Solid! as a Petrified Rock

 Happy Tuesday!

These layouts are using the Dream Maker paper pack - and once again - my posts come after the paper pack has sold out.  But if you just couldn't resist all the pretty colors and ordered it before it became unavailable (or you have something in your stash you can substitute) I hope these can inspire you.

I had trouble deciding on a title for the Petrified Forest but ended up pretty pleased with this one.  The layout itself is pretty simple, with the background pieces being 5 3/4" x 10 3/4" with a 6" x 11" mat.

After my photos were stuck down, I found the trail guide.  I pulled up the mat on the left page, powdered the tape, then added more tape just along the bottom and left side to make a pocket to hold the folio.  Hopefully, you can make the pocket before you stick it all down!

This layout holds the rest of my Petrified Forest photos.  I like the overlapping of the photos in this one.  The stamp set is from the Change of Scenery kit (again, gone before you could blink, or at least before I could design anything using the papers!).  For the trees, I cut a bunch of different designs and sizes (ranging from 3/4" to 2 1/2") using the Cricut and my older CTMH cartridges.  I stamped one of the colorful swirled pages with the background stamp before cutting the trees.  I like that distressed look of print on color. I also sprinkled in some cardstock trees that match my matting.  

PS Cinnamon (retired) was a great color for matching the Petrified Forest and the Grand Canyon, but Desert Rose and Paprika aren't too shabby either.

Metal Monument

Hello!

This layout uses the quickly unavailable Hey Handsome papers, but if you like the layout, hopefully there is something in your stash you can substitute for it.  It's just some strips - 3", 1 1/2, " 1/2" and 1/4" with a strip of ribbon at the bottom.  I switched up my strips on the two pages on purpose, but for all you engineer minded scrappers, you can make both sides the same.  Before placing any strips, I drew a pencil mark 3 1/2" from the top and bottom, then using stamps, I added the paint details.  

Make sure to throw in some tiny print detail after you add the ink blots to add even more distressed detail.  Pick an old stamp that makes your heart happy.  Mine is just some fine lines from a very old Father's day stamp set.