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Finally! The last installment of the free digital collection, Catalonia or The Walking Stick, named after my book. I've got some lovely page inspiration for ya, too. You'll see an excerpt from the very first page of my book along with its partnering page full of imagery. I've written many books, but none like this one. If you know me, you won't be surprised at my ever present attempts at something new or outside of the box.
Pictured below is your new freebie.
Take a look at the first page and its picturesque partner page.
These are actual photos I took from Serdinya. Just look at that beyond gorgeous, blue sky. All of the homes are constructed with stone. Everything sure does look ancient. From the rustic metal working to the weathered wooden doors and shutters.
Catalonia is a magical place to visit. They put so much pride in to everything to do. Keeping the houses and farms from their ancestors as they were gives Catalonia its mystic charm. It made me think how cost effective and environmentally friendly this concept is.
Catalonia grows a lot of their own food which you can purchase at road side establishments as well as large grocery stores. They have their own dairy suppliers and buying organic, local meat is not at all a problem. As Foodies, we were super impressed at the quality of the local products.
If you missed that last few installments from the Catalonia Collection, you can pop back and grab the other parts. I'm putting a few of the same pages here for inspiration.
Scrapbook layouts don't always have to be time and labor intensive. Above, I placed over half a dozen pictures atop a coordinating color background and added a few simple embellishments. Scrapbooking in minutes can still render a beautiful page.
There I am enjoying an expansive breakfast at an Air BnB we stayed at on our way to Serdinya. I studied my photos of the trip to gather the color palette I needed for the collection. You can see how I did that as we go along. Occasionally, I'll tweak the colors just a bit so that they fit the images, perfectly.
These two pages are from the BnB. Claudia provided an excellent outside space with a huge pool and beautiful garden. She was kind enough to leave us on our own despite that the house is "shared". I usually don't go for that kind of BnB. If you're interested in this place, here's the link.
We had the entire upstairs to ourselves. That's two bedrooms and a bathroom. We only saw Claudia at breakfast. This is a super, nice place to stay and it really isn't all that expensive. We'd definitely visit again if we were in the area.
When we got there, it was around dinner time. We did pass a few restaurants, but from the road we traveled, it didn't look like there was a whole lot to do. Do your research to make sure it provides what you are looking for. I had our dinner packed so we could eat at our lodging which did have a full, beautiful kitchen. We forgot all of the things we put in the refrigerator! Claudia was great about it when we called to warn her. She really is a very nice person to speak with. Her English is spotty to say the least. So brush up on your French.
I really love the page, above. The colors are delicious and reminiscent of the brilliant blue skies and sun in the south of France.
Here are some pages from my team with the free collection.
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