Out of the Mire: July 2017

I confess, I played hooky from the Archi-scraps challenge last month...

but this one was perfect for some photos from a beach vacation earlier this year.

Use spirals on your project

We visited the St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida.

We had an amazing tour guide who gave us a vivid description of life at the light.

The last time I climbed up a lighthouse I had a very bad experience,

but my husband was eager & reached the top in no time.

I would love to take credit for that adorable header but it's a pre-fab from Hampton Arts.

Somehow I managed to fill up the entire page without much embellishment!

I have a brochure, map & other goodies that will slip into a companion 6"x12" cover flap sleeve.

Can you believe they hauled oil up that thing to fuel the original light???

Another excursion scrapped for our vacation album, thanks to an Archi-scraps inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Can you believe it? The days are getting shorter, at least in my hemisphere!

This year is just barreling ahead at warp speed...

Excited to have joining us this month as our Guest Designer YouTube sensation, Megan Blethen,

more affectionately known by her faithful followers as CraftyMeggy.

Delighted to have you on the team, Megan!

Our inspiration kit this month is a bit of an oldie but a goodie.

Cocoa Daisy June 2016 "Walden Pond" kit

Amazingly I actually had a piece of the original kit - the Pink Fresh vellum alphas.

Let's cut the suspense & open up the Magic Blue Box!

Pulled the papers first:

2010 Basic Gray Sweet Threads/A-line dress, Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss/Sour, 2009 Basic Gray Origins/Sugar Pea, 2011 Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray!/Yippee, Basic Gray star paper - no branding strip, 2015 Basic Gray South Pacific/Papua New Guinea, 2009 Anna Griffin paisley (my surprise element.)

LEMON & LIME