Lasting Memories Layout Ch. 42 - Create your own background using a punch!!

Hello friends!!  Today I am excited to share with you my layout for our next Lasting Memories Layout CH 42  that is happening right now!!  We were asked to create our own background using a punch!  I decided to make a "Scene" with my punches for my Hiking Wallace Falls layout.

The clouds are punched with the scallop circle punch from Stampin' Up and then cut in half.  I outlined the puffy part of the clouds with a brown marker to highlight them a little better.

The Trees are punched with the Double Photo Corner punch from Stampin' Up and then layered on top of eachother to create the "Tree top." 

Left Page (Closer view)...

Right Page (Closer view)...

Everything else is cut by hand with paper cutter, craft blade etc.  I had alot of fun puting this together.  Normally, I would go right for my Cricut on something like this... but thinking outside the box and using punches was great.

I am also entering my layout into the "Fun In the Sun Ch." 9 over at Whimsical Wednesday .  Besides showing "Fun in the Sun", you also have to include STAMPING on your layout.  I have a couple stamps above and below 2 of the photos.  "Way to go" and "Bee Happy." 

Believe it or not... this was an almost 80 degree day.  We headed for the Trees, Hills and the Falls!  Our first hike with our kids that we didn't have to worry about Baby packs, Jogger strollers or complaining.  :-)  Lots of water, snacks and stops to check out everything around us.  They made it 4 1/2 miles to the Mid-Falls point. We will wait a few years for the trek to the top.  It's another 4 miles one way and very steep switchbacks.
All in all a fun accomplishing day and I am happy to share with you.

Head on over to LASTING MEMORIES and show us what you can do with a punch on your background paper!!  The Design Team has some wonderful ideas to show you!!
You have until Saturday, June 18th 9:00pm EST to enter our challenge!!
Thanks for visiting!!!

Supplies:
Cardstock: SU Cajun Craze, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue, Woodlawn Walk DSP (the 1 inch strip)
Stamps:  Picture This (Stampin' Up Hostess) I would like to thank Ashley over at All I Create for this fun set that I won!!
Embellies:  SU Hodge Podge Hardware, K & Company Alpha Woodgrain stickers, atd My Momenta vibrant alpha stickers,  SU Scallop circle punch, double photo corner punch
Ink:  SU Chocolate Chip, Really Rust

Wallace Falls Hike

So I have had many intentions of getting some crafty things done this week... but with the end of the school year, working a few days and just the generalities of daily life... I have not had the down time for some happy creating... so I thought I'd share one of our first Family Hikes this past weekend... without baby packs, "Are we there yets?", and realizing our children are indeed growing up.  We hiked for 4 hours... a total of 3.8 miles on an incline.  The reward was wonderful... and I am so thankful that our kids enjoy one of our other "Happy" activities... HIKING.  :-)  Enjoy!

Ready, set, here we go!

Stopping at the first sight of the river.

Our kiddos were such troopers.  These small inclines with the "Cliff edge" to the right made me a little nervous... so I just grabbed my camera and tried to ignore it.

I love my kids!

Loved the wooden bridges over the raging bottom of the Falls. 

We hiked to the "Lower" Falls... will go for "Upper" Falls in a few years.  Many switchbacks etc...

Another one of the wonderful bridges down below.  Love our hiking trails!!

On our way back to the Trail Head.  The kids clearly not wanting to deal with the camera anymore.  LOL.

Thanks for checking out our adventure!!