Well I’m halfway caught up with Nora’s book! I’ve scrapped the first 3 1/2 months of her life and she’s 7 months old. Not bad, huh? I have decided to cut down the number of two page layouts I’m doing in hopes of getting more stuff in the book. I’d like to end up with her whole first year in one book…so instead of taking 5 pictures and doing a two page layout, I’m going to think about doing the 5 pictures on one page. More pictures and less cardstock filler, right? Of course there will be instances where a 2 page LO is necessary…
Anyhow, this is the LO for her three month old pictures. I did the journaling around each photo…really like how that turned out! I’m not sure the name of the stamp set (possibly Favorite Teddy Bear)…it’s retired, I think. I used the subtles family. The three in the wagon is supposed to be for the 3 months thing…not sure how I feel about it, but Mom and Larry both said it looks fine. I stamped the teddy bear in Amethyst ink through the middle of the pages…it’s hard to see in the picture. I used gingham ribbon…Caramel, I think. I also used two mini safety pins that Erica sent me. Nothing like getting a stabbing hazard in the mail! Seriously, I think those mini pins look perfect on baby pages!
and you came true!
I saw that quote somewhere and thought it would be perfect for a scrapbook page title! The pictures on this page are some of my favorites of Nora. I loved this outfit and it sure got plenty of wear while it fit her. I used YoYo Yellow, Pink Passion, and Lovely Lilac. The stamp set is retired (I gotta get some new stamps). I cut out the flowers and used gold brads for the center. The journaling is written along the curve at the bottom of the pages. These two pages took a long time between cutting out flowers and getting the curves “just right”…but I am happy with the results…which as any scrapper knows is not always the way it turns out!
I just loved how these two photos turned out and wanted to make sure they were scrapped. The colors I used are Pink Passion, Lovely Lilac, Only Orange, and Marigold. Stamps: It’s a Date, Canvas BG, Print Pattern BG
I’ve heard from several people that they wished that they had had a picture taken while they were breastfeeding…that it was too late to get one once they decided that they wanted one. I kept that in mind while I was nursing Nora, and made sure to get at least one good shot. Of course it meant asking Larry to take a photo of my exposed breasts…a job he didn’t take lightly. We not only ended up with one good shot (this one that I scrapped)…we ended up with several breastfeeding pictures. I chose this one because the angle of the light makes the photo look soft and beautiful…not raunchy and full of nipple.
I used an old hostess set from last year for the stamping along the bottom. The colors are Mellow Moss, Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, and Confetti White.
This page is all about Baby Nora’s First Ouchie. I just had to scrap it, of course! I used a white gel pen on Glorious Green to write “I will not cut Nora’s nails too short” so that it looks (hopefully) like it’s written on a chalkboard. I accessorized with a red paper clip and some Lavender Lace buttons tied on with twine. The colors I used are: Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Lavender Lace, and Glorious Green. The journaling is actually the blog post from that day re-written with SU! markers.
This blog is coming in handy now that I’m going back to catch up on scrapping. While I can’t remember every detail, it’s been fun and helpful to be able to re-read the entires and it jogs my memory. At the time that things were happening it was quick to type up a post and now that I want to preserve those memories in her book it’s easy to make sure I get the details down!
Another layout from my scrap-a-thon yesterday afternoon. The pictures range from 5 weeks to 10 weeks. There weren’t enough from each week to devote a page to each picture (not to mention the cardstock that would use)…so I grouped them together and noted her age at the bottom of the journal snippet tag that goes with each photo.
I used Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, and Barely Banana. The abc ribbon was from Pat Catan’s. I also used the feet wheel with celery ink.
The title page I finished earlier this week:
I used Perfect Plum and Pale Plum…or the Plums as I like to call them…which strangely sounds like a rock band or something. Anyhow. I printed the lyrics to the Rascal Flatts song “My Wish” and put that at the top with journaling at the bottom. Even before Nora was born I thought of her whenever that song came on the radio. I would rub my belly and say, “Here’s your song, Baby.” It just seems like that song says perfectly what I want for her.
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