Layout #2: Chicago

Here is a look at the layout I created about my recent trip to Chicago.  I used this great Pagemaps sketch:

 This is my interpretation of the sketch:

Chicago

I spent the long weekend in Chicago with my mom and sister.  Some of my favorite parts of the trip were going to the top of the John Hancock building, ice skating in Millenium Park, and eating at Sprinkles Cupcakes.  I absolutely love this city and I cannot wait to go back.

Layout #1: Anna Maria Island

This is the first layout of my 100 layout journey for 2013. When I scrapbook, I tend to lean more towards albums rather than actual layouts. In attempt to make my scrapbooking more diverse, I am setting out on a 100 layout challenge.  I hope to have created (and blogged) 100 layouts by the end of 2013.

Layout #1 was created based on this awesome sketch by PageMaps:

Here is my interpretation of the sketch:

A closer look at the journalling:

The Carolinas

My family and I spent the 4th of July week in South Carolina.  We spent a few days in Charleston and a few days in Folly Beach. On our looooong drive home (18 hours), we stopped at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.

About a week before leaving, my mom and I took a photography class with the amazing Donna Boucher.  We learned so much and were really excited to apply our newly-learned skills to our vacation pictures.  Right after the class we went straight to the Camera Company where I got my new 50 f/1.8 lens that I absolutely love. I am proud to say that I shot 99% of my vacation pictures on Manual mode.