Baby Layout

Here's another layout I did for the LID challenge on the Cricut messageboard.  This layout was also made using the DCWV spring stack...I am totally getting my money's worth out of this stack!  I've already made about 5 layouts and a couple of cards using this stack.

In this piece, I cut the grass out using Plantin Schoolbook.  I welded three grass cuts together and cut it out twice.  Thank I inked it all (yes, every....single....blade...of...grass...on....both...sides) which took forever and then layered both images to give it a very dimensional effect.  I think it looks cool, so my time was well spent :)

The title was created using Simply Sweet, Nursery Rhymes, New Arrival, and Holiday Cakes.   For the word, grassy, I spelled it out using Simply Sweet.  Using my Gypsy, I shortened and stretched and manipulated the size of the letters until I achieved my desired effect.

The words little baby are from Nursery Rhymes.  The image had a heart between the two words that couldn't be hidden with the hide contour feature, so I just cut out the whole word and then snipped the heart out by hand.

The word feet was made using Holiday Cakes and I welded it and stretched it a little with my Gypsy.  It's amazing how you can achieve the look of a totally different font by just playing around with your sizes using the Gypsy.  That is the best money I've ever spent....

The feet were cut from the New Arrival cartridge.

Thanks for looking at my layout!  Have a great day :)

Baby's First Year Album-finally finished!!!

Here it is-finally! I've been working on this baby for what seemed like for-ev-er! It's a gift for someone special who is having a baby in a couple of months. I was trying to get it finished in time for her baby shower.


Here's the first page. I cut out the announcement from New Arrival and inked the edges.



For this page I welded "1 month" onto a circle using my Gypsy and after cutting it I used my white GellyRoll pen to create some faux stitches on the letters.

This is the 2 month/3 month page. You flip one way for two months and the other way to see the three month photos.

Flip the tab to the right and there is space for two month photos and/or journaling....

Flip the tab to the left and there is space for three month memories.

This is the 5/6 month page. I cut a little tag folder from my Fabulous Finds cartridge. The name is made from brads...oops! I just noticed that the heart brad on the bottom needs to be turned...darn thing must have spun around on me! lol

Here is for the five month photo-the 5 lifts up.

And the 6 flips up so a photo can go inside...

Inside the center flaps I stamped some journaling lines to record special moments.

Seven months- I cut the shape from A Child's Year (I LOOOOOVE that cart! There's just something about silhouettes that just touches my heart) and then I employed some more of the faux stitching technique....

Here's eight and nine...I used scalloped circles from Mini Monograms but manipulated their size using my Gypsy...they kinda look like little clouds which I think is perfect for that little airplane.

There's that adorable little airplane from New Arrival! I used just a touch of Stickles on the propeller...I LOVE glitter, but since it's a baby boy album, I chose to use it very sparingly...

For this page I used my scalloped square from Mini Monograms. I welded and cut the 10 from that cart, too. Then I threaded a little ribbon through...added more faux stitching to the scalloped square....and the tag fits inside-ready for adorable 10 month photos.

Pretty much the same as the 10 month side...

And here is the one year page. The birthday boy in the highchair is from A Child's Year, of course. I Swiss dotted and inked the yellow image to give it some dimension and pop.

The last page is sort of a milestone memoboard I made. I first cut out a rounded square and ran the ribbon. I glued the ribbon ends onto the back of the square. Then I took my Crop o dile and punched holes so I could attach the button brads you see. Then I glued the whole thing to another rounded square and adhered it to my album.

These are the little tags I made. One side has a milestone and the other side is blank...all ready for a date and/or age to be written in!

The finished product.





Thanks so much for looking at my project! It's my first mini so excuse all the imperfections. If you have questions...don't be shy! :)