The Distant Wanderer
This past weekend, my hubby and I did a bit of wandering ourselves in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Originally, we planned to make it a day trip so we could visit the Adams County Irish Festival. After some thought, we changed our minds and made it an overnight trip without the children. Our youngest is a bit over a year and it was our first time leaving her. She did fabulously, thanks to such wonderful grandparents!
It was a very humid and hot weekend but we had fun browsing downtown Gettysburg, some outlets, the battlefield and the Irish Festival. We ate amazing food, listened to tons of Irish Music and enjoyed each others company. Don’t you just love summer?
The title of my journal page reminds me of the care-free activities and trips that we are free to enjoy during summertime.
Creating the Journal Layout
I made this layout for my new art journal. I am working on a name but it will have a steampunk theme. I specifically made it for the Lindy’s July Color Challenge. I used several Lindy’s colors (Sea Mint Green, Long John’s Silver, Golden Sleigh Bells). The background texture was made using my recent favorite stencil by Stencil Girl.
The stamps I used are from the new Seth Apter release over at PaperArtsy. I have been using them a lot lately and I am loving the versatility of these stamps. I used several stamp sets from 7 Gypsies as well.
Related Posts: The Book Of Memories and Seth Apter’s New Stamp Release 
(I used Gold, Green and Brown- Links above in text)
13 Arts- #56 Create Your Own Background
Frilly And Funkie- In The Good Old Summertime (Favorite thing about Summer is Wandering around while on vacation)
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Definitely had a fantastic time with you in Gettysburg. I do enjoy reading your posts even if I don’t understand the art techniques. 😁
There’s so much interesting texture here. Parts of it look Celtic to me, which is cool seeing that you had just visited the Irish Festival. Thanks for joining the fun at the Frilly and Funkie “In the Good Old Summertime” Challenge!
Glad you had a great trip out, and that baby was well looked after – a win-win situation for all! Your journal page is magnificent, love the background, it reminds me of celtic patterns and colours. Have a great day, hugs, Valerie,
Glad you had such a good trip and the spread you made to commemorate this trip is just AMAZING!
oxo Susi
gorgeous page and so reflective of the lovely day you spent wandering and exploring! Thanks for playing along with us at Frilly and Funkie In the Good Old Summertime Challenge!
It looks like you had a wonderful time and you have created a beautiful page to remember your trip 😀 . The Celtic designs and colours remind me of Ireland too. Happy Friday and Weekend! J 😊
Another lovely spread – I’ve always admired how you play with layers and textures, and you make Seth’s stamps look even more tempting.
Alison x
great use of textures…love the result!! thanks for playing with us at 13arts challenge
lovely creaton thanks for playing at Lindy’s challenge
this is so lovely and unique!! Thank you so much for joining the Lindy’s challenge.