheet of paper because distressing paper
  will cause it to shrink in size. Once you have
  the desired look, cut the paper to fit your
  design.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Dry Methods

• By Hand
• Start with any type paper or cardstock, and
  crumple. Simply pretend you dont want the paper
  anymore, and wad it up as if to throw it for a
  two-pointer into the garbage.
• After the paper is sufficiently crumpled, unfold
  and flatten it with your hands. If you are not
  satisfied with the amount of crinkles, simply
  repeat the crumpling and flattening process until
  you are happy with the results.
• If you would like, you can then press the paper
  with a warm, dry iron or place it between a
  couple of heavy books overnight.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Dry Methods

• Crimping
• Crimping is another dry method for distressing
  paper. Simply put the paper through a crimping
  tool over and over again, changing the angle each
  time. You will create a soft, worn, textured,
  paper.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Dry Methods

• Empressor
• Use the Empressor to create a textured look.
  Place your paper over any rough surface, and rub
  the large ball of the Empressor along the top of
  the paper. Just like a crayon rubbing, the rough
  surface will make a textured impression on the
  surface of the paper.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Wet Method

• Supplies
• Spray bottle filled with water, a water faucet,
  or a baking tray with a 1/2 lip filled with
  water
• Old towel
• Iron - if you want to use the paper the same day

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Wet Method

• Begin with the paper of your choice. Start with
  a whole sheet because distressing paper will
  cause it to shrink in size. It is best to
  crumple the paper first, then cut pieces to fit
  your design.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Wet Method

• Either spray mist the paper with the spray
  bottle, run it under the faucet, or soak it in a
  baking tray of water.
• However you choose, the goal is to get the paper
  wet.
• As you select your method, keep in mind that the
  wetter the paper gets, the more pliable it
  becomes, but it does take longer to dry.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Wet Method

• Once the paper is wet, crumple it just like you
  would in the dry method.
• When the paper is wet, it is much easier to tear
  and will crumple with little effort.
• Spread the paper out, and analyze the creases
  if there are not enough, continue the crumpling
  and straightening process.
• Once you are satisfied with the amount of
  crumpling, begin working on some well-placed
  tears and holes and distress it to your hearts
  content.
• Once you are satisfied with the look of your
  paper, leave it to dry overnight on a towel.

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Crumpling, Creasing and Folding Wet Method

• You can take the wet process to another level and
  stain the paper at the same time you are
  distressing it.
• Simply brew some black tea or coffee and pour it
  into a baking tray or a spray bottle, then spray
  or soak to distress the paper.
• This process will give the paper a yellowed or
  brown look that is perfect for Antique Chic
  designs.

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Sandpaper and Steel Wool

• Now that you have learned how to create the look
  of old, dog-eared paper, lets add another
  technique that will create an aged, worn, look on
  the paper in addition to the distressing.

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Sandpaper and Steel Wool

• Sandpaper and steel wool have a variety of grades
  ranging from very fine or super fine to coarse
  and extra coarse.
• The very fine and fine grades, when rubbed over
  paper, will create a soft, well-worn appearance.
  
• The coarse or extra coarse will create a streaked
  appearance and will actually sand a hole into the
  paper if enough pressure is applied.

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Sandpaper and Steel Wool

• You can find sandpaper in any home improvement
  store.
• You can also look for sanding tools adhered to a
  foam core base. Fingernail files are a perfect
  example of this style of sanding tool and can
  easily be found at the grocery store or beauty
  supply store.
• The foam gives a little more cushion and allows
  you to get a better grip on the sanding tool than
  a piece of sandpaper.
• Using this knowledge as a guide, experiment on a
  variety of scrap papers with different grades of
  sandpaper, sanding tools and steel wool to see
  what sanded effects you can create.

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Sandpaper and Steel Wool

• Sanding decorative paper will smear the print and
  expose the white of the paper.
• Solid color printed cardstock can also be sanded
  to expose the white core.
• Color Sense double-sided cardstock has different
  values of color on each side - try sanding it to
  expose the other value.
• Experiment by sanding a variety of papers to see
  what you can reveal!

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Sandpaper and Steel Wool

• As you begin to try the sanding techniques, be
  sure to protect your scrapbook work surface, or
  choose a different table top. The sanding
  process can be messy as it generates a lot of
  paper dust.

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Sandpaper and Steel Wool

• Begin sanding by going around the edge of the
  paper carefully, then move to the inside
  sections.
• Sanding the edges first while the center is still
  stiff makes this part a little easier.
• Occasionally, you will wrinkle or tear the paper
  as you distress it dont worry this is exactly
  the effect you want the more wrinkles and tears
  the better!

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Sandpaper and Steel Wool

• Unlike wood, there is no special technique to
  sanding paper.
• Grain does not matter with paper so you can sand
  in any direction you like!
• Sanding paper will create a streaked effect.
  Sometimes you will want the sanded streaks to
  follow one directional pattern, other times you
  will want sanded streaks to be in many
  directions.

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Textured Effects Created by Sanding

• Focus on the edges of the paper while sanding,
  and create a well-worn look then roll and pinch
  the edges for a dog-eared effect.

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Textured Effects Created by Sanding

• Crumple the paper first, then sand over the
  wrinkles.
• This gives the paper a leather-like or suede
  look.

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Textured Effects Created by Sanding

• Try moving the paper to the edge of the table,
  and sand a little harder the edge of the table
  will create a line in the sanding.

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Textured Effects Created by Sanding

• Apply HERMA Vario adhesive tabs to the back of
  the paper you will give a sanding effect adhere
  the square in place then, sand over the HERMA
  tabs and watch as their image shows through the
  front this creates a fun dimensional effect!

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Textured Effects Created by Sanding

• Sand right over your handwritten or
  computer-generated journaling and titles for a
  weathered look.

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Textured Effects Created by Sanding

• Change the look of a photo by sanding it. Try to
  avoid sanding over faces focus on the edges of
  the photo instead. (This technique is not
  recommended for photos without negatives)

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Textured Effects Created by Sanding

• Sand over stickers to create a distressed sticker
  that will fit right into any Antique Chic design.

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Tearing

• Tearing is one of the easiest ways to add an
  antique look to any layout. You can tear almost
  any element on your page including the photos!
• When tearing paper, you can tear down the length
  or width, or you can even tear pieces off a
  larger sheet.
• Any way you do it, tearing is just right for an
  Antique Chic look.

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Tearing

• Depending on the paper you can usually, tear it
  towards your body to expose a rough or white
  edge.
• Tear away from your body to get a clean edge.
• Tearing Color Sense cardstock toward your body
  will reveal a tinted or shaded edge.
• Practice tearing papers and photos to see what
  kind of edges you can create.

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Tearing

• If you dont like the rough or uneven edge that
  tearing creates but still want the torn look,
  put your piece of paper into the Cutterpede
  straight edge trimmer, and use the arm of the
  cutter as a straight edge to make a clean,
  straight torn edge.

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Tearing

• Place the piece of paper into the Cutterpede
  with the length you desire extending to the right
  of the measuring arm.
• Firmly hold the remaining paper to the left of
  the arm in your left hand.
• With your right hand, hold the arm of the
  Cutterpede firmly in place.
• Tear the paper toward your body with your left
  hand.

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Tearing

• If you would prefer not to tear at all but still
  desire a look, use your Cutter Bee scissors.
• Cut the piece of paper to the desired size, then
  open your Cutter Bee scissors and rub a single
  blade carefully along the edge of the paper.
• This technique will distress the edge of a piece
  of paper without tearing.

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Rolling

• While we are focused on the edges, lets add a
  roll. Rolls can be added to any edge, straight
  or distressed.
• Water is the magic ingredient that makes rolling
  paper a cinch.
• If the paper is torn, simply run a Brush H2O
  down the edge to get the paper damp not wet.
  Then roll the edge between your fingers.

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Rolling

• If you are starting with a straight edge,
  randomly cut ¼ snips into the edge of the paper,
  then run the Brush H2O down the edge of the
  paper to make it damp, then roll the sections
  between your fingers.

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Chalking and Inking

• The aging process never ends! We began with
  crumpling, then sanding and tearing now we will
  smear chalk and ink on the paper to achieve the
  antique look.

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Chalking and Inking

• Chalklets will add a soft, dusty look to a
  design. Use a Chalklets Clip, your fingers,
  cotton swab or cotton ball to apply chalk along
  the torn, rolled or straight edges of paper.
• The application of chalk will add dimension to
  the edge almost as if you have created a
  shadow.

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Chalking and Inking

• Rub chalk on the surface of paper that has been
  crumpled or distressed with sandpaper or steel
  wool.
• The chalk will fall into the cracks and crevices
  to create depth in the texture.
• Age journaling, titles and papers by dusting them
  with chalk.
• The Antique Chic look is all about age and
  character obtain the right look for your pages
  by adding chalk to the design elements.

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Chalking and Inking

• Ink, in small amounts, will create a highlight
  in large amounts, ink can unify design elements.
  There are many ways to add ink to paper.

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Chalking and Inking

• Sponging Using the brush tip of the ZIG Memory
  System Brushables marker, brush ink onto a
  makeup sponge, then dab ink onto paper. Change
  the position of the sponge frequently to obtain a
  random print pattern. This method can also be
  used to smear ink onto paper for an aged look.

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Chalking and Inking

• Direct to Paper Press an inkpad directly onto
  paper. Apply light to heavy pressure to
  determine the amount of ink coverage. Inkpads
  with a fabric surface will stamp a linen look
  onto the paper while ones with a sponge surface
  will stamp a sponged look onto the paper.

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Chalking and Inking

• Fingers Apply ink onto your fingertips, and
  smear ink on the paper. Randomly press a clean
  fingerprint to the paper for that real handmade
  look.

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Chalking and Inking

• Brush Marker Gently run the brush tip of a ZIG
  Memory System Brushables marker along the torn
  edge of paper or photo. This method will
  highlight the papers edge. For a stronger look
  (like the burned edge of a map) draw down the
  edge of the paper or photo with the brush tip.

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Chalking and Inking

• Rubber Stamp Apply ink to a stamp, and create a
  background by randomly stamping an image. Also
  try stamping a patterned image right on top of a
  patterned paper.

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Lettering

• The Antique Chic style calls for vintage
  typewriter fonts and lots of handwritten
  personalization. If you have ever worried that
  your handwriting is not legible, then this is the
  style for you the more realistic your
  handwriting the better!

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Lettering

• Antique Chic layouts feature lots of mixing and
  matching. This means you can use up all those
  stray letter stickers. Anything goes here the
  more unique the lettering styles are, the more
  personality your project will have!
• Some great products to try are
• Nostalgiques letter stickers by Rebecca Sower
• Inspirables Metal, Leather, and Stone
  dimensional stickers
• Tag Types letter stickers

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Adornaments Fibers

• Antique Chic style is enhanced with elements that
  add layers, texture and elegance in a casual
  manner.
• Adornaments fibers are a perfect addition to any
  Antique Chic layout because they add movement,
  color and form with a gentle, vintage appeal.
• Try not to skimp on fibers as an inadequate
  length can detract from the elegance of the
  adorned page element.

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Adornaments Fibers

• Drape, tie, lace, or wrap fibers throughout your
  Antique Chic layouts using some of the following
  methods
• Create a layered photo mat with torn and rolled
  edges. Complete the look of the mat by tying
  fibers around the photo, mat and all!
• For an unstructured, effortless look, drape
  fibers around the whole of the design.
• The simplicity of fibers laced through eyelets or
  holes is an elegant touch for any photo mat or
  journaling box.
• Add beads, button and charms to fibers wrapped
  around page elements.

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Treasures and Details

• Antique Chic decoration avoids clutter and
  nicknacks, but embraces function and
  practicality.
• When selecting embellishments for your scrapbook
  page, consider how they will add to the theme of
  the design and unify the page.
• Look for embellishments with function as in
  staples, buttons, envelopes and paper clips.
• Add sewing items such as fabric, fringe, tassels,
  lace, snap strips, zippers, T-pins, twill tape
  and ribbon.
• Rummage through yard sales and flea markets for
  old jewelry and ephemera to add to your
  scrapbooks.
• As you choose your embellishments, stick to the
  Antique Chic philosophy of less-is-more.

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Treasures and Details
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Treasures and Details

• Tear about ½ off the bottom of the 3 ½ x 6
  green cardstock rectangle.

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Treasures and Details

• Tear about 1 off the bottom of the 3 ½ x 6
  Laura Ashley Florette paper.
• Age the paper by crumpling by hand and flattening
  it.
• Use sandpaper and brown Chalklets to distress
  the paper.

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Treasures and Details

• Adhere the Florette paper to the green cardstock.
• Use your Cutter Bee scissors to form a tag by
  cutting the two top corners off the large matted
  rectangle.

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Treasures and Details

• Tear the top and bottom of the 3 x 6 Laura
  Ashley Sycamore rectangle.
• Adhere the torn rectangle to the middle of the
  tag.
• Wrap the extra paper around the tag, and adhere
  it to the backside of the tag.

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Treasures and Details

• Place the Phrase Café Classic sticker The
  Journey on top of the Sycamore torn rectangle.

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Treasures and Details

• Use a Paper Shapers Tiny 3/16 circle punch to
  make a hole in the top of the tag. Place a
  Nostalgiques Epoxy Donut embellishment over the
  hole.

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Treasures and Details

• Embellish the tag, tie the green Adornaments,
  fiber through the hole.

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Treasures and Details

• Place the Jolees Boutique Leatherettes Vintage
  Luggage embellishments to the bottom right corner
  of tag.

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Treasures and Details

• Clip the Nostalgiques Paper Clip, to the top
  left side of the title.

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Sewing

• Since we are raiding our sewing supplies, we
  might as well break out the machine!
• Sewing on a scrapbook page does not have to be
  fancy nor does it require extraordinary amounts
  of sewing knowledge.
• All you need to know is how to thread the machine
  and switch between a straight stitch and a zigzag
  stitch.

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Sewing

• Using the sewing machine, you can sew lace,
  zippers, fibers, twill tape, paper and more.
• Set your machine for a slightly longer and wider
  stitch if you sew with a short, narrow stitch,
  you will perforate the paper to the point that it
  will simply fall apart.
• Use a whole sheet of paper as the foundation, and
  sew away!

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Sewing

• Sew lace or ribbon over the seam where two pieces
  of color blocked papers intersect.
• Use a zigzag stitch to sew a border to a layout.
• Attach photos to a layout by stitching them into
  the design.
• Stitch words of a title on a page.
• Sew a variety of scraps to a foundation sheet of
  paper to resemble a crazy quilt.

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Sewing

• However you decide to incorporate sewing into
  your design, be sure that you consider the
  placement of the sewn objects.
• Sew all of your objects first, then adhere the
  rest of the page elements on the design.
• Sewing adds a fun layer to Antique Chic with
  little to no effort on the designers part give
  it a try!

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The Antique Chic Layout

• When creating an Antique Chic layout, follow the
  less-is-more philosophy of design. In which order
  and balance of mismatched elements creates an
  organized chaos.
• Allow negative space to serve as a guide, and
  leave ample space around large or important page
  elements.
• This gives the design a more open feel and
  prevents the jumbled look of clutter on clutter.

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The Antique Chic Layout

• Begin planning your scrapbook page with photos
  and stories as the inspiration.
• Antique Chic designs can be created with color
  photos, however black white or sepia tone
  pictures blend best. Treat yourself to a roll of
  black white C41 film, develop it with full
  color processing for gorgeous sepia tone photos
  or have it sent away for true black white
  developing.

If you have access to digital photos and
software, then you can print your photos in black
white or sepia tones. Either way, you will
love the change from color photos, and your
Antique Chic designs will have an authentic look.
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The Antique Chic Layout

• Prints, patterns and papers are the heart of the
  Antique Chic style.
• When selecting papers stay with papers that
  complement one another.
• Look for a common theme such as color, pattern,
  or texture this will unite the different paper
  choices and create a harmonious look.
• Dont be afraid to experiment and combine
  multiple patterns and textures on a page.
• Unexpected pairings and stark contrasts can add
  life and whimsy to what might otherwise have been
  a predictable design.

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The Antique Chic Layout

• In this class, we are using the Laura Ashley
  collection of papers because they embrace the
  characteristics of Antique Chic designs with
  great florals, stripes and plaids.
• There are four color stories in the Laura Ashley
  collection burgundy, purple, pink and blue.
• Each story has a selection of cardstock,
  decorative papers and vellum that are perfect for
  Antique Chic designs.

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The Antique Chic Layout
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The Antique Chic Layout

• Age the four 2 ¾ x 3 squares of Laura Ashley
  pink patterned papers by crumpling them by hand
  and then flattening them.
• Use the brown Chalklets to distress the paper.
• Adhere the four squares in the center of the 6 x
  6 green cardstock square.

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The Antique Chic Layout

• Tear the edge of the two 2 x 5 ¾ Laura Ashley
  pink patterned paper strips.
• Add detail to the torn edge of the paper with a
  ZIG Memory System Pure Brown Writer by running
  the bullet tip over the torn edge.
• Adhere the paper strips so that the plaid is
  overlapping the floral.

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The Antique Chic Layout

• Place the Nostalgiques Floral Delight stickers
  on the layout. Refer to project sample for
  placement.

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The Antique Chic Layout

• Mat the Laura Ashley Pink/Green Colourwash
  rectangles to the corresponding green cardstock
  rectangles adhere the photo mats to the layout.
  

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The Antique Chic Layout

• Use the Honey Bee scissors to cut the word for
  off the Phrase Café Classic for my friend
  sticker place the phrase on the lower part of
  the bottom pink mat.
• Place the Phrase Café Classic sticker, Side by
  side or miles apart, friends are always close to
  the heart on the side border of the layout.
  Refer to project sample for placement.

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The Antique Chic Layout

• Place the Nostalgiques Gems Vintage Buttons on
  the layout to complete the Antique Chic look.
  Refer to project sample for placement.

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Layering

• The key to achieving an Antique Chic look is
  layering.
• Create visual depth in your designs with
  contrasting or complementary layers of color and
  patterns.
• Layers can be created in the background of a
  design or in the page elements. The focus photo
  will benefit from this extra treatment. Use torn
  and rolled edges and 3D-Dots foam adhesive to
  frame the most important element of the page.
• Layering gives scrapbook pages a pleasing visual
  and tactile impact.

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Layering
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Layering

• Age the Laura Ashley Strawberry Fields paper by
  crumpling the paper by hand and then flattening
  it. Use sandpaper to sand off some of the paper
  print, and distress it with brown Chalklets.
• Adhere the aged 6 x 6 patterned paper to the
  green cardstock.

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Layering

• Tear approximately 2 off the Laura Ashley
  Sycamore paper. Add detail to the torn edge by
  using a ZIG Memory System Pure Violet Writer.
  
• Age the paper by crumpling the paper by hand and
  then flattening it. Use sandpaper and Chalklets
  to distress the pattern paper.
• Adhere the distressed Laura Ashley Sycamore paper
  to the layout.

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Layering

• Tear approximately 3 ½ off the Laura Ashley
  Vineyard paper. Follow the aging process in Step
  3.
• Adhere the Laura Ashley Vineyard paper to the
  bottom of the layout.

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Layering

• Adhere the Architexture Art Nouveau Stone Square
  Frame on the 2 purple cardstock square.
• Use the Honey Bee scissors to cut the Phrase
  Café Classic my love in two place in the
  middle of the frame.
• Shadow with a little brown Chalklets.

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Layering

• Put the purple and green Adornaments fibers
  together, and fold in half. Tie the fibers
  together in a knot.
• Use adhesive to adhere the fibers to the back of
  the frame, then adhere the frame and fibers to
  the left side of the layout.
• Place a purple Button Ups embellishment on to
  the top of the fibers.

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Layering

• Use purple Chalklets to shadow the 3 x 4 purple
  cardstock, and mat it on the green cardstock.
  Adhere to the right side of the layout.
• For a final touch, place the Architexture Stone
  Accents embellishment in the bottom right corner
  of the mat adhere the Phrase Café Classic
  forever on the lower right side of the mat.

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Movement Through Blending

• The Antique Chic style creates movement through
  blending. Soft-tonal colors blend through the
  use of monochromatic and analogous color
  combinations.
• Neutrals serve to offer comfortable resting space
  between page elements. Layers are built without
  sharp edges.

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Movement Through Blending

• Try adding a layer of vellum over a page to
  soften a bold background. A piece of colored
  vellum over a background paper can help blend the
  entire design. Visually blend photographs and
  page elements through seamless coordination.

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Movement Through Blending

• Often, the edges of photos are torn in order to
  be incorporated into the design. The distressed
  photo blends nicely into the layout and
  encourages the readers eye to move throughout
  the page.
• The antique design concept creates a comfortable,
  gentle movement between all page elements, colors
  and textures with the end result being a fully
  unified scrapbook page.

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Movement Through Blending
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Movement Through Blending

• Age the 6 x 6 Laura Ashley Darcy paper by
  crumpling the paper by hand and then flattening
  it. Distress the paper with brown Chalklets.
• Adhere the patterned paper to the 6 x 6 white
  cardstock.

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Movement Through Blending

• Tear both sides of the Laura Ashley Blue/Green
  Colourwash paper to 2 x 5 ¾. Use a ZIG Memory
  System Pure Blue Writer to add detail to the
  torn edge.

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Movement Through Blending

• Use your Cuterpede straight edge trimmer to cut
  a 1 ¾ x 5 ¾ strip of paper from the Laura
  Ashley Blue Stripes paper, centering the stripe
  in the strip.

Place the right thin stripe under the ½ mark on
the Cutterpede ruler.
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Movement Through Blending

• Place the Laura Ashley Mayhill Flowers vellum
  over the Blue Stripes strip, positioning the
  floral stripe over the blue stripe. Tear the
  vellum to fit using the Cutterpede tearing
  method we just learned.
• Adhere the vellum to the Blue Stripes paper, and
  then mat on the blue side of the Blue/Green
  Colourwash strip.
• Adhere the matted border to the left side of the
  layout.

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Movement Through Blending

• Mat the green side of the Laura Ashley Blue/Green
  Colourwash to the blue side of the Blue/Green
  Colourwash. Use blue Chalklets to shadow the
  green mat, and adhere it to the layout. Refer to
  project sample for placement.

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Movement Through Blending

• Use the Attic Collection Whale of a Punch Corner
  to punch 4 photo corners from the Laura Ashley
  Blue/Green Colourwash. Adhere the four corners
  to the layout blue side up. Embellish each
  corner with an Architexture Glass Brad.

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Movement Through Blending

• Place the Jolees Boutique Blue Jeweled Flowers
  stickers on the layout. Refer to the project
  sample for placement.

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Movement Through Blending

• To finish, place a Jolees Boutique Blue Jeweled
  Flower on an Architexture Glass Round Tile
  embellishment, and adhere it at the bottom of the
  border. Refer to project sample for placement.

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Antique Chic Philosophy

• Creating Antique Chic designs focuses on the
  less-is-more philosophy of scrapbooking.
• Select plaid, striped and floral papers from a
  palette of tones to create a well-blended
  background.

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Antique Chic Philosophy

• Choose photos that have a similar theme. Have
  them developed in sepia or black white to add
  to the authentic distressed theme of the layout.

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Antique Chic Philosophy

• As the design is building, be sure to add lots of
  layers through the use of multiple prints and
  colors dont forget to add in a layer of
  vellum, too!

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Antique Chic Philosophy

• Be sure to distress everything. Break out your
  sandpaper and steel wool. This is a time when
  having water on the table while scrapbooking is
  completely appropriate. Get things wet, and
  create a well worn element for your page.

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Antique Chic Philosophy

• Instead of always having perfectly straight
  lines, simply tear paper, stickers and
  photographs. Take your entire design to the
  sewing machine, and tack everything in place for
  a change. Then take a step back, and look at
  what you have created.

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Antique Chic Philosophy

• The best part about creating an Antique Chic
  design is that there is no right or wrong
  everything works.
• You will be amazed and delighted to see your
  scrapbook style come through in your very own
  Antique Chic design.