I wasn't particularly careful about fussy cutting the circle pattern because I don't really like fussy cutting (have I mentioned that once or twice?), but if that's a look you like, you can get that too. After you have merged the circle layers (don't forget to clear the layer styles first), hold down control (command on Mac) and click on the thumbnail image of the circles layer in the layers pallette.
You should get the marching ants around the layer. Create a new layer below the circles layer by holding down control while the layer is selected and pressing the new layer button.
Under the "Select" drop down menu, choose "Modify," and then "Expand." I would start with 40 px or so, but continue to expand until all the space between the circles is included in the selection (alternately, you could use the selection brush wit the "Add to Selection" option to fill in the spaces between the circles).
Next, fill your selection using the paint bucket tool. Now you have a clipping mask to add a background paper like the grid you see in the paper layout.
Whether you modify it, or use it just as it is, I hope you enjoy the template and link back to your projects in the comments section!
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