July 2008 sketch

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designer: Lisa Storms

This two-page sketch allows you to display a ton of photos all beginning with standard 4x6 prints.  I added a fun decorative border to each photo and pulled them all together by outlining each with a white pen.  I used the dimensional circle flower centers to create a festive balloon bouquet tied to a number five.  I further pulled together my theme by including a half flower for a ballerina tutu and a quick hand punch to symbolize my daughter's age.
   

Difficulty rating

• Required supplies:
• Pop-up Punch - Circle
• Foam Dots
• Round 'n Round - Medium
• High Five - Medium
• Desktop Rotary Trimmer
• Clouds Paper Edgers
• No. 5 Non-Stick™ Scissors
• Fiskars scallop paper edgers
• Fiskars pinking edgers
• Heidi Grace "baby" papers, stickers, rub-ons
• Cloud 9 designs foil chipboard letters
• Other- cardstock, vellum, string, pens,

Instructions (Print version)

1.  Crop all photos to sketch sizes and ink edges.
2.  Trim flocked dot paper to 12x3, ink edges, cut in half, and adhere centered between two sheets of gray cardstock.  Add chipboard letters.
3.  Add decorative edge to each photo using alternating designs and papers.  Adhere all photos around title block according to sketch.
4.  Add 6x3 journaling block with decorative edge.  Outline entire decorative-edged perimeter with white pen.
5.  Cut flower in half and adhere to bottom of journaling block with chipboard sticker.
6.  Tie string around circular flower centers and adhere to right side of layout.  Tie remaining string to letter sticker and adhere to layout with small foam adhesive dots.
7.  Punch circles from flocked circle paper and adhere to left side of layout with foam adhesive dots.  Punch larger circle from vellum and top with punched hand with rub-on "5".
8.  Rough up edges to complete layout.