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Antiqua Catamaran Day!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Carol Payne

Our first real day in the sun was on Antigua, where we took a catamaran excursion to "Bird Island". We had the opportunity to snorkel (Jessica did, but I was too chicken to snorkel out in the open water, so I just floated around with my floaty-belt!)and float in the Caribbean. Jessica had her good camera with us today, so she has all the great pics, but I shot a few of my pretty girl anyway! I am so thankful to have had the chance to spend a whole week with my oldest baby girl!

No matter how many times I cruise, I don't think I'll ever get over how gorgeous the turquoise water is around all these islands!

Here's a few more great swaps:

Sweet Scoops by Diane Sisneros:

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Elements of Style by Jane Wike:

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Elements of Style by Jennifer Wiede:

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A "Pop-up-Pull" card by Jo Ann Unrau:

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And now "popped up"!:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

lastly for today, a July 4th card by Missy Shipman:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

That's all for today! Be back tomorrow with more! Until tomorrow, have a Stampendously Great Day!

Antiqua Catamaran Day!

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Carol Payne

No matter how many times I cruise, I don't think I'll ever get over how gorgeous the turquoise water is around all these islands!

Here's a few more great swaps:

Sweet Scoops by Diane Sisneros:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Elements of Style by Jane Wike:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Elements of Style by Jennifer Wiede:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

A "Pop-up-Pull" card by Jo Ann Unrau:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

And now "popped up"!:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

lastly for today, a July 4th card by Missy Shipman:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

That's all for today! Be back tomorrow with more! Until tomorrow, have a Stampendously Great Day!

St Lucia: Zip Line Day!

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Carol Payne

Our 2nd port-of-call was St. Lucia, where we had booked a zip-line excursion. I don't have any PROOF that I zip-lined, however, because my camera battery died shortly after taking these few pictures. I should have some pics hopefully in the next couple of weeks from our friend, Meg, when she gets a chance to put the zip-line pics on a CD and mails it to me!

Like all of our ports this time, we were able to walk off the boat right onto the pier, where we met our tour.

(Self-portrait before the camera died!)

On the bus ride up into the rain forest we drove through a banana plantation. If you look closely you can see a blue plastic bag wrapped around ripening bananas!

All along our route there were schoolchildren walking along the sides of the road. As you can see in the right bottom corner, they did NOT get out of the way for our van! They seemed totally unconcerned about their safety!

That evening at dinner, we tried another self-portrait in the mirror behind our table!

More food pics, this time of another Tiramisu!

Every evening after dinner I can't hardly wait to get back to the room to see what my pillow gift is! This was a darling little basket/bag containing our new 2010-2011 New Catalog stamp set, "Printed Petals", along with some 3 inkpads, Bitty Buttons, and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack! (I can't show you the actual stamp set, but I CAN show you samples SU! had on display in the hospitality room using this set:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

This set will be used at my New Catalog Open House on July 1st!

Until tomorrow, have a STAMPENDOUSLY Great Day!

St Lucia: Zip Line Day!

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Carol Payne

Like all of our ports this time, we were able to walk off the boat right onto the pier, where we met our tour.

(Self-portrait before the camera died!)

On the bus ride up into the rain forest we drove through a banana plantation. If you look closely you can see a blue plastic bag wrapped around ripening bananas!

That evening at dinner, we tried another self-portrait in the mirror behind our table!

More food pics, this time of another Tiramisu!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

This set will be used at my New Catalog Open House on July 1st!

Until tomorrow, have a STAMPENDOUSLY Great Day!

Stampin’ Up Cruise! And More Swaps!

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Carol Payne

Happy Thursday Stampers! I'm back with more cruise pics and MORE SWAPS!

Ok, I'm back on Tuesday of the cruise, in Barbados again, with a little bit more about that submarine ride!

We actually went down 138 feet below the surface, but I have no proof, because after we went deeper than this 120 ft shows I was so entranced by the view of the reef & the fish I forgot to take a picture at our deepest point!

This is a shipwreck we "submarined" (is that a word?) past! It was cool because while we were seeing all the schools of fish, sea turtles, and a sting-ray, Jessica kept saying "I want to see a ship-wreck!" and we did!

rid Barbados left sid of road

Going back to the boat Jessica & I had the "honor" of getting to ride in the front with the driver. It freaked me out a little bit because he was sitting on the right side!

And here's our "birds-eye-view" of all the traffic streaming by us on the "wrong" side!

Now, I know you are just sitting here thinking, "okay, okay, she really did have a fun time on that cruise, but WHERE ARE THE CARDS??????", so here is today's installment:

Elements of Style by Deb Valder:

(yes, the "Beautiful Wings" embosslit for the Big Shot is STILL AVAILABLE, and will be in the new catalog on July 1st, as well as the Scalloped Border punch!)

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

July Fourth Easel Card by Debbie Moczek:

(if you look closely you can just see a hint of the "Red, White & Blue" jumbo wheel on the Kraft background, and Fine Galaxy red glitter was used on the "4th"!)

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Watercolor Trio by Denise Jorgensen:

(notice the texture to the Very Vanilla layer on this card? The new Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folder "Square Lattice" was used with the Big Shot!)

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

An finally for today, Sentimental Journey with Travel Journal Designer Paper by Dianne O'Connor:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

See ya tomorrow, Stampers! Have a "Stampendously Great Day"!

Stampin’ Up Cruise! And More Swaps!

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Carol Payne

Happy Thursday Stampers! I'm back with more cruise pics and MORE SWAPS!

Ok, I'm back on Tuesday of the cruise, in Barbados again, with a little bit more about that submarine ride!

rid Barbados left sid of road

Going back to the boat Jessica & I had the "honor" of getting to ride in the front with the driver. It freaked me out a little bit because he was sitting on the right side!

And here's our "birds-eye-view" of all the traffic streaming by us on the "wrong" side!

Now, I know you are just sitting here thinking, "okay, okay, she really did have a fun time on that cruise, but WHERE ARE THE CARDS??????", so here is today's installment:

Elements of Style by Deb Valder:

(yes, the "Beautiful Wings" embosslit for the Big Shot is STILL AVAILABLE, and will be in the new catalog on July 1st, as well as the Scalloped Border punch!)

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

July Fourth Easel Card by Debbie Moczek:

(if you look closely you can just see a hint of the "Red, White & Blue" jumbo wheel on the Kraft background, and Fine Galaxy red glitter was used on the "4th"!)

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Watercolor Trio by Denise Jorgensen:

(notice the texture to the Very Vanilla layer on this card? The new Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folder "Square Lattice" was used with the Big Shot!)

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

An finally for today, Sentimental Journey with Travel Journal Designer Paper by Dianne O'Connor:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

See ya tomorrow, Stampers! Have a "Stampendously Great Day"!

More Cruise Pics and Swaps!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Carol Payne

Hello again Stampers! It's been a fun day today! Why has it been a fun day, you ask? Because I've been playing with my cruise swaps! "How can she play with swaps?" you ask now? Well, I've been sorting them, categorizing them, photographing them, editing them, and NOW STARTING TO BLOG THEM!!!

I'll start off with a few more pics from the cruise, then follow up with some of my favorite swaps:

I'm going to back up just a bit to the 2nd night of the cruise, which was our only full day at sea (no port-of-call). One of the restaurants on the ship offered a "Mystery Dinner Theater" for an additional fee, so Jessica & I, along with our friends Meg Wheeler & Wendy Sanders, purchased tickets. It was a very cheesy, slap-stick performance with the audience given the opportunity to participate at times and to try to guess "whodunnit", so it was a lot of fun!

This is our dessert, a chocolate tiramisu served in it's own edible chocolate bowl! (I know it seems crazy to take pictures of your food, but all the evening dining courses were served so elegantly, you just HAVE to have a picture to remember them!) Notice those "gazelle"-like horns sticking up from this dessert? They are not what they seem to be! Read on:

Those "sticks" were actually chocolate, and Meg & I couldn't resist "dueling" with them a little bit!(The cruise is so fun & relaxing, it really can bring out the kid in you!) Also:

Those same sticks make excellent moustaches! (and yes, we DID eat them!)

Ok, now that you are convinced that insanity reigns on the SU! cruise, here's the first installment of some of my favorite swaps!

Vintage Medallion by Kari Metzger:

Tropical Party by Kim Assaly:

Watercolor Trio and Romance Wheel by Jan McClurg:

Elements of Style by Rhonda Bassler:

That's all for today! But don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow with MORE!!!

More Cruise Pics and Swaps!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Carol Payne

I'll start off with a few more pics from the cruise, then follow up with some of my favorite swaps:

Those "sticks" were actually chocolate, and Meg & I couldn't resist "dueling" with them a little bit!(The cruise is so fun & relaxing, it really can bring out the kid in you!) Also:

Those same sticks make excellent moustaches! (and yes, we DID eat them!)

Ok, now that you are convinced that insanity reigns on the SU! cruise, here's the first installment of some of my favorite swaps!

Vintage Medallion by Kari Metzger:

Tropical Party by Kim Assaly:

Watercolor Trio and Romance Wheel by Jan McClurg:

Elements of Style by Rhonda Bassler:

That's all for today! But don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow with MORE!!!

Stampin’ Up! Cruise! A Slice of Heaven!

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Carol Payne

Hello Stampers!
I know I've been MIA for awhile, but it's been for a good cause! I just returned yesterday morning (3 a.m. to be exact!) from the Stampin' Up! Southern Caribbean Cruise with my daughter, Jessica! SU! gives all of their demonstrators the chance to earn an Incentive Trip each year, and when you do earn it, it includes airfare for the demo and one guest to the chosen destination or port of embarkation (in this year's case, San Juan, Puerto Rico!), then it's all-expenses paid while onboard the ship! They even pre-pay the tips you are expected to tip the waiters and cabin steward for you! The only expenses the demonstrator incurs are if they purchase excursions in the different ports and souvenirs! I'm going to post a few pics from our trip over the next few days, along with a couple of cool card ideas I either swapped for or took pics of during the cruise! Here we go:

This is myself & Jessica on the bus heading to the Cruise ship pier in San Juan!

Here we are on the deck of the ship! Do we look more relaxed? I know we are more wind-blown!

Here we are onboard the submarine "Atlantis" in Barbados! The pics out the portholes didn't turn out well, but we were down 138ft below the surface!

There wasn't much space between our seat and the outside edge of the sub! This was definitely NOT an excursion for claustrophobics! (those are MY knees, by the way, but NOT the hairy one! lol!)

Now for a couple of stamping ideas!

This was on display in the Stampin' Up! Hospitality room! It's the new Old Olive Polka-Dot 6×6 album just now featured in the new Summer Mini catalog with the Small White "Eat" Decor Element applied and Old Olive 1 1/4" Striped grosgrain ribbon tied on! A GREAT recipe book idea!

Planning a festive outdoor party this spring or summer? With Stampin' Up! Big Shot flower dies you can dress up your drinks easily!

Lastly for today, here is part of the display board showing ideas for the brand-new stamp set we received for our cruise M&T's, "Printed Petals"! I will be using this set ALOT once the new catalog comes out on July 1st!

That's it for today! I will be back tomorrow with more!

Stampin’ Up! Cruise! A Slice of Heaven!

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Carol Payne

This is myself & Jessica on the bus heading to the Cruise ship pier in San Juan!

Here we are on the deck of the ship! Do we look more relaxed? I know we are more wind-blown!

Here we are onboard the submarine "Atlantis" in Barbados! The pics out the portholes didn't turn out well, but we were down 138ft below the surface!

There wasn't much space between our seat and the outside edge of the sub! This was definitely NOT an excursion for claustrophobics! (those are MY knees, by the way, but NOT the hairy one! lol!)

Now for a couple of stamping ideas!

Planning a festive outdoor party this spring or summer? With Stampin' Up! Big Shot flower dies you can dress up your drinks easily!

That's it for today! I will be back tomorrow with more!