Walking Around the World

 Why Our Feet Got Tired at Disney World

This layout is all about walking, and walking, and walking. Or riding too if you were Finn & Shae. I used elements from Echo Park's Magical Adventure, along with some old CTMH papers. I made the title using a Tim Holtz Thinlits Sizzix die, which I added some black Nuvo Crystal Drops to.

Although only a one-page layout, I also added an extra photo insert for this layout.

ONE LAYOUT LEFT, AND SCRAPBOOKING THIS TRIP IS DONE!

Thank you for looking at my art,

Ms. Molly

Rainbow Days

 Disney World Rainbow Favorites

Finn and Shae LOVE Rainbows. If given a choice, they chose something with a rainbow theme over anything else.

The background paper is from the Sandy Lion Disney paper stack. I cut out the rainbow on my Cricut, and I handwrote the journaling and title. I added a rainbow of colors of Nuvo Crystal Drops to the title and the journaling. (That's a glare on Jess's face I didn't notice until uploading this photo.)

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

Another Character Moment Layout

Dancing with Timon

 

Another "Disney Magic" moment I'm so glad we captured in photos. Timon from Lion King came out to Discovery Island at Animal Kingdom and began dancing. Many kids were dancing around the area, but Shae ran right up and started dancing with him. They danced until Shae was ready to quit. She was so happy! I think she was just so cute that the other people stood and watched instead of cutting in for a dance. We could hear people during the whole trip commenting on how cute she was with the characters. This was a really fun memory to think about while I made the layout.

I did all the journaling in Word and printed it on cardstock. The musical instrument paper is from the Sandy Lion Disney paper pad (actually made for the Winnie the Pooh theme), and it matches perfectly with Timon's fur. I matted it with a sunny orange cardstock and tied a couple strings around the layout and knotted them above and at the bottom of the photos. Super easy, but it conveys the moment pefectly. Shae won't remember the moment, but she'll know it happened from these saved memories. 💓

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

Just a Memory

 Layout from Animal Kingdom

This layout was purely for me. it was taken in Animal Kingdom at Donald's Dino-Bash statue. The pictures aren't great because the kids are looking directly into the sun. My journaling (handwritten) reminds me that the kids were so good to pose for all the pictures (probably hundreds between me, their mom, and Disney photographers) while we spent the week at Disney World--even when the sun was in their eyes. I made the whole page sunny themed with various papers and cardstock. The sunbeams at the top were cut freehand and tucked under the patterned paper for the sunburst. I added Nuvo Drops in the center of the bottom sun and at the inner areas of the sunbeams.

Have a great day!

--Ms. Molly

Scrooge McDuck Layout

 Another Character Greeting for Shae

One more character that I'm sure Shae has no idea who they are--at least I know this one. Don't worry: I didn't use the picture, but of course she gave him a hug too. This layout is simple. I went with the black and white theme for the "scrooge"/old money feeling. "Shae" is done with alphabet stickers. The patterned paper and photo corners are retired CTMH. The man in the top hat is from Tim Holtz. I thought he looked like he might be a scrooge too. There are silver Nuvo Drops along the horizontal paper, around Shae's name, and between the bottom of the page and the horizontal paper on the bottom left.

Thanks for looking!
--Ms. Molly

Daisy Duck Layout

 Shae Hamming It Up with Another Character

This is just a "cute" layout of Shae and Daisy Duck. Shae was really posing for this one. The papers are retired CTMH, the flowers are incredibly old, and the hearts are punched out from white cardstock that was embossed with my Cuttlebug.

Cheers,

--Ms. Molly

Animal Kingdom's Safari Layout

 Using Extra Photo Pages

The kids weren't too thrilled with the Safari at Animal Kingdom, but it was hot, and they've been to a lot of zoos.

The background paper is from my stash, and I added the brown cardstock and the Bazzill "Just the Edge" strip. (I wish Bazzill still made these!)

I used Word for the title and printed it on cardstock, and then I made the animal print with black and gold Nuvo Drops. I drew the "elephant tracks."

I did the small journaling on my vintage typewriter. The stickers were from my stash of unused ephemera from a previous trip. Again, I drew the animal tracks.

 

I had several extra photos from the safari, mostly of animals and us looking at animals. I added an extra photo sleeve to go between the two pages of the layout. It's a great way to add extra pictures that don't fit on your layout when you want to include them but not do an additional layout for the same thing.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

Launchpad McQuack Layout

Who is Launchpad McQuack anyway?

Shae never missed an opportunity to meet a character, and who were we to say no? She had no idea who Launchpad McQuack was, and I have no idea either.

Because he seems to be a classic aviator, I used papers from Authentique's "Explore" 6x6 paper pad and DCWV's 8x8 paper pad "Maps, Text & Ledgers." I'm not sure where the strip of stars came from. The brown chip board embellishments are all at least ten years old. And, of course, there are a few Nuvo Drops (white) here and there.

Thanks for looking at the famous Launchpad McQuack!

--Ms. Molly

Dinosaur Layout

NOT Finn's Favorite Ride

Dinosaur was just too dark and too loud for Finn. The papers I used are from CTMH. In the Disney ride photo, I enlarged the part that had Jess holding her hand over Finn's eyes and stuck it with dimensional adhesive right over the same smaller photo, because that really tells the whole story.

Thanks for looking at my blog!

--Ms. Molly

 

Pandora Layout

 The World of Avatar

The Pandora area is beautiful. I tried to make the embellishments reminiscent of the strange "vegetation." Here are some close-up pics of my embellishments: 

I can't believe we didn't take more pictures of the theming. It was probably the most crowded area in Animal Kingdom. I think we were too worried about getting in line for Avatar Flight of Passage and Na'vi River Journey.

Thanks for looking at my blog!

--Ms. Molly

Animal Kingdom

 Photo Op in The Boneyard

This is a super simple one-page, one-photo layout from Dinoland USA's Boneyard in Animal Kingdom. The pictures of both kids together postng were kind of rare, and this is one of my favorites.  The background paper and the "Discover" sticker were leftovers from a long-ago Disney World vacation. I added the accounting worksheet paper, used Thickers for the title, and hand wrote the journaling. The paper was kind of bright, so adding the worksheet really made the layout match the photo better.

Hakuna Matata,

--Ms. Molly

Up's Kevin!

 A Character Favorite

We just happened to see Kevin on Discovery Island in Animal Kingdom. He was just coming out from behind the scenes when we spotted him, so there weren't many other kids around.

(Crooked picture.) I used some miss-matched rainbow paper and embellishments to go with Kevin's general color scheme. The title was done with the Posterboard alphabet stamps from CTMH that are long-since retired. They are a favorite--so many different ways to use them. Check out these layouts with the letters colored and using patterned paper:: 

The journaling was done in Word with a text box. I changed the background to black and the font color to white. Preparing and printing the text box probably took the longest of anything on this very easy layout.

Thanks for continuing to look at all my Disney World layouts!

--Ms. Molly

The Boneyard

A Playground for Little Dinosaur Explorers

I used a mixture of CTMH rustic and industrial papers to make this layout match The Boneyard, which is a playground located in Disney World's Animal Kingdom Park. The kids loved it, and it's enclosed so they can wander a little bit more than usual.

The title is cut from a Cricut cartridge, and I tore and distressed some tags for some of the journaling.

I distressed the tags by crumpling them up, then inking over them.

On both pages I added a few metal embellishments. I also tried to make the journaling a little sloppy and on the second tag I went over some of the letters with more ink, to look messier. Everything, including Finn's & Shae's outfits, all coordinated.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

"Wild Thing" Layout

Shae at Animal Kingdom

Whether on vacation or at home, Shae is always our "wild thing," so this layout around Animal Kingdom suits her well.

Shae wore her animal print dress for her day at Animal Kingdom, which made for great photos.  The stickers for the title were all in my stash. "WILD" was all cream colored, so I used Nuvo drops to add the leopard spots. I used black and gold Nuvo drops and used her dress as a guide for how to do it.

More leopard spots in the upper right. I used my typewriter to describe each photo. I was pleased that I had the patterned paper (along both sides of this page and on the left side of the other layout) that matches the metal wall in the bottom right photo. It's from the discontinued CTMH "Urban" paper collection.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

TriceraTop Spin

One-Page Disney World Layout

This very casual layout tries to capture this area, Dino Land, U.S.A., in Disney World's Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The area is more carnival-like than most of Disney. This ride is open air, much like you would see at any smaller amusement park. I used CTMH's  Lagoon cardstock and the B&T paper is from the CTMH "Chalk It Up" paper pack (long retired).

I pretty much made up the layout as I went, but I did copy the little off-center circle designs from a layout in Leisure Arts book, Fast Scrapbooking with 4x6 Photos (copyrighted in 2012!). The layout was called Johnny Rockets and was made by Kelly Purkey, so a shout out to her for the inspiration. Yes, I still have scrapbook BOOKS, and I still like to thumb through them and magazines for ideas. Even if they are old and out of date style-wise, they can usually offer some inspiration.  But, like most people, Pinterest has become my go-to place for ideas.

I used three different sized circle punches, a star punch, dimensional adhesive, and "silver moondust" Nuvo Glittler Drops to make mine. They add a little circular motion to this layout for a spinning ride. 

Fun fact: When I posted this layout, I realized I had spelled "TriceraTops" incorrectly, so I went back and changed the second "i" to an "a" in my journaling and glued a new "a" banner over the "i" banner. Good as new. Here's a before--Oops!

Lots more Disney layouts to post, so I hope you keep checking in.

Cheers,

Ms. Molly