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Stampin’ Up! Cruise in St Maarten!

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Carol Payne

Our next port was St Maarten, which is the Dutch side of the island of St Maarten/St Martin (the French side) We booked a "Rhino Rider' excursion this day, and WOW! is all I can say! Rhino Riders are a cross between a jet ski and a speed boat! Almost impossible to tump over (or so our guide, Peter, told us, but fortunately we didn't find out he was wrong!), this vehicle can really buzz over the water!!!! Several of us caravan'd from the Dutch side to the French side on our Rhino Riders (I let Jessica drive while I held on with the straps provided on each side of the boat!) When we got to "Happy Beach" (which turned out to be a nude beach, but we kept our suits on! You never can tell exactly what an excursion will entail just from reading the cruise-line description, I've discovered!) we were given snorkel equipment again. Jessica went right for it, but I was still a little chicken, so I floated around in my life jacket a little bit, then decided the water was calmer than the day before and we were closer to the shore, so I tried snorkeling and actually got the hang of it! Jessica was quite surprised when she looked up and found me snorkeling close to her! I'm glad I overcame my fears and shared this experience with her!

Here Jessica is holding St. Maarten's (didn't know there really was such a guy!) peg-leg!

All the rest of our pics from this day are on a water camera that hasn't been developed yet, sorry! So, I guess I'll just have to show you a few more swaps:

Sweet Scoops by Cindy Ewertz:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Sentimental Journey with Travel Journal DSP by Karen Titus:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Elements of Style by Kathy Morgan:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

A "nameless swap" using Sentimental Journey and Travel Journal DSP!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

And lastly for today, Tropical Party by Susie Wood:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

I will be back tomorrow with our last port-of-call, St Croix! Until then, 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!)

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"!)

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!)

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

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