Tracy Arm, Alaska

These are pictures taken at Tracy Arm, Alaska. We were very lucky because it was foggy in the morning but by the time our ship got into Tracy Arm it had lifted. We were so glad too because it was beautiful. There were icebergs floating in the water, waterfalls and beautiful mountains. The water was a beautiful blue green. The icebergs were my favorite. Some were little and some were big. They had a blue tint to them in the sun but when the sun went behind the clouds they became a vibrant blue. Absolutely beautiful and we took lots of pictures of them. These are photos of Rob, Heather and I on the ship. Our cabin came with blankets and we used them when we were out on our veranda. We were so lucky to have a cabin with such a large veranda. Ours was especially large because my parents cabin was right next to ours and they opened the veranda so we had one large one. We spent a lot of time watching the icebergs on our veranda. The sketch for this layout was from Let's Scrap.

Festival of Ballooning

Welcome to my blog and I'm glad you stopped by. These layouts are from photos taken this summer at the Festival of Ballooning in Readington, New Jersey. Rob, Heather, Joan and I all jumped in our Jeep Wrangler at 4:00 am in the morning and drove to the festival. We were the first to get there. We parked in a field and walked through the muddy grounds to the festival. Rob and I had sneakers on so we were okay but Heather and Joan were wearing sandles. Their poor feet were so muddy. When we got to the entrance they used tissues to try and clean up their feet. It was so worth it getting there that early because the balloons were amazing. They were everywhere you looked filling up with air and we walked all around them. We took some fabulous pictures. I've never seen anything like it in my life ~ there were so many balloons. When they were all in the sky it was awesome. I'm having a lot of fun scrapping these photos ~ I have so many!

Epcot

I have officially started scrapbooking my Epcot pictures from our trip to Disney in March 2009. I've completed Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom so far. I have the most photos to crop from Epcot and then its just Hollywood Studios left to scrap. I don't have as many pictures for Hollywood Studios. Last night and today I got in some really good scrapping time. I was able to scrap a total of eight pages - yeah! Off to a good start. Here is a double layout I did last night for Let's Scrap. The layout worked with these photos really well. I used our Noel Mignon kit "Eyes of Blue" and lots of embellishments from Jellibean Soup, Jenni Bowlin, Maya Road, Tim Holtz, CTMH, Making Memories and Stampin Up! I was really pleased with how it turned out. Hope you enjoyed seeing it. Have a fantastic day and happy scrapping!

Blue Heaven

This two page layout was done using a Let's Scrap sketch. I used Stampin Up! papers and lots of embellishmentsby Jillibean Soup and Jenni Bowlin. While in Key West it was recommended to us by our hotel to have breakfast at a restaurant called Blue Heaven. Even though it was close to 90 degrees and humid we walked there from our hotel. Boy was it hot! When we got there, we ate outside under an umbrella and a huge tree gave the whole place shade. There were chickens walking all around and everyone was feeding them scraps. Heather and I had homemade yogurt and granola with fruit. It was delicious and the best we'd ever had. The restaurant had a lot of character and was very old. We really enjoyed it. We were told that they used to hold boxing matches there and Ernest Hemingway would officiate at them. After breakfast we walked over to Ernest Hemingway's home and across the street was the Key West lighthouse. It was a lot of fun. Rob and I plan to go back there to eat when we go to Key West again this February.

Key West

This summer we went to Key West and this photo was taken while at the southernmost point in United States. We were only 90 miles from Cuba. I used the Basic Gray "Lemonade" paper set, chip stickers and element stickers. I also used a K & Co rub on. I did this sketch for Let's Scrap #120. Thanks for stopping by!

Cayman Island Tropical Flowers

This page was done for Let's Scrap Challenge #14 using LS111. I used the Fancy Pants "Celebrate" paper line from Michelle Coleman. The challenge was to use the color orange and scrap something you love to do. I chose to use these beautiful photos of flowers from the Cayman Islands I took in January 2008 when we were on vacation. Taking photographs of flowers is one of my favorite things to do on vacation.

Scuba Diving in Key Largo

This layout was done for Let's Scrap #117 using Fancy Pants "Daydreams" by Nancie Rowe-Janitz. I chose to use these photos from Key Largo. Rob and Andy were going diving and Heather and I joined them on the boat and we went snorkeling. It was great snorkeling above them while they dived and watching them. The fish were absolutely amazing on the reef and I am so glad we went.

Cayman

This is a LO I did for Let's Scrap #119. I used the June kit from Scarlet Lime. I just love these papers. The photos are from the Cayman Islands when Rob and I went in January 2008. Holding the baby turtles was one of my favorite things we did in Cayman. The sunsets were absolutely the best I've ever seen - we enjoyed every one while we were there.

Good Times

These are some photos from our trip to Disney World in March. Rob and I went to see Cirque du Soleil "La Nouba" in Downtown Disney and it was amazing. We had great seats and both really enjoyed it. Another night we had dinner at 'Ohana's and we were able to see the fireworks over Cinderella's castle while we ate. The food was delicious. We had a "GOOD TIME" at both places.

I did this LO for Let's Scrap #114. I used Jillibean "Cream of Mushroom" papers and journaling sprouts on this LO. The birds are from Maya Road sheer birds and the letters were Thickers "Chit Chat" puffy letter stickers. I also used ribbon and buttons on this page.

Summer Berries

Strawberry picking this year was so much fun. This is another page from our trip to Donaldson's Farm in Hackettstown to pick fresh strawberries. Yummy! I used K & Company paper and embellishments called "Berry Sweet". They were just perfect for strawberry picking. These are photos of my kids, Andy and Heather. I did this layout for sketch challenge #7 on Let's Scrap. I had to use a picture of fruit, paper with fruit on it and the word "summer" used in journaling or the title. I was very happy with how it turned out. Thanks for checking out my blog!

Disney Pages

These are layouts I did for Let's Scrap. They are all from photos taken at Disney. I just love to scrap Disney photos. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed seeing them.

Rob

This LO was for the Father's Day Challenge #3 on Let's Scrap. We had to scrap a father, use the color blue, use memorabilia, journal something quirky about him and use a sketch from LS. I used the Cosmo Cricket "Snorkel" line of papers and I cut the waves out with the "Life is a Beach" cartridge on the Cricut machine. For the fish I used a Martha Stewart embossed punch. I also used grosgrain ribbon and a ticket from when he scuba dived at Dutch Springs in Pennsylvania. The photo was taken when Rob was practicing diving with his new video camera in a friend's pool getting ready for our diving trip to Key Largo earlier this month. The best part of this page is I won the challenge and received a RAK from the design team member who posted the challenge. I was so excited to win!

Last Game at Yankee Stadium

This scrapbook page was done for Challenge #5 for Let's Scrap. We were given a page layout and had to complete the page from start to finish in only one hour. I used photos Andy had taken at the last game at Yankee Stadium. He had taken some great pictures. I also made a copy of his ticket from the game and added it to the page. My favorite photos on the page are of Yogi Berra walking to homeplate, Babe Ruth winking and, of course, Derek Jeter at bat. He had a lot more photos to chose from but these were my favorites.

You and Me

This is a LO I did for a challenge on Let's Scrap. It was Challenge #6 - Distress It. You had to make a LO distressing it as much as you wanted. I had won a RAK on the site when I won the Father's Day Challenge #3 and I used the papers from this RAK. They were perfect for a distressing page. I tore the paper, curled it, inked it, used distressing tools on it and had a lot of fun. The photo is of Rob and I in Disney at the Wilderness Lodge where we stayed in March. I don't distress much and I enjoyed all the distressing.

Happy

This is a layout I made for Let's Scrap 113. It is photos of Heather and I at our friend's pool while Andy and Rob were diving and Rob was practicing with his underwater video camera. I used Chatterbox "Together" papers and felt embellishments on this layout.