Precious Baby Girl: 1st encounter with a Reborn Baby Doll

This weekend at my nephew's graduation party, my sister brought her newest Reborn Doll (she has so many) to show off.  My daughter (the baby in the pic) saw this doll, and I actually think she thought she was real. Her eyes lit up, she leaned in to hug her, and she softly grabbed for her to hold onto her.  I of course was able to snap a picture.  So, that picture alone is the focus of my newest layout......

Challenges to be entered:
Anything Goes Challenge: #43 Summer
Whimsical Wednesdays: #11 Fun with Color
The Paper Variety: #38 - Mixed Alphas
Flutter by Wednesdays: #159 pink/orange/green +
Simon Says: Let's Play BINGO (Lace, Shape, Flowers - diagonal from left bottom to upper right)
More Than Favors: #41 Let's Emboss
My Creative Time: #196 use Cricut Lite or Old Cart (used Graphically Speaking and Cricut Classic Font)
Desert Island Crafters: #10 Itinerary (used Lace, corsage pin, 3+ papers, found scraps from mesh ribbon for photo corners, handmade embellishment, stickers)
Paper Secrets: Scrap Your A** Off Challenge #5
Stamp Something: Something Punched
Bearly Mine: #12 Anything Goes

I had SO MUCH FUN with this LO.  I used Bo Bunny Back to Backs pages (Ella Strip and Alissa Dorable) along with some pattern paper and card stock from my stash.  I followed the sketch for PS Challenge #5 that was created by Rochelle Spears (such a fun sketch).  The color choices came from two separate challenges that I absolutely loved mixing together.  I don't think I ever used so many colors on one layout before.  The stamped flowers are from a kids stamp I got out of a dollar bin at Target....but I love how it looks with the rest of the flowers.  I added some stickles to a few of my chipboard flowers.  The corsage pin is a handmade pin I created using hand blown glass beads and other bling.  The embossing folders I used for a few of the background rectangles are by Darice.  I chose to use my Cricut cart Graphically Speaking to cut out the word PRECIOUS at 3", chipboard sticker alphas and flower sticker alphas.  The lace ribbon in the upper corner is lace hearts (clearance item purchased at Pat Catans) and the yellow is from my stash.  The side bracket was cut using my Cricut cart Classic Font at 8".  I used FolkArt Acrylic Paint (HD) with a drink straw (effect used to create patter was dabbing the end of the straw on the paper and then lightly blowing air to fan it out).  The colors I used were:  4513 Yellow Ochre, 4502 Baby Pinl, and 4506 Engine Red.  The photo corners were left overs I found from handmade ribbons/bows I had made for a friend's wedding last weekend.  These were corner cuts from Mesh Iridescent Ribbon.  Added a few brads, chipboard arrow, butterfly, and, and the LO was complete.

Thanks for stopping by

and

Happy Crafting!

Smilez,

Jessica