The photos I used are from my daughter Carrie. She and her husband Steve took a trip to London and Paris in June and I have a treasure trove of photos to scrap!



Anyone who know me, know I don't usually stick to simple styles, so this page was a bit of a challenge for me. The challenge was in trying not to add just ONE more element. This is my take on a simple layout using photos on a grid. I typically use only one or 2 main photos on a page and although using multiple photos is not exactly a challenge for me, it is not my typical page. I hope I suceeded in meeting the goals of this inspiration challenge!



I recently used Rene's Trunk Show kit for another challenge and loved the simple grungy style of the kit and thought it was perfect in keeping to a simple style page. I used the corner of the mustard color paper to mat my photos which I placed in a grid format. I added a 15 pixel inner edge stroke to my photos as well as low drop shadows. I placed the grungy black painted/stamped frame under the matted photos...added the the old metal bar element horizontally and vertically under the mustard matting, and placed a row of the rusty brads along the bottom edge. The simple journaling labels each of the photos and the title was done with Kim's Stucco Stamper Alpha (one of my favorites) and Tina's England Stamp (which I recolored)from her Destination Stamps2 set.



The journal labels Read:



*** London Eye *** Big Ben *** Steve *** Tower Bridge *** Carrie *** June 2007



Credits:



Trunk Show Page Kit by Rene Bross

Trunk Show Brush Stamps by Rene Bross

Stucco Stamper Alpha by Kim Liddiard

Destination Stamps2 by Tina Chambers



Fonts: FG Maria