Disneyland Scrapbook Titles

I'm on a roll, a few more title pages complete!
In the album
each will be on its own white 12X12 page

New blog header came from this pic.

Spent all day in my pj's so I didn't get out to take a new pic for the header

so I choose this one instead.

Pic taken atop Goofy's Sky School

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

or perhaps

No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky.
Bob Dylan

Re-Emerge

This is the first creative thing I've done in ages

and it probably took twice as long

because I couldn't remember even the most basic of things.

 

Missed being creative

I think its

Time for the creative side to re-emerge

 

I realize I can process things

much better, more calmly

when I am being creative.

The only joy in the world is to begin

Cesare Pavese

 

or in this case

begin again.

 

Goal for tomorrow : take a new pic for the header

 

 

Many Minnies

Its Minnie!

She is a favourite around our house.

Her dresses, her shoes, her lipstick

We were happy to see her a few times all dressed up in different outfits

Her classic dress on Main Street

Pilot Minnie in California Adventure

Soundsational Minnie in the parade

 

supplies : MME, MS punch, Pink Paislee chipboard

Marilyn Monroe:

 'Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.'

the happiest place on earth | Page Maps Sketch

I had big plans for today.  It was gardening day.  We were going to tackle the front flower bed, weed it all out and make the tulips that are already blooming look so pretty.  That was the plan. 

We did make it outside after lunch, we got all the supplies we needed, we even started to get our hands dirty...but while the sun was out, the wind was also out.  It was not a gentle spring breeze, more like a howling winter gust.  So after about 10 min, we packed it all up and ran back inside.

It wasn't a totally wasted afternoon, as we got to play in the scraproom.  The girls made cards for their teachers and I worked on a layout.

This is the April Sketch from PageMaps.  I turned it onto its side so that it worked better for the picture I had.

Supplies :  Patterened Paper : WRMK, 7 gypsies, My Minds Eye

Title : Making Memories, Rob and Bob Studio

Pink Paislee Ribbon, Cuttlebug sizzix dies, Tim Holtz die

Here's to hoping that Spring is here to stay :)



Layouts Here and Layouts There

Literally, there are layouts here and layouts there all over my house, and a few in the car too.  I've been scrapping at night, and working during the day so in order to take some decent pictures of the layouts I've been moving them everywhere.  The most successful place has been out in the garage just before going to work, hence the few layouts in the car!

I love a good scrapping challenge.  What makes a good scrapping challenge, is one where there is a theme, or some thought put into the challenge, and even in the presentation of the challenge.  The more effort that goes into creating a challenge, the more inspired I get in creating from it.  

With that said, I love Color Combo Galore for the presentation of their challenges, just lovely! Anyway, this week they had a great palette of browns and reds this week.

Some more Disneyland pics.  DH being silly while having a fantastic lunch at the Carnation Cafe. 

It is such a small little cafe hidden amongst the shops on Main Street, but while there it felt

like a world away.



These two are for a "Glee" challenge at Dixie Pieces.  Week 1 was all about the 60's and classic rock.  While week 2 was/is about Alternative.  Its been fun interpreting these challenges!

Supplies : Kiki Art pp (absolutely perfect for a 60's themed layout) MS Butterfly punch, Prima Journalling

Jennie Bowlin,  MME Tickets

The music supplied for inspiration was Beatles songs and that doesn't resonate with me, so I went with the first images I thought of when I think of the 60's.  That being the art of Andy Warhol.  So I played with the pics a bit in photoshop and tried to give them an Andy Warhol feel.

The one for alternative week, was all about using things in different ways, and being grungy.  So lots of tearing, painting, inking. 

supplies : crate paper, scrap within reach, prima flowers, tim holtz stamps,

heidi swapp stickers, 7 gypsies rubons, ms butterfly punch

tfl



Movie Night

Yesterday was movie night over at our house.  The new Tinkerbell DVD (Tinkerbell and the Great Fairy Rescue) was released and we all cuddled up on the couch to watch.  In case anyone wants a review, I give it a two thumbs up.  It was fast paced, and had some excitement, all the fairies were included, and it had a great message for the adults who were watching too :)

So in honour of that, here are some pics from Disneyland from August.  Of course, starting with Pixie Hollow. 

 They added the little house that Lizzie made for fairies, and the rescue boat.

The backdrop to meet the first fairy friends was the field journal from the movie. 

Over near Tinkerbell's house, there were lots of new things to see.

 Including a visit from Vidia!

Since almost everyday we were there either started or ended (or actually both :)) with a spin on the tea cups.  I thought it would be fitting to end this post with a pic of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. 

Fall in Pixie Hollow

I love fall,  I love the crisp air, the cooler weather which is perfect cuddle in a blanket weather, and the colours of the changing leaves.

Technically since it is still summer here, I don't have too many fall stories to tell yet :)  So for this fall challenge over at Inspired Scrapper, I chose some pics from Pixie Hollow in Disneyland.  Last year, it was transformed into a Fall Revelry to match the theme of the movie Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure.  We loved to see the coloured leaves, the fall banners, the compass and the fall scepter from the movie.  It was a surprise to also meet Terrence, Tinkerbell's friend.

Supplies

Best Creation pp

Basic Grey pp

Artsylicious chipboard letters

Marth Stewart punches

Originally this layout had a very neutral kraft background with the one square piece of pp and the butterflies as the only pop of colour.  However my attempt to add some sparkle and pixie dust to the layout was not very successful.  So I ended up changing the background totally, and went from a neutral to bright fall colours.  Lesson learned that pixie dust is best left to fairies ;)

I love this celtic styled song from the movie. 



Here are two more projects using the Autumn Splendor line from Best Creations.

I can't believe my baby is three.  She has turned into little miss independent.
She started preschool this week and loves it!  I was a bit worried about how she would react to being left with the teacher, but she was totally fine!  Apparently she also talks up a storm with the teacher, I might have get the teacher some Tylenol to help ease her headaches at the end of the day :) lol

tfl