Road Trip Card

If you saw yesterday's post, I shared some pictures of the road trip that Eric and I just took with my parents.  It was really an incredible trip, full of memories that will last forever, and I wanted to make a card thanking my parents for this experience.  This card was made with an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock, folded in half, so I was able to include plenty of images that represent our trip.

The whole reason that we went on the trip was for a family reunion in Michigan.  Since we spent a weekend on Lake Michigan, with all of the little cousins building sand castles, I had to include a bucket and shovel.  They are cut from the Life Is A Beach Cricut cartridge, at 2".

You can't have a road trip card without a car on it.  This one is from Campin' Critters, cut at 2 1/2".  I added a couple of Imaginisce Glam Rocks on the front of it. The gas pump is from Pop-Up Neighborhood, cut at 5".  I had to include it, because it represents one of our funniest memories of this trip.  My dad decided not to get gas in Salt Lake City, because it was too expensive.  He was sure it would be cheaper in Wyoming.  Well, the gas light came on, and there were no gas stations in sight.  We just made it to one in Wyoming, where the gas was 11 cents MORE expensive!  He'll never live that one down.

When you drive across the country, there is plenty corn to see, so I had to include that.  I cut it from Pop-Up Neighborhood at 3".  Probably the most amazing thing we saw was a herd of buffalo in Custer State Park.  As we were filming them, they came right on to the roadway!  I cut this buffalo from Destinations at 1 3/4".

Lastly, I created my title by welding together 1" letters from Nate's ABCs.  A card full of memories!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink New Leaf & Dark Chocolate Cardstock

Papertrey Ink "Road Trip" Patterned Paper (map print)

DCWV "The Stack 6" Patterned Paper (sand)

Core'dinations Textured Cardstock

Glossy Accents

Imaginisce Glam Rocks

California Pennant

The Cricut Circle is holding a challenge in which we were asked to make a pennant to represent our states, provinces, or countries. I had a great time creating my California pennant! I used Birthday Bash for the pennant shape itself.

The sun is from the Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons cartridge. Both the title and the Golden Gate Bridge are from the Destinations cartridge.

The redwood trees are from Gypsy Wanderings, and the black bear is from Camp Out.

Lastly, the beach scene is from Pack Your Bags.

Recipe:

My Mind's Eye "Good Day Sunshine" Patterned Paper

Core'dinations Textured Cardstock

Papertrey Ink "Bitty Dot Basics" Patterned Paper

Echo Park "Splash" Patterned Paper

Echo Park "A Walk in the Park" Patterned Paper

DCWV Patterned Paper

Versa Magic Jumbo Java Chalk Ink

Zoo Layout with French Manor Peacock

I had been holding off on making this zoo layout until I got French Manor, since I knew it had this gorgeous peacock. I just had to use it with the peacock picture! The peacock is cut at 5 3/4". For the "San Francisco Zoo" sign, I used the San Francisco oval image from Destinations and used my Gypsy to weld "zoo" using Plantin Schoolbook into the center. This was cut at 2 3/4". The journaling tag is from Mini Monograms. It was originally square, but I stretched it to be 5 1/2" x 2 1/2". The hippo, grass, and water are all from Create a Critter. The hippo is cut at 3", the water is 2.65", and the grass is 3".

Recipe:

Background Paper: DCWV Green Stack

Papertrey Ink Cardstock: Terracotta Tile, Rustic Cream, Ocean Tides, & Summer Sunrise

Core'dinations paper (cornflower blue and textured green)

Recollections Cardstock (royal blue)

Cuttlebug Folders: Stripes, Divine Swirl, Bloom Dot, and Mesh Texture

Ink: Papertrey Ink Enchanted Evening