Simply Perfect In Every Way

It has been ages since I completed a scrapbook layout! My photo printer stopped printing everything except black and yellow months ago, but a recent call to the manufacturer and now I am back in business with a new upgraded model! (Why didn't I call sooner?) The new printer did not come a minute too soon either, I had just taken some pictures and needed wanted to get them scrapped right away!
Hailey joined Girl Scouts last Fall and she is loving it! As soon as she found out the GS would be having a Buddy and Me Ball she asked daddy if he would be her date. He was more than happy to accept.
After buying the perfect dress and shoes, practicing her dancing and warning daddy, "If you do any dance moves that embarrassed me I will pretend I don't know you!" our little girl was ready for her first dance.
It was -45* outside and the temperature was falling when it came time to head into town. Daddy took her for some fast food (so she wouldn't have to get out of the warm truck) and then they headed to the Girl Scouts building. After leaving her snow pants and clunky snow boots in the truck she was ready for some fun.
Each girl received a corsage and each couple had their picture taken, and then the dancing began! Hailey was so excited that most of the girls from her troop were there too,  she had a blast! (As a part of the physical education class at school the kids have learned a lot of different dances. Because she knew so many dances, my otherwise slightly reserved girl had no problems getting her groove on! Thank you, Mrs. J!!)

One of the members of my scrapbooking group on FB issuesd a layout challenge.

2 page layout-check
1 basic color-Beige
2 accent colors-Black and red
Min. 2 photos per page-Yep
I journaling block-Got it
Simple embellishment-Oh yeah!

So while the other ladies are trying to settle on a deadline I got my layout done. :-)

 I used an old My Mind's Eye Lost and Found collection. I really wanted the photos to be the focus of the layout so I kept things very simple.

 For the left page I used a die cut page, a 4x6  and a 5x7 photo, I added a strip of coordinating designer paper and a punched border. I added a little journalling, a few black rhinestones and the butterfly that was one of the coordinating pieces. They red glitter accents were already on the paper.

The right side is where I used my 8x10 photo collage. A matching strip of paper and rhinestones to tie the two pages together and then I added an embellishment cluster to finish this page. I popped dotted a die cut from the collection on top of some black tulle I ruffled and tied and 3 black feathers. 

 

A close up of the feathers, tulle and die cut.

It is hard to believe how grown up my little girl looks!! I don't need to tell you that she had a wonderful time, and will remember this night for years to come. Daddy took her for ice cream (her most favorite thing EVER!!) after the dance and by the time she got home she was totally worn out, but oh so happy. I must say, Hailey's first dance was "Simply Perfect In Every Way!"

Thanks for stopping by!

Until later~

Last buffalo LO.... for real

So, yesterday I started off with the title about being the last buffalo layout and then proceeded to post my Mustangs lo and pictures. LOL I will just blame it on old age!! LOL
 Today I really do have another buffalo layout, for true! :-)
Our family went on a little adventure a couple of weeks ago and I was very blessed to be able to get some great wildlife photos. It was fun driving along, wondering what we may see. Hunter loved the little prairie dogs, I thought they were pretty cute too. He likes smaller animals..... Hailey on the other hand likes the bigger creatures! She really likes the mommas with little ones. She must have said at least a hundred times that she thought the buffalo were "sooo cute!"

The printed paper is a piece I picked up at the Painted Canyon information center. It was a 12x12 and I wanted to use it for 2 layouts so I cut it in half and used half on each side. The yellow dotted paper is an older Basic Grey paper, that along with one full sheet of brown cardstock made the base for my double page layout. I also added a scrap of darker brown cardstock that I punched with the Upper Crust border punch. I used some twine I have had for ages on the right page, after wrapping it around the page several times I used the Tiny Attacher to keep it in place. For my title I used stickers. And of course I used Vintage Photo distress ink on everything. :-)

I do have more buffalo pictures, but I think I am done scrapping them. Gotta move onto something else, right? 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Until later~