Bundle of Joy Layout

Hi!

Hope you are having a wonderful day! Last week was a busy one with little time to scrapbook, but I managed to finish this layout for my baby girl. I used papers from different companies, created my background, and used a cut file from the Silhouette store. 

A few weeks ago, I cut those mountains for a layout, using a paper from the She's Magic collection by American Crafts, but then I didn't use them. I saved them for a future project since I don't like to waste pretty paper. Long story short, I started this project with the mountains, finding a way to use them. In that moment this idea came to my mind, a cute animal cut file for a baby layout with a pretty sky!

I looked for a paper with nice clouds, but couldn't find any quickly. The truth is I didn't look a lot around my papers because I remember I had a clouds/sky die from Honey Bee Stamps still new since last year. It is called Cloud Borders and includes a set of dies. I cut them in white cardstock and then used them as stencils using Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and the Ranger Blending Tool. I love how it turned out, sadly the photo don't do it justice because in person it is more bright.

Once the background was ready, I added the green mountains to the layout. I distressed the edges to give them texture and used foam adhesive on the front one for more interest and dimension. After that, I matted the photos using a 6" x 6" paper from the Echo Park Bundle of Joy and a gray frame from Crate Paper. For the title I used Thickers Goldie. Then, I embellished the layout using stickers and die cut flowers from Pebbles. In some of the flowers and leaves I used foam adhesive to create layers for dimension in the page.

I bought this cute lamb in the Silhouette store (item #292221). I used a pink paper from She's Magic for the ears and white cardstock for the rest. The heart is a sticker from Maggie Holmes sticker book. The nose was painted using Memento Angel Pink ink and the eyes with Apple Barrel black acrylic paint. A thin black pen from Micron was used to create a border around the different pieces. For the cheeks I used a cotton swab and the same Memento ink. 

I wanted to give the lamb a special touch,which is when I decided to use cotton in her head. I love how it looks; I think it makes the lamb even cuter! I used only a cotton ball, which I stretched so it was thinner and more loose.

To add a few more details to the layout, I used stickers from Pebbles and Maggie Holmes around the photos to add a few words and the date, which was stamped using Stazon Dove Gray ink pad and a stamp from Park Lane. A few drops of Nuvo in White Blizzard and Simply White were added around the flowers and paint splatters using Shimmerz Miner, Miner 49er. 

The last detail I added to the page was a stitching border made with my sewing machine and white thread. It is very subtle, but I like how it looks and makes the page looks more complete and artistic. Thank you for your visit! Hope you like this layout and it inspires you to craft!