The Let’s Get Hopping Team are bringing you inspiration for Anything but a Card today. 
Welcome to the Hop and an abundance of inspiration from the Let’s Get Hopping Design Team. If you’ve hopped on over from Elizabeth Edlin’s blog, then I’m sure you’ve been wowed by her inspiration already.
I have been looking forward to this hop for the fact it had me thinking … thinking of what I should create that wasn’t a card.
Our Son recently attended a Swim Race Camp run by our own Team GB Olympic Swimmer, Adam Peaty. Known for his incredibly fast Breaststroke, Adam coached the children himself. They also had a gym session with his personal trainer and a Psychology session with his personal psychologist. It was one of the most inspiring day, even for me as his Mum.
Adam started the day with a talk about his journey to the Olympics and recent achievements in Tokyo. Two Gold Medals and one Silver. Personal group swim sessions with Adam took place throughout the day and Bertie was in the first session. Such an awe inspiring person that Adam is, Bertie was glued to his every word. The energy and encouragement was so heartwarming.
The children loved Adam but so did the parents. I couldn’t not scrapbook this amazing day and these two photos summed it up entirely.
Anything but a Card
Wanting the page to revolve around water, I pulled in the ombre papers and die cut with a curve to depict water to the left of the page. I used the incredible Artistically Inked background stamp with Pacific Point ink to create a watery backdrop. The rope die from Smooth Sailing Dies were perfect to edge the ombre paper and break up this sea of water.
Our Layering Circles Dies were perfect to create my own Olympic Rings which had to appear here. Adam explained how he loved Black and Gold, the colours of his AP Race Logo and branding.
A mock Gold Medal was achieved using the Give it a Whirl Dies and the sentiment “You’re kind of a Big Deal” from the Whale Done Set. Adams medals sat before him with his Silver medal laying down.
A good 16 years older than our son, who was star struck and could barely talk when he finally meet Adam for a photo. It was indeed an Amazing Day, which of course had to be heat embossed Gold on Black.
Fishes really do come true and this sentiment couldn’t be any more fitting. My encouraging words before every swim session to Bertie are “Go Swim like a fish”. I am in awe of our son’s passion for his sport, his determination, growing strength and his achievements.
This was a magical day for both of us and one that just had to be captured on paper like this. Many have told me to get scrapbooking and I can honestly say … I loved creating this. Wonderful to create anything but a card and pull from all of my stamp sets and dies to create a theme.
I hope you have enjoyed my share with you today and perhaps I’ve inspired you to create a Scrapbook page of your own.
Let’s now hop on over to see what the talented Alicia Yap has created that’s Anything but a card. I can’t wait to see.
Enjoy the rest of the hop and thanks for stopping by.
Hop Participants
Mikaela Titheridge > Alicia Yap > Megan Teare > Shelly Wadge > Nina King McMillan >Racheal Merrick > Tanya Rees > Elizabeth Edlin > Mikaela Titheridge
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LOVE YOUR SCRAPBOOK PAGE. GREAT USES FROM ITEMS FROM SO MANY SOURCES. LOOKS LIKE IT WAS AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY!
The blog hop stopped at Tanya”s page and said that page didn’t exist, so couldn’t proceed after that.
Oh no …. I’m sorry you were affected. I believe the girls got it sorted before I woke x
I love making use of all the fabulous products I have, so I really enjoyed creating this page. It had me searching my shelves for different elements to complete it. Such fun x
Wow Mikaela, what a stunning page to remember such a special day.
Awww thank you Tan. It really was amazing xx
THis is a beautiful page, and such a great memory to scrapbook. LOVe the ombre paper, perfect!xx
Thank you Rachael, it was that paper that started this project. I had it in other directions but this seemed to work best x
This is a truly gorgeous SCRAPBOOK page. I can wait to see what else you scrapbook! Stunning Way to RECORD a PRECIOUS day xx
awwww Joanna, Thank you for your kind words. It was an amazing day and I just LOVED creating this page. Perhaps I’ll do some more xx
An outstanding page to commemorate such a magnificent experience. Fantastic!!
oh WOW … Thank you Christine, it really was magnificent. A day I’ll never forget x
Such a gorgeous page and what a day to remember!
Elizabeth, I shall never forget it, so I doubt our son will. It was indeed amazing x
Elizabeth, I’ll never forget it. It really was amazing x
What an awesome page for such an awesome experience. Love it! 🙂
awww Thank you so much. It was an amazing day and just had to be captured in this way x
Thank you so much Alicia, It really was awesome x
Oh Mikaela! What a treasure, and you captured that special day perfectly!
awww Thank you so much Nina x
Thank you so much Nina x
What a fabulous project Mikaela and such a wonderful opportunity for your son x
Thank you Shelly, it really was an amazing experience and I just loved creating this about it x
Fantastic page Mikaela!
Thank you so much x