Happy 7th Birthday Layout

Scrapbook & Cards Today is celebrating their 12th birthday! Lots of prizes and giveaways happening on their blog and here is the layout I made for the festivities:

 First, check out the process video to see how this layout came together step-by-step:

I started by making a bunch of cupcakes using a Fiskars cupcake punch. I punched one or two from every Pick-Me-Up patterned paper, more from Paper 10 which has all of the squares of different patterns. Then I chose a blue textured cardstock for the background and machine stitched lines every 1.5" across it to create a grid. I got a little crazy with more machine stitching and used a variety of colors of thread - I only switched the main thread color, I kept the bobbin white the whole time to save on time.

 I did a poll on instagram to see if I should leave the thread ends long like I sometimes like to do, or trim them up for a cleaner look. It was about 75% trim, 25% leave. I was going to leave them, but after continuing to work on the layout the threads just got in the way so I did end up trimming them and am happy with the results. Next I placed a cupcake inside each square using dimensional adhesive. I printed five 1.5" square photos and placed them over five of the cupcakes. Then I created the title "happy birthday" using the white Mini Foam Thickers. I added a "7" Chipboard Thickers number and typed "th" on my WeR Memory Keepers Typecast Typewriter to complete the title. Next I splashed white acrylic paint under each photo. The last step was to remove one of the cupcakes and write journaling in that open square with a .03 black precision pen.

  I hope this layout inspires you in some way, whether it's to dust off your punches, play with the stitches on your sewing machine, or add five tiny photos to your layout! Thanks so much for coming by today!

SUPPLIES: PICK-ME-UP: Paper 01, Paper 02, Paper 03, Paper 04, Paper 05, Paper 06, Paper 07, Paper 08, Paper 09, Paper 10, Paper 11, Paper 12, Paper 13, Paper 14, Paper 15, Paper 16, Paper 17, Paper 18, Paper 19, Paper 20, Paper 21, Paper 22, Paper 23, Paper 24, Mini Thickers, Chipboard Thickers; Cupcake punch: Fiskars; Sewing machine: Brother; Thread: Coats & Clark; precision pen; white acrylic paint; Cardstock: American Crafts