Guest Designer : Sketches In Thyme {2 Cute}

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer today over at Sketches In Thyme!  Here is the sketch I am working off of:

Those of you who know me know I have all boys.  I have to "boy it down" quite a bit but that doesn't mean it can't be cute!!  I created this mesh background a while back for a Gypsy challenge.  I knew I would use it eventually and the day finally is here!

I made a "t" mesh for Tanner.  I took the lower case t from A Child's Year at 2.45 inches tall.  I duplicated it and flipped it and welded it together.  I took the weld of 2 t's and copied, flipped and welded and repeated until I had a section of 8 t's across and 4 down.  My total project size is 8.15w x 7.95h.

The second layer of my file has an arrow and the title 2 cute from Boys Will Be Boys.  I ended up not using square to journal on.

I cut out the "t" mesh in brown.

I inked the mesh.  I used the same ink for the edges of the papers and photo mat.  I used this photo of Tanner that I took on vacation when he was 2.  I cut out the dandilions from Lyrical Letters and added some buttons.

Here is my layout all put together.  I journaled on the arrow.  This was a fun sketch to follow!!