Birthday Lunch

So we're half way through Spring Break. And it's definitely been better than a lot of school breaks of the past. I guess that's part of the kids getting older. Of course I have made sure that we have at least one fun outing each day. Our local library has helped out with that goal, as they have been offering fun activities throughout the week. In fact I just got home from taking Santiago to a petting zoo that was set up behind the library. It's so obvious that he's a city kid with no pets...he just doesn't know what to do with the animals lol...but he loved it just the same. I couldn't get him to leave!

Anyhow, the weather is finally showing some hints of spring (ie, no snow, rain or ridiculous wind) so I was able to get outside and photograph some layouts. This one was inspired by two challenges:

Red Carpet Studio #91 My Fair Lady - Create a "girly" project with lots of layers

Picture This! March 1st Challenge - 1 Photo + Circles + Tilt

I used a PageMaps sketch and came up with this...

I really admire the shabby chic style of scrapbooking...all those layers of floral papers and romantic flowers. I tried for several years to adopt that style, but I've come to find that as much as I love oohing and ahhing over other people's shabby chic creations it just doesn't suit my personality. But as all of you fellow hoarders will appreciate, I still have tons of paper from that stage of my scrapbooking in my stash . So I'm trying to find ways to use it. I loved this photo of my parents with this paper, so I kept it simple & modern with the filmstrip border in the background and the chalkboard title. And while I did use a doily, there is not a single dimensional flower on here. There's even a bit of "white space" above the photo. I feel like even though I used a background paper that doesn't really suit my current style, I was able to keep pretty true to myself with the page.

Product List:

My Mind's Eye Find Your Wings and Fly patterned paper

SEI Jocelyn patterned paper

Bo Bunny Mamarazzi 2 patterned paper

Crate Paper Styleboard patterned paper

Fancy Pants Roadshow sticker border

Bo Bunny doily

My Mind's Eye journaling card