Avalon Mist

This is one of my favorite pages so far! I love how black can make bright colours pop, although I often forget that little trick. I tend to prefer browns, but black is so much more bold. This one sheet of October Afternoon cloud paper came to me in a Studio Calico kit I believe. I've been hoarding it for a few months, not willing to touch it. It works perfectly here! It's good to save things up (RIGHT Crystal?) for when they are absolutely necessary.
It was a little tricky to balance the right and left side. The first page is based on a sketch out of SBE. I had so wanted to do it and then realized afterwards that only one of my remaining photos was not a duplicate of those in the grid. Ooops. It worked out well anyway.
For "Avalon" I was able to pull out my Quickutz and use Beauty Queen one more time. Since the Cricut the QK has been ignored a little. Again, I do like having all the options so they never look stale or the same.
These photos are from a day on Dad's boat. It was so hot that day! If we were out any longer I would have burned, and I do not burn ever! The dogs were very well behaved and slept most of the time.