Encre, papier, ciseaux: Red Lobster

Inspiration: Lawn Fawnatics #29 + Lasting Memory Layout challenge #393 (stars) + Page Maps November 2017

This is admittedly not the best or most interesting picture, but I still wanted to include it in our family vacation album because it's the only one I thought about taking while we were at Red Lobster. There were many a meal at Red Lobster restaurants when the family traveled when my sister and I were younger. It was part of our vacation tradition. At some point, a lot of Red Lobster restaurants closed in Eastern Canada, so I think there's something sentimental about stopping at one when we travel. Unfortunately for my niece, the restaurant doesn't do the treasure chest with little gadgets for kids or the colorful mocktails with the mug you got to keep. Nonetheless, this didn't prevent us from enjoying our meal.

When I pull out a patterned paper collection, I usually make a scrapbook page first, and then a card with the scraps, but this time around, the card inspiration came first and then I thought the paper and stickers would work great for my Red Lobster picture. Years ago, I purchased a HP Photosmart printer and it ended up being a great purchase. I will still send my big batches to an outside printer, but I use my printer to print out individual pictures. This has really helped me stay more current with the pictures I scrapbook and also to be able to create right away when an idea strikes. This is exactly what happened here - got the idea and finished the page all in one evening. Gotta love when that happens.

You'll recognize some of Lawn Fawn's new release in my design. I used the Porthole Frames to create my title block, and I paired them with the You Are Sublime stamp set and dies to decorate the left side. The gold-star vellum was something I found while looking through my patterned papers and set aside because I thought it would look nice with the nautical paper. On a whim, I decided to make a border and I LOVE how the portholes look tucked under it. The vellum allows the portholes to show, but it also makes the design more interesting to not see the entire circles (like on the sketch).

The lighthouse was a cardstock sticker from the collection, and I wanted beams to come out of it, so I was trying to think of how I could cut my vellum and get the right angle, and then it hit me that I could probably just use my Sunburst Thinlits die to make them. It worked out perfectly! A little bit of old, a little bit of brand-spanking new, all adding up to a fun page!

Supplies
Stamps: You Are Sublime (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Pool Party Core'dinations, Poppy Parade, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Vellum,
Silver Foil Paper (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers and Stickers: Ahoy There (Echo Park)
Vellum: Confetti (Crate Paper)
Dies: You Are Sublime, Porthole Frames (Lawn Fawn); Sunburst (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Markers (Copic); Kraft Cord, Stampin' Dimensionals, Designer Washi Tape,
Regals Enamel Shapes, Mini Stapler, Poppy Parade and Night of Navy Stampin' Write Markers (Stampin' Up!)