{Lovely Maddy} Layout with the "Little Bird" Daily Diary Kit

Hello Noel Mignon fans!  It's Meridy here today with a double page layout using the "Little Bird" Daily Diary Kit and the paper add on.  There are still a couple more of the "Little Bird" Daily Diary kits in the store, so you can still pick one up!!!

I decided to do quite a bit of fussy cutting on this layout since the Maggie Holmes floral paper in the kit really lent itself to this.  I started by picking the background paper, and then began building up my layers and matting the photos.

Before adhering any of the layers of flowers and leaves down, I placed them where I thought they would look good.  I was able to move the pieces around until I got an arrangement that I really liked.

I used 2 different thicknesses of pop dots to create depth in the various layers of fussy cut flowers, die cuts, and stickers from the Daily Diary kit.

I added a few heart stickers and the cut apart labels from the kit to finish off the clusters of flowers.

My titles are very simple.  I used words from the Hazelwood sticker sheet in the kit and paired the "lovely" sticker with some Thickers from an old Noel Mignon kit I had in my stash.

I didn't do any journaling on this layout because the photos were simply from a family photo shoot.  There was not a real "story" to tell, I just thought they were pretty pictures, and I wanted to use the pretty supplies in this month's kit to reinforce the look and feel of the photos.

I had fun working with the "Little Bird" Daily Diary Kit this month.  Thank you for stopping by!  See you next Monday with a layout using the February "Happy Together" Classic Kit.

{Me & My Brownie} using the "Little Bird" Daily Diary Kit

Happy Monday, Noel Mignon fans!  It's Meridy here and I have a double page layout to share with you today using the "Little Bird" Daily Diary kit, along with a "Little Bird" paper add on kit. 

This week the design team is using sketches as inspiration.  The sketch I choose is from Sketch Savvy, and it's called "2 page sketch #19".  Susan Stringfellow designed this sketch...

And here is my take on the sketch...

I started by picking out patterned paper to coordinate with each pattern in the sketch.  Once I got the "bones" of the layout adhered, it was time for me to pull out the embellishments.

I created a couple of different embellishment clusters on each side of the layout.  I started with the Hazlewood sticker pack, then fussy cut some of the papers (mainly the little bird paper by Crate Paper).  I also added some of the Reset Girls Label stickers, a journaling block, and epoxy hearts.  I finished off each cluster with a little strip of washi tape from the kit.

I took apart the glittered flowers that came in the kit.  I made them flatter, by peeling off the center layers, so they would fit better in the page protectors.  I replaced the centers with my own centers using a small flower punch.

I finished up my layout by creating a title and subtitle.  The subtitle "Me & My" uses letter stickers from the Daily Diary kit, I used Thickers that I already had in my stash to spell the word "Brownie".

One more close up detail of an embellishment cluster...

I would love to see if any of you work from the sketch I posted.  Stop on by our Members Facebook Page and share your creations!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

{Swinging} with the "Little Bird" Classic Kit

Happy New Year!!!  It's Meridy here and I am happy to start the new year working with the brand new "Little Bird" Daily Diary Kit.  And boy, oh boy, is this kit cute!!!  And of course, packed with goodies!!!

Working with a Daily Diary Kit this month is a bit of a change for me from working with the Classic Kit.  But I love switching things up and trying something new, so I am creating full speed ahead with this kit.  In addition to the Daily Diary kit, I am also using the Paper Pack from the Classic Kit his month.  The Paper Pack comes with one sheet of each of the patterned papers (15) and cardstocks (5) that come in the Classic Kit.

Today I'm going to share a 12 x 12 double page layout that I created with the Daily Diary kit.  There are so many great journaling cards, cut apart papers, and embellishments in the Daily Diary kits that making a full 12x12 layout is just one of the many creative possibilities.

I started with a 6 photos, and decided to add 6-3x4 journaling cards, one below each photo.  Once I had the overall layout of my page adhered to the white cardstock, I started adding embellishments.  I really loved the butterflies in this kit, so I fussy cut a handful of them from the Hazelwood "Flock" Patterned Paper.  I also cut a few tiny butterflies from the Hazelwood cut apart journaling cards in the Daily Diary kit.  I placed these butterflies in a diagonal across my layout, to add a little

movement to the page.

I even got to use that cute date stamp that came in this month's kit!

Next, it was time to add some more embellishments and a title to my layout.  With all of the great pieces in this kit, this was a breeze!!!  I reached for the pretty Hazelwood washi tape and few coordinating stickers from the Hazelwood sticker sheet.  I used some Thickers from my stash for the title and splattered a few drops of Heidi Swapp Gold Mist from a previous Noel Mignon kit across the layout to complete it.

I would love to see what you create with your "Little Bird" kits this month!  Please share some of your designs over at our Noel Mignon Members Facebook page.  Have a Happy New Year!!!