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Mar
22

Happy Easter!

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I wish all of you a wonderful Easter! I just finished decorating eggs with my kids. This was the first year that Kevin was able to help dye the eggs (he will be 2 years old in April). He thought it was the coolest thing! I helped Kaitlin and Emma add Rub-ons to their eggs. We used the Love and Happiness rub-ons from Sale-a-bration. The girls love to decorate with butterflies and flowers so these rub-ons were perfect! I can’t wait to see them searching for eggs tomorrow, they always have so much fun with our little egg hunt.

Since I can’t send each and every one of you an Easter card, I will share one with you here instead. I absolutely love the stamp set “A good egg”. Unfortunately I have been so busy over the past two months that I have not had time to play around with it. However, here is a swap I received at my last upline meeting. This swap was designed by Kathy White. Kathy is another Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. I just think this would make the sweetest Easter card!

Stampin' up! A Good EggThe card base is pretty in pink, with flowers stamped using whisper white craft ink. “You crack me up” is stamped with certainly celery on Whisper White Cardstock and punched using the word window punch. Certainly Celery Grosgrain ribbon is wrapped around the center of the card base. The little chick is stamped with Black StazOn and colored with Barely Banana and Pumpkin Pie. His egg is stamped twice on Pretty in Pink Designer Series Prints Paper and cut out with paper snips. This Designer Series Paper comes from the Level One Hostess Benefits “Prints Pack”. Kathy attached the top half of the egg using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Stampin' Up! A Good EggThe little flower in the corner is created with Boho Punched flowers in So Saffron and Pretty in Pink Cardstock. They are layered and accented with a certainly celery brad. The main image is layered onto So Saffron Cardstock.

I am sorry I didn’t elaborate to much on the instructions for this card, but I have to go clean and get ready for the “Easter Bunny”!

Happy Easter!

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Mar
21

Back From Antigua!

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Antigua SunsetYes, I am back from Antigua, but my mind is still on the island!! The picture above is one of about 20 that I took of the sunset the last night we were there. On that Sunday night we went to a place called Shirley Heights for a big sunset party. This place is the biggest party and tourist spot every Sunday night. It is basically a bar set on a cliff! Anyone who knows me can tell you that I have a fear of heights and falling. Needless to say the bus ride up to this place was less than pleasant for me, but to see a sunset like this made it worth it!

Here is a quick pic of the Steel-Drum Band that was playing at Shirley’s that night:

Shirleys Heights


I want to thank all of you for your lovely comments. You guys are the greatest I wish I could have taken you with me! We had a fabulous time!! I told Michael I am going to start buying lottery tickets so I can permanently move to the Sandals Grande Antigua!! The only problem is they don’t allow kids there so I would have to find a Beaches Resort that I like…

If you have never experienced an all-inclusive vacation before…I STRONGLY suggest it! I can’t tell you how much more relaxing a vacation is when you don’t have to worry about how much everything costs. Everything is paid for before you step foot in the resort. It puts new meaning to the word RELAXATION!! Not to mention the fact that my husband and I have not gone away on vacation alone since our honeymoon 8 years ago! Camping will never be the same again!! LOL

When we arrived at the resort they greated us with cold cloths to refresh ourselves and a glass of champagne (which they refilled over and over again while you waited for the check-in processing)! Then they took each of us to our rooms. Our rooms were HUGE! The King size beds had step stools to climb up into bed! Here was the view from our balcony!

Balcony View


Each day the weather was between 80-85 degrees, with beautiful sunny  skies, and a wonderful breeze off the water! So, do you want to go there yet???

The food was great the alcohol was even better!! Each night we went out for a nice dinner. Basically there was food and drinks served 24/7. We also had a fully stocked mini bar in our room. It was restocked every day with bottled water, soda, juices, full bottles of champagne and red and white wine. We also had full bottles of vodka, rum, and whiskey to mix with the soda and juices! I promise I am not an alcoholic!!

Here is a picture of Michael and I at dinner…

Michael and I


We were at the Japanese Restaurant “Kimonos”. We both had a great time that night! Our food was prepared right in front of us and it was all fabulous! I even tried the Sushi, which was actually very good!

I could go on and on about what I loved about our vacation! The first day we were there we rented a wave runner, then the next day we went snorkeling! I don’t have pictures of that to share because I don’t have a waterproof camera. We went with 2 other couples so if I can get the pictures of that I will post those as well. We had a blast!

Well I guess I have to stop talking about how much of a great time I had. I will leave you with a picture I took from my breakfast table the last day we were there

Breakfast View


Now I know why most people go back over and over! Have a great day!!

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Mar
05

Away To Antigua!

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Hi everyone! I am leaving tonight for Antigua!!!! My husband and I are going away to Sandals Grande Antigua for 5 days!!! We are leaving for the airport at 2:30AM :(

I have to apologize again for not posting recently…my son had the flu all last week and I just didn’t have the time for the computer. I do have a lot to show you. I was hoping to schedule a few posts throughout the week while I was away, but didn’t have the time. I will be returning next Tuesday and will start posting as soon as I can after that.

I hope you all have a fabulous week!

Happy Stamping!


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