I'm "In Love" w/ Webster's Pages!!

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Good morning everybody :). It's Sunday morning here, had a great time last night visiting with a friend of mine who is more like a brother to me than a friend- we grew up together, born a month apart, our parents were best friends...don't get to see him much, so it was really nice to just laugh and talk. Also took the kids to the lake yesterday evening to swim and relax...I love summer. I love the smell, the warmth, the water, the wind...if only it lasted longer! I know for many of you, it's winter- and being in the middle of this heat wave, it's hard for me to picture winter. Hopefully it stays that way for a while!

But anyways, what I'm here today for is to share with you a layout I put together, inspired by the "Beyond" challenge over at Bird is the Word. Immediately what came to mind when I thought of the word "beyond" was the love I have for my husband. Sure- we're just like any other married couple- we do things that annoy one another and what wife doesn't like to complain every once in a while about her husband? But I love him with everything in me- and I know he feels the same. And when I sit down and think about what brought us to where we are now, I still get those raging butterflies I first felt when I fell in love with him. Our love is one that reached beyond the limits that tried to keep us apart- and we made it through. He really is the love of my life...

Here is my layout, featuring the ultra-gorgeous "In Love" collection from Webster's Pages (my first wedding layout using this wedding-themed paper):

"So Happy Together"

 I put a lot of love into this one! Starting with the carriage which I fussy cut from one of the papers, taking out my craft knife to cut out the spokes and undercarriage before adding the pearls and bling...seriously, took me way too long, lol. But I really didn't want to hold back on this one or rush anything. So I just took my time...

 Here's a closer look at my "loaded" carriage, full of blooms and lace and bling :).

My hidden journaling, which reads: "Our love is beyond measure...beyond my wildest dreams! Josh & Erin, June 20th, 2009".

I added punched paper layers, doilies, and strings of pearls to the top half of my page to add a romanticized, and layered effect...

Yet another fabulous Scrap FX chipboard title! Painted white with gesso and stamped with a Prima flourish stamp to blend with my layout.

Gotta love trinkets and resin treasures...perfect little touches :).

Supplies Used:

~Webster's Pages "In Love" papers

~Scrap FX chipboard title

~Prima Marketing & KaiserCraft flowers

~Prima Marketing resin treasures (bird)

~Teresa Collins metal key

~Melissa Frances pearls

~Martha Stewart Border Punches: Optic Dot, Eyelet Lace, Garden Rail

~Prima Marketing flourish stamp

~Prima Marketing Chalk Fluid Edger Pad: "Shabby Tote"

~KaiserCraft bling

~Webster's Pages bling (on carriage)

~gesso, lace, cheesecloth, pearl strands, doilies

So glad you stopped by today. Wherever you are, I hope you are well. And I appreciate the time you take to check out what I've been up to lately. For those of you who are still "in" the weekend, I hope it's winding down nicely for you- and for those of you just starting your week, I pray it goes easy on you!! ;)

See you soon :),