Stick it Down GDT!

Back a few months ago I won a challenge over at Stick it Down. The prize was a guest design spot on their design team & I worked with the double page sketch. So fun!

I used the sketch to create a layout of my sweet boy's Buzz Lightyear, third birthday party, and the joy of opening gifts.

I loved the sweet looks on his friends faces as they watched (and helped) him open his gifts. I just loved the banner idea on the sketch - it was so perfect for birthday photos!

I don't bust out the brads too much anymore, but this was a fun way to use them!

I knew I had to incorporate Buzz on the page somewhere, so a background for journaling it was. I'm loving vellum lately.

And this purple glitter shine pocket pages card was just too perfect to bring the page together. I used it pretty much like a title, since there isn't one elsewhere on the page. You can't really tell in the photo, but it's PURPLE GLITTER!

SUPPLIES:
Green background paper - Pink Paislee Citrus Bloom
Purple Cardstock - Bazzil
Green and Purple glitter cardstock (banner) - The Paper Studio
Star Card - Me and My Big Ideas
Paper and transparent ephemera - Heidi Swapp
Banner twine - Michaels

Thanks for looking & Hope you're playing along at Stick it Down!

Smile - a More than Words Challenge

Today I have another layout from my son's 3rd Buzz Lightyear birtheday party.

I used a great sketch from More than Words, which was to be combined with the word Smile.

This was perfect because you know that birthday gift that you always wanted, and the smile that comes along with it? That's this smile. I can't even. Here is Heath unwrapping his Buzz Lightyear from Mommy and Daddy.

I loved this fun little challenge and using papers a little out of the typical color range for a Buzz page.

Supplies:
green Cardstock and black and white patterned paper - DCWV
green patterned paper - Studio Calico
alphas - American Crafts
purple thread - Michaels
stamp - Hampton Art

Thanks for looking!

A Buzz Birthday - Part I

Today we have a series of pages from my son's 3rd Buzz Lightyear Birthday party. I'm calling it part one because I have the photos and big ideas for other pages, but they're not yet complete!

I wanted to keep this page simple because I just love the sweet look of Heath's face blowing out the candles, so I wanted that to be the focus. I used the glitter star cake toppers as part of my page to mirror the photos.

I also created a couple of pocket pages to document the decorations at the party. I feel like I spent a good amount of party planning making all these little details, so I'm really glad they were documented. I was 3 days away from giving birth at this party, so I was glad any of it happened!

Buzz was fun, but the little dude is now already planning a TMNT party! Ha - not sure if he realizes he will forevermore have to share his party with his little brother - they were born 3 years and 1 day apart!

Supplies:
White Cardstock - Craftsmith by Michaels
Glitter - Hobby Lobby
Alphas - Studio Calico
Pocket Cards - Me and My Big Ideas
Glitter background pocket cardstock - DCWV

Thanks for looking!

to infinity....

Ok ya'll... truth be told, I'm about Buzz Lightyeared out! I've been doing a lot of preparations for my soon-to-be 3 year old's Buzz party in about a week, and I'm about done.

But one of things I wanted for the party is to have our family vacation album for Disneyworld complete. Ideally I would have the 2015 family album up to date to show heath's 3rd year of life, but alas, that's not a possibility, but completion of the Disney album is! So I had put off the Buzz page because I could not decide if I wanted to continue the red/yellow/black Mickey theme throughout the album. I decided on no, so I finally completed the Buzz layout & am very happy with it!

I used a free cut file I downloaded offline (I linked to this in an earlier post) for the star frame. I cut the rocket from some paper in my stash & used a hodge podge of sparkly glitter letters I have.

I super love the pocket page I did in this double page spread. There's a lot going on!

Oh! So long before the fuse tool that everyone is raving about was thought of, my dear husband (then boyfriend, long time ago ya'll) got me this fun little tool for wood burning and paper burning called a Hot Marks. Well, I attempted to use it as one uses the current trendy fuse, and was happy it worked pretty well! I made my first sequin filled pocket & it's so cute!

You can also see the little Buzz that I created on my Cricut. I got that file for Heath's party, and I'm about done making Buzzes! He has a lot of parts!!

Lastly, I'll leave a shot of the double page spread. Thanks for looking! See my Instagram (link to the left) for products brands used.