Paper Secrets - August Sketch Challenge & Swim

I'm on a roll at the mo and have just found a new blog and wanted to enter their sketch challenge.  

Additional criteria was that I had to have something on the layout that started with each of the letter: S-W-I-M. 

So, I went for:
S - Stitching round the outside of the layout
W - Wooden N and wooden cogs
I - Inking around the papers
M - matting of the photos and also metal cogs

I was quite pleased withe the resulting layout of Nicholas.

Loads of time still to enter as the challenge doesn't finish until 31st August!

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