AK @ Christmas

Well today I'm wishing I was at Disney, so I am going to post another Christmas at Disney page to fill the void!

I have created 6x12 divider pages for the different parks in my Disney album from our last trip. So, I had the backside of the 6x12 to fill, and I used this great photo from PhotoPass of the Tree of Life to complete the project.

I LOVE creating this size layout! It comes together so quickly & it's just fun!

A bit of a sway from my traditional red and green Christmas pages, I still kept the sparkle! I used some gold foil pages with black and white. I sewed around the layout to adhere the sequins in black and gold. I switch between a straight and a zigzag stitch for a little interest. I was trying to find subtle ways to embellish the page without overwhelming the layout due to its size.

I added some ribbon for some texture. Man, I love those polka dots!

That tree is so beautiful. I cannot wait to get back to Animal Kingdom for the new Pandora section of the park. I've heard amazing things!

I hope you're inspired by Scrappy Christmas in July over on the Instagrams. Falalalala!

Background paper - Crate Paper, Dear Lizzy, Documentary 
Gold foil papers - Mambi, Modern Metallics 
Triangle paper - Crate paper, Maggie Holmes, Confetti 
Washi tape - Recollections by Michael's 
Alphas - Thickers, American Crafts

Thanks for looking!

Jambo - a Lasting Memories challenge

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday. I'm here with another challenge from Lasting Memories. This week's challenge is to use paper strips or washi tape in a BIG way!

I was searching from some inspiration on Pinterest, found a gem over at Scrap with Rachel, and I totally scraplifted it.

I created this page for my Disneyworld album - my family at Animal Kingdom.

I stuck down all the paper strips, and then I sewed on about half of them.

I felt like the paper strip background was busy enough that my photos didn't need backing.

Jambo is Swahili for Hello!

I had a lot of fun creating this layout, and I hope you will join us for this week's challenge at Lasting Memories!

Thanks for looking!

Adventure with these boys for sure - A Stuck?! sketch

Hey everyone!

Today I'm bringing you a layout I created with a sketch from the amazing Laura Whitaker over at Stuck?! sketches. I just adore all of her creations & love working with her inspiring sketches!

Here is the original sketch:

So fun, right?!

This photo is one of my FAVORITES that I took in Disneyworld on our last trip - and it's not even Disney related, so go figure!

I liked this colorful wall where we stopped for lunch at the Animal Kingdom, so I had my wild boys pose. I didn't even have a great phone camera at that time, but this was taken on my phone, and I love how it turned out!

I fussy cut these acetate medallions from a piece of 12x12 paper, and I used gel medium to stick these sequins and shiny little bits on. I added the cork to man it up a bit - LOL.

I just got these little Tim Holtz sentiments stickers that look like typewriting, and they're just great! So subtle.

Haha - poor Lachlan. We tell Heath, the older one, that soon Lachlan will be bigger than him, so watch out!

This was a super fun page to create. I'm definitely feeling all about the colors lately!

Supplies:
Grey paper - I Lowe Scrap
Life is an Adventure paper ephemera - Recollections by Michaels
Patterned paper and labels - Studio calico
Cork - The Paper Studio by Hobby Lobby
Glitter domes - Docraft Papermania
splatters - Heidi Swapp Shine

Thanks for looking!