June 2011 WDW Trip -- An Animal Kingdom State of Mind - Page 4 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I love all your pages! So colorful! I am currently 3 trips behind in my scrapbooking. I get the gumption to do one and then stop for awhile and then start up another trip. I love all your paper and stickers! You are a great scrapbooker - lots of great memories!
Cam!! Another beautiful album. You always manage to have those extra special touches. I love your first spread featuring your travels, with Stefanie's face lighing up the page. Another favorite is the one with giraffe's, especially the full page giraffe photo. Is it one of yours? The Jammin Jungle Page I can't help but enjoy because you all look like Disney Royalty! Thank you for sharing your album and all of your terrific pictures, and most especially your family with us.
That full page giraffe is not one of mine, but one I bought from Scrap Your Trip. I'm thinking of finding a place that will make 12 x 12 photos on paper for me of my own photos to use in next year's book.
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beautiful, as always, Cam!!! So many ideas I might try to scraplift!
I'm always scraplifting off folks here.
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I love all your pages! So colorful! I am currently 3 trips behind in my scrapbooking. I get the gumption to do one and then stop for awhile and then start up another trip. I love all your paper and stickers! You are a great scrapbooker - lots of great memories!
[QUOTE=Cam22;3760935]I'm thinking of finding a place that will make 12 x 12 photos on paper for me of my own photos to use in next year's book./QUOTE]
Cam, Scrapyourtrip makes these. A couple of years ago, I ordered two 12 x 12 pages. I used two pictures of our high school softball field. The pages were amazing!!! I've thought about using a picture of Cinderella's castle to be made into a page.
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I'm thinking of finding a place that will make 12 x 12 photos on paper for me of my own photos to use in next year's book./QUOTE]
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Cam, Scrapyourtrip makes these. A couple of years ago, I ordered two 12 x 12 pages. I used two pictures of our high school softball field. The pages were amazing!!! I've thought about using a picture of Cinderella's castle to be made into a page.
Thanks for the info! I'll have to check with them about several of my animal photos for paper as well as some of Luke's cool building photos. I'm so excited about doing this.
Okay, I am in complete awe of your scrapbook!! I can't even pick a page that I like the best. You are quite talented and the embellishments and pages are amazing. I am still working on a scrapbook (my only scrapbook) from our April 2006 Disney trip. I have no place to really organize and spread out. But, since we've moved, my goal is to set up a desk and organization for me in our sitting room and get cracking!! I'll be visiting scrapyourtrip for sure...oh, and maybe 'scraplifting' from you as well.
Okay, I am in complete awe of your scrapbook!! I can't even pick a page that I like the best. You are quite talented and the embellishments and pages are amazing. I am still working on a scrapbook (my only scrapbook) from our April 2006 Disney trip. I have no place to really organize and spread out. But, since we've moved, my goal is to set up a desk and organization for me in our sitting room and get cracking!! I'll be visiting scrapyourtrip for sure...oh, and maybe 'scraplifting' from you as well.
Bravo!!
Scraplift as much as you want; I know I do! for working on your 2006 book. Since I have a dedicated space it has made all the difference in getting a book done and having a place to store all my supplies.
I just got my first CRAFT room and it is a godsend. I can easily work on a project and get up and walk away and come back when I want to. It makes the scrapbooking and beading and sewing I do...so much easier. Good luck!!!
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How did I miss this? Gorgeous book Cam!! I love all the earth tones throughout.
I was excited to see the Character Dining sticker you have - I just bought that one
It is a really cute sticker!
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Amazing and beautiful, Cam! Do you keep a copy of your TR with the album somehow? I love the parade pages with the story you wrote for Stefanie.
I usually print out a copy and put it in the book, but this year's report is especially long so I may save it to a CD and put that with the album to save paper and ink and also to keep my book from being any weightier.
Cam, I have gotten away from scrapbooking, but seeing your album has inspired me to start doing it again. Thank you for sharing it, it is absolutely beautiful.
Cam, I have gotten away from scrapbooking, but seeing your album has inspired me to start doing it again. Thank you for sharing it, it is absolutely beautiful.
Just found this thread. Got to mark it so I can show it to my wife, the scrapbooking historian in our family. I am sure she will enjoy this one. You are so creative.
I've always loved looking at your scrapbooks. This one is truly awesome. It captures everything that your trip report described exactly. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see your pictures blown up into 12 x 12 paper!
Just found this thread. Got to mark it so I can show it to my wife, the scrapbooking historian in our family. I am sure she will enjoy this one. You are so creative.
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Cam,
I've always loved looking at your scrapbooks. This one is truly awesome. It captures everything that your trip report described exactly. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see your pictures blown up into 12 x 12 paper!
I'll be sure to post them when I finally get them done!
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Cam!! Another beautiful album. You always manage to have those extra special touches. I love your first spread featuring your travels, with Stefanie's face lighing up the page. Another favorite is the one with giraffe's, especially the full page giraffe photo. Is it one of yours? The Jammin Jungle Page I can't help but enjoy because you all look like Disney Royalty! Thank you for sharing your album and all of your terrific pictures, and most especially your family with us.
I was really proud of the parade pages! 
for working on your 2006 book. Since I have a dedicated space it has made all the difference in getting a book done and having a place to store all my supplies. 
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