Top 10 @ 10

This week at Scrapbook Steals, I was once again pushed out of my comfort zone.  When I saw the original sketch, I couldn't fathom how on earth I would make it work with my photos. I print 4x6 pictures ahead in large batches at Walmart and didn't have time to print out a bunch of small photos just for this layout.   I had to make do with what I had on hand, so I decided to focus on one photo of my 10 year old son.  And instead of 10 smaller photos, I made my own "top ten list" of sorts.  I am freaking out at how fast he's growing up and how quickly he's turning into a young man.  I really do like him at this age, so I decided to document why.

I used papers from My Mind's Eye.  All of the papers are from the Lime Twist collection except for the denim stitched squares which are from the Bright Side collection.  The stitched squares were already the perfect size, so I just added patterned paper inside of them.  My favorite feature was the last thing I added, the "award" at the top corner.  I started with the circle sticker, but thought it needed "something" so I used some scraps of twine to make loops all around and added the little tails to top it all off.  For having no I idea where this layout was going, I must say that I'm pleased with the results. 

Here's the original sketch by Kristy Lee: