Pockets Pullouts And Hiding Places

More and more scrapbookers and paper artists are seeking clever ways to make their albums and paper projects more interesting and three-dimensional. One of the most exciting ways of accomplishing this is by adding interactive elements, such as doors that open and reveal hidden layers, and envelopes and pockets that hold secret text, personal letters, or special photos. Pockets, Pull Outs and Hiding Places: A Guide to Interactive Scrapbooking, Memory Art and Paper Art teaches the paper engineering techniques for making three dimensional and interactive ôpaper toolsö such as vellum pockets, hinged doors that reveal mini booklets underneath. These tools are applicable to scrapbookers, memory, and paper artists at any level of experience. The tools are also adjustable enough to be used in any style of work.

More and more scrapbookers and paper artists are seeking clever ways to make their albums and paper projects more interesting and three-dimensional. One of the most exciting ways of accomplishing this is by adding interactive elements, such as doors that open and reveal hidden layers, and envelopes and pockets that hold secret text, personal letters, or special photos. Pockets, Pull Outs and Hiding Places: A Guide to Interactive Scrapbooking, Memory Art and Paper Art teaches the paper engineering techniques for making three dimensional and interactive ôpaper toolsö such as vellum pockets, hinged doors that reveal mini booklets underneath. These tools are applicable to scrapbookers, memory, and paper artists at any level of experience. The tools are also adjustable enough to be used in any style of work.

Shows where to look for a place to hide something, when to get it, and what to avoid.

Contains ideas and instructions for using paper, fabric, and collage to turn family trees into works of art.

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Have a snooping sister? A barging-in brother? Five-fingered friends who can't keep their hands off your new Game Boy or their eyes off your diary? Then here's the book for you-a colorful, wise guy guide with all the lowdown on how to protect your special stuff from meddlers and nosy relatives: - Turn any place into a secret hideout - Make innocent-looking trick gadgets and trapdoors - Develop codes and maps with friends - and pass top-secret messages like a pro Follow the Twelve Laws of Hiding Stuff; try tricks like putting in a "Floor Board of Education" in your school locker to cover up valuables; and get some "shelf awareness"--stick something behind books on the case as a decoy. Hoard your treasured items where curious critters won't ever find it, and be aware of locations you must avoid. And just so that no one can figure out your "hidden" logic, the book itself has a unique "spine concealer" that makes it look like a CD--so it can go "undercover" right with all your music!