Alien Swirling Saucers

A Very Handmade Layout

(Caution: crooked photo again) This one-page layout started with a purple piece of cardstock and a black piece of cardstock cut shorter all around. I then cut out the aliens freehand at the bottom (and it shows). I used circle punches for the eyes and antenna. Then I outlined the aliens with Nuvo drops. I handwrote the title. cut out the Buzz Lightyear picture from Sandy Lion paper, and added the sticker "The Claw" across the top. The two orange rectangles are just for a little color balance. I added random silver Nuvo drops randomly on the black background to look like space.

I think it turned out okaaaay. My daughter pointed out that ears on the aliens would have helped--oops!

Have a great day!

--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 

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

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

It's a Small World Layout

Using Supplies That Are All at Least 10 Years Old!

This layout went SO fast, and was very economical. The background paper is so old I don't know where it came from. I've always had it. There's no brand that I can find, and it's that older, thin paper that I would probably never buy now. The six flowers are made with an older EK Success punch, that was one of the first punches I ever bought. The centers are a 1/2 inch circle punch. "small world" was stamped with old CTMH inks and the discontinued alphabet "chocolate." I had to modify the "D" because it was too big for my paper, and all the Ls had the same problem, so they're actually just the top part of an exclamation point. There's always a workaround. I outlined the flowers and highlighted the letters with a thin purple marker to match the background paper. (The marker is probably more like 2-3 years old, so I guess I cheated a little.)

If I was starting over, I'd probably cut an inch off both sides of the background paper and mat it with a purple cardstock, but I'm not starting over. I think it turned out just as good as some of my more time-consuming pages, and it matches the It's a Small World right very well.

(Again, my cropping made the picture a little less than square, and it's much more even in person.)

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

--Ms. Molly