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Pencil lines challenge 133

At last I've had my ears syringed, it wasn't anywhere near as bad as it was last time. Admittedly that was about 20 years ago but it left a lasting impression. This time they put a little probe in my ear that was attached to a machine and this passed the water into my ear with a bit of a vibration. It wasn't at all uncomfortable and just sounded like bubbles in my ear. Everything is so loud now. Part of the problem is my ear canals are very small, the nurse even had to go and find a piece for the thing they look in your ear with, that was for a child. It's a pity the rest of my body isn't like that!
Here is this weeks entry for the pencil lines challenge 133. Since the bedroom flooded in January I have been methodically peeling the photos out of all of my albums that got damp. So far I think only one is very damaged, unfortunately it's one of the Kenya albums. It's been quite a job so far and I'm only half way through, but was has happened is that I'm revisiting all my trips and finding some lovely photos. I know they are there but as I have thousands of pictures I don't often look through them all. Isn't that the point of scrapbooking so that only the best and favourites are highlighted? For this weeks challenge I came across these pictures taken over two trips to Hong Kong.

I'm loving the core'dinations, whitewash cardstock, it's behind the photos on this layout. I've embossed it with the cuttlebug and sanded it to reveal the lemon core. Loving it long time (well until I find something else to love).

Comments

suebaru said…
Love how you used this sketch,thanks for sharing!

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