Monday, April 18, 2011

The Dreaded Birthday Layout!

Birthday layouts have to be my most difficult ones to scrap.  I don't know why...maybe high expectations, not great pictures, too many pictures...who knows the reason.  But this year, my daughter wanted a Princess theme for her 5th birthday, so I already had a great theme to work with.  So add in a great sketch from Sketchy Thursdays, a Fabulous Friday Challenge from Frosted Designs for some great hand-made embellies, and some awesome papers from Crate Paper and what do you get...probably my favorite birthday layout to date!!

I loved these paper flowers that I saw on the October Afternoon blog and thought they would be great for the hand-made embellies for the Fabulous Friday challenge.  They look kind of complicated, but are super easy and beautiful.  Check them out here:  http://octoberafternoon.typepad.com/october_afternoon/2011/03/tuesday-tutorial-paper-flowers.html



and the sketch from Sketchy Thursdays:



Products Used:

Paper & Stickers:  Crate Paper
Marker & Pen:  Marvy
Brads:  Spare Parts
Embroidery Floss:  Janlynn
Thickers:  American Crafts
Fonts:  Book Antiqua
Ribbon:  CTMH & Misc.
Buttons:  Misc.
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9 comments:

  1. Beth HallgrenApril 18, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Gorgeous Ashley! Christmas layouts are the hardest for me :)

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  2. TomomiApril 18, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    Very pretty!!!!!
    Love your handmade paper flowers:)
    Thanks so much for playing with Sketchy Thursdays!!

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  3. AmandaApril 19, 2011 at 7:34 AM

    You have done an amazing job of this LO, the colors are perfect, photos are perfect, I love everything about it, you should not have been worried about doing it, it's just fantastic.

    Thank you for joining us at Frosted Designs, and I do look forward to seeing more of your work

    Amanda

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  4. AndreaApril 19, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    You did a fab job on the layout. What a fun theme to have for a little girls party. I love the stitching and the flowers. Awesome Job! Thanks for playing along over at Frosted Designs.

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  5. marikoApril 20, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Wow!!So CUTE!!!
    Your flowers are wonderful!!!
    Thanks for playing along with ST!

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  6. Julie Tucker-WolekApril 20, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    This is BEAUTIFUL! I Loveeeeeeee the photos and loving the way you used Emma's Shoppe from Crate! Thanks sooooooooooooo much for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  7. corrieApril 20, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    super cute! i am in love with those emma's shoppe papers. thanks for playing!

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  8. Diana FisherApril 20, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Hi Ashley! Your page is gorgeous! Love the flowers you made! They are perfect!!

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  9. DanaMKApril 21, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    Super cute! I'm going to check out that tutorial right now!

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