Using Patterned Scrapbooking Papers

There are so many incredible scrapbooking embellishments available that the effects you can create with just patterned scrapbooking papers is often overlooked. This page was created with just a set of three coordinating papers with just a few simple extras.

This layout  was created using NRN Designs Brown Grad Paper Pack, white cardstock, brown ink and NRN Designs Burgundy Brush Alphabet stickers.

Use the underside of the Brown Blocks paper as the background. Ink the edges with brown ink and set aside to dry.

Cut a strip of Brown Mosaic paper measuring approximately 8.5cm tall. Ink the edges with brown ink and adhere horizontally to the page approximately 2cm from the bottom edge.

Cut a blue strip with yellow spots from the Graduation Stripe paper. Ink the edges with brown ink and adhere horizontally across your Mosaic strip, as shown in the layout above.

Mat your photo with white cardstock and again with the underside of the Mosaic paper. Ink the edges with brown ink. Make a mental note of where on the page your photo will sit and then set it aside.

Cut two pieces of Mosaic paper measuring approximately 6cm by 15cm. Ink the edges with brown ink. Adhere the first at an angle towards to top left corner of the page, as shown in the layout above. Place your photo on top (do not glue it down). Adhere the second piece so that it appears tucked in behind the right side of the photo, as shown in the layout above.

Cut a piece from the underside of the Graduation Stripes paper measuring approximately 6cm x 5cm. Ink the edges with brown ink. Tuck it behind the top edge of your photo half way between the two Mosaic pieces and adhere.

Cut two pieces of Graduation Stripes paper measuring approximately 4cm by 5cm. Ink the edges with brown ink. Tuck them in behind the top edge of your photo to fill the gaps between the Mosaic paper and the blue paper. Adhere.

Set you photo aside again - we will come back to it shortly.

Cut a piece from the underside of the Mosaic paper measuring approximately 6.5cm x 11cm. Add your journaling to this piece and ink the edges with brown ink. Adhere at an angle to the right of your page, as shown in the layout above.

Cut a piece from the underside of the Graduation Stripes paper measuring approximately 27.5cm x 6.5cm. Ink the edges with brown ink. Adhere horizontally across your page approximately 6.5cm from the bottom edge, as shown in the layout above. You will find it overlaps the mosaic strip at the bottom of the page, and your angled strips towards the top of the page.

Adhere your photo to the page so that it covers most of the angled pieces of paper and overlaps your horizontal blue strip.

Finally, add your title across the horizontal blue strip using NRN Designs Burgundy Brush Alphabet stickers. And voila, you have a fantastic page and all you needed where a set of coordinated scrapbooking papers!

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