Waiting in anticipation

I’ve got another single layout from the baby book I am making to share today, this one is the first page.

I’ve kept the papers and the embellies the same as the inside cover as they open up to a double page.  This page is for pictures before baby arrives and I’ve added interest with my Foto Folder, which is where the photos go.

With all the lovely dots (don’t pink dots just say little girl so perfectly?) I am entering this page in the current challenge over at SimonSays Stamp Wednesday challenge.  I’ve got loads of layers on this as well as insde the folder so I am also entering my layout at Deep Ocean’s current challenge.

For the inside I’ve followed the current sketch over at Retrosketches.  Their sketches are more geared toward cards but I thought it suited the space I had and the sort of layout I wanted to do.  I just swapped out the circle for a larger oval as I wanted space for a full length photo of the mother-to-be with her belly.  Not sure an ultrasound photo will fit in a vertical oval, might need to turn the book to see that photo properly but that is what I am envisaging on the right-hand side.

Stayed tuned for more pages in this baby book, four more to be precise.  If you’re interested you can see the cover here (took me ages as this is a Tim Holtz Collection Folio so there’s lots of space to decorate!), the last page at this post, and a double layout here.

Ingredients:

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Papertrey Ink ~ Notched Star Banner

Wild Rose Studio ~ Oval Frame

Embellishments

Freckled Fawn ~ Resin and Metal Flowers & Sequined Bow

Kaisercraft Pearl Strip ~ Pink Champagne

Kaisercraft Stickers ~ Pitter Patter Girl

Jesse James Dress It Up Button ~ New Arrival Girl

Petaloo Darjeeling ~ Wild Mini Blossoms Pink

Petaloo Penny Lane ~ Forget Me Nots Soft Pink

Inks & Paints etc

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Dried Marigold, Pumice Stone & Tea Dye

Papers

Carta Bella Baby Mine ~ Baby Floral

Heidi Swapp Foto Folder ~ Pink

Kaisercraft Pitter Patter ~ Bundle of Joy

Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics ~ No 2

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics ~ 9th of March

Pion Design Fairytale of Spring ~ Pink Dot

Riddersholm Design Huntington Garden ~ Tea Room

Ribbons & Trims etc

Live & Love Crafts Lace ~ Pastello Pink & Scalloped Rose Pennant Edge

Challenges

Deep Ocean #82 ~ “Lot of Layers”

Retrosketches #124

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ~ Spots and dots

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Tumbling Down Stairs

Today I’m showcasing the final image in the Alice in Wonderland Steampunk Style collection from Simply B Stamps, Down the Rabbit Hole.

 

I wanted to try a different kind of fold on this card and found a tutorial for an origami fold card on Splitcoast Stampers so thought I’d try it out.  It creates a card and envelope in one that neatly hides the treasures inside, you could even say it is a little bit mysterious!

You don’t even get to the heart of this card from the first part of opening it but, on my version, you do get your second hint of what’s inside with another version of the White Rabbit, this time a stamped one.  I cropped this image out of the Clever Little Alice image, also from the Alice in Wonderland Steampunk collection.

As you can from the close-up picture above, I left the area around the image plain as I tried out all manner of embellishments but nothing looked right and I realised that was because I didn’t want anything calling attention away from the gorgeous image.  So instead I’ve embellished on the panels around the image and carried the theme of the bow and White Rabbit charm from the “envelope”.

With all my metal embellishments I’m entering this in the current challenge at Robyn’s Fetish and with my sparkly bows I’m also linking it up at the challenge at Paper Playtime.  I’m also hoping that this is mysterious enough to qualify for the current Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge where I’m also entering it.

Ingredients:

Copics

Skin E50, E51, E53, (cheeks & lips R02)

Hair Y00, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Outfit B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, N0, N1, N2

Background E40, E42, E44, E47, E49

Dies & SVG Cuts etc

Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Squares

Embellishments

Freckled Fawn October Oh Deer Me Kit – Sequin Bows

Metal  Charm –White Rabbit

Prima Say it in Crystals – Black

Tim Holtz Ideaology – Gears

Watch parts from stash

Inks & Paints etc

Pebbles Chalk – Pearlescent Brown & Metallic Green

Papers

Graphic 45 Hallowe’en in Wonderland – Borders & Square Hare

Kaisercraft Cardstock – Black 

Stamps

Simply B Stamps Steampunk– Down the Rabbit Hole

Simply B Stamps Steampunk – Clever Little Alice (White Rabbit)

Challenges

Paper Playtime #23 – Sparkle

Robyn’s Fetish #186 – “Use Metal Real or Faux”

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – It’s a Mystery

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