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Exploring Nature

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Happy iNSD! For those not in the know, Happy International Scrapbooking Day! Yes, it’s a thing, and crafters are celebrating worldwide! Today, I’m sharing a page that came together quite simply. For me, scrapbooking is about sharing memories and events for my family to share and revisit. This photo is one that I can’t stop staring at. My daughter-in-law, Tanis, captured this amazing moment in time atop Roche Miette in Jasper National Park. Roche Miette is a 7,598-foot high mountain.

Imagine my heart when I saw my son running to the mountaintop edge! You can see their dog, Lillie, in the bottom right, keeping a keen eye on him too. But I must admit, who can blame him for wanting to get a better viewpoint? This view is spectacular and part of our exceptional Canadian landscape! With the enormous view, I chose to print the picture extra large (12″ x 9″) and let the picture tell the story on this layout.

I did not want to distract from this gorgeous photo, so I chose only a title to embellish this layout. Once again, I turned to Peartree Cutfiles to find the perfect title. The Exploring Nature title was just what I was looking for. After resizing the title to my page, I cut it on my Silhouette using white cardstock.

I searched through my patterned paper stash to find a paper that would complement the photo and support the word “nature” in the cut file. I found the match in paper F from Paper Rose Studio’s Forest Trip collection. After manipulating the cut file and offsetting the letters in the word Nature to create the background, I positioned the new file on the patterned paper to cut along the colourful tree line.

I’m very pleased with how this paper complements the photo.

I added the location and date to complete this layout using Doodlebug Designs White Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers. And there you have it—a simple yet visually effective layout that uses an oversized picture to tell the story.

Thanks for popping in today. If you’re a paper crafter, I hope you’ve found time today to enjoy our passion for creating. Until next time, stay safe, stay well, and Happy Scrapping!

Intrepid Explorer

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My oldest grandson, Owen, has a keen interest in history. During the Christmas holidays, his family traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, and visited the exhibits at the Armémuseum (Swedish Army Museum). Owen enjoys getting immersed in the events he’s learning about. I love this picture of him wearing an old army coat from the exhibit. This picture inspired me to create a layout to celebrate his love of history and discovery.

I enjoyed creating this layout and drew on ten brands for the final product. Unfortunately, some of the products used have been in my scrapbook stash for years and are no longer available for purchase. The Intrepid Explorer cut file for this layout came from Peartree Cutfiles. I cut it from black Bazzill cardstock and partnered it with rusty patterned paper from 49 and Market’s Rust and Revs collection. The beautiful rusty patterned paper helped highlight the rust in the base paper. This background paper belongs to Mintay Paper’s Traveller collection. When I buy a collection, I often purchase the smaller add-on paper packs, which are handy for backing cut files or cutting additional items without wasting the large 12″ x 12″ designs. In this case, the rusty, dotted patterned paper had a slightly smaller and more variegated pattern. I loved the effect it brought to the layout. I also used a nested star die set from Sizzix to cut several star shapes from this patterned paper. The stars had slightly beveled edges, which I highlighted with a thin black Sharpie marker.

I stamped several different star images from the My Favorite Things, Stars Above stamp set to give the layout more depth and texture. This stamp set is an older release and is no longer available. The script stamp came from a 7 Gypsies stamp set called Avignon and is also no longer available. The wood veneer stars are also vintage and came from Studio Calico. I sprayed them with Tim Holtz’s Rusty Hinge Distress SPRITZ to highlight the background paper’s rusty tones. As seen behind the globe, the ticket came from 49 and Market’s Ticket Essentials pack (Color Swatch Toast).

The phrases on the layout, “Never Stop Exploring” and “Oh, The Places You Will Go,” are rub-ons from the 49 and Market Wherever Ride Rub-on Transfer set. The detailed travel theme ephemera belongs to the coordinating Traveller paper die-cut package by Mintay Papers. I placed fun foam and pop dots behind some of the ephemera pieces to give the layout additional dimension. I added the location and date below the title to complete the design using Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup Puffy Stickers in beetle black.

I am happy with the final layout and its overall look and feel. I hope my grandson’s interest in history grows and he continues to learn and discover more about those who paved the way for us today. Thanks for stopping in today, and until next time, stay safe, stay well, and Happy Scrapping!

Globe Museum

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Since the Ancient Greeks discovered that our world was round, our fascination with this beautiful planet has never waned. Finding out that our earth is a sphere has been one of the most important discoveries in history. From understanding our place in the universe and creating accurate maps to designing buildings and bridges that can outlast earthquakes, understanding the earth’s shape has scientific and practical purposes we apply daily.

We were delighted to visit the Globe Museum in Vienna, Austria, late last fall. This museum is unique in the world. It contains over 250 exclusive terrestrial and celestial globes, globes of the moon and other planets, as well as numerous astronomical instruments. It was a visually beautiful and highly educational experience. It has something for everyone. Seeing these fascinating spheres firsthand was a moving experience. The hardest part of creating this layout was deciding which globes to include!

Here are the details of my design process.

I created this double-page layout using 49 and Market’s new travel collection called Wherever. The background pages are the front and back of The World Awaits patterned paper. I embellished it with coordinating acetate film strips on both pages. The word phases came from the Laser Cut Elements and some leftovers from the Wherever Page Kit.

I didn’t want my journalling to distract from the beautiful globes on the layout, so I created a hidden journalling pocket to accomplish this goal. The pocket and the journalling tag are 7Gypsies products I have owned for over a decade. I placed the title for the layout on the tag using blue Happy Life Thickers. The blue twine attached to the tag is a Macrame Jewelry Cord from The Beadery.

Additional embellishments on these pages included utilizing a couple of Chipboard Map Frames. I used some leftovers from the Everywhere collection, and they coordinated beautifully. The stacked suitcases and the New Discoveries word strip belonged to the Laser Cut Elements package. I backed the suitcases with dimensional fun foam. The Travel More circle and the airplane came from the Wherever Chipboard Bits package.

And there you have it! A relatively simple layout to come together. With patterned papers this gorgeous, you can use fewer embellishments. Did you see me peeking through the globes in the far right-hand picture?

Thanks for stopping in today, and until next time, stay safe, stay well, and Happy Scrapping!