Step-by-Step: Baby Schwarz

I absolutely love taking pictures of my friends' children and then creating layouts or projects that I can give back to them. The Bazzill Chip Toppers "Baby Boy" collection is what inspired me to create this layout of my friend's son. I loved the calming colors that were masculine, yet still gentle enough for a baby. Even though this was not a kit, it was easy to pull together the perfect papers and coordinating embellishments by Bazzill to create this layout.

Supplies:

• Brown Bazzil cardstockl
• Blue Bazzill cardstock
• Bazzill Chips Square
• Baby Boy Bazzill Chip Toppers
• Bazzill Really Big Polka Dot Brads - Lagoon
• Doodlebug Letter Stickers - Lily White
• Paper Shapers 1 1/8" circle punch
• Colorbox Chestnut Brown Ink
• Crate Paper Patterned Paper
• Magic Mesh
• Zig Writer brown ink pen

Directions:

1. Trim light blue cardstock to 8.5" x 11". Trim brown cardstock to 1.5" x 11".
2. Punch 7 circles out of remaining scraps of blue cardstock. Adhere circles onto brown strip of cardstock.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Mount a photo onto brown cardstock and trim (leaving a ¼ inch border). Adhere the mounted photo to patterned paper and tear one edge. Ink all edges of the double-mounted photo.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Ink the edges of the Chip Topper and adhere to a chipboard square.
5. Punch 2 brown circles and attach Polka Dot Brads.
6. Add Magic Mesh to the bottom of the page (about a ¼ inch up). Adhere brown strip with circles on top of the Magic Mesh. Add letter stickers for the title.
7. Adhere the Chip Topper, the photo, and the brads. Use a brown pen to add a dotted border and the name/date.