Sunday, January 11, 2009

Pink is for boys, too

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to comment on my posts. I enjoy reading what everyone has to say, and your comments always bring a smile to my face. I don't know anyone who couldn't use a quick smile every now and again!

I used to struggle with pink papers or with papers that had pink in them. I never thought that I would be able to use them unless I was working with pictures of my nieces. I don't know exactly how or when I changed my mind about that....but I did. Now, I love using pink...and it is fun to scrap Ryan's pictures in shades of pink. I created this layout using some pink paper from Fancy Pants!

These pictures are just some random shots of my buddy that I captured on Christmas morning. He was making funny faces for me, and I was snapping away. The lighting was bad, but I like how these turned out. They are so him.

The papers that I used are from the Fancy Pants Splendid collection. It's a great line for Valentine's Day, which will be upon us in a few short weeks. It's a limited edition collection, so get some now before it's gone!

My original plan was to make the background from the paper that I did the journaling on, but I just knew the whole design would look so much better with a pink background...so I went for it! And I love it! Just goes to show you that stepping outside of your normal box is a good thing!

I am off to spend my Sunday scrapping! Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

8 comments:

  1. Your work is so inspirational! I just love visiting you blog and gallery!
    Pam Callaghan

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  2. oh yes pink def works here! well done.

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  3. great layout!!! i have a hard time with pink too!!!! maybe i need to challenge myself.

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  4. Such a gorgeous layout! I love how you used the pink on a boy layout! Your designs never cease to amaze me!

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  5. Oh he is such a cutie! That layout is absolutely gorgeous!

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  6. so GLAD to see someone using pink for a boy layout. i've got two boys (well, the one that's still in my tummy i'm pretty sure is a boy but we'll have to wait and see! ha!) and have fought the urge to buy/use pink at all in layouts about them. your lo is almost like permission to go for it...so thanks!

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