Instructions

1. Trim blue patterned paper to 6 1/2" x 10 1/2". Adhere to upper right corner of blue cardstock.
2. Trim silver patterned paper to 5 1/2" x 10 1/2". Adhere to lower right corner of blue cardstock.
3. Trim red cardstock to 1/2" x 12". Adhere to left of patterned papers. Add silver ribbon to cover seam.
4. Trim dot patterned paper to 3/4" x 12". Adhere to left side of page.
5. Cut two 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" tags from red cardstock. Stamp "USA" all over, sprinkle with embossing powder, tap off excess, and heat.
6. Adhere two 2" x 3" photos to 2 1/8" x 3 1/8" silver cardstock. Adhere to 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" blue cardstock. Adhere to red tags. Wrap one tag with silver ribbon and secure with red brad. Staple silver ribbon on second tag. Tie blue buttons with red floss and adhere to tags using Glue Dots. Adhere tags to lower right corner of page.
7. Adhere clear accent to page as shown, using vellum adhesive.
8. Die-cut "JULY" from blue cardstock using Slice die-cutting machine. Ink edges, sprinkle with embossing powder, tap off excess, and heat.
9. Create two envelopes from red cardstock. Stamp "USA" all over, sprinkle with embossing powder, tap off excess, and heat. Adhere to page, as shown.
10. Adhere 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" photo to 5" x 7" blue cardstock. Adhere to 5 1/8" x 7 1/8" red cardstock. Adhere to 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" gray cardstock. Adhere entire piece on top of envelopes, as shown.
11. Add XL eyelets to envelope flaps, as shown.
12. Add die-cut "JULY" on top of photo.
13. Add clear gems to page as shown, using a craft knife or QuickStik to assist you, if necessary.
14. (Optional) Add stitching to page, as shown.