Grove of Patriarchs

 

We spent a day exploring the Grove of the Patriarchs (in Mt. Rainier National Park). It was so amazing to see all those huge trees. We were definitely hugging trees! =)

I incorporated this MDS Monday sketch (MDSM008), into my first page.  Here's the sketch:

If you'd like to view their blog, and other's pages created by this sketch, click here: MDSM008 

The Challenge called for using this sketch along with using the 'Rip Photo Edges' Option.  I used this technique on all the photos in this two-page spread.

I also used the 'Freeform - Add a Brush Layer' option to place color under the leaf stamps.

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies used:

Background Paper - Woodland Walk DSP #11

Punch - Circle (filled w/Woodland Walk DSP #2 and #8 and Very Vanilla)

Stamp Brush Set - Autumn Harvest (leaves - Garden Green)

Freeform - Add a Brush Layer (Certainly Celery underneath all the leaves)

Font - Herald (Early Espresso)

Paradise Inn

Whoo hoo! Two more pages complete in my 2010 photobook! Working still on our trip to Mt Rainier with my little brother.

Thanks for looking!

I tried to make the background resemble snow with the Natural Compositions Overlay.

Supplies used: My Digital Studio, unless otherwise noted

Background: Whisper White
Stamp Brush Set - Natural Composition Overlays #9 (Sahara Sand at 47% opacity)
Embellishments - Walk in the Park II (leaves and leaf border)
Punch - Square (filled w/ Woodland Walk #4)
Font - Cerebral (Whisper White and Island Indigo)

Mt Rainier

Hmmm... for some reason I forgot to scrapbook July 2010! Yikes! So I'm going back to completing that before I move on to December 2010.

My brother (Dan) and his then girlfriend (Sam) came to vacation with us in the Pacific Northwest.  We've been on several vacations together, and let's just say.... I love my little brother.  Dan is 14 years younger than I am.... so I helped to raise him when he was little.  Anyway, we decided that we would drive to Mt Rainier and hike around the trails there.  Little did we know that there was still mounds of snow on the trails.  It was July!  We did have fun even though we couldn't hike the trails.

Here are two pages, so far, of our trip.

I tried to make the background (on my pages) to resemble snow.  I used the Natural Composition Overlays, colored them Sahara Sand and dropped the opacity to 47%.

Supplies used:  My Digital Studio software, unless otherwise noted

Background - Whisper White

Stamp Brush Set - Natural Composition Overlays #9 (Sahara Sand at 47% opacity)

Embellishments - Walk in the Park II (leaves and leaf border), Baker's Twine (Baja Breeze recolored Island Indigo)

Punch - Square (filled w/ Woodland Walk DSP #4)

Font - Cerebral (Island Indigo)

8th Anniversary in Hawaii - LCTS124

 

Moving along on my 2009 scrapbook.... I'm working on October!  Mike and I went to Oahu, Hawaii to celebrate our 8th anniversary. My parents went with us on this fun-filled vacation week. We had a wonderful time staying at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa, going to the Polynesian Cultural Center and the Botanical Gardens. Back in 2009, I completed a scrapbook on this vacation, but wanted to include a two-page layout in our 2009 yearly scrapbook too!
I used the sketch on Let's Capture These Sketches (LCTS124)... the projects created with this challenge can be viewed here: http://letscapturethesesketches.blogspot.com/2012/03/sketch-124-reveal.html
Thanks for looking!

Paper - Textured Cardstock (Tangerine Tango), Woodland Walk DSP #4
Photo Mats - River Rock
Text - Gypsy (Basic Gray)
Embellishments - Simple Snapshots
Punches - Tasteful Trim #2 (Woodland Walk DSP)
Stamp Brush Sets - Simple Snapshots (Pink Pirouette, River Rock, Basic Gray), Vintage Overlays (River Rock)

Northwest Trek

 

Mike and I try to visit our favorite wildlife preserve in the Northwest.....Northwest Trek! As I am still  plugging away on my 2009 scrapbook.....this was back in July 2009. We support Northwest Trek every year, and look forward to seeing the changes that have taken place from year to year.  I look forward to seeing the Raccoon habitat....since I love raccoons!

Paper - Woodland Walk #2 (the background has another #2 at 30% opacity overlaying the first #2) and #4, Wild Wasabi (textured)
Photo mats - Chocolate Chip
Text - CK Cutie (Very Vanilla)
Embellishments - Love Birds (elements), Grosgrain Knot (Wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla), Satin Ribbon (Chocolate Chip), Eyelet (Chocolate Chip)
Punches - Square (filled w/Woodland Walk #4), Tag (filled w/Wild Wasabi - textured), Square and Pennant (underneath Stamp Brush Set filled w/Chocolate Chip)
Stamp Brush Sets - Autumn Days (Garden Green, Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip)