Bucket List (Circle Journal Layout)

This month's circle journal was Mona's. Her theme was Bucket List. We were to choose 3 items we wanted to do before we died and then elaborate on one of them. She also had a "use your stash" challenge added in. So on this layout I had my 3 items (1. To see some of the natural national "treasures" such as the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, The Great Lakes, etc. 2. Be on a home makeover show. 3. Stay at a bed and breakfast on vacation.) Number 3 is the one I elaborated on, since Jeff and I stayed at this cute, rustic B&B in Fredricksburg for our 20th anniversary.

For the challenge, I used papers from Me & My Big Ideas specialty pack with diecuts. The two smaller tags are by Anna Griffin. The title letters are from Marcella by K for K&Company. The tissue tape and ink are Tim Holtz.

Thanks, Mona, I had never really put these things into a list, so this was a fun interesting challenge.

Next month: Lori's Fear CJ.

Hands Then, Hands Now Circle Journal Entry

This month's circle journal was Denise's. Her theme was Then and Now. I immediatly thought of my kids, but decided that focusing on just a part of them would be more interesting, so I chose their hands. When Arch was a baby and Kat was two, I used Kat's handprints and Arch's footprints to make a painting for my mom for Mother's Day. I took a picture of that last time I was at their house, then I drove my kids nuts getting pictures of their hands doing other things. (I must confess, the flute picture is just zoomed in from one Christa took for senior pics.) I love the collage feature in Picasa! It makes combining images so easy.

This layout is a lift from one in the March/April Creating Keepsakes. I loved the laced look with the flowers at the end, so I stretched it into a two pager. The two papers seemed to combine a heritage look with a modern look to me. The title is cut with the Cricut using Songbird, Stone Script, Ashlyn's Alphabet, and Jubilee.