Friday Favorite

TGIF!

Yes, oh yes, glad it's Friday!  So, I can hardly believe it but I created a double page layout!  Haven't done one of these in a while.  

It just so happened that I was getting items together to create a page of my little guy sitting in the cockpit of the plane, in the captain's seat!, and I was having a tough time narrowing down from the 45 photos I had of this momentous occasion, when I stumbled upon this inspiring post from Vivian Masket on the October Afternoon blog.  

Vivian created a spectacular double pager and encouraged readers, like me who tend to stick to single page layouts, to give it a try.  Perfect!  Just the solution to my problem.  Feeling quite inspired, I set to work and was able to use my four favorite photos that I had printed, without hiding too much of the world map patterned paper that I wanted to use as a background. 

Here's what I came up with-

 
Using products mostly from October Afternoon's Boarding Pass collection, everything flowed nicely as the papers, rub ons, and other embellishments were the perfect complement to my theme.  

To tie the two pages together, I worked in a few different things.  In addition to coordinating some of the patterned papers in the borders of each page, I also carried this cluster of stickers from one side to the other along the top.

Next, I used the title to help the focus flow from one set of photos to the other.  It begins on page 1...

and carries over to page 2 to complete the title work...

All in all, this was super fun to create and I'm happy to have showcased such a proud moment in his little journey.  Not to mention, my most important critic gave me that same thumbs up when he saw the spread :)

FRIDAY FAVORITE:  October Afternoon everything!!!

Wishing you a most beautiful weekend,

Friday Favorite

These two are peas in a pod for sure!  I love watching these cousins together because they glow.  It reminds me of being with my cousin when we were little, such a special kind of friendship.

I snapped this pic of them last week at the end of a very fun day together and in the middle of a pretty awesome Just Dance session.  When it came time to capturing this moment, I immediately reached for some Crate Paper and set to work.

FRIDAY FAVORITE... Crate Paper's Fourteen Collection!

If you've seen any of my recent posts, you already know I can't get enough of the Fourteen collection.  I also used a Maya Road stick pin and doily, American Crafts transparent letters (love these too!), some washi, mist, and sequins.

And, as mentioned in this video, I put the leftover heart die cuts to use in this next layout featuring lots more Crate.

I stitched them, with an old Jenni Bowlin ticket, right to the page on top of some painting and stamping.  I used a few background stamps from PTI's Background Basics Hearts set.

Other products used: AC thickers, Basic Grey alphas, Tim Holtz mini clip, Jillibean Soup sticker, a craft die cut from my stash, and of course, some washi.

Wishing you a very Happy Friday!  Thanks so much for coming by!