Grand View

 The last part of the van tour was a trip to Grandview Cemetery. Here many of those who died (known and unknown) are buried. I had never been here and I will return once I determine if any ancestors died in the flood. I so far know of one who survived. It's a lovely cemetery and still well cared for.

Once again, I turned to the CM Virtual crop. This time, however, I used a sketch for a card as the basis for the design of this page. I also made a card, but given the 3 small photos I had, it gave me a chance to use some of the Mellow Meadows paper. In this case, the paper has a photograph quality to it so it looks like I took more photos of my own. A nice way to expand a page. The diagonals are from a rose Border Maker Cartridge. It came together pretty quickly!

Inside the clubhouse

 The clubhouse tour is the biggest part of the reason I signed up for this event. I had been by it so often as a child and really wanted to see the inside. They have painted the outside but are still working on the inside. But I sort of like the run-down look. It really shows how much time has passed.

This layout is another from the CM Virtual Crop. I used several collections including Stitched Sentiments, Timeworn Textures, and Memoirs & Memories. They all had that worn look to them which complimented the photos well. The arcs in the corner are part of a 6" decorative punch. I made the punch, then cut out the center and used just the decorative edge in the corners. The rest of the embellishments were just some vintage-looking elements from my stash.

Part of the tour included an area where they put on small staged performances in period costumes. I hope I get the chance to see one sometime.

And this is another in the Virtual Crop challenges. The background paper is old CM from (I think) a "Vintage" paper pack. Though the other papers in the pack have some mid-century looks to them. But I wanted a soft background for the bold papers. The border on the right is a set of 2 Crystal Chain strips from the border maker system. The layering provides depth to the page with minimal extra weight. The images of the women playing sports and the couple dancing are from Paper Pizazz by Hot Off The Press. They have a booklet of paper-printed cutouts and I was happy to be able to use a few of them. They really bring the era to life for the layout.

Taking the Dam Tour

When we were done with Walk 93, my sister and the rest of our merry band drove to the Johnstown area. (It was a Saturday and we could stop at Conzattis). We had lunch at Pappy's pizza just like when Lisa and I were little. Then we split and I headed to Saint Michael to take a Johnstown Flood tour. Having grown up a few miles from here you wouldn't think I would need to take a guided tour, and in fact, I did know many of the stories; but a part of the tour was inside the Clubhouse. While I passed it all the time, it has only recently been open for tours. But that's next week's story. Today I focus on the visitor center and the incredible diorama of flood debris hanging in the lobby above the theater entrance. If you haven't seen the movie, you should. I believe it won an Oscar for documentaries.

This layout is another Creative Memories Virtual Crop challenge. As you can see in the sketch, the bottom row is supposed to be 4 small photos. I liked it better with my stitched-together panorama. Since I had room I added a small mat from the Archiver's line (still using that up). The background paper is another from the Painted Harvest pack. The other papers are from a very old "Earthy" line from old CM. I inked the edges of the journal box to get it to stand out more.