Little Details

Back in June, I blogged about the zoo-themed birthday parties Trevor had when he turned five.  Here is the layout from the celebration with his friends at the Oakland Zoo.  I had so much fun putting this together- I love the bright colors of the pictures and wanted the layout to be equally fun and happy to match the spirit of the party. 

From Flamingo Scraps: Fancy Pants patterned paper, Crate Paper patterned paper, Tim Holtz grungeboard, Stickles

Other: Folk Art paint, Paper Pizazz vellum, Queen & Co. brad and button, Marvy circle punch, unknown ribbon

What I like most about this layout are the little details.  With twelve pictures and bright lime/orange papers all demanding the viewers' attention, I needed to keep the embellishments simple, but not so plain they'd be lost.  I started with the grungeboard 5.  I painted it orange, rubbed it with orange Stickles, and then tied on the ribbon.  I used the same Stickles to cover the brad and to fill in the center of the star-shaped button.  I edged the vellum circles in Stickles. 

I love the way the dotted vellum sets off the 5 and the date.  I'd originally used the same dotted vellum for the journaling, but it was hard to read.  I switched to a plain vellum and it looks much better.

Such a fun layout and such great memories from a fantastic day!

First Birthdays

First birthdays are so magical with yummy cake all over such a delicious face. Who could resist these photo ops? Well, not I.

From Flamingo Scraps: Prima Madeline Paper Collection - Rosalee, Say It in Pearls & Lace Brown.

Other: Lindy's Stamp Gang Tibetan Poppy Blue & Creme Brule Cream, and Gossamer Gold, Flowers (Received in a RAK not sure where they are from), Tissue Paper, paper doily.

This is a photo I took of my niece Addy at her first birthday party. I wanted to select a paper that would not take away from the photo, so I picked the B side of the Prima Madeline Rosalee paper. I loved how the subtle blues on the borders complimented the blue in the frosting on her face.


I used a paper doily as a mask and sprayed my Lindy's Stamp Gang gently onto the paper. Then I moved the doily to the upper left hand corner to reveal the unsprayed area.

My friend had sent me a RAK (Random Act of Kindness) and it had all the beautiful flowers wrapped in Turquoise tissue paper. The paper was sprayed with a Gossamer Gold and then I cut it into strips and made a bow.

Guest DT Janie Boots: 1st Birthday

From Flamingo Scraps: Thickers, Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Other: Imaginisce patterned papers, embellishments & I-Rock; misc ribbons; white gel pen

This is a layout of my youngest son on his first birthday; I just love first birthdays. The babies are so cute when you hand them their cake to eat and yes, that is exactly what I do I make 2 cakes one for the baby specifically and one for the rest of us. Well after having his cake it's a tradition my husband started that each one of the 3 boys had their heads shaved as a first birthday thing.. No idea why I think he just doesn't like the hair long. I really love the picture in the upper right hand corner, Christopher looks like he got caught doing something he shouldn't have.  As you can see from the photos, Christopher enjoyed his cake I think he wore more of it than anything and so did my carpet.

To assemble this layout, I took my patterned paper and tore it around the edges and then I inked it up using my Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Tim Holtz Distress inks.  After I distressed and inked everything up I started assembling my layout.

Once I was done layering my photos, I used some Green Thickers for the title and I outlined them in black marker to make them stand out more. I faux stitched around the edge with a white gel pen to give my layout a sewn look.

I really enjoyed sharing this layout with you today, and I hope I inspired some creativity. Have fun and always let you creativity soar....

Guest DT Janet Zeppa: Looking at Gifts

I still had enough if the beautiful Websters Garden Gala collection to create another page about my Mom's 80th birthday party.  It's about my Mom looking at some of her gifts.

From Flamingo Scraps:  Webster's Pages Garden Gala (patterned papers); Kaisercraft Pearls; Tim Holtz Distress Ink;

Other Supplies: Martha Stewart border punch; Making Memories (stickers); Savvy n' Sassy (Ribbon); Spellbinders Nestabilities dies; sewing machine + thread

I really like how my journaling spots turned out. I die cut some of the pretty paper to make them.

More of Janet's work can be seen here on her blog!