Vacation - September

My hubby turned 40 this month. I started vacation on his birthday and we went to Orlando. I made him this fun birthday card. We stayed on property at Universal and had a blast. We love being right in the middle of the action. Of course I'll be documenting this trip in my Project Life. I'll be showing it to you next week.

Our hotel was supposed to look like Italy (I think they did a pretty good job of it)

We visited Universal Studios, Universal's Islands of Adventure for the third time. We actually got engaged outside the Jurassic Park ride, so Islands of Adventure has a special place in our hearts.

We really like posing for silly pictures:

We also went to SeaWorld for the first time. It was awesome! We did a VIP tour since we only had one day at the park. We got great seats right in the middle for the 3 biggest shows (sea lions, whales, and dolphins),  and then we got to feed sea lions, dolphins, and sting rays. We got done with the tour a little early, so we go to see their animal rescue facility. So fun!

feeding sea lions:

Penguins - it was like 30 degrees in there. BRR!

We had a great time, but we're glad to be back home :)

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CKC Charlotte

I'm back from an unintentional week-long blog vacation. There's been so much going on that I haven't had a chance to post. I'm back on track now. :)

Mom and I went to the CKC show in Charlotte last weekend and had so much fun! It was our first time going to Charlotte, and I can't wait to bring Joe back. He will love it! Mom and I went to 3 classes. I'll be showing projects from those classes in future posts.

This is the first sign we saw as we were walking into the convention center:

A nice lady offered to take our picture in front of another sign!

I won a doorprize in one of our classes.

The Hilton Charlotte was the perfect location for us. It was right beside the convention center and within walking distance to shops and restaurants.

Our view from the 18th floor:

Super cool name tag ;)

Fantastic fresh guacamole at Vida Cantina. We sat outside and had an amazing time people watching!

Fantastic enchiladas (and a blood orange margarita - yum!)

Our hotel as we were walking back after dinner:

Mom in a giant chair in the hotel:

Complicated elevator options:

Mom and I at the "Latest and Greatest with Basic Gray" layout class.

Did you go to a CKC show this year? I can't wait till next year!

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Catching Up on Life

How do you decide on which project to do at a given time? I know some people finish one thing before moving onto the next, but I like to have options. And so I have about a million projects started (and a million other ideas yet to be started). Sometimes I really need to:

Or stop reading blogs and make things. :)

Currently I'm working on my weekly Project Life, that Heidi Swapp memory file album, the Find Your Voice workshop, the 30 day selfies challenges at A Beautiful mess, catching up on the Phone Photography Project, and a number of SMASHbooks.

I'm wanting to start a little sn@p album about our camping adventures, an altered Rolodex, a photo frame for the camper, and some online Silhouette classes. There is not enough time in the day!

In my non-crafty life, we also bought a new camper and traded in our old one. It definitely takes some time to set up a new one - it's like moving into a house! This new one is so much bigger and we love it.

In other exciting news, I've recently been nominated for an award - the Versatile Blogger Award. How fun is that? Stephanie from Bee Tree Studios nominated me.  The award is given to other blogger to recognize them and help promote their blog. Thanks Stephanie!!

Here are some fun bloggers I've been following - go check them out!
Crafty Island Girl
Amanda Rose blog
Pyrex Thrifter Sisters
Aunt Peaches
This Vintage Grove

Have a great weekend!

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Let's Get Together! and a SMASHbook page

Let's get together! Yeah yeah yeah!
(Do you know what movie is from? It's one of my all-time faves!)

Since Google Reader is gone (RIP, old friend), I just want to make sure we stay connected!

I've got buttons over on the right where you can quickly follow me on Bloglovin' or Feedly. Have you tried one of them? Which one do you like better? Why?

 I've also recently set up a Facebook page for Mrs. Crafty Adams if you prefer to stay up on blog posts that way. I love connecting with people on Facebook. It's a quick way for you to drop me a line or ask a question or share a project with your friends!

And of course, I post pics to my Mrs Crafty Adams Pinterest board.

Onto the SMASHbook page! I've been wanting to do a page about some of my favorite phone apps. I printed and cut out the icons and arranged them in a patchwork pattern. I'm using this for an older Challenge in the Smash Your Scraps Facebook group.

Here's my favorite gold Thickers again:

Here's nine of my favorite apps - Instagram, Message, Candy Crush, Snapchat, Pinterest, A Beautiful Mess, Camera, Facebook, and Momento.

And both pages together:

*Oh, and that title? it's from the Parent Trap*

RV trip!

Hey! I'm on a little road trip with my hubby and wanted to invite you to follow our adventures... If you're on Instagram, search for #eandjgreatamericanroadtrip

We left Sandusky, Ohio (Cedar Point Amusement Park) this morning and now we're on our way to Niagara Falls! Of course, I'm taking lots of pictures and collecting little bits for Project Life. 

I've got another post scheduled for tomorrow, and I hope to complete the first week of the Find Your Voice workshop this weekend. :)

Succulents

Succulents are my new obsession.



I was impressed with the great selection at Lowe's! Are cacti succulents? I googled it and got mixed answers.

I picked up two of these small hanging baskets of succulents at Lowe's for about $16 each. It was cheaper than buying each plant separately. I put them in those 2 planters in the background. I got the concrete planters at a yard sale last year for $6 apiece. Great deal!

My mother-in-law gave me some new succulents from her garden - her plants are beautiful!! I added these around the outside of the planters.

I shared an Instagram of the small dish on my table.

The second planter:

My mom came over to help me plant them (Dad helped too!). She did most of the planting. I don't like dirt on my hands. 

Do you have any succulents growing??

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Catching up!

Just a little catching up to do....

The last three weeks have been so busy! I've been working, continuing physical therapy for my neck and shoulder, celebrating a friend's graduation, shopping, celebrating Mother's Day, training new employees, visiting my brother and going to Busch Gardens, and more!

I had a very nice surprise this past Tuesday - Two Peas featured my Earth Day project life card I made using their new globe cut file. Made my day!! :)

I've been really interested in making cards lately. I think I'm going to try to make up several in advance, so I have them when I need them. I'm thinking of making a couple of birthday cards, thinking of you cards, and maybe a get well soon card.

So I'm 3 weeks behind on Project Life! I was doing so well, but then it started slipping. On the other hand, I've been making memories to document in PL! I made some notes in my planner notebook, and will be printing pictures on Friday. I have several days off for Memorial Day, so I plan on finishing weeks 18, 19, and 20 (and at least starting 21). There will probably be a couple weeks of double PL posts here soon :)

I have all the stuff printed out for the second week of Heidi Swapp's memory file adventure. I can't wait to work on it this weekend too! Gotta take some pictures and figure out what I'm doing for Week 3 as well. I'm still loving this project, and will be posting an update very soon.

Have you downloaded the new app called A Beautiful Mess? I love playing around with it, as you can see from my recent Instagram pictures!

Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend. Happy crafting!

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Jamaica - Instagram Style!

Well, we're back from paradise (Negril, Jamaica). We had an awesome time on vacation, but it's always good to be home! Here's a few of my favorite pictures from the trip. 

Us on the plane, ready to go! (5:30am)

We had some breakfast in Charlotte during our layover - as Cinnabon says, "life needs frosting"

We're here! 

Fun swings in the lobby:

This was the view from our room:

We rented a cabana on our anniversary (Tuesday, March 12):

The sunset is beautiful in Negril. We watched it every evening. This picture is from our table at the Beach Bistro.

The only beer at the resort:

We hung out under some palm trees almost every day at the resort. Nice and shady, but of course I still got burnt!

We ate at an Italian restaurant one night.

I ate seafood! (actually more than once)

This was our last night at the resort. We went to a Japanese steakhouse.

Fun trip. Now I can't decide whether to just do some inserts in my Project life book or to do a mini album. Suggestions?

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