Using ribbon across or down a page is a common and effective way to embellish a scrapbook layout. Why not use border stickers in the same way! This layout shows one way to do just that.

This layout was created using three shades of brown cardstock (I am going to call mine tan, mocha and chocolate), black cardstock, white cardstock, Creative Imaginations Wrinkled Rust paper, brown ribbon, alphabet stickers and stamps, two shades of brown brads, brown pen, SRM It's a Cat's Life Borders stickers and SRM Paw Prints stickers.

Use your mocha (the middle shade of brown) cardstock for your background. Cut a strip of tan (light brown) cardstock measuring approximately 9.5cm wide and adhere down the right side of your page. Cut a strip of chocolate (dark brown) cardstock approximately 6cm tall and adhere across the bottom of your page. You now have your foundation. 

Cut two circles from Creative Imaginations Wrinkled Rust paper. The diameter of each should be approximately 12cm. Cut straight edges along two side. Position your circles in the top left and bottom right corners of the remaining area of your mocha cardstock, as shown in the layout above.

Mat your photo with white cardstock. Mat again with black cardstock, leaving approximately 3cm below your photo. Adhere a piece of brown ribbon across the black photo mat, under your photo. Centre your photo in the mocha cardstock area of your page and adhere. Embellish your photo with a photo corner cut from tan cardstock in the top left-hand corner and two SRM Paw Prints stickers on top of your ribbon on the right. 

Use alphabet stickers to create your title both above and below your photo. Embellish your title with SRM Paw Prints stickers.

Adhere a thin black 'Here Kitty Kitty' border sticker along the bottom of your page on top of the join between the mocha and chocolate cardstock. Position a cat border sticker below it and another 'Here Kitty Kitty' border sticker below that. If you wish, you can distress the border stickers with sand paper for a more aged look.

Your side column can be used for addition photos or journaling. I have chosen to incorporate various words and phrases relating to the photo. For an interesting effect, I have use tags and rectangles made from Creative Imaginations Wrinkled Rust paper, alphabet stickers, alphabet stamps, ribbon, pen work, brown brads and SRM Paw Prints stickers. To create a similar effect yourself, first decide on what words and phrases you wish to include. Then play around with different fonts and font sizes, as well as the positioning of each phrase. Try to achieve balance in your arrangement. For example, if there is a large tag on the right towards the top, try to also place on the left towards the bottom. Play around with it and see what you come up with!

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