it's finally time for another challenge. mary and i had this one picked out about a month ago … then we got busy. then we planned it again … and we both totally forgot. i think we even planned it again … and forgot again. lol! finally, we decided to ask heather to play along … figured we'd be more likely to finish if someone else was there to hold us accountable. lol!
so for this challenge, we decided on these 4 things:
1. scenic route pattern papers … one of my favorite manufacturers
2. buttons … i love buttons
3. brads … i love brads just as much as i love buttons
4. heidi swapp plastic alphabet letters … don't use them as much as i should
here is what i came up with. i had this larger photo of alyssa printed out … so figured i'd use it for my layout. my thought when i started was to print out some of the other photos from that day in small sizes … and add them to the layout. but once i got the page going … i only had room for one extra photo. i never plan my layouts … they just sort of happen.
i love buttons all lined up in a pretty row of colors! the buttons are all autumn leaves … but i was having problems finding the perfect shade of turquoise. i came across these large, bulky brads from bazzill … and they worked out perfect. and i added little silver mini brads to the clear buttons.
like i said, i love the plastic letters from heidi swapp. for the longest time, i would just collect them … deeming them "too good to actually use". but that is something that i've gotten so much better about … realizing it makes no sense to hold on to something and not use it. these letters for my title all came from the same package … it was a mix of fonts and sizes … which i love the look of.
do you ever get to the journaling part of your layout … and not know what to do or how to add it? i do that all the time. the journaling for me is the very last thing i do … and usually it's never planned ahead. usually, whatever i journal about comes from whatever title i ended up with … and the title is something i never plan either. i was THIS close to adding the journaling in my own handwriting … since there were lines on the grid paper to quide me. but i was worried that it wouldn't look right … and i didn't want to take that chance. lol! so printed journaling strips, it was!
supplies:
pattern paper – scenic route
buttons - autumn leaves
brads – making memories (silver), bazzill (turqouise)
plastic letters – heidi swapp
font – old remington
make sure and check out the other girls layouts they came up with for our fun challenge … heather even did 2 layouts! you can see mary's HERE … and heather's HERE. and if you play along, be sure and share with us … we'd love to see what you come up with!
Laura Vegas 
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