Birthday Girl - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 Today, is this young ladies 11th birthday! We are so blessed to have her as our one and only granddaughter...so far. She is the first girl in our family. I raised two boys, so my DIL's and granddaughter are very special to me. And, this little girl brought all the sugar, spice and everything nice into my life. I love who she is becoming!!

This layout is from her 8th birthday!! 

So far, she wants to be a Mommy when she grows up. I love that idea, but I hope she takes her time and enjoys figuring out who she is between now and then and follows whatever plans the Lord has for her. I'm sure she will be amazing at whatever she decides to do in life. She is tough and has had to push through a lot lately. 

Again, I used a few different patterned papers. They are probably from different sets, because that's how I roll.  This was a pretty simple layout, but my favorite part  is that big smile o her face!

Happy birthday, dear Scarlet! We love you so very much and are so proud of you!

Happy 7 - Two Page birthday girl scrapbook layout

 Why haven't I posted this one yet? We're getting ready to celebrate our granddaughter's 11th!! Oh well, apparently I'm a few years behind. Shocker!

She is spunky, a little sassy, and a lot of sweetness! We couldn't love her more.

I love seeing the expressions on her face and watching her open her gifts. She looks so young here!!

I added some little details like photo corners, file tabs, washi tape, and mixed some patterned paper, along with layering up some of journal cards and embellishments. The aqua twine seems to tie it all together. 

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"Birthday Girl" - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

Wow! I don't know how time is flying so fast! Indiana is on a Stay at Home order and I've been working my full time job from home for over a month now. We don't go out unless necessary to pick up supplies, occasional fast food pickup, or even more rare drive to work to handle something I can't do at home. 

Thankfully, I do love being in my home. But, I am ready for things to start moving towards "normal" again!! I know I'm not alone on that feeling. I miss my family, friends and coworkers. 

We're all tired of hearing and reading about the virus, so I will move on to something more fun like sharing a scrapbook page! Today, I have another birthday page. This is my youngest daughter-in-love. She's a keeper and we are proud to have her in our family!

 She's not a huge fan of being in the spotlight, but she puts up my need to celebrate all things birthday!! I believe this paper is from Glitz design, including the green strip with black owns. I believe that was the edge of the 12x12 paper. I love owls!!

 Every time I see pictures taken in our Dining Room, I really want to get our ship lap project started. The wall is not very flattering to those sitting in front of it. Although, when this was taken, it probably had more to do with my old cell phone camera. In spite of the dreary background, she is a beauty and we so enjoy having her in our family.

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Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Have a Sweet Day"

Here's another birthday layout from last April when my sweet Granddaughter turned 5 years old! She is such a joy in our lives! Love the girly girl in her!

 Love mixing the patterned paper...an obsession of mine, actually! Check out the super super simple washi frame around the photos.

 I like to pop up some of the elements on the page. Here I popped up the "5 years".

 These papers and embellies are from several different lines of paper. I love it when I pull stuff out of my storage and they all just seem to work together.

 I love doing the girly pages when they're all about her. She's the first girl I've been able to spoil and fuss over. Can't get enough of her!!

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Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Queen for a Day"

This is my beautiful daughter-in-love. She is the glue that holds her sweet family together, including my oldest son and grand babies. She is a beauty, inside and out!

 She shares her birthday month with her two children and usually Mother's Day. She doesn't get all the recognition that she should receive. She's a stay at home Mom and I'm so thankful that my grand babies have their Mom at home with them. It's a huge sacrifice financially and I'm sure she feels like the walls are coming in on her sometimes.

 We are so blessed to be able to call her our daughter, especially since we didn't raise our own daughter. I hope that she will also call us Mom and Dad some day. ♥

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Two Page Layout - "Birthday Bash"

Birthdays roll around quickly. They're an ever-present reminder that we are getting older and that time is flying away almost controllably. But, I'm learning to just "go with it". My sweet grandbabies make that so much easier. :) There's no stopping the years from rolling by, so we might as well embrace the here and now, and yes, even the uncertainties of the future.

The flowers and banner and striped paper are StampinUp!, along with the Washi tape. The circle garland is from Studio Calico. The title is from the Birthday Bash cartridge, of course.

I failed to write down which Cricut cartridge I used for the cute flower outlines which I doubled up with a button center. I like how wispy it looks.

And...these cute faces!!!! I love them so much. These pictures were from my birthday 2014 dinner at Bandidos restaurant. Seriously, I think I should have been the one riding the bull.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! Embrace each moment and be hopeful for the future.

One Page Layout - Happy Birthday Gramma

Birthdays are so much fun! Grandchildren definitely make getting old so much more worthwhile. Here's one of my favorite little one-page layouts from my birthday a few years back.

This vintage paper is from Echo Park "This & That" along with all of the stickers and die cuts. I felt it was pretty appropriate (given my age...lol). The title font is from Cricut's Jubilee "stilts" and the lovely pink brackets are cut with Cricut's Art Philosophy cartridge.

I apologize the pictures are a bit smaller than I normally post. Blogger is being dumb and not letting me change them to a large size. Not sure what is going on...but it looks like I need to live with it for now.

Hope your week is starting off well. Thanks for stopping by my blog today.