Friday, July 9, 2010

Got Crabs?

Hello! Hope your week was wonderful! It has been hot, muggy and rainy here lately....oh well! We are still managing to have fun.

I am "supposed" to be packing for our trip but....I took a few moments to scrap a picture I took of the two little ones at Ft. Walton beach. We stopped there on the way back from Disney a month ago....now this beach has oil on it. Very sad....

I created this quick layout for the American Crafts challenge this week. The challenge is to create a layout sharing what you are doing on your summer vacation that uses two or more AC products.

One of my kids favorite things to do on the beach is dig for sand crabs. They will dig for hours filling a bucket just to let them all go. But....they do this without fighting, which makes it one of my favorite summer moments too!

Here is the page.
For the title, I used some Mini Market Ledger stickers (October Afternoon) and then I cut the number 4 from Everyday:Long Time No See designer paper (American Crafts). I used my favorite letter stickers from American Crafts to spell out CRABS (Sarah Script).Here is a close-up shot of the sun---I used an Amercian crafts rub on (Mini Marks-Pounce Phrases) on top of a Jillibean Soup sprout to create the sun. I cut some American Crafts fabric paper (Garden Gala) to create the rays for the sun. Finally, I added some gemstones around the edge:
Here is a detail shot of the bottom corner. I used another rub on (Pounce Phrases) on top of a smaller picture of the two kids. I added stickers for the date. I cut the birdhouse from fabric paper (Garden Gala: Dear Lizzy/American Crafts) and added a patterned chipboard shape heart sticker (Thickers-Dear Lizzy/AC) on it. The flower is from Details Adhesive Layered Embellishemnts-Chatter- Dear Lizzy /AC)....I removed the flower layer from the background felt to use with another chipboard shape on top of a punched circle. I layered this on top of some Everyday ribbon (American Crafts):
That is it! Back to packing :)
Materials used:
American Crafts-Designer paper- Celebration: Pinata, Spring: Sunny Spot (Dear Lizzy/AC), Everyday: Long Time No See; Thickers- patterned chipboard shapes (Dear Lizzy/AC), I do: Orchid; Letter stickers- Sarah Script; Adhesive layered embellishments-Chatter (Dear Lizzy/ AC); Ribbon- Everyday; Adhesive fabric paper- Spring: Firefly Festival, Garden Gala (Dear Lizzy/AC); rub-ons- Mini Marks Pounce Phrases (Dear Lizzy/AC).
Other: Mini market stickers, Ledger (October Afternoon); yellow journaling sprout (Jillibean Soup); adhesive rhinestones (Hero Arts); blue ink (SU!); sponge.

Thanks for stopping by!

17 comments:

Debby said...

Fabulous layout!!!Like all the details .have a fun trip !

Kathy Martin said...

Super cool page! LOVE the design! :)

Donna said...

What a fun page a great memory to scrap. Love the colors and layout. Hope you have a marvelous time on your trip. Travel safely. Bug hugs, Donna

Tina said...

AWESOME page!!! Love all the color.

Patti J said...

What nice memories you are preserving for your children! Love your page, Cammie! Enjoy your trip, travel safefly, and post pics along the way!

Joanne (jojot) said...

you are doing some really awesome pages, gf...love all the detail work...really makes you 'look' at the page and pic

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Cammie, this is ADORABLE!

Melissa said...

Really fun page! I love how you added details onto the photos and the colors of your title jump right out at you! Cute!!

Amy Johnson said...

Such an adorable scrap book page. Love how you did the sun and the title. All the details are just so precious.

Starla said...

Any activity that my kids do without fighting is a "ANYTIME" one!! hehe
What a bright and fun layout!
Enjoy your vacation (after the dreaded packing....I put that off as loooong as possible! My excuse being I pack better under stress! HA!)

Leslie Miller said...

Hands down, you're the best scrapper I know! What a great card, Cammie!

Leslie Miller said...

I meant "what a great PAGE". You probably figured that out...

Lori said...

Very cute and summery!

Sharon Harnist said...

Great layout, Cammie -- love the bright colors and your cute kiddos! Hope you enjoy your vacation ... we just returned!

Casmiles said...

What a great page, Cammie, and more wonderful memories for you and your family. I'm glad you made it to that beach before the tar balls did...

Christy Farneth-Kerr said...

What a fun layout :)
Funny title :)

Cook Scrap Craft said...

This is fantastic! I love how you did the title!