Butterfly Baby

With all the blog posts about CHA Winter 2011, I've been super inspired to scrapbook lately. (I managed to get two layouts done this weekend). I've seen so much on blogs that I follow, that it almost feels like I was there (although I'm sure it's like Vegas - the only way to understand it is to experience it).

On your next layout: use inspiration from CHA that you saw on a blog post (or if you were lucky enough to go, actually from the show).

When I saw this photo from Paige's blog , I knew that I wanted to do something like that on a layout. I stopped at Walmart the night I saw it, and bought two Martha Stewart punches (classic butterfly and monarch butterfly). I knew this would be the inspiration for a layout I had in mind for Stevie. I had also seen this layout on Maggie Holmes' blog and really liked the placement, and the ribbon separating a same-sized photo and patterned paper. I took all of that, and made this layout.

I wanted this layout to be a classy baby page. Not all cutsie and bubble gum coloured. I think I accomplished that. I really like the yellow colour of the background paper, and the fancy pattern of it, it helped make the page not scream "pink." For my title, I really didn't want to use black. I really like the light feel to the layout without any dark, harsh colours on it. I looked through my stash and used these aqua coloured Thickers. Because I used this colour, I added a peice of ribbon layered on top of the pink ribbon. I like how it too added another colour that evened out the pinkness. And I inked the "adore" tab on the left side of the page to add another aqua element to the page.

It was because I happened to look over at my little muffin tin of odds and ends that I remembered these cute little ducky buttons. These buttons have the shank on them, so I made a hole big enough for it to fit through, and put a straight pin through the shank on the back of the page keeping it in place.

I started this page with punching out all my butterflies. I used up some of my scrap paper (which is a goal I'm working on), using just three different patterns. I used my Tombow Mono liquid glue on the back of the butterflies, allowed that to dry, making them re-positionable (and saving my sanity). I laid them out numerous times, re-arranging the elements on the page (at one point the photo was on the left side), until I was finally happy. I really like that this is now another embellishment I can add to my pages to be able to easily add dimention.

It's the little bits of girliness on this layout that I really love. I like these two pins that I stuck into the ribbon, just to add a little bit of surprise. And the three brads (in the row with the duck button), help add to that classy feel I wanted the page to have. (I've used up almost all of these brads, I need to run out and get another pack from Michael's). And the pink lace paper at the bottom add to it too; I still have some of this sheet left, and when it's done I'm going to count how many layouts I've used it on - it is a go-to paper for me. This time I used a spray ink to turn it this perfect pretty pink.

Journaling says: Andrew and Tracy Borg's beautiful daughter at 15 weeks.

This is the first "baby" layout I've ever done. To be honest, I've always wondered if I could do it. After this accomplishment, I now know I can when Justin and I have little kiddos of our own for me to scrapbook their cute little selves. And now I secretly hope to have girls when it's time - I'm loving little girly bits on my pages lately!

What did you find from CHA that you found so inspiring it got your imagination running wild? Leave a comment with a link to what you created from your inspiration.