Stamps Ahead

This is a layout I have created for this months  White with 1 challenges  - Burgundy with Flowers Other layout from my visit to Epcot, Walt Disney Resort, Orlanda, Florida USA on 22nd May, 2024 with my friend Kathy, who lives close to the resort and visits often.  This beautiful display of living flowers, leaves and cacti really caught my eye.  It was part of EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival Topiaries - every Disney character and one-off displays, like this one, were throughout the Resort.   For my layout I have used a very old Kaisercraft collection called Treasured Moments - one of my favourites and I will be sorry when I have used it up.  Flowers are a mixture of embellishments from the collection plus fussy cutting from some of the pages.  I did use Aged Mahagony Oxide ink for the scattered dots using another favourite stamp set.  Thank you for looking, Margaret

This weekend I am participating in a virtual retreat with Scrapbook Fantasies  - check them out for their story and products. This virtual uses one of their new releases - Very Vintage.  Here are 2 layouts I have completed so far: On 22nd May, 2024 with my friend Kathy, who lives in Florida, we visited Epcot for the day.  What a fun filled day it was.  One of the highlights for me was seeing the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival Topiaries. I took so many photos of each of the displays of Disney characters and more. With this layout I was able to add 17 photos. There are 3 small cards/booklets with 4 photos each and 2 flat cards double sided. I have more photos and I will cut down and tuck into the pockets. The layout below is of me when I was three and half and a flowergirl at my aunt and uncles wedding. Right up until their passings I was always introduced as "our little flowergirl". My dress was pink and made by my mother. I think I have rescued this photo - see tha...

Summer 2024 I was visiting my friend Kathy, and we visited Disneyworld on one hot day.  Here is another layout I have created for a challenge at Soul Scrapper Challenges This was a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and here is the grid I selected 3-word title, summer theme and bold patterned paper.  We arrived as Disneyworld on opening and walked and walked all over Epcot, not to mention riding the rides and lunch Disney style - the heat was getting to us, so we decided to hop onto the monorail and head to Disney Polynesian Resort for some much-needed air-conditioning, putting up our feet and relaxing before heading out again.   I have used Kaisercraft Bombay Sunset collection for this layout. If you look closely at my photo in the middle, you will see I am wearing an ice-scarf a necessary accessory on this day.  Thank you for looking, Margaret

2nd challenge over at White with 1 cyber crop I completed this layout.  The challenge was to get out those gelatos, crayons/and or watercolour pencils and create an amazing background for your layout. The finished layout - Just as I was taking the photo today the sun went away!!! Below are some photos of the process I used.  I used my long forgotten Ranger Distress Crayons and first drew circles on my background.  I then applied Ranger Distress Collage Medium over these circles. I was wanting texture that could complement the Epcot tower. The collage medium acts like water diluting the colour. Look at all that yummy texture I achieved.  I added some bits and pieces from a Kaisercraft Collectables Act of Life that I had stored away.  My journalling is tucked under the photo and can be pulled out to view the story. I was going to leave it like this but felt it need more - so I diluted the crayons with water and then flicked them on to the layout and further reduce...