Adding titles to your layouts is easy as A, B, C, 1, 2, 3! You can ace your way to scribing style with the Back To School ABC Handwriting Stencil, which features uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation and symbols. Take a page of inspiration from blog contributor Noreen Smith and see how this school themed scrapbook layout makes the grade. (You can alpha-bet on it!)
To create this layout you will need:
- Back To School Paper Pack or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- Back To School Embellishments or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- White Solid Cardstock or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- 12-inch Trimmer or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- Back To School ABC Handwriting Stencil or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- Tape Runner or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- Repositionable Tape Runner or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- Foam Squares or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
- Rosey Red, Pure Orange, Pure Blue, Spring Green, Orchid Purple & Black Dual-Tip Pens or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
Take a closer look at the Back To School ABC Handwriting Stencil and Dual-Tip Pens in the video below.
Step 1: Use a piece of blue thought bubbles designer paper as base.
Step 2: Using the 12-inch Trimmer, cut a 12″ x 2-1/2″ strip from the school buses designer paper and a 12″ x 2″ strip from White Solid Cardstock.
Step 3: Use the ruler edge of the Back To School ABC Handwriting Stencil to draw ruled handwriting lines on the cardstock strip with the Black Dual-Tip Pen; draw a dashed line across the middle of the strip, then a solid line 1/2″ above and 1/2″ below.
Step 4: Use the Back To School ABC Handwriting Stencil to trace uppercase letters across the ruled handwriting lines strip, alternating the five different shades of pens (rosey red, pure orange, spring green, pure blue and purple orchid). (Tip: For a crisp result, trace the outline of each letter with the fine tip of the pen first, followed by filling in with the wider tip.)
Step 5: Mount alphabet ruled handwriting lines strip onto the school bus paper strip, then mount across top of base page, approximately 1/2″ from the top edge.
Step 6: Using the 12-inch Trimmer, cut three 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ photo mats and one 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ photo mats from various designer papers. Mount three 3″ x 4″ photos and one 4″ x 4″ photo onto the mats and adhere onto the base page below the border as shown.
Step 7: Add one of the journal embellishments and journal with one of the pens. Add other embellishments to the layout as desired.
Will you be using this handwriting stencil to scribe titles and extra detail to your scrapbook layouts? What do you think of this A+ school themed scrapbook layout?