Film Frame Photo Book
Rreprinted from The Basics of Rubber Stamping

Need a great gift idea? Try this unique photo book! Using a film frame stamp, silver ink and embossing powder, the experts from Inkadinkadoo transform plain black matboard into a personalized gift or keepsake.

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Instructions:

1. Stamp Film Frame six times onto black paper with silver ink. Sprinkle silver embossing powder onto the wet ink and heat set by placing the embossing tool over the image and moving it back and forth until the powder turns into a glaze-like finish. Place one stamped frame onto a cutting surface and use the knife to cut out the black paper around the frames to 2 5/8"x1 5/8". Cut out the window of each film frame, slightly smaller than the frame itself, leaving a 1/8" border.
2. Tape a photo behind each frame window, then tape the six frames end-to-end to create a filmstrip. Cut six 2 5/8"x1 5/8" rectangles of black paper and glue one to the back of each frame piece.
3. Cut two 3 1/4"x2" rectangles of black matboard. Attach an eyelet into each corner of each matboard rectangle.
4. Cut the ribbon in half. Glue one end of one length to the back ends of the filmstrip. Glue the back of the right end section of the filmstrip centered on a matting rectangle, so the ribbon extends outward. Repeat for the left end section on the remaining matting rectangle. Fold the filmstrip into an accordion to close it, so the front cover is on top.
5. Stamp Love Letters onto silver paper with silver ink. Sprinkle silver embossing powder on top of the wet ink and heat set. Cut the stamped image out to a 21/8"x15/8" rectangle and glue it centered on the accordion book front cover. Thread silver floss through the eyelets so it runs vertically on the front side and horizontally on the inside and knot the ends. Trim the tails close to the knots. Tie the ribbon into a bow to secure the book.