where did the weekend go? i'm so not prepared for today to be monday. lol! we had two grandma's with birthdays, last thursday and friday. we had sarah's 12th birthday party on saturday. it was my birthday yesterday. father's day is next sunday. and then sarah's actual birthday is next monday. yes, we're in birthday mode around here :)
don't want to leave alyssa out of it all, since her birthday isn't until september. so how about a layout share of her today? these really are some of my favorite photos of alyssa. and i have never really scrapped them before. i had created a layout with them for hero arts, a few years ago. but i don't even have that layout. my friend wendy sue, had created a layout with them, for a photo swap assignment. and i might have created a layout for making memories at one point, but i don't have that one either. so i figured i should get them on a layout for my own albums.
i used all fancy pants papers on this layout. i've been using a LOT of fancy pants lately on my layouts. i love the little banners too. they were on a sheet of pattern paper, so i just cut out a few of the banner pieces by hand, and adhered them with pop dots. the corrugated clouds are from jillibean soup, as well as the flowers seen below.
and that title? remember when i got a silhouette, last year? i actually do use it. lol! it just so happens, that the projects i have used them on, are for upcoming issues of creating keepsakes. so i havn't been able to share them yet. i used the silhouette for this title. i cut it out twice, from two different papers, and layered them together.
i picked out a few stick pins, in colors to match my papers, and tucked them behind one of my photos.
i used up some of my journaling sprouts, also by jillibean soup, by using them to embellish the bottom of the layout. i trimmed the sprouts down, so that i could adhere them against the edge of the brown velvet trim.
i added a few corrugated flowers, with threaded buttons in the centers. i adhered the flowers with 3D glue dots, tucking the stick pins in so that the glue dot also held the pins in as well. i think i had intended on adding the date to one of those blank journaling sprouts. should go back and do that.
Laura, this LO is fabulous! I just love those papers and the silhouette title is so perfect that I couldn't tell if it was two papers or shading from light! It looks that good! Cute pics of Alyssa and wishing you a happy bday (again, lol)!! TFS!
Posted by: Carla | June 13, 2011 at 12:17 PM
Gorgeous layout, Laura! Happy belated birthday. So sorry I missed it. Hope you had a great celebration and wish you all the best. :)
Posted by: Vera Wirianta | June 13, 2011 at 03:11 PM
hope you had a FABULOUS birthday!!! Time to do a Laura Lay-out for your birthday! :)
Posted by: Yvonne | June 13, 2011 at 04:12 PM
This is gorgeous! Love the colors & the title!! Can't wait to see more Silhouette work from you! Great pics of Alyssa--laughed about your not scraping them but scrapping them & not having the LO's. Glad you finally got it in your album! And again HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Sounds like a crazy (in a good way) weekend!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | June 13, 2011 at 05:43 PM
I really, really love this page!!! I love the title with the silhouette. Think I am going to have to try this soon(:
I hope your Birthday was wonderful, sounds like there are lots of celebrations your way!! (Love your new blog look. I see yellow!) lol
Posted by: Suzanne Sergi | June 13, 2011 at 05:51 PM
Happy birthday! Our family birthday month is May - 4 of us. We're going to celebrate all our birthday in July when I get back home.
Posted by: katemeri | June 13, 2011 at 06:37 PM
Happy Belated Birthday!!! Love the pictures and layout!
Posted by: Marissa | June 13, 2011 at 08:29 PM
Oh and is the journaling font Decker?
Posted by: Marissa | June 13, 2011 at 08:30 PM
Love the LO as always - such a great photo - you really capture it!
and a HAPPY HAPPY Belated Birthday to you!
Posted by: Victoria in Ohio | June 13, 2011 at 08:40 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope the day was filled with lots of fun and plenty of birthday cake. This layout is just another reason you are so AWESOME...just love it! Into my favorites once again. And please, please don't be the cause of my heading to the dark side of wanting a Silhoutte. LOL....Between you, Nichol and Kerri B..I am weakening...Thanks for sharing once again! HAPPY DAY AFTER YOUR BIRTHDAY!
Smiles from PA!
Posted by: Janet | June 14, 2011 at 10:37 AM
finally catching up with this weeks blogland! love all you've posted- and Happy Birthday!!! :D
Posted by: jen shears | June 16, 2011 at 07:52 PM
lovin all these los girl.
~d
Posted by: danni | June 16, 2011 at 09:48 PM
Happy birthday laura. Love love this layout and her photos. your layouts are amazing as always.
Posted by: dawn | June 17, 2011 at 03:05 AM