So Like Your Mother

"You are SOOOO like your Mother"  My husband says this to me often.  And I take that as a compliment.  And truth be told, that's how he means it too!  I felt like it was time to honor my awesome Mama with a layout!

When my Dad had his stroke back in December I decided I'm not taking no for an answer when it comes to snapping pics.  I refuse to let my wedding photos be the last ones I have of my parents.  So I've started snapping photos of everyone more often.  Recently I grabbed this one of the two of us together and knew I wanted to use it.

 

During preparation for Mother Load Lain challenged us to make 4 "snack packs."  We were to put together a handful of embellishments and journal block that we liked and that coordinated.  At the time I put the "snack packs" together I had no idea what I would use the for.

Color Inspiration: When I pulled out the first snack pack and saw the pink I knew it would probably be a layout about me.  The embellishments and journal spot inspired my color choices.

Layout Inspiration: My layout design was inspired by a sketch over at ScrapHappy.  But once I chose the paper, the pattern inspired the placement of my layout elements.

When I saw the colors of my embellishments I knew that this paper would be a perfect match.  I didn't want my photo to cover up this lovely little butterfly so I did some fussy cutting to allow the corner of the photo to tuck behind the butterfly.

I clustered my "snack pack" embellishments around the corner of the photo.  I love the depth they add to this lovely paper.

This little butterfly seemed to be screaming for some bling.  So I added Diamond Stickles to the body and the center of each little flower.  Then I stamped the word cherish to finish it off.

To bring the bling across the page I also added it to the bottom of the journaling block.

I screwed up the title.
:(  And I was so mad to have messed up on this pretty paper.


So I had to figure out what to do to fix it.  I loved the white letter stickers on the white background.  And I wanted the sub title to be small and delicate.  But the first time I tried I started WAY to far over and used black.  It looked awful!  So I cut a strip of white paper to cover it up.  But it just looked like I stuck white paper on to fix a problem.  :)  So I used a gray pen to write the sub title and put a strip of gems along the rest of it.   To make it look more purposeful I brought the edge of the journal block up to the edge of the paper strip.  Not perfect, but fixed...and I still like it!  :)

What can I say, I just love my Mama!




























Have you ever messed up a title?  What were your creative ways to fix it?  Which of your parents do you take after?  Leave me a comment!  I'd love to hear all about it!

10, 10, 10 Challenge

On National Scrapbook Day I participated in BPC's Creative Crop.  Stacy Julian gave a challenge to create a page with 10 products, 10 techniques, and journal with only 10 words.  I was excited to try it out!  So here's the breakdown...

Products: cardstock, paint, digi stamp, brad/eyelets, flowers, chipboard letters, ribbon, paperclip, tags

Techniques: paint, digi stamp, handwriting, folded ribbon, hybrid embellishments, tags as embellishments, visual triangle, eyelets/brads, doodling

This page just makes me happy.  I've never been able to make a two page spread with only one photo.  If I was ever going to do it this pic seemed the one to try it with.

This is only my second time painting on a layout.  And I so love it!  The dry brush technique made a cool mat for one of my favorite photos!

I love anything by Ali Edwards and this digi stamp is no exception.  I made it orange to match the mat and dropped it on top of the pic.  Love Love LOVE!

 Amazing that I could make a page without a photo and only 10 words of journaling.  And I even like it.  :)

To create a visual triangle I added this little cluster of embellishments.  I love the idea of using a tag as the base of the cluster.  Add the date...pretty.

This cluster is the baseline for my journaling.  It also is where many of my products and techniques come into play.

Big chipboard letters a white pen and some thoughts about my baby boy and the layout is complete.  :)

Try it out!  10 products 10 techniques and 10 words of journaling.  It's a fun challenge and creates an amazing page!

Teacher Appreciation Week

As many of you know, this week is Teacher Appreciation week.  At my son's school they are having a spirit week in honor of those awesome teachers!  Today we were to send a note or email to a teacher we appreciate.  My son made his own but I wanted to send something too.  And the girls at eighteen25 gave me the perfect one!

I made this exactly as they did here. (free download alert!) Plus it meant I got to head to Starbucks for gift cards, sleeves, and a little something extra for me...venti, decaf, caramel macchiato, single shot, with whip (I know, I like sugar milk with a splash of coffee).  :)  I made one for each of my son's teachers.

I got this lovely twine over at The Twinery.  Their sample pack was perfect for me!  Just for fun I made one card with green and one card with turquoise.

On Thursday the spirit activity at my son's school is to bring flowers.  I decided to take my own twist on that.  So I made a pencil bouquet.

I grabbed some scrapbook flowers, fancy brads and some glue dots.  In the dollar section of target I found these adorable green pencils which made the perfect stems.

Here is the whole "flower."

Some glass beads in the cute flower pot I picked up at Michaels made the perfect base for my bouquet of pencils.

I designed my own pencil topper but I found the poem here.    I decided to also attach it to a pencil.  I love how it turned out!  Most of the digital products on this topper came from Crystal.  Check her stuff out.   It's awesome!

Have you made anything fun for a teacher in your life?  Link us up in the comments so we can share the inspiration!