Pages 39 - 44 - Cruise 2007

6 more pages done and that also concludes my cruise 2007 book. I took the time after all pages were done and actually put it into an album! I am so excited! I dug into my stash of patterned papers and swap items to complete the pages. The drink on the lower right corner was from a swap on Awesome (sorry i can't remember who made it but it so ROCKS)

The title home i had to distress because the words because they had pets phrases on them ... i think that it looks good and no more words on my letter! Yeah for files!

Pages 35 - 38 cruise 2007

WOW i can't believe 4 more pages under my belt when i start rolling the layouts keepa coming. These pages were pretty quick tonight The first layout i cut GINX paper and added some x's across the line added the 8x10 of us before boarding the ship and a brand new just purchased cruise ship that i got at michaels as all jolee's were 40% off. Next page is tim in the streets of mexico. As you see (sorry blurry) he found his ass! We had a great time walking the streets and soaking in the culture. The next 2 page layout i did for a swap on dazzling. However there was a title on the page at one time that said BOATING but i took it off turned the page and added pictures of things we saw while we were in mexico.

Pages 33 & 34 - Cruise 2007

I created these 2 page layouts using a heartstrings design kit for january 2009

Page 32 - Cruise 2007

I used the sketch that i found on the sisterhood of scrappers blog to create layout 32 for the year. These pictures are of our shipped docked. We were in the hills of Ensenada and i was impressed that from almost anywhere we were we could see our ship. I also used the really big bazzill buttons that i had in my stash for well over 3 years. See what happens when you are okay to part with your supplies it makes for beautiful pages!

Here is the link to their sketch!

http://sisterhoodofscrap.blogspot.com/2009/01/sketch-saturday-jan-24.html

Pages 29 - 31 Cruise 2007

To scrap you are telling the story of what has happened in your life for future generations to look at. Part of scrapping is getting the pictures on the page. I have decided that i am not going to wait for the perfect embellishment nor hoard the heaps of scrap supplies i have. I will use and use lots of stuff this yr. With that said i created these layouts tonight. This 2 page layout was with the help of lisa l. She actually used the layout she created for the swap on awesome for pictures of her the pool, however when i saw the swirly blue lines all i could think about was the day we were at sea. It was cold and wet, and the sea was choppy i had been drinking spirits and asked tim is the boat moving or am i sea sick. He laughed, i turned green and sat down on the chair for hours. I think it was a mixture of both. These pictures are of the drink that tim bought while we were on deck when i became sea sick. Our waiter was great.
This next page i created using a sketch pardon me for not remembering where i acquired the sketch but it was perfect for all those misc pictures i had of tim from the time we were on the cruise! As you can see from the pictures to get a picture of this man with a normal smile is almost impossible.

Pages 496 - 507 -- Cruise - 2007

12 Pages done that put me over my 500 mark for the year! I used a bunch of the memorabilia that i had saved from the cruise on these pages and they are simple but i am very proud of completing my goal and surpassing it. I am now working on getting the book done as a surprise for tim. As i have spent the last several nights watching private practice and grey's anatomy on line i have not had the chance to use any sketches for my pages and that is a first for me in a long time! When i have been putting these pages together i can remember the cruise like it was yesterday .... it is nice to scrap with such raw feelings and emotions!

Pages 490 - 495 - Cruise

The certificates are from our excursion of cooking at Mango Mango in Mexico. We had fun at the casino and the other 3 pages are from pictures around the ship.

Pages 481 - 489 Cruise 2007

9 more pages to add to the cruise album!!! I am excited almost as excited as i am to be nearing the 500 page mark. the first 6 pages are created using the heartstrings designs June 2008 kit modify ed to fit my pictures. they worked out awesome. In the first 2 pages we are learning to build a toastada.

The next 2 pages are from the beginning of the TASTE OF MEXICO at Mango Mango for our excursion. We made salsa and then turned that into guacamole. Tim liked the guacamole I on the other hand didn't add the avocado to mine. Thank you to Madeleine for the great sombrero pif. The next 2 pages we are learning to make tamales. Now this is something that i have always wanted to do. Let me tell you that i am absolutely no good at it. I couldn't get the masa to spread for nothing. Tim as always was a natural. I love the mat board that heartstrings designs uses in their kits. It really gives it there unique flavor. Also thanks again to Madeleine for the shirt pif! These elements were PERFECT for my pages.

The next 2 pages are from our fancy night at dinner. Although Tim and i didn't dress overly fancy and we didn't' take any pictures i did manage a few shots of the food and the waiter ... BTW when trying to eat i advise you NOT to look out into the ocean ... ugh i made myself seasick. OH yeah, both nights at dinner i ate the same thing as it was the only thing that i could pronounce .... CHICKEN!

The last page is me drinking around the ship when we first borded the ship. I will miss deluxe cuts, i think that i am nearing the end of my diecuts from that company.

Pages 473 - 480 Cruise 2007

Yeah more pages. I am making a dent to the 500 for the year. I dug out the pictures from the cruise from 2007 not that i have scrapped the cruise from 2004 but hey we can't win them all. THe first two pages were from a boating completed page swap from dazzlingscrapbookdivas i removed the boats and added some life vests and these pages were perfect for the life boat drill.

The second 2 pages were us just drinking around the ship before it left Long Beach. Or should i say tim drinking. Thanks to Carolyn for the title Bon Voyage ... love her titles. The drink on the page was handcrafted by Trisha H for a swap on awesome swaps .. Thanks trisha he looks good with your drink .... now if he would have only shared with you...
The next 2 pages were when we first arrived in long beach to board the ship ...

The last page is shots of the queen mary which makes its home right near Carnivals slot.
Sorry for the blurry picture for some reason i t won't take a crisp picture.