Tourin' the Town - Two Page Scrapbook Page

Here is my second to the last layout for our Wyoming trip! These photos were taken from the restaurant on our last night in Jackson Hole. It was fun to eat right down town.

We had lots of critters eyeing our food!

Do you like using patterned paper? It's my favorite. Sometimes it looks a little busy, but I can deal with that. I just try to break it up with some solids and embellishments. The paper is Recollections and Simple Stories "Happy Trails". The title, journaling and all embellishments were created with my Cricut in Design Space. I don't use stickers very often, but sometimes these little alpha letters are just the ticket.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. One more Wyoming layout to share!

 

Midway Geyser Basin - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

I'm back with another layout from our Grand Tetons trip. I can't believe this was 4 years ago. I'm very slow to post layouts, but I'm getting it done now!

This layout is from the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone! It was so crowded! It was the middle of Covid and people were trying to get out into nature, even with throngs of others. It didn't bother us, though, because we were outside. It felt normal to be out traveling. It was frustrating to find decent parking, though. 

The paper is from Close to My Heart "Timber" and Simple Stories "Color Vibe". I created my own title, skooching the letters together and welding to just have one piece to attach. I'm not sure how we survived the years of attaching separate letters (alpha stickers!) before we could create and design our own titles! It was brutal! The Adventure Outside stamp is from Close to My Heart and was inked with a StampinUp marker. 
 I used some denim self adhesive washi tape for additional texture. I wish I would have matched the title color to this shade of blue. You know what they say about hindsight... 

Thanks for stopping by for my last few layouts from the Grand Teton! Have a great weekend!

Teton Glaciers - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

 Hello scrappy friends! Hope your week is off to a good start. 

I have a few more scrapbook layouts from our trip to the Tetons in September 2020. It was such a trying year! What a blessing to be able to get away and enjoy God's creation at it's very best!

This collection is KaiserCraft "Let's Go". It worked perfectly with my pictures and I wish I had more of it. Having the stamps, ephemera and zip strip from the same collection makes it all so easy to assemble a coordinated page. I designed my title and journaling in a text inside a drawn box with my Cricut. The title font is "Go Canada"

I really like the color of the background paper. It's kind of a stormy blue. 

Hope you are inspired to create today! Come back soon! Only a few Teton layouts left to share. 

Pronghorn Antelope - Two Page Travel Scrapbook layout

 Hello! Can't hardly believe it is already Memorial Day weekend. It was just March! As I get older, times flies faster and faster. Sometimes it makes my head spin.

I'm back today to share another Yellowstone layout with you. Hope it inspires you in some way.

As we traveled through Yellowstone, we had the privilege of seeing a herd of Pronghorn run across the road. We had enough time to snap some pictures.

The paper and embellishments are from KaiserCraft "Let's Go" collection. I love to buy packs of coordinating paper like this. It makes it so much easier to put a page together without searching for endless coordinating paper and random embellishments. 

I remember trying to make this page look a little different. I achieved that... Haha....but I don't think I will ever get used to the upside down pennant. It's really throwing me off. Oh well, I like everything else about the page, so it will stay. 

I'm enjoying reliving our trip to the Tetons as I share my scrapbook with you. It was so amazing! The scenery, the wildlife, the mountains! I hope we will have time to go back some day! Highly recommend it...10 out of 10!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your holiday, but most of all remember the reason behind it as you think on these lyrics. 

"America the Beautiful"

"O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country love
And mercy more than life."

Danger - Too Close - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

 Hello! It's been a beautiful day filled with mostly sunshine and warm temperatures. Not that I was outside much, but it was a wonderful Work From Home Wednesday. My favorite day of the work week! 

Today, I'm sharing a layout of a close up moose and bear sighting while we were in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming. My hubby took these. Yes, he was way too close! They all got in trouble with the Rangers. Thankfully everybody was fine and got some great pictures out of the deal. 😂😬

When traveling the roads through the Grand Teton National Park, you will often see a bunch of vehicles pulled off to the side of the road. That's your cue to pull off and go see the attraction. Usually, some type of wildlife has been spotted and you can literally follow the crowd and it will be worth the walk. 

The paper is from Hiedi Swapp Wolf Pack. The journaling circle is from another set. I used Close to My Heart "Life in Pictures" for the cameras. 

As I look back on this layout, I'd probably change a few things. It seems kind of "bear" (um....bare)😒 to me. More embellishments and something to tie in the two sides would have been helpful. We don't hit them all out of the park, and that's okay. I do like the paper I chose, but definitely could have tied them together a little more meaningfully. Thanks for listening to my self critique. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! 

Adventure - Two page Travel Scrapbook Layout

Here's another layout from our Grant Tetons trip in Wyoming (2020). Every day was such a beautiful adventure for us!

 There is so much wildlife to see in their natural habitat! And the landscape itself is something to behold.

Simple clouds and sun were an easy add to the page. Actually, the sun all the way behind the clouds would have been more accurate for this particular day. 😕

The stamps are the Close to My Heart "Aurora" set. Instructions are given to cut the paper in the right size to frame the stamp. Love this!  I used the CTMH Sapphire ink pad, and also cut a slightly larger mat. The Sapphire ink pad must have been nice and juicy and it came our really bright. I used the square punch (Creative Memories) to cut around the antler stamp. I journaled with my Cricut in Design Space and placed a bracket shape around it, attached and cut/wrote all at the same time, and placed a larger mat to frame the journaling.

The paper is Heidi Swapp "Wolf Pack". The photo corner punch (StampinUp!)  is what actually makes the page for me. It's funny how one little element can be a game-changer.

I really love the plaid with the birch bark paper. The navy mountains were also cut in Design Space to sit on top of the plaid and create a place for my title.

I really like this layout, and LOVE the green and blue together, especially the plaid. I certainly could have layered additional embellishments around the pics, stamps and journaling, but I didn't want to cover up all the pretty paper. 😂

Have a great weekend! I hope to share some more layouts with you next week. 

Float Trip - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

 Wow! It's been awhile! I've been super busy with my day time job and have neglected blogging. Life gets like that sometimes. Working full time is a blessing in so many ways for us; however, it can really get in the way of my crafting. 

I have so many more layouts from our Wyoming trip, three and a half years ago. I'm so far behind in posting these and taking photos of my more recent layouts. 

Here's some photos of a raft ride that we took. It's fun to see the sites from another angle. We didn't see a lot of wildlife, but it was fun, and relaxing.

We did see a Bald Eagle. So magestic! 

The first thing I think of looking back at this layout when I was taking pictures of it a year ago, is where is that shirt? I haven't seen that in awhile. Did I forget it at the hotel? I finally found it a month ago when I was purging some clothes in my closet. It was complete buried. Excited to have a "new" shirt to wear. :)

The paper is Kaisercraft and Heidi Swapp Wolf Pack. I designed the title myself. It was a pain to cut since it was so intricate. This was before we had the offset option. Boy, that would have come in handy here. I used Cricut for my journaling and cutting the binoculars and paddles. 

Thanks for stopping by!

View from the Top - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

 How do you feel about heights? We rode the Aerial Tram in the Teton Village on my birthday. It wasn't that high, and we loved it. The smoky haze from the wild fires dampened the view just a bit, though.

We caught the tram right in the village, just steps away from our hotel. 

The paper is Basic Grey "Periphery" and Paper House with Zaomo washi and twine. I added some ephemera from Kaiser Craft "Let's Go" collection. I stamped the camera, tag and other doodads  with CTMH "Life in Pictures". I created the tag in Design Space and journaled on it. I also designed the title myself. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a crafty week! 

Enjoy the Ride - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

 Hello again. Here's another layout from our visit to the Grand Tetons area in Wyoming. 

For my birthday, we rented bikes for a day! So much fun. I wanted to try out an electric bike. Oh my word...GAME CHANGER! Our path was flat, so I didn't really need it, but it was the perfect time to try something new. 

We rode 6 miles to a cute french cafe. We ordered lunch, and sat and enjoyed our coffee in the sunshine. I forgot to even turn on the motor until the way back! Mark was a little sad as I left him in the dust behind me. I've been trying to find a way to justify an electric bike at home since this was so fun. They are pretty expensive, and my current manual pedal bike is new and I love it so much. Maybe some day I'll upgrade to electric. We do have some smaller hills and inclines near our home.

The paper, stickers and ephemera are from the lovely Echo Park's "Good Day Sunshine" collection. Pretty appropriate name, in my opinion. Especially for this particular layout! It was such a great day!!

I added Paper Studio washi tape above the Cricut journaling. The Enjoy the Ride title is also from Design Space. I popped up the center for definition. 

Thanks for stopping by! I have so many more travel layouts to share.

Horsin' Around - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 Here's another layout to share from our trip to Wyoming's beautiful Grand Tetons. We stayed inside the Teton Village. These horses lived on the corner as your turn into the village. We rode bikes past there a few times, and had to stop and talk to them. 

Of course, I wanted to bring one home with us💗!!  Do they even have a clue of their beautiful surroundings? They're living the best horse life possible! They can wallow in the mud, munch on the grass, or hang at the fence and mingle with the curious tourists for lots of "pets".

For this layout I used Kaiser Kraft's "Let's Go Collection" and ephemera. I'm not sure if the brown leather look paper was part of that set or something from my scrap stash. I designed the title in Design Space and also cut the camera, horse silhouette, and horseshoe. I went with Cricut journaling cut into strips. Pretty simple layout! The focus stays on the beautiful creatures! Wish I had a picture of myself with them, because I was much more enthralled than my hubby.

Thanks for stopping by for some travel and equine inspiration! Enjoy the rest of your week!

 

Jenny Lake - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

 

Sorry that I've been MIA for several weeks. I'm fine! Just got out of the habit of posting for awhile. 

Here's a travel layout from September 2020 during our visit to the Cascade Canyon in the heart of the Teton Range in Wyoming. Jenny Lake was the most beautiful inland lake we have seen to date! With beautiful pines framing it all around and the majestic Teton mountains as it's back drop, it's absolutely breathtaking! You need to go see the entire area, if you haven't yet. I can't imagine how much more beautiful it would have been had we not had some of the residual smoke blowing in from the California wildfires. 

This is one of those destinations where the pictures will always fall short of the incredible beauty you experience in person.

I used a dark olive green shade of textured Recollections cardstock as a backdrop to a fun blue and green plaid from Close to My Heart's Timber Collection. Scotch brand green wood grain decorative tape makes a nice transition around the edges of the plaid. The Aurora travel stamp set, also from CTMH, came through for the perfect embellishment. This is one of my favorite stamp sets so far for travel layouts.

I designed the title myself from 3 different fonts in Design Space. I usually try to connect the words and letters where I can so that I don't have to line up a bunch of individual letters. I just prefer the way it looks to design my own and it's fun for me. The journaling is also written out with my Cricut and designed to fit in the space available. 

Hope you enjoy this layout! My favorite part is the plaid paper and the color combo. I like how it brings out the natural beauty of the photos.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!