I like to scrap things around our home that my granddaughters enjoy. When they grow up, they probably wonÂ’t remember some of these little things on their own, but itÂ’s the little things that are the essence of our lives. IÂ’ve been wanting to use this sketch of SallyÂ’s since the day she posted it and finally got to do it!
Journaling: Every girl needs a cuddlin’ buddy … Mady almost always remembers to bring her “B” when she comes to Grandma & Grandpa’s to spend the night, and she usually brings one of her stuffed animals too. But when she forgets to bring a little animal to sleep with, she asks Grandma for her little doggie buddy who hangs out on the wicker rocking chair in “her” room when she’s not here.
When Mady first met Mr. Doggie, he was bright, white and fluffy. Now heÂ’s a little less white and a little skinnier, but no matter, heÂ’s still quite huggable and thatÂ’s what really counts!
Besides the sketch, (SBSC125) I also covered a number of other challenges from prior weeks:
*Use hoarded embellies (Suzy- SBDD06) & embellies from multiple manufacturers (Erika-SBDD10)
*Create a page with stamped image (Carolyn SBDD10)
*Make your own transparencies (Wendy Rago SBDD11)
*Make diecut-style, stamped embellies, (Iris-SBDD11)
-I created the heart around the puppy photo with my photo-editing program, printed and cut it out ,backed it with white CS, cut around it with scalloping scissors & inked edges with Pretty in Pink.
-Used scallop scissors for the Mar. Morning and White borders behind orchid strip on the left.
-Stamped the Orchid Op. strip with Swirls and Blossoms in white craft ink.
-I stamped and cut out all but one flower (a sticker) and created the middle heart on left strip using the heart from Priceless. The top and bottom hearts are stickers backed with Orchid & PIPink CS. I added the bling to the stamped heart on top of the orchid prima.
-Stamped the top right dp with white dots to match the base CS (I also stamped the base with a MikeÂ’s $1 hearts stamp.).
-Machine-stitched base dp with straight and zigzag stitches.
-Typed the journaling in MS Word, adding butterfly border then printing it on a transparency. I added the small strip of white behind the first words in the journaling to highlight them.
Date: Sunday, February 3, 2008 GMT Views: 1012
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Registered: October 21, 2007 Location: Falun, Sweden Posts: 200
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 1:16 PM
Its magnificent! All the colours perfectly mixed like a rainbow, the small photos on the side and the heartshapes are just in the right place and the whole layout is simply incredible. One just has to love it.
Registered: November 1, 2004 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 9611
Mon, Feb 04, 2008 @ 8:56 AM
OH, this page is adorable! It feels as sweet as your story. Love the border of pictures and hearts, the gorgeous ribbon and the way you did your journalling. Fabulous!