The Scrapbook Garden - Happy Birthday.......21st

This is my 3rd layout for kit 4 for

the Scrapbook Garden

It shows my grandparents and my Aunt Edna as she

celebrates her 21st birthday.

As many have pointed out, the photos are entirely

different from those celebrating a 21st birthday these days.

For this layout I used the

My Minds Eye, Market Street 'Happy Birthday'

tapestry paper and title

gorgeous paper and fab title card.

I love the way the paper has a slight red colour across the edges

very delicate, it looks as though its been brushed with distress ink

and it softens the paper even further.

I took the tag and using some Bazzill French Vanilla cardstock

(which is an all time favourite of mine as it goes with everything)

and cut myself 2 more tags the same size.

I coloured them down with Distress ink

and concentrated alot more on the edges

to give a similar effect to that on the paper.

I added my journaling to one  and Ednas name

and 21st to the other.

I used thickers for the 21st and inked the numbers

with the same distress ink so it all blended in.

Next using the French Vanilla card again i cut a similar tag

this time I rubber stamped an old fashioned

cake stand with cup cakes on it, and added

various shades of stickles to the cakes to give the effect

of frosting.

I inked the edges of this tag also so that it matched the others

Next i used some Prima craftable flowers

I put 2 together with a brad and inked the edges of the bottom one with the same distress

ink, just a little so it still kept its delicate look.

I matted my 2 photos with the french vanilla cardstock

and added them to the layout.

and thats it..........

Edna died just as I was born, I never met her

I wish I had, my grandmother always said I was sent to replace her

I would like to think thats true.

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