Eat This - Two Page Maui Scrapbook Layout

 Here's a little two page Hawaii inspiration for you. This is my second to last layout to share from my completed Hawaii album of our trip in 2019. 

Hungry? You might be after checking out my layout. 

I must admit this is the first time making a burger on my Cricut. Right down to the sesame seeds on the bun. Pretty cute, but I wish I could eat it. Right now...

I created my title to look like the menu. Did you notice that? 

The journaling was written with my Cricut. I should really do this with every layout, because it is so much more legible than my writing...But...it takes so much longer to get it the way I want it on the Cricut and sometimes, I just want to get the layout done. 

The woodgrain tape helps ground the page. I added a cute orange button with an arrow and few little pennants made from scraps to accentuate the photo of us. 

Hope you are inspired by the design! Now...go get yourself a good burger!!! 

Have a great weekend and make sure to stop by for my very last 2019 Hawaii trip layout. I promise it won't be food. It will be a lovely sunset layout from our lanai. 

Road Home - Two Page Hawaii Scrapbook Layout

 Happy St. Patrick's Day! Spring is coming, and I'm so grateful for the warmer temps. I've been really busy at work, and at home. Gosh...I need a nap!!! But I decided to take time to squeeze in a quick Hawaii post for a little inspiration.

As I mentioned in our last post, we took the sketchy road home from Hana. We had a jeep, so why not? We were not the only tourists taking this route, and I was grateful to see a few other cars on the road. It's hard to see from these pics, but there wasn't much of a road for a little while. It was starting to rain, making the super narrow little roads even more treacherous. But, we made it through and the views along the way were so unique and breathtaking.

I quite often make a grid with my pictures. Mainly because it allows me to fit a lot of them on a page, but also because I think it makes it easier, at least for me.

I cut the road signs on Cricut and popped them up. The palm branches and clear pearls that look like water droplets were just enough with the large scale palm pattern paper on the left. 

Hope this layout inspires you in some way! Have a blessed week!!

Explore - Two Page Maui Scrapbook Layout

 I'm literally running out of descriptive words to use for the photos in my Hawaii layouts!! There should be more words for such beauty. 

I love the fun distressed tropical paper that I used on top of the white 12x12 cardstock. As you can see, the picture I took of the layouts ended up crooked. It's hard to tell there is a white border all the way around the layout, but trust me. The title is from Cricut Design Space. I like the compass in place of the "O". Perfect for a beautiful day exploring.

I found a cute photo frame in my stash that brings out the lush green of the foliage, along with a journaling card featuring another compass. The loopy twine ribbon adds texture, along with the wispy fern branches.

This was another completely gorgeous day of exploration along the coast. I'm sitting in my craft space shivering right now!! I want to go back some day and soak up all of the sun again.

I hope you are enjoying my Hawaii layouts. I have several more to share, so we'll see you soon!

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.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Hope your week is going well!

West Maui Mountains - Two Page Maui Layout

 Hello on this happy first day of  December!! Can you believe it? This year has seemed so long and hard, but some how it has flown for me. Here we are 24 days from Christmas. Ready or not, it is coming.

I'm still enjoying sharing all of my layouts from our amazing Hawaii trip last year. It's time to share some more sunshine with you.

What a beautiful day this was. Of course, every day was beautiful! These pictures were from another day of explorations through the West Maui Mountains. The vegetation is so beautiful and lush, and the rainforest type atmosphere was fun to experience.

I used a large floral tropical paper from Kaiser Craft's "Paradise Found" collection for the background and added a layer of a peach which had a much smaller pattern to highlight the photos also from Kaiser Kraft "On this Day". I almost always matt all of my photos. It makes them pop off the patterned papers that I love to use. I used some orange travel washi and journaling cards and chipboard (WeRMemory Keepers "Jet Set")  tucked under the tape along with small title letters with woodgrain design.

I cut some pennants for the right and stamped a directional arrow (Close to My Heart) to add a little detail as well as some twine around the travel cards. I need to use stamps on my pages more often! I have so many that would be appropriate for scrapbooking!

There are a total of 6 digital size pictures here. I love using this size, especially with vertical pictures. They leave enough room at the top and bottom to add some design to the page.

Thanks for looking! I have lots more Hawaii layouts to share in addition to some layouts from Christmases past! Tis the season! Have a great rest of the week!

Adventure - Two Page Maui Scrapbook Layout

 Time to share a sunny and fun layout! These pictures are from our first full day on Maui. We ventured out in the rental jeep to take in all of the sites as we drove up the west coast. We found extraordinary beauty at every bend in the road!!

The color of the water and the sky, the sun and the greenery...it's all amazing! You really need to go! I want to go back already. 

I love this tropical paper. I only had one sheet, so I cut off the floral border on the top and the bottom and used them both on each side at the top of my layout. I added a coordinating woodgrain with hints of light blue on the bottom. The title and leaves were cut with my Cricut and the mini flowers were punched with StampinUp punch and topped with a tiny pearl in the center.

We had such a blast exploring. It never got old! We went out wandering almost every day. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I hope that you are inspired in some way. Have a great week!... I should really be working on Christmas cards. 😊

Honokowai Beach Park - Two Page Maui Layout

 This was our first night in Maui. We found this beach to watch the sunset! I'm sure there is not a bad place to watch a Maui sunset, but this was one of our favorites!!

It was a beautiful evening. We watched some local children playing in the surf and running along the beach. We just soaked up all the beauty and snapped some great pictures. 

I used plain card stock for the background (pretty unusual for me) and matted all the photos in white for definition. The pennants were scraps from my stash, as well as the journaling card. I cut it down quite a bit to make it fit and matted it on yet another scrap that matched the flowers punched with my SU 5 petal flower punch and layered with a smaller flower from another SU punch. I cut into the center of the smaller flowers and then topped with a small wood button.

It was such a memorable evening and so relaxing!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Lots more Hawaii layouts to share!!

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!