My Disney Scrapbook

We're quickly approaching the one year anniversary of our first real family vacation.  We enjoyed a beautiful week at Disney World and can't wait to go back.  Sadly, we will have to wait a few more years before we return.  Until then, I will have to reminisce over these pages that took me nearly a year to create.  Some were based on sketches and some were my own creation.  Some took hours and some were thrown together in minutes.  The important thing is that I finished it.  My original goal was to get it done within a year of our trip, and I've barely made that goal.  I wanted to make sure to capture the stories and memories while they were fresh.  I wish I had taken more photos, but I was too busy enjoying myself to spend the whole trip behind the camera.  Besides, it gives me a good excuse to go back and get more pictures next time!  Here are the pages, in order, as they appear in my book.  Please excuse the shabby photography and wonky sizing of some of the photos.

Autographs

This week's sketch at Scrapbook Steals was another fabulous one pager.  I decided it was a good fit for a Disney page.  I'm over 3/4 done with the Disney album and hope to have it finished before this year's Spring Break, which will mark the one year anniversary of our trip.  I love breaking out the Disney pictures and reminiscing about all of our fun.  The boys can't wait to return, but know it will be a few more years before we can do it again.  Here's what I came up with:

And this is the inspiration sketch by the amazingly talented Kristy Lee of Scrapbook Steals:

The weekly sketches at Scrapbook Steals provide amazing inspiration and keep me motivated to scrap on a regular basis.  I've played along every week for over a year and love getting comments from the Scrapbook Steals fans and staff.  At first, I was nervous about putting my work "out there" but after getting tons of compliments and feedback from my scrappy pals, I now look forward to it and can't wait to hear what they think.  The real motivator is the chance to win a scrappy prize.  Every week, they draw a winner using random.org so everyone who plays along has a chance to win.  Each Wednesday, the mid-week mojo sketch is revealed and you have until the end of the day on Monday to post your layout.  The sketches are a great starting point, but there's no requirement that you stick with the sketch. I often add additional photos or turn a 1 page sketch into a 2 page layout.  I change the photo size to accommodate my pictures or I turn the entire sketch around and take it from a completely different angle.  You don't have to use any particular products either, just whatever floats your boat.  I had never worked from a sketch until I started playing along here, and I must admit that it makes life so much simpler.  No longer do I just sit and stare at my craft desk wondering how to get started.  Check out Scrapbook Steals HERE  or "like" them on facebook and watch for great deals on amazing products.  They offer two different "steals" each day, one at 9am MST and one at 9pm MST.