The word at Bird Is The Word is Journey. I'm just scraping in as it closes in 2 days!
My photo was taken in the mid 90's on one of my many journeys down to "the Smoke" as it's affectionately known in the Midlands. My daughter was living and working there then so on a Friday I would pack my rucksack,take the bus to work in the city, then get the train down to London after I finished. The journey took 90 minutes and then I'd get the underground to her flat for the weekend. We had such fun exploring London by day and sampling the Cosmopolitan cuisuine by night.
I used some new papers and stamps by Do Crafts Papermania designed around the Portobello Road in London, for my layout. I made my own bunting from the papers and have hidden some info about Tower Bridge along with my journaling, behind my titling which pulls out.
I stamped the images of the London Bus, post box, taxi and telephone box and Big Ben, coloured with TH Distress Inks in Red, blue and black.
It's a big year for the UK this year with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic's being held in London so I thought I'd make some souvenirs too to celebrate.
Watch out for a Giveaway coming soon!
Bela lembrança e celebração a Londres! Devem ter se divertido na viagem e uma lembrança de tempos atrás! Lindo LO!!
ReplyDeleteThis is GORGEOUS! I loveeeeeeeeeeee the banners, the colors and loving the vintages bits on here!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Jeanie, love the images of London! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteSuper cool page! Glad we got our pages into the challenge in time too! Great colors and neat embellishments!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty page!! Thanks for joining BITW challenge!
ReplyDeleteFabulous photo and love the red and blue together. And the details like your bus are just awesome. Thanks for joining us at BITW.
ReplyDeleteI saw these paper and embellishments just the other day, but really couldn't find a use for them here but you've used them perfectly this page is lovely and love the story behind it as well. I hope you are also feeling better.
ReplyDeleteVery cool Jean!! thanks for joining us at BITW
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What a fun layout Jeanie!! Love all the detailing and reading all about it! Thanks for playing along at Bird is the Word :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE your page Jean.. the banners and mix of pp's look fantastic!! Thanks for sharing with us at BITW :))
ReplyDeleteGREAT layout - Especially love the colours!!! Perfect! Thanks for sharing it with us at BITW!!
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and page!!! Thanks for sharing it with us at Bird is the Word!! :)
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