I used one of the May add-on kits from Polka Dot Whimsy for this project. 
I had fun layering on this layout. I pulled out some border punches and had fun mixing some things up. 
I continued with my Easter theme on a two-page layout also. For this page, I went with a solid kraft background and used just a strip of the polka dot kraft pattern mixed with some other patterned paper strips and some Pink Paislee border stickers. 
I thought the hand-stamped tag that Michelle included in the kit for May was adorable. The "doo-dahs" (butterflies and flowers) were nice little touches, too. I added some twine by Pink Paislee. 
The border sticker I used for the base of my title gave me a little bit of dimension that was lacking in the flat alpha stickers by Echo Park. 
I made two with it. One is simply "4 you" while the other is "Have a Lovely Day" thanks for some help from an October Afternoon sticker. I LOVED the orange gingham ribbon from the kit.
The next card is an example of how to make a quick any occasion card using the partial tag method mentioned above and another scrap of floral paper. (The backside of this floral was a great green diagonal that I used quite a bit!). I can always go back and add a sentiment to the card before I send it. 
Next up...Kevin was invited to a birthday party for TWO of his teammates. I had the perfect scraps to make a couple of fun cards for two 10 year olds. 
While cleaning up the other day, I noticed I had several partial kits left over. Since creating these six cards was a rather painless process, I plan to pull them out and see how many cards I can make with them.
I decided to list the things I love about Kevin. However, since my kit was missing the sheet of large alphabet stickers, I had to get creative with my title work. The kit included a card that said "10 things I love about you" so I added to that to total up to 26!
I used some of the mini alphabets by My Mind's Eye that were included in the kit to mix in with my journaling. And, of course the kit had great "doo dahs" this month that I added here and there to accent floral elements on the papers. 
Not having large alphas really forced me to get creative. You know how I love my alphas! I was going to hold my kit until I received the alphas, but when I didn't get a reply from the club owner, I just got to work. I used "Fun" at the top of one of the bingo cards on the Simple Stories papers for part of my "Kitchen Fun" title. 
I accented my page with buttons and trim. 
I fell in love with the birthday hat patterned paper by My Mind's Eye and had just the photos to use with it from Kevin's birthday.
I layered a couple of patterns on top of the red cardstock, inked the edges of the hat paper and jornaling card red and topped them with my photos. Since the mini alphas in the kit didn't match the papers here, I let the journaling card double as my title. I cut some hats out of leftover paper and layered them with pop dots to add some dimension.
The ribbon is from the May PDW kit.
My final two layouts turned out to be my favorites.
I mised the grey dot base with Mr. Huey mist and then topped it with strips of scraps. LOVE these colors together! Thanks for the "documented" journaling card, I didn't need to stress about not having large alphas for a title. I pulled a couple strips of trim to separate the patterns and did some hand stitching, too.
Again, I used Mr. Huey mists (three colors) on my base paper. The grey twine is from a recent purchase - it's my new favorite color!
And there you have my June projects - well, part of them. I finished SIX cards, too. Stay tuned for them.
I layered Pink Paislee border strips (adhering the top layer with pop dots for dimension) to make my title border.
For my inside pages, I selected my favorite patterned paper and placed them so coordinating pages would open together. I then staggered the page edges. Some edges are simply punched while others are finished with border stickers.
The inside cover has an envelope with a tag. I wrote a special note to Reese on the tag. (Love that girl!)
Reese was too cute coming up a "hill" in the yard while hunting for eggs!
This shot of my sister and her husband with Reese was their only family shot from the day. I'm so glad I captured it. This fall they will become a family of four.
Here's another priceless photo of Reese with my mom's dog. Too cute!
At the back of the album, I included a couple sheets of note paper included with the kit. This will allow my sister to journal some of her memories from Easter for Reese. 
I liked the designs of the Studio Calico tags in the kit so much that I used several as a background behind my photo and used them for my journaling and title placement, too. 
I love how adding pop dots behind the Echo Park round alphas makes them look like real vintage typewriter keys. 
I also cut a few of the centers out of the honeycomb paper and added them with pop dots. Originally, I wasn't going to use a journaling box, but I made a mistake on my journaling directly on the page and had to add the journaling box (cut from the Studio Calico tags packaging) to fix it. 
I used excess of the honeycomb-patterned paper layered with a strip of pattern paper and some tickets to make a corner accent. 
Buttons come in every PDW kit and I loved how perfectly the blue button fit inside the larger white one. It was a cute little extra touch. 
When I saw the 5 & Dime October Afternoon paper, I thought of the old country store at Cracker Barrel. Then I remembered I actually had photos of the boys in rocking chairs on the porch from a recent stop. 
I layered fabric and trim on my page. LOVE that Jenni Bowlin ribbon! 
The kit came with a couple stamped shipping tags, but the images didn't fit this page, so I folded the tag over the top of the layout and used it for journaling. 
I loved used the Tim Holtz tickets and border stickers by Crate Paper. The only thing I added not from the kit was the black twine I tied through my button and the Marth Stewart border punches. 
I cut out a few flowers from a sheet by My Mind's Eye for a corner grouping. 
For Valentine's Day, I had made heart-shaped pancakes (but they looked more like Mickey Mouse!). Kevin loved them anyway! 
Instead of using the MME frame as a frame, I used it behind my photos. I liked how the top and bottom looked sticking out. The stickers from the Echo Park "For the Record" sticker sheet made the perfect mixed title. I also liked adding a strip of the Tim Holtz tissue tape mixed in with my patterned paper strips and border sticker. 
I used a Fiskars punch for the hearts. LOVE how white pen looks on black cardstock.
Little bits of embellishments in an upper corner is becoming my finishing touch on may layouts. 
The tissue tape framing the oversized photo mat was sort of an afterthought. I thought it completed the page nicely. 
Because of delays, my kit was missing a few items this month. The remaining products should arrive soon and I can't wait to complete more projects with them added to my kit.
