Cards, Cards, Cards in the Caribbean

Yesterday I shared that Jeremiah and I took my Mom on a Caribbean cruise this past week. While we’ve been on several cruises with Stampin’ Up!, this was Mom’s first – and we had a grand time. It really didn’t matter where we went because all of us were there to relax, enjoy each other’s company and have a little fun. We also slept, ate and walked quite a bit around the boat.

CARDS, CARDS, PUZZLE

Since this is a card blog, though, I wanted to share some pictures of Mom playing with cards. Here she is in the Promenade Cafe, whipping my tail at Kings in the Corner (she’s quite the card sharp!):

And here she is in the Promenade walkway, beating Jeremiah and me at Phase 10:

We also visited the card room where the three of us assembled a fun puzzle from the puzzles on a shelf in the room.

When all was said and done, the puzzle was missing ONE PIECE, but we still had fun with it.

CARD CLASS

One of the activities on board was a card making class. I wasn’t sure what to expect – I expected to either be over-the-top amazed or utterly disappointed. I was neither amazed nor disappointed. Here’s the supplies we were provided for the class:

All of the instructions and materials were printed on copy paper – not exactly what I expected – but the end product was quite cute. We cut out all of the elements with a pair of scissors and glued down the elements with a stick of glue. I was impressed with the z-fold card base and reverse z-fold band on the card. Mom was excited to share the finished card with you:

And here’s how it opens up:

The layout was more advanced than I had expected, but I had hoped for more than copy paper. All-in-all, we had a great time during the quick class.

The front of the card says “I donut know…” and the inside says “what I would do without you.”

A Little Bit More

While we were on the ship, we completed a few Stampin Up! Kits I had carried along (Mom is always gave for a fun kit). I’m going to share some pictures of that fun time tomorrow.

I want to share share a couple more photos from our adventure.

While we were in on Grand Turk Island in Turks & Caicos (it was an unexpected stop on our trip when our trip to the Bahamas was canceled), we rented electric cars to drive around the island. We didn’t know what to expect, but we had a GRAND time. Here’s the car Jeremiah and Mom drove around in:

On the last day, just before the sun set, we all ran up to the top deck to grab a fashion photo with the blue ocean behind us. It was far windier than we hoped and brighter than we had expected. We just smiled, snapped a few photos and retreated inside to take a look at them. Mom had spent some time to fix her hair all pretty – and here’s the best shot we got:

Once inside to review the photos, we laughed and laughed and laughed at how they all turned out. Mom didn’t want me to share this photo, but how could I withhold it?!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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