It’s All Fun, Fun, Fun: Amusement Park Scrapbook Layout

Theme parks, water slides, amusement parks… they’re all so fun! Fun fact: In 1894, Paul Boynton opened the world’s first modern amusement park. It was located in Chicago and was called “Paul Boynton’s Water Chutes.” Facts or not, blog contributor Sachiyo Omitsu made this amusement park scrapbook layout to bring on all the good times and happy screams!

To create this layout you will need:

• Sparks of Magic Bundle — December Deal or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
  • Sparks of Magic Paper Pack
  • Sparks of Magic Tone-on-Tone Paper Pack
  • Sparks of Magic Embellishments
  • Sparks of Magic Stickers
  • Sparks of Magic Laser Cut Mats
• Rainbow Ripple Border Punch — December Deal or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Black & White Solid Cardstocks or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Custom Cutting System with Circle Patterns or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• 12-inch Trimmer or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• All-Purpose Scissors or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Tape Runner or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Repositionable Tape Runner or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Foam Squares or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)

Step 1: Use a piece of Black Solid Cardstock as the base.

Step 2: Using the Rainbow Ripple Border Punch, punch a border from Black Solid Cardstock. Cut the border at 2″ width.

Step 3: Cut six circles using the inside of the medium Custom Cutting System Circle Pattern with the Red Blade from Black Solid Cardstock. Cut three circles each from the red dots tonal paper and light blue dots tonal paper using the inside of the medium Custom Cutting System Circle Pattern with the Green Blade. Add to the black circle and cut all the circles in half. Adhere the half circles to the border at approximately1/8″ from the rainbow bottom edge, alternating hues as shown. Trim the excess.

Step 4: Cut five circles each from the red dots tonal paper and light blue dots tonal paper using the inside of the smallest Custom Cutting System Circle Pattern with the Green Blade. Add to the border as shown. Trim the excess.

Step 5: Cut 10 circles using the inside of the smallest Custom Cutting System Circle Pattern with the Green Blade from the yellow dots tonal paper. Add the circles from the back of the border as shown. Trim the excess.

Step 6: Add the border to the plaid designer paper. Trim the paper to measure 11-3/4″ x 11-3/4″ and add to the base.

Step 7: Cut three mats to measure 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ and one mat to measure 3″ x 4″ from Black Solid Cardstock. Cut three mats to measure 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ and one mat to measure 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ from White Solid Cardstock. Add to the black mats.

Step 8: Cut a 4″ x 6″ mat from White Solid Cardstock and add it behind the laser-cut mat.

Step 9: Adhere mats, stickers and embellishments, using Foam Squares on some for added dimension.

Thoughts on this amusement park scrapbook layout? What photos would you show?