The Creative Cellar: My Wish for You

It took me so long to scrap this beautiful picture. My daughter's birthday is April 28... this is now November, and I just got to scrap her best birthday picture for this year. Ok, I omitted to mention that I have 11 years of birthday pictures to scrap. But this one, this very one is just so beautiful and inspiring. Alyssa at 11 years old, going on 21, making a wish that nobody will ever know about. And this is just right that way; my daughter has her own secrets and I totally respect that. However, when I look at this picture, I know what my wish for her is. In this layout, I found important to share with her what my hopes are, so I wrote quite a lot of journaling. And when she read it, she gave me the longest hug she ever gave me. Alyssa knows me, and she knows that I will always wish the best for her, and agree with her own choices.

I am my worst critic when it comes to judging my scrapbooking. This layout is one of my favorites, because of the muted colours, the 'old wallpaper' look, and a collection of my daughter's favourite colours gathered in the same pages.

Created by Nathalie Noreau-McLeod - The Creative Cellar, 2012

This layout has some kind of 'atmosphere' like we say in French. It is soft but has character. Layering, gesso, distressing, staining, journaling. A nice mixed match of techniques that makes this layout speak for itself. And most importantly, my daughter loves it. This is really all that matters.

Here are some close-ups.

Created by Nathalie Noreau-McLeod - The Creative Cellar, 2012

I like using delicate doilies that I crumple, stain, mist and either glue on my page or sneak in as little peek-a-boos in a folded corner. I find these accents very feminine and 'vintage' at the same time. I found some beautiful purple Prima flowers that I couldn't resist adding gesso on. It gives a softer look to a romantic layout.