Inspiration: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday (Anything Goes)
My niece turned nine last fall and she's starting to be more independent, but once in a while, she will plant an unexpected hug on someone, like she did to her mom here. It was fortunate that I had my phone close enough to be able to snap a picture of this moment before it ended. I made the photo black and white to give it a timeless feel and to be able to scrapbook it any way I wanted. Because this moment was full of love, I pulled out the gorgeous Happy Hearts collection from Simple Stories.
I used navy textured cardstock for the background and added little Xs with silver paste and a Tim Holtz stencil in opposite corners. I layered the flowery grid paper in the center, matted in pink, and I used the cut-apart with the cute retro typewriter on it. I used a exacto knife to cut the edge of the typewriter so I could slip the image underneath.
For the title, I used the word "Sweet" from the foam stickers and created the word Moment using navy alphabet stickers from Pinkfresh. (It should be noted I thought they were navy when I saw them online, but they have a hint of green in there, so I haven't been able to pair them successfully with most collections that have a true navy in it. Here, the navy was far enough that I could make it work. I do love the font, it adds flair and sweetness to the page.
I've been purchasing puffy stickers pretty consistently since they came back in style and I've noticed that a lot of my Simple Stories puffy stickers came wrinkled in the package. I'm wondering if this is something that happens in shipping? It's unfortunate because the images are really cute, but the stickers don't look as good when they appear to have taken a bath and stayed in too long...
Supplies
Stamp: Date Stamp (Office Supplies)
Patterned Papers, Foam Stickers, Puffy Stickers, Bits & Pieces, Decorative Brads,
Cardstock Stickers, Enamel Dots, Washi Tape: Happy Hearts (Simple Stories)
Cardstock: Navy (Bazzill)
Ink: Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Silver Paste (Recollections); Stencil (Tim Holtz); Sequins (Cartwright's);
Baker's Twine, Curvy Corner Trio Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals (Stampin' Up!);
Bling (Recollections); Navy Alphabet Stickers (Pinkfresh)
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