Sketch N Scrap June 2020 Challenge #203 Allagash Brewing Co

Continuing to work on our family vacation album from last summer to New England.... ever get 3/4 of the way done through a project and feel like you are loosing steam? ... just want to be done already! Thankful for these little challenges to make the task more fun along the way. I'll journal once I finish the entire album.

On the way out of Portland we made the obligatory short stop at the famous Allagash Brewary for a tasting. We try to embrace the local specialties on all our travels. Our son made fast friends with a huge, old dog named Blitzen, whose owner was having alot of trouble trying to convince Blitzen it was time to leave the beer garden and move onto their next stop. Blitzen was enormous, and doesn't go anywhere fast!

I struggled for a long time with this background. I wanted to focus on soft yellows and oranges to compliment the golden colors of beer, but realized I didn't have a large selection of paper to choose from in my stash with those color tones. I also wanted to incorporate both wood and the soft silver colors of brushed metal to reflect the materials in the beer garden. I even created a completely different background before settling on this one, and took a straw pole here at home before deciding. In the end,  my unofficial opinion sampling group of my husband and two boys agreed the colors of this background complimented the beer colors better, which was my goal to begin with.

I also wanted to try a tone on tone technique after I was inspired by Stacy's layout with the white grid background and white stenciling. So, I tried to stencil over the patterned paper background with Nuvo Glacier Paste, and then again on a solid cardstock with the powder puff chalking ink to create some subtle stenciling. Both are hard to see.

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Mixed Media:

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Nuvo Pineapple Delight Glacier Paste.

Vicki Boutin Let's Wander Stencil. 

Catherine Pooler CPMinis Icing on the Cake Ink.

Tonic Palette Knife.

pink & Main Blender Brush. 

powder puff Orange Slice Chalking Ink by Quick Quotes.

Stampin' Up! Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle Drops.

Artist's Loft 0.3 illustration pen. Supplier: Michaels.

Adhesive:

Tonic Studios double ended Glue Pen. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

ATG: Unknown.

Paper:

Supplier: Michaels.

Solid: Recollections Neutrals.

Patterned: Studio Calico. Chevron and Polkadots.

Journal Cut Aparts: Recollections Let's Get Lost.

Patterned:

Corrigated Metal. Close to My Heart Urban. Representative: Kristine Teanse Easton, PA.

Wood. National Park Collection Acadia National Park by Scrapbook Customs. Scrapbook Supply Companies.

 

Stamps:

Alphas. craft smart wood stamps. Supplier: Michaels.

Date stamp: Supplier: Staples.

Embellishments:
Supplier: Stampin' Up!

Ribbon.

Bakers Twine. Wisteria Wonder.

Little Birdie. Juicy Jars. My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ .

Wood Arrow: Close to My Heart Urban. Representative: Kristine Teanse Easton, PA.

Stickers: DCWV Page Tabs. Supplier: HSN.

Ephemera:

Drink Coaster. Allagash Brewing Co.

Flowers: natural life boho bandeau packaging.

Sketch N Scrap June 2020 Challenge #202 My Main*e* Man

Continuing to work on an album documenting our New England trip last summer. I chose this sketch to try from Sketch N Scrap because it worked perfectly with the two vertical photos I planned for this page.

After a long morning of walking (mostly uphill!) and shopping around Portland, we stopped for a fresh pasta lunch at an Italian fusion inspired restaurant, the Corner Room. Portland is known as a foodie town. We also enjoyed another well known industry of Maine: Shipyard beer.

I decided to try the technique I'm seeing many using lately, the 'kissing' or 'packaging' technique on the background with acrylic paint and prism glaze. I wasn't that happy with the results, but I think it was because I didn't have the exact shades of paint combinations I was hoping to use.

I love this photo of my husband, because he is enjoying a rare moment relaxing away from his busy office and focused on our family.

After I finished the sketch challenge, I decided to expand the layout with a complimentary second page, keeping this background solid and plain to balance out the randomness of the sketch page background. I really love the orange Pink Paislee Horizon flowered paper, so I decided to continue the color across the second page with the orange ribbon.

I documented this wonderfully relaxing and unscheduled afternoon together along the slope of the Portland promenade overlooking what seemed like hundreds of little white sails in the harbor. Our teenager loved exploring the area from the air, taking photographs of the beautiful landscape with his drone camera. Our little guy with boundless energy loved running up and down the steep soft grassy slope over and over again. My husband an I simply enjoyed laying on a blanket in the grass, reminding ourselves that vacations are not only for traveling, but for stopping to breathe.

We love exploring new places, and Portland didn't disappoint. I'd love to go back again some day.

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Mixed Media:

Vicki Boutin Let's Wander Prism Glaze. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ (I also entered this into the MLSS Summer 2020 crop challenge #15.)
Nuvo Vintage Drops Emerald Isle. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store.

Powder puff Jade chalking ink by Quick Quotes.

Acrylic Paint: Unknown.

Artist's Loft 0.3 black illustration pen. Supplier: Michaels.

Marker: Prismacolor PM-6 Carmine Red fine tip.

Adhesive:

Tonic Studios double ended Glue Pen. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store.

ATG: Unknown.

Paper:
Patterned: Pink Paislee Horizon. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store.

Solid: Close to My Heart Urban. Representative: Kristine Teanse Easton, PA.

Recollections Let's Get Lost. Journal Cut Aparts. Supplier: Michaels.

Alphas: Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store.

Thickers Hipster.

Thickers Happy Life.

Embellishments:
Date stamp: Supplier: Staples.

Little Yellow Bicycle Burlap Shapes Flowers.

Wood Arrows: Close to My Heart Urban. Representative: Kristine Teanse.

Metal Paperclip: Unknown.

Ribbon: Unknown.

Humble thanks to the design team who choose this entry as their featured design in June 2020.