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Stampin' Up! Cruise - Day 3 Continues

More pictures from Ketchikan.

In the afternoon, we went to the Great Alaskan Lumberjack show.  This was really fun.  There was a competition between two teams and we of course got to root for our team.

 

Yes, he did go fall on the log with it between his legs.  I'm sure that isn't how it was suppose to happen.  But it sure did make us laugh.

I still can't get over the beauty all around us.

The rest of the pictures our from our balcony.

This is our whale picture.  Yes, we did see whales from the cruise ship but this is the closest pictures that I got.  Believe me at one point there was a whale there.

Isn't the sunset incredible.  This is one trip that we will never forget.  More pictures will be coming in the next couple of days.  Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur, Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Stampin' Up! Cruise - Day 3

On day 3 it was our first stop, which was in Ketchikan.

This is Mike and I before we got on the boat for our Deadliest Catch excursion.

Here you can see the cruise boats lined up as we pulled away on our excursion.

If you have ever watched the Deadliest Catch on tv you have seen the adventures of the crabbing boats.  Mike and I got to go on our own little adventure.  It was fabulous to see the Aleutian Ballard in action.  This boat was in season two of the Deadliest Catch.  This was probably one of our favorite excursions.

We got to watch them bring up different pots.  This is one of the regular square pots but they also brought up a diamond pot and more.  Depending on the type of crab they want determines the pot they use.

Here we are in front of the pot with the crabs.  Pretty cool!!!

Here is one of the diamond pots.  At least I think that was what it was called.
 

We got to hold the crabs ourselves.

Here I am with a box crab.  Do you think I liked it?  Actually, it was okay for a minute and then the crab started to move underneath, where my hand was and told my husband to take it and instead he took a picture.

It wasn't all crabs.  When they brought up one of the special pots it had a squid instead.

In addition to crabs we saw bald eagles.  I still can't believe I was able to catch the bald eagle in flight.  You have no idea how hard that is.  At least it was hard for me and I just happened to have my camera in the right spot when the eagle took off.

Here we are at the end of the trip with the captain and his assistant.  What a great trip this was.  We just had to bundle up a bit and drink lots of hot chocolate.

So now you have seen our morning in Ketchikan.  Would you say that is a lot so far?  That is why I decided to share our afternoon in my next post.

I hope you enjoy getting to see a little more of the Stampin' Up! cruise.  I've got some more sneak peek stamping stuff to show as well.  

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur, Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator 

 

Stampin' Up! Cruise

On day two we were at sea.  I have to admit that was the only things I didn't like about this cruise.  When you are at sea it isn't like you can go and sit in the sun and read a book.  However, on day two that is our day for the Stampin' Up! general session.  This is our chance to go and see Shelli and the corporate team share fun ideas and information with us.  So you are going to see some sneak peeks in this post.

Of course, Shelli looked great like usual.  She always amazes me.

Some of the board members came out dressed up and made Pam Morgan give them her jewelry.  It was fun for a little laugh.  They were the prize patrol but no prizes for me.

Love this project with lots of new stuff on it.  This box uses the new Big Shot die called Perfect Pennants.  As a demonstrator we are able to pre-order items starting June 1st and of course this is on its way to my home.  The new stamp set is called Delicate Doilies.  As you can tell the two items work perfectly together.

Isn't this box adorable.  Shelli demonstrated this project and I absolutely love the glitter brads for the flower center.  It really makes the project.  We may have to do this one for club.

Now do you know how the meeting was capped off?  We actually got a copy of the new catalog coming out in July.  Can you say WOW!!!!  It is amazing and the best part was my husband was feeling a little seasick and took medicine that knocked him out.  I had several guilt free hours to take in all the stamps, accessories and samples.  

This is a picture from our balcony as we traveled on the boat.  As you can see there are going to be some great pictures of the Alaskian landscape that I will be sharing in the future.

Thank you to all that attended my hostess appreciation event this week.  I love pampering my hostesses and I hope you all enjoyed the day.  I know many of you were doorpirze winners and I sure had fun on the refreshments.  I'll share a few pictures later.

Would you love to get your hands on the new catalog items before July 1st?  As a demostrator we get to pre-order items the month before the catalogs go live.  Now is the perfect time to join Stampin' Up! Visit my website to find out more.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur, Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator

Stampin' Up! Cruise - Setting Sail

I want to let you experience the Stampin' Up! cruise with me.  So I decided to try and share pictures chronologically, for the most part.  Today I'm sharing day 1 which is the day we set sail.  We set sail out of Seattle, Washington on the 20th.  It was a beautiful day but a little windy.  I decided to share an awful picture of me with the wind so you could all enjoy a little laugh.  I wanted a picture of us setting sail with the Space Needle in the background and obviously the wind would not cooperate.  

Stampin' UP! had a nice little party as we set sail.  Isn't the ice sculpture cool.  They had lots of treats and a chocolate fountain.  I realized when I looked at my pictures that I actually got too busy talking to friends that I didn't get very many pictures.  Oh well, it was nice catching up with everyone.

Stay tuned for a lot more cruise pictures.  I'm not even sure how many pictures we took but there are a ton.  I'm actually going to do an MDS book from this trip and hopefully I can pull it off quickly.  I want to really catch the feel of the trip before the memories start to fade.  This really was an incredible trip and I'm so thankful that I have an opportunity to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Stampin' Up! truly is a wonderful company that really looks out for the best interests of all of its demonstrators.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a wonderful day!!!

Audra Moncur, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator 

Stampin' Up! Cruise Special

As a thank you to all my wonderful customers I will have a little cruise special while I'm away.  You will receive free shipping on all orders placed May 20th to May 30th.  Plus when you place a minimum $50 order before shipping and tax you will be invited to a special stamping event.  We will make the project below plus we will use the new stamp set that I receive on cruise to make a project.  If I think one of the make & takes will work then we will do that, otherwise I'll come up with something fun.  If you can't attend or don't live locally you will receive the supplies and instructions to make the projects (however I can't provide stamped images).  This is just a fun way to thank you for your business.

 

I can't wait to come home and share all the fun ideas with everyone.  Thanks again for allowing me to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

Audra Moncur, Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur, Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Blog Candy

Okay, I put everyone's name in that left a comment on my blog plus those that had qualifying orders and the winner of the level 2 stamp set is Michele DePasqua.  Congratulations!!!!

My husband and I had such a fun and relaxing Stampin' Up! cruise.  I met some wonderful new demonstrator friends and got some really good ideas to share with everyone.  Unfortunately, I'm still trying to get caught up on things since returning.  But hopefully I will be able to pull out my stamps and play on Friday.  I was suppose to be off all day but I have to meet with a client in the morning but I'm going to give myself some stamping time in the afternoon. Then my plan is to get postings set up again to share some of the projects plus I have all kinds of things that haven't been posted over the last couple of month.  I'm also going to show a few highlights from the cruise.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur