{"id":1447,"date":"2016-01-11T16:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2016-01-11T16:00:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T16:00:24","slug":"project-idea-best-things-in-life-page-layout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2016\/01\/11\/project-idea-best-things-in-life-page-layout\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Idea: Best Things in Life Page Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh, fun and fabulous &#8211; simply the best\u00a0way to describe our\u00a0new Fresh Picks line. Featuring gorgeous watercolor washes in turquoise, purple and yellow hues, this collection is quickly becoming a favorite of many. And, when paired with uniquely lovely treatments of photos and papers on a simple white page &#8211; well, you can see just how great the results can be.<!--more Click to read full post--><\/p>\n<p>To create it, you&#8217;ll need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/decorative\/paper-packs\/fresh-picks-paper-pack.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh Picks Paper Pack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/decorative\/slide-in-packs\/fresh-picks-slide-in-pack.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fresh Picks Slide-In Pack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/tools\/border-and-punches\/2-way-corner-rounder.html\" target=\"_blank\">2-Way Corner Rounder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/decorative\/stickers\/fall-in-leaf-embellishments.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fall In Leaf Embellishments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/accessories\/adhesives\/foam-squares.html\" target=\"_blank\">Foam Squares<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/tools\/custom-cutting-system.html\" target=\"_blank\">Custom Cutting System with Circle Patterns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/pages-protectors\/plain-pages\/white-12x12-plain-pages-and-protectors.html\" target=\"_blank\">White Scrapbook Pages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativememories.com\/shop-all\/tools\/trimmers\/all-purpose-scissors.html\" target=\"_blank\">Scissors<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Photos- (3) 3-3\/4\u201d x 3-3\/4\u201d,\u00a0 (2) 3-3\/4\u201d x 5-3\/4\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Step 1: Using a paper trimmer, cut a piece from the lavender paper to measure 12\u201d x 8\u201d. Cut this piece in half, so that you have two pieces that measure 6\u201d x 8\u201d.\u00a0 Use the Corner Maker to round the corners on one side of each of the pieces.\u00a0 Adhere each piece to each side of the spread, so they butt up together in the middle as shown.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Cut one piece from each grey and yellow patterned paper to measure\u00a04-1\/2\u201d x 6-1\/2\u201d. Adhere green flower print Slide-In card to grey mat and turquoise leaf-patterned Slide-In card to yellow mat. Adhere mats to pages as shown.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Trim two photos to measure 3-3\/4\u201d x 5-3\/4\u201d. Adhere one photo to each photo mat.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Using the paper trimmer, cut four strips of blue patterned paper to measure 12\u201d x 1\u201d. Adhere to the top and bottom edges of the scrapbook pages on each page.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Cut two strips of grey\u00a0patterned paper using the paper trimmer to measure 8\u201d x \u00be\u201d. Adhere along the blue patterned paper along the top right of right page and bottom left of left page as shown.<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Cut two strips to measure 7\u201d x \u00bd\u201d from yellow patterned paper. Use a scissors to cut a \u201cv\u201d into one end of each strip.\u00a0 Adhere along the top of the plum strips.<\/p>\n<p>Step 7: Cut four different patterned papers to measure 4\u201d x 4\u201d. Use the corner maker to round the corners along one side of each\u00a0square. \u00a0Adhere to the layout on the far left and right sides of each page as shown.\u00a0 Add square photos to the top of each paper mat, slightly offset as shown, using foam squares.<\/p>\n<p>Step 8: Using the CCS, cut a circle from the floral patterned paper using the outside of the small circle with the green blade. Cut this circle in half with your paper trimmer.\u00a0 Adhere one\u00a0half along the top right of right page and bottom left of\u00a0left page.<\/p>\n<p>Step 9: Using the CCS, cut out the butterfly circles from the paper using the inside of the small circle and the red blade. Adhere to the circle halves as shown using foam squares.<\/p>\n<p>Step 10: Cut the border out from the border strips paper. Cut border\u00a0in half, then adhere each half on top of the photos. Add one pearl (from Fall In Leaf Embellishments) to the outer edge of each of the border halves.<\/p>\n<p>Step 11: Use black pen to journal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh, fun and fabulous &#8211; simply the best\u00a0way to describe our\u00a0new Fresh Picks line. Featuring gorgeous watercolor washes in turquoise, purple and yellow hues, this collection is quickly becoming a favorite of many. 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