The One with the 2Peas Children-Themed Layout


Saturday, March 8, 2014

I have a children-themed "inspired" Garden Girl layout up at Two Peas in a Bucket! It started with the official March moodboard:
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Lovely, right? So many ways it can be interpreted and used on layouts!

Then I printed and die cut the amazing files by Lisa Dickinson and Wilna Furstenburg.
Neeeeeext I pulled products from my stash that coordinated and picked a couple of cute photos of my kids to scrap.
And then, bada-bing, bada-boom, this is what I made!:
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LUCKY ME by Paige Evans

Description: Honestly I was a bit intimidated by the moodboard at first! Green? Blue? Pink? Not very many colors, and goodness knows I love lots of color! Although really, I could add more colors if I wanted, so it's not THAT big o' deal. But I like a good challenge and wanted to stick to the moodboard as much as possible, so I started to pull green/blue/pink patterned papers in different tints/tones/shades and I actually really ended up loving the colors! Funny how that worked :) The lovely leaf die cuts by Wilna made fun photo backgrounds and pops of Lisa's printables finished it up!

Journaling says: As my mom, your grandma, used to always say: How did I get so lucky to have the best son and daughter in the entire world?! I must have done something good in heaven to deserve you two sweet angels! I love every day isn't sunshine and roses from sun up to sun down, but I wouldn't trade a single second because I love you two so much!

How to: Trim 3/4 x 2" pieces from patterned papers then stagger them across a light blue cardstock background. Sew diagonally down the paper strips. Die cut leaves from white cardstock. Layer two photos, a pink printed die cut, an aqua "lucky" printed die cut, an ampersand printed die cut, and the die cut leaves on the bottom of the layout. Place Thickers on the photos to make the names of the kids in the pics. Hand stitch through the ampersand using white floss. Scatter buttons around the photos. Stamp the date and add "ME" mini alphabet stickers on the "lucky" card to finish the title. Journal in three of the open spaces on the background using a white pen. Drop light blue spray mist around the layout to finish.

Supplies: Cardstock, wood buttons, stickers (chipboard letters, foam letters, mini alphabet), roller date stamp, pen, ink, adhesive: American Crafts; Patterned paper: American Crafts, Crate Paper, Pebbles, Studio Calico; Foofala: Craft supply; Floss: DMC; Spray mist: Studio Calico; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; Die cut machine: Silhouette Cameo by QuicKutz; Leaf cut files: Wilna Furstenburg for 2Peas In a Bucket; Printables: Lisa Dickinson for 2Peas In a Bucket
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I'll have a video with the same theme and moodboard coming up in a couple weeks! Gotta start brainstorming ideas :)

6 comments

  1. This is gorgeous! LOVING that background you created and loveeeeeeeeee the stitching!!!!

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  2. This is just AWESOME. All the texture, color….I don't know what else to say. I'm dumbstruck!

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  3. I love this! It is absolutely beautiful!

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  4. So cute, Paige! Love the background and the cut files you used!!

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