Cover That Chipboard With Thread?

Yup! That's right! There are so many different ways you can embellish your title. You don't have to just leave it plain and use it how it comes. Get creative! Think outside the box!

Ronee Parsons of Olympia, Washington did just that! She used embroidery thread. Check out this creative layout she made. I've also included a list of the supplies she used to make this sweet layout.

If you're not sure what that is exactly, that's the thread you would use for cross-stitching. You can find the embroidery thread in yoru local craft store in the stitching section where they have all the cross stitching things. You'll be surprised how many different colors you have to choose from.

I'll be honest, this wasn't something I would have ever thought of on my own, but I was looking through the April 2007 issue of Memory Makers magazine and I was so excited!

Here are the three simple steps for creating a unique title.

Alphabet Stickers Used Twice

When you buy a sheet of alphabet stickers, be very careful when removing them so as not to damage the area around the sticker. When the letter stickers are removed, there is a color border left over that matches the sticker used. Once you have used the most popular letters, cut the background into small squares, or various shapes, leaving the colored outline of the letter in each block. Now you have a whole new set of alphabet stickers!

Dress Up Your Title

I found myself doing the same thing over and over again. I found I kept putting 3 little dots on every letter. Now, I like that concept, but I realized I did it on just about every layout I was doing. So, I asked the gals on Have Your Way With Paper and here are those ideas:

1. Try leaving them be, using two (or more) different sets of thickers, using some thickers, some flat stickers/cricut cut alphas...I've inked the edges of thickers before - Lisa

2. I love mixing fonts, colors, and textures in my titles. :) It's fun to use rub-ons or something for most of the words and then pick one key word to be chipboard of foam or something that really stands out - Jenny

3. I like to tie a little ribbon around a chipboard letter on a title - Elaine

4. Use your ribbons and fibers especially around chipboard - Krissy

5. Stickles, glitter, paint, alchohol inks (only works if the letters are shiny). - Cheryl

Different Ways to Display Photos

1. use your pictures (the negative space not used or cropped off) as your title lettering
2. use tags to mat you pictures and embellish with thread, eyelets, etc.
3. mat each photo letter for title and use decorative scissors around the edges

Accent Squares

Use your scraps and a sticker maker (I choose to use the Xyron).

1. tear your scraps into pieces
2. run your scraps through your sticker maker without overlapping them (you want to make sure the adhesive covers the entire back side of your scraps)
3. stick them to some cardstock or plain paper (you can overlap here if you want)
4. cut paper into equal squares (starting with strips, then squares)
5. mat onto cardstock
6. add stickers, letters, words, brads, etc. for accent pieces or title