Scrapping in my new 6x8 album w/page protectors

I'm really excited to start this album. 

It works perfect in my space and gives me a break from

Travelers notebooks.

I love them - but I want something more to

protect my photos.

They have several different protectors

which is a challenge for me.

Sure, I could get just 6x8 but where's the fun in that.

So you may be aware of this first page as in the challenge

my friend Brooke and I were challenging

each other with sketches and embellishments.

We did four and are on the blog.

This is a 2 pager in which the 2nd page is behind

this one. 

Don't ask....

because they're glued together.

😐

 

 

So I love collecting ephemera and the National Parks

are quite generous with it.

If you're a senior- buy the National Park pass

we get into each and every one free.

Just sayin....

 

I also buy NP ephemera - they are totally getting with it

now and have a bunch of really cool stickers and patches and

they have a date stamp (for the passports). 

Love how it's turning out.

You can see the entire album cover here

You can see Brooke & I's challenges here, here, here & here

Can one use too much stickles and nuvo dots

Yes

Maybe???

NOOOOOO!

It started out innocently enough but the above page

looked a bit too plain, and we can't have that so

- it needed that

something-something.

Well I have an assortment of stickles and nuvo dots.

And it just sort of happened and

quickly went out of control.

I would stop and look and then..........

it just needed more.

Therefore, if it needs more - do more.

LOL.

It was fun to do.

I do love the colors of the punched flowers and leaves

and I even handwhacked up the red and

yellow flowers (I know)!!!

I do love the layering its fun and love

the buttons. In hindsight,

looking at the colors I probably should've

re-thought that combo....nah!

I have a "regular" travelers notebook

that I'm using to do goofy,

different,

out of control pages 

because why not.

A place to explore different, anything goes even

if anything doesn't go.

This one pretty much doesn't go but I really like

it because it was fun to do.

Yes, I did use this photo before and it was perfect 

to use and play around on this page.

Remember NO RULES in scrapbooking.

If there are I believe I broke them all. 

LOL.

 

Studio Calico and Tim Holtz = Heritage

 I made this page without a photo and

then picked one out and decided it needed to be 

another photo because it just didn't look right.

There seems to be going around a lot.

However, as you shall see this one is perfect.

 I seriously got carried away with the embellishments and layers.

And that's a good thing=stash busting.

 Are those buttons not cool?

They are Buttons Galore and I picked up 2 bottles

when I was in Tuesday Morning.

Great place to pick up scrapbooking items at

a real discount.

 I did change the photo from color to B&W and

since it was a photo of a photo its

really not the greatest - and B&W covers all that up.

Supposedly.

Studio Calico paper came from a kit long ago and

Tim Holtz ephemera that I've had for a really LONG time.

I'm still annoyed with mists so I haven't used any.

OH and I added masking tape because it seemed like the thing to do.