And We're Back!

Gosh, now it's been over 2 years since my last post! I still have a ton of swap items to post, so I am going to work on getting them done before the end of 2010. 2011, my goal is to use swap items. So I want to change the blog to be more page ideas.

I've been playing around with the Blogger Templates to change the look. If anyone is reading this, you may see design changes over the next few weeks, as I try to settle on what I like.

I'm not actually a fan of the new blogger template. I want more font choices, and want to change the colors in ways that the template isn't set up to handle. So off to Google to see where I need to edit the HTML to get it to do what I want.

A different kind of blog

I still have a ton of Disney elements to add to my blog, but I figured posts like this might be helpful too. I am working on a couple of wedding albums for DH's twin cousins both married this summer. One is getting a full 12x12 scrapbook, since she hired me to take pictures. I also decided to make a small 8x8 book for her sister. I had a lot of good pictures, and I try to squish in as many as I can, so I decided to create sketches. I will use pictures that are 5x7, 4x6, 3x4 and 2x3.

Remember that you can turn a sketch to get different layouts as well. I plan on doing this for the 12x12 book too. But I am nowhere ready to do that yet.

8x8 Sketches

Disney Dreams Title and Embellished Shapes

Disney Dreams is another show on board Disney cruises. It takes you into the dreams of Anne Marie where she is visited by several familiar Disney characters.

I haven't entirely abandoned by pre-Cricut items. The font for the title was partially done with Sizzix "Girls are Weird" and partially Sizzix "Monkey Tails." The clouds were cut with the icon feature from Mickey and Friends cartridge.

Clipart from Disney Clips

Bazzill: Diamond (Bling), Serendipity (Bling), Handsome (Bling), Gold (metallic)

Stateroom Title and Squares

One of the things I try to do with my scrapping take a different approach to color. For example, for my Fourth of July set, I didn't use red, white and blue. I used yellow, white and blue. For the stateroom set, I wanted something decidedly NOT nautical in color. While perusing the paper aisle at Hobby Lobby, I found this patterned paper and I thought it would fit the bill. The photo didn't really capture the colors well, but it is a burnt orange, pale green and yellow.

The flags are the icon and border feature from one of the Donald cuts from the Mickey & Friends cartridge. The edges have been inked on the squares.

Cricut: George, Mickey & Friends
Paper: Bo Bunny Shabby Princess Collection "Harvest Table"
Bazzill: Festive, Pear, Candlelight

Golden Mickeys Borders & Lyric

So I had used my friend's Cricut for previous swap items, now you will be able to tell I have my own, as the use of it will become more frequent.

For those that haven't been on a Disney Cruise, Golden Mickeys is the shows that they perform on board, during Formal Night. Golden Mickeys actually, is more than just a show in a theater. They roll out the red carpet from the Atrium down past the shops to the entrance of the Walt Disney Theater. In the half hour before the start of the show, they will have someone interviewing the arrivals, ala "Joan Rivers on the Red Carpet." The arrivals, are just other cruise passengers. And since it is Formal Night, everyone is dressed up. If you are already in the theater, the interviews are shown on the two side screens.

The lyric is "Who Knows Where a Dream May Lead," the song that they use to end the show. It was too big to fit on one piece with the borders and I assume people want to include photos. So I split it up into two parts. Small square gold brads in the corners

The Mickey punch is sold at the parks.

Cricut: George
Paper: Anna Griffin Gold Feathers (AG1237)
Bazzill: Coal, Kisses

Captain Mickey Paper Piecing and Photo Mats

I really wasn't planning on adding any more pieces before my trip. But I made the mistake of finishing everything I needed to get done before it was time for bed. So now I've been spaz-ing out all day. To paraphrase the Disney commercial, "I'm too excited to do anything!" Blogging does usually take a bit of time, so I'll see how much time I can burn off, with some more posts.

Onto Disney Cruise swap items...

On board ship, they sell a Disney Cruise coloring book. That gave me access to the pattern to create this captain Mickey paper piecing. The clipart from the photo mats came from the sign that they had marking the entrance to the embarkation area. Colors were obviously, inspired by the colors of Captain Mickey himself. The eyelets on the one mat are reminiscent of a ship's portholes or rigging holes.

Paper: This time, it's all valuepack type paper from JoAnn's or Michaels.

Happy New Year: Title, Quote, Journal Box

I created the starburst pattern in Paint Shop Pro, for the background of the title. You can create a symmetric shape, and input the number of sides you want. I played around until I got something that looked right underneath the box the size of the title. I cut out extra numbers so that people could use it for whatever year they wanted. The blue & silver ribbon is Christmas ribbon that I found cheap.

Over on Two Peas in A Bucket they have something called PeaSoup. There you can find all sorts of quotes, song lyrics, poems for any subject you can think of. That's where I found the New Year's Day quote by Edith Lovejoy Pierce.

Sizzix: Girls are Weird
Bazzill: Red Carpet (Bling), Black Tie (Bling), Platinum(metallic), Ziff(metallic)