Nature Girl
Project: 12"x12" page

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Paris used paper, ribbons, brads, and even a silk flower to create an eye-catching “N” to start the page title along the bottom of this 12" layout.

1. Place the blue/brown striped paper with the stripes running vertically. Mat a 5"x7" photo on blue glimmer paper and ink the edges. Glue the photo in the top right corner of the page, 1 3/4" from the right edge, leaving the right edge of the photo unglued. 
2. Computer journal the date onto a small tan tag and ink the edges. Ink the edges of a 2"x3 1/4" piece of blue dotted paper, then tape one end of a 1 1/2" length of light blue ribbon behind the top edge. Wrap the ribbon around the top of the paper and glue the tag so the tab overlaps the loose ribbon end. Glue the paper even with the right edge of the page, with the left edge tucked under the unglued right edge of the photo. Punch and glue a 3/4" circle of striped paper over a blue big brad and add the brad over the tag's tab. Finish gluing the right edge of the photo in place on the page.
3. Computer journal onto the large tan tag and ink the edges. Ink the edges of a 3 1/4"x5" piece of blue dotted paper and glue it in the top left corner of the page, even with the top edge. Tape one end of a 2" length of light blue ribbon behind the top of the page, centered behind the blue dotted paper. Wrap the ribbon around the top of the page and glue the tag so it overlaps the loose ribbon end. Punch and glue a 3/4" circle of striped paper over a brown big brad, then add the brad over the tag's tab.
4. Ink the edges of a 12"x4 1/2" piece of blue dotted paper and glue it even with the bottom edge of the page, overlapping the bottom of the photo. Cover the “N” monogram with brown dotted paper and ink the edges. Wrap a 2" length of light blue ribbon around the top right side of the monogram, taping the loose ends to the backside. Glue the monogram in the bottom left corner of the page. Use a Zot™ to attach a small brown button over the ribbon length.
5. Fold a 3" length each of rust, light blue and black ribbon in half and secure the folded ends down the top left edge of the monogram with brown square brads. Use a brown big brad to attach a brown silk flower in the bottom right corner of the monogram and glue a 3/4" circle of striped paper over the brad. Use a black pen to write the rest of the page title, or try using alphabet stamps or letter rub-ons.

Supplies:

• Monograms in Minutes
• Masculine sarapapers™
• Masculine Embellish-abilities™
• black pen
• black ink pad
• 3/4" circle punch
• small Zots™
• clear adhesive tape