May Flowers - LI BLOG HOP!!!

Welcome to the Stamp-Patty's blog!  If you came here from Inger de Wild's, blog then you are in the right place!  If you are seeing this post because you are a regular subscriber of my blog -- then you are in for a real treat!  Once a month I participate in a BLOG HOP!  This means you get 16 awesome blogs to look at, comment on, and the chance to win a fabulous prize package!!  If you want to win the package shown below, you must enter via the rafflecopter below it!

Here is my "May Flowers" Project!  I created a 2-page scrapbook layout!  They are 12 x 12.

All of the product that I used on this project will be retired at the end of this month!  If you are interested in ANY of it you need to get your order placed now!

Supplies:

• Cardstock - River Rock, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
• Stamps - Build A Blossom
• Ink - Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
• Accessories - Lace Border Punch, Fun Flowers Die for the Big Shot!, Dimensionals to give the flowers their height!

 Here is a close up of the stamped border on the left hand page.  I used the Build A Blossom stamp set to create this border.

The flowers were created with the Fun Flowers Big Shot Die and assembled with dimensionals between each layer to create the height.

Below is another view of the flowers so that you can see the dimension!

So now, I bet you are wondering how to enter our little contest, and exactly what prize you will get.  Entry is very simple...just "join" or "follow" my blog using the gadget boxes on the right side of my blog then leave me a comment on this post -- I'd love to hear what you like or don't like about this project, or what you might like to use the flowers on.  You actually need to be on the blog page:  http://www.stamppattys.com  You also need to "Like" my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/stamppattys, then be sure to do the same on ALL of the other blogs in the hop.  We've set up this great Rafflecopter code to help you keep track of all your entries.  As a bonus, if you share this post on your facebook page, tweet about it, and/or pin it to Pinterest, you can get up to 3 additional entries!

So what's the prize?  Crafty Neighbor is offering a $100 discount voucher good towards the next Crafty Neighbor Scrapbooking cruise, sailing from Galveston, Texas aboard the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas December 1, 2013 on a 7-Day cruise of the Caribbean, including ports in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. The voucher covers all scrapbooking-related fees, including all classes, workshops, make-n-takes, gifts, prizes and give-aways throughout the cruise - a value of $250-$500. Winner must register for the cruise with a full deposit no later than June 15, 2013 to use the voucher. Winner is responsible for the cruise fare, as well as any airfare, hotel stays or incidental expenses (see our website for more details about the cruise http://www.craftyneighbor.com). Winner will also receive a small grab-bag of cruise and beach-themed products including “Ocean Breeze” paper assortment (8 pieces), coordinating cardstock, and an embellishment assortment.

a Rafflecopter giveaway



Now that you have had a chance to view my "May Flowers" post, hop on over to Linda Fleur's site to see what she has for you! 

Fiji Final Night

All good things must come to an end....at least that is how the saying goes!  I can tell you that saying good bye to the beautiful Fiji Islands and to all my SU! buddies was VERY difficult!

On our final night, SU! treated us to an amazing evening of entertainment and food!  It was held outside on the lawn of the resort and all 400+ of us dined and gathered together!

My pal Dawn G. and me!

One of the natives

Katelyn and Brielle with one of the tiki statues

I took this so you could see the size of the group!

While we were waiting to be served our dinner, we were treated to some native fire dancers and then a group of local children sang so beautifully to us all!  What an incredible evening!

Fiji - Helping Others In Need

Because I can not say it any better than the words of Stampin' Up's!  CEO, Shelli Gardner, I have decided to share what she had to say on her website about helping the people of Fiji and making a difference while we were there!

"For us, the highlight was definitely the service project. We planned an optional half-day service project for any demonstrators who wanted to participate, and approximately 200 demonstrators and guests joined us at a Fiji hospital and orphanage, providing valuable work. We went to the hospital and sanded, painted, did yard work, and other general clean-up chores. A smaller group went to the orphanage and folded laundry, read to kids,  and papercrafting (a huge hit!). Loved the opportunity to turn our yearlong “Making a Difference for 25 Years” theme into action!"

I also couldn't resist sharing this awesome picture of the Gardner clan!  Yup! That's right, each and every one of them worked right along side all of us to make the both the hospital and the orphanage a better place!

I LOVE being part of a company that makes such a significant difference in the lives of so many and does so willingly and with such grace and elegance!  Thank you all for being a part of my Stampin' Up! business and giving me the opportunity to inspire all of you to create and share your creativity with others!  I LOVE you all!!

Time to Get Dolled Up!

I am excited to introduce the new Dolled-Up Birthday Kit--voted on by SU! demonstrators via our Facebook page. This gorgeous birthday card was created by Chris Gilmore, a manager from Coshocton, Ohio. Congratulations, Chris!

The Dolled-Up Birthday kit includes the following:

• Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp (1)
• 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces)
• 2" x 4-1/4" Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces)
• Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6)
• Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6)
• Dress Up die-cuts (6)*
• Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot (1)
• Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (6 pieces)
• Sponge Dauber (1)

Get everything you need to make six cards for only $15.95 (item 133913)!**(Does not include the shipping/tax)

Feel free to visit my website and place your order for this FANTASTIC kit!  This is available for a limited time only!!  If you are a regular customer of mine, consider adding this to your order!

To assemble one card, follow the instructions below:

1. Place the stamp on clear-mount block D or H rubber side up and ink with the Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot.
2. Stamp "Happy Birthday" at the bottom of the card front.
3. Ink the Sponge Dauber with Soft Suede ink and gently antique the doily and the edges of the dress form.
4. Adhere the pieces to the card front in this order:
   
   • Doily
   • Very Vanilla Cardstock
   • Dress form
   • Flower

*Created using the Dress Up Framelits Die designed by Karen Burniston

**Adhesive not included

Fiji - Our Own Private Island.....

Hey everyone!

For our next Fijian adventure, we decided to spend the day on our own private island......ok, not really but it sure did seem like it!  We took a high speed catamaran from Denaureau Island to South Sea Island.  South Sea is an uninhabited island with a beach covered in coral, the sand is made up primarily of crushed shells, and there are some lounge chairs, a bar, volleyball net, and some palm covered huts to shade you if you wish!

 Yup!  This is the whole island!  this is the breathtaking view from the catamaran!

In addition, the island offered us a chance to see under the water in a flat bottomed semi-submersible submarine!  Here is a photo of that too!

We were able to snorkel too! I saw some of the most
amazing fish too!  We also got to see a stingray and an octopus!  The scenery was absolutely amazing and probably my favorite day of my Fiji trip!

The starfish there are incredibly large and very blue in color!

I spent the majority of my day lying around staring at the water and my feet of course!

Soon enough I will have to get back to reality...but for now I'm on Fiji time!

Nothing like the South Pacific!

Not much time for writing so I am going to post photos instead!  We have had some amazing adventures here!

We are off to South Sea Island for the day!  Will write again soon!

Zip Fiji.........

 Hello everyone!

Another facinating day in Fiji!  Katelyn and I decided to be adventurous today and went to a Zip Line adventure!

What we didn't realize is that it was a 3-1/2 hour trip there and therefore a 3-1/2 hour trip back!  We were able to run the zip line course twice which was awesome!

In addition to zipping, we got to repel!  That was awesome too!  We learned a new Fijian word today...Winanavoo which means awesome!

We are having a great time and miss all of you!  Stay tuned!