Scrapbooking Injury, LOL

So back in May I awoke to discover I had a swollen thumb and aching right arm .... a few days later I had to visit my doctor who diagnosed tennis elbow. A friend joked that it was "a scrapbooking injury". Turns out it is! I've noticed that at times when I use my paper trimmer and punches a lot the situation flares up again ... not sure if anyone else out there in "scrapbooking world" has suffered from a similar ailment & has advice for me ... but I'd certainly welcome it. I don't wanna have to quit scrapping, LOL ... So now I'm on vacation and you'd think I'd be resting it, but "NO" ... today I went kayaking ... and now I fear I'm in big trouble. Hadn't paddled in 2 years and fear I'm going to have to pay for this!

Anyways in keeping with summer ... here are some pics of our day of kayaking and a summer layout from my neices scrapbook which is one of my own favourites.

Anything Goes

Currently I am working on a Wedding Scrapbook for my Step-Daughter and her new husband. They got married on the beach the day after my birthday (July 31). The weather eventually cleared & it couldn't have been a more beautiful afternoon to be on the shore. For the entire album I intend to stick with their wedding colours (turquoise & yellow) & throw is as many flowers & as much bling as I can get away with ... oh & a smattering of beach themed embellishments of course.

Just Scraps Challenge # 16

I'm not quite sure that my effort actually coincides with what Jean layed out for Challenge # 16 on Just Scraps.  I do however think my little card is quite cute. I found it challenging to build a house with colors and patterns not normally associated with homes ... maybe that's why I think it's so cute! The lawn needs to be mowed and that kinda reminds me of our place, lol. I used the Distressed Stripes and Herringbone embossing folders with my Cuttlebug to get the two different textures. The grass is courtesy of my Sizzix Sizzlit Decorative Strip simply called "Grass".