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I took these pictures with my Instax camera on New Years eve morning and scrapped them that afternoon.  At lunch we all decided on our New Years Resolutions so I thought that would be a good starting point for the layout from that morning’s pics.
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I used the Studio calico 34Th Street kit with the Penn Station and Herald Square add ons.  The background paper already had quite a lot going on, so I didn’t use any platter or background techniques, making this a quick, one-hour layout.  I designed (I use that word loosely) the title and cut it with my Cameo.  It was super easy- just choose a font, type the words, scootch them over until they’re overlapping, then weld them together and cut!

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I love the dreamy effect that background paper gives to this layout!
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Here’s the process vid for this one:

Mercy Tiara

Mercy Tiara

You may be wondering who is Mercy Tiara, and why the name? MercyTiara is an anagram of my first and middle names, Tracy Marie. I discovered this name in the 90's in grad school when we were all coming up with alter egos for one another in a lab one day. I've used it ever since, but you can call me Tracy or MercyTiara, or anything you want... just don't call me late for supper!