Fun With Ephemera

 

In this layout about my last birthday, I wanted to include the cards Kelsey and Cole made for me. Being that the cards were so big, I struggled to come up with a design. 

I started with the paper line (the name of which escapes me now), and a large scrap piece gave me the idea to make a pocket to slide the cards into. Getting the pictures and journaling to fit on the smaller space of the front pocket proved to be another struggle for me, but I think it worked out pretty good:

 

A peek at the journaling:

Birthdays are pretty important in our home. The birthday boy or girl gets to pick the supper menu and there's always cake on their day. It's the little touches and details that have always made me feel so special and loved on my birthday. I hope Scott and the kids feel the same on their birthdays too!

Funny Guy....And His Forgetful Mom.....

Hey, long time no blog!

Where do I begin with this layout? I guess I start at the beginning and hope I don't bore everyone to tears in the process.....

So, one morning (I believe it was last summer), Cole was reading Sondra's collection of daily funnies over my shoulder. When we finished, he was disappointed there weren't more, so I handed him the funnies from the paper. Then I, being the good scrapbookin' mama that I am,  shamelessly took advantage of the perfect photo op. And he, being the good son of a scrapbookin' mama that he is,  didn't disappoint! 

  

At some point between then and now, I picked up the vintage-styled newspaper print patterned paper you see at the bottom of the layout. I did not take the time to read the text, it all looked to be advertisements and I assumed it would be all appropriate, family-friendly stuff. It was not until I had cut it out and placed it on the layout that I noticed a couple of the articles. I think the paper may have been copied from an actual old newspaper....and that nobody at the now unknown scrapbook paper manufacturer proof-read it.  I inked up the paper real good and then added  drops of Distress re-inker to the questionable parts....and then added a few more drops to balance it off.
Now, here's where the forgetful mom part comes in. I can't remember if I used a sketch for inspiration on this layout. I thought I did, but it's been long enough and the paper was enough of a distraction that I'm just not sure anymore. I can't find anything in my sketch binder that would fit and although it's similar to a sketch from one of Kathi's challenges, the colours don't work....so I don't know. If I did use a sketch, just know that it was most likely from Pagemaps.