Then and Now: Birthdays

Good morning! Julie here with another Then and Now challenge. July is my birthday month so that is what we are focusing on. You could scrap birthdays through the years for yourself or a family member. The birthday could even be for a pet! Have fun with it and if you are inspired by the freebie pack Katie put together, feel free to use those items.

Three of our Creative Team members have helped me out with this challenge. First up is Merrilee with a page that highlights her 1st, 50th and current year birthdays. She started with a summery template and added in some birthday word art to fit the theme. Like Merr, I enjoy having a summer birthday… even better if we happen to be at the beach!

Merilee used the following product: Layer Works 1145, My Story Plastic Alphabet 01, My Story Page Titles Brushes and Stamps 01, Arrowed Sentiments Brushes and Stamps 01, My Details Layered Template (the antique frame), Palette Textures Paper Pack 35, and Presti Paper Pack 02.

Up next is Valerie and she made a page about her daughter’s 1st and 50th birthday. I love the feminine colors and that both pictures have cake in them! Yay for cake!

Valerie used ARToptions Minix Mix 10 (papers clipped to fading borders), ARToptions Viken Ephemera, ARToptions Viken Ephemera Plus Pack, Clipped Stack Layers 16, Color Swatch Blossom Ephemera, Color Swatch Blossom Stitched Frames, Color Swatch Lavender Transfers 01, Enchanted Easter Solids Paper Pack, Fading Borders Brushes and Stamps 01, Fine Line Twists Brushes and Stamps 02, Heart Scatterings Stamp Pack 02, Layer Works1834 (some elements), Layer Works 2210 (some elements), Layer Works 2229 (some elements), Layer Works 2297 (some elements), and Wire Rimmed Alphabet 04.

Finally we have Shannon who also did a page that showcases her own birthdays through the years. She used a fun new template that is coming to the store this weekend.

In addition to the Simple Page Scraps 01 template, Shannon used the following: Celebrate Today Brushes and Stamps, Defining Words: Birthday Brushes and Stamps 02, and the All Clear Alphabet 01.

I hope you will join us for this celebratory challenge. Be sure to upload your all KPD pages to the Then and Now Challenge Gallery, and include the page in the July Challenge Participation Thread. Happy scrapping!