April Showers... 60

***I have two posts today, if you are looking for my Skipping Stones Design sketch challenge (SSD73) post, click HERE or scroll down to the next post ~ thanks :)***

Hi there! I had some me time, so I played along with the April's My Mind's Eye Challenge #22: layout challenge based on an "April Showers" theme. Had to really think about this one when creating my layout because it doesn't rain too often here in Phoenix therefore, I don't have a lot of photos to choose from in our iPhoto library. I turned to some pics that were taken while on a trip to London a few years ago and pulled out various pieces of fun My Mind's Eye patterned paper and had some fun!

In case you are curious, the beautiful building in the photo is the Royal Waterloo Hospital for Women and Children located in London, England. This stunning piece of architecture was built in 1816. My hubby and I toured around London for about 5 days and if I remember correctly, it rained nearly EVERY day we were there and was quite cold. We didn't allow the rain stop us from tooling around the city, taking in all the beauty, rich history, culture and friendly people :)

If you are looking for a fun sketch to play with and some awesome inspiration, check out the My Mind's Eye Blog (click HERE).

For the title, I combined a few Vintage embellishments from Stella and Rose and a sentiment from PTI   that was cut using a die from Nested Pennants.

For those of you who prefer card making, I have a card to share referring to the fun April's My Mind's Eye Challenge #22: card challenge which is also based on an "April Showers" theme.

Here's my interpretation using ALL the same patterned paper and stamp sets. I couldn't resist inking up the PTI sentiment, April Showers bring May Flowers :) giggle

I paper pieced the umbrella on both the layout and card then popped it up using 3D foam adhesive squares for added dimension:

So have the April showers brought you May flowers? Thanks so much for looking ~ hope you have a great day :) Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye: State of the Heart Collection, Lost and Found Collection, 
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® Big Scalloped Circles, Standard Circles LG, Grand Labels Four, Nested Pennants, Grand Calibur
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Scattered Showers, Scattered Showers Additions
Other: My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose embellishments
Ribbon: Vanilla Bean Vintage crinkly ribbon Courtesy of Kimberly @ My Craft Spot