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Issue #447 January 7th 2015
One Sheet ATC Book  
Splitcoast Artist in Residence Dina Kowal will show you how to transform a sheet of cardstock into a mini ATC album with just a few folds and a single cut.
Supplies you'll need for this project
  • Cardstock
  • Paper trimmer
  • Scoring tool
  • Adhesive
  • supply
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    Our Artist in Residence answers your questions
    Q: Chaosmom wants to know: "How do watercolor crayons compare to watercolor pencils?"
    A: Both mediums have a watersoluble wax binder which allows the pigment to be blended with water. Watercolor crayons are great for backgrounds since they can easily be used to cover a large area with color. You can remove the wrapper and color with the entire side of the crayon to cover a background quickly and easily. Pencils have a harder core, and are wonderful for adding texture and finer details once you have larger areas of color blocked in.
     
    Feedback From Past Tutorials
    Teresa has a tip for the Totally Tote Bag tutorial: "When assembling the sides, round toothpicks might be handy in lining the holes up."

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    No special supplies are needed for next week's tutorial.
     
    Brother ScanNCut
    No cartridges or computer needed - this digital cutter does custom cuts in a flash.
     
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