Simple Quilt Top

Several years ago I started this simple quilt for my son's twin-sized bed. Fast-forward to today when my son has two children of his own, and these rows of quilt squares have sat in a drawer until recently. I decided to adapt this simple quilt top to fit a double bed for my guest room.

A Splash of Pink

Instead of putting this photo in my black and white album (and embellishing it with neutral colors), I thought a splash of pink would be refreshing. I cut some of the flowers from a beautiful 12 x 12 sheet and added bling to their centers. The other flowers are painted chipboard with rub-on centers.

Butterflies

My grandson took this photo of my granddaughter and me last fall when he was only four years old. Pretty good little photographer, don't you think?

This is My Little Shoebox paper. I cut the butterflies from a second sheet of the same print. I touched up the edges of the cut-out butterflies with chalk to age them. The journaling sheet is computer-generated but embellished with tiny stamps that are colored with gel pens.

Exercise in Skin Tones

I took this photo two years ago, on a summer day that was too hot for clothes or makeup. Just skin against skin. I love both mother's and baby's tones, each a different color of brown. My granddaughter is still so baby-smooth, she looks like a toy. The lattice fence is a perfect background.

This belongs to my back and white group of photos. It doesn't call for an embellished layout. I backed it with white mulberry paper and framed it with a white ribbon, trimmed with black stitches.