Layout: "Things That Maddy Knows" (Putting the Pen to Paper Mini Challenge)

I love to journal on my layouts...but it's usually background for the photos.  I have been trying to make the journaling more meaningful in the past few years, I have tried to add specific details, and most importantly, I try to journal about the pictures within a week or two of taking them (so I don't forget anything).

This challenge allowed me to include some of Maddy's "ramblings", that otherwise would have been forgotten.  I was listening to her the other day, and decided that I should write down what she was saying as soon as I could get to a pen and paper...or I would quickly forget the details.  Fast forward 5 days, I read Bethany's "Mini Challenge" and thought these ramblings would be PERFECT for the challenge!

So off I set to create my layout.  Well, I have 2 confessions...

1st, I had to pull out MORE paper to use for this mini challenge.  I have already used up all of my counterfeit kit paper!  In order to complete this challenge, I grabbed some patterned paper (from my stash) that coordinates with the embellishments and scraps that I had left from my Counterfeit Kit. 

2nd, I ALWAYS create double page layouts.  But this mini challenge seemed a little overwhelming to turn into a double page spread...so I made a one page layout!!!  I will place it as either the first or last page of an album...and no, I didn't convert to one page layouts!  I still love my 2-pagers!!! 

Here is my layout which describes "Things That Maddy Knows"--according to her at age 4 1/2.

Please link a picture of your "Putting the Pen to Paper" mini challenge here...  http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/mister-linky-for-february-2011.html.  I can't wait to see what you created!

                      *meridy*