Serenity

Week #3 - Serenity

Some people get massages or curl up with a cup of tea and a book to find peace.  Maybe garden or do yoga. 

I surround myself with Disney.  It's my home away from home.  I get my fix listening to the music of Disney, mostly care of MouseWorld Radio and Live365.  Certain songs will whisk me away and sometimes I feel like I've never left!  (I wish!)

Shadow

This was a hard one for me, I'm not overly artistic...which is why it's late...haha!  But shadows in my favorite place...yeah, that sounds about right!

The Train Station on Main Street.

Christmas in Disney

One of my favorite times to go to Disney is at Christmas.  Maybe because it was the first time I got my honeyman to go and he "got it" much to my extreme delight!  It's so nice to be a Disney Nut and to be married to an up and coming Disney Nut!  These are some memories from that first trip:

Top: Candlelight Processional, Eartha Kitt was our narrator.
Lower Left: Jeff and Dale in front of the Hoop Dee Doo Tree
Lower Right: Dale, Karen, Mandy, Jeff, Me and the Queen of Hearts at MVMCP

3-D Mickey Card

April (over at http://www.scrappingthemagic.com/) showed us this 3-D technique.  Since I am also an independent travel consultant, I decided to make a card for one of my clients for their next next trip.  To make the Mickey head, I used two different sized circle punches and about 12-13 circles for each part.  You fold them them in half and glue them together.  The title and message inside the card were done using the Cricit with the Mickey Font.  And I do 'love that mouse'!

Disney Autograph Books

I made these autograph books for all my nieces and nephews (and one for myself!) when our entire family took a trip to WDW.  This is based on a Cricut pattern card I picked up at Michael's.  Mine were a little smaller because I have the baby bug.  And I also found out that the Cricut doesn't really cut chipboard (or at least not the one kind of chipboard sold at Michael's at the time) - and Michael's was very good about returning the blades and unused chipboard.  So I improvised on the covers - just layered about 4 pieces of cardstock, then laminated them.  I added about 15 sheets of Mickey head paper in each book for autographs.  A ring adorned with ribbon held them together.  And I put a small sharpie with a keyring loop on each one.  We found out the characters prefer the larger markers...  But they worked!

My First Layout

I resisted scrapping for as long as I could.  The Cricut is what got me.  Love that little bug!  This is my very first layout.  It's a little plain, but I love the clean lines and of course it's my favorite subject!

Left: Mickey leading the SpectroMagic Parade
Right: The clock tower at IASW at WDW

Pirates at Flower & Garden and Around the World

Every year Epcot hosts the Flower and Garden Festival in the spring.  And each year they create many topiaries with a theme.  Well the year it was Pirates, we were fortunate enough to be there!

Top Left: Captain Mickey
Top Right: Pirate Stitch at World of Disney
Lower Left: Pirate Stitch
Lower Right: Yeoman Donald

Left: Pirate ship from Peter Pan, with Tink flying high above.
Top Right: Captain Hook, Mr. Schmee and Mandy
Lower Right: The crocodile waiting for Captain Hook!

Pirates of the Caribbean

The Pirates of the Caribbean rides and attractions have alway been guest favorites, even before the movies.  But now they have taken on a whole new level of popularity!  I love Pirates and discovered both rides are similar at Disneyland and WDW (my blog's namesake...Scarlett, for instance), however there are some differences.  One major difference being the restaurant Blue Bayou in Disneyland.  Yummy!

A menu from Blue Bayou and picture from Disneyland.

Various pictures from Walt Disney World's PotC.

A Mad Tea Party

I love all things Alice in Wonderland!  I'm a traditionalist when it comes to Disney and Alice, but I'm liking the new Alice more and more.  However, this layout is about our Adventures in Wonderland at the Disney Parks!

Right: Sign from The Mad Tea Pary Teacups
Top: View from the Alice ride in Disneyland
Bottom: Me in a Teacup in WDW

 

Hidden Mickey Tour

At the last (on land) Magic Meets in 2009 I had an opportunity to bid on a Hidden Mickey Tour with Dr. Steve Barrett, author of the Hidden Mickey books.  This was a silent auction and it came down to the last second!  Well, I actually didn't win.  The auction was benefitting Lou's Dream Team, so Dr. Barrett offered a second tour to 2nd place - therefore I won too!

What is a Hidden Mickey?  It's an image of Mickey, hidden in the parks and resorts, or on a ride.  Something the Imagineer's do to have a little fun and another level entertainment for the guests.  Sometimes there are other hidden characters or nods to previous rides or attractions.  We decided to tour the Magic Kingdom:



Top Left: Hidden Tink at Big Thunder Mountain
Top Right: Honeyman, Dr. Steve Barrett and Me
Center: Mickey earring embedded in walkway in Adentureland.
Bottom Left: Horseshoe prints and a water plate create a Hidden Mickey in Liberty Square




Top Left: Various HM's at Pooh's Playful Spot including a nod to 20,000 Leagues
Top Right: A small HM in Pinocchio's Village Haus
Center: A HM found on the horn on the precenium at Mickey's Philharmagic
Bottom Left: Various HM's found at Mickey's House in ToonTown
Bottom Right: Various HM's found in Tomorrowland



Friends in Disney

One of our favorite vacation spots is Walt Disney World.  We love meeting up with friends when making the trek down to Florida!

Top Left: Me and my Honeyman at the Poly
Bottom Left: Mandy and Me on It's a Small World
Right: Dale Mickey - Best Tour Guide EVER!

Top: Kevin, Honeyman and Don at the Rainforest Cafe at AK
Bottom Left: Jeff, Karen and Honeyman at the Studios
Bottom Right: Me and Amy at the Poly