Here’s what I did using the sketch on page 130 in the Go-to-Sketches idea book from last week’s review. I’ve really been feeling the pull of scrapbooking, so I took the sketch and turned it into a layout. This idea book really got the mojo flowing, so it was easy to get inspiration and get moving.
I also incorporated a challenge from the Papertrey Ink forum – Papertrey Pages June Challenge – which was to create your own background paper using stamps. I did that with the stamps around the edge of the circle cut-out. I also made my own patterned paper that I used for to mat the photo and also for the strip at the bottom. Of course, my signature bird is there as always, too. 
Very happy with how this turned out, even with a slightly blurry pic. Love the glitter strip at the bottom. Definitely a girlie touch. With all boys in our house, it’s fun to do a girlie layout of my niece. Needs more pink, though. hahaha She’d just started smiling and showing her personality in January, so I was excited to find this picture when I downloaded a batch from their visit!
Was going to wait to past this until I could get the cards I did up, too, but decided to get this up for now since it looks like the rest will have to wait a little longer than planned. We have to get on the road to go to my grandfather’s 88th birthday party & there’s lots to do to get everybody ready! Have a great weekend, everybody!
