Lasting Memories 47

This week at Lasting Memories, our challenge is distressing.  I saw a layout kit on embellishonline.com a few months back and I bought the background papers so that I could make a similar one.  So I guess you could call this a "counterfeit kit" and CASE of the layout I saw.

I used photos from Longport, NJ where my family has a house.  They are photos of the 2 gazebos in town and "Lucy the Margate Elephant," a HUGE landmark in the area.  You can actually take a tour and walk through the inside of the elephant!

I turned the photos black and white and gave them a white border to make them appear older.  It also makes them stand out against the busy background.

I distressed the edges of the red photo mats with a paper edge shredder.  I inked the edges of the scalloped circle and the old images from the background papers. 

Close up of the journaling and distressing:

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Details:
Checked background paper: GCD Studios
Teal Flourish & Beach town paper by Graphic 45 (Under the Boardwalk collection)
Red polka dot paper by My Mind's Eye
Cricut Plantin Schoolbook & Lacy Labels (Scalloped Circle)

Challenges:
1. The Paper Variety - Inspiration Photo
2. Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
3. ScrapFIT - Put a bird on it (flamingo)