LOAD #23 - Lombard Street

Making this layout was almost as fun as walking down Lombard Street. I got to use a technique I saw in the upcoming CTMH summer idea book, alternating large and small brads in a row. I also formatted my journaling to create a curvy line on one side, hopefully evoking the idea of a winding street. This is my last San Francisco layout. The LOAD challenge has been great for me to finish scrapping this vacation!



Recipe:
Building Block Alphabet & Chocolate Alphabet Small stamp sets
Tinkering Level 2 papers
Sunny Yellow, Goldrush & White Daisy cardstock
Autumn Terracotta ink
Autumn Terracotta My Accents & Bigger Brads
Topiary My Accents
Autumn Terracotta Ribbon Rounds

LOAD #22 - Coit Tower

Today kinda got away from me, and now I'm finally posting my layout just before midnight! For this layout about Coit Tower, I used a lot of White Daisy textured cardstock, but I colored it using the direct to paper technique. Basically, you just take your ink pad and swipe it over the surface of the cardstock until the desired value is achieved. Handy when you don't have the right color of cardstock, you don't want to pull out your brayer, and you want the background color of the cardstock to show through a little. The layout design is based on a Becky Higgins' sketch.



Recipe:
Building Block Alphabet stamp set
It's a Guy Thing Level 2 papers
White Daisy textured cardstock
Cocoa cardstock
Barn Red, Desert Sand, New England Ivy & Cocoa ink
Barn Red, Desert Sand & New England Ivy markers
Barn Red Bigger Brads

LOAD #21 - Cable Cars

This layout is quite a change from flowers and old houses, but I loved using the You Rock papers, new to the CTMH lineup this Spring. I also enjoyed sanding the cardstock to get a distressed look, something I rarely do with larger pieces of paper. In this case, it fit the industrial theme quite well. If you've ever wondered exactly how a cable car runs, click on the picture to read the journaling; it's pretty cool!



Recipe:
Gear Up & Extreme Caps stamp sets
You Rock Level 2 papers
Outdoor Denim, Garden Green & White Daisy cardstock
Outdoor Denim, Garnet, Olive & Goldrush inks
Outdoor Denim My Accents & Mini Medley
3-D foam tape

LOAD #20 - Painted Ladies

Wow, can you believe we only have 10 days to go of this challenge? I'm so excited that I will be able to finish scrapbooking our San Francisco vacation, plus get some of January and February of this year scrapped. Here's another layout from vacation, featuring some more of the cool SF homes. I got to "build" more homes, this time using the Neighborhood stamp set. The pattern is Subtitles from Imagine.



Recipe:
Neighborhood & Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp sets
Twitterpated Level 2 papers
Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, Chocolate & Colonial White cardstock
Chocolate, Sorbet, Crystal Blue, Bamboo, Grey Wool, Topiary & Desert Sand ink
Crystal Blue, Sorbet, Autumn Terracota & Vineyard Berry markers
Dimensional Elements "L", "A", "D", "I", "E" & "S"

LOAD #19 - Haas Lilienthal House

If you are ever visiting San Francisco, the Haas-Lilienthal House is well worth seeing. It survived the fire following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and is now open for guided tours. This layout holds a few of the pictures we took of the outside of the house. You can take pictures inside, but are not allowed to use a flash, so those pictures didn't look so great. I finally used my Around the Block stamp set, which was a stamp of the month last fall for CTMH. It was so much fun building a house! I usually do a sketch challenge on Monday, but I am skipping it this week. Hopefully I'll be able to pick it up again next Monday. Sorry!



Recipe:
Around the Block, Grown With Love, Friendship Alphabet Large & Friendship Alphabet Small stamp sets
Twitterpated Level 2 papers
Lilac Mist & Chocolate cardstock
Indian Corn Blue, Chocolate, Lilac Mist & Olive ink
Buttercup marker
White Daisy Just Blooms
Chocolate brads
Chocolate Ribbon Rounds

LOAD #18 - Observe

A simple, almost monchromatic layout today. Hopefully the pictures speak for themselves. The pattern I used is Understudy from Imagine. The patterned paper is actually two sides of the same B&T, one side with a lighter version of the same design.



Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Large stamp set
Evensong Level 2 papers
Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Cocoa marker
Basic & Autumn Craft Buttons
New England Ivy embroidery floss
Tan hemp

LOAD #17 - Conservatory of Flowers

Every Sunday, CTMH consultant Helen Onulak posts a scrapbooking challenge on her blog for scrappers to use a selected pattern from Jeanette Lynton's books Reflections, Cherish, or Imagine to create a layout. I almost never get to participate because I plan my layouts too far in advance, but this week I got lucky. Today is the last day for her "Conclusion Combo" challenge, and since that is the pattern I used for that layout, I get to link to her challenge. Yay!



Recipe:
Picture Perfect & Friendship Alphabet Small stamp sets
That's Amore Level 2 papers
Garden Green, Blush, Chocolate & Colonial White cardstock
Chocolate, Olive & Blush ink
Chocolate marker
Chocolate grosgrain ribbon
Dimensional Elements Flower Garden
3-D foam squares

LOAD #16 - Bloom

This layout is really not my typical style, but I'm please with how it turned out. Sometimes it's fun to try something different. As my mom used to say, "Try it. You may like it!" I was inspired by a Becky Higgins sketch (again).



Recipe:
March Word Puzzle stamp set
Perfect Day Level 2 papers
Tulip & White Daisy Cardstock
Tulip, Ponderosa Pine, Sorbet & Honey ink
Ponderosa Pine marker
White Daisy Just Blooms
Tulip brad
3-D foam tape

LOAD #15 - Japanese Tea Garden

I started this layout this weekend at my scrapbooking retreat, and, since I didn't have my Wishblade with me, one of the ladies let me use her Cricut. She had a cartridge called Pagoda, and I used it to cut out the cherry tree branch and the harmony tag. Then when I got home, I finished the layout by using my Wishblade to create the bridge and the title. I also added some highlights using the Blush ribbon, and I made a vellum pocket. So this layout was partially created this weekend and partially finished today! The design is Swing Rhythm from Imagine.



Recipe:
Emporium Level 2 papers
Cocoa, Blush, Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Vellum
Cocoa & Crystal Blue ink
Cocoa marker
Colonial White brads
Blush Ribbon Rounds
Pagoda Cartridge (Cricut)
Pepita MT font (Wishblade)

LOAD #14 - Strybing Arboretum

Another layout from Golden Gate Park. You'll be seeing quite a few of them in the next few days, rather like a virtual tour!



Recipe:
Friendship Alphabet Small stamp set
Bella Level 2 papers
Garden Green, Olive & Bamboo cardstock
Olive, Smokey Plum, Petal, Breme Brulee & Hollyhock ink
Creme Brulee Ribon Rounds
Garden Green My Accents
White Daisy Just Blooms
Bamboo & Petal Bigger Brads