Stop Calling our House a Box

OK, first I'll explain the post title. There is an internet meme in which a scrapbooker proudly states that all her supplies can fit in one box. To which the husband says, "Stop calling our house a box!" That might describe me a bit 😆

My next stop for the Union County Four Centuries in a Weekend is Boxwood Hall. This is a lovely mansion and features many rooms of colonial and post-colonial decor. The owner, Elias Boudinot (the trading card on the left), served as one of the Presidents of the Continental Congress near the end of the war (1782-1783). Elias hosted George Washington for lunch on his way to the first presidential inauguration in New York City. Alexander Hamilton also stayed here for a time while attending the nearby Elizabethtown Academy. But that was before he was famous (just you wait!).

This layout is based on a Beginner's Project Recipe given to CM Advisors in January 2023 (I can email you a copy on request). It was meant to correspond to the paper you see in the layout called "Homebody". The sketch can be thought of as one of Noreen Smith's 1-2-3 sketches, though it only takes 2 cuts! You can use any paper, but the Homebody kit had this print that reminded me of the carpets in all of the rooms of this house. Instead of cutting 2" strips from the same side of the paper, I made 2" cuts on each side, leaving me with the border elements for the right side of the page. The middle section is then moved to the left. Both are layered on more papers from the kit, though cardstock is certainly an option. A small pack of embellishments is available with the paper and provides a few clusters of interest around the page.