Bucket List: Hot Air Balloon

Today, I have a page from my travel journal to share with you. 

I recently visited Albuquerque, New Mexico with my youngest daughter, Allie, and her son.  She wanted to ride a hot air balloon and check it off her bucket list. I grew up in Albuquerque and was on a hot air baloon team for a year.  She had heard lots and lots of stories  about hot air balloon adventures from me, and she was always amazed that I was afraid of heights but still able to fly.  I told her she needed to go up and the she would see why.  

On her flight, she met a popular travel blogger and they hit it off very well.  The blogger was doing unique videos, interviews, and pictures and enlisted Allie's help. They did some fun pictures and videos from inside the balloon as it was inflating.  This is a picture of Allie inside playing around. 

Here is my travel journal page.

I made the main panel printing out my journaling words, cutting down the paper, then dipping it in an ink mixture of Southwestern colors.  I wasn't happy with it so I took my ink pads and swipped them across the page until it looked better.  Then I put in my pictures and added three balloons from the 4 in 1 In The Sky image. 

I love how this came out and, suprizingly, she did too.  Isn't it fun how one stamp can make a page turn out really well?

Hope your week is going well.

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