Just after I joined Let’s Scrap in April this year the Design
Team call was posted with this sketch below (designed by Cheri O’Neill). I started the layout, but never got round to
finishing it and submitting it. But I
have finally finished the layout!!!!!!!!
The pictures in the layout were taken by me at the
Heidelberg Castle in Germany during May 2011.
The pictures are not really of the castle, it is bits of the castle that
you can see from the entrance.
Most of the paper in this layout is from the BoBunny
Gabrielle Collection, with the exception of the brown piece in the middle and
the pink paper at the bottom – this is Prima.
The main reason it took me SOOOOO long to complete this layout, was (1)
I lost one of the pictures and (2) I did not really know what to do with the
embellishing. But I finally just sat
myself down today and finished it…………………………
The first tiny set of embellishing is in the top left corner
of the layout. I used Prima’s Flocked
Rub-ons combined with the rubons from the BoBunny Gabrielle Collection. I placed this embellishment here just to
emphasize the picture.
The main set of embellishing is under the main picture on
the left hand side of the layout. The
cluster of embellishing has quite a bit of elements – there is a paper and
chipboard die-cut elements from the BoBunny range; small piece from the flocked
rub-ons by Prima; different flowers; Enmarc design element (daisy curl). This chipboard element I split into three
pieces, the two doodle pieces I used in this clutter of embellishments, the
third piece I used on the other side of the layout. For all three pieces I inked the, slightly
with brown ink and then glazed them. The
last piece of this clutter is the banner – I created the banner pieces from the
left over paper; I used glimmer mist and Tim Holtz distress ink to colour the
ribbon (originally it was white) and attached it with two brads; lastly, I
hanged an embellishment from the ribbon.
The last bit of embellishing was on the far right side of
the layout. Here I used the same
elements from the left hand side – you will see under the orange flower is the
third piece form the Enmarc design element that I cut into pieces.
The last piece to the layout was of course the title.
- I decided on the title “HIDDEN FORTRESS” as the pictures are all behind trees and the castle really looks hidden in these pictures;
- I used Prima alphabets that are made from canvas;
- Originally they were cream, I used some Perfect Pearls Mists (heirloom gold) by Ranger to give them some colour and blend in with the rest of the layout.
I hope you enjoyed that, but now it is time for a bit of history
and geography regarding Heidelberg and the Heidelberg Castle.
Heidelberg is a city in south-west Germany. The fifth-largest city in the State of
Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim, Karlsruhe and Freiburg im
Breisgau, Heidelberg is part of the densely-populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan
Region. In 2009, over 145,000 people
lived in the city. Heidelberg lies on
the River Neckar in a steep valley in the Odenwald.
A former residence of the Electoral Palatinate, Heidelberg
is the location of the University of Heidelberg, well-known far beyond its and
Germany's borders. Heidelberg is a
popular tourist destination due to its romantic and picturesque cityscape,
including Heidelberg Castle and the baroque style Old Town. The US Army has had a military base in
Heidelberg since 1951.
The Heidelberg Castle (in German language named:
Heidelberger Schloss) is a famous ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important
Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its
demolition in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is located 80 metres (260 ft) up
the northern part of the Königstuhl hillside, and thereby dominates the view of
the old downtown. It is served by an
intermediate station on the Heidelberger Bergbahn funicular railway that runs
from Heidelberg's Kornmarkt to the summit of the Königstuhl.
The earliest castle structure was built before AD 1214 and
later expanded into 2 castles circa 1294; however, in 1537, a lightning-bolt
destroyed the upper castle. The present
structures had been expanded by 1650, before damage by later wars and fires. In
1764, another lightning-bolt destroyed some rebuilt sections.
The castle is a mix of styles from Gothic to Renaissance.
Prince Elector Ruprecht III (1398–1410) erected the first building in the inner
courtyard as a royal residence. The
building was divided into a ground floor made of stone and framework upper
levels. Another royal building is
located opposite the Ruprecht Building: the Fountain Hall. Prince Elector Philipp (1476–1508) is said to
have arranged the transfer of the hall's columns from a decayed palace of
Charlemagne from Ingelheim to Heidelberg.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Prince Electors added
two palace buildings and turned the fortress into a castle. The two dominant buildings at the eastern and
northern side of the courtyard were erected during the rule of Ottheinrich
(1556–1559) and Friedrich IV (1583–1610). Under Friedrich V (1613–1619), the main
building of the west side was erected, the so called "English
Building".
The castle and its garden were destroyed several times
during the 30 Years' War and the Palatine War of Succession. As Prince Elector Karl Theodor tried to
restore the castle, lightning struck in 1764, and ended all attempts at
rebuilding. Later on, the castle was
misused as a quarry; castle stones were taken to build new houses in
Heidelberg. This was stopped in 1800 by
Count Charles de Graimberg, who then began the preservation of the Heidelberg
Castle.
Although the interior is in Gothic style, the King's Hall
was not built until 1934. Today, the
hall is used for festivities, e.g. dinner banquets, balls and theatre
performances. During the Heidelberg
Castle Festival in the summer, the courtyard is the site of open air musicals,
operas, theatre performances, and classical concerts performed by the
Heidelberg Philharmonics.
The castle is surrounded by a park, where the famous poet
Johann von Goethe once walked. The
Heidelberger Bergbahn funicular railway runs from Kornmakt to the summit of the
Königstuhl via the castle.
Here are some pictures of this beautiful place!!!!!!!!!!
Romantic view of Heidelberg Castle ruins
Heidelberg Castle
