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12 x 12 Layout: “Beauty”
by Wendy Smedley

Materials Needed

4 x 6 photo

Chatterbox Memory Building Kit (Gazebo)
2 sheets of patterned paper
2 sheets of solid paper
1 paper flower
2 photo corners
letter stickers
8-inch length of ribbon
1 sheet of lined notebook paper
Black archival pen
Black distressing ink
Glue stick
   
 
Instructions
1. 1. To create a mat for your photo and journaling, cut an 8 x 7 inch piece from a sheet of patterned paper and an 8 x 2½ inch piece from a sheet of solid paper. Overlap the two pieces about half an inch, and adhere together.
2. 2. Mount the mat on a 12 x 12 sheet of solid paper. Position the mat slightly off-center to leave room for your title.
3. 3. Adhere your photo in the upper left-hand corner of the mat.
4. 4. Add an 8-inch length of ribbon below your photo.
5. 5. Cut a 4 x ¾ inch strip from a second sheet of patterned paper. Adhere it above the ribbon, to the right of your photo.
6. 6. Cut a 2 x 3¾ inch piece from lined notebook paper. Write your journaling using a black archival pen. If desired, ink the edges of your journaling block. Adhere it above the strip of patterned paper.
7. 7. Add your title, photo corners and a paper flower.
8. 8. If desired, ink around the edges of your layout.
   
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