#stampinup #faithfulinkspirations I got into stamping many, many years ago. I got invited to some Stampin’ Up workshops and bought a few things and made a few cards. I also attended a few scrapbooking workshops. I realized that although the scrapbooks I saw were gorgeous, I just didn’t have the time and patience for it. (Plus, I had twins and they would walk around the house with their photos balled up in their sweaty, messy little hands.) Card making was something I could do quickly and the end result was a pretty, little piece of art. That’s so satisfactory…and that’s why I became a Stampin’ Up demonstrator. I wanted to make these little pieces of art and I wanted a discount on my supplies!
Stampin’ Up has always offered products for scrapbook makers and loads of people use Stampin’ Up products for their memory keeping. A few years back Stampin’ Up started offering Memories & More cards and embellishments that coordinate with their stamp sets and suites. And, the thing that attracted me most, they offered a 6″ by 8″ album. That size is less daunting than the traditional 12″ by 12″ page–I could never figure out what to do with all that space!
I’ve had a lot of time to be creative during our quarantine. So I ordered up the Tropical Oasis Memories & More Card Pack (retiring) and got to work on a memory book for my son. He was fortunate to spend a semester studying abroad with the Harding University Australasia (HUA) program. He visited Australia, New Zealand, India, Cambodia, Thailand, and Japan and had the time of his life! I thought the Tropical Oasis suite would be perfect to commemorate his trip.
For the front page, I adhered a 6″ by 3″ strip of Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (retiring) to the top and bottom of a 6″ by 8″ piece of Mango Melody Card Stock. I cut letters from a retired set of alphabet framelits from another piece of Tropical Oasis DSP, stacked them on a few letters that I cut from card stock, and adhered them to the center of the title page. I added a few of the stickers from the Tropical Oasis Memories & More Card Pack (retiring).
I’ve made some cute spreads across two pages, but I’m only showing a few single pages because I don’t have permission to share images of my son’s classmates. I’m really pleased with how the album turned out and how well the Tropical Oasis Memories & More Cards (retiring) fit the theme of his travels.
Here’s my son on Bondi Beach in Australia.
Next, here’s a few pictures from the Taj Mahal in India. (He was wearing a face mask before they were “cool”–because of the smells…)
The HUA group worked with an orphanage in India during their time there. My son loves kids–and they love him right back! He’s studying to be a special education teacher. He’s got such a kind and tender heart for people with special needs.
I’ve left the blank cards throughout the album for my son to do some journaling in his book.
I hope you enjoyed my first real foray into memory keeping. It really was simple with the Memories & More Cards. My daughter and I are going to put one together for her semester abroad in England and France!
The Tropical Oasis DSP and Memories & More cards are retiring, so if you’ve had a trip somewhere tropical (particularly to Hawaii), these would be great to use to commemorate your trip! But don’t delay–they’re only available until June 2, or while supplies last!
Stay safe! Stay healthy! Stay home!
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