Stamps Ahead

There are many blogs that have Clean and Simple Cards but I have gone for a clean and simple scrapbook layout. Last December, my sister (bottom left) and I were in Vence, Provence, France and we went for lunch at this restaurant, "Le Passe Muraille", in the old town on Christmas Day. Lunch was in the 700 year old cellar of the restaurant, it had a very jazz feel to it. There was about 13 people in the restaurant and there was Christmas music playing in the background. People in France celebrate Christmas Eve and so the old town was very quiet. We had the set menu of 38 Euro each. Menu de Jeuner de Noel Champagne and blackcurrant liqueur (Welcome) As a non-drinker I had Diet Coke. Small bread entrees - pate, cheese, bacon etc (See plate in the photos) Scallops and seafood 2 Fish with rice and cauliflower Goats cheese with salad Meringues Buche de Noel I hope that you have enjoyed this layout as much as we enjoyed out meal, well with the excep...

Another challenge over at Scrapbook Challenges required the use of triangles on a layout.  It is easy to make triangles - use a square punch and then cut that square in half diagonally - voila 2 triangles. These photos were taken in Vence, south of France, on the evening we arrived in this wonderful medieval village for a 2 week stay last Christmas.  The townsfolk joined in the parade and followed the musicans around the town - I followed for a short time before hunger took over and I went back to restuarant. Thanks for looking, until next time, Margaret

Over at Scrapbook Challenges, they had a blog hop with a difference for National Scrapbooking Day.  Each blog had a piece of a puzzle and at the end you had your layout.   Here is my finished layout: And here are the puzzle pieces, that I printed out and patched onto a piece of paper.  When I printed them out some were small and some large - but I could still get the layout idea.   I moved my photos to a right orientation. Thank you for looking.