Step-by-Step: American Boy

When I first saw Around The Block's Patriotic line, I fell in love with their deep rich colors and knew I had the perfect photo to use! What could be better than that? Can you say, Around The Block's matching embellishments! Put them all together to create a quick, fun and easy layout!

Supplies:

• 1 enlarged photo
• 1 sheet Stars & Stripes (background)
• 1 sheet America (I cut out the words "United States of America" for backing)
• 1 sheet blue cardstock (title blocks)
• 1 sheet cream textured paper or cardstock
• 1 Patriotic Roll-On Transfers
• 1 Patriotic Magnetic Clip with matching star brad
• 1 Clipper and Patriotic Clip
• 1 Patriotic Soft Brad
• 1 Paper Treats Patriotic Microdots
• tag
• star punch
• 10" long burlap rick-rack
• 5" long ribbon
• ink

Step 1

Adhere ribbon and words cut from America paper to your background paper.

Step 2

Mount photo on cream textured paper or cardstock (I angled mine) and stitch along photo's border. If you don't have a machine, try rub-ons, stitching stamps, or photo-editing software when you edit and print your photo.

Step 3

Take your mounted photo and starting at the top right corner of the cardstock, roll on the Patriotic Roll-On Transfers (again, I angled mine). Do the same for the bottom.

Step 4

Create three title blocks by cutting blue cardstock 1 ¼" wide x 3 ¾" high . Print title letters or use stamps, stickers, rub-ons. Ink or chalk edges (optional).

Step 5

Adhere photo and title blocks to background paper.

Step 6
Write journaling on tag and clip a USA Magnetic Clip to the tag. Attach to the top left of your layout using a matching star brad.

Using the Clipper,- attach a patriotic clip to the side of your title block.

Punch out or stamp a star on cream paper, ink edges and adhere a Paper Treat microdot. Adhere to the bottom right of your photo mat.

Adhere burlap rick-rack to the bottom of the layout and attach a soft brad.

Stitch the left side of your layout.

Stand back and admire your new layout!