Good morning, friends. Nicole here, sharing a baby album I have been working on for my son who is almost 16 years old! Simple Stories' Say Cheese Classic Pooh collection is absolutely adorable and I just had to use it to document Edward's baby stories.
Most of the time, I'll have a separate page where I journal on the notebook paper that comes in the SNAP Binders, but that always looks too boring compared to all the beautiful pages that are embellished. I decided to do something different by adding the photo directly on the notebook paper and then add my journaling around the photo. Next, I added a few embellishments at the top of the page to fill in the white space.
Throughout the album, you'll notice I have a decorative page. This is a fun way to play with words that goes with your stories!
One thing I made sure of was to document the days of waiting for his arrival...I was terrified he would come early...We had a blizzard just a week prior to the day he was born! There was 3 feet of snow on the ground. No one was getting in or out of my neighborhood. I'm so thankful he decided to stay put for another week... He literally stayed in there full term. LOL...He did not want to come out.
I love this photo and I'm so thankful my mother was with me in the recovery room to take it. This was my favorite moment with Edward after 24 hours of labor... me holding him and really looking at his beautiful face. He just stared at me... So precious. I love that he will have this album to look back on when he is older. Something I wish I had as an adult.
I used a variety of 4x6 cards, tags and sentimental die cuts to document these precious moments. Seriously, when I look at these photos, I wonder to myself, where has the time gone? Edward will be 16 years old next month. Cry-Cry.
I absolutely love the 6x8 Binder Inserts that come with this collection!! They are super fun and oh so pretty! And I especially love all the adorable Pooh elements. It's so darn cute!
I had so much fun making this album and these are only half of the pages of the album. To see more, check out my YouTube channel on January 12th! I'll have a video going live on how this came together and a full flip through of the album. I hope I inspired you to document your babies! Thank you so much for visiting today.
Good morning, friends! Nicole, here...sharing my latest travel notebook spread I created using the fabulous Candy Cane collection from Pretty Little Studio. This collection is super cute, and festive. I absolutely love it.
I cut two patterned papers to measure 8"x4" to use as the base. Next, I mounted the scraps from each cut to the other layout to blend both sides together.
The ephemera are darling. I especially love the elf with the mistletoe and the elf licking the pole. They brought a smile to my face, adding them to the layouts.
Loving all the sentiments and colors, too. Super cute, and oh so fun!
I layered a variety of ephemera at the bottom of the layout to fill in the white space. I used foam strips to pop up the tree and "Christmas" sentiment.
I placed two sticker words inside the tab for fun. What is your favorite part of this collection? Have you grabbed yours yet?
Thank you so much for visiting today and happy holidays!
Hello, friends. Happy Friday! Nicole here with a fun, whimsical art journal spread. I really need to play in my art journal more often because it makes me so happy...my mood instantly changes when I play with pretty stamps, stencils, and lots of color.
Before I begin, I always decide on a color theme...I chose to work with orange, reds, and greens for the base. The patterned paper pads make the process so much easier! I simple colored the pages using acrylic markers and then tore the paper and glued them to the pages.
Sometimes, I fussy cut images from the paper to glue down as well to tie both sides of the journal spread together.
I glued a variety of cute die cut elements at the bottom to create a fun, whimsical cluster of elements across the bottom of the page. Next, I glued the glitter drops down to add some shimmer.
This page has a nice collage feel to it. I just glued down everything that I wanted, randomly all over the place. It's not organized by any means, but it's totally fun!
One of my favorite things about playing in my journal is that it is very freeing to not think or worry about anything at all...just add color and glue down the things that make you smile...it's that simple. JUST HAVE FUN.
I hope you found this spread fun, and delightful to look at! I enjoyed playing, and I encourage you to try something different if you haven't given art journaling a try, yet. Start out small and work your way up to the larger size. I'm still working with a 4x4 size and it works for me. Click here, to see the full tutorial! Thanks for watching.
