LANDSCAPE AND BUILDINGS

I love photographing landscapes and buildings when we go on vacation. For one thing it stands still and doesn’t complain that I take to many pictures. Another reason is the diversity of different regions. I’m surrounded by many species of beautiful pine trees, but imagine my excitement the first time I saw a towering row of palm trees. When taking pictures of landscapes and buildings take a wide shot to encompass everything around you and then zoom in close on something the really excites you. Maybe it’s a plant with beautiful fuchsia blossoms, or the architecture of a window, a doorway, or an arch. A countryside full of wildflowers can be as intriguing as a city full of skyscrapers. Look for interesting shadows that cast a pattern onto the ground. Be sure to view objects from different angles and take some vertical pictures.

Take the time to look at your surrounding. I think you will be surprised at the multitude of colors and textures around you whether it’s a building, your own home, nature, or your own flower garden.

Layout 1: A HOUSE

Supplies:

• A Father's Tribute Creatable by KaeLynn Winn
• Twiggy Alphabet by Lettering Delights
• Faux Finish paper by Miss Elizabeth for background
• Cardstock, shades of green and parchment
• Fibers, source unknown
• Hole punch
• Hole paper punch

Instructions:

1. Open up a workspace in landscape format, I use Microsoft Word. Copy and paste the Pinecone and Berries frame and Pinecones background. Layer and size to 1.5”x2” to use in the title. Add a twiggy letter H from Lettering Delights. Position this lettering nugget to the left of the layout. Add the title, A house is built with beams, But a home is built with dreams using LD Steep font, size 53. Cut out and mat onto green cardstock.
2. Mat desired photos. Leave a 1” border on one of the mats to thread with fibers.
3. Create a 1” green border near the bottom of the layout. Place photos along the bottom of the layout overlapping 2/3” onto the green border. Punch 2 holes above each photo to hang from the title. Place title near the center of the layout and punch holes to hang photos. Tie fiber through the holes to the pictures.
4. Adhere remaining photos to the top of the layout.
   

Layout 2: HEMMINGWAY’S HOUSE

Supplies:

• Forget Me Not Creatable by Jeff Goodsell
• Cardstock, sage green, cream, brown by Bazzill
• Sage Grass Green paper by On A Lark
• 1 1/2” circle metal rim tags by Making Memories
• Jewelry Cord by Beadery
• Chalk
• 1/16” hole punch
• 1 1/4” circle punch

Instructions:

1. Trim the sage grass green paper to 9”x10”. Tear a strip varying between 2”-3”. Chalk the raw edge with brown chalk. Punch holes on the torn edges and thread together leaving a 1” gap. The easiest way to do this is to adhere the top and bottom edges of the pieces to the layout. Punch the holes, staggering the top and bottom. Thread cord.
2. Open up a work space, I use Microsoft Word. Copy and paste the script background, daisy 2 and 3, and the watering can bouquet. Size the background to 7”x7”, the daisies to 1”, key 2 to 2.5”, and the watering can to 2.5”x3”. Add text to the background graphic to create a title. Print onto cream cardstock.
3. Trim the background and title to 2 ½”x7”. Chalk around the edges with brown and across the lettering and mat onto brown cardstock. Add a torn piece of the sage grass green paper to the corner of the title and adhere the key on to it. Punch out the daisies and chalk the edges. Adhere them to the metal rimmed tags. Punch a 1/16” hole through the tag and add a cord. Cut out the watering can and chalk the edges.
4. Mat a photo with cream and brown cardstock. Chalk the edges of the cream cardstock with brown. Mat another photo creating a tag. Add a small brown rectangle at the top and punch a hole and thread cord.
5. Arrange and adhere elements and photos to layout.
   

Layout 3: LITTLE WHITE HOUSE

Supplies:

• Travel Adventures Creatable by Carolee Jones
• Real Life Cardboard Box paper by Pebbles Inc.
• Cardstock, navy. white and brown by Bazzill
• Fiber paper, source unknown
• Magic Mesh from Stampin’ Up
• Brass eyelets by Making Memories
• Shipping tag
• Nostalgiques postage stickers by Rebecca Sower
• Green vellum tag by Magic Scraps
• Vacation woven labels by Me and My Big Ideas
• Small square stamp pads by Tsukineko, Khaki and Faded Denim

Instructions:

1. Open up a workspace, I use Microsoft Word. Copy and paste the Journal tag graphic. Size to 3 ½”x 2” and add a title or journaling. Cut out the tag carefully working around the palm trees.
2. An exacto knife works well for this. Creatively mat the photos using the navy and brown cardstock and fiber paper. See layout for examples.
3. Stamp the shipping tag with the stamp pads creating a checker board. Adhere Magic Mesh to 2 corners of the tag and place a stamp sticker on one of the corners. Tie the green vellum tag to the back of the shipping tag using the string that comes on the shipping tag. Adhere at an angle to the Cardboard Box paper in the bottom right hand corner. Place the Journaling tag onto the tags.
4. Arrange and adhere the matted photos to the layout. Embellish the layout using Magic Mesh, woven tags, fiber paper, stamp stickers and eyelets.
   

Layout 4: EXPLORE

Supplies:

• Paper Vignettes Creatable by Gina Jane Johnson
• Maggies Tags & Papers by Dolphin Enterprises
• Cardstock, stone, fuchsia, cream by Bazzill
• 12”x12” vellum
• 3”x4” Ivory sheer bag, source unknown
• Crochet flowers by Dress It Up
• Small gold embellishment by Decorative Details
• Paper Plus Tea Dye Varnish by Delta
• 3-D Dots by EK Success
• ¼” off white satin ribbon by Offray
• Explore definition Paper Pizzazz
• Assorted beads and sequins to match layout
• Hole Punch
• Sewing Machine, optional

Instructions:

1. Tear a piece of the Maggies Tags & Paper to adhere to the left side of the layout. See layout for example. Treat with the tea dye varnish and adhere to the stone colored cardstock.
2. Tear a 2” strip of vellum and treat with the tea dye varnish. Place at the bottom of the layout and attach by sewing a border all the way around the layout. Vellum tape could be used instead of sewing.
3. Open up a workspace, I use Microsoft Word. Copy and paste the butterflies and Card03. Size the butterflies to approximately 2” tall. Size the card to 4 ¼”x 3”. Print out onto cream cardstock. Treat the graphics with the tea dye varnish and cut out.
4. Place the Explore definition onto the card. Punch 2 holes on the left side of the card and thread with the satin ribbon.
5. Fill the sheer ivory bag with assorted beads and sequins.
6. Mat desired photos with the fuchsia cardstock and arrange on the right side of the layout.
7. Arrange the butterfly and card graphics on the layout. Adhere the butterflies using the 3-D Dots. Arrange and adhere the ivory bag, crocheted flowers and gold embellishment.