“Flugtag PDX” by Megan Smith

1. Gather your supplies: Crop Addict June 2011 Monthly Kit, Crop Addict June 2011 Monthly Kit Option, 18 photos (one 6”x5”, two 6”x4”, three 4”x2”, twelve 2”x2”), Two sheets white cardstock, Black slick writer, Black journaling pen, Border punch and Various adhesives.
2. Use the two sheets of white cardstock as your base and tape the center margin together to help secure the two sides of your layout together.
3. Cut two pieces of the green grid paper to 12”x 2¾” and punch a decorative border along one of the 12” sides of each piece. Adhere these pieces of paper, decorative border side up, along the top of your layout, about 1-5/8” from the top edge of your layout.
4. Adhere the 6”x5” photo flush against the left side of your layout and 4” from the bottom edge of your layout. Adhere the two 6”x4” photos directly to the right of this photo in a line so the bottom edges of the photos are all in line with each other.
5. Cut two pieces of the blue motorcycle paper to 12” x 1¾”. Adhere these pieces of paper along the bottom of your layout, about 1” from the bottom edge of your layout.
6. Cut two pieces of the zig-zag paper to 12”x 1¾” and then fussy cut a zig-zag edge on one of the 12” sides of each piece. Adhere these pieces of paper, zig-zag side down, flush along the bottom edge of your photos and overlapping the blue motorcycle paper.
7. Arrange the three 4”x2” and twelve 2”x2” photos in a 3x6 grid fashion in a vertical line down the right side of your layout and adhere. Define the lines between the edges of all your photos using the black slick writer.
8. Add your title to the wide section of the green grid paper using the chipboard alphas. If you use some of the outline letters, back them first with some coordinating scrap paper from the kit.
9. Add your journaling to a tag using your journaling pen.
10. Create two different embellishment clusters on your layout – one above the 6”x5” photo and one below the 6”x4” photo on the right-hand side of your layout. Use designs and sentiments cut from the Motor-cross paper, the acrylic gears with brads, the tags and chipboard frames to create these clusters. Use foam adhesives on some of the embellishments for added dimension. Add your journaled tag to the cluster on the right-hand side of your page.
11. Add the Heidi Swapp rubons to various photos throughout your layout for added embellishments.