Arbor Drive....

As promised here is a closer look at my October gallery....
This layout was to document my little boys use of his left hand. I had some cute pictures of him from one of the many days he sits at the table and colors or scribbles. I am left handed so it is fun to see your kids figure out which hand they will use and discovering how best to do things. The journaling reads: You have always been able to do many things with both of your hands, however, everything seems to be done more naturally with your left. It makes perfect sense to me since I am left handed, but either way, we are so proud of you! I used the packaging from the Prima "be" letters and backed his photo with it and tied some of the ribbon through for some texture and interest. The chipboard houses were inked on the edges but I like the look of them raw without paint or paper covering on this layout.




This layout is pretty self explanatory as it is one for my daughters baby book. I cut leaves out of the cosmo cricket paper for the tulle flower which, my daughter was thrilled that it found a place on a layout for her book. I also used the packaging from the lily bee flower on the left of the photo, and I think I used the tree ribbon on each and every layout-so versatile.


This layout was actually inspired by the Darling "be" letters from prima...I heard the words to this song on the radio and knew they would be fun on a layout for my kids. I like to scrapbook advice to my kids from time to time or encouragement....I cut the heart from some of the pink felt and attached it onto one of the tree toppers from American Crafts and then it was all mounted on a Cosmo Cricket journaling block. The "strong" letters were hand cut from the Cosmo Cricket paper, and a button stitched on top of the "o".



I have had these pictures from the pumpkin patch for 5 years...it was time to get them into our albums. The tree was embellished with a some of the printed papers behind them cut in circles to make the tree a bit bulkier. I had to use more buttons on this one as well. Can't get enough of them! The journaling was printed on vellum and attached to the Cosmo Cricket chipboard journaling block.



This last layout was the first one I laid out because of the great fabric included in this kit and it was the last one completed. I simply adhered the fabric as my background and the rest came together easily with paper strips, more buttons, and a few staples. Another reason this kit was very easy to work with--lots of fun embellishments....buttons....PAPER....great for fall pages, baby pages, and any other reason or celebration to scrapbook.


Check out the rest of the DT Gallery now and be inspired! As for the other project that I thought I might finish and share...that will have to wait as I am still putting on the finishing touches. I will hope to share it next week! Have a wonderful weekend!