Well, if I had a dollar for every time I've heard "IT'S SPRING BREAK... CAN YOU BELIEVE IT????" screamed on the beach in the last couple of weeks, well, lets just say that I'd never have to work again... And of course its always in some very high pitched female voice (For those who watch How I Met Your Mother, there are lots of "woo" girls down here).
Actually spring break down here has not been too bad yet although we are being told that today is normally the worst day of the week as lots of local town kids descend on the island as well. We also have the Snoop concert right next to us tonight so we'll see if we get any sleep. We have still be venturing out to the kiting beach and even the grocery store yesterday, and while things are much busier than normal, it is manageable.
Not too much going on for us here. Matt has been kiting and I've been working on some scrapbooking pages and getting things ready for the classes that I'll be teaching at the Bald Eagle Festival in November. We did get to watch another turtle release a couple weeks ago, I'll get some photos posted up later.
I've started a new blog http://shetzersdesigns.blogspot.com to keep my scrapbooking stuff a little separate from our person blog so instead of posting the posts twice, I'll just post some links here and you can check it out if you wish.
Here are a couple of links here of some new scrapbook pages that I've done.
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH THE WOODS
SS Graveyard
Born To Be Wild
EAGLE EYE
WHITE TIPS
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Traveling through Moab, Utah
I wanted to share a few scrapbook layouts from our travels through the beautiful landscape of Moab, Utah last May. We were lucky enough to spend 2 weeks in the Moab area so we had plenty of time to explore and take photos of Dead Horse State Park, Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park.
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| AWAY WE GO - May 17, 2010 - Dead Horse State Park - Moab, Utah JOURNALING: We left Bryce Canyon about 9 am to make the 4 1/2 hour drive into Dead Horse State Park. Along the way, we stopped at a Wal-Mart in Richfield. We drove into the beautiful campground about 4 pm. After finally figuring out how to get the trailer into the campsite, we set out to explore the point overlooking the Colorado River. What a gorgeous place to watch the river wind through the canyon. SUPPLIES USED: Sketch by Lucy Chesna, National Parks papers |
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| PICTURE PERFECT - May 18, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Dead Horse State Park - Canyonlands National Park JOURNALING: Here Matt captures both sunrise and sunset at Dead Horse State Park. We drove the short distance to Canyonlands to visit both Mesa Arch and the Green River overlook, as well as the park road. SUPPLIES USED: Sketch by Heather, Bon Voyage Travel stack by DCWV, Paper bag |
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| THE GREAT OUTDOORS - May 19, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Dead Horse State Park JOURNALING: Meander viewpoint and sunrise at the point. SUPPLIES USED: Roam papers by K&Co |
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| FALSE KIVA - May 20, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Canyonlands National Park JOURNALING: What a peaceful, quiet place - The size and grandeur of the alcove seems at home with the simplicity of the structure. What a perfect balance. SUPPLIES USED: Paper Lace by K&Co, Roam papers by K&Co, Scraplift of Lisa's layout based on Sassylilsketches April sketch |
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| AZTEC BUTTE - May 20, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Canyonlands National Park JOURNALING: We hiked the 2.1 mile trail to Aztec Butte to view 3 ancient grainaries (1200 AD). It was steep up the slick rock. SUPPLIES USED: Happy Trails papers by K&Co, Sketch by Cheri O'Neill |
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| CANYONLANDS SUNSET - May 20, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Canyonlands National Park JOURNALING: We enjoyed a great picnic while watching the sun set over Green River. What a beautiful spot. SUPPLIES USED: Happy Trails papers by K&Co, Sketch by Cheri O'Neill |
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| ESCAPE INTO THE WILD - May 22, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Canyonlands National Park JOURNALING: We drove 74 miles south from Moab to visit the Needles area of Canyonlands. On the way, we passed the Newspaper Rock petroglyphs. Once in Canyonlands, we had a picnic lunch near Pothole Point. We decided to brave the 50 mph winds to hike the Slickrock trail. It was a 2.4 mile trail that wound its way up and down the slickrock, to give us gorgeous views of the canyon below. SUPPLIES USED: Boy Scouts papers from K&Co, Bazzill stitch template |
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| NATURE WALKS - May 23, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Arches National Park JOURNALING: We drove to the Devil's Garden trailhead to do the 2.6 mile hke out to Landscape Arch. On the way back, we visited the Pine Tree Arch and Tunnel Arch. After a picnic lunch at Fiery Furnace, we enjoyed seeing all the major sites on our drive out of the park. SUPPLIES USED: Sketch by Cheri O'Neill at Let's Scrap, Happy Trails papers by K&Co, Postcards, 50 States Cricut Cartridge |
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| OFF ROAD - May 25, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Canyonlands National Park JOURNALING: We decided to drive the 4 wheel drive road called Shafer Trail from Canyonlands and back to Moab. SUPPLIES USED: National Parks papers, Cardstock by DCVW |
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| ARCHES NATIONAL PARK - May 25, 2010 - Moab, Utah JOURNALING: Delicate arch is such a recognized symbol of Arches. Here Matt captures the "classic" shot as well as some other great views. SUPPLIES USED: Sketch by Susan Stringfellow, Blue Awning papers by K&Co, Destinations Cricut cartridge |
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| SLIPPIN THRU THE CRACKS - May 26, 2010 - Moab, Utah - Arches National Park JOURNALING: We were excited to explore the Fiery Furnace on a ranger led hike. We also had a permit to return alone but had issues getting in. SUPPLIES USED: Martha Stewart Classic Woodland papers, Sketch by Amy Alvis |
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| FOUR CORNERS WONDERS - May 27, 2010 - Utah JOURNALING: We decided to drive down to 4 corners to explore the ruins of "House on Fire". We also toured Natural Bridges & Mokey Dugway. SUPPLIES USED: Roam papers by K&Co, Destinations Cricut cartridge, George & Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge |
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| HISTORICAL SITES - May 28, 2010 - Utah JOURNALING: We spent our day doing the same drive, only in reverse and adding Valley of the Gods. We also hiked out to the "Fallen Roof" ruin. It was pretty difficult to find but definitely worth the scramble up and down the canyon walls. We also re-revisited the Gooseneck State Park again. SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy kit by My Minds Eye |
Monday, February 28, 2011
May 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park
Just a quick post to share some layouts from May of last year when we visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. It was probably the most unique National Park that we visited in Utah.
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| BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK HOODOOS - May 10, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We spent a week in Bryce Canyon National Park. We camped just to the North of the park entrance at Ruby's Inn. The weather was chilly, especially at night. Mon: Drive from Zion to Bryce Canyon - 2 hours Tue: Navajo Loop Hike - Snowing and cold Wed: Park road drive to Rainbow Point Thu: Rim Trail hike - Rain and sleet in afternoon Fri: Queens Loop and Peek a Boo trail hikes Sat: Fairyland Loop trail hike Sun: Red Canyon hike in Dixie National Forrest SUPPLIES USED: National Parks scrapbooking kit |
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| SERENITY - May 11, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We woke to 32 degrees so Matt headed out for his sunrise shoot of Bryce Amphitheather and Thor's Hammer along. Snowy weather would end our hike early so we went to the visitors center and museum. SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye |
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| NATURAL BEAUTY - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We woke up to cold and windy weather so we decided to explore the park by car. We drove the main park road from the north entrance to the end at Rainbow Point. we made several stops along the way including this one. Natural Bridge. Elevation 8627 SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye |
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| ENJOY THE RIDE - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We continued our drive out to the farthest south point on the park road, Rainbow Point. Shown here are the beautiful Pink cliffs and the steps of the park. SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye |
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| AMAZING - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: Our next stop of the day was the Fairyland Canyon area of the park. We would return in a couple of days to do the hike down into the canyon. SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers from My Minds Eye |
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| BRYCE CANYON - May 12, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: Our last stop of the day was a short hike to Mossy Cave, located outside the main park entrance. SUPPLIES USED: Kraft paper by My Minds Eye Life Stories |
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| MAGICAL SUNRISE - May 13, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: Matt catches Thor's Hammer at sunrise SUPPLIES USED: Kraft paper by My Minds Eye Life Stories |
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| ADVENTURE RIM TRAIL - May 13, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We spent the morning hiking the 2.5 mile Rim trail in our down jackets. SUPPLIES USED: Destinations paper by Colorbok |
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| QUEENS GARDEN TRAIL - May 14, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We started our day by hiking the Queen's Garden trail with its namesake rock formation of Queen Victoria. SUPPLIES USED: Destinations paper by Colorbok |
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| BRYCE CANYON UTAH - May 14, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We decided to extend our hike by continuing onto the Peekaboo loop trail. It was very quiet and beautiful, however, we were amazed at the snow remaining. SUPPLIES USED: Boy Scouts paper by K&Co, Sketch by Page Maps |
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| BRYCE CANYON LODGE - May 14, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: After our hikes, we stopped for lunch at the lodge. We explored the lodge area and found these great cabins and an old gas station. SUPPLIES USED: Mirabelle papers by The Paper Studio, Sketch by Cheri O'Neill |
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| FAIRYLAND CANYON GOOD TIMES - May 15, 2010 - Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah JOURNALING: Our last full day in Bryce. What a great hike to end with. SUPPLIES USED: Cinnamon Stick by Cloud 9 |
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| ESCAPE TO NATURE - May 16, 2010 - Dixie National Forest, Red Canyon, Utah JOURNALING: We hiked the Pink Ledges and the Birdseye trail at this beautiful park. SUPPLIES USED: National Park paper kit |
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Zion National Park - Scrapbook pages
I am loving my new scanner. I have gotten all the layouts that I've done scanned into the computer and I'm slowing getting them all keyworded and uploaded to my new website (more details to follow as I get it ready to go).
I wanted to share the layouts that I did for the time we spent in Zion National Park in May of last year. Zion is located in Southern Utah and we had a very long drive to get from South Padre Island, Texas to the park. We did spend one day in Flagstaff, AZ along our route. We spent the week of May 4 through May 10 in the park and found it fantastic. We didn't get to do a couple of hikes that we wanted to do so there will definitely be a return trip there.
I wanted to share the layouts that I did for the time we spent in Zion National Park in May of last year. Zion is located in Southern Utah and we had a very long drive to get from South Padre Island, Texas to the park. We did spend one day in Flagstaff, AZ along our route. We spent the week of May 4 through May 10 in the park and found it fantastic. We didn't get to do a couple of hikes that we wanted to do so there will definitely be a return trip there.
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| TOURIST - May, 3, 2010 - Flagstaff, Arizona JOURNALING: We overnighted in Flagstaff, AZ at a Camping World with hopes of getting our leaky slide fixed before we headed North. They found the problem but could not fix it. SUPPLIES USED: Postcard, Papers & Embellishments by Best Occasions |
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| UTAH BOUND - May 2010 - Utah JOURNALING: May totals: 2,912 miles in 45+ hours of driving SUPPLIES USED: K&Co Road Trip |
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| WONDER - May 4, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: To get to our campsite in Springdale, we had to drive through the tunnel. It was a tight fit SUPPLIES USED: National Park paper, Best Occasions paper, K&Co Boy Scouts title |
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| EMERALD POOLS - May 5, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: Our first full day at Zion Nat'l Park. We got off the shuttle at the Zion Lodge to hike up to Emerald Pools. After the hike we picniced and found ice cream at the lodge. SUPPLIES USED: Cocoa Mint papers & stickers by Cloud 9 |
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| TOGETHER - May 5, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: After lunch we hiked the riverside walk along the Virgin River. SUPPLIES USED: Cinnamon Stick papers by Cloud 9 |
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| RELAXING SUNSETS - May 5, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: The Watchman rock formation guards the southern park entrance. What a sight at sunset. SUPPLIES USED: Cinnamon Stick papers by Cloud 9, Distress crackle paint |
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| BACK TO NATURE - May 6, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We spent the afternoon exploring Weeping Rock. We walked along the Pa'rus trail in the evening to find that perfect spot for the sunset photo of the Watchman. Sunrise at Court of the Patriarchs Sunset on the Watchman Pa'rus trail Weeping Rock SUPPLIES USED: Wild Indigo by Cloud 9 Design |
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| HIKING HIDDEN CANYON - May 7, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: Trail No: Hidden Canyon Direction: Shuttle to Weeping Rock stop Required Gear: boots, poles, backpack, water, food, chains Information: 2.4 miles, 853 ft elevation gain, steep drop offs SUPPLIES USED: ATD Great Outdoors papers & embellishments |
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| ANGELS LANDING HIKE - May 7, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: After reading the trail description for steep drop offs and chains, we decided that Matt should do this by himself. SUPPLIES USED: Boy Scouts papers by K&Co, postcards |
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| WHAT A VIEW - May 7, 2010 - Zion Nation Park, Utah JOURNALING: Matt takes a few minutes to reward himself with the beautiful views from the top of Angel's Landing SUPPLIES USED: Memories papers by The Paper Studio |
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| COOL CLEAR WATER - May 7, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We re-visited this gorgeous water fall for some peace & quiet. Zion National Park. Big Bend area. SUPPLIES USED: Travel papers by Me & My Big Ideas |
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| LAZY DAYS - May 8, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: After long days of hiking we were ready to relax. SUPPLIES USED: Travel papers by Me & My Big Ideas |
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| TRUE BEAUTY - May 8, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We drove to Kolob Canyon to hike the Taylor Creek trail. SUPPLIES USED: Linen Closet papers by DCWV |
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| WHAT A VIEW - May 9, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We spent our last full day exploring the Zion - Mt. Carmel drive. we hiked the Canyon Overlook trail to enjoy the beautiful views. We also drove further to the Checkerboard Mesa's near the east entrance SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy papers by My Minds Eye |
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| SOME OF MY FAVORITES - May 9, 2010 - Zion National Park, Utah JOURNALING: We spent 7 days at Zion before making the 2 hour drive to Bryce on May 10. SUPPLIES USED: Complete Boy by My Minds Eye |
Sunday, October 31, 2010
South Padre Island - April 2010 - Scrapbook Pages
Below are the pages that I created for our month in South Padre Island, Texas, in April of this year. As many of you will remember, it was a battle between us and the RV to see who would win the "leak" battle. (Just a FYI, WE won.... No more leaks... (knock on wood)).
It was a great month where we relaxed on the beach and got accustomed to RV living. I will say that we had more lumps on our heads as we got used to the RV, its amazing how many low hanging things there are to knock you in the head.
It was a great month where we relaxed on the beach and got accustomed to RV living. I will say that we had more lumps on our heads as we got used to the RV, its amazing how many low hanging things there are to knock you in the head.
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| Apr 3 2010 - Our Trip- Journaling |
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Apr 3 2010 - Camp More Work Less- Journaling |
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| Apr 3 2010 - Grapefruit |
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| Apr 3 2010 - Our Life - Journaling |
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| April 2010 - Catch a wave- Journaling |
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| Apr 2010 - Moment- Journaling |
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Apr 2010 - The Sunny Side of Life Journaling |
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| April 2010 - Calm Days- Journaling |
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| April 2010 - Hunting Birdies- Journaling |
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April 2010 - Bird Watching- Journaling |
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| April 30 2010 - Sea Turtles- Journaling |
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| April 30 2010 - Lets Go Fly a Kite- Journaling |
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| May 1 2010 - Isla Gaia- Journaling |
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| May 2 2010 - We're Off! - Journaling |
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