Toot - 7 pages published in Somerset Studio!

This is my education series that I did about the animals that we saw at the Six Flags Great Adventure Wild Safari this summer. I used Lorie Davison's Rough to the Touch collection, which can be found at Scrapbookgraphics.

If' you have never seen Lorie Davison's designs, then you don't know what you are missing. She is a professional illustrator and the most creative and talented person that I have ever had the pleasure of coming in contact with - yes, I am a huge fan - she might say a stalker - NOT! Ever since I was a child I have loved cartoons and all sorts of illustrations, so it is no wonder that I am drawn to her designs.

Anyway, I'll come back later with my latest page. That time away from scrapping did me some good. I am trying out new things...

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Toot - 7 pages published in Somerset Studio!

Watusi

Page #9 of travel album I am making documenting our trips to the safari this summer.

Watusi, or Red Ankoli Cattle, are from Africa, and are named for their coat, which combines white patches with various shades of red.Ankoli-Watusi cattle are a breed of cattle native to Africa. They have very large, distinctive horns similar to a Texas Longhorn. They are sometimes known as Ankole or Watusi. Like many cattle, they are the descendents of the Aurochs who became extinct in the 17th century. Watusi are native to Africa and, for over 6000 years, have played a pivotal role in the lives of various African tribes - Tutsi, Ankole, Bahima, Bashi, Kigezi, and the Kivu - although the Tutsi are most often associated with the breed. The cattle provided food, currency, and tribal status. In Rwanda, where the Tutsi ruled, Watusi were known as "Insanga" or "the ones which were found" and "Inyambo" or "the cows with long, long horns." Those with the largest and longest horns belonged to the King and were considered sacred, with some individuals having horns that measure twelve feet from tip to tip. The breed is often referred to as the 'Cattle of Kings'.Their digestive systems have the ability to utilize poor quality and limited quantities of food and water. These survival abilities have allowed them as a breed to not only survive the centuries in Africa but to become established on the continents of Europe, South America, Australia and North America.The animals' large horns are honeycombed with blood vessels, and are used to thermo-regulate in hot temperatures. Blood moving through the horns is cooled by moving air, and then flows back into the body and lowers the animal's body temperature.

It's About Time and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG

http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22066&cat=0&page=1

Rough to the Touch with Everything In It by Lorie Davison @ SBG

http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22057&cat=0&page=1

Font: Antique Type

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Watusi

White Tailed Gnu

I am so jazzed up about this album that I am already on my 7th page on my travel album to the safari this summer. I chose Rough to the Touch because it has the most wonderful textures and old world feel that I was looking for. I want my pages to look different from each other yet have a cohesive look. To that end, I use the litho/sketch look, naturalistic element, alpha and vintage frames to tie it all together. The truth is that though I am the one designing the pages, they are so different than what I usually do that sometimes I feel like I am looking at someone's page. How cool is that? If I say so myself. :)

The White Tailed Gnu can no longer be found in the wild. Once down to only 100, they now number over 4,000 throughout protected reserves. They have a deep brown coat, stiff mane and a long light colored tail that touches the ground.
*Smallest of the gnu family at 3½ feet tall
*Both males and females carry horns
*Live in large herds near water

It's About Time and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22066&cat=0&page=1
Rough to the Touch with Everything In It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22057&cat=0&page=1
Frame from Prairie Gal Frames Coll. by Lorie Davison
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/product.php?productid=19977&cat=0&page=1Shapes: Tabs by Studio Wendy
http://shop.scrapbookgraphics.com/product.php?productid=21859&cat=0&page=1
Sketch action (used on a photo that I merged with the bg. ppr.) by Trish Jones (retired)
Font: Fountain Pen Frenzy, Antique Type
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White Tailed Gnu

Llamas / Rough to the Touch / Lorie Davison

This is my 6th page of an album I am making documenting all of our trips to the wild safari at Six Flags Great Adventure this summer.

Llamas can be found commercially throughout mountainous areas of North America, Europe and Australia. They are pack animals that are maintained in herds by natives of South America. The long woolen coat of llamas is commonly used to make clothing and blankets. Their diet consists of native shrubs and grasses of mountain vegetation. Llamas live in dry climates and get most of their moisture from their food.

Life span approximately 28 yearsWeight up to 450 poundsLlamas have three stomachs and are ruminantsLlamas can carry in excess of 133 lbs over 19 miles per day

[RUMINANT: An animal that chews the cud and has a complex digestive system with a four part stomach enabling bacteria to break down food. Ruminants lack upper incisor teeth and their complex stomach allows them to store and digest large amounts of bulky and fibrous food.]

Tattered photo - Vol 1 (upper right hand photo) by Maya

http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21899&cat=0&page=1It's About Time and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG

http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22066&cat=0&page=1

Rough to the Touch with Everything In It by Lorie Davison @ SBG

http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22057&cat=0&page=1

Font: Antique Font
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North American Bison

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This is my 5th page of an album I am making documenting all of our trips to the wild safari at Six Flags Great Adventure this summer.

The American Bison has a keen sense of smell, eyes that can detect movement up to a mile away and the ability to run as fast as a horse. A fully mature male can weigh 2100 lbs or more - a newborn calf weighs only 30 lbs. In the spring, the bison begin to shed their coats and rub their bodies against any object they can find.
=Largest animal in America=Commonly known as Buffalo
=Can smell water and enemies as far as three miles away
=Social animals that live in groups of up to 200

Credits:
Tattered photo - Vol 1 (upper right hand photo) by Maya
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21899&cat=0&page=1
Giggles and Giggles Small Caps by Fontologie
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21687&cat=0&page=2
It's About Time and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22066&cat=0&page=1
Rough to the Touch with Everything In It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22057&cat=0&page=1
Scotch tape from Fancy Pants Elements by Flergs at SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=20789&cat=0&page=1
Journaling strips by Lynn Grieverson
Font: Antique Font
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North American Bison

Giraffe / Rough to the Touch

This is my 3rd page of an album I am making documenting all of our trips to the wild safari at Six Flags Great Adventure this summer.


The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant. Males can be 4.8 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) tall and weigh up to 1,700 kilograms (3,800 pounds). The record-sized bull, shot in Kenya in 1934, was 5.87 m (19.2 ft) tall and weighed approximately 2,000 kg (4,400 lb).[2] Females are generally slightly shorter, and weigh less than the males do.
The giraffe is related to deer and cattle, but is placed in a separate family, the Giraffidae, consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the okapi. Its range extends from Chad to South Africa.

Giraffes can inhabit savannas, grasslands, or open woodlands. They prefer areas enriched with acacia growth. They drink large quantities of water and, as a result, they can spend long periods of time in dry, arid areas. When searching for more food they will venture into areas with denser foliage.

{A RUMINANT is a mammal of the order Artiodactyla that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first stomach, known as the rumen, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again. The process of again chewing the cud to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called "ruminating".}

Times New Roman and Mariah
2 Clear Alpha: Plain and Polka by Phong Ton @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21883&cat=0&page=1It's About Time and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22066&cat=0&page=1
Rough to the Touch with Everything In It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22057&cat=0&page=1
Sketch action by Trish Jones (retired).
Twirlytwig and tab from Archive Collection kit by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19678&cat=0&page=1
Scotch tape from Fancy Pants Elements by Flergs at SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=20789&cat=0&page=1
Photographer frame from Prairie Gal Collection by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19981&cat=0&page=1
Staple from By the Sea by Phuong Ton @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22076&cat=0&page=2
Action: Shadow It 2 (acrylics) by Wendyzine @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21356&cat=0&page=3
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Giraffe / Rough to the Touch

Aoudad (Barbary Sheep) / Rough to the Touch

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The Aoudad is a Barbary sheep with bristly reddish to sandy brown outer coat and a lighter under color. Both males and females have a heavy fringe of hair on their throat and tail. Both sexes carry thick triangular-based horns with a pattern of fine rings and curve over their back in a half circle. The Aoudad is native to the rocky and arid mountains of northern Africa. Their diet consists of sparse grasses, lichens and bushes.

Life span approximately 20 years / Weight 66-319 pounds / The female Aoudad gives birth twice a year and their newborns can climb the rocky hills almost immediately after birth. The Aoudad has such great jumping power that they can clear a 6.6 foot obstacle with ease from a standing start.

Sketch action by Trish Jones.(Note: after I ran the action, I turned the picture black and white , which I then tweaked, to get the effect I wanted.)

Note1: I modified some of the alpha. I didn't want all the disks to be the same color (and didn't want to mess with the hue and saturation) so I cloned some of the characters out, then I extracted the correct character which I then inserted in the disks)

Fonts: FO-P.S. I Love You by Fontologie @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=21691&cat=0&page=1
Times New Roman
It's About Time Alpha and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22066&cat=0&page=1
Rough to the Touch with Everything in It by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=22057&cat=0&page=1
Scotch tape from Fancy Pants Elements by Flergs @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=20789&cat=0&page=1
Texture strip (next to color photo and in between pages) by Trish Jones (retired)
Chain from Faerily Moonlit (Sky Elements)by Lorie Davison @ SBG
http://www.scrapbookgraphics.com/xcart/product.php?productid=20887&cat=0&page=1
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Aoudad (Barbary Sheep) / Rough to the Touch

White Rhinoceros / Rough to the Touch / Lorie Davison

White Rhinos are actually gray. Their name comes from the Dutch word "weit," which refers to their upper lip, not their color.

Fonts: Courier (bm) and Times New Roman

It's About Time Alpha and Flying Disk Alpha by Lorie Davison @ SBG

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Rough to the Touch with Everything in It by Lorie Davison @ SBG

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Playing with Templates by Natali Designs @ SBG

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White Rhinoceros / Rough to the Touch / Lorie Davison