My Underground layouts

Hey everyone! Life has been (let's face it-is, in general) crazy here and I haven't had time to get on my computer to get these uploaded. Add to that 2 boys who totally hog my desktop with homework and video games. I literally have to peel them off the computer to get access. Early mornings seem to be the only time I can get on here as they're safely snoring in their beds. ;)

Here are my two 'main only' layouts for this month:

Classic grid is my favourite layout to make. I extended this one into a two-pager simply because after fiddling forever to fit my title onto one page, I gave up. ;) I had printed out the title font and really wanted to use that size but couldn't make it work, so I simply added it onto a second ( which became first) page and printed out another photo in a larger size to balance out my page. I tried a few techniques with the gold paint from the Picadilly add-on, but ended up painting my photo mat several coats with it. I love how the burnished gold picks up the tones in my photo and adds a little pop.

These pics are precious to me- taken 12 or so years ago when my son and our friends' daughter ( two weeks age diff) were playing together during a birthday party. I really wanted to emphasize the littleness of them here, so I added a few of the sequins to highlight them in the 2nd pic. I remember watching them from afar and loving how engrossed they were-toddlers are so fun to observe, aren't they? Super simple page with some added hand journaling.

This layout, (again using Picadilly and that great stamp from Notting Hill)  about my son's blanket is something I really wanted to document again. I had made a layout years ago about it when I first started scrapbooking. He still sleeps with it which makes me so happy. Super happy with this page.

This super simple layout was totally inspired by the  rub-on phrase, which are included in the King's Cross add-on ( still available!). Honestly, this page took me about 10 minutes to do once I realized that it would be a perfect match with this photo of Noah and I this summer in Lake Placid-  it makes me laugh every time I look at it. Awkward phase, anyone? Ha. 

Thanks for having a look!

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