Have you taken a family vacation this summer? Do you have tons of photos of your trip and just don’t know where to get started documenting the events? How about creating a “Vacation Favorites” layout? I was inspired by the colorful days of the week tags in the Market Street – Ashbury Heights mixed bag and “favorite” chipboard word. The gold foiled words reminded me of the beautiful California sunshine of our last family trip.
First, my kids and I wrote down our favorite events of each day. It was so fun to recall and re-live the details together. I narrowed down each day to 6 lines of text. I formatted the columns to 3” wide and printed them on watercolor papers from the Market Street 6x6 pads. I wanted to capture the different shades on the papers – going from light to dark. I printed one column, then turned the paper upside down and printed the other side.
Then I started selecting photos for the highlights of each day. I formatted them to 2.8” wide so they would be 3” with a small white border.
I created a column of each day and alternated the photos and lists under the day of the week tags. I cut two 1” strips of the diagonal striped paper for the foundation of the layout. It ties in all of the bright and fabulous water color papers. I tucked a 3x4 card “Just be Happy” under the first column and layered the gold foiled “Favorite” chipboard title over it, then added a foiled “the best” medallion.
I added a strip of gold decorative tape along the striped border. I finished off the page with a cluster of chipboard elements, sticker, and large brad. I alternated small and medium brads along the days of the week tags.
It is fun to see our entire vacation week at a glance – it makes my heart so happy as I reflect on our precious memories together.
Tamara
