Memory Makers Magazine April Blog Bounce

Hello everyone!  Welcome to this month's blog bounce!

If you've been hopping along in order, you may have just arrived from Lain Ehmann's blog, Layout a Day.  If not, feel free to keep going after my blog, or head on back to the Memory Makers Magazine blog to begin the blog bounce!

Our theme this month is "_____ Blooms", using some products from the Making Memories Dilly Dally line.  I decided to showcase my favorite insect - the butterfly.  Butterflies always remind me that change is inevitable, yet can be a good thing.  Butterflies instill hope within me, and allow it to "bloom", if you will. :)

I used this sketch here by Becky Fleck, punching my patterned paper into scalloped squares, and sewing grid lines to complete my arrangement.  I added a couple of border strips from the Ice Cream Parlor DSP & Quick Accents Pack (retired, from Sale-a-bration 2011), then sewed around the perimeter of the layout.

To create my title, I inked the chipboard letters with Whisper White Craft ink, then covered them with White Stampin' Emboss Powder and heated the powder to melt.  I repeated this a couple times to give the letters a nice and smooth look.  "In Bloom" is a rub-on, as is the journaling section.

The Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon was gathered by pulling a thread in the middle of the ribbon, then sewed onto the layout.

Don't you love the pink butterfly?  It's a sneak peek of the Strength & Hope stamp set (also contains the words below the journaling and the "H-hope" in the circle on the left of the layout), which will be available in the Summer Mini Catalog on May 1st.  Stampin' Up! is donating $2 of each purchase of the Strength & Hope stamp set or digital kit to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a wonderful way to help make a difference.

Hope you enjoyed reading about what "blooms" for me! :)  Your next stop is Susan's blog.. I hope you enjoy the Blog Bounce, and thanks for stopping by!

"hope in bloom" scrapbook page supplies:
All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted
Stamps:  Vintage Vogue, Strength & Hope (available May 1st)
Ink:  Old Olive, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Whisper White Craft ink
Paper:  Whisper White cardstock, Botanical Gazette and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper, Ice Cream Parlor Designer Series Paper & Quick Accents Pack; other patterned paper [Making Memories]
Accessories/Tools:  Alphabet Soup Chipboard, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons, Brights Designer Buttons, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Fleurettes II Accents & Elements, Pearl Basic Jewels, Early Espresso Baker's Twine (available May 1st), Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, 1-1/4" Circle and Scallop Square Punches, Beautiful Wings Embosslits die, Big Shot, sewing machine and kraft thread; rub-ons, fabric flower, and plastic flower [Making Memories]