Layered Library Birthday Card

My friend and coworker is having a birthday tomorrow. We're Children's Librarians, so I wanted to make something library themed, but also cute and not kiddie. 

I have some cute library book pockets that I only bring out on rare occasions that fit this theme perfectly. I paired it with some retired CTMH Fundamentals, gold gems, and paper chipboard embellishment. I am not sure what set the chipboard embellishment came from, but it is way retired CTMH. I stamped Happy Birthday from a retired CTMH stamp set called Create-a-Cake, and Deborah was created using Sizzix rub-ons.

I'm a big fan of layers, and all my designs reflect that. Layers happen to be a theme for Heart 2 Heart Challenges this month, so I am submitting this design for the challenge.

Happy scrapping, my artsy friends!

Dream Big Always- Scrapbook Layout

Hello again,

We just moved at last month into a gorgeous modern colonial, and I have a huge, pink and white craftroom!!! Since, it's been calling my name this weekend, I got in there to scrapbook. I made two single page layouts this weekend.

The first layout I want to share is of my youngest's first night home from the hospital. I'm a bit behind on his scrapbook, but I am having fun with it. This layout features the retired (sad face) CTMH Babycakes paper pack and the Babycakes Picture My Life card set. The stars are from a retired CTMH baby boy embellishment set that I've actually struggled to use, because it doesn't match any particular paper pack. I cut the sleeping baby out using the Baby Steps Cricut cartridge.

This second layout is from his first doctor's visit after hospital release (so the morning after). I used a DCWV paper pack that has a manly theme (grills, mustaches, plaid, etc.). I like using this set for my little guys, because it's fun and coordinates pretty well with CTMH cardstock, as you can see here. The rectangular background behind the smaller picture is another Babycakes Picture My Life Card. And, I embellished the page with some gold metal triangles from CTMH. I think these are also retired, but they're some of my favorite embellishments ever.

I am entering the first layout in Heart2Heart Challenges July Anything Goes challenge.

Happy scrapping, my artsy friends!

Danger, Will Robinson

Hello readers!

It's definitely been too long. I've been working full time almost a year now, so while I have been crafting I haven't always been posting here. But, this layout is my entry into this week's Heart 2 Heart  National Scrapbooking Month Challenge, so I definitely needed to share it here.

My youngest is about to turn two, and I have been actively working on his first year scrapbook this year. This page is from about this time last year right before he turned one. As you can see, I have my hands full with him.

For this layout, I used the retired (and my absolute favorite) CTMH Later Sk8er paper pack, stamp set, and complements. There is also some stamping from the newer (but also retired) CTMH Star Gazer stamp set. I love this paper, so anytime I actually bust it out of my stash, I like to showcase a lot of it. Layers are my thing, so it's pretty easy to let the paper shine. But, the real star of this layout is my fearless son who braved Mt. Oven and scared Mommy for life.

Happy Scrapping, My Artsy Friends.

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