Simply Magical

When I think of Disney World, the image of the beautiful castle at the Magic Kingdom always pops into my mind first. So, I think this is the perfect opening page for my Disney scrapbook. I just love the bronze statue of Walt Disney holding Mickey's hand so I wanted to emphasize that. I cut the close up photo I took of the statue into a circle and placed it over the spot on the 8x10 photo that the statue actually was. Our tickets are shown at the top right of the photo.

This layout came together pretty easy since there are not too many elements to the page, but the title ended up being a bit tedious and time consuming. I stamped the title onto one of the Soft Sky designer prints papers using Blue Bayou ink and then cut it out. However...after all my cutting, there wasn't enough contrast between the letters and the photo, and they just didn't pop the way I wanted. Luckily my friend was here scrappin' with me and she said I should try sponging the letters with some Blue Bayou ink. That worked like a charm...thanks Rach! After sponging I also added highlights to the letters with my white gel pen. That looked good, but Rachel said they would look even better if I used a glitter pen to add some sparkle. That was another great idea, because now the letters have a nice shimmer to them...just what I needed on my magical themed layout!

Stamps: Outline alphabet & Baroque Motifs
Card stock: Soft Sky textured, Blue Bayou & Soft Sky Prints
Ink: Blue Bayou & Soft Sky
Accessories: Silver edged white organdy ribbon

Thanks for stopping by...have a magical day!

Fun at Disney's Animal Kingdom

I think the Animal Kingdom is my favorite of the four Disney theme parks. I guess because I love to take pictures and there are just so many photo opportunities there. Also, all the lush, jungle foliage through out the park is just breath taking.

I just love the Kilimanjaro Safari ride through the jungle...each ride is different because you don't know what animals you will see. Even during a walk down the paths you must keep your eyes open for unusual sightings. Luckily I was doing just that as we made our way to Africa to get on our safari ride. On the side of the path hidden amongst the foliage I spotted DeVine. Isn't she beautiful? She moves silently on stilts totally covered in vines.

Since our last visit to the Animal Kingdom they added a new roller coaster - Expedition Everest. It is very cool! As you travel inside the mountain you meet up with a HUGE Yeti who roars and grabs at your car. I guess it's the biggest animatronic in any of the parks and looks so realistic.

Here's a closer view of the coaster coming out of the side of the mountain.

From almost every spot in the park the Tree of Life is visible. This is a magnificently, detailed work of art. The trunk is intricately carved with all sorts of animals, birds and insects. From every angle you can see different animals intertwined to make up the enormous tree. One of my favorite 3-D shows, It's Tough to Be a Bug, is located inside the tree. This is a picture of my hubby and I in front of the Tree of Life.

Here's a fun fact about the Tree of Life: Ten artists and three Imagineers worked full-time for 18 months to create the 325 animal carvings on The Tree of Life. Sculptors had between six and 10 hours to create the finished image before the plaster hardened.

Hope you enjoyed these photos. Hopefully I'll get some stamping time in later and have something stamp related to share tomorrow. Someone asked in my last post what kind of camera I used to take the beach photos. I have a Canon Digital Rebel XTi. I just LOVE it so far and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to buy a new camera.