Embellishing Baby Scrapbook Pages
With Wonder Boy now just over a month old, I’m starting to think more and more about how his baby album will look. I scrapbook with so much that can be seen as feminine: lacy layers, butterflies, and a heap of pink. I’m not hugely worried about any sort of gender roles of pretty paper (after all, The Boy wore pink for our wedding, so clearly we don’t have any girls-only rules for pink in this household), I don’t want it to feel visually the same as stories that are purely my own. He deserves his own trademark look! How will I keep the embellishment true to something I love without making it girly to the point of confusion? I’ll start working on that soon. To help with my inspiration, I’ve asked three of my favourite scrapbookers to share an embellished baby page with you today, with their beautiful looks for scrapping baby girls in their lives.
First up: Megan Klauer.
I used the new Crate Paper line: StyleBoard by Maggie Holmes to showcase the photo of my friend’s little girl. To add a bit of a girly touch, I added one of the paper bows to the layered prize ribbons. That makes for layering done easily, perfect if you’re short on time.
And something delicate from Stephanie Bryan.
Two things that make my heart go pitter-patter are baby photos and embellishments! Combine the two and and I am in heaven! I knew I wanted to use a cluster of embellishments on my page, so I chose to use a larger photo of my daughter to help balance out the layout. I built my photo layers using a few larger pieces of patterned paper and a large doily. My embellishment cluster is placed to the left hand side of my photo since the main focus of the page is to the right hand side. I used my photo as the guide for choosing my embellishments and tried to coordinate my colors with the different colors in the photo. I kept my journaling simple by typing onto my patterned paper and layered a die cut title and chipboard heart in the opposite corner to continue the overall balance of the page.
Then a bit of loveliness from Mel Blackburn.
My inspiration for this layout was the wonderful frames which I thought would be ideal to create mini canvas to showcase embellishments that would complete the picture of my youngest daughter. I loved the gold horse and mini bow, I thought both would be ideal for a baby page, although not traditional items like a baby cradle or a stroke, they added a fun whimsy feel to my layout. I hope you enjoy!
And finally, a little something from the archives. Before Wonder Boy, Glitter Girl scrapbooked the occasional baby page between the little ones of friends and family. She even has a god-daughter who appears in her albums of course, this time with lots of layers and tiny details. I loved making this layout, but spending so much time on one page seems a little far off right now! (Further details on this page can be found here.)
Any examples – of either your favourite embellished baby pages or things I should keep in mind in scrapping Wonder Boy’s first year – to share? I can’t get enough of the cute baby inspiration right now, so bring it on!
| Megan Klauer is a momma of three and wife to her high school sweetheart. She currently designs for Crate Paper, Bella Blvd, Elle’s Studio, Jenni Bowlin, & A Flair for Buttons Etsy shop. In her spare time she does on location photography & works full time as an office secretary. |  |
| Stephanie lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children. She loves all things creative and has a slight obsession with paper and photography. She started out with memory keeping through Project Life in 2011 and has not looked back yet. Her style is simple, but classic with occasional fun pops of color. Stephanie currently serves on the Design Teams for Two Peas in a Bucket, Crate Paper, Glitz Design, Gossamer Blue, Jot Magazine and My Mind’s Eye. She shares her adventures in scrapbooking and Project Life on her blog at Stephanie makes and through Instagram. |  |
| Melanie Blackburn is a mom to 3 beautiful girls, they are her inspiration and the reason why she took up scrapbooking. She loves to play with paper, it satisfies two needs; one of which is to preserve memories for her family, the other is to do something crafty. She describe her style as “eclectic”, she loves to mix patterns, embellishments, and include fun accents on her layouts. She loves to add lots of layers and techniques to her projects, sewing on a layout is also a must for her. She’s a Garden Girl for Two Peas in a Bucket and designer for Jillibean Soup and Chic Tags. You can follow her work on her blog and Instagram. |  |
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