I was so super excited when Willow Lane by Maggie Holmes and Crate Paper arrived in the mail! The collection is so sweet, and the patterns are gorgeous! I love all the sweet little characters, and I especially love the folk art unicorn! I picked out the sweet panda bear and the unicorn for my back to school layout!
I started out with a white background and splattered some Heidi Swapp Gold Colorshine around the edges. I used one of the big cards from the Melody cut apart sheet and the black envelope from the Journaling Ephemera pack to start out the grid with my 4×6 photo.
To balance out my grid design, I added the “you are loved” ephemera with a fussy cut panda prize ribbon from the Friendship paper. I backed that cluster with a piece of the Happy Times paper so it would be the right size for the grid! I added dimensional adhesive to the panda so she would pop up in the cluster.
To decorate the black journaling pocket I fussy cut a sweet little house from the cottage paper. Hannah has always done homeschool, so that represents where she goes to school! I added a strip of white cardstock for my journaling and then the adorable folk art unicorn! The journaling card slides out of the pocket and is a great spot to add a longer story or tuck in more photos!
To add some extra interest and dimension to my layout I fussy cut butterflies from the Flutter paper. I love that the Willow Lane collection includes the pretty lavender color! I decided to use just the blue and lavender butterflies to accent the ribbons on the panda portrait. The butterflies tie all the grids together and add lots of movement to the page. I enhanced the butterfly spots with little gold puffy hearts from the Flourish collection to finish it off!
It feels like just yesterday that I was taking these photos! My girl is starting Grade 10 this fall. Time flies and I love being able to make these memories come alive again with the beautiful designs that Maggie Holmes and Crate Paper create!
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