January Design Challenge

Each month, the Designers Challenge Club at Scrapbook Generation gets together to share what they have made from the previous month’s "challenge" kit. It is amazing to see all the different things each person has done with the materials they received.

The January kit had some fun stuff to work with. It featured the Mia Collection from Crate Paper and included 2-sided papers (a few are shown below), die-cut papers, matching alphabet stickers, and some glittery borders and die-cuts. Debbie also included in the kit some chipboard shapes from Bazzill and perfectly-matching buttons from Basic Grey.

I wanted to do something for Valentine's day with my materials, so I chose the My Word Love Album by BoBunny. I also found a great poem titled "Three Wishes on Valentines Day" on the internet. No author was listed, so if you know who wrote it, I would like to give them credit. The poem is broken up and runs throughout the book as a Valentines message to my husband, my two daughters, and their families.

I used some old lace for trim and cut out some chipboard hearts to use through out this book. The first paragraph of the poem reads:

"If I could have three wishes
and wishes did come true;
I would wish for Blessings,
for each to always follow you."

For something a little different, I printed the photographs on fabric and pulled the edges a little so they would be frayed. I took some reproduction vintage postcards and tore, bent, and inked them until they looked old and forgotten.

"I would wish for much laughter,
To fill your hearts and home
And memories to surround you
Whenever you're alone."

I made an embellishment from some pink crepe paper. It was too pink and looked "new" so I aged it with a few drops of bleach. I placed it on some paper towels to absorb any moisture from the bleach. After getting the look I wanted and while it was still just a little damp, I applied some glitter glue around the edges. It really looked like it had been stuck between some pages in a book for years when finished.

"Then I'd wish you Patience,
To forgive what might go wrong
I'd wish for love and peace and joy
To follow all day long."

"I'd wish for you good health,
Friends and family galore
And when you have it all
I'd even wish you even more…"

"I would wish for prayers,
To give back unto myself;
As long as you are all happy,
I'd wish for nothing else."

"If I could have my wishes,
And if wishes did come true;
I'd wish for years of happiness,
And I'd give them all to you."

"For just to see contentment,
On your faces and know you're fine;
Would truly satisfy me,
And bring joy to this heart of mine."