Cruise 2008 albums finally finished !!!!

Well it took me long enough I know !!!

It was a 12 day trip - 7 days around the Mediterranean & 3 days in the UK.

And I am pleased to tell you that back in February I finally finished it and took a photo of the stack of albums which I had to use to be able to contain all of the layouts 

which I had made of our amazing vacation :O)

I put the ink pads next to it to give you a point of reference to you can see just how many layouts I did !!

This project was truly Close To My Heart. 

The top album contains just the 3 days in the UK - the bottom 2 are of the 

cruise :O)

I used the same paper, cardstock and inks throughout all 3 albums - makes life so easy.

Hope this makes you smile :O)   Love Sara x

Off to Pisa Layout

This was the morning where we were off to visit Pisa - I was really looking forward to visiting the aea around the tower. I wasn't sure what to expect but I knew we would have fun.

The infamous Rebellious Fish . . .

Yes here we are drinking the famous (or infamous) Rebellious Fish Cocktail - and yummy they were !  It became the name of our tour and we referred to each other as 'Fishie" (we still do LOL). We had such a great night - many smiles and laughs :O)

Rome layouts

These 3 layouts completed our day in Rome. There was so much to see and so little time but I think we did a good job. The middle layout shows how we rented a taxi and Eduado rove us from place to place - waited while we took photos - then drove us to the next place. It was such a fun day filled with laughter.

Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain was just beautiful  - and I am thrilled with the way this layout turned out. The colors in the reverse side of the paper really compliment the stonework.
Hope you like it :O)

White hot party layout

This was such a fun night - NCL held a White Hot party where all of the staff wore the color while and the guests were invited to wear it too. Some of the staff had these fabulous feather angel wings on - oh I sooooo wanted a pair :O) As you can see we had a great night :O)
Hope you like it x

Casino on the Norwegian Gem

We had so much fun in the casino. Just pushing quarters into the machine which slides backwards and forwards. We would all take a quarter and chant...1.....2.....3.....GO. and all pushed them in at the same time. The casino was empty when we started - by the time we finished there was a watching crowd of about 40 people. We won bottles of champagne, $20 bills but best of all we had so much fun and made so many memories :O)
Hope you like it :O)

Arch of Titus

Here are more layouts of Rome - I did want to upload the rest of the photos from our day in Rome but the server is having issues So we will just have to do it one layout at a time. I will work my way through them :O)

The Temples of the Forum

The Stadium

Palatine Hill

Palatine Hill was lovely - the sun was shining and the ruins of the buildings were so interesting. The was such a lot to see and we only had a little time. I would love to go back and spend more time there :O)

Cherish the friendships

Again here is another layout from my ever on going Med cruise Album. I have been working really hard on it over the last few days so you will seeing quite a few layouts on here :O)
Hope you like it  :O)

Inside the Colosseum

it was such a beautiful morning when we visited Rome. The Colosseum was HUGE! and the photo on the bottom left shows the area where the animals would have been kept.There would have been a floor on which the Gladiators would have fought.

Outside the Colosseum

This was a fun layout to do - the stone work on the building and on the Sarcophagus (which had been used as a water trough) was beautiful.

The Colosseum

Civitavecchia

This was the morning that we arrived in Civitavecchia and then we headed on a coach for Rome - the views were lovely as the sun started to rise over the horizon

An evening of fun on the ship

You will probably recognize this photo LOL. this is one of the evenings on the cruise ship where we all got dressed up then hit the photo dept. The 3 tags fit into the pocket.

Cruise Box Purse

I have been missing in action for the last few days - and this is the reason !

I have been getting down and dirty with the Modge Podge LOL.

I wanted a cute purse to take to my gatherings which will hold my pens, calculators etc & this is what I

came up with. I LOVE the Perfect Day Level 2 paper pack and used it to decorate the outside of a wooden box and tag, which I bought from Michaels the craft store.

I added the matching stickease and then went to town with the Sparkles and ribbon and a WHOLE HEAP of ink distressing. The lid has a dimensional element bookplate and bigger brads to hold it in place and also eatures a chocolate colored rub-on border.

This photo shows Me, Mandy and Victoria with a Roman guard! We were off to spend the day touring Rome - 1st stop - the Colosseum.I love this stamp set with the tickets on it - so cute. I added the brads for some texture.

At this end of the box I added a circular stamped image and the sentiment from the stamp set

which matches this gorgeous paper. Yes and more sparkles :O)

A positive bevy of beauties :O)

Claire - my older sister is on the left,Victoria is sitting next to here - then me - and last but certainly not least - my younger sister Rachel (affectinately knows as Dora Turkey LOL). The word Memories is a rub on.

I found these architectural elements in a scrapbook store which has since closed down.

This is the other 'end' of the box with a photo of Me, Kristine, Victoria and Holly in Pompeii. It was a fabulous day full of giggles. Again the stickease and sparkles add a great element. The Tag shows a photo of Mandy Victoria and I in one of the many photos we had taken by the ships photographers.

Here is the other side of the tag - a photo of the harbor as we approached Capri - again stickease and a sparkle add a fun touch.

Products used:

Close To My Heart Products: Perfect Day Level 2 paper Pack and Stickease, Sparkles, Ribbon, Clear Tag

Cocoa, Sorbet & Creme Brulee Exclusive inks, Rub-ons in Chocolate and White Daisy, Dimensional Elements Bookplates, Spring Blossom Brads.

Misc Products: Wooden box, handle and tag from Michaels, Architectural elements.

Hope you like it - let me know :O)

Capri

Here I used a Perfect Day level 1 kit and added ribbon and then added circle window charms over the level 1 stickease. I also used the letters to type the word Capri.

Sorrento