Scrapbook Layout: First Tooth

I had such a hard time capturing my son’s first tooth on camera. I kept getting pictures of him, but none with his mouth open to actually see his little teeth! Finally, I was able to get some good pictures of his tooth and I of course had to do a scrapbook page about it. 

I used inspiration from his blue and red outfit for the color scheme for the layout. I started off with a dark turquoise blue textured cardstock. I created a color block in the middle of the page with a light blue patterned paper. It had small circles on it. I then used two thin strips of coordinating lighter, blue textured cardstock to make the middle piece stand out. For the picture, I wanted to focus on his sweet little teeth that had popped through. Keeping with the circle theme, I cut out a large circle from another patterned blue circle paper. I adhered the picture to the circle and trimmed it to fit.

To create the title, I used white chipboard to write the word ‘first’ on the page.

To add another element to the page, I used metal letters to spell out the word ‘tooth’. I placed them around the rounded top of the circle to add more visual interest.

I typed up my journaling on the computer and printed it on vellum. I wanted the words on the page, but didn’t want them, to distract from his picture. To tie in the red from his shirt I used a faux flower from the craft store in the bottom corner. This flower accent worked well with keeping the circle theme.

All of the pages I have been sharing lately were done a few years ago (before I started blogging), but it is so fun to look through these pages. They each bring back such strong memories. And I think that is what scrapbooking is all about! 

What have you scrapped lately? I would love for you to share a link in the comments.

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