Spring banner

So antsy to hang my SPRING banner! The back is decorated for SUMMER and after summer was over I was so busy doing other things I never made AUTUMN of WINTER so my mantle has been bare.

This is the 1st page inside the album. Mismatched paper states with the stops marked by brads & destination markers @ each place we stayed.

This page included some hand sewn accents and a great muted palette of colors. 

The background for this layout was a Cricut accent cut @ full page size . The dashed line around the boarder adds some movement to the map inspired paper.

This page has a title added to the photo using my publishing program.  Mixing this  process with layers of embellishment gives you and endless amount of fonts and colors.

Glimmer mist can take a plain white paper (used on Bingo card) and coordinate it with any layout. 

With one great picture you don't want to lose it with the wrong colored paper.  These worn and muted papers complement the colors in the photo and let the eye take in the background and the people in the foreground. Anchoring the photo with the vertical & horizontal lace lines and adding soft tone accents i the corner also help establish the focus without overpowering it.

I added this photo awhile ago but this was a very detailed page that was fun to make. I sewed a few layers, punched a few more and was really happy with the outcome. 

DETAILS!!! This page used layers of paper. I made the title with my Cricut along with the kites. Along with brads, chipboard, flowers, & other embellishments I connected the photo of my daughter flying a kite to a Cricut kite using bakers twine.  

I've been working on a great vacation album on and off for months and the end is near. Just need to make a couple more pages for the return home & I'll be done! I have been fitting in a page here and there, when ever I get a moment between other projects(& Life). I am going to share a few pages,  some I even submitted to a scrapbook magazines.