Writing on the Wall

Finished another page for my Peru book last night. Ever getting closer to finishing! Most of the pages I have left are just ones that I want to do to include a few of the scenery pictures we took while we were there. This page is one of those. DH had fun taking shots out of the bus windows as we went around Peru. He caught a few good ones that tell stories of elections and history past. I picked three that I found interested and included them in this page.

For a page that is almost considered a "filler" page I wanted the pictures to still have center stage. What helped me for this layout though was a pretty neat sketch over at Scrap and Stamp Saturday. I found it interesting to have the main elements at an angle. Stamps used are from Autumn Leaves (both the alphabets for the title and the journaling lines). For the ScrapFIT #19 challenge, the challenge was to Use Your Stash - Nothing New. I'm especially trying to do that for my paper...I have WAY too much. And by using my stamps I'm going through many less alphabet stickers (but I like to hoard those anyway...lol!).

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DETAILS:
Paper - Solids (Martha Stewart), Patterned (Stash)
Embellishments - White Gel Pen (Sakura), Nestabilities Labels 1 (Spellbinders), Stamps (Autumn Leaves), Ink (Brillance, Studio G), Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success)

Challenges:
Scrap and Stamp Saturday - Sketch and Stamp
ScrapFIT - Use Your Stash - Workout #19

Guinea Pig

I finally found the perfect way to scrap this page. By combining the prompt over at Creative Prompts 4 U and the summer theme from Scrap and Stamp Saturday, I was able to make the guinea pig page a reality. It's not every day that you have a picture of a guinea pig served up on a plate, so the page has to do the topic justice. I hope you agree!

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Challenges:
Scrap and Stamp Saturday - Summer Colors
Creative Prompts 4 U - Sketch

DETAILS:
Paper - Solids (DCWV, Martha Stewart), Patterned (K&Co)
Embellishments - Stamps (Heidi Swapp), Ink (Colorbox), Thickers (American Crafts), Border Punch (Fiskers)

Love Park: Peru

Yet another Peru page complete!

This page features the Love Park of Lima, Peru, that we seemed to be drawn to a lot during our trip. We saw this same park no less than four times from various tours. It was the staple attraction each tour guide made sure that we saw when in Lima. We took each visit in stride and looked for new ways to photograph the elements of the park while we were there. One trip produced these fun photos as we explored the mosaic walls surrounding the main feature, The Kiss statue.

Only fitting to post this page this week, as they hold contests in this park around Valentine's Day in Lima. I bet come Sunday many Peruvian couples will be heading here to see if they can kiss the longest. It's a contest that has been a tradition since the park was dedicated on Valentine's Day in the 1970's.

I was inspired by Scrap & Stamp Saturday's Inspiration Challenge going on this week. The inspiration image had four boxed elements (hence my four pictures). I was also influenced by one of the design team's pages where she had text in the middle of her four photos. My stamp used on this page is one I got recently while being the guest designer for Tuesday Morning Sketches from DRS Designs.

DETAILS:
Paper - Patterned (ColorBok), Solids (DCWV and stash)
Embellishments - Thickers (American Crafts), White Gel Pen (Sakura), Heart Stamp Border (DRS Designs), Embossing Powder (A La Mode)