Zoo – JAMSquared

I Am Silly

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Jennifer

Life can be so serious. Sometimes you just have to cut loose and be a little ridiculous. Scraps N Pieces’ latest kit I Am Silly celebrates those little moments with the big giggle factor that makes life more fun! The playful color palette feels like a good laugh – bright poppy oranges and yellows, cool blues, and some greens to help keep you on your toes. The elements are perfectly versatile, encompassing banners, ribbons, flowers, ephemera, and silly giraffes guarantees to elicit a chuckle. The coordinating papers are playfully patterned, the alpha is a little bit off-kilter, and the word art is perfect for reminding you to indulge in a little silliness. So break out of the day-to-day doldrums and get your fun on with I Am Silly. Previews are linked to purchase the items in this kit for 50% off for the first 5 days of release.

The giraffes in this kit are just too cute, so I knew I wanted to use as many as I could. This first layout documents Janette feeding the giraffes at the Albuquerque Zoo in August 2017. Check out that long tongue.

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – I Am Silly
Template: Scraps N Pieces – Template Pack 49; large mask from Scrapping with Liz – Focal Point Templates 2
Font: KG When Oceans Rise

I’ll have another layout for you tomorrow using this kit and some new word art from Word Art World.

Where the Wild Things Are

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Jennifer

Some days, life gets a little hairy; other times, we just need to walk on the wild side. Whether you just got back from the safari park or life at home is a bit like living in the zoo, you can make the perfect pages fast with Scraps N Pieces’ latest kit, Where the Wild Things Are. This fun, animal-inspired kit has everything you need to make a wild page. There are plenty of trees and greenery, a man on safari, thematic word art, tickets, and a fun alpha. There’s also an adorable animal pack containing some zoo favorites, ranging from the traditional lions, tigers, and giraffes to more unexpected critters like porcupines, crocodiles, and polar bears. Whether you love animal prints or prefer more traditional patterned papers, this kit has you covered there too. So check out Where the Wild Things Are… and embark on your own personal scrapping safari.

You can pick it up at Scraps-n-Pieces and Gingerscraps.

I scrapped 4 pages to start documenting our trip to the Albuquerque Zoo this past summer.

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Where the Wild Things Are
Font: KG When Oceans Rise

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Where the Wild Things Are

Digikit: Scraps N Pieces – Where the Wild Things Are
Composition: EMS Sketch Challenge 30
Font: Another Typewriter

And a close-up of the left and right sides.

I also used this kit to make some things for Jessica and Janette’s Zoo Birthday Party.

We had an adoption center at the party. I bought these stuffed animal sets that were sold by the dozen with two each of six different kinds of zoo animals. When the guests first arrived, they were directed to the adoption center.

I made the Adoption Center sign and the adoption certificates. The adoption certificates were made so two printed on one letter size piece of paper.

After the kiddos adopted an animal, they were sent into the backyard where I had two tables set up. One was set-up with beads, alpha beads, and elastic cording, so they could create collars for their animals. The second table was set up with gable boxes (purchased here) that James cut out a hole from the front and punched holes in so they could create habitats for their animals. I also had sequins, glue, pipe cleaners, and glitter glue so they could decorate their habitats.

I also created a scavenger hunt sheet. I bought a dozen tiny zoo animals from Party City and then I spent a fair amount of time researching those animals’ footprints to create the scavenger sheet. I printed these out on printer paper for the kids. I also printed out the key sheet on cardstock and cut out the squares. Then my brother and sister-in-law hid the animals and their key square around the yard. This would also be a great activity to take to an actual zoo.

I also made food tents with four printing on one piece of cardstock. We had Deer Poop (chocolate covered raisins), Tiger Tails (cheetos), Cheetah Spots (caramel and cheddar popcorn), Giraffe Juice (lemonade), Jungle Juice (pineapple/lime punch, this recipe doubled), Monkey Food (assorted fruit), Curly Hotdog Snakes, Veggie Owl, Animal Crackers, Lion Food (chicken bites & chicken fries from Schwann’s), and Zebra Kisses (Hershey Hugs melted on square pretzels). We also had a sugar cookie cake for Jessica (I used this recipe) and Panda cupcakes for Janette (from this recipe).

I’ve zipped up all the printables and you can download for personal use.

Flannel and Football

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Jennifer

Football and Flannel Vol. 1 and Football and Flannel Vol. 2 are great template sets with fun patterns. You can use the included layers to create your own fun plaids or just a ready-made paper. Vol. 1 was previously released at SNP, but is available tomorrow at . Vol. 2 was previously released at Gingerscraps, and is available today at . They’re on sale for 40% off now through November 6th

Here’s a layout from me using Flannel and Football Vol. 2. I modified the template quite a bit to work with my pictures from the Houston Zoo back in May. I also used a new word art pack from Word Art World called Zoo Animals.

Digikit: Keystone Scraps & Kellybell Designs – Jungle Jam
Template: Queen Wild Scraps – Flannel and Football Vol. 2
Word Art: Word Art World – Zoo Animals
Fonts: CF Midnight

Football and Flannel Vol. 1

Henriett Meleah Sheri Teresa Tina Trinity

Football and Flannel Vol. 2

CarlaHenriettKristalTeresaTina Trinity

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow and see what we have in store for Digital Scrapbooking Day.

Petting Zoo

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Jennifer

If you know me well, you know that I love to visit zoos. Sometimes James thinks we shouldn’t visit a zoo every time we go on a trip, but now that we have kids, he doesn’t give me as much grief. Karen Diamond Designs recently released the perfect kit for any zoo lover, although I’m not quite sure why she named it petting zoo since none of the adorable animal elements are animals actually found in a petting zoo. It’s currently on sale (previews linked).

Here’s a close-up of the papers.

The layout I made using this cute kit has photos taken on a recent visit to the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. That zoo is awesome. It was the second time we visited it, the first time for Janette. I plan to make a few more layouts to document that trip.

Digikit: Karen Diamond Designs – Petting Zoo
Template: AK Designs – Template Pack 19
Fonts: Apple Boy BTN

Thanks for stopping by.

Hush Little Baby

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Jennifer

You might remember me blogging about a trip to Cameron Park Zoo in Waco last April (see that post here). Well today I am sharing two layouts to remember that visit. Looking at the pictures of Jessica from almost a year ago make her seem so small and compliant. I can almost never get her to willingly let me do her hair.

Watching the Elephants LO

Digikit: Quee Wild Scraps – Hush Little Baby
Sketch: Scrapbookbytes February Sketch #1
Fonts: Crazy Girlz Blond BTN

If you like this first one, I’ll be sharing a freebie QP of it at the end of the post.

Giraffes LO

Digikit: Quee Wild Scraps – Hush Little Baby
Fonts: Crazy Girlz Blond BTN

Both of these layouts were made with a sweet little kit out today by Queen Wild Scraps. Perfect for any baby photos, it can also be used for almost anything else as it contains several non-themed elements as well.

Here’s a look at what the Wild Princesses did with the kit – make sure you click on their freebie preview to go to their blog to download the freebie.

Brooke: