Two Double Page Scrapbook Layouts - "St. Augustine Beach" and "Rise and Shine"

Finally, here are my last two layouts from our St. Augustine trip. What a great family trip. I hope we can do this again sometime soon.

Yes, I packed I a lot of memories on this layout. We had so many beautiful pictures, I couldn't help myself.

 I used My Minds Eye Collectable, Bazill cardstock and a strip of Stampin Up designer series paper. I'm loving the beachy vibe with the greens and blues.

 The burlap flower accents are from Little Yellow Bicycle. I was so excited when I found these on the clearance rack! They stick up quite a bit, but it helped to take off the foam strip and use a flatter adhesive.

I crinkled up the strip of paper used across the center of the page. When adhering it, I purposely let it fold over itself just to add some texture and definition. The title is cut with Cricut's "Jubilee"

 The last layout is features the beautiful sunrise off Vilano Beach right out the door from the beach house we rented. We had to get up pretty early to get these shots. It was the one and only day we saw the sunrise. I'm not going to lie... we went back to bed for a few more hours. =)

 The textured cardstock is Bazill with strips of My Minds Eye, Authentique and Stampin Up. The Washi is We R Memory Keepers and Pink Paislee.

 I used a Close to My heart stamp set for the oval journaling tag and cut the outline and the blue flourishes with Art Philosophy cartridge. The title font is Cricut's Jubilee.

My favorite part is the pair of palm trees cut as a silhouette with Life is a Beach cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by again today!

Double layout - "Fast Rides"

Hello! I finished this layout recently of pictures that my husband took at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year. My husband took Jacob and met part of his family there and they all had a great time checking out all of the fast rides...

The title was cut with Nate's Alphabet (Cricut) font for the caps, and Lyrical Letters for the remainder. I had a bunch of pictures, but I didn't want to do more than one two-pager on the event. I printed most of the pictures in wallets.

I used a few SU stamps in the corners. I wish they had come out a little darker.

I took this closeup so I could point out my favorite car....I wasn't there, but as I looked through the photos, I asked myself which of these rides I might pick...This is the one! They would all be a VAST improvement on what we're driving now. Honestly, though, I'm happy if they're dependable and I don't care too much about the rust...lol!

 I laid this out on two perpindicular lines. This method really helped get them all on here in a pleasing way. The few larger pictures became the focal points. Inserting the journalling spot into the mix helps break it up a little and give it character.

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"Senior Smiles" layout #2

Happy weekend!! I hope the sun is shining in your part of the world today!

Today, I want to share another senior picture layout with you. This layout will go in the ever-growing family album. I used to only work on albums for each of the boys and occasional travel albums. Lately, I've been starting to work my way back in time and scrap all the important stuff for a family album. You know....it will replace all of those plastic pocket-type albums that I used back in the day when I just didn't have the time to scrap very creatively.

Again, lots of pictures on here and I placed them around the outside of the paper in order to frame the title. I just kept moving the pictures around for the most pleasing effect. The paper is BoBunny Mama Razi collection.

Left side:

I didn't take as much time with this layout as compared to the layout shown earlier in the week. I simply cut the SR with my diecutting machine, ran the letters through my crimper, inked the edges, and wrapped it with the knit yarn which echoes Jacob's hat.

 

Here's the right side of the layout. I matted some pics to allow them to jump off the page, and just let the others blend into the pictures next to them or into the background. It's a pretty simple collage style layout, but I like the way it turned out. No journalling, no embellies, just my handsome kiddo. =) 

Any ideas out there on great embellishment ideas for pages like this featuring strapping young men? I'd love to hear your ideas for future layouts where I actually have the space for embellies. =)

I mentioned it in the first layout, but will mention it again here. Jacob's senior photos were taken by Erin Photography out of Decatur, IN. She did an awesome job. We were all thrilled with the way she captured the many "faces" of Jacob. He's such a great kid. We're truly blessed.

Have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by my blog. My goal is to make some cards this weekend. There are several birthdays coming up within my family and circle of friends. I'd also like to make some Easter cards for the family. It's good to have goals, right? We'll see what happens!