Thursday, February 29, 2024

Ghost Town Wild West Museum Scrapbook Page


 
February 29, 2024

This scrapbook page I thought I'd be a little different and go with sepia and black and white photos. I only had 2 good photos of my daughter from here, so I looked online for some pictures to use with it. The postcard I did make with some Stampin Up! stamps and tried to make it look very old.  I used a paper distresser for the edges on some of the pictures. You can also use your nails and just keep scratching the sides. Either way does make a mess with little pieces of paper.  I also sponged a little brown on the edges and on some of the photos.


Ghost Town Wild West Museum Scrapbook Page


Most of her panning for gold she was looking down or other people were in the way. But that's okay, we have these photos in the carriage there. 

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Colorado Scrapbook Page


 February 28, 2024

Today we're going to the zoo. How about you? Sorry, couldn't help myself. As the name says it is on the side of the mountain and you get a lot of exercise while looking at all the animals.


Colorado Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Scrapbook Page


I really liked how this one came out. It was a lot of cutting out letters in both black and giraffe patterned paper, giving it a little depth. I know my children had a lot of fun while there. This one was pretty short, but if you have any questions please leave a comment.

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Another Day at Garden of the Gods

 


February 27, 2024


I'm back again. Sorry, have had lots of appointments lately and a couple funerals this week. Today is another scrapbook page from Garden of the Gods. There are so many different places to see in that 1341 acre park!


Another Day at Garden of the Gods Scrapbook Page


The kids had a great time crawling into small spaces. And yes, sometimes, I just like to throw all the pictures together. No frame, just pictures with some added embellishments. However, I did one thing, that isn't always the easiest to do. Although the it's hard to see in the picture above, I took a close-up at an angle to show you in the second one below.


Layering pictures for a 3D effect scrapbook page

 

For this I had to print the same photo twice and carefully cut out one of them of just the family. I then used foam adhesive squares, you can use circles, or Stampin Up's dimensionals. Any of these can be cut to fit the pieces you need to raise up the picture or use a whole one in bigger areas. Unless you want some to be a different height, use the same kind for the whole picture. Some are shorter than others. Then cover the original picture with the layered one. This can also be done to die cuts and other items to give them dimension too. Another trick I used was to melt Perler beads in the oven and I glued the orange and yellow ones between the triangles at the top. There are several places on the internet and Pintrest that will instruct you on how to melt the beads. Remember they do release toxic fumes in the oven, so if you do it, please use precautions.

I hope you liked today's scrapbook page.

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Saturday, February 17, 2024

Garden of the Gods Colorado Scrapbook Page



February 17, 2024

Today we're back to our scrapbook pages from our Colorado trip. This one was our day at Garden of the Gods. It was quite the adventure. We were looking across the way when we saw at least 3 people at the top of the Kissing Camels! My daughter hadn't been there before, but the other 3 of us had. We knew there wasn't a trail to go up there and there are signs there that say, "Do not climb!" Within a few minutes there were police, ambulance, and fire trucks there, looking for the 3. Luckily, we could still walk around and see the sights. However, at one point we could hear a girl telling a guy to turn himself in. It all ended up on the news that night. Made for a unforgettable trip!

Garden of the Gods Colorado Scrapbook idea


My husband really liked how I put this one together. He liked how the big pictures were scenery with the smaller pictures at the top and bottom. It's such a lovely place! Lots of places to explore, except the areas that you are not to climb.🙄  Hope you like todays post.

 

Friday, February 16, 2024

Baby Shower Open Heart Card


 
February 16, 2024


Today I'm switching to a baby shower card. With Valentine's Day being earlier this week, I think this card goes along nicely. I have done these for both boys and girls. If I can find the ones I did for boys I will add them later.


Pink baby shower card


Excuse my fingers, I didn't have anything else to keep it closed while I took a picture of it. The ribbon was the hardest to attach just right.


Inside baby shower card


This is what the inside looks like. To cover the glued down ribbon, add a layer of paper. This one I used only one color. but you can use different ones if you like. The heart in the center is larger than the cutout so not to have problems with lining it up perfectly with the cutout.


Baby shower card left sideBaby shower card right side


These are the side views of the card when opened. I really like using the ruffled edged ribbon that Stampin' Up! sold. I bought as much as I could before they stopped selling it. Hope you enjoyed this card. Thanks for stopping by.



Thursday, February 15, 2024

Seven Falls Colorado


 February 15, 2024

I hope everyone had a good Valentine's Day/Ash Wednesday yesterday. Sorry I've been on hiatus for a little while. I've been busy working on crafts and other things. I'll try to do better. Today's scrapbook pages are part of the reason I decided I should show my scrapbook ideas. I was looking for ideas for our vacation in Colorado for Seven Falls and Garden of the Gods. I didn't find much so hopefully if someone is searching, my ideas will help them.

Colorado scrapbook page

This is one of those square/rectangle layouts. I thought it was perfect for all our pictures. I guess you can see who we were cheering on for the Super Bowl. Go Chiefs!


Colorado scrapbook ideas page 2


And page 2 is quite the same. Here are the two together:

Seven Falls 2 pages scrapbook


I think they flow together very nicely. The biggest thing is measuring and lining up so everything fits. 
Hope you enjoyed today's pages. Have a great day!

Friday, February 2, 2024

Bonjour! A little bit of Paris


 

February 2, 2024


Happy Ground Hog Day! Today's page I had some fun with. Since she was all dressed up from church and wanted her photo taken, I thought a dressed up page was in order. She would love to travel to Paris some day. We do have some French in our heritage. I actually ordered a Stampin' Up! stamp set in French. There's only two stamps with words, and the rest are pictures, so I used the bonjour on the tag. The Eiffel Tower and chandelier are from Cricut and I stamped so many different stamps all over the page.



A little bit of Paris Scrapbook page

Maybe someday I'll be able to make her a scrapbook of her trip to France. Maybe she'll even take me with her. I would have a lot of fun doing both!