Weekly Challenge #29 -(4/7 to 4/13)
 

Hi Mousescrappers!

I'm Susan and I'm hosting the challenge this week.

Spring is in full bloom where I live. I just love Spring! It's my favorite time of year and also my favorite time to go to Disney World. We went to Disney over Spring Break in March and were able to see the beautiful flowers and topiaries at Epcot for the International Flower & Garden Festival. Your challenge this week is to create a layout that is inspired in some way by the Flower & Garden Festival photos below:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/DSC07252.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/DSC07135.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...6/DSC07307.jpg

It may be that you are inspired to create a layout with some of the bright colors or maybe it makes you want to use flowers or leaves on your layout. Maybe there are shapes that inspire you. Whatever it is, just tell us what inspired you to create your layout!

Rules:

- Your page must be in some way Disney related (vacations, parks, costumes, toys, Disney on Ice, etc).
- Tell us what inspired your layout.
- Post your LO in this thread (including credits or a link to credits).
- Post your LO in the corresponding attraction thread as to what your LO is about.

All layouts must be posted in this thread by midnight PST. A winner will be chosen at random to win a $5 gift certificate to Scrapmatters, my favorite shop.

I can't wait to see how you are inspired! Check back later here to see what inspired me. Thanks for playing! :thanks:

:cool:Cool challenge. We've experienced the flowers for the Festival twice. They are sooo beautiful!

great challenge! I hope I get time to scrap this weekend. It's been awhile for me!!

Thanks!

Have to do these right away or I will forget! I went literal on your theme and scrapped the F&GF! I'll come back and leave loves after someone else posts. :)

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...topiaryent.jpg

i was inspired by the bright colours and the festival reminded me that we were there for the food and wine festival
http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...opy_Small_.jpg

I'm so jealous you got to go to Disney for Spring Break!! It's our SB here in Ca and everyone is sick. Plus it is unusually winter-like as far as weather goes. Brrr!
Oh well, I'll get my creative hat on and figure out how to incorporate your theme. Hope everyone takes long naps early and I don't have to clean up any "sick messes".

What a fun challenge!! I LOVE the pictures you're using for inspiration!!! Great challenge!

Well, I was originally going to use a ton of flowers on this layout. Then I went with the little heart string thing. So I was initially inspired by all the orange flowers.

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...sunset-web.jpg

P.S. This photo is from the Disney cruise.

Woohooo, we're off to a wonderful start with these gorgeous layouts! :yeah:

Fran, Gill, and Amber ... thanks so much for playing! When you participate in these challenges, not only do you get a layout done, you inspire all of us! :artist:

Fran - Love the composition and all the flowers and leaves! Great title work, too! :goodjob:

Gill - Love all the colors and pictures! Great journaling and love the paper blocking with stitches. :goodjob:

Amber - Love the single photo with the quote above it. It really is an elegant layout. Such a gorgeous photo, too! :goodjob:

:lovesite:

I was inspired by all the bright colors in those photos ... and the last photo with the large mickey shape .... perfect idea to frame out these three photos.

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...allenge_29.jpg

Thanks Susan for a great challenge !!!

I love the idea for this challenge, Susan! And this week I gotta get do it because I forgot to do last week's. Oops!

Melissa: Your layout is sooooo cute! I love the bright colors! Your photos are beautiful and I LOVE your Mickey shape! :goodjob:
Thanks for playing!

Like Fran, I was inspired to scrap some topiary pics from the Flower & Garden festival. It's a 2 pager, click for credits:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...i_2pg_600a.jpg

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...i_pg1_600a.jpg

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos..._pg2_sitea.jpg

Thanks so much for hosting Susan:thanks:
http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos.../Topiaries.jpg
Image is linked for credits.

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...-disneyrsd.jpg

my submission! I love the idea for this challenge! We went to the flower and garden show last year and I loved it! So many beautiful, spring colors!

Fireworks over Cinderella's Castle
 

=-)Thank you so much for the challenge. I really enjoy these Disney challenges.

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...B_edited-2.jpg

I'm not sure if I did this challenge the way I was supposed to ... so let me explain. I saw the picture of the fairy with all the beautifully colored flowers and I immediately thought of a picture I had recently scanned into my computer from a Christmas 20 years ago ... the colors are what struck me and it's Mickey stuff ... so I hope it works. :)

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...-Christmas.jpg

wishes
 

my inspiration was the purple flowers, it was perfect for my Jasmine LO!
Thanks so much for the challenge and for hosting!
http://scrapmatters.com/gallery3/ori...00/wishes5.jpg
also posted in the Character Encounter Jasmine thread HERE #9.

Thanks for another fun challenge! I was inspired by the flowers, topiary and some of the colors.

Here's my LO: Downtown Disney

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...Disney_web.jpg

Missi_me: I hope you and your family are feeling better!

Heather: Great two-pager! I was there a week after you, so your pictures look so familiar to me. I love all the greenery and critters! Your photos and compositon are wonderful! :goodjob:

Lisa: I love your photos! I also love the way you carried the Mickey shape themed throughout your layout! Great element choices! :goodjob:

Melissa: Love your layout with the journaling as the focus! The colors are really pretty and your element clusters are terrific! :goodjob:

Margo: I love how you used the single beautiful castle photo! Love the pretty colors and the great title work! :goodjob:

cncDisney4: Your layout is perfect for this challenge! I love your bright photo, your journaling is wonderful and you used beautiful colors! :goodjob:

Teri: Love your topiary layout! Great photos and love the blocking! Pretty colors and love all the flowers, too! :goodjob:

Thanks for participating this week! All of the layouts are fabulous! :hooray:

We're Disneylanders and I have no idea what the challenge actually is since it sounds like a WDW thing. Will ANY flower/topiary type thing fit this challenge? Confused...:help:

There don't have to be any flowers at all. "Your challenge this week is to create a layout that is inspired in some way by the Flower & Garden Festival photos", so you could be inspired by a color, by the fairy, by the shape of the flowers (one a big Mickey head, one photos has stripes of colors), anything at all.

It just seems many people have been to the flower and garden festival and decided to scrap that but a few others haven't and they scrap something else.

I'm still figuring out what will inspire me so I can join in!

Yes, the Flower & Garden Festival photos are just meant for inspiration. :idea: You don't have to scrap that event, but just use something about the pictures to inspire you. It could be colors, fairies, flowers, topiaries, Mickey-shapes, just to name a few.

Hope you'll be inspired and play along!

Obviously I was inspired by the fairy in your beautiful photos Susan! But let's face it I will use any excuse to scrap my favorite fairy! Anyone who knows me knows that I am a Tinkerbell Nut!:lol2:

:thanks: for the challenge had a lot of fun!

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...litterific.jpg
image is linked for credits

This was fun!! I was inpsired by the 2nd photo in Susan's first post - the purple, lime, and orange color scheme. And those flowers reminded me of the flowers I used on the page. I love how the color scheme turned out so thanks, Susan, for the inspiration!!

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...ngbugs_WEB.jpg
click image for full credits

Kelly: Love all the beautiful colors on your page! The circular element and flowers on each side are awesome! Great photos! Really pretty layout! :goodjob:

Britt: Those colors really are amazing together! Love that you used the same fun flower shapes in your layout. My favorite part of your page is those elements tucked between the pages. Such a fabulous layout! :goodjob:

Thanks for playing along y'all! The layouts are so aMaZiNg! I'm so inspired! :scrapbooking:

I was inspired by the layers of rainbow colors....
Someday I hope to go to Disney in the Spring!!!!!

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...allenge_29.jpg

Natalie: Oooh, I love all the beautiful, layered colors! They go so well with your photo! Fantastic title and journaling! :goodjob:

Thanks for participating!

Disney Theme: check
Inspiration: Last photo (wave of flowers, prominent Mickey head)
Posted in this thread: check
Posted in forum: Under General/Title Page

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...ge_Gallery.jpg

Thanks for the challenge! I was inspired by the topiary!

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...orocco-Web.jpg

Beautiful photos! I'm always in awe of Disney's topiaries.

I was inspired by the bright bold colors, especially the red, orange and green.
http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...mevilWhirl.jpg
LO is a scraplift of one of Britt's fabulous LOs. Click image for credits and link to her original LO!

Prehistoric
 

I was also inspired by all the vibrant colors and the triceratop spin ride at Animal Kingdom immediately came to mind. Thanks for the challenge!
http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...-_Page_026.jpg

Journaling reads: This was yet another ride that you loved because you got to "drive"! You were thrilled to be able to control when our dinosaur went up and when it went down. Only with the magic of Disney could a not quite 5 year old "drive" a prehistoric creature!

Linked for credits

Buffy: Love the Mickey and the layered paper waves! The colors are fantastic and the way you tucked your photos in at the bottom is really terrific! :goodjob:

Kathleena: Love the colors you used. Great photos! Your composition and element placement is awesome! :goodjob:

Vicki: Love the bright colors you used! The composition and title work are both wonderful! Love the journaling square, too! :goodjob:

Kathryn: Love the colors and layers of paper! Beautiful photos! Great job with your title and journaling! :goodjob:

Thanks for participating! :hooray:

Here is my entry. I loved the bright colors of your flower topiaries. It made me think of the colors of the characters outfits at Cape May Cafe. So that's what I chose to scrap for my entry with the colorful blues and yellows.

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...y-Cafe-web.jpg

These are the first photos I've scrapped from 2010. I was inspired by the topiaries. These topiaries are in the China pavilion. The details are amazing!

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...seZodiac1w.jpghttp://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...seZodiac2w.jpg

http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...neseZodiac.jpg

Click for Credits

MJAJMom: Love your beautiful colors and sea elements! Great composition and title work! Love your great pictures, too! :goodjob:
Thanks for participating! :hooray:

I was inspired by the bright colors of the flowers, the flowers themselves, and the way the flowers were planted in wave patterns from the last photo.
http://www.mousescrappers.com/photos...allenge_29.jpg

Susan-I just scrapped my zodiac pics tonight using that same kit (I missed getting pics of a couple of the animals, should have asked you first, lol) Great minds and all. ;) I'm doing a separate layout for the dragon since I took so many pics, though!

Missi: Such a beautiful page! I love those waves of paper! Your element clusters are amazing! Great photos and colors, too! :goodjob:

Heather: That is too funny! I love your zodiac page! :goodjob: Really gorgeous! Your photos are beautiful as always! Those topiaries are really cool with so many fun details. My family sometimes look at me like I'm :crazy: for taking so many photos. :flash: There's just so much to take pictures of!

Susan-My mom *gets* my picture-taking-craziness. At first she didn't understand the taking pics of food at Disney, but now she even holds up the plate for me. ;) My dad, on the other hand, gets annoyed, lol. Good thing he doesn't come to Disney with us that often! ;)