Baby pages create a perfect opportunity to play with soft pastel colours and simplistic designs which focus attention on your photos. The following layout uses a gorgeous colour combination of soft green, yellow and orange as well as a subtle chalking technique which you can adapt to any page.

Layering plays a key role in the creation of this page, so it is easiest to start with the background and build from there. Use your darkest colour (in this case, green) for your background. This grounds your page and helps everything to pull together.

Next, cut a piece of yellow Bazzil cardstock. It should be about 28cm by 19cm. Position it horizontally on your background as shown above, but do not stick down yet.

Then, cut a piece of orange Bazzil cardstock approximately 19.5cm by 25.5cm. Position it vertically on your page, but again, do not stick down.

It is now time to use your chalk. Take note of the areas of yellow cardstock that will be covered by the orange cardstock. There is no need to chalk in these areas. You are now going to chalk words on your yellow cardstock. 

To do this, first choose your word. I have chosen the word 'Cherish' but you can choose whatever word/s suits your page. Position your alphabet template on top of your yellow cardstock so that the first letter of your word is above where your orange cardstock will be. Using a cotton bud or dauber, fill in the letter with chalk. Move your template to position the second letter of your word next to the first letter and chalk. Repeat until you have finished your word.

Repeat this process to position portions of your word around the remaining yellow cardstock. Keep in mind that much of it will be covered by orange cardstock, so you only need to worry about the edges.

The rest of the layout is easy! Adhere your yellow cardstock to your background and then your orange cardstock on top (as per picture). Mat your photo on white cardstock and centre on your orange cardstock. If you wish, you can also place a strip of yellow cardstock in the bottom right of your page. This just helps to add balance and makes a perfect spot for a title, date or some journaling.

Finally, adhere a piece of green lace down the left-hand side of your page and position your Suzy's Zoo Baby Love stickers.

PLEASE NOTE: You do not need to set your chalk. However, please leave 24 hours before placing your page inside a page protector. This will allow it to set itself and will stop it smudging.

If you would like to have any of your designs included in our resource centre, please email them to us at rc@stickersnfun.com (please make sure all files are .jpg or .gif).