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

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

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

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

Batuu Layout

 Visiting the Land of Star Wars

The Star Wars area in Disney Studios is one of Disney World's newest themed areas, and it was a must-see for us--well most of us.

This layout is all cardstock. I used colors that went with the theming. "Batuu" was cut out with my Cricut, and I made the little squares (kind of like circuit boards?) just by cutting squares and adding random silver Nuvo Crystal Dots (silver lining). I also added the Nuvo Crystal Dots to the letters. Lastly, I had some old metal embellishments I added to two corners of the photos.

This page is Finn & Neal building a remote control BB-8, something special they signed up to do. I used a thick white paint pen on black cardstock for the title. The BB-8 came from my local scrapbook store, Memory Bound.  Otherwise, this page is similar to the left-hand page.

May the force be with you,

--Ms. Molly

Sci-Fi Theater at Disney Studios

 A Retro Layout

The Sci-Fi Theater is an indoor drive-in theater in Disney Studios. It really seems like a drive-in when you're in it. We've enjoyed it before, but this time our table was pretty dark, and I have this weird thing about having to see the food I'm eating. This is especially true in a restaurant--I want to know if there's a foreign object in my food.

I always like pink, light blue or teal, and black for retro layouts and cards. I had some old papers in my CTMH stash that fit the theme of the restaurant perfectly.

I think the paper was called Road Trip, but I'm not sure about that. The bottom picture is a Disney stock photo from our Photo Pass package.

Thanks for taking the time to look at my blog!

--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

Toy Story Mania

A 3D Target Ride

Toy Story Mania at Disney Studios was one of those rides at Disney World we all could enjoy: The theming was excellent on top of being a 3D ride, it had shooting the kids could do, and the points added up for the competitive adults.

I used some of my Echo Park "Magical Adventure" paper and a lot of Carta Bella "Toy Box" paper. The picture of Buzz & Woody running with some army men in the queue is an extra from the Photo Pass CD we purchased. The page is pretty chaotic, but so was the ride, and I think it works well.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

--Ms. Molly

 

Space Ranger Spin

 Two-Page Layout

One of our most-ridden attractions was Space Ranger Spin at Magic Kingdom. I believe it was the first ride we went on, and everyone rode it more than once.

This layout is mostly cardstock. The sticker at the top and bottom left border are from a set called "Toy Box" I bought at my local scrapbook store. 

The bullseyes are cut from some Sandy Lion paper. I added different colored capital letters to the journaling to add a little variety.  All the "stars" on the black paper are Nuvo drops. All of these pictures are ride pictures (we bought the package before we even left home), and we thought it was funny that little Shae was so short she didn't even show up above the dash of the ride. She loved shooting the targets, and it didn't matter to her if she hit anything or not.

Have a great day!

--Ms. Molly

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

Happiest Place on Earth

Disney Studios One-Page Layout

Walt Disney World IS the "happiest place on earth," and I wanted a one-page layout with our family photo taken by the Disney cast member photographer. Some pages, especially a good picture you want to print larger (this is 5x7) than most of the pictures in your layouts. I'm positive I lifted the basic layout for this page from somewhere, but now I can't find it anywhere. I assume it was from a Pinterest post. (Edit: YES, it was a Pinterest post, but I can't find the original artist's name. To see the post I copied, go HERE.)

The papers I used are all Echo Park's "Magic Adventure" series. I made the tags myself, The Mickey silhouettes are punches, and "happiest" was cut on my Cricut. I used my vintage typewriter to add "place on earth" in the little rectangle.

This zoomed-in photo shows that I used faux stitching around the edge of the white paper to make it look like it's sewn to the black base cs. To do this technique, just poke little holes with a piercing tool where you want your "seam," and then connect every other hole to the hole next to it with a fine-point marker. The indentations really make it look stitched.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Cheers,

Ms. Molly

"Wish You Were Here" Disney World Layout

12 x 12 Disney World Scrapbook Layout

Every scrapbooker knows Disney trips are one of the most fun subjects to scrap.  I've already finished more pages from our Disney trip than I have from last year's beach trip, and I LOVE the beach.

This layout is busy, busy, busy. The pictures of Tom & me and Jess & Neal are from Magic Kingdom (back by the Jungle Cruise, close to Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride).

I took this picture by sitting it in front of a framed picture on an easel, so note the black frame and black easel base isn't part of the page.

Almost everything in this layout is from Echo Park, with the exception of some Mickey silhouettes and some black "Just the Edge" from Bazzill from many years ago. I started with a similar pattern I saw on Pinterest, with lots of "clutter" on each side and a place for pictures down the middle. I took that idea and went crazy with the outsides. Some of the Echo Park items on the sides are stickers and some are cut from from 12x12 papers.

Many more layouts are on the way, along with the last couple posts of my Disney Junk Journal. If you're a Disney fan, you're in the right spot. And, I'll try to get some Valentines posted soon as well.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Beach Vacation Junk Journal

Memories and more Memories

We rented a van and took Jess and Neal and the grand kids to the Gulf Coast early last fall. We had an old-fashioned family road trip with messes, crying, car games, naps, good food, bad food, hotels, fights, beach days, shopping, walks (runs in the rain), sightseeing, laughs, smiles, and lots and lots of memories. Oh, and a hurricane named Gordon that took away some beach time, but gave us a couple fire alarms and quite an adventure.

I made this junk journal before, during, and after our trip. I just finished it today (the day I wrote this, not the day I posted it). It might get some more doodling added, but it could be done, so I'm classifying it as a "done" project.  Here are a few pictures of the finished book.

Look how thick and chunky this journal is!!! I love a chunky journal. I used the small Dylusions journal and the outside is made with Tim Holtz's Distress Oxide inks, splattered with water.  

I also love, love, love when ribbons an tags, an other "stuff" sticks out from the edges of  the journal. I added lots of ribbons and tags that would go behind the confines of the book. There's a sand castle charm, and the light blue rubber thing is the bracelet from a hotel we were supposed to wear to use the hotel's amenities.

I'm only sharing a few pages, but this is truly a junk journal. I followed no rules and used so many types of papers and embellishments. I even used four different types of photos. (1) regular prints from my digital SLR printed on my home photo printer; (2) phone pics from my Pixel XL printed on my home photo printer; (3) Fuji Instamax photos from my Fuji Instamax Mini automatic camera; and (4) phone pics from my Pixel XL printed on my new HP Sprocket 2nd  Edition. I intend to do a blog post on my Sprocket soon. 

So many fun memories. It was Finn and Shae's first time at the beach, and they loved it!

I can't begin to name all of the products I used. Those palm tree stickers are OLD. I have a painted inked background here with Dylusions, some misc. B&T papers for pockets, and some newer chipboard stickers. 

Junk journals are a great way to use up miscellaneous items in your stash of products and a great way to be creative. There are no rules. We have another big vacation coming up next September, and I'm already looking forward to starting my journal!

Family Vacation Layout No, 4: The Arcade

Wisconsin Dells

This is the fourth in a series of layouts, to see the first three click on one of these links: Layout One; Layout Two; or Layout Three.

I don't know how many arcades our resort had, but we definitely hit all the big ones. Finn loved that he could play some of the games, and all the lights and machines were very exciting for him. And since we're all kids at heart, we all got into the spirit and played along too. Who doesn't enjoy skee ball or a good crane game where you win a ball the size of a beach ball?

 

Here's my layout for the arcade:

As you can tell, I wanted it to reflect the super busy, overstimulating atmosphere of the arcade.

Here's the left page up close:

 

 

The papers for these pages are all, I'm pretty sure, discontinued.  All from CTMH, they are from most recent to oldest, Adventure "Fundamentals," "Confetti Wishes," and "Hooligans." I was so happy to find a use for the old "Hooligans" paper that actually has a video game theme!

I stamped the title banner with one of my all-time favorite alphabets: CTMH's "Pennant Alphabet." It wasn't shiny enough alone, so I added Ranger's Glossy Accents.

 

 The embellishments are an assortment of CTMH and other stuff from my stash, none of it new. This was a great layout to use up some old items. Here's a close-up of some of them, along with that "Hooligan" video game paper. The little white words on black backgrounds are from Tim Holtz's Ideology collection "Big Chat."--probably the only current product on the layout!

 

 

Here's a closer look at the right layout.

 

 

It's more busy-ness in paper and embellishments. The "Be Happy love life" are cut from a B&T paper in the Fundamentals "Adventure" pack. 

 

 

 You can kind of see in this close-up that I used Rangers Glossy Accents again over the letters to give them a shine. And here's a last look at the whole layout:

 

 

 

A great vacation! I can't believe I've already finished the scrapbook pages for it. That's definitely something I haven't been very good at keeping up on in the last several years.

 

 I'm ready for another one! Next up, the Parrotheads go to Pensacola for a long weekend, and I'm ready! Will it get scrapbooked in a timely manner? Probably not, but It's good t have goals. 

 

Family Vacation Layout No. 3

Wisconsin Dells

This is the third in a series of layouts, to see the first two click on one of these links: Layout One or  Layout Two.


The Dells are all about waterparks. Our resort alone had something like three outdoor waterparks and three indoor waterparks, including huge slides, wave pools, and anything else you can think of. 
We spent much of our time in the kiddie areas with the grandkids.  Here's the layout memorializing those times:

 

I really like this two-page spread. The papers are from CTMH's "No Worries"

Workshops Your Way. The pink and yellow cs are also CTMH. The left page is devoted to Shae, our water baby, and the second to Finn the wild child.

 

On Shae's side, I matched the cs with the pink in her super-cute sun wear. She hadn't been sitting up alone for long, and it was adorable seeing her sit up by herself in a couple inches of water.

The "Brave & Strong" sticker was from the CTMH "Jack" Workshops Your Way stickers.

The button on the top is from Dear Lizzy.  I added doodling around the striped piece and silver Stickles dots to match the title.  Here's a close-up:

 

 

When I start to run out of a set of letters, I like to mix them together, and that came together well here. The letters were from three old sets. The net is from a CTMH stamp, and I doodled the white splashes with a white pen.

 

 

Finn's side used yellow cs to match the waterslide and the yellow in his trunks. He had an absolute ball going doing the slides and playing in the water.  The title letters are from the "Jack" CTMH Workshops Your Way.

 



"Together under the Sun" is from CTMH's "No Worries."  I used up a bunch of aqua Dots from CTMH around the sticker and at the top right to resemble water. Again, I doodled the splash above the title to make it coordinate with the other page.

 

The bright, fun look of this simple two-page layout really captures the joy the kids had in the water. The two pages use a lot of different colors and elements, but they have enough like components that they really compliment each other. Here's a look at the whole layout again: