I had a birthday layout up on the Bella Blvd blog on Tuesday, and it seemed fitting to share it here today. How about the layout first.
This was another one of my layouts for CHA, using the new Birthday Girl collection. If I'm being honest, it wasn't one of my favorites that I made. But it was also the second to last of about 24 projects that I made for CHA, so I was at the bottom of my creative well, so to speak. Lol. I dug out some older photos of Alyssa from her 10th birthday party, since I knew the colors would work well with the papers. Most of our birthday parties are swim parties, but I wanted more traditional "birthday" pics for a booth layout.
I took the "happy" chipboard letters from the Birthday Girl chipboard icons, and then added "b-day" with some Sienna chipboard alphas.
A few of the chipboard accents that I wanted to use were banner shaped, so I thought it would be fun to create an entire border across the page of banners. This was a great way to use up a lot of the scraps of patterned paper I had from my other projects, since I only needed small pieces of paper.
I just trimmed them into strips of varying widths, and roughly the same height, and cut banner notches at the bottom of each piece. I also added in some stickers here and there. I adhered them across the page, "hanging" off of a few strips of designer tape that I had layered together. On either end of the border, I added some fun embellishments. Buttons, chipboard pieces, a crochet flower, and some flags.
My journaling says "So hard to believe you turned 10 years old this year". Which was so true at the time. I think we say that just about every year, right? Every birthday I think "how are you another year older already???". Just like every school year, I say "how are you another grade higher already???". And before you know it, this happens:
Your daugher, that in your head is still just your baby, goes and turns SIXTEEN YEARS OLD!!! Seriously, how did this happen? How has it been sixteen years since she made her way into our lives, taking her sweet, sweet time to come into the world? I am so very proud of the young lady she's becoming, and she amazes me more and more every single day. Happy birthday Alyssa!
Cute layout, Laura! Happy 16th Alyssa!! She shares her birthday with my son, Trent, whose 15 today. Where has the time gone?!?!?!
Keri
Posted by: Keri W | September 27, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Another bright and colorful layout that just screams SCRAPLIFT me! lol...Can't believe Alyssa is now 16. Oh my dear Lord...that means my own DD turns 16 in 6 months...eeeekkkkkkkkk!
Laura- how are you gonna handle the driving situation? DD just asked me yesterday when she will be starting...can I say double eeek!
Sad to see them grow, but such a BLESSING to see them grow into beautiful young ladies!..right?
Posted by: Janet | September 28, 2012 at 09:12 AM
Wow! Sweet 16! Happy Birthday Alyssa! I love your page, even if you were at the end of your creativity! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | September 28, 2012 at 02:41 PM
how stinkin' ADORABLE is that page with cute little miss! :0) hope your girl had a GREAT day!!
Posted by: Diana Waite | September 28, 2012 at 03:39 PM
I love the "banners as a border" idea. I'm always on the lookout for new ways to use up scraps!
Posted by: Caroline | September 30, 2012 at 05:46 AM
Happy 16th birthday Alyssa. Hope you had a great day with family and friends. Another LO to scraplift. And you say this was at the bottom of your creative well? How sad is that for me then? :)
Posted by: SandraA | October 01, 2012 at 07:36 AM
What a beautful tribute to your daughter. You can tell how proud you are and the picture shows how beautiful she is. The page is lovely. You are blessed. Joanne
Posted by: Dunbear | October 03, 2012 at 06:48 PM
Happy birthday to your "baby":) love the LO. keep it coming.
Posted by: RUTH | October 10, 2012 at 12:27 PM