Sunday, October 16, 2011

Breast Cancer Awareness Project and Love at First Sight Scrap Page















update 10/16/2011:  Got invited to a SECOND linking party at One Artsy Mama! Whoohooo! 
Go check all those cool projects out! And it's for a great cause.

All this pink really has me itching to hit The Body Shop and get a hot pink hair extension.

Should I? Do I dare? If you knew me, this would be stepping out of the box!!

Leave me a comment and tell me to DO IT and I just might put on my big girl panties and get one!
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oh happy dance! New baby in our family and I got invited to a linking party!

PitterAndGlink.blogspot.comNow, Bethany at Pitter and Glink did not know when she asked me to be a part of her linking party exactly how important this subject is to me. She is having a linking party for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Check out her party!

She asked us to create a project in pink and link it up!

Here is my project and here is all the scoop:

Let me tell you a quick little story.

The day I found out I was pregnant for my daughter, my husband's Aunt Denise lost her battle with breast cancer. I mean, we knew it was coming but it was still horrible and terrible and a shame. We drove out for the funeral and I let everyone know that I was preggers. In the midst of being sad, it was one really bright spot for our family. The first grandchild on both sides.

So, when I was asked to create a project, it only made sense to make something around that event.

I decided to create a scrapbook page because we just found out we have a new baby in our family! I was going to send a card, but thought a scrapbook page would be better and is celebrating new life! The baby's Mom scrapbooks, but I am figuring it might be a few days before she gets around to scrapbooking little Lillyan's first photos.


Here are some details about my page:
The roses are recycled, coming from a bouquet given to me by Marilyn. I took them apart (actually made two flowers from one) and sprayed them with my home made glimmermist.

My letters made me super happy too. They were colored chip board stickers I painted white and drew a pink line around their edges. Some crackle glaze from Tim Holtz made them PERFECT!


My little heart with a calendar is awesome too, I can't wait for Stephanie to write all the neat little details like the baby's height and weight on there in her own hand! That is why I stamped the two little hearts!

Most of the papers in this project are ones I've stashed for a while. Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays so I pulled out a huge packet I had that contained some Stampin' Up papers and also Close to my Heart. E-mail me if you want to know something that I used specifically, but most of the products used are just stash stuff!

So, if you want to party with us, please make something pink and link!

8 comments:

  1. Very cool page indeed! Congrats on the new edition to the family :) Love what you did with the TH Crackle glaze - have some of that stuff winging it's way to me as we speak...

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  2. This is just gorgeous! I know the new mommy will be overjoyed to get such a beautiful, personalized gift! And I am so honored that you linked this up to my Pinkerific Party for Breast Cancer Awareness! God bless!

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  3. This is GORGEOUS! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that photo and the doily!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  4. Wonderful - a new baby and a gorgeous lo as a pressie. So many new babies at the moment, love that!x

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  5. This is so beautiful and so pink!... and for a perfect cause!!
    hugz
    irini

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  6. What a beautifully soft page, perfect for a baby's page.

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  7. What a beautiful project. I would love for you to link this up to my 'think pink' party.

    http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcome-to-week-6-of-falling-for-crafts.html

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  8. go on! Put those big girl panties on!!! hot pink extension could be interesting, brighten up autumn no end!
    We need photos as well...
    xx

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