A little Boy to Love March 14, 2008

So just like in the little girls album I created a page to  show off a handsome little baby boy:

The layout is similar but there are differences.  I loved how the flowers I punched out turned out on the little girls page that I did it again on this page.  I also remembered to add the insects.

The tag I created in the lower left corner was fun to make.  It was my first a last attempt at using a aomputer and printer in my scrapbooking (it broke the next week and I just haven’t bought a new one, therefore never using it again).  I added flowers in the bottom to help the stamp stand out a bit.

For the tag at the top of the page I just wrote out the letters on some scrap paper and cut them out. I then used the template of an oval shape to cut out a tag.  To add a little extra colour I used some stamp ink. 

In the bottom center where it says Boy, I again just wrote out the word Boy on some scraps and cut it out.  Then punched out the squares.  To add texture I took sandpaper to the cardstock squares.

Want a little hint about the letter A?  Like that jewel I glued to it? It was out of some jewlery I picked up at a thrift store and popped out of the clasps. Gorgeous isn’t it!?

I again used the 3D paint.  It takes 24 hours to set but I still love the effect and find it worth waiting for.  It can be used in a variety of ways!

Baby Boy Arrival Page March 12, 2008

When my cousin Carrie was expecting is when I created both the Baby Boy and Baby Girl Albums.  I didn’t know what she was expecting so I created one of each.  This is the Introduction page that I created for the Baby Boy Album.  I got the basic layout idea from a magazing (When I unpack my stuff at my new house I’ll be sure to update this with that information).  But I lacked many of the stickers they had used.

In the original they used a printer to write out the informaiton.  I get so frustrated working with word programs, sometime I just find it easier to write it or use stamps.  I’m like a lot of people and hate my own handwriting.

In the top left corner which I’ve blowen up in this photo:

Was originally a plastic sticker I didn’t own.  So I guessed the size of the tag and created my own. Although the rattle was a sticker I bought I added the punched out flowers to make it some what of my own.  I really struggle with creating a page exactly as I saw it.  I’m always trying to add stuff of my own.

It’s a Boy March 11, 2008

Nothing beats the day that Baby arrives.  Those pictures are priceless. I thought this was a cute way to display them.

It’s a pretty basic page.  I never really have a plan when I start a page.  I collect a bunch a scraps that I think match and try to put them together on white page.  Because this was a gift for someone I had to leave places for her to put the pictures.  But I had picked up ribbon with a little silver bracket attatched to it that had double sided tape already adheared to it.  I had to leave it attached. Hence the ribbon show’s up white in the photo.  After she added the photo she can easily remove the double sided tape and attach it directly to the photo.

The realisting Baby foot prints was from some paper I picked up.  Their was two tiny little foot prints that looked similar to the feet you see on the other paper.  I decided to hightlight them by using a fine layer of Crystal Laquer (Or you could use white glue that you know dries clear. I then gently added sprinkles to it.  Becarefull when your shaking the excess off that you don’t shake too much off.

Here’s a close up of the tag in the bottom left corner. It was two stickers that I liked.  I put them together on a tag I created from scraps.  The original reason I took this photo is I’m hoping to recreate the sticker sometime.

Dad and Me March 8, 2008

The last page that I created in this Album was a special page for daddy and his little girl.

 

There was a couple of different things that I like.  First in the Close up of the following Photo:

I’m not sure if you can tell but I used a sticker that said “It’s rather nice to hug you twice”  So I found a sticker that matched the saying.  Than created my own tag.  I tried to mimic the writing on the original sticker.  Secondly in this close up you see the embellishment that I created that says “Tiny Blessings”,  it’s actually printed on vellum.  Which we all know can be difficult to adhere.  If you use glue it’ll turn over time, and most other adhesives show through, UNLESS, you buy a special vellum adhesive.  At the time I didn’t have one so to hide my glue I used the ribbons and highlighted them with other embellishments.

In this close up you can see that I created the flower that says “And”.  It’s easy enough to create, and you can use all sorts of different punches to create your own flower.   In the tag that says “Me”, I used a stamp I picked up at the dollar store.  I then added the flowers to create texture and dimension to that tag itself.  I also created the tag saying Dad by using scraps.  Layering is a great way to make something stand out.  I used Eyelets on the side and used ribbon to enhance the tag even farther.

Mom & Me Page March 4, 2008

Sooo what next in my baby girl album??? A Mom & Me page.  Those precious pictures of Mom and Baby are important to remember.

In this page I used some great ribbon that I found in the bottom right.  I originally didn’t have a flower on the ribbon but unfortunately there was some damage to that part of the ribbon (it was an end piece I bought at a bargain bin).  I thought the flower was a delicate addition and a great way to hide it. I made all the tags on this page with scraps as usual. Layering is so important.  It gives variety to you page. Be creative!

I’ve included a close up of the tag because of the wiring.  I saw a sticker in the store I liked and tried to recreate it home.  It was challenging, but I enjoyed it.

Tub Time March 3, 2008

Looking back on some of my old photo’s I remember seeing a few pictures of me in the tub or sink.  I thought the perfect addition to my baby girl album would be a tub time page.  On this page I use scrap paper I had to make the tags and the squares on the clothes line.  The bubbles on the tag that says Time are made from vellum.

I’ve posted a close up of the tub on the page.  This is the actual sticker that I purchased but you can see upon closer inspection that it could very easily be duplicated. As soon as I get to my daughters page I hope to give it a try. Give it a try and let me know how you do!

Nighty Night Page March 2, 2008

Little Ones are soooo cute when they sleep.  I couldn’t help but create this page.  There are lots of cool features that I like on this page. First off the lettering that is used for spelling out Lullaby are fuzzy and soft.  The moon was just a plain old punch out of a Moon.  I used pencil crayon to make the cheeks and a black pen to create the highlights of the face.  The eyes are just regular old movable eyes that you can purchase at any craft or dollar store.  The sticker that says “sweet dreams” was a paper punch out.  To make it have more texture I used Crystal Laquer.  I first applied a thin layer and then kept adding layers until it was the thickness I wanted. The clouds are created with a flower punch.

Here’s a close up of the Moon and The Sweet Dreams punch out.

Our Baby Girl Page March 1, 2008

One of the things I’m looking forward to doing as a new mom is taking lots of pictures of my little one.  So when creating this album I decided this would be a cute page to show off any adorable little girl.  I assume I’m not the only mom going to do this so I created this page for another little girls album.

I did a lot of fun things on this page.  Many of them not challenging.   The heart in the top left corner I just free-styled on some scraps.  I then glued it to some cardstock and just cut carefully around it.  I used plain old black ink to create the stitches.

For the flowers and 3d paint in the following photo:

I first laid out the flowers out in a way that I liked. Once I was sure I was happy I glued them down.  Now for the 3d pain there are a couple of ways to do it.  You can be brave and just apply as your creative spirit  feels or you can take a pencil and draw where you feel like you want your dots.  This can be time consuming.  Especially if your using several colour like I did. So as Bob Ross says: Be brave, you can do it.

As you can see here in this photo the flower’s on the right of the page are all created with various punches. I used different colours of paper and different flowers to create bigger and varying flowers. To create half a flower or the side view just take your flower and cut it in half.  I also found these really cute plastic insects and my local dollar store to add a little something

Pumpkins from Scratch (hard) February 29, 2008

This is my favorite way to create pumpkins.  The first time you attempt it, you’ll most likely find it challenging. However, once  you’ve managed one the others to follow will be easier.

Step 1: Creating the peices.

Your first piece you punch out will be a circle.  Here is the most challenging part of the pumpkin.  After punching out your circle flip your punch upside down.  Reinsert the circle until it looks similar to the following photo:

and punch it out. 

To create the “sides” of the pumpkin take the piece of paper you used to punch the circle out.  Now using your circular punch, again upside down, offset the punch to the circular hole.  You’ll see it makes a shape similar to the one in the following photo.

 Depending on how big you want your pumpkin and how many you are making will depend how many of them you will need to punch out.

Step 2: Creating the Pumpkin

I reccomend using an orange piece of card stock that is darker than the one you use to punch out the pieces.  You start by adhearing the center of the pumpkin first.  Leaving a tiny space start adhearing the cresent shapes.  Make sure you leave tiny spaces between the cresents as this is how you get your shading.  As you can see in the photo. Once you have your pumpkin created cut it out.  I just used a piece of green paper to create the stems.

 Step 3: Decorating your Pumpkins

Here are some photo’s of various ways I decorated my pumpkins.  The first photo was an attempt at punching the image out of the pumpkin.  It is possible to do. but it takes a lot of muscle.  Therefor the following photo’s are of cut-outs I made and stuck onto the pumpkin.  The most complicated pumpkin is the Moon and Star.  That’s was actually created with a left over’s after punching something out.  You can create the leaves and other junk on a pumpkin by using either wire  (you can kind of make it out on the first pumpkin) or punched out curly cues (as you can see in my pumpkin patch)

Don’t feel you have to decorate them.  You can leave them blank and create a pumpkin patch, like so:

I thought I would include the pages that these were used in as well to give you some ideas.

Let me know how your pumpkin creating goes!

It’s a girl! February 28, 2008

New mom’s don’t have the time to scrapbook (or so my family and friends tell me). So I figured what better gift than an “It’s a Girl” Page.  Mom has a place to put her new pictures that will keep them safe for years!

I love this page because of the ribbon I found.  I was in a small no name store in a tiny town and I had to make use of it. To highlight the ribbon even more I used brads in the tiny holes in the ribbon. Here’s a close up of it.