I’m not offering, just so that’s clear. ;) What is it about snuggling with a little one? Of course my current ‘little one’ is my daughter’s cat, but there’s something about getting some love from another little being.

Let’s check in with Laura here and her cuddling situation.

 

 

 

Just the sweetest photo ever, right? I adore how she made it big and the focal point with the ‘cuddle’ ensemble. And then mixing her journaling with some of the Hey Kiddo  digital stamps? What a great idea!

Here’s what Laura has to say:

Hey everyone! As soon as I saw Kerri’s new Hey Kiddo stamp set, I knew that it would be perfect for so many photos and stories that I still have to document. Late last year, I closed up my home daycare business after 17 years. While my daycare kiddos have moved on and are spending their days with new daycare providers and new friends, I still have some stories that I want to get down from my time with them. 

But first up, I decided to get some current feelings down on a page, about how much I miss them. In all honesty, I don’t miss the job itself. But I most definitely miss those cute little humans! I used the digital Hey Kiddo stamp set to create a 6×8″ spread digitally in Photoshop and then printed it out to add into my album. 

I used an enlarged 6×8″ photo for the left side of the spread, picking out one of my favorite photos that sums up the cuddles that I miss from all of those kiddos. I used the digital “cuddle” stamp for my title, along with the heart stamp, changing them both to white and adding a drop shadow to help them stand out a little more. I also lowered the opacity on the heart to make it a bit more subtle, as to not distract from the title. 

I created a large “journaling card” for the right side of my spread, starting with Kerri’s Journaling Template, which I cropped to a 6×8″ size. I added a black and white diagonal stripe border across the top, using the Simple Staples kit. Then I got to work on my journaling, keeping in mind some of the Hey Kiddo digital stamp words/phrases that I wanted to work into my journaling. I love how easy it is to tweak digital elements to fit your needs – like how I added an extra “s” to the “cutest human ever” phrase to have it read “cutest humans ever” (because I watched a lot of little humans!). 

Once I had everything done to my liking, I printed the left page (my enlarged photo) on photo paper, and the right page (my journaling) on textured cardstock. Once trimmed, I simply slipped them into my 6×8″ album. So happy to have documented some current feelings that have been on my mind!