So I mentioned on Friday that I was thinking about treating myself to a trip to the Dallas Arboretum for Dallas Blooms. I woke up bright and early and jumped in the shower. I wanted to go, but I was really on the fence due to the weather. It was gloomy and chilly and probably not the best day for it. The weather was supposed to improve a bit later in the day, but I really just wanted to get over there early. I bundled up and headed out.
For those of you that are not familiar with the Dallas Arboretum or Dallas Blooms here is a little recap straight from the brochure that is given out.....
2014 marks the 30th anniversary of the Dallas Arboretum's major floral festival Dallas Blooms. Dallas Blooms is the Southwest's largest floral festival with both local residents and out-of-town visitors who come to enjoy the breath taking gardens. Dallas Blooms features 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs including tulips, daffodils, Dutch Iris and hyacinths, in addition to 100,000 pansies, violas, poppies and thousands of other spring-blooming annuals and perennials.
Although I did snap a few photos with my phone, I took over 80 pictures with the "big girl camera". I still have a lot of learning to do, and some pictures look washed out to me, but as of yet I am not sure how to correct that, but I will keep at it! Don't worry, I won't share them all, but here is a photo dump of some of my favorites.
And just to prove that I was actually there...
It was cold and windy, not to mention DSLR selfies are no joke...but I tried! Hope you enjoyed all the pictures, but they really don't do the flowers justice. If you are in the DFW area and have the chance to go you should definitely make an outing of it. It is beautiful and definitely worth it! Dallas Blooms runs through April 6th.
I am linking up with Crystal and Amanda for Texas Tuesday....
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Disney Cruise Scrapbook: Part 3
Better late than never....I had much better luck early this morning!
Sadly, at least for me, this is the last of my Disney Cruise album. I have loved sharing it! I will be working on another album that goes with this trip, but no promises on when you might see it. I am going to use all of the laser cuts that I got at the Scrapbook Expo, so I am really excited to see how those pages turn out! If you missed the first two parts you can catch up here: Part 1 and Part 2.
On to the project at hand....
(L) Mom and Dad all dressed up....formal night and a special dinner at Palo. Delicious adults only restaurant...you have to make reservations and there is a small surcharge to dine there, but TOTALLY worth it! (R) When we went to pick Zach up after dinner in the Oceaneer's Club, he was hard at work on the computer...foreshadowing of things to come! :)
Our last Port of Call was Disney's own Castaway Cay. They own a private island in the Bahamas. There was a little damage from a recent hurricane, but all in all it was fabulous day. There was some light rain that threatened to put a damper on things (you can see by a couple of Zach's pouty faces), but things eventually cleared up and all was well!
Our last night the show was "Until We Meet Again" and then there was the Farewell Party were all the characters were out and strutting their stuff. It was quite the experience!
I captured as many pictures as I could of all the Disney details all over the ship. I also added a 6x12 insert and included even more photos...this was a really fun layout!
I can take no credit for this gem. I totally scrap lifted it from Pinterest - I wish I could give proper credit, but I didn't pin it. Since I didn't have this Cricut cartridge, I figured that I wouldn't ever be able to make it. I happened to be at a crop where there was a plethora of cartridges and luckily I stumbled upon this one. I just love how it turned out! I put our final on board bill, dining tickets and keys to the world in the "pocket".
These are front and backs of three 6x12 inserts that I used to add some extra photos. The first goes with the Pirates in the Caribbean night. The second is more "Diney in the Details" and the third is from our day at Castaway Cay (that picture of Zach with Mickey, still just melts my heart).
These final two are fronts and backs of some additional inserts I used from the small variety pack. Large one is from Castaway Cay when we met Mickey - the back is one of the laser cuts that I got at the Scrapbook Expo and I still plan to add something to this card even if it is only lettering. Top right is from the Character Breakfast morning. The bottom is from our morning in St. Thomas.
That about wraps it up on this one for now. There will eventually be a bit more, but I am so relieved to have this part documented for us to enjoy. As always, if you see a layout that you love, feel free to add to a Pinterest board...just click and pin!
I am already signed up for a crop on National Scrapbook Day and am going to participate in this workshop through Big Picture Classes. Fellow scrapbookers - it is totally free to register and they are going to have some big names sharing techniques and ideas. The goal of the workshop, besides having fun, is to post 10,000 layouts to Instagram over that weekend. There will of course be a special hashtag. If you join in the fun, please let me know! Have a wonderful weekend!
Sadly, at least for me, this is the last of my Disney Cruise album. I have loved sharing it! I will be working on another album that goes with this trip, but no promises on when you might see it. I am going to use all of the laser cuts that I got at the Scrapbook Expo, so I am really excited to see how those pages turn out! If you missed the first two parts you can catch up here: Part 1 and Part 2.
On to the project at hand....
Our last Port of Call was Disney's own Castaway Cay. They own a private island in the Bahamas. There was a little damage from a recent hurricane, but all in all it was fabulous day. There was some light rain that threatened to put a damper on things (you can see by a couple of Zach's pouty faces), but things eventually cleared up and all was well!
Our last night the show was "Until We Meet Again" and then there was the Farewell Party were all the characters were out and strutting their stuff. It was quite the experience!
I captured as many pictures as I could of all the Disney details all over the ship. I also added a 6x12 insert and included even more photos...this was a really fun layout!
I can take no credit for this gem. I totally scrap lifted it from Pinterest - I wish I could give proper credit, but I didn't pin it. Since I didn't have this Cricut cartridge, I figured that I wouldn't ever be able to make it. I happened to be at a crop where there was a plethora of cartridges and luckily I stumbled upon this one. I just love how it turned out! I put our final on board bill, dining tickets and keys to the world in the "pocket".
These are front and backs of three 6x12 inserts that I used to add some extra photos. The first goes with the Pirates in the Caribbean night. The second is more "Diney in the Details" and the third is from our day at Castaway Cay (that picture of Zach with Mickey, still just melts my heart).
These final two are fronts and backs of some additional inserts I used from the small variety pack. Large one is from Castaway Cay when we met Mickey - the back is one of the laser cuts that I got at the Scrapbook Expo and I still plan to add something to this card even if it is only lettering. Top right is from the Character Breakfast morning. The bottom is from our morning in St. Thomas.
That about wraps it up on this one for now. There will eventually be a bit more, but I am so relieved to have this part documented for us to enjoy. As always, if you see a layout that you love, feel free to add to a Pinterest board...just click and pin!
I am already signed up for a crop on National Scrapbook Day and am going to participate in this workshop through Big Picture Classes. Fellow scrapbookers - it is totally free to register and they are going to have some big names sharing techniques and ideas. The goal of the workshop, besides having fun, is to post 10,000 layouts to Instagram over that weekend. There will of course be a special hashtag. If you join in the fun, please let me know! Have a wonderful weekend!
Sorry...Just a Quickie
Happy Friday! I fully intended to post the last of my Disney album today. I sat down at 8:30 last night to get started and by almost 10:00, I still had not managed to get one photo loaded. Technology is fabulous when everything is running smoothly, but when it isn't....grrrrrrrr!!! I am so sorry to those of you that were expecting some layouts today, but trust that I meant well and I gave it the old college try! I am hoping for better luck over the weekend.
Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend? I was thinking of maybe treating myself to Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum. I can get in a little exercise and take in all the beautiful flowers. We will see...I guess it will all depend on the crazy Texas weather. Have a wonderful weekend...doing whatever makes you happy!
Do you have anything fun planned for the weekend? I was thinking of maybe treating myself to Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum. I can get in a little exercise and take in all the beautiful flowers. We will see...I guess it will all depend on the crazy Texas weather. Have a wonderful weekend...doing whatever makes you happy!
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