You Two: Basic Grey Page Using Marrakech
Posted by scrapbook on August 21, 2009 under Idea, Page Idea | 
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What a precious layout! This Basicgrey layout is based off of the Marrakech line. This layout has a lot going on, but it all blends together. I love the hole-punched layered look in the top left-hand corner and bottom right-hand cornerof this page. The colors seem to wrap the photo in a glow. It makes the picture that much more serene. This layout may be a bit more challenging, but i think the results are fabulous! Also make sure to try and use these techniques on other layouts!
BasicGrey supplies/
Cupcake alpha stickers
3†x 6½†and 3†x 9†strips Vanilla Chai
3½†x 6†piece Palace Blue
3†x 9†strip Masala Bella + extra from which to cut flowers
3†circle Mandarin Slice
3†circle African Nectar
¼†x 12†strip Cardamon
6†x ¾†strip African Nectar
Two ½†x 12†strips Palace Blue
Miscellaneous Marrakech brads
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Photos needed/one 5½†x 9†vertical photo
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Other supplies/
Adhesive of choice
Gold thread and needle for hand stitching
Brown chalk ink
Aqua pigment ink (to dye alpha stickers)
Trimmer or cutting mat/straight edge
Circle cutter (or 3†circle punch)
White opaque pen
Dimensional foam/pop dots
Large scalloped scissors
Crop-a-Dile or long-reach hole punch
White cardstock
1 sheet 12†x 12†coordinating cardstock
Instructions/
1 On a plain 12†x 12†cardstock base that coordinates with the pat-tern papers, adhere 3†x 6½†piece of Vanilla Chai to the top, left corner horizontally.
2 Mount 3†x 9†strip of Vanilla Chai to the bottom, right corner horizontally.
3 Mount vertical 5½†x 9†photo into the upper left corner vertically.
4 Adhere vertical strip of Masala Bella to page so that it’s lower left corner is flush with the lower left corner of the page as shown.
5 Leaving room at the top and bottom, journal on 3½†x 6†vertical piece of Palace Blue. Mount to the empty space in the center of the page. Its edges should be flush with the other edges on all sides, but slightly longer at the bottom (this area will be covered up by the title circle).
6 Mount 3†circle of Mandarin Slice to white cardstock and trim around the circle with large scalloped scissors to creat a floral shape. shape.
7 using needle and gold thread, stitch spiral shape on to center flower shape as shown.
8 Slightly curve “petals†up and mount flowers to the bottom left corner of Palace Blue Section.
9 Mount 3†circle of African Nectar slightly above and slightly overlapping Mandarin Slice circle/flower as shown.
10 Using aqua/teal ink, color alpha stickers to spell title. Mount title into center of African Nectar circle.
11 Trim 6†x ¾†strip African Nectar to 6†x ½†with large scalloped scissors and adhere, scallops pointing down, to top edge of Palace Blue section as shown.
12 Adhere ½†x 12†strip Cardamon above Masala Bella horizontally along left edge of the page. Trim excess.
13 Take excess section of Cardamon strip and adhere horizontally below photo along the right edge of the page.
14 Using a long-reach hole punch or a Crop-a-Dile, punch holes approximately 2½†in from the top edge and bottom edge of the page in the Vanilla Chai sections.
15 Mount strips of Palace Blue to the back of the page so that the blue shows through where the holes were.
16 Using needle and thread, stitch white cardstock tab to left of Pal-ace Blue section as shown.
17 cut out various flowers from Masala Bella sheet. Adhere as shown and desired, raising some on dimensional foam and securing others with brads.18 Finish by adding pen work as shown with white opaque pen.
