HAWAII DOLPHIN QUEST

I'm a little behind in posting more of my Hawaii photos. The BEST part about our trip was swimming with the dolphins. It was really cool! Here Bill is feeding one of the dolphins. JP loved his swim. This is one of the coolest things you can do! We each got some one on one time with the dolphins and then we also got some time as a group. We learned so much about them. If you ever get a chance to do this, there are about 5 Dolphin quests in the world, I highly recommend it.

Greetings from Dolphin Quest on the Big Island of Hawaii!

HAWAII SU! SAMPLES

While I'm headed home to Maryland, I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the great samples from the SU! Hawaii boards in the hospitality suite. All of the demonstrators brought things to share. I posted my share the other day. Here are some other fabulous ones.

This first one uses our BRAND NEW MATCHBOX die. Leave it up to SU! to come up with some cute adorable samples. Here is one that uses a clear overlay for the box top. Inside are some cute baby blue socks. The outside was stamped with white staz on. Notice our new train set on the box?

This is another sample using clear overlay for the entire box and brand new SU! rub-ons. I also love how this die makes adorable tags. Of all of the SU! BIG SHOT dies, this is definitely the one to have. I hope to be able to show you even more samples. Remember that matchbox box that CARLA made? Well you can make a version of that with this die. I hope to have that to show you at an upcoming class.
Here are some of the card samples. I love this true friend sample. Notice how the demonstrator used the rocking technique for the edges of the butterfly. We've done this technique before and Linda and I will be showing it again soon.

This is a great homemade book! I've been wanting to do this book with the group for some time. It is a little blurry in the photo but you can get the idea. It is made from CD covers and bella rose paper. It has lots of hidden tags and pockets and is really clever.
Here is another view of this fabulous book.

This is another brand new BIG SHOT die that SU! is carrying. We made a calendar a few years ago with this pattern and I had to hand cut the entire thing. This is done for you with the BIG SHOT. This is really clever. I can't wait to demo this one also.

More Brand New! Here are some more card samples.

This card just might be my favorite. I love all the glitter this demonstrator used! Hope you have received your SU! occasions mini catalog because many of these new sets and the new scalloped oval punch are in it! This stamp set is very versatile. It is called wagon full of fun. If you buy this stamp set and the egg wheel and your subtotal is at least $50 - you get a FREE saleabration set (valued at $19.95) and also my free easter project pdf file valued at $30 - so it is like getting $50 for $50. This is good until March 31st.

Here's the new SU! scalloped oval punch!

This card uses a brand new stamp set also - it is called Sense of Time. The designer used our chunky glitter on top of the clock and it is incredibly beautiful to look at in person. Linda and I are going to have to try this sample or a version of it.

You know how I feel about chipboard. I love it! So this is a great scrapbook page that I love. Notice the large heart from the new SU! heart punch. The colors in this page are really neat together. Just about everyone I know now has this stamp set. This is probably the most beautiful set that SU! has ever made. It looks like the designer used our new Parisian breeze papers too. If you haven't seen or touched these papers, you must! They have the most awesome texture and weight to them!

Ok, great samples! Enjoy these and I'll see you shortly!

MORE HAWAII

This is the famous Rainbow Falls. They are breathtaking. We got to see several views and this is one of them. This particular day the falls were in full force and our guide told us that this is not always the case. It depends on how much rainfall there is. The night before it had rained a lot. It is interesting, we are staying on the Kona side of the island and that is the dry side. In fact, there is no dirt on that side. The Rainbow Falls are on the Hilo side and that side of the island can get 150 inches of rain a year. There was a great rainbow in the am. I'll try to find that photo and post it later.

Bill and JP are water bugs. This is Bill underneath the falls at the pool.

JP is loving the 175 foot slide. Here he is ready to splash down for the 6th time and is working on a record. The pools here are huge and really widespread.

LUAU PHOTOS SU!

Greetings from Hawaii!
ALOHA! Last night, SU! treated all of the attendees to a fabulous Luau. It was an incredible experience. JP was able to pose with this Hawaiian warrior god. Really cool.

Bill is having a warrior tattoo placed.

Of course, I asked for a flower tattoo. This princess made me a gorgeous Hawaiian Lilly.
The food was really fantastic. They had so much! And yes, there was lots of fruit. SU! also gave everyone a beautiful lei and each SU! demonstrator received an ALOHA sterling silver necklace. Today is our last full day here. It has been an amazing week here in Hawaii, Big Island.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF HAWAII

ALOHA! We are having a magnificent time in Hawaii. The Hilton Waikoloa is a gorgeous hotel resort. I am here with my family courtesy of Stampin UP! and a BIG thank you to all of my customers. There is a lot to do at the resort. This area is for the watersports.

This is the most blue water of the Pacific Ocean. We have been whale watching and it has really been great. There are lots of whales really close to the shoreline. The whales that jump are the males. They are flipping and spouting and it is just magnificent.

We really enjoyed these Hawaiian dancers. Their movements are really graceful!

JP is having a great time. We were greated with these great plumeria scented lei's when we arrived.

This is Kilauea Volcano at Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii. The summit is at 4000 feet. This is an active volcano!

Seeing the sulfur containing smoke from the rim is just amazing. Look at the plume from the volcano smoke. Really cool.

I hope to post more photos of this majestic trip of a lifetime soon!

Hawaiian Paradise

This is the Big Island of Hawaii. Just wanted to show you the view coming in from the Plane. The island is gorgeous. The water is crystal clear!

This is such a typical Hawaiian sunset. I don't know...I may want to stay here forever.

off to Hawaii

Just wanted to let you all know that I leave for Hawaii this morning. We are really excited about our trip with SU! I also wanted to thank all of you who have supported me in this business. I've been a SU! demonstrator for over 6 years now and this is the first trip I have ever earned. Thank you all so very much. I'll try to post from Hawaii when I can, but the first day or so we may need to adjust to the time change and the warm weather.
Aloha everyone!