Supplies:

• Rubber Stamps - Sunday International
  
• Enchanted Font - Spellbinders
• Timeless Heritage Die - Spellbinders
• Romance Die - Spellbinders
• Slide Mount Die -- Spellbinders
• Copper Light Wt. Art Emboss - Amoco
• Patterned Paper - Rhonna Farrer
• Cameo Coral cardstock - Stampin' Up!
• Rose Red cardstock - Stampin' Up
• Night of Navy cardstock - Stampin' Up!
• Cameo Coral Ink - Stampin' Up!
• Chocolate Chip Ink - Stampin' Up!
• Old Paper Distress Ink -- Ranger
• Gold Metallic paper - Michaels Crafts
• Handmade Paper - Unknown
• Suede Paper - Unknown
• Vellum
• Snaps - Making Memories
  
  Other
• Fibers
• Mailing Tags
• Transparency
• Fibers
• Embellishment Statements - Dress It Up
• Xyron Adhesive
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
• Epson 1280 Printer
• Tombow two-side adhesive
• Photo mounting tape

 Directions

1. Using Spellbinders Enchantment dies, cut out letters for title, dates and initials.
2. Using Spellbinders Timeless Heritage die, cut out heart lock, key and buttons
3. Using Spellbinders Romance die, cut out small hearts and Soul Mate
4. Using Spellbinders Slide Mount die cut out two slide mounts with Copper ArtEmboss metal
5. Stamp various heritage stamps using Cameo Coral Ink on the background of Cameo Coral cardstock
6. Using Adobe, type text block on 12 X 12 image space and print in Teal ink on Cameo Coral cardstock
7. Crumble the vellum and mail tags and apply Ranger's Old Paper Distress Ink directly to the paper. Spritz the vellum and tags with water and press with a craft iron.
8. Using Adobe, create smaller versions of the bride and groom and print them onto a transparency. Cut transparency image to fit inside slide mount and attach with two-sided adhesive to the mail tags.
9. Run letters J and M through Xyron and mount onto mail tags.
10. Mount the words Grandmother and Grandfather to appropriate tags. Place fibers through holes and mount to Coral cardstock ½ inch from the bottom border.
11. Mount the vellum with snaps off center over the printed text.
12. Tear pattern paper and apply Chocolate Chip ink to the torn edges. Paste on the bottom left corner of the 1927 side and the top right corner of 1977 side.
13. Run the suede, gold, and burgundy buttons and date numbers through the Xyron machine and adhere the suede and burgundy buttons and numbers to the corner pattern paper edges and the gold buttons to the opposite corners on the coral cardstock. Adhere the gold buttons to the opposite corners.
14. Print images on 4 X 6 Glossy Paper and mount off center onto Night of Navy cardstock.
15. Using mounting tape, mount 4 X 6 photos partially onto pattern paper and partially on cardstock.
16. Run remaining letters for the title through Xyron and place 2 ½ inches from the top border across the two pages to form the title. Place die cut small hearts after Journey and Heart.
17. Mount heart lock and key die cuts above the title.
18. Mount the word Soul ½ inch from the bottom margin and close against the right margin of the right layout page. Mount Mate using the same measurements on the left layout page.

 Supplies:

• Julius Font Dies - Spellbinders
• Patriotic Die - Spellbinders
• Slide Mount Die -- Spellbinders
• Patterned Paper - K & Company
• Kraft cardstock - Stampin' Up!
• e-z walnut ink tintZ - Fiber Scraps
• Walnut Distress Ink--Ranger
• Decorative Brads - Making Memories
• Stickers - K & Company
  
  Other:
• Buttons
• ½ inch wide Navy grosgrain ribbon
• Photo Corners
• Xyron Adhesive
• Glue Dots
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
• Epson 1280 Printer
• Tombow two-side adhesive
• Photo mounting tape

 Directions

1. Rub the e-z walnut ink tintZ over an entire 8 ½ X 11 sheet of kraft cardstock to alter its color.
2. Using Spellbinders Julius dies, cut out letters for title and date with the flag pattern paper.
3. Using Spellbinders Patriotic die, cut out USA banner, Freedom banner and Ribbon with the colored kraft cardstock
4. Using Spellbinders Slide Mount die cut out two slide mounts with colored kraft cardstock.
5. Using a small brush, color the letters within the banners with Walnut Distress Ink.
6. Using two sheets of flag pattern paper, cut four 2 ½ inch segments from the top so showing the stars and stripes.
7. Align the top margins of the star pattern paper with the stars and stripes paper ensuring that the stars section faces outward on top and inward on the bottom margins.
8. Align the navy ribbon and mount it 4 ½ inches from the bottom of the pattern papers wrapping it around the edges and using glue dots to adhere it to the back.
9. Punch a hole ½ inch from each outer edge side margin into the ribbon and insert decorative brad
10. Mount the two smaller photos onto colored kraft paper and apply black photo corners to each photo. Mount one photo slightly above the ribbon and the other photo 2/3 over the ribbon onto star pattern paper.
11. Mount the large photo evenly centered between the ribbon and top stars and stripes pattern paper on the right panel.
12. Mount newspaper article to torn-edge stripes paper and mount to background pattern paper 1/3 over the ribbon.
13. Place USA banner on the top left corner of the first panel and the Freedom banner on the top right corner of the second panel.
14. Place round stickers on the top panels close to the right and left edges where the pages should meet. Place star stickers above small pictures and square sticker over stripes on the left panel.
15. Using Glue Dots to adhere buttons on bottom panel left and right corners
16. Adhere the title to be centered between both panels
17. Place date to the right of the large picture and above the newspaper article on the right panel.
18. Cut the "Support Our Troops" ribbon down the middle and adhere each side directly to the left and right bottom edges of each panel.