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What Makes a Great Dad
By Linda Peterson

Materials

• AMACO® ArtEmboss® Soft Metal Sheets — Black
• AMACO® ArtEmboss® Stylus Tools
• AMACO® Fun Wire™ — 24 Gauge Silver
• AMACO® Rub ’n Buff® — Silver Leaf
• AMACO® Pasta Machine (optional)
• AMACO® Texture Sheets of choice
• Craft Foam (needed if using a pasta machine)
• Design Originals: Photo Slide Mounts
• Therm O Web - Peel-N-Stick™ Sticky Strips
• Therm O Web - Super Tape (double stick tape)
• Alphabet Template
• Papers in color of choice
• Black & White Photos
• Deval Products: Scrapbook Perfect Glue
• Scissors
• Pliers

Step 1

Place the template wrong side up onto ArtEmboss® Black. Trace around letters with a stylus. Cut out into irregular rectangle shapes.

Step 2

Sandwich ArtEmboss® Black between AMACO® Texture Sheet and craft foam. Roll through pasta machine on the third thinnest setting. Highlight raised areas with Rub ’n Buff® Silver Leaf. Place slide mounts onto metal. Cut around leaving 1/4" border on all sides.Wrap metal to inside of slide mount. Place photo inside and close. Repeat for remaining photos.

Step 3

With pliers shape words from FunWire™. We chose: Play, Laugh, and Sing. Create three coils of wire with pliers.

Step 4

Assembling: Position paper as shown in photo. Mount photo as desired. Apply double stick tape to back of photo and position on layout.

Step 5

Apply sticky strips to back of photo mounts. Place where desired.

Step 6

Glue wire words, metal letters and coils into place.

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