Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Sea of Galilee"

Ever been to Israel? Is it a bucket list trip for you? We never thought we'd fulfill this dream, but in 2017 we were invited to go for a work trip! What a surprise and great blessing!

 First day of touring was a short sail on the beautiful Sea of Galilee! It was smooth as glass that day and it was hard to imagine that is where Jesus calmed the storms and waves and Peter walked on the water.

 What a great group of people to experience this with. We read Bible verses and sang praises as we crossed to our next destination.

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Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Pier 39"

Another San Francisco "must see" is Pier 39. We strolled in and out of the shops, nibbled on amazing mini powdered sugar donuts, watched the seals sun bathing, and people watched.

 We also experienced our first In and Out burger on the way! Yummo...we were starving.

 Check out the picture of my husband as he was buying a bag of Trish's mini donuts!!! This photo cracks me up. Can you see him? He's the only person facing my direction. :)

The paper is again from Simple Stores "Life Documented". The title font is Cricut's Plantin Schoolbook, along with alpha letters from October Afternoon. The other embellies are from Studio G and Studio Calico.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I have two more layouts to post from San Francisco, and then we'll be on to the beautiful Pacific Coast Hwy (aka Big Sur). See you soon!

Two Page Layout - "Whale Tails"

One of the things on my bucket list was to see a whale! Last year in San Diego, it happened. What an amazing day aboard the America sailing ship.

 I have had this wave paper in my stash for so long, I have no idea what the brand is. This was the perfect layout for it. The paper on the right is DCWV "World Traveler". I'm using a lot of this for my SanDiego layouts.

Look at the beautiful tails! We saw a pod of 8 whales and they were kind enough to show us their lovely tails. I stink at capturing these moments with my camera, so I grabbed a few of the professional shots from Next Level Sailing's Facebook page. They were all taken at the same time, but they had much better timing than me.

 The nautical banner along the top was punched with StampinUp! bitty banner. I use this all the time, because it's such a fast way to make a cute banner. The anchor was cut with my Cricut and wrapped with baker's twine.

Stay tuned for more of my SanDiego 2014 layouts. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Two Page Layout - "Maid of the Mist"

Hope you've had a relaxing weekend. Mine has been very unproductive, due to recovering from the stomach flu.  I must be getting old. It's taking me awhile to bounce back, and I'm so impatient. Hopefully I'll feel stronger tomorrow and be able to get back to work.

I love Niagara Falls. Have you ever been? My husband and I went September of 2011. The Maid of the Mist is an amazing boat ride that takes you up close and personal with the falls where you can experience their beauty and power with all of your senses. Even with the raincoat, we were drenched, but it's so worth it to hear the roar and see the water churning. These pictures of us were snapped prior to the boat ride (pre-drenching).

 The patterned paper is Pink Paislee's Indigo Bleu, including the journaling tag. This is a pretty simple picture grid. I had so many great pictures, and it was brutal to keep this to one two-page layout.

 

 

 I hand-cut the banner and wrapped scrapper's twine between two brads for a nautical feel. The bits of scraps, tags, and die cut key near the title came in a package of odds-and-ends purchased at JoAnn's. The title is from Cricut's Jubilee cartridge.

The design allowed for seven 4x6 pictures in addition to two wallets.

I look back at these pictures and realize how far I've come with my weight loss journey. I'm still on this journey of losing weight and getting healthy, but seeing this picture of myself back then is such a great reminder that I don't want to go back that direction.