Flying to Disney World

 More Pics from Finn & Shae's First Airplane Ride

Shae and Finn were really good on the flights, even the longer ones. They probably enjoyed the snacks the most.

I created my own background paper with blue card stock and a cloud stencil.

I stamped each page a little differently.

Again, I had too many pictures for my layout, so I added a photo insert that held six more pictures from the flights.

Thanks for stopping at my blog!

--Ms. Molly

Flying to Disney Layout

Back to the First Day of Vacation

I can see the end of my Disney scrapbook! Now I'm finishing up with all the odds and ends. This layout has lots of airport photos, both from Des Moines and Atlanta.

On the right side you can see an 8x12 added flip flap. Unlike the other photo-insert pages I've used, this one isn't divided into 4x6 photo slots. It's more like a mini page to decorate.

This is the page as it will appear in my book with the insert turned.

I used retired CTMH papers and cut out the title and Des Moines airport code with my Cricut.

This page is the same, only with the Atlanta airport code and pics from the Atlanta airport.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

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

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

Magic Kingdom Layout

 Classic Main Street, U.S.A.

I hadn't done a white background layout yet, so I went with that here. I like the starkness and the contrast between the pictures and other papers against the white background.

I used some black cardstock, and some scraps from my Echo Park paper pack Magic Adventure. The large Mickey is an old sticker I had, and I added some Nuvo crystal drops. The title is made from a chipboard alphabet I had in my stash. I also added a "hidden Mickey" Nuvo drop as the period after "St." The phone at the bottom is a photo that came with our Photo Pass.

This page has more papers from Echo Park and some Mickey punches. The long picture at the top is a postcard we picked up several trips ago. There's nothing like watching kids' excitement as they walk down Main Street toward Cinderella's Castle for the first time.

Have a Magical Day!

--Ms. Molly

More Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

 "Family Memories"

This is just a quick layout of some more pictures from Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. I like how happy they all are in the first picture and then Finn and Shae are SO tired in the last two pictures on the side. Seems about right for every Disney day. This page was made with scraps from my Echo Park Magical Adventure paper pack. I added Nuvo Crystal Drops and a flat clear disc to the camera lens. The tickets were part of a paper pattern, and I fussy cut them out.

Stay safe,

--Ms. Molly

Shae's "Guys"

 Winnie the Pooh Theme

 

As long as Shae had her "guys" (what she calls any little person or animal character figure), she was pretty happy. She brought several with her, and Grandpa bought her some Winnie the Pooh themed guys on our first full day. Luckily, she knew exactly what she had because she noticed immediately if one was missing, so we didn't usually have to backtrack far to find the missing guy.

I used Winnie the Pooh papers from the Sandy Lion Disney paper pack and added some Pooh chipboard embellishments. I handwrote the journaling and added Nuvo Crystal Drops to match the papers.

I have a distinct memory of how dang hot it was this day. We were at EPCOT waiting for Finn, Neal, & Jess to ride Test Track. Shae was more than happy to get out of her stroller and line her guys up on that ledge.

Thanks for looking!

--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

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

Wreck-It Ralph & Vanellope Layout

 One of Shae's Favorites

Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope LOVED Shae. They took so. many. pictures. When we finally left, Vanellope followed Shae and waved to her at the entrance. When we received the castmember photos, there were TWENTY-SEVEN pics.

I used retired CTMH papers for the layout. The mat was pre-cut. I wrote the title with white pen on black cardstock.

I also hand wrote the journaling and went back and outlined the letters of some of the main words.

All the arrows are chipboard pieces that were originally white. I used Copic markers to color them to match the layout. Then I added Nuvo Drops (morning dew) down the centers of each arrow.

Because I had 27 pictures, I needed extra space. I added a photo insert that held six more of my favorites. One of the photos I added tot he insert (at the top of the above photo, was portrait oriented instead of landscape, so I cut it out and added some cardstock next to it.

Then I added the three little colored shapes to match all the little barrettes in Vanellope's hair.

Here's another look at the layout (without the photo insert pages):

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

--Ms. Molly

Shopping Layout

 Three-Page Layout All about Shopping

This layout is a three-page story. I'll put the first page (above) on a right-hand page across from a single-page layout, and the next two pages will be side-by-side.  The background paper is from the Sandy Lion Disney paper pad.

It's a little hard to see in the picture, but I took a second page of the same paper (I knew I wouldn't use two), and cut out Minnie's hands and the sign she's holding. I glued that cutout on top of the first page's picture, using dimensional adhesive. In person, it looks like the sign is coming off the page a little. I also added Fun Flock (remember that?) to the heart for extra texture/dimension.

The next two pages are just collage pages of pictures of shopping on more Sandy Lion paper. I added the dollar signs with Nuvo Crystal Drops (woodland green).

(NOTE: We did not buy everything pictured. When they wanted something, we appeased them by taking a picture so they could remember it if they wanted to choose it later. Disclaimer: They did get a lot. Grandpa Tom is a softie.)

This page of Sandy Lion paper was a perfect place to put photos of worn-out kids. The "ticket" in the middle was cut from Echo Park papers and then punched with a reverse corner punch. The little Mickeys are also a punch. The thought cloud is a sticker, and I used Nuvo Glitter Drops (silver moondust) on Minnie's glasses. I also added the yellow dots with Nuvo Crystal Crops (dandelion yellow).

Thanks for looking!

--Ms Molly

Airplane Layout

 Finn & Shae's First Flight

Finn might look a little apprehensive, but he was really excited about riding in a plane for the first time. These papers are CTMH, and I used stickers for the title and embellishments. I typed up the journaling on my vintage typewriter. My favorite question Finn asked before the trip: "Will [the plane] do loop-de-loops?" It did not. Shae was sure that people were waving back at her when she waved from the window mid-flight. I'm so glad I wrote these things down to remember.

Thanks for looking at my blog!

--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

The Great Goofini Layout

 A Goofy Layout from Magic Kingdom

I used another paper pack that's retired from CTMH. I'm putting in a conscious effort to use up out some of my paper stash. This one, however, fits perfectly with Goofy's Great Goofini theming and costume.

The picture on the top left of this page is one of our favorites of Shae from the whole trip. She was completely immersed into the magic of Disney.

The stars were punched out of the patterned papers and then put on other coordinating papers to go with Goofy's theming and the star paper that was part of the paper collection.

I typed the journaling in Word, highlighting a few phrases in coordinating colors, and printed it on white cardstock. 

I also printed "The Great Goofini" on cardstock after typing it in Word. In the bottom left picture of this page, Shae is so happy that she's almost crying.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

--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