Cinderella's Castle

 The Iconic Symbol of Magic Kingdom

So many pictures of the castle at Magic Kingdom....

I used another paper from Sandy Lion for the background, which included the castle silhouette at the topo right. The paper castle on the right was cut from my Cricut, and I added Blue Lagoon Nuvo Glitter drops.

"Castle" was cut out on my Sizzex Big Shot with a Thinlets Tim Holtz alphabet.

The photo at the bottom right was made by Disney and included in our Photo Pass extras.

Notice the two photobombers in the bottom left picture of to the right (Tom & Finn).

Stay Safe,

--Ms. Molly

Mad Tea Party

 Disney Classic

First, this page should probably have been an Alice in Wonderland theme, but I didn't have any Alice paper, and this Winnie the Pooh paper from Sandy Lions' Disney paper stack went well with the colors and had a lot of circular pattern to it.  

The title is done with stickers, and I added the Tigger chipboard character. The pictures on the ride aren't the best because they were at night. The bottom picture of Shae was in one of the original cups located at a shop in Disney Springs.

Have a great day!
--Ms. Molly

Disney Transportation

 "Kings of the Bus"

If you stay on Disney property, you become very familiar with Disney transportation, especially the bus. We tended to take a lot of bus pictures--waiting for the bus, happy on the bus to be going somewhere fun, or dead tired on the bus on the way back to our suite. 

I used a mixture of Best of Heidi Swapp papers and Echo Parks Magical Adventure elements, plus Mickey punches and black Nuvo Crystal drops. "King of the Bus" is the term we used when sitting on the very back bench seat that sits up higher than everyone else. It's also one of the worst seats because it sits over the engine and is hot.

The strips that mimic roads are just a chevron paper cut into strips. The picture of the bus at the top was found on the Internet. I love the picture of the kids hanging on the fence anxiously waiting our bus.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

Mickey Ears!

 (Or, Stitch, Candy, & BB-8 Ears)

Disney properties are probably the only place where you can walk around with a ridiculous set of ears on your head an maybe not even be notice.

The background paper here is from Doodlebug Design. The other elements are all from Echo Park's Magical Adventure series. I cut out all the ears using a Mickey punch that I just cut off the bottom from--I thought I was pretty genius to do that, although I'm sure I'm not the first. The word "Ears" is from a retired CTMH punch. Lastly, I added black and white Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Thanks for looking!

--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

Funny Pics from Disney World

 A Layout of Leftovers

This layout is just a bunch of funny pics from around Disney World. People sleeping, hiding from the camera, or just wearing or doing something that brings back a good memory.

I formatted this two-page layout as if it was a set of two file folders. The folders are just cardstock cut to look like a folder. The "back" of the folders only tucks just behind the front part, and I used real folders and traced them to make the shape look real.

The background patterned paper is from The Best of Heidi Swapp paper stack.  Except for the "Our favorite thing" piece, all of the words are also cut from a piece from the same paper stack.

The right page is pretty much the same except for the tab on the folder is on the right side.

I had a lot of photos for this layout, so I added an insert for six more photos to put between the layouts.

Thanks for looking at my blog!

--Ms. Molly

Jess & Neal

 Disney Couple Layout

I had several cute pics of Jess and Neal from Disney World, and because they got engaged at Disney World, I thought a layout of just them would be appropriate.

I started with a grey card stock background and added the heart paper from the paper pack Best of Heidi Swapp, cropped down so there was a half-inch margin all around. The three 4x6 elements are arranged around the edge of the patterned paper. The bottom-left element is a cut-apart from the Echo Park Magical Adventure pack. It's the yellow and white stripes with the castle silhouette. I cut apart and added the sticker of Mickey and Minnie watching fireworks so it looks like they're watching them at Cinderella's castle. The center is a Mickey punch with a heart punch centered on it. I added Nuvo Crystal Drops Morning Dew to the heart.

Thanks for looking!
--Ms Molly

Pressing Pennies Layout

 A "Cheap" Souvenir

The kids really enjoyed the penny press machines. We thought it was a good, cheap ($1 per penny) souvenir, which it would be until you find out HOW MANY machines are in Disney World. Even our resort had two. Plus, of course you have to buy the souvenir book to collect them in. We did not get every penny or even seek out machines unless one caught our eye.

Most of the papers are from CTMH (retired), and so is the stamped title. I handwrote the journaling.

Both pages have some copper Nuvo Crystal Drops and some copper metallic paper accents.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly 

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween

 Dance Party!

As part of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween, there's a big dance party. Shae and Finn had a lot of fun. It didn't even phase Shae when she was knocked over by Sully (last photo).

The pictures were all taken at night with some weird lighting, but by printing them all a smaller size and not lining them up straight, it gives it a party feel. "dance party" is made with stickers, and the phrases are all from Tim Holtz Idea-ology. The paper is from DCWV collage art paper stack.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

More and More Rides

 Miscellaneous Ride Photos Layout

This layout is all those "extra" photos I wanted to include but either I didn't have enough pics for a full ride layout, I had too many pics for my layout, or I missed the photo when doing a previous layout.

Using scraps from my Echo Park Magical Adventure paper pack and washi tape, I tried to give this an old scrapbook feel. I even hand wrote pretty sloppily what the photos were of beside them with black ink.

Same on this side of the layout. Such happy faces on these rides!

Thanks for looking at my blog!

--Ms. Molly

Jessy / Jessie Layout

 Disney World's Best-Dressed Tourist

Jess prides herself on looking the part. This Jessy / Jessie layout showcases Jess's best Disney Tourist Look. It's made with Echo Park's Magical Adventure papers with some leftover from Woody & Jessie stickers.

In case you can't read the journaling well (done on my vintage typewriter), here are Jess's must-haves for a Disney tourist: Ears, Sunglasses, Magic Band, Battery-Operated Fan, Cooling Towel, Pin Lanyard, and Fanny Pack. 

Cheers,

Ms. Molly

Millennium Falcon Smuggler's Run

 Another Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Layout

This layout is from the Millennium Falcon ride. They're just a little different, but the two pages are mostly the same papers from CTMH with added gold metallic paper to mimic the inside of the Millennium Falcon cockpit.

I found the sign in the upper left online. Note the time I took on the two pictures on the right to wait until most of the people were out of the way.

I added a lot of Nuvo Crystal drops to look like stars. I (obviously) handwrote the journaling with a gold metallic marker.

Again, May the Force Be With You,

--Ms. Molly

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Layout

 Fun for all "four" of us!

This layout makes me laugh. Neal, Jess, & I rode the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney Studios, and a guy from the single rider line joined us and sat by me. I really didn't want him in the picture, so I cut out a picture of Tom's face and put it over that guy's face.  Just to make it more ridiculous I used the happiest picture I could find, scaled it too big, and popped it up with dimensional adhesive. The other photo on the page is from our Photo Pass disc.

(And the t-shirt "Tom" has on is a Hard Rock t-shirt. LOL!)

Rock on,

--Ms. Molly

Disney Treats Layout

 Yum!

This layout is for some of best pictures we took of treats. Of course, the rainbow "Happy Bar" was the number one treat.

The background paper is from the stack "Best of Heidi Swapp." I also used a couple pages from an old travel journal, and a few stickers from Doodlebug's "Bar-B-Cute" stickers set. I wrote the journaling by hand. "Yum" was stamped with a retired CTMH set, and I made the exclamation point with black cardstock, my small Mickey punch, and a sticker.

I don't usually like to use stickers, especially the kind with the white margins, but I learned this trick from Dyan Reavely: If you outline everything on a page in black ink, it makes all the details more coherent, and that's what I did on this layout. I also added a few Nuvo Dot drops in the corner of each page.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

Tower of Terror Layout

 Welcome to the Twilight Zone . . .

The Hollywood Tower of Terror is a great ride and always deserves a layout.

I cut out the spider & webs and the title with my Cricut. The brown cardstock is the background, and the black layer of cardstock has the edge punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I used black ink all around the page and on the webs and letters.

The bottom right photo is Jess & Neal's ride photo. The picture of the elevator door is from our photo pass. The journaling is the script that Rod Sterling narrates when you get on the ride.

Thanks for stopping at my blog!

--Ms. Molly

The Magic Kingdom Depot Layout

Add Ons to Typical Disney Themed Paper 

I bought this piece of Disney copyrighted paper as a single sheet off a store rack. I don't know why. I bet I've had something similar for every Disney scrapbook I've made. The over-sized Mickey silhouette looks great, but then it's always a challenge deciding how to add pictures yet still show the paper. 

This time I added only one picture and a few embellishments to the bottom and the right. Then I added Nuvo drops to the paper and embellishments for some dimension and to make it sparkle a little.  Here are some places I added the drops:

(ebony black and pale gold)

(morning dew)

(simply white, pale gold, ebony black, & blue lagoon glitter)

Thanks for looking at all my Disney layouts! I can see the end (kind of). I'm defintely ready to start on some Christmas themed projects.

--Ms. Molly

Pirates of the Caribbean Layout

A Magic Kingdom Classic

The background of this page is black cardstock, then the brown piece from the Sandy Lion Disney stack of papers (I know this is actually themed for Peter Pan, but it works), and then the blue paper on top. I tore, crumpled, and ink distressed the brown and blue papers' edges and added a few creases in the center and inked those to make everything look old and more like a treasure map. I printed the title scroll with Word, using a text box and shape. "Yippeeeeee!" is an old sticker, but I thought it worked with Jess's & Neal's bored looks, which I blew up from the ride photo, because that was my only picture from Pirates.

Thanks for checking out my blog!

--Ms. Molly

Ice Cream Layout

 Ice Cream on Hot Florida Disney Days

When it's 100 degrees in Florida, maybe ice cream isn't the greatest idea, but if the grandkids want ice cream at Disney World, that's what they're going to get.

These Mickey ice cream cones were our first treats at the Magic Kingdom, and they melted fast. The title and ice cream cones are cut with my Cricut from a CTMH cartridge. (I don't have a new Cricut, but I still have my old one and a hand full of cartridges. I've never used it that much, so I don't think it's worth it for me to upgrade to the new online version.) I added the cross hatches to the cones and distressed around the ice cream and cones to make them stand out a little better.

I made the Mickey ice cream bars simply using my Mickey punches, I cut out a "spill" for the dropped cone in the upper right. I like printing a series of pictures a little smaller for interest. The six pictures of Shae starting to eat her Mickey bar at Disney Studios are wallet size.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

Belle and Gaston Layout

 Shae's Absolute Favorite!

While Finn's number one must-see was Baymax, Shae really wanted to see Belle. She got to meet her during Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. You can tell Shae was a little tired, and a lot sweaty, but she was SO happy. She was a little nervous to meet Gaston at first (because he's mean!), but Belle convinced her that he is nice now.

First, sorry about the show and crooked picture. I swear the title is straight! The background is from the paper pack "Best of Heidi Swapp." It's less grey and more brown in person. The title stamp and journaling block are retired stamps from CTMH. "Belle" seems easier to read in person. The embellishments are all from my stash. The abstract square surrounding the "B" is a Sizzix Thinlits die.

Again, this layout is square in person!. The top right was curling up a little, so it made the whole thing look askew. The background paper here, as well as the blue mat & heart on the left page are from the DCWV paper stack called "Collage Art." I cut some of the flowers from the same paper as the left page to put on the edges.

Again, we had so many pictures, and they were all so cute, I added a photo insert page to hold six additional pictures of Shae with Belle and Gaston.

Have a great day!

--Ms. Molly

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Layout

 Another All-Disney Photos Layout

We only had Disney ride photos for this Magic Kingdom attraction, so I blew up and cut out Jess & Neal from one of those photos for the third photo. The title are stickers, and I cut out all the "jewels" and triangle metallic pieces. The round "jewels" are made by punching circles and then cutting them into six pieces and then putting them back together on a black punched circle. The patterned paper is a wood grain, and I added a lot of Nuvo drops and wrote "Hi-Ho!" randomly on it. I haven't ridden the ride personally, but Jess said there are "gems" everywhere, so it works.

Thanks for stopping to look!

--Ms. Molly