Yet more time spent scrapbooking holiday memories. I never realised before (always a bit slow in some obvious things) how much scrapbooking makes you relive the holiday. I really feel like I've been away this week and that's just what you need in the middle of winter.
I am really proud of this page for three reasons ...
- it's been put together using really cheap paper that I've had for years and years so my Use it up pledge is being adhered to.
- it was inspired by a sketch in a fantastic book that Laura bought me for Christmas - Scrapbook Page Maps by Becky Fleck - a wow of a book!
- I've only had two sheets of the dark yellow so I'm having to pull all kinds of tricks out of the hat to enable me to do a two page spread.
Check out the long strip of embossed paper - 12" long with no joins under the photo! To be honest I didn't realise when I was doing the strip it was going to have parts under the photo or I would have had joins. Ah well it led to a clever idea for doing extra long strips easily. I'll share that as soon as I get some photos done.
Materials...
- think the papers are by Papermania from way back and are not the quality they produce now. Very thin which meant I had to attach the base layer to plain card so that it would carry the weight of the other items.
- Button from stash
- Ribbon - Bazzill Basics - a present from my crafting buddy Max.
- Letters cut using Cricut machine
Challenges...
- Simon Says Challenge - Spots and Stripes
- Challenge up your life - Bingo - line ribbons, buttons and diecuts
- Little Claire's - Anything but a card
- One Stop Craft Challenge - on the spot and ribbon
Well better get a shower and get off to work. Have a great day all.
Big hugs.
Ann xxx
8 fun comments + fab reactions too - thanks so much:
fabulous LO Anne :-) the photo's are lovely, you really look like you are enjoying those :-)
I am presuming, that you were in beautiful Venice,, from the view and the drink !! ,, but I could be wrong ,,, :-)
thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge :-)
luv
Lols x x x
Hi Ann, lovely to catch up to you again. What a wonderful page, the photographs are fabulous and the colours and the design is perfect - just need to lift on a cold, freezing day!!!
Thanks so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp challenge
hugs
Heather xx
Beautiful page, lovely spring colours and great layout. Thanks for joining in our Challenge over at Little Claires, hugs Heidi x
YOu were so near Lorraine - it's actually Riva on Lake Garda. Oh those drinks were just wow.
Wish I was there now.
Ann xxx
YUM!!! Peach bellinis?1 You lucky ducks! : ) I love the yellow papers you used! The layout looks great too!
Thanks for sharing your creativity at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge!!!
-Sarah
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I love this page Ann - you have an unerring eye for just the right colours to complement the photos. I love lake Garda too and would dearly love to be sipping some bellinis there with you :o)
I'll look out for your tut on the embossing of the extra long strip because that's really effective.
Ann x
well done. Thanks for playing along with Challenge up your life
Cathi
This is lovely, love the spots and layout of the page. Thanks for joining in this weeks OSCC xx
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