The Mountains are Calling - Two Page Travel Scrapbook Layout

 Hopping on again to share another travel scrapbook layout from the most beautiful, Jenny Lake, in Wyoming. The scenery is beautiful on it's own without us in the foreground, BUT it's a must to prove we were there, right? 😂

I used patterned paper and wolf card from Heidi Swapp "Wolf Pack" collection, Simple Stories "Happy Trails" woodgrain design, and Close to My Heart "Aurora across the page horizontally. The decorative tape (brand?) is such a simple way to elevate the design of the page. The title and mountain range embellishments are from Design Space along with the journaling. Each photo was matted in blue to help them pop off the patterned paper.

I hope you are inspired by this page in some way! Maybe you'll scrap some of your trips, or maybe you'll plan a future trip to the Tetons! I highly recommend it.

Explore - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

Today I'm sharing another layout from the sunflower field photo shoot a few years ago. This one features my sweet, and super smart grandson! This little man is such a blessing!

Just look at him! What a little stinker. They were both enjoying all the attention. 

This is one for his album. He enjoys looking at his book almost as much as his Sissy. I really need to add to it more often!! Slacker Grandma. 

The paper, journaling card and zip strip are from Close to My Heart "Dream Big" collection. I cut the title with my Cricut. I added some little banners and woodgrain pieces from my scraps and the buttons and markers are StampinUp! I added a little bit of narrow sunflower washi tape to attach the journaling card on the side. 

This is a really simple layout, but I absolutely love it, mainly because my favorite people are gracing the pages with smiles.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Enjoy this amazing fall weather!
 

We're So Proud - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 Today I have another two page scrapbook layout to share with you. It's been almost two years since the day my son graduated from the police academy. Have you ever been chest-popping proud, almost like your heart just couldn't hold it all in? 

Being a police officer in today's society is so dangerous, and quite the sacrifice. I'm grateful to all who take this step in serving their community. 

These pics were taken directly after the ceremony. We are blessed with a wonderful family. Not perfect, by any definition!! But wonderful, and all mine, and they make me so proud! Family sticks together through thick or thin and I pray we continue to make each other better because of our bond! 

The layout is pretty simple. I backed the photos with a light gray/blue cardstock to help them pop off the dark patterned paper. The lighter diagonal woodgrain across the bottom, and the washi help to ground the photos and draw your eye across. I overlapped a few of the photos and used a Chevon stamp and punch to highlight my faves. That's it! Simple and easy to duplicate. 

Stay tuned for more academy graduation layouts! We took lots of pictures of this proud event!

Bubba Gump - Two Page Scrapbook Layout

 I'm winding down to the last three Maui layouts from our 2019 trip. It's been so fun reliving this fantastic getaway!! Food is a small, but yummy, part of our memories. Do you ever scrapbook your dining experiences? 

Bubba Gump is one of our favorites. I don't really like much seafood, but we do love their food and the atmosphere. Add that to the edge of the ocean and it just doesn't get much better! 

A scrappy friend of mind downloaded their logo and printed it for me and I used several layers, popping up the little shrimp. I cut a few circles of some scrap paper to make him pop more off the white page.

It was a windy day and the sea was a little rough, but so fun to watch all the action from our dinner table. I used some additional scrap cut into pennants for below the logo and layered up the same patterns around the center, overlapping both pages. The red cardstock matting really set it off on the woodgrain paper.

The upper right picture (above) shows the restaurant from just down the shoreline. Isn't it cute??? The bottom right picture (above) tells another sideline story to our experience. While we were all sitting there eating dinner, a HUGE wave came and slammed up against the side of the restaurant, and a bunch of water came right in through the window onto the couple who had been sitting there. Their food and drinks were full of sea water! I felt bad for them, but they'll always remember their dinner at Bubba Gumps. I'm glad we weren't any closer to the window at that point. We definitely got some of the splash, though.

Hope you are feeling inspired today!! Have a great rest of the week. 

"Bride" - Two Page Wedding Layout

As promised, here is the layout of the beautiful bride...my daughter-in-love. We are very proud to have her in the family. She fits right in!!

 I tried to keep the focus on the beautiful pictures, but thought the white scraping twine and StampinUp gemstone charm added a nice touch. It's been great to have Design Space for quick and easy titles.

 Both of my DIL's invited me to come along shopping for their dresses. I treasured that experience with them, especially as a "Boy Mom".  I'm proud of my boys for choosing their better halves so perfectly! They are an answer to prayers that we prayed over our boys since they were little.

 The white brick background paper came from a wedding pack, but the bottom section of paper was actually a beautiful scrap. I used a border punch for the scalloped strip placed on top of the wood washi tape. The title and flowers are from Cricut Design Space.

Thanks for stopping by and listening to me gush on my family!

One Page Scrapbook Layout - "End of the Road"

Last layout of our trip!! Unfortunately, all good things come to an end. Eventually, you hit your vacation budget, use all of your paid time off work, and have to come home. 😢 It was an awesome anniversary celebration!

Key West is at the southernmost part of the U.S. where Hwy 1 comes to an end. These pics are taken near the iconic landmark at the southernmost point which is 90 miles from Cuba.

The paper is Kaisercraft "Sea Breeze" and Simple Stories wood chevron for the banner arrow that anchors the pictures. I used a couple of different kinds of ribbon down the center and added a little date tag with a touch of ribbon to accentuate the one picture. At the last minute, I added a little slip of ribbon at the top and simply folded it over and topped it with a wood button.  Hope you like this last page of our anniversary trip! If you want to see the rest of the Key West layouts, got to the bottom of this post and type Key West in the search bar. Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Redwood Forest"

Have you ever seen the giant Sequoias! Trust me when I say, the pictures just don't do them justice. You must see them for yourself. These shots were taken on the way up and around the mountain.

 I used the black out letters from Close to My Heart's Artistry cartridge then added the woodgrain to the letters with a while jelly roll pen. I thought they turned out pretty cute. I realized later the same cartridge has a similar circular woodgrain image to look like a slice of wood.

The paper is MME "28th Market St" and Heidi Swapp "No Limits". The journaling tag is from Basic Grey's "Capture" collection. I used both circular and scalloped round punches from StampinUp! for the slices of wood.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Next, I'll be sharing my layout of the Sequoia trees.

Cards - WHoooo loves owls!!! and some burlap

Hello! Here's a quick post to share some fun and simple cards.

Owls have been a big trend for awhile now, and I'm definitely hooked. 

A couple of border punched strips down the side and a little twine added a cute finishing touch. I tried something new with the 7Gypsies washi tape. I left the backing on the right edge, in order to let it hang off the side of the card. The woodgrain layer is popped up a little bit to look like a hole in a tree.

Pinterest inspired me to try a little burlap under the sentiment. Super simple, but unique.

Another cute little owl card for a young intern who helped out in our department over the summer. I enjoyed making this card for her. Loved the texture folder and how it matched so well with the circle scraps of patterned paper.

Have a great rest of the week. Friday is coming!