Step-by-Step: Camera Shy

First, you'll need to gather all of your supplies. Here is a list of the things I used, but you can easily substitute whatever supplies you have on hand.

Supplies:

• patterned paper and paper strips from Crate Paper's Cowboy Kit
• misc. buttons
• Doodlebug Design rick-rack
• Heidi Swapp Chipboard Letters
• Hambly patterned paper
• Memories black ink
• Sakura Glaze and Micron pens
• staples
• Zots

Once you have gathered all of your supplies, you are ready to get to work!

Instructions:

1. Trim your background cardstock/patterned paper to 11" by 8.5" and ink the edges.
2. Trim your Hambly patterned paper to 9" by 3.5" and ink the edges. Adhere it to your background cardstock.
3. Mat a 5" x 7" photo on orange cardstock and ink the edges. Adhere it at a slight angle to your background.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Ink the edges of your paper strips (from the kit) and adhere them across the top and near the bottom of your layout.
5. Using Zots, adhere the rickrack across the bottom of your Hambly patterned paper. Then add the rickrack to the top of your layout at an angle overlapping the top of your photo. Use staples and Zots to secure it.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Next, add your title and outline some of the letters with a black Glaze pen to add some interest and make them pop.
7. Add a small journaling tag below your photo on the left side.
8. Embellish with various coordinating buttons. I used Zots to adhere them.
9. Finally, add your journaling.

It's just that simple! I challenge you to create a layout today using some of your favorite embellishments. Be sure to share your creations in the gallery; we'd love to see them!