Sunday, April 19, 2015

Knoebels Then & Now

Good Morning! Hope you all are enjoying this fine Sunday. We are having some fantastic spring weather the last few days. I spent some time outside yesterday hanging up laundry and playing a bit with Buddy. Spring allergies keeps me indoors alot, but sometimes I gotta get out and get some fresh air:) Today's challenge over at Lasting Memories is Family Travel Traditions. We had 2 travel traditions growing up but I focused on the one that Dave and I still do now:
Knobels is an amusement park here in PA that is about 2 hours from my house. As a kid, Mom's work would hold a picnic there each year in June. I was 3 almost 4 in these 2 pictures :) I loved the Whip when I was a kid and this is the one made for the younger set and I was lucky to have a brother that would tag along with me on the rides too he was 9. Now I like the Scenic Skyway ride, even though I'm afraid of heights I get on and hold on tight. This particular set of photos comes from our visit to the park on my birthday 2013, we found out they had a cover bridge festival so decided to check it out. Wow the fall foliage was just gorgeous that day and the perfect way to spend a birthday.
I used the sketch #13 from the sketchathon challenge over at My Scraps and More.

This fun sketch took me less than an hour to put together this layout. I used October Afternoon Midway collection that has been in and out of my counterfeit kits many times, now it just sits by my desk handy for these kinds of layouts :) I used alphas from my current kit for the layout.
 My brother Steve and I enjoying the Whip ride. Era: 1966. The thicker & sign was a match to the color blue of the ride cars
Dave and I enjoying the ride Era: 2013 and a picture of what we seen from our view, perfect way to see the whole park from this view.
 One of the entrances to the park, super cute photo op too :)
The journaling spot, all the doo dads and that fun border strip came from the OA Midway collection too. This just came together so well, I guess having a kit available has it's advantages (no matter if it's premade or made from your stash) for some fast scrappin.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you join us this week over at Lasting Memories. This is the last week of the challenges so make sure you get them n quickly to play along. This month there is the fun prize of those 3 die cuts being given away.

9 comments:

  1. Super fun page, Tina! Nice use of the sketch too.

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  2. Great use of the sketch. Love the then and now theme of the LO. I wish I would do more of those! ;)

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  3. Really bright, fun page. That sketch certainly was perfect for a Then & Now page! Neat that you had the childhood photos.

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  4. Love, love this layout Tina! We went to Knoebels once and I love it there. We would have went more if it had been closer to us, it was 4+ hours for us. But our boys had a great time there! I love the pictures you have used on this layout Tina. The ones of you and your brother are great! I also love the one of you and Dave, you also got such nice pics of the fall foliage and it is gorgeous!! Hugs, Brenda

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  5. Amazing that you have kept up this tradition since childhood! I would have loved to take my kids to my old childhood haunt, but it closed down long ago to make an industrial area (so disappointing!) Looks like a lot of fun!!

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  6. Tina, that's so fun to see pics of now & then - sounds like a fun amusement park!

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  7. I love layouts with now and then photos - so fun! You did a wonderful job using that sketch and the OA products.

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  8. Great page! I love the tickets. Love the then and now photos too.

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  9. Oh this brings back memories for my family and I as well. We have only been to Knoebel's a handful of times but gosh do I miss that place! I love how you documented the past with the present. Such a cute child you were, and your brother too! You and Dave being able to go be kids again at an amusement park just makes me smile!!! I love that! But one thing is for sure, you won't catch me up on that skyride! NOPE! LOL
    Hugs,
    Jo
    xox

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