Little Ballerina

How to Use Scotch® Precision Cutter for Scrapbooking
The ballerina picture was cutout from a plain background and mattes were cut from the inside of the scrapbooking paper
using the Scotch® Precision Cutter. This design can be created for any theme by using a repeating pattern paper with a
grid so the mattes can be easy cut and arranged.
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Difficulty – Hard
Materials
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1 sheet pink 12 x12 inch cardstock (for mounting)
1 sheet flower patterned grid scrapbooking paper
1 sheet pink vellum
1 main photo and two 2 inch x 2 inch photos
Metal cursive letters with holes for brads
Clear rhinestone brads
Light and dark pink large and small rhinestones
Pink lacey ribbon
Pink tulle
Scotch® Precision Cutter (for cutting out picture and mattes)
Scotch® Wrinkle-Free Glue Stick (for attaching scrapbooking paper)
Scotch® Photo Splits Applicator (for attaching photos)
Scotch® Precision Scissors (for cutting ribbon and tulle)
Scotch® Quick-Dry Adhesive (for gluing ribbon)
Scotch® Magic Tape (for taping back of tulle)
Scotch® Vellum Tape (for attaching vellum)
Instructions
1. Using Scotch® Precision Cutter, cut two 3 inch x 3 inch square mattes on the each side of the middle square
and two 4 inch x 4 inch mattes above and below the middle square. The 3 inch square pieces will be used later.
2. Using Scotch® Precision Cutter, cut out the picture of the subject from the background.
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3. Using the Scotch® Precision Scissors, cut two 4 inch pieces of ribbon.
4. Apply glue to the ends of the ribbon using Scotch® Wrinkle-Free Glue Stick and attach them to the center back
of the two 3 inch mattes.
5. Using Scotch® Wrinkle-Free Glue Stick, apply glue to the wrong side of the flower scrapbooking paper,
especially around the edges. Attach it to the pink mounting cardstock, lining up the edges of the paper with the
edges of the cardstock.
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6. Apply Scotch® Wrinkle-Free Glue Stick to the wrong side of the 3 inch cut out squares. Attach them centered to
the top and bottom open spaces of the page.
7. Using the Scotch® Photo Splits Applicator apply adhesive to the back of each of small photos and attach them
directly on to the ribbon on the left and right open spaces on the page.
8. Apply Scotch® Wrinkle-Free Glue Stick to the wrong side of the cut out photo and attach it to the center of the
page.
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9. Using Scotch® Precision Scissors, cut a 3 inch x 5 inch piece of pink vellum and attach it to the center top of
the page with Scotch® Vellum Tape.
10. Attach the metal letters to vellum by applying a small amount of Scotch® Quick-Dry Adhesive to the back of
each letter.
11. Punch holes in the holes above each letter and insert rhinestone brads to secure them in place.
12. Cut a 6 inch x 18 inch piece of tulle and an 8 inch piece of ribbon. Tie the ribbon around the tulle at the center
point and trim the tails to matching lengths. Apply Scotch® Quick-Dry Adhesive to the back of the ribbon and
attach it to the center of the bottom 3 inch square matte. Let dry.
13. Wrap the ends of the tulle around to the back of the page and secure it in place with strips of Scotch® Magic
Tape.
14. Using Scotch® Precision Scissors, cut a 4 inch x 6 inch piece of pink vellum and carefully tear a hole in the
center so it that frames the picture. Color the torn edges with a dark pink colored pencil. Attach it to the center of
the page over the cut out picture with Scotch® Vellum Tape.
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15. Apply Scotch® Quick-Dry Adhesive to the back the rhinestones and attach four small rhinestones above and
below the 2 inch x 2 inch pictures and the four larger rhinestones in each corner of the vellum matte.
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