Adventure Awaits Blog Hop

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This is a blog hop featuring our Adventures! Whether we enjoy camping, hiking, swimming, traveling, staying close to home or venturing far away, we love to document our adventures!

You should have arrived from SANDY http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com/ If not, Connie Can Crop , is the beginning of this hop!

This is a one day blog hop, but you have until Sunday at 10pm to finish hopping and leaving your love for all of these talented crafters.

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You will have until 10 pm Sunday to finish the hop and leave your comments on every blog to be eligible to win. 

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 7/17/19 here at Connie Can Crop.

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 Grab your favorite beverage, if you haven't already and be prepared for a long post. I'm sharing a 2 page layout and a SMASH book 2 page entry about my birthday.

Both of the main papers on my 2 page layout is from Oriental Trading Company Beach Pack. I didn't take a picture of them side by side since the papers are not just alike. I did use the same papers on each to make them flow together. I used 2 stamp sets from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps- By the Sea Clear Stamp Set and Wish You Were Here. I combined the 2 sets for the title- Birthday Fun in the Sun and stamped them with Gina K Designs Amalgam Ink. The patterned paper behind the picture of me- Beach Selfie- is from The Paper Studio Sketchy Beach Icons. The striped paper behind it is from my stash. The paper behind the picture at the top is from Creative Memories Snorkel Cove photo mats- the lady that gave me this set just passed away earlier this summer so I will treasure all the supplies she shared with me. This picture is our group selfie- me, Emily, and Brian- my sister and brother-in-law. I typed all of my journaling on my computer. The bottom picture is of the beach- Fort Macon State Park Beach Access June 27, 2019-  as I first saw it from the boardwalk- beautiful! The paper behind it is also from my stash. The papers behind these pictures are pieces of  Stamps of Life Sending Smiles Collection and Happy Hello Collection 6 x 6 paper pads that I trimmed down. I've been watching YouTube videos on layering and didn't quite layer like the ones I've watched, but it does give the layout a little extra pizzazz! The little phrase sticker by my beach selfie- right where I want to be- is from Carpe Diem Good Vibes Mini Sticker Tablet meant for a planner. Cool breeze and Beach Bums on the next page are fabric stickers from my stash.

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The main paper behind everything has beach towels on it, but you can't really tell. I wanted to bring the orange in from the other page. The top picture is a Sissy Selfie (my sister and I call each other "Sissy") and the paper behind it is the Paper Studio Beachy Icons again. We were sitting in a small beach tent. The bottom picture is Emily's flip flops and I matted it with paper from Sending Smiles, but decided to angle the mat. I belong to a Photo A Day group on Facebook and we are given prompts each day to take a picture of and share it with the group the prompt was sun and the sun was too bright and not always visible on the beach so my sister's flip flops fit the prompt! The flip flops are sitting on a Tommy Bahama beach roll/blanket. Yes, there's a picture of a Mt Dew bottle on my layout. I'll explain why in my hidden journaling under the umbrella image. The paper behind the Mt Dew bottle is from Happy Hello Collection. No, I don't drink like a fish, but it fits with the beach theme! The Rest, Relax, Refresh stamps on both pages, Relax is on the first page is from the By the Sea set. The umbrella image is from By the Sea set and I colored it in with ColorIn Twist colored pencils and adhered it to the same striped paper from my stash. I originally glued this piece down before I added my journaling, but couldn't fit this journaling entry on my layout without hiding it. So there's still a little adhesive on the back of the paper and on my layout. I used a purple balloon brad from Eyelet Outlet to reattach the paper and flip it to see the journaling. Purple is my favorite color and it was my birthday! 

This is a close-up of the journaling- I know I should have drank water, but I wanted some caffeine & didn't know that the 50 states were on the bottles. I used to live in SC so that caught my eye. I love going to the beach on my birthday!

The next 2 pages are from my SMASH book about how I celebrated my birthday and where I'm gonna hold my cards. I didn't do this last year with my cards, it was a busy year with 2 deaths and then the birth of my nephew.

I used papers from Stamps of Life Happy Birthday collection behind the pictures. The Scotch confetti washi tape is from Staples. I used another phrase sticker- let's get the party started- from Carpe Diem sticker tablet. The top picture is of BG, my 13 month old nephew, excited to eat hush puppies. He is a happy baby except when he's tired, hungry, or needs a diaper change- typical baby. We ate at Friday's 1890 Seafood, a local seafood restaurant. I wrote the journaling with 2 Sharpies. The date stamp is from Studio Calico and I used Gina K Amalgam ink again. I wrote in the date with a Sharpie. I haven't used this rotary stamp in awhile and thought it would be perfect for this. The bottom picture is my birthday cheesecake. My mom was supposed to have a colonoscopy done on Friday, but rescheduled it due to my stepdad's surgery on Friday. He had a carotid artery blockage in his neck last year and had the blockage removed well this time it was blocked with scar tissue from the surgery last year and they put in a patch so the artery won't clog again. He's fine and will have to watch what he eats. Anyway, I knew my mom would be busy with BG- Mimi time- and preparing for her colonoscopy so I told her not to make me a cake and that I wanted a store bought cheesecake and this was perfect! I added another purple balloon brad just to hold the paper down in the corner where I didn't put down enough adhesive.

This page is for my cards and how I celebrated my birthday. I won't type out all of the journaling. I wrote down my birthday presents and how I celebrated my birthday. The paper pocket is from Recollections Funky Fresh 12 x 12 in paper pad. I folded the paper to make the pocket and glued it down with Tombow Aqua Glue pen. The spiral paper clip is from my stash. I bought the purple striped washi tape from Michaels. The stickers are from Sweet Kawaii Design Puffy Stickers. The Happy Day sticker is also from Carpe Diem Sticker Tablet. That's all I have to share today, but will have more beach and vacation pictures to share later so please become a follower! Have a great weekend!

Be sure to hop over to my friend Veronica She has something wonderful to share!

Here's our line up in case you get lost along the way.

Connie

Sandy

Amanda 

Veronica

Kim

Narelle

Nikki

EK

 Alicia

Shannon 

Sue

Rebecca Ann

Jearise

Holli

Miranda

Liz

Charlotte

I can't thank you enough for checking out my project. It means the world to me and I hope you truly enjoyed it. May it inspire you to create something wonderful!  Scrappy Hugs!