Birthday Penguins :)

Here are those snorkeling penguins again - this time I used them to make a birthday card :) I added some Paper Glaze to the dots on the inner tubes to make them shiny, and two of the penguins are popped off the page to add some dimension. The stamps I used are "By the Sea" and "Happy Birthday II".

Yesterday I went to school to help put together the registration packets for this year - between 2 of us we got just over 300 packets done in 4 hours - phew! It's just 3 weeks until school starts. On Monday we went shopping for sneakers and jeans for Nattie, along with some pillows and lamps for the guest room. Iain's sister arrives from Scotland on Friday for 10 days.

It was COLD here yesterday! We only got up to the mid-50s! It felt more like Fall than Summer :)

TCP Tuesday - Color Challenge

As promised, here's my TCP Tuesday card for this week's Color Challenge, hosted by Jen :) Aren't the colors perfect for summer? I also used Jen's sketch from her "Sketch For You To Try" that she posts every Saturday - thanks, Jen! I challenged myself to use no patterned paper on this one - and it was very difficult for me!

I used TCP's "Fun in the Sun" set and also the new glitter and buttons from TCP. Poochie is definitely "Hot Stuff" on his surfboard :)

Hula Sprinkle :)

Here's Sprinkle having a great time in her hula skirt! I love this summer image and the fact that it is bold enough to stand alone on the front of the card :) Go Sprinkle! The clear set is called "Fun in the Sun" and the patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket ("Snorkel" collection). I'll be back later today with my TCP Tuesday card for this week. Jen is hosting a Color Challenge!

Pretty!

These are some flowers I saw in the hotel grounds.

Haleakala National Park, Maui

We took the drive up through the clouds in Maui to Haleakala National Park. The summit is just over 10,000 feet above sea level. There is so little growing up there, it's like a different world, even though elevation-wise we were only slightly higher than our home here in Conifer, CO. It really was beautiful (and very breezy)!

Chicken soup :)

Here's a get well card made with the "You Sick Thing" set from TCP. I had fun with the acrylic stamps and was able to bend the sentiment so that I could stamp it around the circle of cardstock. The layout for this card is from Tracy's sketch challenge for this week - thanks, Tracy! The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket's "Li'l Man" collection.

What are you up to this weekend? I am almost caught up with the vacation laundry (always fun!), and am hoping to get some stamping time too. I start another school class on Monday, so I'd better make the most of the weekend! Have a great one, whatever you're doing!

Relaxing Sprinkle

Happy Friday! Here's a card made with the new "Fun in the Sun" set from The Cat's Pajamas. I also used the matching "Candy Sprinkles" buttons and ribbon that Alma released this month. The patterned paper is from the "Snorkel" collection by Cosmo Cricket.

Iain's sister is arriving in town a week from today; she'll be here for 10 days. And after that it'll just be a couple of weeks until school starts!

Have a great weekend!

The kids' pool!

We spent most of our time hanging out here - and as you'll see, it was perfect for Nattie and Jamie! There were 5 pools altogether!

Views from the hotel...

I'm baaaaack!

Wow...it's been a long day! We left Maui around 9pm on Tuesday, had to change flights in Seattle and Salt Lake City, and finally got back to Conifer early afternoon today. Tasha was thrilled to see us :) and the cats are all purring contentedly now that we are all home together again.

The vacation was great. We stayed at the Marriott on Wailea Beach - the location was stunning, the weather was perfect (high 80s with a breeze), and we all enjoyed every day there. When Iain and I went to Maui in 2005, we stayed further north in the town of Lahaina, but Wailea Beach was much quieter, and we liked that better. Tomorrow I'll download my photos and post some here.

On a side note, I was happy to read that my blogging friend Sarah (2 Paws Designs) had a healthy baby boy this weekend! Congratulations to Sarah and Trent on the safe arrival of baby Dylan!