090718 WM#265 + CKC September "Blessed" kit #1

Whimsical Musing #265 be inspired by bees

 I have had this title on my to-do list from the time the #265 prompt was posted, lol!

 Everything but the alphas came from my Counterfeit Kit Challenge September "Blessed" kit.

We tried a new-to-us section of the Pere Marquette Rail Trail north of Midland to Coleman.

It has an interesting feature as you travel along - a scale model of the solar system!

We only encountered two in the section we visited but are looking forward to seeing the rest.

If you are unfamiliar with rail trails they are repurposed railway beds, easily transformed into paths for biking, walking or running. Fairly level & relatively straight it makes a really pleasant place to exercise, often out in the countryside.

Hope you are inspired to create something of your own!

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090618 WM#251

be inspired by clover, aka the shamrock

After discarding the idea of the title, A Pig in Clover (me in my ztudio), 

I went searching for a poem about clover & found this cutie:

We are a family of teasers so he will like this!

 

Chose a throwback photo of my bro & I.

That is a serious fashion statement I am making, hehe...

And I sprinkled a few tiny green stars in lieu of shamrocks.

 

Had a great time with this & didn't get too stuck on the product choices.

Find yourself a Whimsical Musings prompt & have some fun!

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090318 WM#258

be inspired by this October Afternoon Sketch

I can't remember now what put me in mind of these photos for this sketch but they are perfect!

Time to work on our Alaska cruise album again, I think...

This bear is having a good ole back scratch!

I went in search of all things "bear" in my stash, mostly Simple Stories & October Afternoon.

Then I looked online for a poem & found this perfect little thought about grizzlies:

Go check out the list of prompts at Whimsical Musings for FAB inspiration.

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090118 WM#124

be inspired by stars or constellations or the night sky.

"The universe has no limit!"

My generation was raised in the era of "The Space Race", 

a time of unparalleled exploration, discovery & amazing achievements. 

My family took a trip when I was young to Cape Canaveral in Florida,

the home of  the launch pad & Mission Control.

Today it is called Kennedy Space Center and it is a fantastic place to visit. 

We had a thrilling day there on our March 2017 Winter Break vacation.

I wanted to include the brochures and quickly realized that to include all of my photos I would need to add a pocket flap. Yay! More real estate on the back side. I've also used the ticket stubs & a post card that shows a dramatic launch photo (plus some cute flair & a fussy-cut rocket.)

Flip the flap with the postcard and you see the full 1-1/2 page spread.

It's hard to grasp the drama from this photo so I will go in closer.

Note the sheer size of the building compared to the cars - there are rockets in there!

The 3-dimensional history of the space program.

Again, it is a matter of conveying the scale using the people. This runs the full length of the gallery.

And on the flip side of the coin, this vintage capsule can barely be entered!

Imagine being one of those pioneers blazing a trail into space! 

It was a really memorable visit to a fascinating place.

Now I will have to figure out how to get some of the story I've told here onto the page...

Thanks, Lisa, for the Whimsical Musings inspiration.

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090118 September Archi-scraps Challenge + WM#278

 

Gaudi Tile Mosaic Fruit Spire, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

This month's Archi-scrap challenge is to feature fruit in your entry somehow.

 (This reminds me of those oranges with cloves stuck in them at Christmas time!)

I ran across some apple product in my stash. Inspired by the little title card & the FAB photo (a total fave) of my hunky husband, I made this page.

The journaling comes from lyrics from "our song" from our high school dating days.

Still feel the same after 45 years later <3

And that makes this another perfect double challenge layout!
My take on the Whimsical Musings #278 be inspired by romance.

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082818 Whimsical Musings #297

WM#297 Be inzpired by thiz cover

At first I was a little stumped, so I made a little breakdown of the elements:

 half & half L/R color spray, large title in middle of representative geometric shape, journaling bottom left, embelli bottom right, 3^rd triangle spot top left (star on example), pp strip on left margin…

Then I ran acrozz thiz page on Pinterezt:

HERE

I knew I wanted to scrap some general summer grands pics & thought this would be adorable!

I busted out some supplies along the way.

My base papers are Felicity Jane in the inspiration colors. I left the 

branding strip on the minty background paper to mimic the strip on the side.

I had no stories so my journaling came from the chipboard phrases, which I 

purposefully chose for each of the photos & the final phrase for the overall page.

I decorated the large black title with some cute little puffy bees. So much fun!  

Glad for this Whimsical Musings inspiration so I could document their summer cuteness.

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