Faces of Annie Scrapbook Layout with First Edition

I found myself mesmerised with the faces my new born baby made. This scrapbook sketch from Stick It Down was the perfect way to record them all in one layout.

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Designer Papers

I don’t tend to use a lot of pink in my crafting but it was the perfect choice for the small mountain of baby girl photos I’ve got to scrapbook. So I treated myself to this It’s a Girl paper stack from First Edition.

I really like the First Edition papers, the quality is second to none and the designs are always versatile.

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Embellishments

I particularly like the tag sheet which is included in the It’s a Girl paper pack. Having perfectly co-ordinating embellishments handy makes it easy to add the finishing touches to a scrapbook layout.

I also added a card topper that I’ve removed from a commercial card that was given to me when my daughter was born.

It’s a nice way to keep some elements of the greetings cards I was given without keeping just a stack of cards. It’s also a great source of free embellishments. Especially in the case of baby cards, most of the commercial cards I received perfectly co-ordinate with the pink colour scheme I’ve inevitably chosen for most of my new baby photos.

I’ve added a little bit of organza ribbon to some of the tags to tie them all in together.

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Scrapbook Page Title

I don’t have many alphabet stickers and I’m trying to reduce my scrapbooking stash at the moment so I’m trying to avoid buying any. I’d love a nice big alphabet die set but my funds just won’t stretch to that at the moment.

So I have to get creative with my existing stamps and dies. And I’m OK with that, after all getting creative is the entire point right?

I often use this technique of stamping my title onto little tags or die cut shapes. This way I can make my title stand out and make it the size I want whilst only using my existing alphabet stamp set.

I use tags so much on my cards and scrapbook layouts that I treated myself to this tag die set from Sizzix. I’m really pleased with how much I reach for it, so it’s turning out to be a great investment. It makes me really happy when my scrapbooking supplies earn their keep so to speak.

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Products I’ve Used

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I’ve really enjoyed working with the It’s a Girl papers from First Edition. I’ve got plenty of papers left over to scrapbook the rest of my baby girl photos.

I do hope my latest scrapbook project has given you some inspiration for your own scrapbook pages.

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Scrapbooking Challenges I’m Entering

• Stick It Down – Sketch
• Little Red Wagon Challenge # 634 – New Beginnings
• The Paper Shelter – Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Something New
• Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday – Challenge Something New
• Clever Dexter – Something New
• International Art and Soul #124 Anything but a Card
• Moving Along With The Times Challenge 138 – For a Girl
• LTSCB #153 Anything Goes
• Time Out – New

Here’s the sketch I’ve followed from Stick It Down:

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Pin it Now, Scrapbook It Later

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Scrapbooking Linky Parties

[Really Crafty Link Party] [Craftastic Monday Link Party] [All About Home Link Party] [Beautifully Made Link Party] [Creatively Crafty Link Party] [Link Up On the Edge] [Create, Bake, Grow & Gather Party] [Farmhouse Friday] [Handmade Monday] [Inspire Me Monday] [Dare to Share] [Saturday Sparks Link Party] [Wednesday Link Party] [Funtastic Friday Link Party] [Spread The Kindness Link Up] [Encouraging Hearts & Home Blog Hop] [Wonderful Wednesday] [Karins Kottage Wednesday Linky Party] [Creative Muster] [Happiness Is Homemade]

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