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CalvinBall 2021| Layout #5 | Celebrate Mom

This layout was created for the CalvinBall 2021 Challenge on Day 8. CalvinBall is free to join and you can join anytime in the month of March. If you are interested in participating in this challenge head on over to the Scrap Happy for more information. https://scraphappy.org/calvinball/ #calvinBall2021 #scrapHappy

This Layout earned a total of 27 points. I created a layout which was one point and then received one point for using each of the following: Green, Cut Files, Enamel Dots, Three of a Kind, Die Cuts, Washi Tape, Handwriting, a Heart, Date your Layout, Wood Veneer, Flowers, a Banner, 3 Pattern Papers, finish an unfinished project, Butterfly, Fussy cutting, a Frame and a Doily. I also earned 5 additional for creating this blog, a scrapbook process video and for sharing this on social media.

I decided to finish a project, so I started with a layout that I had in my pile of unfinished projects. For this layout, I used a picture of me, my Mom and two of my sisters, that was taken in 2013 when we took my Mom to Nottoway Plantation to celebrate her 70th Birthday.

I started this layout last year and I can’t remember the paper that I used for my background, but I think it was from a DCWV paper pad. I used black cardstock and a couple of My Mind’s Eye patterned papers from The Sweetest Thing collection to mat my picture. For my title, I used a gold foiled “Celebrate” thicker and letters from the Ella Thickers to finish the title “Celebrate Mom”.

To embellish my layout, I used a cut file and my Cricut to create flowers. I added some wood veneer leaves with gold foiling to the floral clusters. I also added a gold doily, a die cut crown from K&Company, some foam stickers that looked like stamps from a pack of 3-d embellishments from FireFly, and a pink arrow that says “Love This”. To finish off this layout, I added some blue enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs.

Here are some closeups of my layout.

And, here’s a full picture of my layout.  

I hope I’ve inspired you to join in with the CalvinBall 2021 challenge.