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Joy Aitman presents a fresh and original guide to scrapbooking with great ideas for cropping and mounting photographs, simple lettering, decorating pages and embellishing. She packs a whole lot of information into the book, showing quick, effective ways to create artistic layouts using simple, imaginative skills. Ideas range from adding borders, frames and motifs to decorative techniques with craft stickers and eyelets. Templates are included along with many tips on the materials to use and how to develop ideas. This book is an invaluable addition to any scrapbookers library. With its innovative approach and easy-to-follow instructions, it offers inspiration, information and is a rich source of ideas.

Joy Aitman presents a fresh and original guide to scrapbooking with great ideas for cropping and mounting photographs, simple lettering, decorating pages and embellishing. She packs a whole lot of information into the book, showing quick, effective ways to create artistic layouts using simple, imaginative skills. Ideas range from adding borders, frames and motifs to decorative techniques with craft stickers and eyelets. Templates are included along with many tips on the materials to use and how to develop ideas. This book is an invaluable addition to any scrapbookers library. With its innovative approach and easy-to-follow instructions, it offers inspiration, information and is a rich source of ideas.

Joy Aitman developed a passion for scrapbooking several years ago, when she attended a class showing how to create beautiful albums. Fascinated by the techniques, she started to develop her own skills and she has never looked back. From being a teacher of art-based textiles she has moved on now and is part owner of a thriving scrapbooking company, Cotswold Keepsakes. She runs regular workshops, teaching her skills to many enthusiastic scrapbookers.