Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Scrapbook Weekend




I got to go away for a free scrapbook weekend this past weekend. My friend, Kristina, won a weekend for four at this new place in the little town of Granada, MN. The place was a converted church and it was beautiful. It was spacious and had all of the amenities you could hope for. I didn't get near the amount of things done that I wanted to but do we ever?

This is one of the pages I completed this weekend. I have a boatload of prima flowers that I left at home. I had to get creative with what was at hand. I created the layered flowers using a combination of punches, diecuts, bling and brads. I was pleased with how they turned out. The second picture is a close up of the layered flowers. The green piece is a cardstock overlay by Creative Imaginations. The lettering is from whatever diecut system the scrapbook retreat had on hand. The ribbon is this yummy grosgrain ribbon from a set called Sassy tubular ribbon from the Coconut Scrapbook shop. The journaling piece has the edge punched with the new Stampin' Up! scallop edge punch.

8 comments:

mel m. m. mccarthy said...

A free scrapbooking weekend!?! Congrats. Sounds heavenly! Love love love your page. The way you layered those bright gorgeous flowers is WAY stunning. :0)

Alex said...

GORGEOUS!!!!! I love how you did the flowers here - I think they always look so nice made from the punches and yours ROCK! Love this page, Kathleen - how fun to win a weekend away doing what you love!!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Lauren said...

Fabulous layout. I love how you put the repeat flowers on one side. The photos are great too.

Angie Tieman said...

What a beautiful page! The place sounds amazing, how fun!

Nancy Riley said...

Kathleen, those layered flowers are amazing! Great color choices too!

Diane said...

Such a beautiful layout,of course the pics are wonderful!!!!

Rose Ann said...

I love this layout, and the pretty papers you've used! Those flowers look awesome as well!

Anonymous said...

Ahhh, great page! I love it. The flowers add on a nice touch!