Project Completion challenge x 2

"Project Completion Challenge:  Pick a project that is either not completed or that you have always intended to start and make it to share!"
Go get a cuppa, this is a long post.....

PROJECT ONE

12 years ago when I started scrapping I made this double layout.

Isn't it awful? That was in the days of matting on cardboard and sticking it on.
I've always thought I'd go back and fix it one day.
Well, the days have come.
I started with 2 papers from my current Counterfeit Kit.

I especially chose the train one with this project in mind.
I had 2 sheets of the orange, so I also added a pale orange cardstock.
Here's my remakes. It ended up being 3 pages but I'm happy with that.

I thought the flags were appropriate.

and the tickets pennant on the second one too.

The first 2 were for challenges last month so that gave me the sketches to use for designing them.
The 3rd one is a free scrap.

I've used the framework of mini letters as the track on the background of the photos and some Echo Park train stickers.As these 4 photos were different sized I couldn't put them together in a square.
You will agree these look much better.As the train was painted a peach colour they actually match.

PROJECT TWO
An untidy noticeboard hanging above my computer and scrapping desk.

I use the calendar to write my challenge dates on for DT work.
The rest is cards,scraps of paper etc I have collected over the past 3 or more years.

I won a bella coaster album in a challenge and thought about an address book mini album idea.

 Using 7 gypsies papers from my September kit, I have created a cover and pages.
On the reverse side I have added ruled paper cut from an old desk diary.I sanded after gluing and you can see the outline tears away cleanly.

This gives me 12 pages including the covers on which to write addresses etc.
On the back inside cover I added a pocket to hold business cards.

So the mini album is complete

and my notice board

The remaining pieces of paper are passwords for Norton, facebook etc,

 plus the website for the local movie theatre.

You will agree it looks much better.