I'd Rather Be At The Beach Blog Hop May 18th-22nd Day 5

I just want to say I'm so sorry I thought this blog was scheduled to be posted!!!! Jeez I wish I would've known this earlier! Due to this error on my end or their's I want to let you all know I won't be annoncing the winner of my blog candy until May 30th! :)

Welcome to "I'd Rather Be At The Beach" Blog Hop. This blog hop runs from May 18-22. If you are coming from Martha's Blog http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/ you're on the right track. If you just joined us please start from the beginning HERE at http://www.createserendipity.net/ and hop along with us! We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented crafters. You will find loads of projects with a beachy theme throughout this hop! If you love the beach as much as we all do, then you won't want to miss this one! We have LOTS of blog candy to offer! Please check back daily for your chance to win!

Here's the lineup:

Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net

Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/

Tricia: http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Margaret: http://auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/

Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/

Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Elsa: http://justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/

Martha: http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/

Dana: http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/

April: http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/

Kim: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/

Gill: http://www.creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

Jackie: http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

This wasn't taken at the beach but pretty darn close, this was our private pool attached to our room. I had sun poisoning because I was silly and used oil during a cloudy day and well yep I got sick! So we spent the next day in the shade hanging out in our private pool. :) ENJOY!

The carts I used were Life's a Beach and Pack your bags. On the umbrella and center of the flowers I added some rhinestones with my I-rock! The coconut tree is a Jolee's sticker. I used ribbon to frame my pictures again. My drink I made reminds me of the Banana drinks. :)

Well thanks for stopping by! I'm SOOOOOOO Sorry I didn't have this posted earlier. Like I said I won't be posting the winner until May 30th! :) I hope you enjoyed this blog hop as much as I have!!! :)

OK For the FINALE, this is my BLOG CANDY!

this is a beach scrapbook kit and since its MAY I thought I'd add in a Breast Cancer awarness PINK Xyron sticker maker! :)



I'd Rather Be At The Beach Blog Hop May 18th-22nd Day 4

Welcome to "I'd Rather Be At The Beach" Blog Hop. This blog hop runs from May 18-22. If you are coming from Martha's Blog http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/ you're on the right track. If you just joined us please start from the beginning HERE at http://www.createserendipity.net/ and hop along with us! We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented crafters. You will find loads of projects with a beachy theme throughout this hop! If you love the beach as much as we all do, then you won't want to miss this one! We have LOTS of blog candy to offer! Please check back daily for your chance to win!

Here's the lineup:

Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net

Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/

Tricia: http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Margaret: http://auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/

Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/

Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Elsa: http://justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/

Martha: http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/

Dana: http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/

April: http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/

Kim: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/

Gill: http://www.creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

Jackie: http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

The Pitons Simply Beautiful, just speaks for itself. This is another honeymoon layout we were on a tour with about 7 other couples. We went to see the Pitons which is what St Lucia is known for. It was BEAUTIFUL! I know the picture on the lower right hand corner came out dark but this was at another resort, the name escapes me. We are in between the 2 pitons and right in the middle is the ocean. It was a cloudy rainy day but we went in June which is the rainy season. I loved that Island and can't wait to go again! Enjoy!!

This layout I used Life's a Beach and Paper Lace for my font. I used my gypsy to weld together the letters. Also, with my letters I made them look 3d by using turquoise dswv glitter paper for the background and then I used the same paper but in coral and used the foam stickers to raise it.  The only sticker I used was Time of my life with, which it was. I added little eyes to my octopus with wiggle eyes, I bought a small pack from Michaels. My flowers are raised using those little foam stickers and I used a pearl and rhinestone for the middle to give off some bling. Summer of love, I used Martha Stewart glitter for the whole thing and then I put glossy accent all over it after the glitter was nice and dry to seal it and give it a glossy look. Hope you like my layout!!! :)

Since this is a 5 day hop I'll be annoucing my blog candy on the last day. In order to be entered, you need to become a follower of my blog and comment on each day of the hop. Ok, now on to the next blog April http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you tomorrow . Have fun!

Dana

I'd Rather Be At The Beach Blog Hop May 18th-22nd- Day 3

Welcome to "I'd Rather Be At The Beach" Blog Hop. This blog hop runs from May 18-22. If you are coming from Martha's Blog http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/ you're on the right track. If you just joined us please start from the beginning HERE at http://www.createserendipity.net/ and hop along with us! We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented crafters. You will find loads of projects with a beachy theme throughout this hop! If you love the beach as much as we all do, then you won't want to miss this one! We have LOTS of blog candy to offer! Please check back daily for your chance to win!

Here's the lineup:

Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net

Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/

Tricia: http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Margaret: http://auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/

Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/

Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com

Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Elsa: http://justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/

Martha: http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/

Dana: http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/

April: http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/

Kim: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/

Gill: http://www.creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

Jackie: http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

HONEYMOON WITH PRIRATES!!! Yes this is another layout from my honeymoon in St Lucia. These are some awesome shots of the BLACK PEARL From PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN!! Yes, they were shooting some scenes in St Lucia and just so happened to be on the side of the island we were on from our Sandals Resort! I wish I had a DSLR camera with me but at the time I did not. So no shots of Johnny Depp :(. We were told they were on the OTHER side of the island but no one was aloud access to the resort they were staying at for privacy reasons. I was just tickled pink when I saw this ship cruising on by while I was sun tanning on the beach! ENJOY!!!!!

The Treasure chest is made with Life's a Beach as well at the title.. The Black Pearl is with Blackletter off my gypsy. The Pirate ship and pirate outfit with the mini treasure chest are Stickers. The Pirate paper I bought at Hobby Lobby. I used a foil paper from Hobby Lobby for the title and for the black pearl its foil and gold glitter paper. the pictures are also bordered in Silver foil paper too. I made it look 3d by raising the letters with foam stickers. I love them little things. So, what do you think?? Hope you like this one as much as I do!!! :)

Since this is a 5 day hop I'll be annoucing my blog candy on the last day. In order to be entered, you need to become a follower of my blog and comment on each day of the hop. Ok, now on to the next blog April http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you tomorrow . Have fun!

Dana

Cricut Expression 2

I'd love to try one of these babies out but I just can't afford one right now (Saving for a house). So I'll to win one instead and so can you!

All you do is enter you info into this post to be entered to win! GOOD LUCK!!! :)

I'd Rather Be At The Beach Blog Hop May 18th-22nd Day 2

Welcome to the 2nd day of "I'd Rather Be At The Beach" Blog Hop. This blog hop runs from May 18-22. If you are coming from Martha's Blog http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/ you're on the right track. If you just joined us please start from the beginning HERE at http://www.createserendipity.net/ and hop along with us! We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented crafters. You will find loads of projects with a beachy theme throughout this hop! If you love the beach as much as we all do, then you won't want to miss this one! We have LOTS of blog candy to offer! Please check back daily for your chance to win!

Here's the lineup:
Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net
Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Tricia: http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
Margaret: http://auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/
Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Elsa: http://justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/
Martha: http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Dana: http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
April: http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/
Kim: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/
Gill: http://www.creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Jackie: http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/



These were taken on our honeymoon in St Lucia. We were riding in the waves and having a blast doing so. We didn't have surf boards so we were body surfing which was very different. I will give you a run down of what I used to create this LO. The paper I bought at Joann's I believe it was Little Mermaid but I loved the glitter background since it wasn't over whelming and the sea horses. I found some ribbon at Michaels in the dollar bin and used that as a border around my pictures. Crave the Wave was cut out from Life's a Beach cricut cart and then I stamped it with glue and used MS glitter. I love her glitter if you couldn't tell already. We had lots of coconuts trees near the beach so I found some stickers at Michaels and used them for this layout with the sun and birds. It just brought back the day we had. I loved the waves I made using my gypsy to weld them together and then I bought some glitter paper from Michaels . Some of the shells are from the beach and some are from the CT stash.. Most of my shells were TOO big to use on a layout.

So what do you think? I love this one, as I love all of mine but this one just brings me back to St Lucia all over again!

Since this is a 5 day hop I'll be annoucing my blog candy on the last day. In order to be entered, you need to become a follower of my blog and comment on each day of the hop. Ok, now on to the next blog April http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you tomorrow . Have fun!

Dana

I'd Rather Be At The Beach Blog Hop May 18th-22nd Day 1

Welcome to the "I'd Rather Be At The Beach" Blog Hop. This blog hop runs from May 18-22. If you are coming from Martha's Blog http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/ you're on the right track. If you just joined us please start from the beginning HERE at http://www.createserendipity.net/ and hop along with us! We’ve had so much fun creating this hop, and we have a wonderful line up with some oh-so-talented crafters. You will find loads of projects with a beachy theme throughout this hop! If you love the beach as much as we all do, then you won't want to miss this one! We have LOTS of blog candy to offer! Please check back daily for your chance to win!

Here's the lineup:
Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net
Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Tricia: http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
Margaret: http://auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/
Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Theresa: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Lisa: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Elsa: http://justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/
Martha: http://pattisscrapingtime.blogspot.com/
Dana: http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
April: http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/
Kim: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/
Gill: http://www.creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Jackie: http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/


My first project I did a scrapbook page of my husband and I. This was our first time by the ocean together. We were in connecticut visiting my sister Sarah and we took the day to go down by the ocean and collect seashells and rocks. We had a blast. So for these pages I used the seashells we found on the beach to frame a picture of us and to the accent the rest of the pictures. I also glittered all the seaweed, sayings and seashells with MS fine glitter. I love how this turned out. I hope you like how it turned out as well!!!

Well I hope you like what I did!! Like I said I did use a lot of MS glitter the paper I love its blue and white glitter swirls reminded me of the waves. Seashells are all from the Beach in CT.  Lots of love and time went into this project. :)

Since this is a 5 day hop I'll be annoucing my blog candy on the last day. In order to be entered, you need to become a follower of my blog and comment on each day of the hop. Ok, now on to the next blog April http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you tomorrow . Have fun!

Dana

TGIF!!!!!

Thank God its Friday!!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!! Thank you for the Stylish Blogger Award! This is so awesome  of you to pass it on to me...Please visit http://www.leiradcardmakingcorner.blogspot.com/ to see this great blog! I'm so thrilled to be awarded this!!!!!!!




So I will graciously pass this award on. Here the scoop:

Rule #1: Link back to the person who gave you the award (see above)
Rule #2: Share seven random things about yourself.

A little about me:


1. I am a stay at home mom to a beautiful little girl who just turned 3 in February! I love my girl..

2. I am going back to school to become a Sonographer and Radiologist..

3. My favorite color is Pink

4. I love glitter paper and now foiled paper...its become an obsession....

5. I love my cricut

6. I have an obsession with Twilight...Yes I cried during all the movies and books especially Breaking Dawn..

7. I love watching ghost stories like Ghost Adventures, A Haunting, and Ghost Hunters.

Rule # 3 Award seven newly discovered bloggers with this award.

1. Janet @ http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
2. http://bingecrafter.blogspot.com/
3. Sheri @ http://highland-eyes.blogspot.com/
4. Shawnee @ http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
5. Shannon @ http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
6. Dawn @ http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
7. Lisa @ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/