Scrapbook Page - Girly

I always find it funny when people ask what Girly's real name is. I've actually had a few people that thought we we really DID name our daughter, "Girly." I forget how it comes across when I introduce my kids to new people as, "Zach and Girly." I get this weird look from them and then they just smile and nod...like they're humoring me for naming my child, "Girly."

She really DOES have a real name. Her real name is Elise (pronounced Ee-LEE-za, which is the German pronunciation and also my grandmother's name). We haven't called her Elise or Leezy since she was about 6 months old. She's been Girly to us for so long. In fact, she didn't even realize she had a real name until she was about 4 years old.

When people meet her and hear what we call her, they just assume that she's the most girly of girls. She may look dainty and tiny and like a china doll, but she's so much more than that. I created this page to show her two very different sides.

I used a piece of light blue textured cardstock and swiped my Close to Cocoa ink pad around the outside edge.

The flowers were cut out from a piece of patterned paper from the Pocketful of Posies paper stack from DCWV. The flowers have little bits of glitter accents on them. I swiped those with the Close to Cocoa ink, as well, so that they were dirtied-up like the cardstock. For a little bit of bling, I secured the flowers to the cardstock with silver mini brads.

I stamped around the edges of the cardstock with the flourish image from the Doodle This set (from Stampin' Up) in Rose Red ink. (I adore that set!)

Because of the two pictures that I chose for this page, I wanted to add some bling and some dirt to my page. Girly loves girly things but she also loves to get dirty. I wanted a mixture of grunge and bling so for the title, I chose to alter some naked chipboard letters. I started out by painting them with some green acrylic paint and let them dry. Then I applied some glue from my 2-Way Glue Pen to completely cover each of the letters. I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter on each of the letters and let them dry. This is why I LOVE to use the 2-Way Glue pen.....it dries flat and QUICK! After the letters dried, I laid a piece of scrap paper over them and then pressed the glitter down to finish setting it. I attached my letters using mini glue dots. These are super sticky and work awesome for attaching chipboard pieces.

I popped a few large red brads next to the title as some filler and more dimension.

I did my journaling by hand with a Rose Red Stampin' Write Marker. I punched little stars out from the same patterned paper that I used for the flowers and used them as bullet points for the journaling at the bottom.

It reads:

She's been called Girly since she was a baby. Her real name seems so foreign to me. But sometimes she's a contradiction.

* She paints her nails but covers herself in mud.

* She loves her CareBears but Lighting McQueen is her idol.

* She loves new shoes but hates to have her hair brushed.

* She's a girl with the heart of a tom-boy.

* She can be sweet but can turn on a dime.

Maybe she's a girl after all.

Enjoy your weekend!

Happy Creating!

-Stampin' Mama

Comments

[Bee]

One of my grandmother's name is ELISE too, but in french you don't pronounce the last E, what you wrote down as your pronounciation would be Elisa in fench (which I love too!)...
I can imagine people looking at you weird when they hear girly, LOL, so many people give weird names to their kids nowadays, I think I would assume too that it is her real name!
Cool page! I'm sure she loves being the star on your layouts like that! ;-)

[Sue]

This page i so cool. Me being a tom-boy knows exactly who girly is and I love the layout. TFS Andrea :)

[Anita Van Hal]

Serously Erika, you are sooooooooooooooo talented! I just love looking at your scrapbook pages, and especially love it that you share your journaling too-even though we've never met in person, I feel like I really know your heart, and I just love you! Your little girl is so sweet, and her personality is so much like my youngest granddaughter! She is so fashion (I think some of the outfits she puts together are WEIRD, yet she tells me I dress too matchy matchy) orientated, yet such a tomboy-she paints her nails too, and ALWAYS has her hair done, but she sits like a boy, and is not dainty! Go figure!

Thanks so much for sharing your life and talent with us!

[Michele]

What a fabulous page!!!! She is adorable too!!!! : )

[Susanna]

You never cease to amaze me! I don't know where you get the time to create so many amazing projects! I love the Girly page! She's the perfect woman -- one of mystery! I gave you a shout out for Scrapbook Saturday over at Card of the Week.com. You can check out the original post here: http://www.cardoftheweek.com/2008/06/scrapbook-pag-1.html

[Jen Peel]

Love the page too!!! Oh, and Tag, you're it!!! Visit my blog to see what to do - http://jenstamps.typepad.com. :)

[Tina Suzan]

The page is (as usual) beautiful. "Doodle This" is also one of my favorites from S.U. I love how you used it around the edges, the flowers are sensational and I truly like the "g" in "girly". I think that these two sides of her show the building blocks to a "girly" that will grow up to be sympathetic, tolerant, understanding and kindred. Just my opinion....
Hugs to all..
Tina Suzan

[Kari]

Too funny! I have a son named Gus whose "real" name is William. He started life being called Wills, but grandma is the only one who still calls him that. When we're out an about and I call to him, may people think I'm calling my dog. My mom always told me it was a dog's name! It might be, but he couldn't be more of a Gus. Love your page. Beautiful work! TFS.

[Kerry]

I used to work with a woman named Girly years ago. I can't remember how it was spelled (it's been too long), but it was pronounced just like Girly. She was from the Phillipines and was very tiny. New people always thought it was a nickname until they saw it in print.

Kerry

PS I call my daughter Girlie, too.

[diane mcvey]

Oh, I was one of those girls, so many years ago! I was such a tomboy, but loved my dolls, and always wanted to be a MOM. I had no fear, and was ready to explore anywhere, any time! Oh what great memories...Your page is just awesome, I'm sure it will be cherished forever! :D

[Mary C. Anderson]

Your page is absolutely beautiful Erika. Your daughter is so sweet looking and lovely no matter what she is doing or wearing. Love the stamping that you did around the edges of the page. Yet another great creation from you. :)

Mary

[Mary R. (31volunteer on SCS)]

Hi Erika! how old is Girly? My Rebekah is eight. One day we were at the grocery store and as we started to leave, I said, "C'mon Fred!". The cashier looked at me like I was crazy and she said, "I'm sorry, what did you say her name was?" I call Bekah lots of stuff but mostly Fred. Since her hair is to her butt and she is obviously a little girl, we get a few weird looks too. LOL She answers to Fred and many other names including "Bubblebutt". She's my special blessing from God. We adopted after 17 years of trying. We went from no chance in hell to bringing her home from the hospital two weeks early. My friends call it the parking lot adoption. LOL Not exactly but God obviously wanted Rebekah to be with us. We were in the delivery room when she was born and my husbanc cut the cord while I fed ice to the birth mother. She's my special angel named "Fred"! Thanks for sharing Girly with us. I love her page!

[Dee]

Well..I think your "girly"
is very sweet!!
Beautiful Layout..
Love the colors.

[Tanya]

I love this. Your pages are always fabulous!

[Melanie Muenchinger]

great GIRLY story! :)