National Civil War Museum

Mike took another trip in 2014 that I had forgotten to scrap.  In May 2014, while he was in Pennsylvania for work, he went to the National Civil War Museum to look at the many artifacts and facts about the Civil War.  

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Well Worn DSP #11

Punch - Square (filled w/Midnight Muse); Star (filled w/Whisper White)

Stamp Brush Set - Extreme Elements (star - Whisper White)

Font - Batang (Whisper White)

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Caesars Head State Park

Trying to work on our 2014 photobook to get my last few pages complete (at least the ones that I forgot to add.... oops!).  Here is Mike's trip to South Carolina. He and his co-worker hiked within the Caesars Head State Park.  It was very overcast, but they still enjoyed their outing.... especially rescuing a turtle who decided to walk across the road (slowly). =)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Embellishments - Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack (Summer Starfruit thread and bow)

Stamp Brush Sets - Inspired by Nature (flower - Summer Sun, Soft Suede and Old Olive; grass - Always Artichoke); Decorative Overlays (Pool Party and Always Artichoke)

Punches - Square (filled w/Soft Suede DSP; Summer Sun and Whisper White)

Font - Teen Scene (Summer Sun and Soft Suede)

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Hershey Gardens

My Husband went to the Hershey Gardens in May 2014.  Here is my double-page spread of his trip. I believe I was in Cleveland at this time while he was in Harrisburg PA.  I remember that it was after this working trip that he was let go of his job at Avaya.  Wow! What a year of change 2014 was for us.  So very thankful to the Lord that he was hired by Interactive Northwest Inc. in January 2015.

Mike took so many beautiful photos of the gardens... it's always hard to choose just a few to showcase on a scrapbook page.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - My Sweet Pea DSP#29

Punch - Flag (Chocolate Chip)

Stamp Brush Set - Blossoms Abound (flowers - So Saffron and Pretty in Pink)

Font - Gabriola (Whisper White)

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Christmas 2014

Yay! With this page complete... I believe I've finished our 2014 photo book! Wow! What an accomplishment! I'm so happy I can order it soon!

We didn't do much for Christmas in 2014, but I'm glad we still put up a tree.  Even though we knew we were going to take it down within a week.  (We were in the process of packing and moving to our new home in Oregon from Washington State).

Thanks for taking the time to view my work!

Supplies Used:
Background - Crumb Cake
Punch - Square(filled w/Christmas Jingle DSP#1 recolored Garden Green; Candy Cane Lane DSP#2)
Embellishments - Cherry Cobbler Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon)
Stamp Brush Set - Hello December Project Life (words - Whisper White)
Font - Arial Narrow (Whisper White)

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Legoland2014

I used a sketch I found on the SweetShoppe website.  Here is the sketch:

Since we went to Legoland in December... I wanted my paper to reflect winter.  Most of my paper that I have in my software, was not what I wanted for my page.  I'll tell you how I created my background piece.  I started with a Basic Black background. I added a square punch shape to encompass the whole page and inserted Christmas Cocoa II DSP (it's originally brown with white snowflakes).  Once added, I changed the opacity on the paper to 20%.  This way you can still see soft snowflakes on the black background. Clever - Huh?

Now, on to how I created the Lego bricks.  No real mystery here. Just square punches with circle punches on top (the shadow I used for each circle is 0,0). Then, I added the Lego name in a text box. Yes, a lot of work, but it was so worth it.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Basic Black

Punch - Square (filled w/ Christmas Cocoa II DSP #3; Real Red, Summer Sun, Pacific Point, Gumball Green); Circle (filled w/Real Red, Summer Sun, Pacific Point and Gumball Green)

Font - LegoThick (Basic Black and Basic Gray) and Cerebral (Basic Gray)

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Family Photo Shoot

Continuing work on our 2014 photo book.  Mike's Mom wanted everyone together to have a family photo taken, so Mike and I flew down for a short visit.  Shari Correll is a wonderful photographer and she got everyone to relax and have some fun with these pictures.

We are missing one family member in this Malcor Family photo. Bryna (Linda's daughter) was not able to be there.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Background - Not Quite Navy DSP

Punch - Square (filled w/Whisper White)

Embellishments - Festive Flower (Whisper White recolored Not Quite Navy); Soft Bloom (Wisteria Wonder recolored Not Quite Navy); Timeless Taffetta Trimmings (Not Quite Navy); Basic Pearls recolored Not Quite Navy

Font - Majestic (Not Quite Navy and Whisper White)

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RoozenGaarde

 

I completed my two-page spread of our trip to the RoozenGaarde Tulip fields in Skagit Valley (back from April 2014). What a spectacular place.... I love spring flowers -- tulips are my favorite!!!!  If you take a look at my previous post..... these two pages compliment the cover page in our photobook.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - Basic Black

Stamp Brush Set - Presto Patterns Overlays (Pear Pizzazz)

Embellishments - Blossoms Abound (flowers)

Font - CK Teen Scene (Pear Pizzazz)

Tulip Fields - MDSM90

I started our 2014 photobook today with this cover page of our trip to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in April 2014.  I will create a two-page spread to go along with it.  It's such a beautiful place with many different types and colors of tulips.

I used the sketch I found on the MDS Monday blog.  You may view the challenge here:

http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2014/11/mdsm90-lets-create-clusters.html

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background paper - Basic Black

Stamp Brush Set - Presto Patterns Overlays (Certainly Celery); Blossoms Abound (leaf - Certainly Celery and flowers - Crisp Cantaloupe)

Embellishments - Blossoms Abound (flowers, leaves and journaling box); Poly Stitched Ribbon (Pear Pizzazz

Font - Adorable (Whisper White and Basic Black)