My husband, Mike, and I spent the first part of summer of 2012 preparing to sail across the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Before embarking on that voyage, we had been cruising around the Pacific Coast aboard an historic vintage sailboat called Typhoon. Typhoon was the wrong boat for making a serious ocean crossing, so we bought a different boat – Viva – that was docked in Colonial Beach, Virginia.

We had to drive cross country, from Oxnard, California to Colonial Beach, to reach Viva and prepare her for the journey. This page documents the last leg of our road trip before arriving in Colonial Beach. We stayed at the Econo Lodge in Fredericksburg, Virginia (pictured above).

At the time, I was working as a freelance writer, and my best gig was managing the crochet subdomain for a prominent general-interest website.

It is challenging to take focused, un-blurry pictures aboard a rocking sailboat, so I was thrilled to stay in a place that was stationary and not constantly in motion. The lower photo shows a picture of a crocheted edging I worked on that night in the Econolodge. Funny thing, I don’t remember ever having posted the pattern for that project online…

Craft Supplies You’ll Need for Creating a Similar Pocket Page Scrapbooking Layout

• Hand Crafted With Love Stamp Set by Simon Says Stamp





• Let’s Go! Sticker Book by Simple Stories





• Ruby Red Dye Ink Pad by Altenew (shop for it HERE)





• Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink Pad by Tim Holtz/ Ranger Industries; I inked around the outside edges of the tags and papers using this ink color.





• 12″x12″ Tags Paper From the “Let’s Go!” Collection by Simple Stories





• Journal Elements Paper from the “Let’s Go!” collection by Simple Stories





• Grunge-Light Tones 6 x 6 Paper Pad by Craft Consortium





• Metallic Gelly Roll 10 Piece Pen Set by Sakura





• I used the marketing strip from one of Vicki Boutin’s patterned papers from the Sweet Rush collection across the lower edge of this page.





• Fiskars Mini Scallop Paper Edgers





• Sn@p! Pocket Pages For 6″X8″ Binders 10/Pkg – Simple Stories





• Navy Sn@p! 6 x 8 Binder by Simple Stories

Find More Road Trip-Themed Travel Scrapbooking Layouts

Want to see more of my scrapbooking layouts from this same road trip? If so, I invite you to check out my scrapbooking mini album called “Road Trip to Colonial Beach.” This album incorporates bunches of road trip layouts, plus some nautical images and pages, too.

Thanks so much for taking a look at my project. I appreciate your interest!

By Amy Solovay

About the Author: Amy Solovay is a content creator and educator who holds a bachelor’s degree with a studio art minor; she has also earned a separate degree in textile design. Amy learned to stamp as a small child, and she still enjoys stamping techniques all these years later. Beyond that, she enjoys introducing other crafters to the best new craft supplies, and she also loves helping crafters learn new techniques for making the most of the craft supplies they buy.

As an educator, Amy Solovay used to teach in-person college courses in trend forecasting, marketing and surface design at California Design College in Los Angeles.

Nowadays, Amy uses online platforms to teach digital courses to craft pattern designers, content creators and influencers all over the world. If you’re an artist, crafter or DIY enthusiast who is interested in earning income from your creative work, you’re invited to visit Crafterprise.com to learn more about monetizing the arts, craft(s) and / or DIY projects you do.

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This page was last updated on 9-22-2024.