Interesting, during the week, it's really easy to get my layouts done and make a corresponding blog post. On the weekends, there never seems to be a spare moment. This past weekend was no different. Between Sean's rugby, Sunny's baby shower and my dad's fractured hip, my weekend was jammed packed. Day 3 I'm not sure I even remember the prompts to share with you. But let's start with day 3, shall we? Pike's Peak in Colorado was my subject today. I think the prompt had something to do with … [Read more...]
LOAD218 – Day 2
February 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today prompt had three choices, the first one, I was confused about. The second one, use tiny elements, was interesting. The third one, use a galaxy theme on your layout, automatically appealed to me! On this massive trip that Sean and I took this summer, we visited Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. WHAT A PLACE. Words really do not do it justice. Lucky me! This place really met the galaxy theme! I didn't really talk about process yesterday, but today is a great day to … [Read more...]
LOAD 218 – Day 1
February 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Today's prompt, "what unexpected path have you taken," works so well with my project for this LOAD. Sean and I went on a HUGE summer vacation in 2017. We drove from California to Michigan. We then drove back to California, picking up John and seeing National Parks all across the Western United States. There were lots of unexpected paths that we took along the way, but the most unexpected path was the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, in Iowa. We had no idea that we were going here. … [Read more...]
LOAD517 – Day 5 – Hiking Yosemite
May 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
"Magic mirror on the wall! What would you like the mirror to tell you about yourself?" I'd like the mirror to tell me that I am a great hiker. And, that I am a very athletic person... And that I can hike up to Vernal Fall Bridge. My mirror does not say that. Today, I used a map of the Yosemite Valley Shuttle System as the main patterned paper for my layout. I love using maps in my layouts. They tell so much about a story. A map gives a layout information that maybe you wouldn't have … [Read more...]
LOAD517 – Day 4 – It’s my lucky day
May 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I decided that I would scrap our October vacation, so today's prompt didn't really work for me. "Tell a story about your childhood adventures in singing, dancing, acting, dress-up, or other ways you were the “center of attention”. Use tiny elements on your layout!" Yeah, I'm not really in the mood to talk about my childhood... Besides, I've got great stories I want to tell about the National Parks in California that we visited. I immediately thought about this Hambly overlay I had stashed … [Read more...]
LOAD517 – Day 3 – capturing stars
May 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Today, we were given the best prompt, "All the words! Tell a big story with lots of words in the journaling OR tell the story of a sound or quote you often hear." Woo hoo! Journaling! I love journaling! I knew the perfect story. Death Valley. When we first got to the park, it was dark. There was no moon, just million of stars. I knew that I wanted to try to capture the stars. I took a picture of, well, nothing. Of course I couldn't photograph those stars with my phone. Last year I … [Read more...]
LOAD517 – Day 2 – resist
May 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Our prompt for day two of LOAD was, "no words! Embrace the silence of the silent films." FYI, the whole point of scrapbooking is the words! I mean really, it's virtually impossible for me not to have a word or two on my page. But, when I thought about it, the perfect place to scrapbook without words is Manzanar. I was looking for something ethereal, but broken. I had a specialty piece of paper that is more fabric than paper. I had a piece of scrap that looked like old wood. I wanted … [Read more...]
LOAD 517 – Day 1 – Amazing
May 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Today, our LOAD Challenge was to "use a product on your layout that creates a special effect." I used a piece of vellum to attach this postcard that I had sent to the dogs when we were in the city. I wanted to make sure I could still see the postmark, and the hand writing... The postcard is so beautiful, I wanted to make sure you could really see both sides. I used what I had hanging around on my desk, Maya Road cameras, sequins, and a gold pen. This LO features pictures from our day. We … [Read more...]
Finding God at Iona Abbey
September 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
John and I are not particularly religious people, but we can appreciate religious artifacts, and lord knows we love a ruin. When we arrived on Iona, we were hungry for lunch, and knew that we really only had time to visit the Abbey. So, we walked through the Nunnery, and then had lunch... One the way to the Abbey was the first of many tall Celtic crosses. I was amazed at how beautiful it was. We stopped to take a picture. It really is amazing that this still stands, and is still so … [Read more...]
Flat Tire Adventure
September 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Right after Sean fell into Loch Ness, we found the Waterfall Cafe and decided to have lunch. Then, we decided to visit the falls right across the road, Foyers Falls. At some point after lunch, it was pointed out to us that we had a flat tire. Wow. I had thought it looked low at the stop before, but I thought nothing of it. So, we called the service, and waited. What a great place to have to wait. They had all kinds of games to play, and the falls were beautiful. The falls were down … [Read more...]
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