Can you feel the sunshine? Is summer just around the corner? I really enjoy the sunny seasons--especially since I moved to Minnesota with it's cold winters!! I grew up with parents who enjoyed gardening and I guess the bug got passed onto me! Flowers make me happy no matter what the season. All hubby has to do after a tiff is bring me flowers--especially live ones--and all is right with the world! :)
Do you garden or love someone who does? Did you get flowers as a gift? Was there a wedding in the family with a outdoor floral theme? Or maybe you will just take a photo op trip to the local plant nursery with the kids? Well, get ready to learn to make the PERFECT page border for your flower power pages! All you need are the following supplies.
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Step One:
Cut your 8.5x11 trellis frame paper in half the long way with scissors or paper trimmer
figure trell 1
Step Two:
Fold the trellis paper from 4 1/2 x 11 over to 2 1/4 x 11. You should have a long skinny folded piece of paper like figure 2 and 3
figure trell 2
Step Three:
Keep the paper folded and use your ruler and draw slanted lines on the folded side of the trellis that measure 2 inches long. The angle should be about 45 degrees as in figure 3. They should be about a quarter of an inch apart. Check figure 3 for how it should look after cutting.
figure trell 3
Note: If you work with 12x12 papers (or even on some 8.5x11), you may want to open up the folded trellis for a wider overall lattice trellis frame. Opening the fold will make the trellis 4.5x11 inches. The slots will then look like "V"s. You can then proceed with the following steps just as the narrow trellis is made.
figure trell 6
Step Four:
Fold EVERY OTHER 'flap' upward. They should look like the paper in figure 4. Remember it is every other flap or slot--not each one. Adhesive lightly. Use enough to secure the flaps down at the V's but not so much that you have 'extra' which can get messy between the lattice.
figure trell 4
figure trell 7
Step Five:
Place your folded trellis border onto your choice of background blue paper.
figure trell 5
Step Six:
Now decide if you want to use punched pieces or sticker flowers. Both can be very attractive on the trellis. Use any type of floral or leaf punch such as those shown below.
figure trell 8 
figure trell 9
If you want to use stickers, I suggest a leafy Ivy or plain greenery as well as your more colorful flowers. I have used Ivy stickers from Mrs. Grossman, the Gifted Line, and Crafts, Etc. on my (figure 15 above) brown trellis with Mrs. Grossman floral stickers. Mixing and matching stickers is fine as well as the style is fairly similar. It is all up to you....
Step Seven:
Add your punch art greenery or sticker art greenery first. You can have the greenery minimal as in the ferns on the white trellis along the bottom or throughout the trellis as on the brown trellis. If you add greenery throughout the trellis, try to evenly distribute each type and color evenly around the piece.
figure trell 12
figure 13
Step Eight:
Now place the flowers on wherever you prefer on your lattice framework. You can use a multi-color floral effect (figure 14) or stick within a specific flower color range (Figure 10).
figure 14
figure 10
As you can see this flower and trellis border idea can be used more than once and still look completely different! This lattice trellis would be lovely on a wedding page, garden theme party, or any number of floral theme events. Take the camera out to the garden, the rose bed, or the nature center and get some good shots. And while the season lasts...enjoy the power of the flower!!!
