Sketch N Scrap Layout Challenge #201

Hi everyone! Thanks for coming by today to check out the latest sketch up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today. It's Sketch #201, designed by sketch artist Heather Hall:

And here is my take on it:

For this layout I used a photo taken at Ellis Island with the Manhattan skyline in the background on our family vacation in 2017.  I used some fabulous chipboard and papers from Vicki Boutin's Let's Wander line (LOVE it!!)  I had the hardest time picking out a background paper to use, so I decided to use one of Vicki's foundation papers and watercolor my own!  I used several different shades of Distress Oxides and a large brush to put some neutral brushstrokes on the background.  

I also added some texture with some tinted texture paste and machine stitching:

I hope you are as inspired to create with this sketch as I was, and that you show us what you can do with it at Sketch N Scrap! Hope to see you there!