Cruise Album #1

I finally decided to get around to scrapbooking the cruise that my friend and I took almost 2 years ago.  We went on the Warped Rewind at Sea cruise which took place over Halloween of 2017.  About 20-30 bands who were all Warped Tour alumni stayed on our ship and played shows daily.  We got to see a lot of favorites and had so much fun.  We stopped off in Mexico as well, so needless to say I have plenty to scrapbook from the trip.  We left out of New Orleans and took a train all the way down from Chicago but I might not be able to fit everything from that part of the trip in as well so for now this album will focus on the cruise itself.

This was the first page I decided to do, since it was the first picture that the official photographers took of us as we boarded the ship.  We were still in our lazy travel clothes (we'd had a fun night out in New Orleans the night before and were rushing to check out of our hotel and make it on the boat early), but I did manage to rep my Yellowcard tank top I made in high school.  The first time I ever saw them live was at a Warped Tour so it felt appropriate.

I was able to raid more of my mom's stash for this album and I found some real gems.  I'm surprised she had the embroidery nautical anchors because we do very little involving boats or sailing but thankfully she did because they worked great with this page!

I'm going to be linking to songs by bands I've seen at various Warped Tours, preferably ones on the ship, but today I'm starting with Yellowcard who was not on the cruise but in my heart that first day. (Plus the song is about hanging up a photograph which seems doubly appropriate)

Song:

Identifiable Elements:

• Music note paper- Stampin' Up!
• Red paper- Poppy Parade by Stampin' Up!
• Yellos paper- Daffodil Delight by Stampin' Up!
• Letters- "Tinsel" Foil Letter Stickers by Thickers by American Crafts

Christmas in July #7

This card would've turned out so clean and perfect if I had only noticed that there was still a bit of ink on my thumb when I picked it up to go photograph it.  Unfortunately I smudged it a bit, but I'm not entirely sure that anyone but me would examine it that closely.

As you can see, I've been on a bit of a washi tape binge lately.  I usually don't use it that often, but my mom has an extensive collection and I couldn't resist.  I think it really brought in a cool texture for the look of this card and I'm starting to think I'll have to expand my own collection when I move out in October.

Identifiable Elements:

• Red paper & ink- Poppy Parade by Stampin' Up!
• Sentiment stamp- "Snow Place" by Stampin' Up!
• Mug stamp- "Scentsational Season" by Stampin' Up!

Christmas in July #5

Today was a good day because I got to use framelets for the first time.  I'd never actually taken the time to sit down and use any before so I decided to take advantage of this less than busy day to give them a shot!

I really enjoy how this card turned out and how nice clean the lines are.  It keeps the card simple, but interesting.

Hopefully this month will give me plenty of inspiration for more cards come Christmas time, but this is one that I wouldn't mind making a few more exact replicas of.

Identifiable Elements:

• Red paper & ink- Poppy Parade by Stampin' Up!
• Green paper & ink- Old Olive by Stampin' Up!
• Sentiment- "Versatile Christmas" set by Stampin' Up!
• Ornaments- "Holiday Ornaments" set by Stampin' Up!