White Tower Tour

This weekend, I finished up scrapping the photos we took of the White Tower at the Tower of London. These photos were from a tour we took of the interior, from the basement to the top floor, not including the arms and armor exhibits on the entrance floor. I had fun piecing together the stone block wall, although it got a little tedious at the end! The horizontal photo lifts up to reveal another photo and some journaling (see below).

Here's the hidden journaling:

Recipe:
A Typeface stamp set
The Stack 2 (DCWV)
London Memories Journal paper (Scrapbook Customs)
Toffee, Pebble, Pewter & Black cardstock
Toffee & Candy Red ink
Black marker
London stickers (Mrs. Grossman's)
Cricut Design Space: stone blocks (using cobblestone pattern from Holidays Around Town cartridge)
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #59

EMS Sketch Challenge #115 + Brace Free Layout

Anyone up for another sketch challenge? Here's a single pager featuring three uncropped 4" x 6" photos and with room for a title, journaling, and some fun embellishments. I used it pretty much as is, but feel free to change it up to suit your photos, and don't forget to share your finished layout in the comments below!

Here's the sketch:

And here's my layout:

Recipe:
Smitten, Mix-In May-June 2022 & Mix-In Jan-Mar 2023 papers
Kraft, Black, Pewter & White Daisy cardstock
Capri, Sapphire & Toffee ink
Prussian Blue fineliner pen (iBayam)
Silver cord (source unknown)
Blue buttons (source unknown)
Liquid Glass
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: forbidden circle
Cricut Artiste cartridge: title
Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge: arrow
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped circle, tags (with end cut off)
Challenges: Let's Craft and Create #211 AG + Use a Sketch; My Time to Craft #542 Add Texture (used silver cord and buttons); Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone

Line of Kings Layout

I posted a few photos from the Line of Kings exhibit at the Tower of London last week, so here is the accompanying layout, along with the journaling card from the facing pocket page. I dug deep into my stash to find the color blocked papers I used here, but I really like how they look with the brown, so I may have to find another layout I can use for some more of this paper pack!

And here's the journaling card:

Recipe:

Kyla's Classic Color Block papers (Paper Pizazz)
Espresso, Almond & Toffee cardstock
Toffee ink

White gel pen (Sakura)
Red glitter gems

Stitched Circle metal die (Art Impressions)
Cricut Medieval Silhouettes cartridge: king's head, knight and horse
Cricut Design Space: title using Euphorigenic font, swords and shield image

Cricut Artbooking cartridge: cut corner rectangle
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #80

Challenges: Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone with twist of add a photo; Cut It Up #311 Anything Goes with a die-cut.