just being {me} layout

A Purple Cows Designer Project

by Robin Gibson
http://ohscrapblog.blogspot.com

Tools:
Purple Cows Smart Trimmer #1060
Purple Cows Click Blade Colonial #2810
Purple Cows Freestyle Mouse #6040
Purple Cows Hot and Cold Laminator #3025
Dymo Tape Tool
Supplies:
Purple Cows Hot Pocket #4050
Anna Griffin Blue Isabelle Paper
Anna Griffin Isabelle 3D Die Cut Stickers
Clearsnap Colorbox Cat’s Eye Ink Sour Apple
Making Memories 5th Ave. Green Velvet Ribbon
Nicole Arts Pearl Strand
Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Piece of lace, needle, thread,
Ranger Adriondack Alcohol Ink “Lettuce”
Me and My Big Ideas Icons Rhinestones
Making Memories Tiny Alphas “mixed ledger”
American Crafts Thickers “sprinkle” green
Dymo Green Tape Creative solutions for Hobby, School, and Home Office!
Clearsnap Smooch Spritz-Electric Blue http://www.purplecows.net/
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Step by Step:
1. Using the #1060 Smart Trimmer, #6040 Freestyle
Mouse and #2810 Colonial Decorative-edged blade,
trim Blue 'Isabelle' patterened paper by Anna Griffin, as
follows: Lay the full sheet on the cutting mat, trim each
corner off the paper, so that the bottom and far edge
are both 138mm ( 5 1/2") in length. This is to your liking
really, if you choose to have more 'clear space' in your
layout, you'll need to trim the pieces to a smaller size.
Do this all the way around, so you have 4 equal sized
'corners' for your layout background.

2. To create the first 'clear space', trim 13mm (1/2") off of the
now diamond shaped paper remaining. Now you'll need to trim
the inside of the diamond shape, keeping the edge intact, as
follows: Using the pointer arrow on the top of the Freestyle
Mouse, watch your trim line, and cut 13mm (1/2") inside your
edge, all the way around. You just created a narrow diamond
shaped strip.

3. To create the next 'clear space', in the way you just

trimmed the inside edge, you'll trim 25mm (1") all the way
around the inside. You should have a diamond shaped piece (for
the middle background) that measures about 9" from top to
bottom. The measurements are really all up to you. Make this
uniquely yours and have more or less clear space etoaryour liking!
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4. Ink all edges of the pieces you'll keep to make
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your background, with Colorbox Cat's Eye Ink Queue
'Sour Apple'. Ink the edges of your photos or photo mat,
as desired. Turn the #3020 Laminator on for a quick heat
up, while you position your pieces to make your back-
ground layer.

5. Take a #4050 12x12 Hot Pocket and open it out

on a flat surface. Position the cut and inked pieces to
create 'clear spaces' as shown, making your background.
Be sure to position the corner pieces so your outside
edge will appear to be 'lined up' once enclosed in the
Hot Pocket. Position photos to your liking once the cut
pieces are postioned. When you're happy with place-
ment, run the whole page through the Laminator, and
prepare to be amazed! Voila! Instant layout background
that is fully protected, just waiting for some embellish-
ment!
6. Create your lace flower by sewing a wide basting stitch along the bottom edge of a piece of lace. Measurement will
depend on the type of lace used. This particular pattern was easier to choose by the number of pineapple designs. I
chose 8, which gives my 'flower' 8 petals. If you're using a different type of lace, sew the stitch and gather the lace along
the stitch line. When you have the desired amount of 'gather' and can
connect each end with a couple of knot stitches, you're done. Trim this and
adjust the gathers on the flower to your liking. Embellish the center with a
Purple Cows Inc. coordinating 3D die-cut sticker from the Anna Griffin 'Isabelle' line. The
3210 North Canyon Rd. Suite 307 Provo, UT 84604 USA
edges of the sticker should be inked with Colorbox Cat's Eye Ink Queue
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7. Cut 2 lengths of Making Memories, 5th Avenue Green
Velvet Ribbon, to frame your photos on the far right and
bottom edges. Trim 2 lengths of the Pearl Strand, by Nicole
Arts, to weave around the ribbon lengths. Adhere these to
the far right and bottom edges, as shown, weaving the
Pearl Strand around the Green Velvet Ribbon as you go. I
used 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, by Helmar!

8. Next you'll measure another length of Pearl Strand, to

drape around the far left and top edges of your layout, to
your liking. Once you've positioned this as desired, adhere
with Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

9. Using Ranger's Adirondack Alcohol Ink 'Lettuce', ink 3

Me and My Big Ideas 'Icons' Rhinestones, and let dry. These
are self-adhesive, so once dry, you can adhere them to the
corners of your 'frame' as shown.

10. Place 3 clear Me and My Big Ideas 'Icons' Rhinestones

on the body of the 3D Butterfly sticker, {coordinating
Anna Griffin 3D sticker sheet 'Isabelle'}, and place the
sticker on the left edge of the Green Velvet Ribbon along
the bottom edge of the photos. Place the 3D larger
flower sticker in the upper right corner, where the Pearl
Strand meets.

11. Using the Making Memories, Tiny Alphas 'mixed

ledger', spell 'just being' and place in the upper left hand
corner, just under the Pearl Strand corner meet. With the Year
American Crafts Thickers 'Sprinkle' in Green, spell {me} n te e
just under the tiny alphas, as shown.

12. With green tape in the Dymo tool, spell out the titles or
roles you play. Or words that describe you, and trim the edge of
each word on an angle. Place these in list fashion, along the left
edge of your photos, as shown.

13. I colored the intials and bracket pieces, along the

bottom in this way: With the Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink
'Lettuce', I applied color to American Crafts Thickers 'Jewelry
Box' in white. Let dry. Place the colored letters, and brackets
{American Crafts Thickers 'Sprinkles' in Green}, in the Clearsnap
ColorCatcher Box, and spray with Electric Blue Smooch Spritz
Sprays. Let dry. Adhere along middle bottom of layout.

Purple Cows Inc.

3210 North Canyon Rd. Suite 307 Provo, UT 84604 USA
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