Ending in Canada

The Empress Hotel for high tea?  I visited the Empress several years ago with my high school friend Darla.  We drove to Seattle and took a ferry to Canada and took this same photo so many years ago....our senior trip....

Just waiting to get off the ship...



My hubby, my turn with the camera....



Marina....

The flowers in Canada are so beautiful....

Some of our pillow gifts....better than those towel animals right?

Little time for gifts, but I brought home Skagway fudge for my downline and here is how I packaged it for each of them....


Now I have 500 more pictures to download and if I missed some of the highlights, I will post them but they may be out of order....cause I know you want to see more stamped stuff, right?

Alaska Highlights

Lori Staley and her husband Jeff, along with her brother and sister-in-law and nephew were our table mates.  Here we are the last night celebrating Baked Alaska....

Night Entertainment

Every day we got to stop at the Trading Post to collect our daily gifts....what fun!  It was a highlight of the day.

I love Shelli and it is always wonderful getting an opportunity to visit with her and not have a line....thanks Shelli for always taking the time!

Couldn't wait to mount my new stamp set....

WHAT....is it to many?  My room steward made sure they were always lined up nicely....

Cute!....well this cruise didn't put these out for us....Stampin' Up left all our gifts....those to be shared too...

Alaska and Sharing Adult Beverages....



Projects that were shared by other demonstrators



Big Shots are always a hit and more to come....

Flower Punch Card....

Meg having fun...

and Diana joining her....

Susie, yours looks good too!

Saying Goodbye....

To view the items that will be retiring.....view here and purchase at www.kimsinclair.stampinup.net

More Alaska and friends....

Myself and Dawn Rapsas.....

This water fall was to the right of Mendenhall Glacier and yes those are peeps on the bottom....HUGE, eh!  (that is a little Canadian after spending the week with Diana)

Dressed for dinner by the Grand Staircase....

Pam Morgan was outside the dining room greeting everyone as we entered for the sharing of projects....so it was a photo opportunity

Lynsay Mahon had taken a sewing class before the cruise, so we visited with her about her NEW bag....wait to see the NEW fabrics too!

Alaska 2011



The CRUISE is great!  Don't get me wrong, BUT the Stampin' Up gifts that come with the cruise are the BEST!  So this is the documents that arrived in the mail...cute huh!



Waking up in Seattle the morning we were to board the ship and this is the sight out our hotel window.....WE ARE ACROSS THE STREET....excitement is building!

Sailing away at 4pm....and what a beautiful day it was...

These were on our room doors when we arrived....got lots of guests asking questions about who we were....REALLY, you don't know!!!!

And who do we run into....Sarah Palin herself.....come on girls...photos....So myself, Sarah, Meg and Diana
(Sarah must have a bullet proof screen in front of her) heehee

Beautiful morning again at the glacier in Tracy Arm Fjords

A Few Cruise Highlights to Share

Diana Gibbs sent these pics to me this morning, mine are not downloaded yet...so here is sharing....This is the morning we were to see the first glacier at the end of Tracy's Arm....we were arriving to the glacier at 6 am....so it is o'early!!!!  Coffee and Bailey's morning.....(it was not real cold, but I had 4 layers on)

The ice in the water that you can see are chunks from the glacier and you only see an 1/8 of the piece, 7/8 is under the water....

Make and Takes.....Kim and Diana ready to dig in and start stampin!!!



This is the table of woman that I shared Make and Takes with....so myself, Diana, Leeann and the 2 ladies on the end closest to the camera I did not know or meet, so if you know them, let me know....and Meg is hiding (going down the other side of the table) Tiffany and Susie.  What a fun time this was...we went for adult beverages when we finished, followed by a nap....and dinner!



NEW Catalogs!!!

PRE ORDER SPECIAL..... if you pre-order your catalog from me by sending me an email at sinclairkw@aol.com, I will be happy to include a FREE stamp with your catalog when it arrives....

Catalog order goes in on June 1, so you have to send the email before then to get the FREE stamp!

You will be glad you did!  Those of you that placed orders while I was on the cruise, your catalog is free and your stamp will be included!  Thank you for the orders!

The Open Sea

These are from the NEW Summer Mini Catalog set "The Open Sea" (123030 W or 123032 C) and they are perfect for the Stampin' Up Cruise gifts I will be taking with me this month.  They also have the DSP ( 122343) Nautical Expedition which I love and have ordered more of....

Stamp Club used this paper in their project and I will also be sharing it with you....Remember May is National Scrapbook Month and this is a perfect time to make a Father's Day gift in boating/sailing themed paper.

While I am Cruising SPECIAL!!!

I am offering a special while I am away with Stampin' Up, so don't pass it up!  If you place an order on my website while I am gone through the end of the month of May, I will GIVE you a NEW 2011-2012 catalog when they become available FREE!!!!  Your name will also go in a drawing with all the orders received to receive a special stamped "in the mail" surprise!  Go place your order!  The Summer mini catalog has some really cute stuff!!!!

Enjoy....see you when I return!

Stampin' Up!'s Décor Elements

Friend Card

This was a card I made after seeing something similar on Shelli's blog and I loved the colors together.  Its simple yet more than plain....

The Open Sea

So this is a mini photo album with a belly band.  Constructed in the Nautical DSP

This is the inside with pages ready for photos

A little closer view

....closer view

So since I have 2 Stamp Clubs, I finished 2 books....Love the ready to give gift idea....

If you have not ordered this paper and stamp set yet, you will be sorry if you let it go.  Everyone at Stamp Club fell in love with it boat lover or not.

Photos to Share

Mandy is a nail tech where I have my nails done and she is a new mommy, so who better to ask for some baby photos from.  I told her if she would print me some photos of Zoey, I would make her an album to share with her clients when they ask and then I also would have another example to share at Stamp Club.  So it was pretty cute finished.  I used black and blushing bride CS, as her room is hot pink and black and gray.

May is National Scrapbook Month....Take advantage of the savings!

Stampin" Up is offering several ways to save your memories this month...Click here for the details and savings!  If you have not printed your album, now is the time to do it and save big....

Summer Mini Catalog begins May 1

This is a set from the Summer Mini Catalog called

   Touch of Kindness. 

You may also purchase this set on May 1 (123201)

for $21.95 W or $16.96 C.  I will be sharing other ideas

 from this set as we get into the month of May!