Ever make a big mistake on a layout? Well, let me share my layout for the Memory Nest's Make it Monday. So, I had the sketch and I had an idea what I wanted to do. I was going to do this cool gelato background and it ended up being a big mess. So, I put to the side and tried again. I made this page you see....well kind of what you see. Originally, I put a nice wooden one and wrote all about my little guy's first month milestones. When I went to put the layout away, I realized that I had the wrong month. These were actually his second month of life photos. Whoops! I could switch out the wooden number easily, but the journaling was more tricky to fix. I had written right onto the page, so I had to cover up my old journaling with new journaling. This made the page very right side heavy. Then I had to add some more bits on the left side to help it a bit. It came out fine in the end, but I was in a bit of a panic for a while. I wasn't positive I was going to be able to fix it.
November is such a crazy time. There are so many projects that have to be made for birthdays and Christmas. Making things is so much more fun then buying something random. Anyways, I made this cute car roll for Moose's best buddy's 2nd birthday. I'm loving how it came out and her friend has been having a blast putting his hot wheels in the little pockets. So here is how I made it so you can make one too! I don't have photos for every step because Moose was "helping" me the entire time and I couldn't juggle her and a camera very well. Supplies: 1/4 of a yard of green fabric 1/4 of a yard of some fun print fabric Batting (about 16 inches by 9 1/2 inches) 5 Pieces of scraps of fabric at are 4 inches by 4 1/2 inches Felt for roads, dirt, and water (I used the felt rectangle pieces you see everywhere in craft stores) Bias Tape Button Elastic or a hair tie Step 1: Cut ...
Love your layout and take on the sketch Saskia! Your little guy is one Beautiful Baby too! I believe "mistakes" are "just another an opportunity to embellish!" and you did a wonderful job "fixing" the layout - we would never know if you didn't share your secret - but in doing so, I am sure you have helped someone faced with a similar problem! Yes, we did add a banner in the same place on the layout - great scrappy minds think alike! :-)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE what you did with the DT sketch...the stitching is a brilliant interpretation!
ReplyDeleteSuper page. And haven't we all had a similar mishap at some point! Well disguised though, I'd never have known.
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