Horse Guards

 We fair got around London in just a few days,

 no wonder my feet were so sore every day....Lol

Here is daughter and I at Horse Guards....

I have used sketch # 79 from

Sketches In Thyme

- pefect for getting a lot of photo's together....

The sketch....

Papers are again, "Portobello Road"
from Papermania....

Tim Holtz "Weathered Clock" die....

Do you notice the black mark behind
 the numeral II (2) on the clock above
- read the hidden journaling lower
down for the reason -
and that both my clocks are showing
2pm.... 

Flowers and leaves are acrylic
stamps by Hero Arts...

Red pearls are from Flourish With A Bling

White pearls are Martha Stewart....

The wee satin flowers are made from

red ribbon which I fashioned into

little blooms with a running stitch

 along one edge and pulled to form

 the wee ruffle...

Red ribbon is "Portobello Road"

by Papermania....

Below is the journaling which I have

 hidden behind the largest photo,

giving a quick history of Horse Guards,

and the reason for the black mark at

2pm...

I have cut the title on Cricut,

from the Martha Stewart

"Elegant Cake Art" cartridge...

Over at Frosted Designs,

 this layout, below,

was selected as Top 3

 - thanks girls!

That's me again today,

loving that I'm getting all these

 London photo's scrapped so quickly

- gotta love sketch blogs...

More news about my love

of sketches later

- hee hee....

Hugs

Tower of London

Continuing with the photo's from our recent

trip to London, daughter and I had

 a great day at the Tower of London

- here with one of the Yeoman Warders -

Beefeaters.....

Larger photo shows the White Tower,

which gives the entire castle its name.

 The White Tower is the original and

oldest part of the Tower of London.

 Built in 1078 by William the Conquerer

 as a royal residence and fortress,

it has also been a prison, a zoo,

a Royal Mint, a palace,

 and more memorably

a place of torture and death....

I have used sketch # 78 from

Sketches In Thyme....

The sketch...

Using the "Portobello Road" collection

from Papermania....

Martha Stewart "Double Arches"

punch around the page....

The Crown is Pink Paislee

"London Market" Ephemera.... 

The flowers are handmade from punches....

The leaves are Heartfelt Creations

 "Poinsettia Petals"....

The title - Tower = American Crafts Thickers

 "Platforms"

of = Bella! rub on

London = Five Kids & A Dog chipboard,

Gesso, white acrylic paint....

Bazzill cardstock....

About the Yeoman Warders

Since the foundations for the Tower were

laid in 1078, there have been men

 appointed to guard the prisoners and attend the gates.

Today men still serve as keepers of security for

the Tower, they are called Yeoman Warders,

and originated during the reign of King Henry VII.

The Warders still wear the costumes of that period.

Today there are thirty-eight established

Yeoman Warder posts. They are recruited from the

 Armed Services. These men are responsible

for the security of the Tower and its visitors.

They also conduct the guided tours.

All Yeoman Warders are required to

live on the grounds of the Tower with their families.

 Each evening, after the gates are locked,

the Tower of London becomes a separate,

safe community for its permanent residents!!

Just thought you might like to know that.....

Til next time...

Hugs

Palace of Westminster

Here I am today with the third layout of my

 London trip with Daughter....

Today's layout is the Palace of Westminster,

aka Big Ben....

Using sketch # 41 from

Frosted Designs....

The Sketch....

Papers are "Portobello Road"

from Papermania....

Title chippie is by Dusty Attic

"Fancy Labels"

which I have altered with Gesso,

Luminarte Shimmering Mist "Butternut",

Crafty Notions Shake 'n' Spray "Scarab Beetle"

and Tim Holtz Distress Ink

 "Peeled Paint".....

Letters of title are Cosmo Cricket....

Tag is from 7 gypsies

and date flashes are Jenni Bowlin....

Leaves are the "Belle Rose" die

from Heartfelt Creations....

Flowers - red = Kaiser,

blue = handmade from punches

as previous layout.....

Martha Stewart pearls....

Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page

"Iron Gate"....

Sadly, the photo's are very dark

as it was dusk (20 past 7 on the clock)

when we crossed over Westminster Bridge,

having just been on the London Eye.....

Tim Holtz "Rosette" die....

Bazzill cardstock.....

Three down, just a few more to go.....

Working on the Tower of London

for next post....

See you then....

Hugs

Portobello Road

Here I am again with another layout of my

 recent trip to London with my daughter...

This time Portobello Road.....

Using the current sketch over at

Sketchabilities....

The sketch, by Karan Gerber.....

The papers are from the "Portobello Road"

collection from Papermania....

The punched edges are a Martha Stewart

 punch "Diamond Fence Trim"....

The flowers are by Basix and Kaiser....

The leaves are a Sizzix die....

Bazzill cardstock....

The date is a Jenni Bowlin rub on....

So many photo's to scrap,

and so excited to be getting them done.

The Portobello Road range of papers is

certainly helping with the job....

More to come in next post....

Til then....

Hugs