Memories

I've been looking back through some older pictures of my little ones recently, missing the chubby, soft, cuddly baby stage!  Anyway, it got me in the mood to scrap some pictures that I just never got around too- I'm one of those people that have tons of pictures trapped on my computer, waiting to be printed and shared.  I do use a lot of them, but I take so many photos and can't always get to them all.  When I have extra time on my hands though, I really do enjoy going through them to revisit those memories.

This page was so much fun to put together, using some of my favorite October Afternoon products.  My mom and Emma have always had such a special, close relationship that just melts my heart!  I adore my mother and can see why my kids love her so much.  Everything here is OA, except for a stamp and rub-on from SU, the cute little felt flowers are oldies from my stash by K & Company, and the larger blue letters are from Doodlebug Designs.  I keep making these 8 1/2 x 11 pages, so I need to buy an album to house them in.  I enjoy this size when I'm creating single photo layouts.

Next up is a layout about how wonderful my days were with Emily when I was on maternity leave.  I was so excited to be a mommy and loved every second of every day at home with her, knowing they were numbered because I'd be going back to work.

I truly enjoyed all of it... middle of the night feedings, soothing her tummy troubles, folding all those tiny socks and onesies, making and washing bottles, but most of all, I loved knowing that I could spend hours just being with her, watching her, snuggling her, and wasting time doing nothing but being with her!

The background paper of this layout is from the Newsprint DSP collection from SU along with the full heart punch.  I also used some adorable patterned paper and stickers from Iron Orchid Designs, Making Memories chipboard, and baker's twine.  I stitched the hearts down through the center so I could pull the edges up a bit.

I also left the chipboard bare here on the frame just because I liked the soft, natural look of the neutrals on this page against the bright reds.

Well, my favorite brown truck just delivered a box of scrappy goodies that I'm dying to dig into, so that's it for today!  My friend, Siobhan, recently asked how I make my bows on cards, so I'll be back soon with a quickie tutorial... nothing special, but I'll show you what works for me.
~Jennifer