Epcot's China Pavilion Layout

Hello!

It's Friday!!! Yay!!!  And it's a three day weekend- even better!  We have some fun things planned starting with dinner out tonight :)  I'm already looking forward to the enchiladas at our favorite restaurant!  Hee!

While I'm waiting for my hubby to get home from work, I thought I'd pop on and share my layout I created for Inspired Blueprints this week.  This is inspired by sketch #109:

I loved this sketch and chose a couple of my Disney photos to scrap.  These are from Epcot Center.  I mixed papers from Echo Park, Pink Paislee, and Elle's Studio on this one.  The stamps are by Lawn Fawn.

Pop over to the Inspired Blueprints blog to see the original sketch!   Check out what my teammates made, too- they are such an inspiring bunch!

Hope you have a great weekend!!

-tessa

Rain or Shine Layout

Hello!

Today I want to share a layout I created for my Disney World book!  This one is about our day at Hollywood Studios.  We had a great time there but it rained off and on!  Here is my page:

I picked out some My Minds Eye and We R Memory Keepers papers for this one.  The embellishments are by Studio Calico and Little Yellow Bicycle.  There are some label stickers by Crate Paper as well.

The color of these Thickers is perfect!  They are kind of a mushroom color and go with so many lines!

The canvas clouds were spritzed with mists before I adhered them to the page.  These cute rhinestone drops were perfect with these clouds!

This picture of my stepmom and sister cracks me up!  As soon as they bought these ponchos, it stopped raining!  Better safe then sorry but too funny anyways!  Hee!  Can you see the kids underneath them, too?

Well, thanks for peeking at my page today!

-tessa

Totem Kids Layout

Hi There!

Today I have a layout to share with you!  This is another one from my Disney trip-- can you believe I've been working on it for 2 years now!  Lol!  I'm still enjoying it so I keep going! :)

I've used some older papers for this one.  The patterns are from the Chaps line by American Crafts.  I've mixed it with some newer embellishments- washi tape by Teresa Collins and Stampin' Up! and wooden vener stars by Studio Calico.

The sticker letters are from Pebbles, Inc.  They are just cardstock but they are so easy to use!  I have used them on many projects and I love them!

These pictures were taken in the Canadian area of Epcot Center.  We were getting some food and found this silly wall- I'm glad my dad snapped a few pictures!

Well, thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

It's Inspired Blueprints Sketch Day!

Good morning and happy Friday!

The week may have gone by fast but I'm still glad it's Friday! :)  Almost all the snow has melted and I'm thinking we will be having a pretty nice weekend.  I'm looking forward to some sunshine!

Well, since it's Friday, you know there is a new sketch up on Inspired Blueprints today!  Inspired by Sketch #86, I created this layout:

I enjoyed this sketch and used it to scrap another Disney memory, meeting the Green Army Man from Toy Story!  My nephews were thrilled to meet him- can you imagine your favorite toys coming to life?  :)  I had two 4x6 photos so I used those in place of the larger 6x8.  

I've mixed a few of my favorite lines for this one- the background is by Teresa Collins Designs, the red is by Crate Paper, and the turquoise is by Lily Bee Designs.  There are embellishments from Jenni Bowlin, October Afternoon, My Mind's Eye, Crate Paper, American Crafts, and Stampin' Up! 

The spots are done with a Prima Stencil and my Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake ink.  I wanted it to look a little random and messy.  I added the baker's twine by We R Memory Keepers last, using my Tiny Attacher to staple it to the page.

Here is a look at the sketch I started with:

I had a great time playing along this week!  If you have a chance, please check out the other design team members' pages too!  They are all so creative!!

Hope you have a great day and a great weekend!

-tessa

Once Upon a Time

I love the week between Christmas and New Years!  Everyone is relaxed and busy with their new toys and gadgets.  I don't have to entertain anyone which means I have free time to craft!  I have tried to take a little time each day to make a card or something.  Today I finished up this page I started a while ago:

I have a goal of finishing my Disney vacation album in the next few months.  I still have quite a few pages to make but I think I can do it! :)  For this page I mixed some new goodies from Pebbles Seen & Noted line with some older Echo Park and my favorite Teresa Collins line- Tell Your Story.  The text paper used for the background is my paper of the year- I love it!  I cut the title out with my Cameo.  I think the font is called Skinny Latte'.

Well, my kids and hubby are still busy so I think I'll try to make something else before dinner!  Hope you are enjoying your afternoon and thanks for stopping by!

-tessa

From our Disney Vacation...

Good morning!

My day is not starting out as I had planned- I've got both girls home from school (one sick and one for speech screening) and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the house full! I don't think anything on my to do list is going to be done today... I guess there is always tomorrow, right?

Today I am posting another page from our first day at Disney World. We went to Typhoon Lagoon and we loved it! They had a fun area just for little kids and these pictures were taken there on a cute little waterslide they had. The girls would go down and then run back up to the top to go again! Serious fun for these girls! Here is my page:

I used Echo Park's Splash line on this page. I sanded the edges and added a sprinkle of my white Mr. Huey spray just for fun. I also popped up some of my stickers. I know... very simple! I like how it turned out though.

OK! Gonna keep it short so I can go take care of these kiddos!

-tessa

Scrapbooking my Disney Trip...

Hello!

This summer we were lucky enough to take our first trip to Disney World! We had the best time and of course, I took hundreds of pictures! It will probably take me the rest of this year and some of next to scrap all of them- hee! I started printing pictures a day at a time so I won't get overwhelmed. When I'm done with the first day, I'll print the next one up! I've had so much fun so far but I'm still only on the first day- we spent it at Typhoon Lagoon! :) Here is one of the layouts I've made:



Goodies:

Patterned Papers: Bo Bunny
Letter Stickers: KI Memories (I stashed those years ago!); American Crafts
Scallop Border and Circle Punches: Stampin' Up!

This page is a pretty simple layout infused with lots of bright patterned papers. The only fancy thing I did was build the red and orange flower on the bottom right. I cut and pasted 1/2" strips to the back of the circle to create it. I also sanded the edges so it would blend nicely with the rest of the page.

I've been inspired to scrapbook rather then make cards lately so I hope you don't mind the change of scenery while I share. I think it's good for me to change it up every now and then- I don't want to get burnt out!

So, now you've been warned! Lots of Disney layouts will be coming- lol!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

-tessa