Lasting Memories Layout Challenge 40 - Paper Piecing. Baby Shower 12x12 Layout

Hello!!  Hope you are all enjoying your weekend!!  A little longer weekend for us in the U.S. (Yahoo).   Well before you head out for your BBQ or Family get together... take a minute to check out the Lasting Memories Layout Challenge # 40 - All About Paper Piecing!! See what the fabulous Design Team members have to share with you.  Hopefully you will make some time for some crafting and Join Us!! 
When I think of Paper Piecing... I think of layering paper onto stamped images (to make it pop), layering paper onto diecut images or simply layering random diecuts or many different papers to create a cluster or background layering effect.  I use Paper Piecing on pretty much all of my layouts.  I chose the DIECUT layering method as my focus for my layout.  The baby bottles and baby rattles have little bits and pieces that I had to layer on to complete the image.  In general the whole layout is paper pieced.  Here is what I created:

Left Page

Right Page

This was my 2nd baby shower for my Daughter over 8 years ago... that we didn't know she was going to be a Girl.  Thus the blue and pink and the lovely colors of GREEN and YELLOW.  Many many things... believe it or not... come in those colors for babies.  We used every single item.  :-)  Hope you enjoy and come join us at Lasting Memories.!!!!

I am also entering my layout into the Throwback Thursday Challenge with My Creative Time where you had to use an "Older" cricut cartridge (I used New Arrival & George/Basic shapes) and incorporate Green and Yellow somewhere on the project. 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies Used:
Cardstock: SU Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Fall Flowers DSP
Cricut Carts:  New Arrival, George & Basic Shapes, Don Juan
Ink:  SU MARKERS Pretty in Pink & Bashful Blue for "Dotting on the Title"
Embellies: SU Button from Subtles collection, White grosgrain ribbon

1st Birthday and ALOT of CAKE Double Scrap Layout

Happy Weekend everybody!!  Hope you are all doing what you want to be doing and hopefully that includes some paper creating!!  I managed to complete a double page scrap layout of my Daughter's 1st birthday celebration.  My daughter is turning 8 next month... so as you can see... YES... I am behind when it comes to scrappin' birthday pictures.  I think I get intimidated by the amout of photos that I take and everyone else takes... so I never know what to pick.  So I decided to zero on a few from her party with the focus being on the infamous 1st ever CAKE indulgence.
Click on the image to see better detail.
 Enjoy!!

I am entering this into the Scrappy Saturdays with the Bug 3 challenge, where the theme was to do a birthday celebration.  I will thank them for that challenge... because it got me to DO THIS.  :-)  Go check out their challenges when you can... they are just starting and have some fun inspiration to share.  Amanda and Melissa host the challenges every other week.

I am also entering this into the Simple Sunday Challenge with K. Andrews at Gettin' Cricky, where the theme is "Sugar & Spice with alot of nice."  I also just recently found this blog, and it's a fun one!!  Lots of fun stuff to check out.
Have a GREAT night and see you all soon!!

Supplies:
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Groovy Guava, Whisper White and Tempting Turquoise.  DSP is Stampin' Up from my scrap stash.
Cricut Carts:  Don Juan - Title, Celebrations - the number 1, Stretch Your imagination - the cake
Other:  SU basic rhinestone, butterflies from EK success, white gel pen, tempting turquoise marker