Instructions:

1. Ink edges of scallop paper with brown ink and adhere to 12" x 12" brown cardstock.
2. Print (or write) text in brown on white cardstock and trim to 8" x 8".
3. Using template, poke holes to spell "friend" and sew with green thread.
4. Adhere 8" x 8" white cardstock to 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" blue cardstock and adhere to scallop paper.
5. Trim green patterned paper to 12" x 2", ink edges, and adhere across page.
6. Mat 5" x 7" photo on 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" green cardstock and adhere to page.
7. Print (or write) text with brown ink on blue cardstock, trim to 4" x 4 1/2", ink edges, and adhere to page.
8. Use border template to add criss-cross stitches (sewn with brown thread) to green paper.
9. Use border template to add line stitches (sewn with green thread) across seam of scallop paper and brown cardstock in all four corners.
10. Add a gem to the "i" in the title, using a craft knife or QuickStik to assist you, if necessary.