Traveling Through New England

I haven’t been posting much lately and that is because October was a big travel month for me. I was gone part of the time for work, but the last 2 weeks, I was lucky enough to be traveling through New England to see the fall foliage!  A trip like this had been on my bucket list for a long time. So when a group of friends in St Louis suggested this trip, I was in!  I called my sister to see if she wanted to go and she was in too!  We don’t get to see much of each other during the year. She lives in Florida, my home state.  And I am in St Louis. So, this was a great way to have fun while spending time together. And because I was traveling with a group, I just had to create a gift for everyone! After all, this is a Stampin’ Up! must! The group had several scrapbookers, so I knew they would be saving lots from the trip to scrapbook later. A folio seemed like the perfect idea.

The inside of the folio is decorated with Paper Pumpkin and some retired fall themed paper.  I also made a few tags for journaling or adding keepsakes to. We got visitor stickers for a lot of the places we visited and my sister put those on the tags. Great idea! I am not much of a scrapbooker, but I do save memorabilia when I am on a trip.  This folio was perfect for stashing things like that.  Here is a view of the inside stuffed with things I saved during the trip.

I knew I wanted to do a travel folio, but I also knew I did not have much time.  Paper Pumpkin came to the rescue! I had lots of leftovers from September’s Paper Pumpkin.  One of the best perks about being a Paper Pumpkin subscriber is the stamp set and the leftover pieces. It is great to be able to create more. Here is a look at the September2017 Paper Pumpkin. Click on the image to learn more or become a subscriber!

I also took this Paper Pumpkin and created notecard sets using the Mini Pizza Boxes. You can see that project by clicking HERE!

The folios were easy to create.  I used the “My Memories Suite” software to make the front plate. The leaf is from an old “My Digital Studio” set.  It is amazing how often I still use that software. I miss it! Below is a closeup of the front cover.

But now the fun stuff! Pictures from the trip!!! I have been in and out of New England for years. One of my best trips was getting marooned on a business trip for a week in northern Maine. But these trips were always in the spring and summer.  I had never been in the fall.  This trip took us to all 6 New England states starting in Boston. The scenery and leaves were beautiful! And the weather was much warmer than usual. Mostly 70’s every day we were there. It could not have been more perfect.  It was a lot to do in just 8 days. But now that I am home and had time to reflect, this was one of those trips of a lifetime! I am glad I went.