A Non-Traditional Fourth

We usually spend the 4th of July going to the downtown parade, celebrating with friends, and watching fireworks at night.  The pictures are full of nothing but red, white and blue.  This year, we spent the July 4th weekend at my inlaws' cabin at Bear Valley.  We wore red, white and blue, but the pictures are full of the greens and browns of nature.

I struggled for awhile with how to scrap them.  Traditional red, white and blue Independence Day supplies didn't really work with my pictures, so I went with the greens and browns that reflected the hiking, geocaching, fishing, beach play, and exploring that we did.  

But I did want to showcase the fact that it was Independence Day, so instead of focusing on the colors of the flag, I focused on the stars and stripes!  The background paper is striped.  I placed stars in a visual triangle - the first by the photo of the Bear Valley sign, two stars layered at the end of the title, and a banner of stars in the upper right corner.  

A non-traditional Fourth and a non-traditional layout to match!