Henry Doorly Zoo

Something I've been wanting to do for several years now is visit the zoo. I live just an hour from the top ranked zoo in the world and I haven't been in almost 10 years! On Tuesday, I took a friend out for lunch and pedicures. Afterwards, we were trying to decide what to do next when she mentioned that she had a family pass to the zoo...SCORE! I wish I had my real camera with me, but these cell phone pics will have to do. Enjoy this photo-heavy post :)

 Beautiful flowers in the Rainforest

 

 Several cool displays of jellyfish in the Aquarium

 

Sorry buddy...no food for you!

 

The peacocks are so pretty! Until this one dive-bombed me! Just look as his sinister face!

 

Seriously the cutest thing we saw all day!!! In the Orangutan Forest

 

This guy was deep in thought

 

And these two were cuddling away :)

 

Almost all of the cats were sleeping, but this guy sure was cute :)

 

A cool view at the Desert Dome!

We got there kind of late, so some of the buildings were closing. I hope to go back and see the Butterfly Pavilion and of course stop at the Petting Zoo :)

Red and Turquoise - BBA Challenge Piece

I purchased this paper set several years ago. I'm a bit of a paper collector rather than a paper user...LOL :) When I saw this month's challenge at the BBA Blog I knew it was time to dig out this paper and finally put it to good use!

Rose of RandomCreative is this month's challenge leader and one of her all time favorite color combinations is Red and Turquoise. After putting this album together, I can see why!

I am always looking for more color combinations for my Premade Albums, so I was happy to add this combination to my selections. And I've gotten it added in my shop as well!

Stop by the BBA Blog to see all the other entries.

Treasuries for Tuesday

My Aqua and Lime Green Friends Album has been featured in quite a few treasuries lately! I think people are trying not to let go of summer and are searching out cool, beachy colors to hold on to summer as long as they can :)

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Wanna know the best part? I sold this album over the weekend!!! And even better, it's already relisted :)

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New Friends Album-ON SALE

And the sale weekend rolls on!!! I've even decided to add a new item to my shop today while the sale is still going! Get this NEW listing at a great discount!

All premade items in my shop are 20% off! Prices already marked down...shop away :)

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Hot Pink and Black Friends Scrapbook...with Zebra Print Papers!

This album is as crazy as your friendships! Put your wild and crazy photos in here to remember all the good times :)

Bling and Glitter and Rhinestones...Oh My!

I was recently asked to make a set of scrapbooks for a girl's night out birthday bash. The birthday girl loves bling and jewelry and everything that glitters, so the scrapbooks needed to be just as sparkly as her taste :) She also loves anything to do with hearts.

I added rhinestones to two of the letters and used glitter paper on another. I also used rhinestones in the centers of some of the embellishments. I made a glitter frame on the first page and add some really cute glitter hearts as well.

These were so much fun to make! I hope all the girls love them!

Now I need to clean all the glitter off my work table...LOL :)

Best of Friends

Celebrate those special friendships in your life!!!

FRIENDS Word Albums just added to my Etsy shop!!!

Click photos to be taken to listings I'm just lovin' the colors of these albums! So fun and bright and perfect for friendships of all kinds! And they make awesome gifts too!!!

Happy 27th!!!

I want to wish a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my best friend Melanie :) It's so much fun when your best friend's birthday is only 10 days after yours!!!

Last year we had a big party in our shed and this year we got together for Mexican (and ice cream)!

Melanie and I have been friends since our Freshman year of high school. We sure did know how to have a good time :) And when you get the two of us together...the blonde really comes out...LOL! Her family has become my second family. They were even generous enough to let me stay with them while I went through a little rebellious streak (okay, BIG rebellious streak!) in high school. We are so much alike it can be scary! But we love it that way :)

I can't wait to stand up with her at her wedding as her maid of honor! It really is an honor!!! I think she's a little scared about what I might say in my toast...LOL! So many good stories...how do I just choose one?!?

I hope you have an awesome birthday Mel!!!

Aqua and Orange

A couple of weeks ago I told you about a great new color combo I'd come up with...aqua and orange! I was so excited when I saw these colors sitting together on my scrap table and just had to make an album using them! Here's what I came up with:

This one will be going to my craft show with me this weekend, but if it doesn't sell...you'll see it in my Etsy Shop soon! And if it sells...I'll definitely be making more :)

I'd love to hear what other color combos you think would look great for my Family and Friend Word Albums. I'm always looking for new combinations to meet every one's style!

Color Inspiration

I love finding new color combos for my scrapbooks :) Putting new combinations together makes everything new again!

The other day I was sitting at my scrapbook table and looked over at some cardstock I had laying around from a couple of different projects I had finished earlier in the day. To my surprise...there was the perfect new color combo staring back at me :)

Aqua and Orange

I have a couple of Friends Word Albums with this new color combo started and will be sure to show them to you when I'm done :)

What do you think? Were they made for each other?

Weekly Feature

I'm still trying to get back into the swing of things after being gone on vacation...and I completely forgot about my Weekly Feature yesterday! Better late than never right...

Celebrate the friendships in your life with this handmade, hand cut word album :) Keep it for yourself...or delight one of your friends with a great gift!

The colors are pink and purple. The album measures 4"x12". Pages are made of heavy-duty chipboard. Each page is covered front and back with heavy cardstock. Letters are cut from patterned paper and place at end of each page.

Album is bound with two metal rings that are covered with matching ribbons and decorated with an assortment of scrapbook embellishments.