Paradise Found - Two Page Hawaii Scrapbook Layout

After the "working" part of our trip, we took a hopper flight to Maui. Most would have probably wanted to go check out one of the other Hawaiian islands, but we just loved Maui the first time and had to go back!

These pictures were taken when we arrived at the condo we rented for the whole week. Paradise....for a whole week! We had gorgeous views of the ocean from the lanai and breathtaking mountain views from the front door of our condo.

 I used a very light pink to mat all of the photos, and teamed it with a pretty light green found in the boat on the right side. The palm tree was an easy cut with my Cricut. I added a few markings to make it look a little more real. I used a black pen to go around the edge of the word Paradise in order to help it pop off the page a bit more. I adore all things wood grain, so this paper was a nice pairing with the large scale beach print on the right.

 When I have a large scale print paper that I adore (especially because of the softer colors), it's really hard to cover it with photos.😊 This one worked out well with the 5 photos I used. The palm tree and title on the left helped balance the two pages.

If you've never been to Maui, it should be at the top of your bucket list!! We are blessed to have had the opportunity to go a second time. The first time was 10 years ago! Maybe we can go back in another 10.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! Enjoy your day!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Merry & Bright"

Last December, my husband and I celebrated 30 years of marriage in Key West, FL! What a great trip! These pictures were taken on our anniversary. We went out to dinner and then drove around looking at the Christmas lights in town. The pictures we took turned into kind of a tropical Christmas/anniversary page.

 I love the wood-grain paper from Heidi Swapp's Christmas stack. The mini lights across the top of it set the stage for the design.

 The palm tree was cut with my Cricut. I forgot to make a note of the cartridge, but I had fun decking it out for Christmas.

 The picture of us is not the best, but it still captures the memories. I'm not sure why I wasn't smiling more...I really am happy. LOL!

Sometimes it's tough to choose photos, so I print them in wallets in order to use as many as possible. There are 11 pictures here, and still room for some fun embellies.

I have several layouts from our KeyWest anniversary trip which I plan to share after the New Year. Stop back for some warm and sunny layouts.

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!

Pineapple palm tree - rehearsal dinner pics

The rehearsal dinner was beautiful, tasty, and relaxing. Lots of clean up afterwards, but it was worth it all. I found this pineapple palm tree idea on line. My husband built the stand for it and here it is! Isn't it fun? Doing a luau? This would be the perfect focal point.

Here's a photo of the centerpieces we had on each table. Obviously, a beach and shell theme.
The fruit tray was made with a pineapple cut in a starburst. Pretty and tasty!

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