A 12 x12 layout celebrating sisters and siblinghood.

My Sister My Friend Layout by Jing-Jing Nickel

Purple Cows Tools:
Purple Cows 2-in-1 Combo Trimmer #1040 CraftGeek Pin It CraftGeek Decorative Pins: Solstice

1. Use the 2-in-1 combo trimmer to cut a strip of 2x12 Core'dination cardstock.

Emboss it with Tim Holtz embossing folder, and sand it down gently with nail filer.

2. Punch the border of the light yellow Circa 1934 paper and trim off a long piece 3. Tim a strip of Cosmo Cricket
Circa 1934 border paper with "when it comes to friends you are a classic". The length should be reduced to 10 inches only.

using Purple Cows 2-in-1 combo trimmer. Trim a strip of MME's strip paper: 3/4 inch x 10 inch.

Other Supplies:
Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 Patterned Papers Cosmo Cricket Chipboard Letters Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934 Tiny Letter Stickers Helmar Premium Craft Glue Core'dination Cardstock GlueGlider Pro Perma Tac adhesive Helmar Zapdots Other: SRM Stickers, Martha Stewart Crafts border punch, Creative Imaginations felt ribbon, MME paper, Tim Holtz Embossing folder, nail filer, journaling pen.

4. Trim a piece of small dots

paper from Circa 1934, approximately 10.5x10.5 inches.

5. Assemble all the trimmed

pieces from the above five steps as shown in the photo.

6. Place 2- 4x6 colored photos

as shown in the layout.

7. Layer a journaling piece from the Elements sheet of Circa 1934 above the photo
on the right. Write the jouarnling and add additional stickers with Zapdots for dimension. Add the light blue felt ribbon right where the dot paper and the punched border paper meets.

8. Use the new Purple Cows Pin it tool and staple two decorative pins to secure the

journaling in place. The staple on top also covers the ribbon. Add the clear SRM stickers to the layout.

9. Finish the layout by adding the title using stickers and chipboard letters.