There is nothing better than stealing your sister away, for a day of exploring and family fun.  We live 4 hours from each other and don't get to see each other often.  The bright pinks and yellows in the Sunshine & Happiness collection, help make this cold, drizzly day in Bar Harbor, Maine a little brighter.   I knew they fresh 'girl' head had to play a role somewhere.  'She' is how this entire layout got started!  She is on stickers, cards, chipboard, everywhere!!!

 

I loved the 6x12 section of the elements paper that says "there are so many beautiful...."  I used that as half of my page!  I focused on the lower right corner of 'Total Crush' too!

 

 

Using such large and intricate papers made my layout come together rather quickly.   Lets take a look at the smaller details.

 

 

I embellished the corner of the patterned paper with stickers, brands and enamels for dimension.

 

 

The cloud and sun came from the SN@P! Pack.   It was a 4x4 card that I fussy cut.  Because it was a dreary day, I removed the sun and tucked it further behind the cloud.  I didn't want it to come off as a really sunny day!

 

 

I added a bit of SN@P! Pack 3x4  and 4x4 cards as layers behind my photo too.  

 

I hope you have your inspired to used the larger sheets of patterned paper to your advantage!

 

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Traditionally I am not a bird fan.  We have a pool so bird poop is not cool - LOL!  However, when a mama bird builds a nest on a grapevine wreath on your shed door, you treat them like your own.  I watched these babies go from eggs to flying away in just 3 short weeks.  I checked on them a minimum of 4 times a day.  Every time I looked, they changed.  It is amazing how quickly they morph from little raw turkey looking things to feathery birds!  I was really intrigued.  What better collection to document MY birds than Bloom & Grow, right?