A Star is Born

I haven't been feeling up to par lately but have managed to get a few projects done.I have been working on a Tim Holtz Configuration Tray for my little grandson for Christmas. Have you ever tried one of them? They're the same idea as the 7Gypsies one but all the little 'boxes' can be moved around to whatever 'configuration' you want. Rather than wood, it is made of a heavy chipboard that you can paint, ink, paper, mist, whatever. So, after taping the boxes where I wanted (I used binding tape)I sanded then painted then sanded again, giving all the little boxes an old, worn look. To add to it I dry brushed paint over bits to really give it the vintage look that I was going for. I used 'vintagey' baby papers from 'Simple Stories' and 'Webster's Pages'. I love how it turned out but sorry you'll have to wait to see it - it's for Christmas - sshhh.I've also been working on some mini albums too. Again, a do not peek until Dec. 25th kind of thing.
BUT, I can share with you a layout I just finished. We bought our little grandson this cute little onesie  - it looks like a tux! I saw it in a store and laughed then put it down when I saw the price - 3 times the cost of a regular onesie! Hubby loved it but we left it there and went for lunch. During lunch, hubby confessed that he couldn't get it out of his mind and was going back to buy it. I'm so glad we did!
He actually wore it to a wedding when he was only 6 weeks old - haha! I'm sure he was the most admired person there - next to the bride of course.
So, I made a LO of him and his mommy.

 I covered chipboard stars with pp from Theresa Collins new "Christmas Home' line. Who says you need to use christmas paper for a christmas layout though. This paper line is awesome - sure to become a classic!  I inked the edges, added some SU seambinding ribbon and pop dotted them (is that a word??) to add dimension. The red sparklystar was done the same way. I added a black ‘bowtie’ and cute cameo stickpin from Webster's Pages. I added a rub-on timepiece from Imaginisce to add balance and faux cross stitches just because.
After dealing with terrible leg pains it was nice to sit and work on this - it helped me get my scrapbook groove back again. Hopefully it''s back to stay!!