People on Parade Layout

My final 2014 Rose Parade layout! I actually only scrapbooked a few pictures from this event and put the rest in photo storage pages, something I plan to do more of this year. While I love creating layouts, I'm running out of space to store my completed albums, so I'm hoping to cut down to only two albums per year. My husband really doesn't want to move again because I've run out of storage space for my albums - LOL!

Recipe:
Extreme Happiness & You are My Happy stamp sets
Moondoggie Level 2 papers
Kraft, Cranberry, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Garden Green, Honey & Indian Corn Blue ink
Garden Green spiral clip
3-D foam tape
Cricut Wall Decor & more cartridge: title
Pattern: Stick It Down January single page sketch

Family Layout

We managed to get a really nice family photo at our neighbor's wedding. My hubby and the boys were wearing Hawaiian shirts because the wedding had a luau theme, so I went with an island feel for the layout.

Recipe:
Extreme Happiness & Love Tags stamp sets
Moon Doggie Level 2 papers
Bamboo & Colonial White cardstock
Cranberry, Ruby, Indian Corn Blue, Bamboo, Desert Sand, Honey & Garden Green ink
Cranberry baker's twine
Garden Green safety pin, spiral clip & button nail heads
Pattern: I scraplifted this layout from Pinterest

More PCC Layouts!

I had too much data for one e-mail, so here’s the rest. Just in case you can't see it, here is a snippet of journaling from my "Fiji" layout. I had written this down but totally forgotten about it until I pulled out my vacation journal, and here was this cute story: "At the Fiji show, Adrian made friends with a 2 ½ year old girl who also collects rocks. They sat on a bench together and she put rocks in his pocket while he studiously avoided looking at her. It was hilarious!" It really pays to write those memories down when they are fresh, because it gets harder to recall them the older we get! For the "Fun" layout, I traced the card that came in the "Everyday Celebration" card kit that is the CTMH special for National Scrapbooking Month, and I used it for a journaling space. I've been dying to do that ever since I got my kit, and I finally got the chance. Isn’t it funny what makes a scrapbooker happy?!

Fiji:

Recipe:
Connections & Boutique Borders stamp sets
Free Spirit Level 2 papers
Cocoa, Indian Corn Blue, Goldrush & White Daisy cardstock
Cocoa, Indian Corn Blue & Autumn Terracotta ink
Dimensional Elements Monograms "F", "I", "J"
Pewter brads
Foam Squares

Family Fun:

Recipe:
Chocolate Alphabet Large, Extreme Happiness & Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Moon Doggie Level 2 papers
Cranberry, Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Cranberry, Desert Sand, Carden Green, Bamboo, Hydrangea & Petal ink
Desert Sand marker
Ribbon slide

Waimea Falls Layout

Another layout from the Waimea Valley Audubon Center. These pictures were taken at Waimea Falls. Not sure I love this layout, but I do like the Moon Doggie papers, and I had fun poking a border in the curved piece and the title piece using my paper piercer. I realized afterwards that I had a cute picture of my family that I forgot to use, which may be why I am not entirely happy with this layout. Oh well, maybe I'll make a "Hawaii in Review" page to put at the end of the album, and I can use it there. I'm off to do some more scrapping. Have a great weekend!



Recipe:
Chocolate Alphabet Large, Extreme Happiness & Star Struck stamp sets
Moon Doggie Level 2 papers
Indian Corn Blue, Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Cranberry, Desert Sand & Sunflower ink
Indian Corn Blue Marker
Autumn Harvest Bigger Brads
Foam Squares
Paper piercer
Decorative Trimmer (CM)

Island Flora Layout

I finished another layout for my Hawaii album, this one using pictures from the beautiful Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens. The pattern is Small Packages from Imagine. I love being able to pack nine pictures onto one layout without it looking too busy. Cropping my pictures into 3"x3" squares enabled me to easily show off some of the tropical flora we saw during our visit. I used paper from the Moon Doggie Level 2 kit again (it goes so perfectly with tropical pictures), and I cut my title using my Wishblade and White Daisy textured cardstock which I then brayered with Topiary ink. Another simple but extremely colorful layout to add to the scrapbook. I noticed that this is my 100th layout, so I am halfway to my yearly scrapping goal for 2009. Yay!



Recipe:
Tiny Typewriter Alphabet & Extreme Happiness stamp sets
Moon Doggie Level 2 paper pack
Cranberry, Garden Green, Bamboo & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, Topiary, Honey & Chocolate ink
White Daisy Textured cardstock
Chipboard bookplate (source unknown)
Chocolate brads

Hawaii 2006 Layout

My kids are both out of school and summer has officially arrived in our house. I am busier than a bee right now with swimming lessons, entertaining the kids, and teaching music at Vacation Bible School, but I thought I'd take a moment to post a layout from our Hawaii vacation in 2006. It was created on a True Fit 12 x 12 Folio (essentially a large file folder) that I can put into a scrapbook memory protector. It will hold all my memorabilia from this vacation, so I don't have to try to incorporate it onto my layouts. I wrote the journaling on a piece of cardstock and fastened it to the page using a spiral clip. It can be removed so you can read the journaling on both sides of the card. The Bamboo paper at the bottom is random stamped using a hibiscus flower stamp inked with Bamboo (for a tone on tone effect) and Desert Sand ink. I started scrapping this layout last week, and plan to complete the whole Hawaii vacation album this month. What a challenge this will be! We'll see if I can do it. I picked out all my patterns, printed my photos, and cropped them all to size, so I just need to get creative with papers and embellishments. 1 layout done, only 25 to go!



Recipe:
Playful Caps & Extreme Happiness stamp sets
True Fit Folio
Crystal Blue, Bamboo, Indian Corn Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Crystal Blue, Bamboo, Indian Corn Blue, Desert Sand & Cranberry ink
Love Letters rub-ons
Cranberry spiral clip
Indian Corn Blue marker