Edinburgh

The layout I lifted for this page can be found in Creative Keepsakes Volume 16 issue 6 page 30

I liked the jumble of the pictures, and the fact that some were vertical and some horizontal, and the fact that there was lots of room for journaling was a definite plus.  I used a small stamp that I'd bought at Micheal's a few years ago and created a stamped border at the bottom and used gold embossing powder on them.   I used a stitching template for the border around the top, stitched it with blue & white baker's twine, doodled circles around the little starburst designs, and then topped it with a blue gem.  The silhouette of the bagpiper was cut on my Silhouette SD.  I used a dymo label maker for the numbers on the pictures which coordinate with the journaling.  The simple title is from a set of stickers I picked up at Hobby Lobby.

The journaling reads:

Edinburgh is full of hundreds of years of history. These are only a few of the places we saw. 1)This was a very wide street which was formerly the Grassmarket, the place of public hangings in the 16^th century.  2) I’m actually not sure what this was, but it was one of the pictures we took on the way to the bus stop. 3) St. Giles’ Cathedral; we didn’t see the inside. 4)World’s End Close: it was named as such because many people who lived on that street never left it. They were born, worked, and died without leaving the street.  5) I had to get a picture in a phone booth; but was glad I didn’t have to use it because it smelled so bad.  6) Holyrood Palace; it was closed the day we were there which means that someone from the Royal family was staying there. 7) The North bridge connects the High Street with Princes Street. 8) I don’t know the name of this street, but we saw it several times on our bus rides. 9) We did a lot of shopping on the royal Mile. 10) A picture of the buildings and shops along the royal mile. 11) Edinburgh Castle on top of the volcanic rock.  This is the side where Greyfriar’s bobby came down. L 12) for a pound, you could get your picture made with this young man playing the bagpipes.  13)We ate at “The Filling Station” both nights in Edinburgh.  I did try a sip of scotch here the last night so I could say that I drank scotch in Scotland.  I didn’t care for it that much.  14) We had planned on climbing Arthur’s seat while in Edinburgh; but the weather was not cooperative, and we were tired by that last day…and knew we had a lot of walking for the Mary King’s Close tour that night.