It's a simple recipe:

Use 1 photo.
Use 5 papers- put 1 solid paper over patterned one for background.
Make 2 paper strips out of your other papers and use the last paper however you would like!
Use 8-10 elements.
Title your layout.

This is what I came up with after using the collaborative kit "Surf's Up" from Scraps-N-Pieces and The Scrappy Kat.