March 19, 2011

What do Ephemera, Verona and my Counterfeit Kit have in common?

This layout!!! That's what. We're having a crop today at OSU. I was a little bit late starting, but the first challenge I decided to do was one from Tricia to create a layout featuring ephemera. Something I have lots of. So I decided to create a layout using a postcard from our trip to Italy in 2003. I like to buy postcards when I know that we haven't been able to take the best photographs and I just scrap them instead. This layout is about the Arena in Verona - it is the largest, best preserved Roman arena that is left and they host live events there. There had been a concert the night before we visited and there were work crews dismantling the stange and seating while we were there - so I bought the postcard.I also still had the tickets we purchased to enter the arena (8 years later and living in another country - I think I'm good!). Anyway, this is another layout created with my March counterfeit kit (my 6th). I also used some of the prize pack I won from Bursts of Creativity that arrived in the mail this week (I'm going to blog about that a little later). Right, time to post this puppy and get working on my next challenge.....

11 comments:

Tara O said...

OHHH great LO Kylie!

Tricia said...

Well done. That is fabulous! That ephemera is so fun to look at.

kcolegrove said...

Very nice. I like it.

Scrappy said...

This is lovely. Nicely done. This makes me remember that I have a LO with those Vegas Hooker trading cards...would that count? LOL! I know I know I need to come up with a new one.

Mad for Paper said...

Beautiful layout. When my DH and I went to Italy, Verona was out favorite city. thanks for bringing back some wonderful memories.
Ang

Emily said...

This is beautiful! I love the idea of using a postcard in place of a photo. And I am huge fan of ephemera.

Lisa said...

i have so much memorabilia from over the years that it's always great to see others managing to incorporate it into their layouts so successfully - very inspiring. thanks! and i love that you have opened out the envelope and made a feature of the fastening - i have some of those and was wondering what to do with them.

Geri said...

Great layout! Love that you used a post card to capture the memory since you weren't able to snap a photo.

Margie said...

Great layout! I love the idea to use a postcard for those times when you didn't get the greatest photos!

Marlene said...

Love your layout Kylie, think I will scraplift it for my ephemera page!! I really like how you layers all the little tid bits!

Missus Wookie said...

I like buying postcards for the same reason. Cool tickets and congrats on keeping them safe and using them :)