Scrapbook Monday: Pregnancy, Maternity and Ultrasound Pages

Happy Monday everyone, and happy President's day! Hopefully you're all staying warm. :)

I have several pregnancy/maternity scrapbook pages to show you today that I'm really excited about. Hopefully this will give you some inspiration for your maternity photos. I also used some original ultrasound photos - after scanning them of course, in order to make reprints. 

Without any further ado...

Sweet Baby

I love how this one turned out. I knew I wanted to use the bird paper, and the rest fell into place. I added some journaling for Adelaide to read later in life, on the tag in the vellum envelope. For the ultrasound photos, I learned quickly that the glossy paper is very thin and flimsy. Even with adhesive all around the edges, the edges still curled up. I wanted a sleeker look, so I decided to sew around the edges, onto a piece of patterned paper behind. For the ultrasound photo to the right, the top portion was cut off a bit from where they made the cut at the doctor, so I simply trimmed the text down to make it a perfect square. 

Becoming Adelaide

I wanted to include Addie's growth through the weeks on a page, so I used three different ultrasound photos that best represented her growth. From a little peanut, to a kicking baby in my tummy.  :)

I tried to keep this one simple. Again, I used the sewing machine to sew around the edges of the ultrasound photos. 

Our Journey Thus Far

This is a sentimental page for me. I typically don't add much journaling, but I wanted to write a note to our baby about what we had experienced together, even before she was born. She was with me when I travelled, my constant companion. She was with me when I took professional classes, and was the youngest member to graduate from one - even received their very own certificate of completion for "Baby McLeod". I wanted to document these moments, and the feeling that I was never alone. Our little one was always with me...my little sidekick.

Anticipation

This is actually one of the pre-made scrapbook pages I previously featured in my shop. I loved the page and the sentiment so much, I decided to use it for our maternity photos. The anticipation of waiting for our little one to arrive was almost unbearable.

Again, I hope this provides some inspiration for your pregnancy photos, and ultrasound photos of your little one.

Until next Monday....

Scrapbook Monday: 12x12 Unisex Pregnancy Scrapbook Pages

Happy Monday! Finally posting again, so here is a peak at some of the recent pages I've been working on. I realized recently that I hadn't scrapbooked my pregnancy photos - sad! We had an amazing maternity shoot outdoors, and ended up with some amazing photos. Fortunately I was able to sneak a few hours this weekend to work on a few pregnancy scrapbook pages. 

I tried to keep the pages gender neutral, since at the time we didn't know what the sex of the baby was. We wanted it to be a surprise for the first baby, so we had no idea until she was born. :) For the photo shoot we did with Kelly Williams, I wore two outfits. I tried to match the colors of the pages to these. For the titles, I had a few in mind before I started. 

Due to Arrive

For the first page, I wanted to use the adorable photo we too with the "BABY" banner I found on Etsy. I absolutely loved this metal gate - has the perfect vintage, rustic look I was going for. I started with the kraft background and letters, and later decided to add the gold accents. To make the title match both, I used glossy accents, then added gold glitter. I love the way this one turned out. :)

Almost Complete

I realized that the title of this page has two meanings. The original, intended meaning was that our family and our hearts were 'almost complete'. It also works in that our baby's development was 'almost complete'. I had less than one month to go when the photos were taken - she was born exactly three weeks later. I used several horizontal, 4x6 photos along the left side, including one of my belly with the 'baby' sash. Along the right side, I used Studio Calico's hexagon mistables, placed the sticky side on the back side of the patterned paper, used a scalpel to trace around the edges of the hexagon, then flipped them over, and voila! Patterned paper in perfect hexagon shapes. I also added some zigzag sticking and yellow enamel dots.

Becoming a Mother

I love the way this page turned out - mostly because I love the photos, but also because I love the colors. I added some doilies, lots of pretty patterned papers, and some enamel dots. Simple, yet effective page. 

I have a few more pregnancy pages to share, but I'll save those until next time. Hopefully you found some inspiration in these pages, whether it is a layout, a title, color-scheme, etc. I find that I am drawn to one or more of those elements on others' pages, and it provides a jumping-off point for your own page. Try rotating one of these layouts 90 or 180 degrees, or using a title to start your page. I'd love to see what you create - please share in the comments!