Bet you thought this was a post about bacon, huh? Not tonight. (But now I'm craving bacon. Or better yet... candied bacon! But I digress.)
I was working on today's sketch for my Sketchbook 4 class and I just had to go back and use these pictures from Aubrey's first birthday. And not just because as soon as I saw the sketch this morning, I had an idea for how to use it without even looking at the sample layouts (love that!) and sketched it up using hearts and therefore needed pictures that would work with hearts. Okay, so that's mostly the reason, but also because I just love these pictures and the story that goes with them.
When we were in Myrtle Beach in September, Aubrey had this little stuffed pig that she just adored. Exhibit A:
So when I was shopping for her birthday present, I was thinking pigs. Then I found out from my mom that Aubrey kept stealing this pillow pet that Eraleigh had. So I thought hey. Piggy pillow pet! I found one on Amazon and shipped it to her for the party and then skyped in for the celebration.
First of all, the thing was huge! I didn't realize how big it was when I ordered it. And watching Aubrey pull it out of the box and realize what it was? Priceless. She squealed with delight and would.not.put.it.down.
It was pretty funny. And awfully darn cute too.
I used my City of Lights kit and add-on for this, plus a few doilies and some washi tape. I used my Cameo to cut the heart frames around the photos - glued them to the photos and cut off the excess. I also used my Cameo to make the heart strips - I cut hearts and circles out of craft and laid them on white cardstock for the strips, then used some of the leftover pieces as elements on the page.
This was a fun sketch and I had a great time putting the layout together. And now I'm kind of thinking maybe I need a piggy pillow pet. Doesn't it look kind of cute and comfy?
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