Hi!  I’m back with two more layouts made from the Citrus Summer collection from Creative Memories.  Today I’m doing double duty with a joint post to my blog and also a Border Maker Monday post for Creative Life Scrapbooking on Facebook.

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A few weeks ago, I spent some time in my craft room playing with the Citrus Summer collection and shared two layouts here on Karyn Crops.  Today I’m sharing the last two layouts that I created.

My first layout features a decorative border that I created using a few tools and the Citrus Summer Paper and Embellishments.  These embellishments are super cute and feature a ton of beach and summer icons – in fact, you get 2 of each embellishment!  And they come in an adorable little box.

To make my border:

• Cut a 12″ x 1-1/5″ strip of White Cardstock;
• Cut a 12″x 2″ strip of the red floral paper in the Citrus Summer Paper;
• Use the Lace Trim Border Punch to punch 2 borders from Navy Cardstock;
• Punch 6 leaves from Leaf Green Cardstock using the Tropical Leaf Punch;
• Assemble and adhere the pieces as shown;
• Add a title using navy stickers;
• Use the 12″ Decorative Trimmer to cut a 12″ x 1/4″ strip from the wavy side of the trimmer, and trim the border to fit before and after your title; and
• Finish the border with fruit and tropical flower Citrus Summer Embellishments adhered with Foam Squares.

  
  

To finish your page:

• Cut the center from a sheet of 12″ x 12″ Navy Cardstock;
• Adhere a 11-1/2″ x 11-1/2″ piece of pink patterned Citrus Summer Paper;
• Mat your photos with Navy Cardstock; and
• Add journaling, embellishments and a word sticker from the Citrus Summer Stickers.

I created a double-page layout by duplicating my background and border.  My photos measure 4″ x 6″ and 3″ x 3″.

The focal point of my second layout is a fun treatment of the Citrus Summer Stickers.  The stickers contain almost an entire sheet of single words and summer phrases.

To make my first page, I created a large doily by using the Custom Cutting System with the retired Jumbo Circle Pattern to cut a large circle from White Cardstock.  I then held the Lace Trim Border Punch upside down and punched around the circle.  I tried not to overlap any of my punches.

From Black Cardstock, I used the Lace Trim Border Punch to punch a border and trimmed the border to about 1/4″ x 12″ preserving the line of vertical dots.

I layered the black border and the doily with a 5″ x 12″ strip of the check patterned paper and a 8″ x 12″ piece of the red floral paper to make a 12″ x 12″ background.
 

I incorporated several of the word stickers into a paragraph that describes my photos.  To provide spacing and to help keep my journaling straight, I lightly drew pencil lines that I later erased.   I completed the page with a few more stickers and some embellishments.   

For my second page, I punched a border from White Cardstock with the Lace Trim Border Punch and a second border from Black Cardstock.  I adhered together a 9″ x 12″ piece of the check paper and a 3-3/4″ piece of the red floral paper to create a 12″ x 12″ background and added the two border pieces.   My photos are 4″ x 6″ and 4″ x 4″ and matted with Black Cardstock.

You can purchase any of the tools or materials used through my Creative Memories website.  Thanks so much for visiting with me today, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer!

Karyn