Simple Inspiration: Adventure Seeker

Last summer I moved from the Sonoran Desert of Phoenix, AZ where we rarely see weather below 80 degrees to the northern Arizona pines, a mere 7000 feet higher in elevation. That meant new adventures and also new experiences - SEASONS - awaited. So, last week when we were enjoying sunshine and 60 degree weather, we were fooled into thinking winter was over (I have a foot and a half of snow to shovel out of my driveway as I type this). We loaded up the car and headed out to one of my favorite areas, Sandy's Canyon, which is also a section of the Arizona Trail.  Cool, huh? I got a great shot of my daughter on the rim of the canyon that I was immediately inspired to scrap. 

The Take a Hike line was a perfect starting point with its greens, oranges, and rich woodgrains. I knew I wanted to play with the colors and patterns a bit, so I started by creating these square embellishments. 

I found a great print on Pinterest which inspired the embellishments, and I love the way they give visual interest without taking away from the photo. Next I played with the title a bit. I knew I wanted to use those amazing woodgrain alphas prominently. So, I layered them on top of one of the mini flashcard stickers. 

Finally I wanted some weight at the bottom of the layout, and I needed space for journaling. The "Field Notes" journaling block is cut from one of the 6x6 pad sheets. I love that those offer smaller versions of many of the 4x6 cards!

I finished the layout off with some woodgrain strips stitched to the top and bottom of the layout. 

I love how all the elements came together! Hopefully this has inspired you to get out on the trail and seek out your own adventure! Oh, and to scrap it, too. 

 

Simple Stories products used:

 

Adventure #2508 

Back to Nature

#2505

Brown Wood/Map

#2516

Green Dot/Prints

#2518

Orange Stripe/Ledger

#2517

Yellow Chevron/Grid

#2519

6x6 Paper Pad

#2501

Expressions Cardstock Stickers

#2503

Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

#2502 

Comments

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

So gorgeous!! LOVING the colors and the stitching!!

[Guiseppa Gubler]

I love this design and the stitching Allison! Fantastic layout!

[Carolyn Staat]

Great choice of colors, the LO looks great.

[Karen L K]

Really great layout. I just bought some of this paper so the timing is great.

[Shellye]

Love this and the look of those rounded squares...I always forget about trying that! Such a nice element on the page :)

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