This month our designers have a variety of ideas for you: From zooming in on your photos to stamping layouts and creating intricate designs with easy-to-use templates, you're sure to find something to heat up your summer scrapbooking!

Stephens Family Reunion
By Shauna Berglund-Immel

	You can easily zoom in and focus on a subject by “punching? that person out of a photo. By matting it and using foam tape, the image will pop off the page, giving your layout extra dimension. Here Shauna used this technique by using a circle punch on photos of grandmother and great grandson.
		Supplies: patterned Paper Pizazz®: watercolor stars: Jacie's Watercolor Naturals specialty Paper Pizazz®: white vellum, blue vellum solid Paper Pizazz®: white: Plain Pastels, black: Solid Jewel Tones tag art letters and numbers: Tag Art Cut-Outs™ (also available by the sheet), wood alphabet tiles: Alphabet Tiles Cut-Outs™ (also available by the sheet) black decorating chalks: Paper Wishes/Craf-T Products circle punch: Marvy® Uchida pens: black Sakura Gelly Roll Scotch®Brand foam mounting tape ck cursive font: Creating Keepsakes' The Best of Creative Lettering Combo 1/8” black eyelets: Paper Wishes/Magic Scraps™

Instructions:

1. Tear white vellum to 4”x12? Chalk torn edge with black chalk and adhere to bottom of watercolor stars paper, with black eyelets as shown.
2. Computer journal on white, mat on black, and trim to 1/16? Adhere over white vellum. Mat heritage photo on white, trim to 1/16? adhere to white vellum. Journal on white vellum with black pen.
3. Punch photo out with circle punch. Mat on white, trim to 1/16?then adhere to layout as shown using foam mounting tape.
4. Cut out alphabet tags. Center and glue to top of watercolor stars paper. Use a black pen for dots and stitching on tags.
5. Tear white vellum to 1 1/2”x12? Chalk torn edges with black. Journal with black pen by placing computer journaling behind vellum and tracing. Adhere torn vellum strip over alphabet tags using eyelets as shown.
6. Cut out alphabet tiles. Place foam tape on the back and adhere down the right side of the page as shown. Chalk on watercolor stars paper, under and around the right and bottom edges of tiles to create drop shadows.

Follow Your Dreams
By Shauna Beglund-Immel

	If you're interested in stamping, vellum is a great medium to stamp on and layer over patterned paper. Remember to make sure the ink has plenty of time to dry before handling the vellum, or it will smear.
		Supplies: patterned Paper Pizazz®: tan collage: Jacie's Collage Papers specialty Paper Pizazz®: ivory vellum, gold: Metallic Gold Papers (also available by the sheet) solid Paper Pizazz®: black: Solid Jewel Tones rectangle tag: Tag Art #2 Cut-Outs™ Chinese coins: Artsy Collage™ Travel Paper Art black decorating chalks: Paper Wishes/Craf-T Products pens: black Sakura Gelly Roll inks: archival graphite black pigment pad: Brilliance by Tsukineko detail gold embossing powder: Personal Stamp Exchange Printers Lowercase Alphabet Stamps: Hero Arts stamps: believe, inspire, dream, Asian Character stamps: Dawn Houser Stamps, Inkadinkado; Chinese coin stamp: All Night Media, Inc. natural fibers collection: Paper Wishes/Magic Scraps™ embossing stamp pad: Top Boss® round brass beads gold eyelets: Stamp Studio Scotch® Brand foam mounting tape Glue Dots™ 3L Transparent Mounting Squares font: Wonton

Instructions:

1. Tear a 4 1/2”x12?strip of ivory vellum. Stamp it with black Asian characters and chalk edges.
2. Cut away the faux-corrugated portion of tan collage paper and chalk the edges. Layer vellum on the left side of the collage paper, then layer remaining faux-corrugated portion of collage paper over the vellum. Secure corners with brass brads.
3. Mat photo on gold, black and then ivory vellum with chalked edges. Stamp large single words in black for journaling. Use alphabet tiles and black ink to incorporate the single words into sentences.
4. Stamp Chinese coins and emboss the wish in gold. Adhere a gold eyelet to top of tag, then string fibers through and tie coins to the fiber ends. Attach to the page with foam tape and Glue Dots™.

Your Eyes...
By Lisa Dattola

	Intricate detail in this pink and silver frame draws your eye to the main photo of the page. Mini round and heart-shaped brads add additional detail to catch the eye. .
		Supplies: patterned Paper Pizazz®: pink salt, pink “handmade” flowers: Flowered “Handmade” Papers & Vellums (also available by the sheet) specialty Paper Pizazz®: pink vellum: Pastel Vellum Papers (also available by the sheet), metallic silver: Metallic Silver Papers (also available by the sheet) Paper Flair™ Diamond Folds Template tiny round and heart-shaped silver fasteners (brads): Paper Wishes/Magic Scraps™ silver Gelly Roll pen: Sakura Scotch® Brand foam mounting tape X-acto® knife and cutting surface font: Andorra

Instructions:

1. Cut an 8 1/4"x10" rectangle from the pink salt paper. Mat it on silver with a 1/16" border. Glue the matted rectangle to the upper left side of the pink “handmade?paper, leaving 1/4" of pink “handmade?flowers showing on the left and top. Cut a 7 1/8"x7 3/4" rectangle of pink vellum. Use the round brads to attach it to the pink salt rectangle, centered vertically 1 1/4" from the left side.
2. Lay pink vellum over the photo and use the template and silver pen to trace the triangular diamond fold pattern along the photo's edge. Place the vellum on a cutting surface and use an X-acto® knife to cut out the pattern, leaving the corners attached. Trim the vellum edges to 1/8" from the point of the triangles. Glue the photo in the center and fold the triangles over the photo's edge. Mat this on silver, leaving a thin border. Attach with foam tape, 1 1/4” from the top of the pink vellum piece. Place one heart brad in each corner of the photo. Journal on the vellum above and below the photo.
3. Cut a 1"x12" strip of vellum and use the same pattern on the diamond folds template to create the border. Attach it to a 1 1/4"x12" strip of silver paper with brads as shown. Glue the border to the right side of the page overlapping the pink salt rectangle.
4. Mat three small photos of equal size on silver with a 1/16" border. Use foam tape to attach them 1/2" below the pink salt rectangle, evenly spaced.