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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Mickey's House


Hey there! Veronica here from VK Create! I'm back again today with another Cricut project to share with you.

Whenever I go to our semi-annual "Scrap Camp" with the gals in my family, I notice that my sisters-in-law, Mom and Grandma usually have several pages done while I'm still working on my first. Of course, the fact that I do more chatting than scrapping comes in to play here, but even when I am being productive, it just seems to take me much longer to finish a page than the rest of the girls.

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This is why. *giggle*

Back in October 2010, my husband and I were lucky enough to be gifted my grandparents timeshare in Florida. Since we were as close to Disney World as we'd be for a long while, we decided to 'drop in' and visit Mickey and Friends for a couple of day trips.

We had a lot of fun touring Mickey's house! It's so neat that you can actually go inside and see how he actually lives! *giggle*

This layout uses Mickey's house, grass, walkway and clouds from the Disney Mickey & Friends Cricut Cartridge. I used several solid and glittered card stock to really make the layers come to life. Several layers are popped up to add dimension. I used my white gel pen to doodle on the trim and columns.

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Since we were visiting Mickey in the Fall, the gang was hosting a Pumpkin Contest and several Mickey Mouse Pumpkins were growing in his yard. I placed the photos of Mickey's backyard behind the paper house to give the illusion of them growing on the page.

Of course, I wanted to share photos of Mickey's house in my scrapbook, too. But I didn't want to take away from the 'house' page. Since I had several photos to share, but not all of them were super important, I decided to layer them and make a collage. This technique wouldn't work for all topics/photos, but it certainly does the trick here.

You'll notice that all of my photos have a white trim. This is on the photos themselves. Did you know that when having your photos printed, you can usually choose to have a border put on them? I think the white border gives the photos a more 'professional' feel and I really love the look.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'm looking forward to sharing my last Cricut project for my Guest Designer Week here at Everyday Cricut with you tomorrow.

I hope you were inspired!

- Veronica


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63 comments:

Crhiga said...

Love Mickey's house! Thank you for sharing your crafting passion!!

Carol

jane said...

very cute layout. thank you

Isabel Z said...

Fun, fun, fun:-)

Connie said...

Love your layout of Mickey's house. Nice tribute, since that's the only thing left now.

kim james said...

I love Mickey. Nicely done.

Joan Smith said...

What a cut LO and it's so nice to be a part of such an exciting family trip and it's especially great how appreciative you are of your grandpa's gift...this is a quality much lacking in todays world! You certainly are one talented gal.

Anonymous said...

How cute, didn't know Mickey's house is now part of Disney World; my grandson will really enjoy that if they go there at Thanksgiving. Was "O'Tooldoodles" there too? (ya gotta have a little one to know about O'Tooldoodles (sp)). Thanks for sharing, and looking forward to your last project for the week.

LST in Colorado

Laney's Legacy's said...

What a great LO I just love Disney, TFS.

later tater,
laney

UnikeByYes said...

Veronica, MIckey' s house page is so detailed, I can see why it takes you longer to finish, but time very well spent! Thanks for sharing with us.
Have a great day!
Lz

ehbost said...

Cute LO. TFS.

Bella's mama said...

So cute.

motherloves3 said...

I love Mickey's house - so very cute.

lmkindell1 said...

What a cute house, I have that cartridge but have not made the house.
linda
lmkindell1@verizon.net

Martha H. said...

Oh, I love everything that has to do with Disney, and this is no exception! Love it.

Barb A. said...

Cute layout! Thanks for sharing your ideas, time, and talents with us.

scrapbooknut67114 at gmail dot com

Marcia said...

I have been wanting to use this image, but was really stuck on how to use it. Thanks for the inspiration!

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marciasmemories.blogspot.com

Sandy B. said...

How cute - thanks for sharing!

hopefulcrafter said...

super cute house, I don't have this cartridge, but when I get some grandchildren I will be getting it.

Debbie (from Sugar Land) said...

Really cute pages - yes, it takes you longer, but you really have something to show for your time!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the layout. I worked for the Mouse as in Mickey Mouse at Disney World in FL thru high school & college.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

chignon said...

Great job with the house and I love the idea of using the photo to look like the yard...I too never seem to get many layout completed when scrapping with others, I figure it's because I chat too much and ooh and ahh over other people's pages :)

Kim H said...

Veronica ~ OMG! I thought that was a magazine picture! That is AMAZING! I LOVE how you used the Cricut for the cuts but then added REAL photos! CLEVER and Brilliant! Oh the collage layout I LOVE! I LOVE to do them because we ALL seem to take so many pictures and want to use them ALL! I LOVE the white border i dea too! GREA, GREAT job on these!!! I also enjoyed your post ~ like always ~ you make me giggle!

Vicki said...

Love this layout. Slow and steady won the race!

Pam said...

I too worked at Disney World in high school. I love your mouse house. I agree that the white border looks more professional. Great job.
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Debbie said...

Love the design with it's many colors. Bright is always beautiful. Great idea again, thanks!

Brenda Moore said...

perfect way to show off those memories

L.B. said...

what a fun layout..love the pumpkin photo next to your cut out house. so fun

TeacherMom said...

What a great layout! I am a big Disney fanatic! Love Mickey!!!! Thanks for sharing with us this week!!!
TeacherMom

Karen said...

Mickey's house! How clever!

babygirl2486 said...

I love Mickey's house that you did, it is very cute. Thank you for sharing you creation and aslo the pictures

MaryAnn said...

Love Mickey and his house! Great layout.
and would love the chance to win the Canada cartridge. thanks.

MaryAnn from Ontario

tndj said...

Love the Mickey house. My son-in-law is from Canada so would love to win that cartridge! Love the colors also. TFS

Linda said...

so cute!!!

Rhonda Miller said...

I just love your Mickey house page. Thanks for sharing about the borders on the photos.

Nette said...

Toooo cute! I love Mickey.

talkingcricut said...

I just love the Mickey House!! The extras in that cart [like the grass, clouds, walkway, etc] are wonderful to use for anything!!

Just A Pac Rat said...

Super cute, can't go wrong with Mickey. TFS

Anonymous said...

Wow look at that detail on your Mickey house. Those pumpkins are very cool. TFS.
dmcardmaker (at aol dot com)
(email follower)

Kimberli said...

Awesome LO, I love Mickey's house!!

Vanessa said...

What great pages! I like the idea of layering photos to get more on a page. Thanks for sharing!

Kyla said...

Thanks for sharing the cute layout. I love Mickey.

Karee Sue said...

How cute, always been a Mickey fan,

Debbie said...

I love your sharing with us it helps to feel a similar passion thanks
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HappiExpressions-Carol said...

Super cute house! TFS!

Leslie Estrada said...

Very cute layout, you can even use it to make a card. TFS!!

Kristie Maynard said...

Love the Mickey house! I have some great pics from there! What an adorable layout I'd have if I could make that little house too. Guess I better check my friends and see what carts they have. Thanks!

Rachel said...

Yay! for Mickey Mouse! Super cute layout!

Kelly Phillips said...

Great layout, thanks for sharing.

Baby Dufour said...

Oh this is very cute! Thanks for sharing. I'll keep this in mind when we have our trip to Disney Land :)

StefanieH said...

I love your mickey mouse house, it's so cute :)

Scrappin Simply with Shannon said...

Just found your blog. Thanks!

Sue D said...

Very fun layout!

eunice said...

Love Disney - this is such a cute LO. Great ideas.

Jane Novak said...

Very cute!

LaurieD said...

Very, very cute house!

Donna said...

Who doesn't love Mickey's house-adorable. thanks

Donna C.
goCricutgo

T said...

I think everyone loves Disney especially Mickey! love your LO of Mickey's house..
tlgerrior@yahoo.com

Ashley Mourgelas said...

Thank you, thank you, thank you for making these blogs so easy to follow and collet ideas from! I love getting the email updates! Just subscribed to this one too!

RAP said...

I like putting the photos on a separate page from the gorgeous house.

julie said...

Very cute, I to like to use white boarders around my pix if I'm going to add more then one on a page,to me it sets them apart form each other. I don't have this cart but looking forward to owning it one day. Thanks for shaing, God bless you and yours.
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lilscrappers said...

Very cute and eyecatching :) I love the detail you put into it, as it captures the fun !

marg0006 said...

What a cute idea it looks real.

Memurz said...

I love, love, love Mickey and anything Disney! Thanks for sharing this project!

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