I have this goal to make a scrapbook page for each of Hayden's monthly pictures. Since he is 11 months now, you can see I am very much behind! I did manage to finish his 4 month page these last few days. For the background I actually just used the back of his 3 month page. It's double-sided paper, which I love but also hate, since you can only pick one pattern! I loved the stripes so I didn't want them to go to waste, so I just scrapped on the back. The upside is it takes up less room in my scrapbook, so less bulk. The downside is that I cant put any brads through, or use too much liquid adhesive, since I don't want to ruin the other side. I had a few scraps of canvase type fabric that I just loved the texture of, so I sewed them together to create a sort of matting for his first picture. Then I slipped in three paper doilies and placed my second picture down. I then searched through my box of embellishments and pulled out anything that would coordinate. I found the cutest sticker with an amazing quote on it that I stuck to a piece of kraft cardstock, and then added some stitching around. I adhered it to a little craft foam for some dimension and then placed it between the two pictures. I thought I needed a little more color, so I used some red raffia and found a little scrap of red polka dot paper. I also found a few other little embellishments that fit nicely, like the tiny banner, the chipboard rocket, the little clothespin, and a few black heart rhinestones. When scrapbooking, I never adhere anything down permanently until I am happy with the over all layout, so after deciding on where to place everything, I used a combination of my ATG, Aleene's, and foam squares to put everything in it's place. I love the way it turned out and I think it very well may be one of my favorite layouts. Of course, anything with Hayden in it is my favorite. It really is amazing to see how much he has grown! I almost don't remember him ever being so small.
They just grow up way too fast :'( Im linking this project up with: Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge
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12/7/2015 12:01:54 am
WOW! What an absolute treasure this layout is! How fun for Hayden and you both to look back at these precious days. I really like how you've made the pictures the focal point, yet your layout design and details are still amazing on an artistic level. I think those diagonal background lines pair so nicely with the softer doilies and I adore those little pops of aqua here and there. The banner looks amazing, too. Well done and just know that even if you're behind, it's worth it if these are what your layouts turn out like! You go, girl! And yes- you are so right about our babies growing up so fast! :( Thanks for sharing your talents with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your post!
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Marie Nicole
12/7/2015 10:42:22 am
Thank you so much for your kind words! I so glad you like the layout, it was a fun one to create!
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