heartstrings

A page I made for the Crate Paper blog. This girl tugs at my heartstrings!! More and more I'm realizing how similar Qu-ey and I are. We both like to take our time waking up in the mornings. We both love shoes, shiny ones if possible. We love to snuggle & we each have a blankey. Of course I don't insist on carrying mine around the grocery store, church, or in the car like she does.

I was a little hesitant about the woodgrain background b/c I naturally gravitate towards using lighter backgrounds but I think it worked well with the photo.

Love this floral paper I used to hand cut a heart.

"Heart Strings", I wanted to use the woodgrain paper and I like how it coordinated with the photos of my daughter. It was a fun page to make by handcutting and punching out different hearts. I also used lots of stitching around the entire page and other areas.

I also used a typewriter to write my journaling. It's the cutest vintage pink typewriter but some of the letters don't work, so I used a pen and added those letters myself. I love the mix of handwriting and type.

I also loved layering all of the different borders and trims...

Woodgrain paper, Banner Border, Letter Stickers, Ribbons & Trims, Fabric brads, Darling Chipboard, Cream Border Paper, Floral paper

Photo by amazing: Jefra Starr Linn