My Race Around the World

So I joined Scrapbooking Top 50 Race Around the World 

and am loving it.

The first challenge I was really out of my comfort

zone.  We started in Australia and I've always

struggled with using our colours and australiana.

The criteria for this stop was

♥ use Aussie slang on your layout.

♥ include an Aussie image or Aussie animal

♥ use a border punch or scallops to represent the large iconic

structures (opera house, ulura, rugged coastlines)

I really did struggle at first.  

I had made the sun with texture paste and

an embellie from Charm but I couldn't get past that.

I decided to swap photos and with the green

in the pic here of Gaz, with the camel at

Australia Zoo, it just started coming together.

ewww....camel spit!

Love this Prima flourish.

Our next challenge was a detour with the following criteria, 

♥ Scrap a layout or 3 card set with either a postage stamp,

envelope or some hidden journalling to get

your letter sent to your loved ones and get you back in the race.

I love how my page has turned out.  Some more

 gorgeous My Minds Eye from my stash.

Lots to look at.  One of my Prickly Pear bird

stamps.  Some wings cut with La La Land dies.  My little

envelope stamps and die cut envelope and some

hearts from Wplus9.  A little card from Kaisercraft.

Plus some goodies from Handmade Halo.

A Prima zip thingy and bird.

And my boy ♥

This next leg of the challenge, we're off to Asia.

  I've got Japan and am yet to make a start on it.

Not even an idea yet.

Enjoy

 ♥