Monday, January 23, 2012

Bird is the Word & The Paper Variety

**I edited this post to add the sketches I used for my layouts. I totally spaced and forgot to give credit to the lovely ladies who inspired my pages!**

Happy Monday! I'm sharing two layouts today that I made for a few challenges. First up is the "REMEMBER" challenge at Bird is the Word. I love these one-word challenges where you can interpret it any way you want! Here is what I made...I love how the colors on this one turned out. I wasn't sure about combining the wood grain paper with the blue, but I actually really like it now that it's finished. I love how Reese looks all girly and frilly, all the while standing on her Daddy's trailer! She is so far from frilly :)




These little pink flowers are from The Dollar Tree! They were white and I spritzed them to match the pink I wanted. You never know what little treasures you may find for just $1.00!


I used this amazing sketch from The Scrappiest...I saw it and wanted to use it immediately!


I created this layout for the fan fold embellishment challenge at The Paper Variety. I love making these cute flowers and they're so easy! These are some of my favorite pictures of Paige in her cute little swim suit. I love her chunky thighs!




This is the sketch I used for this layout. It's an old one from Audrey Yeager that I've had saved on my computer forever. These pictures just seemed to fit it perfectly! Check out Audrey's blog HERE.


Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week :)

19 comments:

  1. I really really LOVE that first page! Wow, the colors the paper, the flower from the dollar store, holy beaners!

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  2. I love your colors. They just pop right off the page! The blue and wood grain work really well together and I love the pinks and purples. You have a way of mixing colors. And..what a find on the flowers. Don't you just love getting a deal like that?

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  3. What adorable LOs you've made! Love the bright colors!! Thanks for playing along at BITW!

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  4. Great flowers - both the dollar store and the folded ones!

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  5. You make the most perfect little bows with your ribbon through your buttons! :-) I love the both layouts! So happy you could join us at TPV!!

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  6. Eeek adoable LO's! I love both of them. :-)

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  7. Loving the wood grain! The way you have it arranged it looks like a tree trunk. And oh my, those pictures of Paige or so stinkin' cute! Love the super girly colors!

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  8. ohhh i love both your layouts! On the first one I love how you overlapped the thickers and I love your flowers on the second!

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  9. Both of your layouts are amazing! so glad you could join us at the Paper Variety!

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  10. These are cute. Did you use a sketch?

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  11. I love both of these, so pretty, and girly :) love the bright colors and the fun details, wonderful work, Missy, I'm in awe, as always!!

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  12. Thank you so much, ladies! I truly appreciate all of your sweet comments!

    Liz, YES! I used your latest sketch for the first one, and I feel like a slacker because I totally forgot to show them on my post. I added it in...I'm so sorry! I love your sketches, and I was in such a hurry to get my post up that I just forgot. I fixed it! Thank you for your awesome inspiration :)

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  13. Beautiful work. I love your mix of colors and papers and details. Thanks for joining us at BITW.

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  14. Missy these are so so beautiful! Love the blue with the wood grain and I am so glad you found use for my sketch from a while ago!!! Thanks for linking up to me. I love Liz,s sketches, too!

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  15. 2 rockin' layouts!! :) I love them both. Such a cutie! Thanks for sharing your rosette embellishment at The Paper Variety :)
    - Suzanne, TPV cofounder

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  16. Hi Missy! I nominated you for the Liebster blog award! Check for details on my blog http://parttimepretties.blogspot.com/ Hope it will bring you some more traffic!!!

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  17. I am lovin' both of these layouts! Such great use of color. Thanks for joining us at the rosette challenge at The Paper Variety and for the swwet comment you left this week on my blog.

    --Sandi TPV DT member

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  18. Really nice Missy!! and thanks for joining us at BITW

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