Bella Italia

This layout brought out my messiest side. I am a messy person at the best of times, but put me in the same room as pale cream cardstock and a black ink pad and we are asking for trouble. I knew which photos I wanted to use as soon as I saw the prompt. We went to Lake Maggiore in Italy last year and have dozens of pictures of the islands in the middle and views across the lake. Then I remembered a rubber stamp that I got as part of a kit last year. And some inner messy part of me thought it would be a good idea to use that to make a background rather than paper. Big mistake. Very big mistake. Cue fingerprints and smudges and 'I'm just going to have to start this all over again' moments. I wanted to include the border from a pad of paper that I bought while I was out there as I love the design on the bottom. It just looks so 'Italian'. {and it hides a big fingerprint}

So today is bright and sunny and perfect for taking those pictures I was so disappointed with earlier on this week. Tree against blue sky with fluffy clouds....

Blurry backgrounds....