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February 20, 2008

Turning 3 - Trip to Disneyland

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kit is More Than Words by Maria LaFrance
Available at MariaLaFranceDesigns.com
Font is High Strung

Journaling:
We asked Serena what she wanted to do for her birthday, and loudly and clearly  she told us “Go to Disneyland!”  So off we went, with Grandma Helene and Grandpa Brian.  The first thing on Serena’s to-do list?  Meet Mickey! Luckily he was wandering around the backlot in Californa Adventure.  We waited in line, and got this great photo!

June 11, 2007

It's a Small World

Kit is Melon Sorbet by Maria LaFrance, the club kit from DigitalFreebies.com for June
Scrapmap by Bree, Scrap-Maps.com
Font is Jessica
Atomic Cupcake Actions -- frayed fabric edges on papers behind title and photos on left

Journaling reads:

We took one last trip to Disneyland before the new baby arrives. Serena was initially scared to
get on, and held daddy’s finger until about halfway through. Then, she was happily pointing and shouting, “Look!”

 

May 27, 2007

San Diego Zoo Animals

Kit is Blooming Splendor by Lara Payton, available at dustybear.com
http://www.dustybear.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66&products_id=274

http://www.dustybear.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=273

Template is Katie Pertiet's web challenge from DesignerDigitals.com
Font is Susie's Hand
Atomic Cupcake action -- chalked edge on the bracket

May 09, 2007

Griffith Park Observatory

 

Sketch by Eva K
Kit is Go Play Outside by Scissorless Media, available at DigitalFreebies
http://digitalfreebies.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=855

DivineDigital
http://divinedigital.com/boutique/product.php?productid=893&cat=0&page=1

Hooked on Digiscrap
http://hookedondigiscrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=411


Fonts are Stencil and Teen
Atomic Cupcake actions

February 26, 2007

Little Cable Cars


Lara Payton's new kit, Beloved, inspired me to pull out some of my old photos of San Francisco.  It's such a beautiful city, and this kit really highlights it, I think!

Kit is Beloved by Lara Payton, available at http://www.dustybear.com:
http://www.dustybear.com/shoppe/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=246
Atomic Cupcake actions
Font is Coronet
 

December 28, 2006

Meeting Pooh

Kit is Let Yourself Shine by Diamante Designs
Font is 2 Peas Squish
LO is from a sketch at Maria's Weekly Challange at digitalfreebies.com

November 21, 2006

Washington DC Trip: Where Lincoln Died

 

Another page for this mini-album on junior high DC trips I've been inspired to create with Lara's Abiding Memories kit.


Kit is Abiding Memories by Lara Payton
Font is Jane Austen
Atomic Cupcake actions

November 20, 2006

Washington DC Trip: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

A page from my long-awaited-to-scrap trip to DC when I was in junior high. This album will actually be a combination of photos that I took on my trip and that Chris took on his trip with his class.  We figured they're right around the same time frame, so why not combine them?

Kit is Abiding Memories by Lara Payton, due out Tuesday Nov. 21st at DigitalFreebies.com 

Here's a closer view of the two-page layout. 



November 03, 2006

Old Town San Diego


Kit is Peas and Carrots by Taran Conyers, tkwhimsy.com
LO is
Font is Artiste

November 02, 2006

London Bridge


Kit is Fall Velvet from Heather McCraig
LO is Maria LaFrance White Space Wonders
Font is Porcelain

October 27, 2006

Ghirardelli Square



Kit is Sweet & Sassy by Lara Payton and Amanda Miller digitalfreebies
Font is Santa's Sleigh

October 26, 2006

Flower Blossom at the Los Angeles Arboretum

 

Kit is Bella (recolored) by Thao Cosgrove
LO is from Large Photo Phenoms by Maria LaFrance
Inked edges action from Atomic Cupcake
Fonts are Steamer and Porcelain

Been holding onto this photo for more than four years, glad to finally scrap it!!

Union Station, Los Angeles

 

 

Kit is Vintage Florals by Shabby Princess
LO is from Large Photo Phenoms by Maria LaFrance
Inked Edge action from Atomic Cupcake
Fonts are CK Timeless and Pristina

October 02, 2006

Once Upon a Dream

Wow, I'm a pagemaps girl! :) I created this page with a map by Becky Fleck and she is using it as an example for her current issue of her amazing pagemaps newsletter that is up at her site right now.  Check it out!

www.pagemaps.com 

 


A few photos of my daughter Serena near one of my favorite things at Disneyland, from my favorite scene in my favorite Disney movie (lol!) the statue of Sleeping Beauty dancing in the forest with her prince.Smile


Journaling reads:
I couldn't resist taking a photo of Serena in front of the Sleeping Beauty statue at Disneyland. It's my favorite Disney movie and although right now Serena is more partial to Cinderella, I know someday we'll watch this movie together and she'll like it just as much as I do!


Page Map by the amazing Becky Fleck, she rocks!!
www.pagemaps.com
Fonts are Denmark, Fountain Pen, and Calfish Script Pro

September 18, 2006

Catalina -- on the shore and in the sea

Some sneaky peeks to pages I'll be posting next week for a special SALE on Maria LaFrance's Albums, including the Tiger Lily Album.  The circle pages are my own design.  :)

 

 

 

 

September 16, 2006

Hotel del Coranado

Kit is Tiger Lily by Maria LaFrance, DigitalFreebies
Fonts are Gawky, Freebooter Script and CK Curly
Atomic Cupcake actions
Page Map by Becky Fleck

August 15, 2006

Disneyland Carousel


First, what it looks like as a 2 page spread

 

 The kit is A&E by Maria LaFrance at scrapmommies.com
Carousel horse brush from State Fair by Taran Conyers
Chalked Edges Action from Atomic Cupcake
Fonts are Jester, Jessica & Cuckoo

Journaling reads:
Okay, so this wasn’t Serena’s first ride on a merry go round, it was her second. On our first trip to Disneyland, Serena was miserable with teething. But this trip, she really got into the SPIN of things. Serena was all smiles, showing those teeth that had made their appearance earlier this summer. We had to drag her off the ride!

July 25, 2006

First Dumbo, First Disneyland :)

Kit is Bushel of Citrus by Deb Fisher
Fonts are Sharon, Tristan and Black Adder ITC
Chalked edges action fromn Atomic Cupcake

Journaling reads:
We were so excited to take Serena on Dumbo even though she was sadly cutting six teeth at once on this day, I know she enjoyed riding in her very own elephant. I have memories of riding this same ride with my dad when I was six, and it was great to continue the family tradition. She may not remember this, but I will!

July 14, 2006

Baby Giraffes with Kathy's Kitchen

Kit is Kathy's Kitchen by Jennifer Riggins
Chalked edges courtesy atomic cupcake actions
Font is Button

June 14, 2006

Casa de Fruita, oh how I miss you

kit is Dinner Party from Shabby Princess and Sara C
Font is CK Handprint
Chalked edges action is Atomic Cupcakes
The Big Picture action from Adobe Action Library
The "Casa de Fruita" text is their actual sign, you'd have to ask them what font it is :)
http://www.shabbyprincess.com/DinnerParty.asp

Journaling reads:
If you’ve never driven from San Jose to Los Angeles, you’ve never seen the amazing mecca that is Casa De Fruita off the 152. When I was in college, my friend Ilona & I used to travel the hour or so south just to visit this place, and every time I went from S.J. to L.A.  or back, I had to stop here.  They are way more than just a fruit stand, with a casa de choo choo (train for the kiddies) and a restaurant and of course, a bathroom! Don’t you think it’s time to stop?

June 09, 2006

Panda Butt

Just for fun, here's Panda Butt LOL

Journaling reads:
We waited in line for over an hour to see the pandas at the san diego zoo.

And this is what we saw.

Kit is Peas and Carrots by Taran Conyers, extra embellishments from Shabby Princess Faux Jewels
Fonts are Blackadder ITC for journaling and Boulder for headline

June 04, 2006

Coit Tower

Scraplifted from Opeysmama's layout here:
http://digitalfreebies.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/5825/cat/500/ppuser/1184
Kit Name: Colores Vividos
Kit Designer: Taran Conyers
Fonts: Sharon and CK Long and Lanky

April 28, 2006

Travel Town

 

Train mini-album created using Blue Rhapsody kit by Lara Payton available at www.digitalfreebies.com

Kit is ... can't remember, looking this up!

April 19, 2006

Impromptu Zoo

Journaling reads:


Serena’s been having a lot of frustrating days as her back teeth come in. Today I ran out of ideas to take her mind off of it at home, and so we hopped in the car and headed to our local zoo.

The animals were an excellent distraction. Serena was most interested today in the prarie dogs, the wolf that she called “doggie” and the shaved ice cart.

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Thanks to www.atomiccupcake.com for the inked edges action.

Kit Name: City Girl
Kit Designer: Tracy Collins
http://www.digitalfreebies.com/mmstore/product.php?id=822&cat=22
Fonts: CK Handprint
Posted April 15, 2006