Scenic View - Two Page Maui Scrapbook Layout

 Time for some more sunshine? 

One of our daily explorations led us to this amazing site! We had no idea what we'd find as we drove along the beautiful coastline, taking in all the sites, and hoping to find a restroom. I was getting a little worried about the restroom since we were in the middle of an extraordinarily beautiful "nowhere".

Then we came upon a beautiful little gift shop with the most gorgeous view of the mountains. Truly amazing. We took a bunch of pictures and shared a smoothie, soaking up the beauty around us.

I combined two bold prints for this layout. Too crazy? I like how the black and white accents pop off the page and the simple white flowers were just enough. I added some decorative tape with arrows and used the Cricut to write my journaling and create the title.

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Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Thunder Hole"

I have one last scrapbook layout from our trip to Bar Harbor, Maine a few years ago. These pictures are making me excited for all of the fall color that is just around the corner.

 Acadia National Park is a beautiful place to spend some time. One of the must see places within the park is Thunder Hole where the waves flow into the rock formation making a sound like the clapping of thunder. If you stand in the right spot, you'll get a nice spray in your face.

 Ignore my windblown hair...It's a sure sign of a great day out exploring.

 I love the mix of polka dots, chevron and stripes on this layout. The die cut of the mountains and tree is really simple, but I like the added geometric look in brown. It kind of pops off the page. As I look at this, I should probably have made the chevrons off to the left in brown as well. Oh well...

I layered the state name and silhouette shape at the bottom below the journaling. Again, maybe the brown would have stood out a little more.

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Double layout - Exploring

I'm so excited that we are finally getting some long overdue RAIN!!! Not sure how many of you are experiencing drought conditions, but everything is dry and scorched here. Thank you, Lord!!! It even smells like rain. =)

Today, I'm sharing another layout from our upstate New York trip last fall. I tore Authentique paper diagonally and placed it on solid khaki paper from The Paper Company to represent the mountains. The edges are inked along the tear with Tim Holtz distress ink (pumice) I love the distressed look of the Authentique paper!! Can't get enough.

The compass is from Graphically Speaking, along with the Scenic Route tag. I used Kraft paper for the background on both, as well as the tree trunks. All of the photos are matted on white and distressed.

Loving the picture that I took through the window into the side mirror, showing the great view behind us!! My husband's idea. =) The mountain diecut with the tree cutout is from the Going Places cartridge. The gingham print paper is Pebbles "Fresh Goods". It made a cute title along with a twine bow and button.

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