26 Jul 2012

Food inspired scrapping with American Crafts...yum!

So now I have discovered photo collages I shall be making them all the time. I have a backlog of pages to share at the moment, but I don't want to rush it and I was them all to have their turn to shine so I thought today's post could follow the theme of food.
We're big eaters in my family. More specifically big eaters of desserts and anything sweet.
Hence why three out of the four sisters are into baking.
We always joke that on holidays all our pictures are of food and so it looks like that's all we do.
To be fair holidays are often focused upon food.
Aren't they?


My first layout (pictured below) focuses on our love of American junk food.
On a trip to London last half term my sister and I found an abundantly stocked little corner shop full of all things American - like marshmallow fluff, pop tarts in all sorts of crazy varieties and all things Hershey.
I brought a super sized tub of marshmallow fluff for making whoopee pies and then thought that this picture was worth scrapping about.
I had this sheet of AC knocking around for a while and couldn't find the perfect use but really was drawn to it. I find with overly busy pages it's best to include a matt to break up the pattern and ensure that the pattern doesn't swamp your pics.


My second layout features our buy one get one free frappes from Starbucks.
I used embossing and rule of three to embellish this layout and wanted to make these pictures the forefront of my layout.
A big title and some washi to embellish and et voila - layout complete!


The third layout is from Christmas Day when I went for dinner with the in-laws. It's my brother-in-law tucking into his oysters. I found it amusing as he picked the most expensive starter on the menu and his dad enquired if he was paying and I wanted the title to reflect this.
The journalling was written on a some Christmas labels that were 50p in a pre-Christmas sale at Ikea and we all used them for our pressies - but the leftovers made great journalling spots.


Do you often find yourselves taking pictures of food or scrapping about food - especially on holidays? Or is it just me?

5 comments:

  1. Hello there!
    I love these! They are awesome! I love creating carsd for my friends and family in a similar way. :)

    I have sent you an email by the way. Have a look. :)

    Sarah at www.whimsicalmumblings.blogspot.co.uk

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  2. Wow, food is clearly very important - and I'd never heard of whoopee pies! I love the bright zingy colours you've used ...

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  3. very fun!!! Love all the great colors!

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  4. I haven't scrapped a food layout for a long while....yours tell brilliant stories Mel x

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  5. Love all of these, the American junk page is my fave and not just because it's America! I love the heart shaped paper and the title...and it was a great idea to do a LO on....and food is defo the best part of holidays!!

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