Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Disney World Album : Project Life Style

I finally finished my Disney Album from our first Disney trip that we took this past April.  Let me tell you, this was no small undertaking. It took me forever! But it was a labor of love, and I am so glad that I have this trip documented. I had originally planned to use a Studio Calico handbook to document the trip, but soon realize that I just had too many pictures and ephemera to include, so I picked up this Amy Tangerine album to use instead.

Each spread in this album is picture-heavy, and that's how I like it. I did include quite a bit of journaling, and I may go back and add more later as I remember things.

I started the album by pulling together a "kit" of items to use. I thought that this might help streamline the process as well as keep the pages of the album cohesive in colors and patterns.

Here's a shot of part of the items in my "kit."



And here's my album:

I love this cover page. The stamps are from past Studio Calico kits and I inked them with my Chalk Edgers in Coltsfoot Stemens, Garden Grass, Raspberry Pie, Blue Jay, Rusty Keys, and Teal Damask.
We surprised the boys with this trip. They had no idea we'd be going to Disney this year, much less TODAY! Seeing the look on their faces was priceless.
And then we surprised them with their first plane flight! They did great!  Most of the items on this page are from October Afternoon's Travel Girl line.
The little baggie contains some journaling from our first day at Disney World.
The yellow polka dot baggie contains our creased and ragged Magic Kingdom Map that we carried in our pocket the whole day as well as a Times Guide.
This bag contains some confetti we collected after a parade.
This envelope contains several of our receipts from the trip as well as some extra fast passes that didn't make it into other pockets.



This is a flip up that includes another picture of Wilder aka Robert on the inside.  Twice during this trip, people thought he said his name was Robert.  His autograph from Ariel even reads:  "To Robert, Love, Ariel."  I love his face here. He didn't know that he was going to be meeting Ariel face to face, so it was a bit of a surprise.  The Voyage of the Little Mermaid ride was his favorite in all of Magic Kingdom.  So we had to meet Ariel in her Grotto.
Had to have a Mickey Balloon.  Isn't that a given?
More rainbow stamping using the same colors I used on the first page. Stamp from Studio Calico.
Keeping it real, folks, keeping it real.
I had to include this epic quote from Wilder.  We still repeat it throughout our days at home.  He is so funny.  As a side note, Fantasmic was an utter disappointment to all of us and Bowen couldn't figure out why it wasn't a "Happy Show."
Used the fabulous Studio Calico Thataway line for this spread.
This bag contains maps of each park along with the Times guides for the week we were there.

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26 comments:

  1. Amanda,
    I LOVE your work and this album is no exception. Thanks so much for such an inspiring and detailed blog post. I am currently working on my own Disney album. Where is the castle card from on your cover page? Is that something you made? It is awesome!!! Looks like you guys had an amazing trip.
    Jaimee in MN

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    1. Jaimee,

      Thanks so much! I found that card on Pinterest. :)

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  2. Amanda, this album is beyond fabulous!! What a treasure!!

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  3. ~Wow... Your album is incredible, thank you so much for sharing. Buzzing with inspiration. Your boys are so cute, remind me of mine at that age, one straight and the other curly top.... Louise in Ireland.

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  4. Oh I love how it came out and seeing how fun the trip was. It really is a labor of love and not one I want to make too soon again.

    I love the rainbow effects with the stamping. Have to give a try.

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  5. This is just an excellent album. Thanks so much for sharing! We took our mini honeymoon to WDW last Fall and I haven't yet scrapbooked it. SO many great ideas here for that or any other travel scrapbooking. Love it!

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  6. I stalked Laura Kate here, and I have to agree that this album is AMAZING. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  7. These pages are wonderful. I love them!
    Having just finished my Disney album (with like 400 photos! So glad it's over!) - I know how overwhelming it can be to make a Disney-themed album! It seems like Disney trips create more photos than any other vacation.
    Great job!

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  8. Oh Amanda! You should totally be given an award for this!! What an accomplishment! Labor of love is right!! It's awesome!

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  9. Ohhhh I was so looking forward to this!! This is beyond amazing.

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  10. �� Love ... And adore that you surprised them with the trip!

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  11. I think this has been one of my favorite viewing of Disney albums! Very nice!

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  12. Oh, the work! You did such a beautiful job. It is such a treasure for your family!

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  13. How did you make the graphic icon card on your cover? I love it!! OR did you get that from somewhere? Excellent work.

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    1. I found it on Pinterest and resized it for printing. :)

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  14. HOly Cow!! This album is incredible!
    What a labor of love indeed! Each page is so beautifully made...
    Bravo!! I hope your family realizes how fortunate they are to have you do this!

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  15. How did you plan the printing of the photos. I noticed that you used various designed page protectors, and am wondering how you sorted that out.

    thanks!

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    1. Hi! I generally just used pictures that I really loved as 4x6s and the rest as 3x4s and let it work itself out when I actually went to put the album together. I didn't really do any real "planning" with regarding to picture sizing. :)

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  16. I worked in Disney for 1 year.. So imagine that I have more than 60 THOUSAND pictures!!!! You have no idea how helpful & useful this is, maybe one day I'll get to finish my album.. Thanks for sharing!

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  17. The whole thing is so beautiful! I just discovered your post on Pinterest, and I'm so glad I clicked over to see it all. Wonderful job! I love it! :)

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  18. This is fantastic! Thanks for showing that you don't have to use primary colors on a Disney scrapbook. Sending this to my sister right now.

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  19. I have been having no luck trying to find that castle card. I absolutely love this album and would love to have a couple of those cards. Do you know the title or a link where I might be able to find it?

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    1. Hi there! Both the castle card and the collage card on the title page were graphics that I pulled from Pinterest and resized. You should be able to find them on my WDW board on pinterest. www.pinterest.com/itsmeamanda

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  20. I love the castle with the confetti from the parade, such a unique idea for embellishing I have not seen done before.

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  21. I'm so inspired by your Disneyland project life!

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  22. I absolutely love your Disney pages! I am loving that castle pic from the title page. Going to start working on some Disney Project Life pages soon! Kari *o*

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