The Merry Widow

I really love how this layout turned out.  The colors in the papers along with a beautiful picture makes for a perfect layout!  Add in a wonderful sketch by Creative Scrappers, #169 and a Thread Challenge by The Paper Variety, a Try It Thursday fussy cutting challenge at Sweet Peach Crop Shop, Mel's Layering Challenge at Do More With Less and a gorgeous August kit by Artful Delight!  What more could a girl ask for????

Have you ever been to Cape May, NJ?  

It's beautiful there!  

The small town is packed with little shops and the most beautiful Victorian homes.  The one in my layout is The Merry Widow, formerly the J. Henry Edmonds House, circa 1879. 

I used some Authentique Paper, their Journey Collection!  Did I say I love this paper?  Just gorgeous!

Love this flower!!!  Click on the picture to see all of the details.

I used the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix die.  

I stamped the flower pieces with a Prima stamp,  and added a Tim Holtz button.  Behind the flower is some fussy cut work I did.

Here I used Fiskars Lace border punch, a scalloped strip of a vintage dictionary page, some ribbon and another Tim Holtz button and Journaling Ticket.  All of these goodies you can find in Artful Delights August kit.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Supplies used:  Authentique Journey Collection, Coredinations Cardstock, October Afternoon Mini Market Alphabet Stickers, Fiskars Lace Border Punch, ColorBox Harbor and Charcoal Ink, Kraft Outlet Vintage Dictionary Page, Reasonable Ribbon Black Seam Binding, Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix die, Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Classic buttons and Journaling Tickets, Prima Stamp