All this month on the Pink Paislee blog, we are sharing ideas for the theme of “gratitude” or “family”. Today I have mixed a couple of Pink Paislee lines on my layout, the
Butterfly Garden line and the
Nantucket line. That is one thing about Pink Paislee papers that I love so much - they coordinate so well, no matter what papers you choose!
Journaling says, “So grateful for friends! Taylor, Kati, Makayla and Madelynn at the pumpkin patch this year. 10-2011″
I started the layout by choosing papers I liked together from the Butterfly Garden and Nantucket lines, and just punched 2″ circles out of them with my Fiskars punch. I placed them on white cardstock. Next, I used a bunch of photos from our pumpkin picking this year. My girls had some friends come along with us this time, and it was a great photo opportunity!
I used some
Nantucket Ribbon Trims (yellow stripe), a
Nantucket Clear Stamp (script text), a heart pin from my stash by Little Yellow Bicycle, a little clock brad from the
Vintage Vogue line and the alphabet letters from the
Phantom line.
Some of the photos I took in the pumpkin patch were taken far away, so I was able to punch the small faces out and add them inside these patterned paper circles.
I printed out some journaling and added it to the bottom of my page, then added some strips of paper and Core’dinations cardstock around the edge of the layout.
What are you grateful for this season? We had to put our cat down yesterday, she was 16 years old and not feeling well. Yesterday wasn't a good day for me, as it was a difficult decision, but you know what? It makes me SO much more grateful for everything else I have in my life. It makes me not want to take anything for granted! Today I have much more patience, more empathy, more realization that things are not forever. I want to soak in every moment.
I hope you'll visit the
Pink Paislee blog for more inspiration. xo
