Orlando vacation album, part 2

a.k.a. the dinosaur edition. :) I like how all these turned out, but man did they take forever, about an hour each. Normally I would have twice as many pages to show for that amount of time, but the Cricut (actually the mats) were slowing me down.

This one wasn't so bad, just a matter of adapting the Allison Davis sketch down to my page size. The letter stickers are Thickers, everything else is Basic Grey.
So, I went to start cutting the dinosaur, and discovered that 1) it is harder for me to use a 12x12 mat size with the gypsy and figure out where everything is and 2)my brand new out of the package mat...didn't have enough sticky to keep any paper adhered to it, so I had to tape the paper onto the mat, and if I didn't use enough tape I had to redo the cut again. Argh. I adapted an Allison Davis sketch, but I kind of wish I had more pics to extend the photo block to the left edge, but we really didn't take many pics in the Discovery Center, mostly because we were only in there about 20 minutes...yep, an hour on a layout for an activity that was only 20 minutes. I would be upset about that but, all the rides in amusement parks are short, so that's going to happen to me a lot with this album. Provo Craft (light textured tan) and Basic Grey (everything else) paper and stickers, OA label sticker and Dinosaur Tracks circut cartridge.
This one went a little faster, mostly because I used a dinosaur sticker instead of cutting one out. I used the hanging sign option for the font to mimic the banner in the movie, and I just liked the way it looked. Everything by Basic Grey, except "CAMP" (Dinosaur Tracks cricut cartridge) and OA label stickers.

365Layouts total: 52 layouts and 3 minibooks

Orlando Vacation album, part 1

The weather has not been cooperating to photograph pics, so the first two are kind of dark. :(

The photos from Destin Beach were dark, so not a lot to work with unless I changed them to black and white, which I didn't think about until just now. MME (blue)and BG (brown) paper, CI chipboard title and sonnets wax seal, WRMK string. If you look really closely, there are two translucent shells on the string. Allison Davis sketch.
Old Cockadoodle background. The tickets for the parks will tuck into the ribbon on the left...after I figure out which box they are packed away in. :)
A cute photo op area just outside the parks. AC paper, chipboard sticker from the Scrapbuck order.
Not real pleased with the lettering, but it was kind of what I was going for. October Afternoon paper, Karen Foster (large) and Stickopotomus (small) alpha stickers, Doodlebug twine and image printed from internet.
Allison Davis sketch, the only adjustment was swapping the journaling space and the title area. Echo Park paper and stickers, OA journal sticker, Doodlebug Frills border strip (pink and small green) and Bazzill border strips cut apart for the banner.
Who knew I'd come up with a use for the Cat in the Hat stickers 7 years after I first used them? Cat and kids stickers (Ek Success) paired with book stickers from the Michaels back to school section and Echo Park paper.
I think maybe I tilted the three smaller pictures a little too much. Echo Park paper, Doodlebug twine, title sticker from Michaels, Nestabillities dies used to cut the photos.
Bright and busy, which kind of matches the 'zoo' area. All Eco Park paper and stickers, and Doodlebug twine.
Severe change in tone, no? Old stucco paper from PC, brown paper from Colorbok, letter stickers from BG, vintage tags, stamps and button from MM.

Not real sure what I had in mind for this one... Very bulky because of the corrugated mat. Echo Park (green) and OA (floral) paper, K & Co sunflower sticker, Martha Stewart twine and Pebbles letter stickers.

365 Layouts total: 49 and 3 mini albums.