Scrapbook layout: Secret Mother’s Day

I wanted to see how many layouts I could complete following Shimelle’s challenge, so I tackled another one: inspired by circles.

This is another layout that I’d started planning while I was pregnant with my first child: journaling written, sketch drawn, and photos printed!  I adjusted the sketch to incorporate circles, and since the original sketch was based on a Jillibean Soup layout (the sketch contest from the blog post on 28 July 2011!), I decided to pull out some Jillibean Soup supplies for mine.

 

I started with the wide, green-patterned bottom strip, scalloped border, and pink floral circles.  I hand-stitched more circles with embroidery floss to create diagonal movement behind the photos.  It looked so naked to me, so I added some buttons.

That was better, but it needed more.  Labels!  Even better, but it still was looking bare and flat to me.  As I worked on some other projects in my craft room, I got out some of my doilies.  This layout was sitting nearby, and I suddenly had a lightbulb moment– and doilies got layered between the photos and pink floral circles.  Much better.

Perhaps you noticed that there is no title on this layout.  I fully intend to add a title, but I couldn’t find any alphabet stickers (either in my stash or at the store) that were quite right.  When my computer is back to normal, I am going to use my Silhouette to cut out a title from kraft cardstock– it will arc around the largest pink circle.  So for now, would you please pretend that it is there? 😉

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