Graduation

 

While we were in Cleveland in June 2016, our nephew graduated from high school. His party was held at the Hinckley Lake Pavilion. We enjoyed great food and fun games with family and friends. Also, 2016 was the year of the cicadas -- they emerge every 17 years to breed and then die after leaving the eggs in the ground. Their song (or noise) can be heard constantly throughout the day/night. Hearing them wasn't so bad...it was actually kinda nice. It was the dead carcasses everywhere that was kinda gross. 

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

Background - Black

Punch - Square (filled w/blue)

Embellishments - Glimmer Kit (SU) - gold line; Graduation Day - word congrats

Stamp Brush Sets - Decorative Overlays (SU) white starburst; Go Graduate Plus (SU) - hat and owl; Extreme Elements (SU) - white stars

Font - Wide Latin (white)

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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Virginia trip

 

Continuing work on our 2013 photobook..... still with our trip to Richmond Virginia.  There's so much to see here! We went to where the "White House" of the Confederacy was, and took a guided tour by one of the descendants of Jefferson Davis.  We also went to the museum which housed many artifacts from the Civil War.  From there, we walked to the State Capitol of Virginia.  

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Textured Cardstock (Not Quite Navy)

Punch - Square (filled w/Cherry Cobbler)

Stamp Brush Set - Modern Medley (quatrefoil - Whisper White at 30% opacity); Extreme Elements (stars - Whisper White)

Embellishments - Taffeta Ribbon (Whisper White)

Font - Freehand (Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler); Galant (Whisper White)

Space Center - DGSC089

 

Continuing with my 2010 scrapbook.....I will get this finished.....eventually! HA!  I would really like to get this finished by the end of the year, but not sure that it's a possibility.... I'm still working on June 2010! I am plugging away though, and My Digital Studio makes it so much easier to design the pages.
In June 2010, we were in Houston, so on one weekend day....we took a drive to the Space Center in Houston.  It was such an amazing place, so fantastic to see all the rockets and artifacts on display.

I used the Splitcoaststampers Digi-Scrap Challenge - Going in Circles DGSC089 for these pages (using circles).

On the design level, I used the overlay (Vintage Overlay #11), and while I was designing it -- it looks a bit different on the page than it does when transported as a .jpg file. It kinda looks more like space in the background now that's it's a .jpg file.  I hope when it's printed it will look like this! =)

Thanks for looking!

Background - Midnight Muse
Stamp Brush Set - Vintage Overlays #11 (Going Gray), The Open Sea (Going Gray), Extreme Elements (Summer Starfruit)
Embellishments - Designer Rosettes (Crumb Cake re-colored Summer Starfruit), Sweet Shop (swirl brad re-colored Midnight Muse), Taffeta Ribbon (bow -Night of Navy), Day in the Life (circle re-colored Summer Starfruit), Dahlias (Midnight Muse), Cheerful Treat (circle re-colored Summer Starfruit)
Font - Franciscan (Summer Starfruit)

Coulon Park

 

Working on our 2010 scrapbook. It's been difficult getting started with this one...I always seem to have issues with photo placement.  <--- I believe it's because I scrapbook so many photos on a page (my husband takes so many wonderful photos....I need to share them all!!! lol).
These were taken on a cool, but very sunny springlike day in the Northwest.  We had a wonderful time enjoying the park and each other.
Thanks for looking!

Paper - Blueberry Crisp #1 and #3
Photo mats - Basic Black
Text - Broach (Basic Black)
Embellishments - Satin Ribbon (Basic Gray), Taffeta Bow (Basic Black) Taffeta Trimmings (Basic Black)
Punches - Square (filled with Blueberry Crisp), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch (Basic Black)
Stamp Brush Set - Extreme Elements (Basic Black)