Blessing of Friends

Supplies used to make this layout:

" BLESSING of FRIENDS" layout:

( poem listed below)

Materials used to design this "Blessing of friends" layout:

Cardstock:

12 x 12 Sharon Ann Collection: Vellum - Small Floral Blue Garden
12 x 12 Sharon Ann Collection: Vellum - Leaf Green Garden
12 12 Dark Blue or Bluish Purple - for Background
12 x 12 Lavender for background. Trim to 11 1/4" size square to layer on top of Dark Blue for a border to show about 1/4" of blue around edge.
12 x12 Parchment Green for poem, topper, journal block and mat behind photo if desired.

Eyelets: Copper - small (8)

Flower Beads (6) - (I used the Memory Book Glue Dots to adhere them.)

Adhesive for matting & mounting:

Hermafix Temp transfer glue dots or tabs
Memory Book Glue Dots

Personal Trimmer for cutting mats for pictures and journal box.

Font for Blessing/ Friend topper is Brockscript - size 28; Papyrus - size 22. Poem done in Papyrus - size 12

Note: When I matted the vellum to the blue squares with the copper eyelets, I cut the corners off the part that hides behind the pictures. Then I used those two corners to mat on the corners of the poem.

For Friend Sayings to add to your layout:

"Friends Sayings"

The Miracle of Friendship

There's a miracle called friendship
That dwells within the heart,
And you don't know how it happens
Or how it gets its start...
But the happiness it brings you
Always gives a special lift,
And you realize that friendship
Is God's most precious gift!

- Author Unknown