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Working with those beautiful pictures Christa took of Kat is so fun! All the layouts in this post feature some of those pictures.

This first layout is a lift from a layout frame I saw in Creating Keepsakes magazine. It had a shadowbox effect and this incredible flourish border around it. I loved that and just had to recreate it. The wooden word and fleur d' lis are colored with a copper marker to get a little sheen.

This layout is a combination of two of August 2010 Page Maps sketches. I've had these charms for several years. They were leftover from some VBS project, so I knew someday I'd want to use them. The doors in these pictures and the beautiful lighting just seemed perfect for that. The papers are all K&Company. The fiber is Basic Grey.

Christa did such an amazing job catching Kat's eyes in her photos. I just loved they way that the top photo here focused on the eyes. It's truly one of my favorites. For this layout, I used Bazzil cardstock, K&Company and DCWV patterned paper. The ribbon is paper ribbon from Walmart.

Speaking of eyes, Kat rolled hers when I read her this quotation sticker, but I've had it for years and always wanted to use it. In the end she approved this layout. Patterned paper is K&Company and cardstock is Bazzil. The buttons are from that antique jar I bought. The photo turns are from DCWV. Oh and the quotation? "All the things I prayed you'd be all the things you are. You were once my little girl and now my shining star." Yeah, okay, it's a little sappy, but sweet and I just like it. I did ink the edges to keep it from being too little girly.

So while I was gone...

I took my scrap stuff with me and sat on the porch and scrapped some while at Paisano. I got 5 pages done, well, one 2 pager and 3 singles. I also made a couple of cards and a mini-album for my sister's birthday, but I didn't scan those. All of these LOs are from the senior album--gotta finish before school starts!


So the 2 pager: Senior Recital

This uses DCWV Music Stack pp and the font is from Cricut Songbird cartridge.

The next page is a lift from one Gizzy did in my circle journal last year. I just loved the way she did the folded corner with the double sided paper and wanted to do that too. The upper corner looked so blank, I had to add some pretty stuff there, too.  The picture is another Christa Holland picture from our senior photo shoot. The paper is from Deja Views Global Views. The button I got in an jar of vintage buttons at a flea market. Love those flea markets!

Next up, the pictures from this year's prom. This beautiful dress was created by my sister-by-choice, Cheryl. She combined 5 different patterns to create the look Kat wanted. It was just gorgeous. The layout uses Basic Grey and Bazzil papers along with some Thickers, silk flowers, eyelets and a Making Memories journaling spot.

The last one is again using senior photo shoot pictures from Christa. The horse was Christa's dad's horse, Indy. That made getting these shots a little more special. I love the one of Kat and Jeff getting the horse ready. Oh and in the black and white photo, Kat says she was thanking Indy for not bucking her off for getting up on him in a tight skirt! The patterned paper is from DCWV Old World stack and DCWV luxury stack. I used a felt ribbon and paisley brads for finishing touches.

Now I need to get busy and finish this album!!!

More Paisano Fun

So on our last morning, I sent Jeff and the kids off to rock climb while I did some packing up. Kat took my camera along and took the pics in the previous post from the top of Fatman's while they were there (and the one of Jeff peeking up Fatman's Misery. Here are a few more from their climb.

Kat standing by the top of a live oak tree.

Archie under a live oak tree near the top.

Jeff proves that he no longer has to worry about Fatman's Misery being miserable for him.

A view from inside Fatman's.

Archie's turn.

Views from the inside of the crevice.

Kat conquers the tallest part of Fatman's rockpile.

Where I've Been

We spent the last week at Paisano Baptist Encampment between Alpine and Marfa, in the Davis Mountains of West Texas. It was so lovely this year! They've had a good bit of rain in the last several weeks (and a few afternoon storms while we were there) so it was green and cool (not a day over 80). Anyway, I got a few layouts done, wrote some curriculum and attended some awesome worship services. The music was incredible. Kat sang a solo in one of the choir pieces and she and Jeff were in an ensemble that did a beautiful rendition of the New 23rd Psalm acapella. Here are some shots of the area.

This is the entrance to the camp grounds. The mountain in the background is Paisano Peak, the remnants of an anicent volcano.

This is our cabin. Please excuse the mess, we're doing some upgrades--like adding baseboards.

The view from our porch.

The Tabernacle where we have services. It is open sided and seats well over 1,000.

A panoramic view from the top of the largest rockpile in camp.

Looking the other direction.

The big rockpile, also known as Fatman's Misery, because...

of a crevice through the rocks that is a little hard to squeeze through.

And now for some things from off the campgound.

Cathedral Moountain seen from the Marfa Lights viewing site about 50 miles away.

The Serria Rica Mountains in Mexico. Over 100 miles away from where I was standing.

Well, I have a ton more pictures, but this post is long enough! I'll scan and sare the layouts I did later.