More Vacation Layouts

"Cozy Cone Motel" Pool

Inside Disney World, inside the Art of Animation Resort, inside Radiator Springs, sits the imaginary Cozy Cone Motel and its pool. The cabanas are extra-large traffic cones, and it's a quieter, small pool than the Big Blue Pool.

Keeping with the "motel" style, I used Echo Park's "Summer Splash" vintage-themed papers.

I added some white and blue paper strips around the photos to highlight them.

I glued down the wash line of swim wear, but I used dimensional adhesive along the longer items, so it looks more like the items are blowing in the breeze.  The title is done with Thickers.

I like all the motel ads in the Summer Splash papers. They fit pefectly with the Cozy Cone sign. I added a few Nuvo drops and journaled in two different colors for a little interest.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

Finn Ready to Swim

Buzz Light Year in Radiator Springs

I love this picture of Finn in his Buzz Light Year swim trunks, rash guard, & sunglasses.  The papers I used were all from Echo Park's "Summer Splash" series, except for the journaling spot, which was from an unknown Disney set. This was taken in the Radiator Springs area of our resort.

I used different scraps 1" wide on the side. Super easy layout that I did zero planning beforehand.

To Infinity and Beyond!

--Ms. Molly

Lion King Layout

"Our Area" of Art of Animation

Every day when we walked back and forth to our room from the bus stop, the restaurant, the pool, etc., we walked through theming from Lion King.

We opted to stay in this area because (1) who doesn't love The Lion King?! (2) there isn't a pool there, so we didn't have to worry about noise ever, and (3) it was very close to the main building where the restaurant, arcade, gift shop, and bus stop are located.

The papers I used are from the CTMH paper pack (retired) Sarita. "Brave" is from Tim Holtz Ideology. The sun is made from two sun punches glued down so the yellow rays show through between the orange rays. The title is from a Sizzix alphabet die cut set.

Pictures from "the elephant boneyard." Two more suns added and "remember this," which is from Tim Holtz.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

 

Radiator Springs

at Disney's Art of Animation Resort

Sometimes a layout doesn't need extra embellishments, and that's what happened here:

This two-page layout is from yet another area of Disney's Art of Animation Resort: Radiator Springs from the movie Cars. 

All of the paper on this layout come from a large paper stack by Sandy Lion. I couldn't find a title to this paper pad except "Disney." It has 150 sheets (3 sheets of each design. I think there were 5-6 different papers that were Cars themed.

"Cars" and "Radiator Springs" were cut out with a lower-case Sizzix alphabet. I matched the color of the letters and shadows to the words in the billboard in the upper lefthand photo of the first page.

Finn & Shae loved seeing all the Cars characters and taking pictures with them. They could name them all. I cannot name one.

Thank you for looking.

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--Ms. Molly 

Disney World's Art of Animation

Family Suite Layout in the Lion King Area

Not gonna lie: Disney costs a lot of money. We stayed in a value resort and were perfectly happy. We've stayed in more expensive Disney properties before, but we think for little kids the over-the-top cartoon themes at the value resorts is not only fine, but maybe preferable. We specifically chose the Art of Animation Resort because it offers a family suite, which the other value resorts do not (or did not at the time anyway).

Here's the layout I created showing our suite. It was all Lion King/jungle themed. The papers are from the retired CTMH pack "Sangria" that matched up color-wise perfectly. The picture above was taken with page protectors on, so there are some odd streaks and glares here and there.

Here are the pages sans page protectors:

The Mickeys are punches. I punched them out four times and layered them with dimensional adhesive so they stand out from the page a little. I'm not sure where I got the journaling block. I hand wrote the journaling. The title is made with my favorite lettering stamps CTMH "Posterboard Alphabet." This time I stamped right on B&T paper from the paper pack. Here's a comparison of when I used them recently on colored cardstock:

You can see how different the stamps look depending on what you stamp them on.

 

Page two looks a little different without its page protector. Specifically, because I attached two "Flip-Flap" pages to the page protector right in front of the bottom right photo. Here's the area with the protector:

The "before" picture shows Finn on the nice, neat couch when we first arrived to our suite. The pages underneath reveal the huge mess we created while we stayed and the couch pulled out into an unmade bed. Here are some pictures of the additional photos attached to the outside of the page protector:

Not only is this cute for "before and after" pictures, but it's an easy way to add extra photos to any layout. CTMH calls them "Flip-Flaps," but I'm sure they are available from other sources as well. They come in many sizes, and I just came across mine, so I'm going to try to use them more.

Here's one more look at the finished two-page layout:

Thanks for looking! Leave me a comment!

Cheers,

Ms. Molly

Pool Layout

Back to Disney World Layouts:

We were so busy we didn't swim too much on vacation, but the kids loved the Finding Nemo themed Big Blue Pool, at the Art of Animation Resort.

This is a simple layout with bright colors. It seems a little brighter in person too. I used two papers from the "Best of Heidi Swapp" paper pack (an awesome 180-pages of  paper that I will be using more of soon) and a piece of blue cs for the base.

"Pool" and "pools rule" both come from the Carta Bella "Summer Splash" collection. The clear "gems" near the word pool are Nuvo Crystal Gems. The frame is from my old CTMH stash, the rainbow sticker is from Amy Tangerine, and the heart, star, and circle stickers are enamel dots from Shimelle box of crayons. 

I received the Nuvo Crystal Gems, the Amy Tangerine stickers (a lot of them), and the Shimelle enamel dots as part of a monthly card kit from the Simon Says Card Kit. A shout out to this card kit. It is a monthly subscription, but if you don't pay in advance, you don't get anything, and you can see what the monthly kit is before you decide to order. I really like it, and I've received a lot of new products to try in the kits. There are a lot of monthly subscriptions out there, and I definitely give this one a thumbs up.

Thank you for stopping by my blog!

--Ms. Molly

We're Here!

Disney World Art of Animation Lobby Layout

Another crooked picture! I've got to take more time with my photos. The background paper and letter stamps (We're Here!) are retired from CTMH. The Mickey & Minnie are cut outs from a miscellaneous Disney paper I bought at my local paper crafting store and are popped up with dimensional adhesive. I also added pale gold Nuvo Crystal Drops, because lately I can't not add Nuvo Drops.

And, a little plug for the Art of Animation resort. Although this is one of Disney World's "value" resorts, I highly recommend it. It has I think the biggest pool in Disney World, it has suites for families, and the theming is great. On top of that, it is or used to be a test kitchen for desserts, so some of the desserts are awesome and more like you would get at the more-expensive resorts. There is also a gondola stop next to the resort, which wasn't open yet when we were there, but has since opened. Once it's safe to vacation again, you might want to check it out!

Thanks for looking at my blog,

--Ms. Molly

Disney Junk Journal / Travel Journal (Post 3)

Journaling our 2019 Family Trip to Disney World

(View the first post; View the second post).

The next page in my junk journal is a colorful bunch of miscellaneous pics:

I forgot to take a picture, but there's a little bookmark-size tag that comes out of the polka dot pocket on the right side.  I made the background with paint and used the negative of a punch to make the Mickeys.

The next few pages all contain pics from Magic Kingdom--mostly princesses.

There's a little tuck spot at the bottom left with a picture of our "little princess" with a face full of chocolate ice cream.  The castle on the right is a post card Disney sent us before the trip. It makes a nice extra page, and I have a couple more in this journal. All the extra pages have been affixed with washi tape hinges, front and back.

After you turn the page, you can see the markings on the back of the postcard. I put a pocket on it for a long tag.

And that tag has yet another pocket with a slimmer tag on it.

The back of the first tag.

The next two pages are from our resort, Art of Animation. It had a whole Cars themed area.

These papers are from Sandy Lion.  There's a pocket to the left.

It has this pull-out. And, on the back...

1. ...it looks like this.  I just discovered I could add another picture or embellishment here!

The next layouts have Finding Nemo on the left and

some miscellaneous snapshots on the right.

The right side has a pocket and tag on the bottom. At the top, the area with the picture from the bus actually folds right and there are more pictures and a pocket with a tag under there. 

The next two pages are some of my favorites.

These are just all fun pictures from around the parks and resort. I stamped the teacups on the right side.

The left side opens up...

...and opens up more to a four-panel colorful fold-out.

These are the three panels on the back of the fold-out. The fourth panel is glued to the original page. Most of the papers on these pages are from Echo Park.

Thanks so much for looking at my blog and journal project. More posts are on the way!

Disney Junk Journal / Travel Journal (Post 1)

Journaling Our 2019 Family Trip to Disney World

Our biggest trip last year was a Disney World vacation with Jess and her family.  I think my favorite projects right now are travel junk journals. You can see my Hawaii junk journal and family beach trip junk journal by clicking on the links.

I usually start these journals way in advance of my trip while I'm excited about going. Then we we go, I pack along some colored pens and my HP Sprocket mini printer. I try to add quotes, memories, and pictures while we're on vacation, usually on the plane or in the hotel at night before bed or early in the morning before everyone else is up and ready for the day.  That way, I have a lot of memories I might have forgotten (especially funny stuff the kids say) and finishing the book when I get home isn't so daunting.  

I used the Dylusions small journal (the blank original one) and painted the cover with Dylusions paints (Postbox Red, Black Marble, & White Linen), using some Dylusions small stencils. T added some little highlights on the black circles with a white pen--and outlined three to make a Mickey.  Then I wrote a title and date with black ink. 

                             

I ran a thick red & white striped piece of baker's twine around the spine and tied it in a knot. Then I added some black tulle and three charms--a star, airplane, and teacup--with black ribbon.

I always like my junk journals chunky and messy, with lots of bits and pieces sticking out from the edges, as you can see from the pictures to the left and above.

I left the inside of the cover plain. All the Dylusions journals have a nice pocket on the inside cover so you can store souvenirs to glue down later or odds and ends that didn't make it in the journal. I really like the half Mickey with all the words as a first page, so I left that as is.

The first pages are dedicated to the flights there. Finn  and Shae had never flown before, so it was exciting for them and a first for us flying with a then four year old and a two year old.

Most of it is stickers I've had in my stash with a bit of journaling and one of our ticket stubs.

The next pages were our arrival at Disney World. I included some luggage tags and a few pics from the Magical Express ride and the Art of Animation resort. On the right side, I added a pocket that holds six thin journaling slips. 

I wrote individual memories from the trip there on the slips. 

Each slip has a white punched Mickey on it. The white-on-white makes it almost look embossed.

The last page for this post shows a pretty boring page, but it's one we like to refer to. On the left side was our basic plan for each day. We didn't make a lot of Fast Pass or dining reservations, but we had a few. And there was one character we wanted to see on a certain day. We knew our plans would change when we got there. On the right side are notes about what parks and activities we actually did on each day. It's fun to look back at, and it helps figure out what day particular pictures were taken too.

I drew all the Mickeys with a marker, and I wish I would have taken more time. A lot of them look like bunnies!

Thanks for looking! More posts on this journal are on the way.