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.