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Hi all,
I'm new here. We're planning a WDW vacation. It's actually coming up soon! We're leaving Aug. 31st! I am pre-planning my scrapbook so that I will be sure to get plenty of great pictures. It's themed, the ABC'S of Disney. But, I can't think of subjects for all the letters of the alphabet. That's where you Disney pro's come in handy! ( I hope!) My first couple of pages look like this:
A is for arrival, a vacation dream come true
B is for Breakfast with Mickey and Minnie too
C is for Carribbean Beach, a place to lay our heads
D is for Dale and Chip a couple of squirrelly friends.
And so on...kind of corny I know, but I'm hoping it'll turn out cute. These are the letters I need suggestions for; H, J, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V and Y
S is for Splash Mountain and you could get the picture they take with all of you in the boat. Or Spaceship Earth. Swimming at your hotel pool.
T is for Tower of Terror - makes a great picture. Or Touring the Worlds at Epcot and have a collage of pictures of the different counties along with a cut up park map.
P is for Princesses (and their Princes)around the World.
R is for Resting tired feet and eating a Mickey Bar while sitting on a bench people watching. (I have been know to do this one).
I love this idea and think I will do it to on my next trip. I would love to see you list when you are finished.
You said: "These are the letters I need suggestions for; H, J, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V and Y"
"H" is for the Happiest Place On Earth -- God knows, you should be able to find LOTS of your photos to fit in that category!
"J" is for Journal -- a tale of your experiences; or Jungle for your MK or AK adventures
"N" is for Night Life -- photos of your after-dark doings
"O" is for Organic Disney Magic - either for those moments that happen spontaneously or for your experiences at "The Land" in Epcot; OR it could be OUT of The Ordinary Magic for anything extra-special that happened during your stay.
"P" is for parades -- I'm sure you'll see a few
"R" is for resort -- either your home away from home, or the places you'd like to visit in the future
"S" is for stars -- I'm sure you'll see plenty of Disney stars on your trip; you can collect photos, autographs, even postcards for this page or pages
"T" is for TIME OUT -- those restful moments in the parks, resorts, and elsewhere that can sometimes be the most magical moments of all; or maybe for TOON TOWN and some special MK memories
"U" is for "under the influence" which can include both adults and children "under the influence" of that special Disney Magic!
"Y" is for Disney Youngsters, or the Disney Year In Review, or best of all, Your Special Disney Moments
"V" How about the "Very Merry Christmas Party?" or Very Special Disney Moments; Virtual Disney for those DisneyQuest adventures; or the Vocabulary of Disney for those special "Disney-speak" phrases!
"Y" is for Years of Disney (for those who have been many times over the years) Yule at Disney for Christmas memories; Your Disney Diary, or -- my fav -- Young At Heart Disney Moments.
This is such fun! I'm a scrapbook nut too, and I can't TELL you how much Disney stuff I've bought for my books . . . and we aren't leaveing until the end of Novemeber!!!!
Be sure to plan some special photos following your theme. If you are close
to a Michael's arts and crafts store, they have some new Disney themed paper
books and a new paper piecing book with Disney characters. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mickey's old friend: If you are close
to a Michael's arts and crafts store, they have some new Disney themed paper
books and a new paper piecing book with Disney characters. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thanks Linda! I'm off to check out Michael's first thing tomorrow!
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I saw a web site that seemed to have a lot of Disney-themed scrapbooking items. It is mousememories.com I have not ordered from them, so can't say what they are like to deal with, but they sure have some fun-looking stickers, die-cuts, etc. I have not been able to find Toy Story stickers, but see they have some. I'll be giving them a try with my next paycheck. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Darcie,
As a fellow scrapbook fanatic, I just have to compliment you on such an adoreable idea! Mind if I "borrow" it?! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Here are my alphabet suggestions:
P: P is for playing by the wonderful pool.
S: S is for seeing all of my Disney friends.
J: J is for "Journey into my Imagination."
V: V is for the "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" at MGM.
R: R is for the "Rockin' Roller Coaster" we ride.
N: N is for NEVER wanting to leave! (a farewell photo at the resort, airport, boarding the towncar, etc.)
H: H is for "Honey I Shrunk the Audience!" at Epcot (or for the playground at MGM).
O: O is for "Oh, boy! Whatta time I am having at WDW!"
T: T is for Tigger with his long, striped tail!
U: U is for the umbrellas we had to use. (should you have a rainy, "ponco" day!)
Y: Y is for "Ya gotta love this place!" (candid shots)
Hope I have helped a bit here. Please share your final ABC choices with us, as I would love to hear all about your trip & scrapbook.
Have fun!
All Ears [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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