Welcome back to my Fall 2021 extended vacation. On Saturday, October 16th, I started making the rounds of the Four Centuries in a Weekend locales. I visited quite a few, but I'll include only the sites that are also part of the Crossroads of the American Revolution trail in the blog. This year, I obtained a passport specifically for the event. This gave me a place to put the "bonus" stamps (as categorized in the NPTC database). Somehow, Union County managed to issue stamps that look just like the Eastern National official stamps. It created quite a conundrum about whether to include them in the database. That has now been settled, as we have added numerous state parks and other non-NPS groups to the database. If you haven't looked at that yet and enjoy collecting stamps when you travel, you should take a look!
This layout is based on a pin I saved from Creative Life Scrapbooking. I didn't purchase the directions; I figured out the design on my own. I started by using the new CM inks and stencil to create the background paper. On reflection, I should have placed more leaves on the left side closer to the edge. The large acorn on the decorative pumpkin box is there because I messed up one of the border leaves with a pen that was too wet. From the first time I started scrapbooking, I've learned to cover mistakes with embellishments! The pumpkins were made with the CM Custom Cutting System squares and rectangles. I inked the edges for some extra oomph and added small bits of brown for the stems. I used a few scraps of cardstock and decorative paper. The largest pumpkin is cut from the mat that holds the passport. I knew the passport would cover the hole. It's not visible now, but I tucked the passport into a brochure pocket. It was too thick to hold on with just photo corners.
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