The CCS Virtual Scrapbook! Will unstick on 4/30/2013

[jenr812]

Mary, I love your LOs! I had so much I wanted to comment on, but got sidetracked looking at them all I of course have a few I'd like to scraplift too!

 

[tzuhouse]

Mary-Love seeing all your pages!! We don't only post Disney layouts here, anything is fun to see. You should post over on the Photography Board, you take great pictures. Maybe one of these trips I will learn to slow down and take pictures of my surroundings. I always miss getting shots of buildings and signs.

One question-how did you get Belle's autograph on the picture?

Thanks! Belle's autograph was one of the extra things offered if I ordered a picture from photopass. That was the only pic I purchased. Ryan was so completely embarassed by her kissing him on the cheek. His younger brother still teases him about it. I am trying to figure out how to get a note to Belle this next trip, to see if she can make him like her again.

TTYL
Mary

 

[tzuhouse]

Mary, I love your LOs! I had so much I wanted to comment on, but got sidetracked looking at them all I of course have a few I'd like to scraplift too!

Thanks. Some were done by using sketches for inspiration. Either Becky Higgins or my own. I sketch layouts in magazines and then use them when I'm ready. Clara said one time to only sketch the things you really like from a layout. Maybe the whole thing or maybe just the tag. I love working from sketches. Actually taught an entire class on sketching layouts and creating a binder to use when inspiration is not coming so easy. Would love to hear any comments/criticisms, etc. you may have on particular layouts, when you have time.

Mary

 

[scrappinmom]

WOW ! Mary your pages are fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! I also loved reading yout stories -your boys are so lucky to have you as a mom!!! I'm just getting ready to start my Oct 06 trip and you've given me loads of ideas!!!!!! thanks so much for sharing!

 

[tzuhouse]

Thanks! Glad you saw something that gave you some ideas! That's the great thing about scraplifting! I'm going to go through and look at all of the pages that have been shared as soon as I get my scrapdesk cleaned. Having to rearranged everything so I have a good place for my Cricut.

Mary

 

[tzuhouse]

Nothing super exciting, but here are some of the layouts I've done this month. Trying to get caught up before we go on our next Disney trip.

Cub Scout stuff

Mary

 

[tzuhouse]

These are just random layouts for one or both of the boys' albums and for the family album.

That's it for now. Have more, but haven't completed the journaling yet.

Mary

 

[scrappinmom]

Thanks! Glad you saw something that gave you some ideas! That's the great thing about scraplifting! I'm going to go through and look at all of the pages that have been shared as soon as I get my scrapdesk cleaned. Having to rearranged everything so I have a good place for my Cricut.

Mary

Have you used it yet??? I go tmine for Christmas & I LOVE IT! which carts did you get??? I can't wait till March for the Disney ones!!!

 

[scrappinmom]

Thanks! Glad you saw something that gave you some ideas! That's the great thing about scraplifting! I'm going to go through and look at all of the pages that have been shared as soon as I get my scrapdesk cleaned. Having to rearranged everything so I have a good place for my Cricut.

Mary

Have you used it yet??? I go tmine for Christmas & I LOVE IT! which carts did you get??? I can't wait till March for the Disney ones!!!

 

[tzuhouse]

I haven't used it. Only got it on Saturday. Haven't had time to scrapbook yet.

Mary

 

[jenr812]

I absolutely *love* the first cubscout page - definitely scraplifting that one DS won first place at the pinewood derby this past Saturday He is so excited to race in the division finals. He also won first place in the raingutter regatta. I am just praying that neither of those finals are while we're in Disney!!!

 

[jenr812]

PS I really like all the color blocking you do.

 

[tzuhouse]

I absolutely *love* the first cubscout page - definitely scraplifting that one DS won first place at the pinewood derby this past Saturday He is so excited to race in the division finals. He also won first place in the raingutter regatta. I am just praying that neither of those finals are while we're in Disney!!!

Thanks. Couldn't figure out how else to scrapbook that many boys. LOL We had used wallet sizes for the spirit stick and at Walmart, you get two, so I had one of each left over and decided to scrap them all. We don't seem to be very good at cars and boats and such. My little one got 2nd place at last years Raingutter Regatta, but our cars just never do well. I think they need more graphite.

TTYL
Mary

 

[Baloosgirl23]

Mary ~ not only do you inspire wonderful layouts but you also inspire me to be a better person! I can't believe how much thought goes into making each day and vacation so special for your children. I know how long car rides can be, especially trips to the World (being from Ohio...lol) so it's amazing to me that you pay that much attention to making the trip so easy and fun!!! Bravo to you and thank you for the inspiration!!!

 

[tzuhouse]

Awe! You are so sweet! It's really purely selfish, though. I know that if I can keep some anticipation going and keep them constantly doing something different, they won't whine and fight so much. I don't really want to deal with meltdowns from the 5 year old or hearing the 7 year old saying "I'm bored!" And, some of it stems from me not having a very magical childhood. I'm living vicariously through my boys, doing things that I know I would have thoroughly loved as a little girl. I have almost as much fun planning and preparing as I do on the vacation. Kind of extends it for me. I get to enjoy it as I plan it, then enjoy it as it happens and then enjoy it as I scrapbook it. See! Purely selfish!

Mary

 

[Fran98765]

Well.. with that attitude you will just have to go to Disney World again!

 

[tzuhouse]

Well, it's funny, actually. We went and were not going back. We were suppose to be going on our next vacation in February 08 and we were going to the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Giant Sequoia, whale watching, Disneyland for a couple of days, San Diego zoo, and Karchner caverns. 17 day road trip. All planned. Tickets are going to be like The Amazing Race. Boys have to read map and figure out where we are going based on clue in that days ticket. But, the whole time, I've been crying everytime I see a WDW commercial or tell someone about our trip. It's really pathetic. So, since my goal is for my boys to see the Top 10 National Parks for wildlife viewing and Everglades is one and we didn't get there the first time, it was a perfect excuse. Then, when I realized there was a shuttle launch, that was it. I've wanted to see a shuttle launch for almost 30 years. So, we are postponing the other trip and going back to Florida. I can now watch a WDW commercial and not break into tears. YEA!

Mary

 

[Fran98765]

How awesome for you! I gotta dump this baby before I go back!! We went twice last year and since finding out I was pregnant we were thinking we wouldn't go back til 08/09, unfortunately. Well now DH is really suffering from WDW withdrawal! He's been playing online at the Disney site pricing vacations and so forth. I originally didn't want to travel with an infant, but I might have to change my mind! Nothing is being officially planned, so it may not pan out... but when DH gets withdrawal, it usually ends up in a trip being planned. I just gotta be sneaky and keep Disney-ing our life with scrapbook pages and Disney stuff for the baby, etc. One trip was planned completely on the fact that he used my Mickey glassware at breakfast one morning!

Me: *sleeping*
Him: wake up, do you want to go to WDW in May?
Me: eh, we're going in January for our son's birthday.
Him: ya, we can do both!
Me: sure whatever, go away *rolls over back to sleep*

 

[Fran98765]

And now... to get back on topic... I actually did a Disney page~~

It was for a RnRC challenge on another forum and I made my very own elements for the first time. Very simple boring ones, but something nonetheless! These were made digitally.

 

[Fran98765]

Two non-Disney pages I did today. Both of them were challenges on a digital scrapping forum. The first was to interview someone and scrap it and the second was to do a lovey theme.