April Showers Bring May Flowers Blog Hop Day #1

Day #1

Since we live in Oregon, we have plenty of opportunity to showcase the "showers" portion of this blog hop!  Funny thing though, often I don't have pictures because who wants to get their camera wet???  I have to remedy this!  For goodness sake, we live in Oregon!  On to today's blog hop! 

You should have arrived from Melissa's page at http://disneydreamerdesigns.blogspot.com/ not, and you happened to stumble across this blog hop, please go back to the beginning at Kathryn's page please go back to the beginning at Kathryn's page http://wamfamily.blogspot.com/ Ifand enjoy all the great projects.  We have a very talented group of ladies!

Be sure to read to the bottom for a chance at blog candy!

 

 "Rainboots 'n String Cheese"

This is a layout of some older pictures of my son and my dad.  (Austin is almost 10 now!)  I wanted to be able to showcase the special relationship that they have, plus all of the funny things that Austin did at this age! 

The background is a blue patterned paper from an old paper pack.  The matting is done with paper from the same pack, just the reverse coloring (blue background and white pattern).   I had several packages of blue and yellow letter stickers, but none of them had enough for the titles, so I mix and matched them.  (I think it looks really playful and used up a bunch of old letter stickers!)

The title was all from the same pack of blue letter stickers and then I used a Jollee's umbrella to accent the title.  I added a little crystal bling to the top of the umbrella for a little eye candy.

Then I used the rainboots from the same package and made a "matched" set on the bottom edge.  I found these raindrop crystals (with popdots attached) at the CK convention in Portland one year.  I have no idea who made them, but they really add to the page, don't you think?

I had made this "A" accent at a make and take (at the CK convention too!) and I found the colors worked perfect!  It was really easy to make!  A die cut yellow oval with a smaller die cut blue patterned paper oval layered over the top.  The letter A cut from an alphabet paper and adhered with pop dots.  A safety pin at the top gives it a great "tag" feel.

Lastly, and probably the thing that ties this whole page together, the tags!  I measured the amount of space that I could write on each tag (don't count the hole spot!) and then I made a text box that size in word.  I made one text box per tag and made sure there was lots of space between them.   I typed in my journaling and then printed it on regular white paper.  I then took blank white tags and used my repositionable adhesive and adhered them OVER the journaling that was on the printer paper.  (Now I know where to put the tags and what direction to have them facing!)  I then hit print and held my breath!  It worked! :)  I am so excited!  I then took blue chalk and chalked the edges so they stand out a bit.

Now, for BLOG CANDY!

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1. become a follower (or already be a follower!)
2. leave a comment on this project

3. leave a way I can get in contact with you

4. If you visit both days, and leave 2 comments, you will double your chances of winning!

I will choose a Blog Candy winner on Monday, April 4, 2011.

Next Stop:

Lisa's page at http://www.cricutingwithlisa.blogspot.com/