A Red, White and Blue Independence Day Layout

We’re just two days away from the U.S. Independence Day holiday! Between fireworks, cook-outs, time with family and more, you’ll have lots of photos to add to your scrapbooks! Show off your patriotic pride with this layout using materials from the Perfectly Patriotic collection.

Spread by Sachiyo Omitsu — CM Independent Advisor

To create this spread you will need:

Step 1: Cut out a 1?-wide frame from two pieces of Blue Solid Cardstock. Set aside the inside square pieces. Cut two sheets of the baby blue lined paper to measure 11-3/4? x 11-3/4? and add to the frame.

Step 2: Use the Flag Banner Border Punch to punch two borders from the square piece you set aside in Step 1. Cut five 4? x 4? mats and one 4? x 5? mat from the leftover pieces. Cut five 3-3/4? x 3-3/4? mats and one 3-3/4? x 4-3/4? mat from a piece of White Solid Cardstock. Make double mats by adhering the white mats on top of the blue mats.

Step 3: Cut the mini stars paper to 7? x 7?, the red burst paper to 6? x 6? and the blue stars paper to 5? x 5?. Cut each piece diagonally in half and adhere on top of each other. Cut one of the triangle segments into four smaller triangles as shown.

Step 4: Adhere the smaller triangle segments to the left side of the left base page, overlapping each other as shown. Trim the excess as you go. Adhere the Perfectly Patriotic XL Layered Frame Embellishment and a 4? x 4? photo mat.

Step 5: Adhere the larger triangle segment to the top middle of the right base page. Adhere the flag banner border along the triangle segment, tucking the border edge under the triangle segment. Trim the excess as you go.

Step 6: Adhere the stickers and photo mats, using Foam Squares on some for added dimension.

What are your Fourth of July plans?

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