Patterned paper collections often provide unique colour schemes and pattern combinations you might not necessarily think of yourself. With this layout, Barbara uses Deja Views paper to show how to make paper collections work for you.

This layout  was created using Deja Views Peaberry Paper Pack 12x12 (Four Square Peaberry Paper, Stripe Peaberry Paper, Flower Peaberry Paper, Block Peaberry Paper and Weathered Peaberry Paper), light blue cardstock, dark blue cardstock, white cardstock, a dark ink (like navy blue, brown or black), chipboard letters, rub-ons and brads.

Begin with the page on the left. Use the Weathered Peaberry Paper as your background. Cut a strip of Stripe Peaberry Paper approximately 4cm high and ink the long edges. Adhere across the top of the page, as shown in the layout above. 

Cut a piece of Block Peaberry Paper measuring approximately 29.5cm by 11cm and round all four corners. Ink the edges and when dry, adhere across the middle of your page, as shown in the layout above.

Cut a strip of Stripe Peaberry Paper approximately 5cm high and ink the long edges. Mat with a light blue cardstock and again, ink the edges. Adhere across the bottom of your page, as shown in the layout above.

Mat your photo with light blue cardstock and again with white cardstock. Adhere to your page, slightly off-centre.

Cut monogram letters for your title (in this case, boys) out of the Flower Peaberry Paper and mat with dark blue cardstock. Position across the top of your page, as shown above, and adhere.

Cut out five blocks from Block Peaberry Paper and position as diamonds along your bottom strip of striped paper. Place a chipboard letter inside each block to form another section of your title (in this case, their).

Finish off your left-hand page with brads and a quote rub-on. Now it's time to move on to the right-hand page.

Use the Four Sqaure Peaberry Paper as your background. Cut a strip of Flower Peaberry Paper measuring approximately 15cm by 7cm and ink the edges. Mat with light blue cardstock and again, ink the edges. Adhere in the top left corner of your page, as shown in the layout above.

Cut a strip of Stripe Peaberry Paper measuring approximately 14cm by 2.5cm and ink the edges. Repeat with Block Peaberry Paper and again with Flower Peaberry Paper. Arrange the three strips one above the other at the top right of your page.

Mat your photo with light blue cardstock and again with white cardstock. Adhere in the middle of your page, slightly to the right.

Cut two strips of Stripe Peaberry Paper measuring approximately 15cm by 2.5cm and ink the edges. Position in the bottom left square of your page. Use chipboard letters to add another segment of your title (in this case, toys) between the two stripes. You may like to embellish the first letter with Flower Peaberry Paper. 

Cut three blocks from Block Peaberry Paper and ink the edges. Turn them so they appear as diamonds and overlap them in a vertical line next to your photo.

Cut a piece of Block Peaberry Paper measuring approximately 13.5cm by 10.5cm and ink the edges. Cut a rectangular window from the bottom right of this piece and ink the edges. Adhere to the bottom right of your page. Finish off your title by placing chipboard letters (in this case, MG) inside the window.

Finally, finish off your page by embellishing with brads.

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