Beautiful Layout

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Difficulty rating

• Required supplies:
• Light pink, white and black cardstock
• Several shades of pink cardstock scraps
• Fiskars Tape Runner
• 1” black and white gingham ribbon by Offray
• Pearl beads
• Metal monogram letter by Making Memories
• Versamark ink by Tsukineko
• Black Embossing Powder by Stampin’ Up!
• Black rub-on alphabet letters by Scrappin Creations
• Other: Sewing machine and black thread, Black and white photo(s), Metal monogram letter by Making Memories

Instructions (Print version)

1. To create the background, use a sewing machine and black thread to straight stitch around edge of a 12” x 12” piece of light pink cardstock.  Stitch a double row curving and crossing each other so sewing is not exactly straight.
2. Cut a 4” x 12” strip of white cardstock.  Use the Embossing Border Punch to punch across one long edge.  Line punch up so you get 6 complete scallops.
3. Cut a black cardstock strip 3” x 12”.  Use the small edge of the Deckle Paper Tear Edger (or freehand tear) one long side the black strip.
4. Mount the white scallop edge piece over the black piece so black tearing extends slightly form under scallops.
5. Mount entire piece to lower part of pink background cardstock. 
6. Mount photo to a piece of black cardstock and cut to create a border around photo. 
7. Mount photo piece to a piece of white cardstock and cut around leaving a larger border – making sure on the right side of the photo cut white cardstock so it is about 3” longer than photo. 
8. Use the Embossing Border punch to punch along right side of white cardstock.  Try to line punch up so you get 3 complete scallops.
9. Tear a black piece of cardstock as in the bottom border to fit behind white scallops on photo piece. Adhere entire photo piece to top left of layout tilting slightly. 
10. Use the black rub-on letters to create a word or title on right side of photo.
11. Computer print journaling onto white cardstock and cut out into a block. 
12. Sew around journaling block with black thread and a straight stitch.  Adhere to lower right of scalloped strip. 
13. Tie a bow in the ribbon and place over scalloped strip toward left side.  Wrap ends across layout and adhere ends under.
14. Wrap a piece of ribbon around top right of photo to crate a ribbon corner.
15. Press metal monogram letter into Versamark ink and then black embossing powder.  Heat emboss and tie or adhere letter under knot in bow. 
16. Use the Pop-Up Daisy Punch and different shades of pink cardstock to punch a variety of daisies. 
17. Adhere a daisy at the top of each scallop and place a grouping around the bottom left corner of photo. 
18. Adhere a pearl bead to the center of each daisy.

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   Note: Use this same format on layout as a template for any theme or photos.  A grouping of several photos could be places instead of the one big photo.  Use different border punches and pop-up punches to give different effects according to the theme of your layout.