Hi, Renee here today to share two St. Patrick’s Day layouts where I focus on creating flower clusters. St. Patrick’s Day is a pretty big deal at our house because we have a St. Patrick’s Day baby. Yep, our youngest daughter, Payton, was born on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s quite fun and wonderful. Payton will turn 8 years old in five days! Wow, time is flying!

(Jen Hadfield Cottage Living Alphabet Banner 68/Pkg pictured above.)

I still remember that day at the hospital. Well, I did need my husbands help to remember some things because childbirth was such a surreal experience…it was over in a blur. The main thing I remember was that I waited what seemed like forever to hold her. Payton was born with the cord wrapped around her neck. It wasn’t too tight (I was told) but it was tight enough that daddy wasn’t the one to cut the umbilical cord this time. She failed her first Apgar test and was given more oxygen and was suctioned a bit more. Her final Apgar score was a 9 out of 10 so she was fine and healthy. I was so happy to finally hold her!

Luck had nothing to do with us having Payton that St. Patrick’s Day. We were blessed to have her join our family. She was meant to be in our lives and we are so happy she is.

Happy Birth Day! Layout

For this first layout, I mostly used the Home Grown collection.  How fitting right?  I love the bright colors in this collection. Now, even though Payton is a St. Patrick’s Day baby, you are not going to find any shamrocks or leprechauns on these layouts. Instead I used flower clusters and butterflies. Payton loves butterflies. No worries…I did include touches of green especially here with the journaling card. This photo of Payton in the hospital is one of my favorites. It measures 3.5″ x 3.5″ and I layered the Foliage and Family pattern papers underneath it. I created a pretty and happy dreamland around her and included her birth information.

The very first thing I did was trim the Partly Cloudy pattern paper to 5 3/4″ x 12″. I used the “hello” die, a bit of Basics Washi Tape, and my Sizzix Big Shot Machine…

…to create this pretty die-cut “hello” shape in the paper. I placed this at the top half of another sheet of the Partly Cloudy pattern paper. I just used the reverse side of it.

I love it! I love the happy pop of yellow through it. I added the “sweet baby” rub-on and little dancing butterfly stickers around the page.

Ah, flowers, flowers, flowers. I’m in heaven. I love these pretty flowers. I knew I wanted to create a flower arrangement on my page (I received lots of beautiful flower bouquets at the hospital). Sometimes I have a creative block when thinking of a design.

If you find yourself stuck on a design too for a card, layout, or other project, then why not turn to the products themselves and their packaging. Simply choose a flower arrangement and create it on your project. So many different and pretty designs to help you along.

Here’s my bouquet of flowers being enjoyed by the butterflies and the adorable Mama and Baby Birds.

I love the font style of these coral foam Thickers. I used them as part of my title along with a cut word from the Cottage Living Classic Stripes pattern paper. Instead of using my own handwriting for the journaling on this page, I used the awesome From Me to You Roller Stamp for the journaling and birth information.

Supplies:
Home Grown Family Time (732800)
Home Grown Foliage (732803)
Home Grown Partly Cloudy (732805)
Home Grown Family (732808)
Home Grown Icon & Phrase Stickers (732812)
Home Grown Ephemera Flowers (732820)
Home Grown Ivy Thickers, Coral (732822)
Cottage Living Classic Stripes (732759)
Cottage Living Dies, Polaroid (732785)
We Go Together Epoxy Hearts Stickers (732737)
Special Delivery Girl Rub-Ons (732461)
From Me to You Roller Stamp (732278)
American Crafts Precision Pen .03 Point, Black (62311)
American Crafts This to That Dimensional Dots (61709)
American Crafts Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Roller Stamp (59162)

You + Me Layout

For this second layout, I used the Jen Hadfield Cottage Living collection. The soft color palette is perfect for a baby page.  Softness is exactly what I felt as I had alone time with Payton in the hospital to bond.

I started by trimming the Floral Tapestry pattern paper to just over 6.5 ” x 12″ and placed it on the Sunrise Sunset pattern paper.

Oooo, now the fun part…misting!  I laid the 12″ x 12″ Plastic Stencil right on top of my paper with no adhesive and used the Gold Glitter Color Mist…

…to create this beautiful design! I love this golden color mist because the opacity is fantastic! I tested it out on the Cottage Living Classic Stripes pattern paper and the coverage is just awesome! I did spray heavier in some spots and the paper wrinkled a bit. No biggie. You can always mount it on a piece of cardstock and smooth out the wrinkles as it dries. I don’t mind a few wrinkles because I feel it gives it a more handmade look and feel to the page.

Here’s another favorite photo from the hospital and it measures 3.5″ x 3.5″. Perfect size for the die-cut frame. I used the Polaroid die, Rounded Trellis pattern paper, and Xyron 5″ Create-a-Sticker Max machine to create my completed photo frame. I love this adhesive because there is no gloopy mess to wipe off my photo and it’s such a strong stick directly to my page.

Similar to a Mother’s Day corsage 😉 I made this lovely flower cluster using gorgeous Paper Flowers and fussy cut flowers from the Floral Tapestry pattern paper. I sprinkled some green Jewel Stickers around the page to softly celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day baby. I layered a black and Gold Dipped Tag along with a “You + Me” Sweet Greetings Gold Foil Accent Journaling Card for my title. I used the Polaroid die again for the gold hearts.

I tried to use a different pen to write my journaling. It just made my messy handwriting even messier and it did not cover the gold color mist. I wrote over it using a black Precision Pen and yay it covered the gold and just wrote beautifully over it!

Oh my goodness, I just love the shine of this Golden Glitter Color Mist! I also love the “Best Day Ever” Puffy Phrase Sticker and “I adore you” Clear Acrylic Stamp.

Hope you enjoyed these layouts.

Cheers to a very HAPPY ST. PATRICK‘S DAY!

Supplies:
Cottage Living Floral Tapestry (732750)
Cottage Living Sunrise Sunset (732760)
Cottage Living Rounded Trellis (732763)
Cottage Living Gold Foil Accent Cardstock 12″ x 12″, Sweet Greetings (732768)
Cottage Living Gold Foil Accent Cardstock 12″ x 12″, Chevron (732773)
Cottage Living Jewel Stickers (732778)
Cottage Living Gold Dipped Tags (732783)
Cottage Living Paper Flowers (732784)
Cottage Living Dies, Polaroid (732785)
Cottage Living Puffy Phrase Stickers (732791)
Cottage Living Clear Acrylic Stamps (732792)
Cottage Living Plastic Stencil 12″ x 12″ (732794)
Cottage Living Gold Glitter Color Mist (369021)
From Me to You Roller Stamp (732278)
American Crafts Precision Pen .03 Point, Black (62311)
American Crafts This to That Dimensional Dots (61709)
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Styleboard Mixed Confetti, Dots, Butterflies & Leaves (683433)
Studio Calico Inky Black Mr. Huey’s Color Mist (331064)