Daddy's Arms...

I've had these photos of 'the farmer' and our little man stashed away in safe keeping and had completely forgotten all about them until I went looking for something else and stumbled across them. We were at our daughter's pony club event and the two boys were sitting on the top rail of the arena fence and Benjamin clapped excitedly everytime Gorgia road passed on her horse Cisco. It was one of those moments in time that you just want to freeze forever.

Now at first glance it's not that obvious that this layout is all from the My Little Shoebox collections! There isn't a tree or critter in sight. But that just goes to show the versatility of their paper as the flip sides hide lots of wonderful combinations that can be mixed and matched to create a totally different and more subtle look that is perfect for a boy page.

And shock horror... I did some glimmermisting! I thought it was about time I stopped being afraid of the stuff and learned to add it to my projects. It's just a little hint, but it's a start! And the cute little buttons were a wonderful find in my local quilt shop... they matched perfect!

I decided to add a hessian covered brad using my i-top as I've been really enjoying playing with the different texture and look that it creates on layouts. This is just a simple addition to give the layout a bit of dimension.

 And finally lots more journalling which is totally unusal for me. I've decided that I really need to focus more on journaling and so have begun a bit of a campaign to make sure I add a little story to most of my projects... for a while anyhow!

Products Used:

My Little Shoebox 'Heartfelt' Angel Patterned Paper

My Little Shoebox 'Heartfelt' Ella Patterned Paper

My Little Shoebox 'Heartfelt' 12 x 12 Die Cut Sheet

My Little Shoebox 'Heartfelt' 6 x 12 Cardstock Stickers

My Little Shoebox 'Sew Cute' Hand Made Paper

My Little Shoebox 'City By The Bay' Golden Gate Paper

My Little Shoebox Glitter Alphabet Stickers 'Toffee'
My Little Shoebox Mini Alphabet Stickers 'Linen'
Imaginisce I-top and medium brad daddy
Kaisercraft Sentiment Rubons 'Father'
Tattered Angels Glimmermist 'Chocolate covered Cherries'
Embroidery Thread
Random Heart Buttons

If you would like to see some more Mix It Up projects from the My Little Shoebox team them head on over to their blog HERE.

From farm to you...