Posts Tagged ‘travel’

I have always had itchy feet – always wanting to see the world from when I was a small child.  One place on my list was Venice.  I bagged some £10 economy tickets back in 2003 and so my dream was fulfilled!

I have used the gorgeous Check-In collection for my layout.  It has loads of brilliant imagery which is perfect for any holiday destination.  The 6 1/2″ paper pad and Collectables have heaps of brilliant tickets which I thought would be fun to lay across the top of my layout over the Departure paper.

I added stickers and the gorgeous Divine Twine (airmail) to add some dimension.

I used my favourite sheet from the collection – Passport as my base.  I cut a slit into the airmail border along the bottom to slip in a couple more photos.

The Acetate Shape makes a perfect title.  Just love the title and journal stickers from the Border sticker sheet.

I also layered the rub-ons and stamps from the collection for a little more depth.

A mini break wasn’t enough time in Venice so I’m waiting to go back again one day. I hope I’ve inspired you to scrap a holiday photo even if it is from a while ago.

Thanks for popping in.

Morag x

I have always loved to travel and one of my first ambitions was to travel the world. Well I haven’t quite managed the whole world yet, but I have been lucky enough to travel to a few far-flung places. We travelled the Dominican Republic to get married and honeymooned around the Caribbean on a cruise.  I hadn’t got around to scrapping many of my honeymoon photos as it was way before I started scrapping.

The Check-in collection is a fabulous mix of travel-themed images and papers. I wanted to make the most of my passion for travel and thought I’d make a cute mini-book in the shape of a suitcase.

The book is pretty simple to make – just covers made from chipboard which have been coloured with ink.  I stamped the postage stamps on the background before layering  lots of die-cuts from the Collectables as well as cutting out images from the 6 1/2″ paper pad. Finally I added some of the coloured rub-ons and a couple of tags.

The inside cover contains a little pocket made from the Acetate Shapes which are divine!  I love the way you can see the tags and ephemera through the postage stamp.

The pages are created from cardstock which has been folded and stuck together – concertina style.  It’s a really simple way of creating pages with an easy binding.  I love the cute suitcases that are in the Collectables - here I made a slit with a craft knife so I could tuck other shapes inside.

I love this spread with the small labels and tickets.  You can find plenty of tickets in the 6 1/2″ paper pad, the collectables and sticker sheet.  Again I created another pocket from the acetate shapes to tuck in my journaling and tickets.

The beauty of this type of book is that you can create as many pages as you wish.  Once all my pages were joined together, I attached the first and last page to my book covers before decorating the inside.

Some of my favourite details from the album.  There are loads of fabulous bits to cut out of the papers. I especially love the airmail twine – the perfect finishing touch for your tags!

Here’s a shopping list of everything I have used from the Merly Impressions shop:

• Check-In Border Sticker Sheet
• Check-In Acetate Shapes
• Check-In Coloured Rub-ons
• Check-In Clear Stamps
• Check-In Collectables
• Check-In Paper Pad

Thanks for popping in.  I hope you’ve been inspired to scrap your photos from your holidays too!

Morag x

Hi everybody! Emilie here again for another layout! I really had a lot of fun creating this page! No surprise, it is about French Macarons (Macaroons). And I decided to use the Sweet Nothings collection, so sweet it was indeed.

I have used photographs of French patisseries and Macarons that I took through the window of the shop. When I am asked what I miss most about my country my first and main thought is the Bakeries/Patisseries. Yes I do miss hugely the cakes and posh desserts that are so widely available across the Channel! I used the “Dozen Roses” paper mostly because of the Eiffel Tower on it which tied-in nicely with my story. I then added a bit of stamped script image. You can obtain a similar effect with THIS stamp, a definite Must Have! I placed a sheet of pink paper from the paper pad on which I stuck my photos. I framed the pic on the left with the frame that came in the pack of Collectables. I then added one of the strips of stickers from the Sticker Sheet on the left of the layout as well as the big flower at the bottom (mounted on foam pads to give it depth). I loved the cheeky little angel so much that I thought he had to feature! I placed him at the bottom right hand side.

The rub-ons were exactly what I needed to add a few more details to my layout!

A few more elements from the paper pads (I love it! It’s full of papers AND die-cuts!) to finish off my page along with a few pearls and it’s a wrap!

I love this layout! I hope this inspired you, don’t hesitate to let me know your thought!

Emilie

First of all I wish to say how happy and honoured I am to have been invited to join the Merly Impressions Design Team!!! I really do hope that I will bring some inspiration your way!!! I have been so spoilt by Chrissy with my first box! Everything in it was soooo gorgeous that I sat for hours stroking my new stash!!! I am sure you all do that too… But I was simply amazed by the quality of all the Kaisercraft goodies!

I fell in love with the “Great Southern Land” collection. I have never been to Australia and to be honest it isn’t at the number one spot on my list of “Have to go to…” but the colours and designs of that collection just got me drooling!!!

I wanted to be original so I used the sheet of  TAS Die-cut paper as my background but as I didn’t have anything to scrap that would tie with the Australian theme I decided to create a layout about my older brother who has been in a lot places across the world. I spread some white paint over the bottom left corner of my background so that it wouldn’t overwhelm my photograph and then layered pieces of  papers from the same collection.

I added the hot air balloon that was in the packet of “Collectables” from the “Sweet Nothing” collection.  I am amazed at how well the Kaisercraft collections can be mixed together!!!

To balance my page I added a strip of used French postage stamps I had kept from a letter and two pieces of ribbon. Those packs of Kaisercraft ribbons are A-mazing!!!! Now I know I will have the exact shade of brown I want!!! A must have for me!

I finished off my layout by adding a few blooms and buttons in the colours of the back of the “SA” sheet and the back of the “NSW” sheet.

So there you go! My first layout for Merly Impression! I hope this inspired you!

Emilie