"Walk this Way" - Two Page Wedding Layout

Sorry for the recent delay in posting. We've been busy hosting Christmas gatherings and putting away all the decorations. It's such a big job! I'm so thankful that my husband is so patient and proactive with it all. I'm not sure what I would do without him. 😍

Now it's time to get back to some more of my son and daughter-in-love's wedding layouts!

 As each beautiful pair walked through the doors, I remember the excitement building as everybody waited for the bride to enter!! Oh the feelings I had that day! There was excitement and joy for my son marrying the love of his life, there was shock and amazement that this day could be here already (wasn't he still 5 years old??), and there was raw grief from the loss of my Mom the day before. So many feelings from one end of the spectrum to the other. The joy of the wedding won out for most of the weekend, but I sure had my moments trying to pull myself together.

 I had a little fun with the title as I did with many of the layouts from their wedding album. For me, titles add so much, but I know many don't do the title thing. That's okay too.  I matted all of the photos in a crisp white to break up the gold on the page. The strip along the bottom in the color of the the bridesmaids' dresses helps anchor the page. I added some additional banners to bring in the color of the groomsmens' suits, and a few strips of plaid patterned paper to tie it all together. 

Thanks for looking! More to come!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "David Citadel"

Here's another Israel layout from my newly completed album! This was a super long day of touring, baptisms in the Jordan and then travel from Tiberias to Jerusalem. That evening we had a group meal planned. As one of the hosts, I did my best to clean up, cool down and look presentable.

The David Citadel Hotel is absolutely amazing. We were so surprised, actually. It was very welcoming and our group check-in went pretty smoothly. We did have to go back and get another key to our room because the one they gave us didn't work. That took a little chunk out of my beautifying schedule, but that stuff happens sometimes.

 So here we are cleaned up and ready to party with the group. You can't hide the tiredness in my eyes, but I'm sure everybody was dealing with that. We had a great first night in Jerusalem's grand David Citadel. The food was amazing and our view from the balcony where we ate as a group was stellar!

I had a scrap piece of travel paper from a stack that I've had for quite awhile. I cut out the luggage, arrow and the little circle details and used them as embellishments on plain ivory card stock. I added a little washi and some journaling. Hope you are inspired in some way! Thanks for stopping by today!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Location, Location, Location"

I'm still working my way through the layouts from our California trip last year. This one features pictures from our brief visit to Beverly Hills! Yes, it's beautiful there, but no, we didn't see anybody famous. :)

 I really like the way this layout turned out. The colors are vibrant and it has a vintage look! The title was cut twice from Cricut's "Graphically Speaking" cartridge. I attached them with foam dimensional squares between the two layers to give it extra definition and to create a shadow effect. Placing it on the white circle and setting the title on an angle really made it pop.

 I adore the Route 66 die cut from Cricut's "Nifty Fifties" cartridge! How cute is that!?! My husband and I would like to drive the entire route of Route 66 some day...bucket list trip. October Afternoon's circle alpha stickers add to the vintage look of the page and echo the polka dot patterned paper from Simple Stories "Snap". The arrow and yellow stars are also from "Nifty Fifties". I attached the stars with mini red brads.

Pretty easy page, really, with just enough embellishments to let the photos be the focal point. Using wallet size photos helps me to pack in the pics and still have room for design elements.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I'm going away with friends for scrapping Monday through Thursday of next week!!! I can't wait!!!