Day 3

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My 13 yr old friend, Jade, made the 7th grade Basketball team and her brother, my buddy, Zander, is playing his second season of indoor soccer.  So before I left for Florida I made up some treats and cards for them. I used the retired stamp set Just Soccer for the ball on this card, but Yippee Skippee! Stamp Set is still available!!  You can get it in wood mount, clear mount or as a download for My Digital Studio

The stamp set I used on this next one is called Just Basketball which is (of course) retired but these are good ones to hang on to for such a time as this

I found soccer ball and basket ball wrapped chocolates at the Dollar Store and filled the Curvy Keepsake Boxes up with treats for them.  So proud of these kids, doing so well in their sport of choice.

Keep scrolling down if you want to see what we did on our vacation yesterday!

What a fun inexpensive day it was yesterday! We drove to the Polynesian Resort and parked our car there for the day.  We checked out what the Polynesian Resort has to offer and then purchased tickets for a luau on Wednesday night. This was taken in their lobby.

We will also be able to stay there to watch the fireworks over Cinderella's Castle while sitting at their beach area.  We hear it is the "best seat in the house."

We could walk from there to the Grand Floridian which is exactly like the name GRAND! Victorian Style.  

Check out this Grand Stairway

Back to the Polynesian and we hopped on the Monorail and got off at the Magic Kingdom where I snapped this photo

At this point we got on a bus that took us to the Contemporary Resort.  They have some really nice shops (most places do).  This was taken outside (water-side) 

 We jumped on a boat (Bay Lake) which took us to Fort Wilderness Campground.

 Even the Disney Clydesdales have to take a bath.  We were told that they work 3-4 days a week and always get a bath after they work.

 From here the boat took us to Wilderness Lodge.  This was pretty cool looking - inside and out

 I took this picture at the store inside Fort Wilderness because when I was doing child care my "little" Joey (because our son was big Joey - and they were quite the buddies) for a short time called us Chip & Dale.  I sure wish that would have stuck I think it is so cute.

I think I took the most pictures at this Lodge because the decor was so cool

 Can you spot a rabbit? a turkey? a wolf? a moose?   no??

 Well here you go - a closer look

 The cool lights hanging in the main lobby

 A look at their swimming area

From here we caught a bus to the Boardwalk (I feel like I am playing Monopoly!) This was the cool light hanging in the lobby.

 The Boardwalk has a ton of cute shops and eating places (a little pricey OR you had to eat your food outside and today was a cool, windy day so we decided to wait.  From the Boardwalk you can get to the SWAN Resort and

 the Dolphin Resort.  Still not sure why it is called the Dolphin Resort because these sure look like fish to me!

We hopped on another boat which took us to Disney's Hollywood Studios where we got on a bus that took us back to our original stop - The Polynesian!  Everything was super easy to find and if we ever had a question we could just ask because everyone is super friendly and helpful at Disney!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Charlie

Watching Charlie each day is such a joy. He really is a funny little guy, and boy, does he like his food. He will eat ANYTHING you give him and he is no dainty eater either – it is a two-fisted
shovel effect.

He’s hanging on to those fishy crackers for dear life!! And the whole time he's eating it's "ummm Num Num! He enjoys every bite!

Charlie is on vacation this week and, boy, I am going to miss him, but I am glad to have this time with the bigger kids as they will soon be heading off to school soon and then my schedule will drastically change. Charlie is really going to miss his buddies, they keep him quite entertained.

This is an older picture of Charlie, that I just never got around to posting. This cute bib inspired my card. Look how much Charlie has changed!

MENU:
SS: Just Baseball, Just Football, Just Basketball, Just Soccer, (All retired), Sporting
CS: Brilliant Blue (retired), Bashful Blue, Summer Sun (retired), WW
INK: Bashful Blue, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, Real red
Accessories: Dimensionals, Ribbon (retired)

So For Now...

Happy Stamping!!

Christi

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STAMP 10 – part 3

The final four cards that we made at this months STAMP 10 class.

You have probably heard me mention that our church is just exploding with new babies so what is an all masculine theme STAMP 10 without a baby boy card?

SS: Nursery Necessities
CS: Kraft, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

My husband Dale is the best armchair athlete I know. He is a guy for all seasons…Baseball season, basketball season, football season, hockey season…and the list goes on so thought just maybe some of the other ladies had sports fans in their life as well.

SS: Just Basketball, Sanded Background
CS: Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Brocade Blue, WW

Tis the season for all kinds of graduation open houses. Not sure how many I will be attending yet, but I do know that I am hired to make cakes for five of them so far. Keep watching for posts on those too.

SS: Go Graduate, Happy Grad
CS: Basic Black, WW, Brushed Gold

And last, but not least, a birthday card for the guy in your life…

SS: Starring You
CS: Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, WW, DSP – To The Nines

So For Now…

Celebrate the men in your life!! I hope you enjoyed the all masculine cards this month!!!

Christi

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Thanks Coach! and Congratulations!

This is a card that I made for Kelly to give to her basketball coach at the end of her basketball season. . It is hard to believe that 13 years ago she was just a 5 month old baby and spent her days at Auntie’s house. Now here she is all grown up and playing on the 7th grade Basketball Team. GO KELLY!!! Of course, it doesn’t surprise us that she made the team. I was able to make only one of her games, but I was glad to at least get that one game in – thanks to my sweet hubby who stayed with the kids so I could go. Now, that’s special !!

This is Kelly #14 and here she is shooting a free throw - what form!

MENU:

SS: Just Basketball, Phrases For a Friend, All in the Family, Family Phrases, Family Accessories, Full of Life
CS: Only Orange, Basic Black, WW, Vellum
INK: StazOn Jet Black, Only Orange, Markers: Only Orange & Brilliant Blue
Accessories: Dimensionals to pop up the basketball

Keeping with the whole basketball theme, this is a card I made for a gal from church who made All-Area Girls Basketball-West. According to the write up in our local newspaper she is a two-year varsity started as a junior in high school. I would say that speaks volumes about her great skills as a basketball player. Congratulations, Hannah!!

So For Now…

Happy Stamping!!!

Christi

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