Curly Q (a layout)

Did you know that American Crafts does a challenge on their blog every week? As you know, I love a good challenge, and over the years have managed to amass quite the glorious stockpile of American Crafts products. Ever the good excuse to make a scrapbook page, don't you think? This last week, the challenge was to use papers from the Baby line. Unfortunately, I don't have any of the soft and sweet patterns from the newborn Baby line, but I have some of the older Baby papers (think brown, pink, cream, and white) from when Sadie was born! They worked perfectly for this page:

Shortly after Sadie was born, she lost every single strand of hair on her head, with the exception of a patch of fluff at the back of her neck. I had a bald baby. But I couldn't bear to shear away the fluff. And so, for the next two years, the fluff grew into a little curly Q tail. At which point, I either had to start braiding it (remember that style mistake from the '80's??) or cut it off.

I used my scrapbooking scissors.

You can't really tell, but still everyone has been asking if she's gotten a haircut. "Yes, from Fiskars."

I used Provo Craft's Lyrical Letters cartridge to die-cut the "Q," and the Swiss Dots embossing folder for the background.

The only journaling on the page is the small caption underneath the curl. (I used the Little Days font.) The little plastic case is actually the plastic portion of packaging from a set of American Crafts embellishments.

It's good to be scrappin' again. Hope you all are having a great day!

Supplies: American Crafts patterned paper (Gretel, Little Lamb, Thumbelina), American Crafts rub-ons (Kate); American Crafts ribbon, American Crafts button; Provo Craft Lyrical Letters die-cutcartridge; Provo Craft Swiss Dots embossing folder

Comments

[Dani]

Yay Mary, it's good to see you back again! I love what you've done with the challenge! I'll have to check out the American Crafts blog challenges :) And speaking of challenges... didn't you used to offer some up?? Or did I dream that, so long ago? ;) Hehe!

[Lovely Cee.]

hahahahaa!!! i love your sense of humor:) hahahaha! im still laughing. i love this!!!! my god, did you sew the plastic down? only you can do it perfectly too. this is such a great idea. it's beautiful.
gabby is getting her hair cut next week- i dont want to get it cut:(

hahahahaha.... switch cameras for Rob-Kristen pose? you and derrick would look great- you would certainly look hot. me? i have to really really wait. im working on it. i got in some of my pants again:) but yea... lets switch- it'll be fun but.. are you sure you want to hold my canon? hahahah:)

[Erin Sweeney]

I love that you kept her cute little curly Q and put it on the page!

[Heather Ruwe]

just saw this on the ac blog. CONGRATS! love the page. :)

[laura vegas]

awww ... that is so adorable mary! that little curl is so beautiful ... love that you have saved forever on such a precious page!

sarah had the curliest hair when she was little. i was told that once we cut the curls, they'd never grow back. and i told everyone that they were wrong. we did cut it at some point, and there were still curls for a while. but now, at 10 years old ... there are NO curls to be seen :(

[Sara Rossi]

OMG! Where do I begin?? The LO is SO pretty! LOVE the colors! Great title! I love her hair on this! This is just priceless! Glad you're scrapping again!

[Nancy Hyland]

Missed you!! LOVE this page I have some strands from Fiona's first haircut too, hers unfortunately straight as an arrow, I am very envious of Sadie's curl :)

[doris]

such a darling layout mary!