August CK: An Insider's Look
July 14, 2009 on 11:00 am | In Insider's Look, Uncategorized | No Comments | Tags: Brittany Beattie, CK, CK August issue, color palettes, Creating Keepsakes, Creating Keepsakes magazine, creativity, Disneyland, insider’s look, lemonade, Lori Fairbanks, magazine, Maurianne Dunn, Scrapbooking, summer, vacation
With summer in full swing, I’m happy to bring you a few fun behind-the-scenes facts from the August 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes. So make yourself a glass of lemonade (make sure you add some fresh strawberries), and enjoy.
First up this month, I’d like to tell you a little bit about how the color palettes are chosen in “Seasonal Solutions” each month (page 27). These colors aren’t just randomly chosen—Lori Fairbanks, our Associate Writer, researches the popular colors of the season as well as which colors are being paired together. She then pulls together combinations that feel current and fit with the month’s theme, and she imagines how they would look together on a scrapbook page.
Next, let’s talk about vacations. We wanted to provide lots of fun travel and vacation ideas this month, so you’ll see those throughout the magazine this month.
One of the vacation features, Brittany Beattie’s “Enjoy a Creativity Vacation,” has many fun ideas to take a creative vacation near home. On page 94, you’ll notice her “Disneyland ABCs” framed wall display. This is very fitting of Brittany because she’s a huge fan of Disneyland—she has been many times and knows all the secrets. On her last trip, she decided to add a creative spin to her Disneyland picture-taking. She took many pictures of signs throughout the park and created this wall display. The fun part comes on their next trip—her family can go on a letter scavenger hunt with the photos she took!
How familiar are you with the ABCs of Disneyland? Post your guesses of where each letter came from in Disneyland in the comments section here, and I’ll randomly choose a person to win a fun package full of summer scrapbooking products perfect for recording your summer adventures! I’ll post the correct answers and winner on Thursday, July 16, 2009 .
Happy summer!
- Maurianne Dunn, Associate Editor
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As an Australian I’ve never been to Disneyland and doubt I’ll get the chance so I have no idea where the letters are located. But I love the idea and I’ll be taking photos of my local area to create my own treasure hunt for my family soon! Thanks for the inspiration!
Comment by Cass — 07/14/2009 #
As an Australian I’ve never been to Disneyland and doubt I’ll get the chance so I have no idea where the letters are located. But I love the idea and I’ll be taking photos of my local area to create my own treasure hunt for my family soon! Thanks for the inspiration!
Comment by Cass — 07/14/2009 #
What a gorgeous project!! I’m not familiar with Disneyland (unfortunately!) but I’m sure her family will have so much fun going on the treasure hunt to find the letters! Thanks for the inspiration!
Comment by Cristina — 07/14/2009 #
What a gorgeous project!! I’m not familiar with Disneyland (unfortunately!) but I’m sure her family will have so much fun going on the treasure hunt to find the letters! Thanks for the inspiration!
Comment by Cristina — 07/14/2009 #
I think the I is from Indiana Jones ride and the Y is from Buzz Lightyear. Love the idea and think I might do the same with my town…no one but my family will care but it should be fun.
Comment by Samantha — 07/14/2009 #
I think the I is from Indiana Jones ride and the Y is from Buzz Lightyear. Love the idea and think I might do the same with my town…no one but my family will care but it should be fun.
Comment by Samantha — 07/14/2009 #
I don’t know either, but it would be a fun scavenger’s hunt if you were there!
Comment by Jennifer Wyatt — 07/14/2009 #
I don’t know either, but it would be a fun scavenger’s hunt if you were there!
Comment by Jennifer Wyatt — 07/14/2009 #
I haven’t been since I was little so I can’t take a guess. Hopefully I’ll be able to go soon!
Comment by Candy — 07/14/2009 #
I haven’t been since I was little so I can’t take a guess. Hopefully I’ll be able to go soon!
Comment by Candy — 07/14/2009 #
This is a hard challenge! The I definitely is from Indiana Jones, and the S looks like it could be from the Snow White ride? What a great idea!
Comment by Lacy — 07/14/2009 #
This is a hard challenge! The I definitely is from Indiana Jones, and the S looks like it could be from the Snow White ride? What a great idea!
Comment by Lacy — 07/14/2009 #
Sadly, I’ve never been to Disneyland. Your picture is very creative and fun to look at though.
Comment by C@rol — 07/14/2009 #
Sadly, I’ve never been to Disneyland. Your picture is very creative and fun to look at though.
Comment by C@rol — 07/14/2009 #
I can’t see the picture! All that I get is a little red X.
Comment by Kendahl — 07/14/2009 #
I can’t see the picture! All that I get is a little red X.
Comment by Kendahl — 07/14/2009 #
I can’t see the picture either. Just a little red x and disney alpha.
Comment by Dana J — 07/14/2009 #
I can’t see the picture either. Just a little red x and disney alpha.
Comment by Dana J — 07/14/2009 #
The picture is small, but I’ll take a stab at a few of the letters:
A– Space Mountain
D– Downtown Disney
E– Disneyland Railroad
G– Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
I– Indiana Jones
J– Jungle Cruise
N– California Screamin’
R– Orange Stinger
S– Sword in the Stone in Fantasyland??
Comment by Heather Ippolito — 07/14/2009 #
The picture is small, but I’ll take a stab at a few of the letters:
A– Space Mountain
D– Downtown Disney
E– Disneyland Railroad
G– Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
I– Indiana Jones
J– Jungle Cruise
N– California Screamin’
R– Orange Stinger
S– Sword in the Stone in Fantasyland??
Comment by Heather Ippolito — 07/14/2009 #
We went to Disneyland almost two years ago now and didn’t make it all the way through the park, so I don’t know. Hmm…that picture is tiny and very hard to see…but let me try to guess a couple:
B – Somewhere princess-y
G – Somewhere in Frontier Land
I – Indiana Jones
Q – Somewhere in Frontier Land
S – Small World
U – Looks Pirate of the Caribbean-ish, but I don’t know where it would be
W – Toontown somewhere?
X – Frontier Land, again?
Comment by Tifany D. — 07/14/2009 #
We went to Disneyland almost two years ago now and didn’t make it all the way through the park, so I don’t know. Hmm…that picture is tiny and very hard to see…but let me try to guess a couple:
B – Somewhere princess-y
G – Somewhere in Frontier Land
I – Indiana Jones
Q – Somewhere in Frontier Land
S – Small World
U – Looks Pirate of the Caribbean-ish, but I don’t know where it would be
W – Toontown somewhere?
X – Frontier Land, again?
Comment by Tifany D. — 07/14/2009 #
I can’t see the picture
Comment by Tanya — 07/14/2009 #
wow… well i’ve only been to disneyland once but been to disneyworld over a dozen times…. picture’s pretty small, but let’s take a stab at some of these…
A from Space Mountain
C from Davey Crockett Explorer Canoes
DD from something Disney
F from Fantastyland
G from Big Thunder Mountain
I from Indiana Jones
J from Jungle Cruise
K from Enchanted Tiki Room
L from Sailing Shop Columbia
M from Splash Mountain
N from California Screamin
T from Autotopia
U from Dumbo The Flying Elephant
W from Winnie the Pooh
Comment by SMK — 07/14/2009 #
i cant see the picture, and i have never been to disney land
Comment by kimmie — 07/14/2009 #
I’ve never been to DisneyLand..ugh! I do recognize the I from Indiana Jones and the f might be from Fantasia?
Comment by Summer Braxton — 07/14/2009 #
I’ve never been to Disneyland
But the kids are getting old enough now so we are hoping to make a trip in the next few years!
Comment by rebecca keppel — 07/14/2009 #
I’ve never been to Disney so I wouldn’t be able to guess. It will be interesting if someone can figure them all out though!
Comment by Heather — 07/15/2009 #
Boo hoo! Never been
Comment by Jennifer Hansen — 07/15/2009 #
can’t see the picture…i’ve never been to disneyland.
Comment by jeanie nieva — 07/15/2009 #
It’s been over 20 years since I’ve been to Disneyland so I’m not sure about the letters. My little ones should be ready to make the trip in a few years.
I sure would love the summer scrapping prize!
Comment by Melanie C — 07/15/2009 #
I can’t see the pic either, but I love Disneyland and this sounds like a fun contest…I’ll check back later!
Comment by readmorebooks — 07/15/2009 #
Love the project!
I can’t even begin to guess where the letters come from, LOL!
Comment by Claude — 07/15/2009 #
Love the project!
I can’t even begin to guess where the letters come from, LOL!
Comment by Claude — 07/15/2009 #
Love the idea. The image is so small, I can’t see the details in the letters. If it’s one thing I’ve learned in my many trips to Disneyland, it is that the details are very important. I would guess and say say the “D” is from a Downtown Disney sign, the “F” is from the Fantasy Theater sign and the “N” from California Screamin’.
Comment by Heather L. — 07/15/2009 #