Friday, January 4, 2013

The Fine Art of Scraplifting - Baby Milestones Layout


Ok, I hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane this past month while I shared all the projects I created (and then made my own) at CKC events. It's time to start showing my orginal designs again. So it's all me now! LOL.

I love to be inspired by other crafters on Pinterest or other sites. You never know when inspiration will hit. I caught FIRE when I received an email with a milestones layout (shown at the bottom of the post - wish I could rember where it originated) as I was working on an instant scrapbook for baby's first year and was looking for a fresh new way to show milestones. I scraplifted the sketch and made it my own. I am VERY VERY excited and pleased with the results. I encourage you to scraplift something you see me or someone else making today!



I kept the major aspects of the layout with the vertical strips and the accents going across the page. I expect that the family that received this book will alternate the pictures and hand written journaling as shown in the inspiration layout. However, the layout that inspired me was for a girl, so I need to transform it to a boy layout. I did so with the color pallate, font and the use of stars instead of scallop circles.



The page covers Baby's first smile, first bath and first tooth.
  • Font - Cricut Cartridge Mickey Font
  • Embossing - Cuttlebug Word Collage
  • Smiley Face button - Recollections
  • Bath silhouette, Tooth - Cricut Cartridge A Child's Year
  • Striped cardstock - My Mind's Eye - Wild Asparagus


This page covers the first solid foods, Crawling and Walking. Additional supplies include:
  • Bib/Peas - Cricut Image Cartridge Nursery Tails
  • Crawling baby - Cricut Cartridge New Arrival
  • Walking silhouette - Cricut Cartridge A Child's Year - note: this cut included a beach bucket in the left hand of the child. I cut it off by hand to acheive the look I needed.
Here's some close ups....





Here's where my inspiration began!
If you love it, let me know! If you have scraplifting tips, share 'em! Thanks for stopping by.


La-Vie

2 comments:

Your comments bring me SO much Joy! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and view my creations. If you love what you see, please share my posts and invite your friends to follow me as well! ~XXX La-Vie B.