Another Finished Layout!

Yes! I actually finished another layout for my scrapbook! Every time I manage to do that I want to let out this silent cheer!

Before I show you the finished page, allow me to let you in on a little secret.... I LIKE WORDS....I LIKE TALKING..... and I'm a firm believer that every single scrapbook page MUST HAVE some type of journaling! That can sometimes cause little problems, like too much to say and not enough space to say it.

That was the case on this page.

I found myself wanting to explain what the contest was, about the monetary prize that my daughter won, who the lady was in the photograph, and most of all.....why I was such a proud mother. I really didn't want to make the photos smaller, but if I used both photos then I wouldn't have much room for all my writing either, so..... I ended up going with HIDDEN JOURNALING.

You see that ribbon and flowers? Well, they are on the end of a pull out journal tag that I cut from cardstock. I was able to get on Microsoft Word, type up all of the things I wanted and printed it out on 4X6 sheets of Whisper White cardstock. I trimmed the margins a bit and then adhered the journaling right to the tag. It just slips right in behind the So Saffron block of cardstock. My daughter can pull it out and read it whenever she wants and then just slips it right back into place, hidden from the view of everyone else. In my daughter's words, "AWESOME!"

Oh, before I go, let me tell you about the products that I used on this page. With the exception of the flowers and the one single button, everything else is Stampin' Up! I used Tea Party and Razzleberry Lemonade papers, along with Old Olive, So Saffron, Whisper White, and Certainly Celery cardstock. The title was created with a retired SU stamp set that I was able to pick up at a local craft consignment sale. The stamps are from Vintage Vogue and the punch is the newest scallop border punch that you can earn with a $50 Sale-a-bration order. (Can I just say, I LOVE that punch!!)