Since the Ancient Greeks discovered that our world was round, our fascination with this beautiful planet has never waned. Finding out that our earth is a sphere has been one of the most important discoveries in history. From understanding our place in the universe and creating accurate maps to designing buildings and bridges that can outlast earthquakes, understanding the earth’s shape has scientific and practical purposes we apply daily.

We were delighted to visit the Globe Museum in Vienna, Austria, late last fall. This museum is unique in the world. It contains over 250 exclusive terrestrial and celestial globes, globes of the moon and other planets, as well as numerous astronomical instruments. It was a visually beautiful and highly educational experience. It has something for everyone. Seeing these fascinating spheres firsthand was a moving experience. The hardest part of creating this layout was deciding which globes to include!

Here are the details of my design process.

I created this double-page layout using 49 and Market’s new travel collection called Wherever. The background pages are the front and back of The World Awaits patterned paper. I embellished it with coordinating acetate film strips on both pages. The word phases came from the Laser Cut Elements and some leftovers from the Wherever Page Kit.

I didn’t want my journalling to distract from the beautiful globes on the layout, so I created a hidden journalling pocket to accomplish this goal. The pocket and the journalling tag are 7Gypsies products I have owned for over a decade. I placed the title for the layout on the tag using blue Happy Life Thickers. The blue twine attached to the tag is a Macrame Jewelry Cord from The Beadery.

Additional embellishments on these pages included utilizing a couple of Chipboard Map Frames. I used some leftovers from the Everywhere collection, and they coordinated beautifully. The stacked suitcases and the New Discoveries word strip belonged to the Laser Cut Elements package. I backed the suitcases with dimensional fun foam. The Travel More circle and the airplane came from the Wherever Chipboard Bits package.

And there you have it! A relatively simple layout to come together. With patterned papers this gorgeous, you can use fewer embellishments. Did you see me peeking through the globes in the far right-hand picture?

Thanks for stopping in today, and until next time, stay safe, stay well, and Happy Scrapping!