Basic scrapbooking has you place photos and embellishments on cardstock or patterned paper - easy and... well, basic. The next step is layering. But trying to get that layered look can be very intimidating. Where do you even start? This title teaches you just how easy it is to get to that layered look in any papercrafting project.

Basic scrapbooking has you place photos and embellishments on cardstock or patterned paper - easy and...well, basic. The next step for most scrapbookers is layering. But trying to get that rich, interesting layered look can be very intimidating. Where do you even start? “Art of Layers” teaches scrapbookers and beginning mixed media artists just how easy it is to get to that layered look in any papercrafting project. Author Ronda Palazzari teaches readers 50 techniques that will serve as tools to pull out whenever a layered look is desired. The chapters allow the reader to build their skills, from paper techniques they won't be afraid to try adding fabric and stamping and finally giving spray inks and gesso a try.

Ronda Palazzari is a 2009 Memory Makers Master and an active member of the scrapbooking community. From September 2009 to September 2010, she has had 43 pieces of her works published in magazines or idea books. She is the Design Team Coordinator for Cocoa Daisy kits and is on the design team of other manufacturers as well, including Crate Paper, Fancy Pants, Lily Bee and Purple Onion. She is an active instructor who recently taught at a scrapbooking event in Greece with Ali Edwards, Jenni Bowlin and Lisa Pace.