Boldt Castle

 

****Swirlydoos October Kit***

This month's kit is simply stunning.  The Webster's paper and all of the embellishments are quite gorgeous.  I was having a hard time deciding what to do first.  This is my take on this month's sketch.  I flipped it and turned it upside down.  You know how I am with sketches LOL!

These are pictures I took at our recent day trip to Boldt Castle.  This was the first time my DD had been there.  It is on Heart Island all by itself up in the Thousand Islands Region on the St. Lawrence River.  It is simply stunning. A man's true love for his wife was the inspiration for building the castle at the turn of the 20th century.  My DD literally spent the day with her mouth wide opening gasping every time she turned a corner.  Good news...I found my scraproom LOL!  I took over 200 pics that day so I am sure I will be scrapping more.

I used some of the coordinating card stock to cut the circle out and decided to use another one of my Art Stencils from Layers of Color.  Love these things!!! I only used part of the natural flourish stencil on the circle.  I used Dew Drops ink in Platinum.  I added some pearls to dress it up a bit. 

I also took one of the Webster's papers and cut those big, lavender circles out.  I also cut out the half circles.  I lined the circles up along the edge and then layered them with the main circle.  The kit came with some Parisian Anthology decorative elements.  I used one for the title and one to go underneath the photo.  I sprayed some black velvet Smooch Spray onto a paper towel and lightly rubbed over the top of the elements so that just the higher edges got Smooched.

The beautiful branch and lace flower were in the kit.  I broke up the branch and spread it around the page.  I just can't seem to keep myself from using that awesome leaf stamp from Heartfelt Creations.  They are so pretty and easy to use. 

Thank you so very much for stopping by and taking a peek!!!