What's Up Wednesday ~ Galway!

Welcome to What's Up Wednesday! What's up today is a layout I made using photos from my trip to Ireland. This layout features a river cruise in Galway. The scenery was wonderful and it was very relaxing, too. Our guide was informative and shared so much. 

I had some leftover pieces of embossed and inked card stock I knew would look great with my photos. To create this I simply embossed black CS with the Sunflower embossing folder. After that I used the white pigment ink pad to swipe across the raised side of the CS catching the details and bringing them even more to life. Because the white is a pigment ink I then used my heat tool to dry the ink rather than set it aside to air dry.

The photos were laid out on the CS so I could get a feeling for how it would all come together with the other elements. Next I cut 2-1/2" squares of the embossed and inked CS then cut diagonally to create the corner pieces. Because the embossed pieces are not flat I prefer glue to hold them in place. 

I used my Cricut machine to cut the letters for the title. The embossed/inked pieces again came in handy to give the letters more interest than plain CS. 

For the right page I added the corners and kept it simple since there were more photos.

Once I was at this point I felt it was still a bit plain. But what could I add that wouldn't make it too busy and detract from the photos? Well, we have a new Gel Pen coming out in our May-August Catalog! I doodled lines and dots around the letters and photos! It adds detail without making things look busy and crowded. Some gems help guide your eyes around the pages. 

And don't forget the journaling! One thing left page I wrote a bit about the cruise and just for fun did it in Irish! On the right page I have the same journaling in English. 

Here is a close-up of the title and doodles. It really does add a lot to the overall look.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my layout. It was fun to relive the day as I scrapbooked it! That's one of the great things about scrapbooking. You get to relive the event again while putting the page together. Then again and again as you share your scrapbooks with others! One thing to keep in mind when journaling, tell enough of the story so anyone looking at the page understands the photos without having to ask what they're about. 

Thanks for dropping by. Come back often for more ideas and inspiration!

Michelle Loncar

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