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Starting tomorrow, October 2nd I will be sharing 12 holiday projects

That's one a week

These will include cards, gifts and bags and tags

You don't want to miss one single project!!

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12 Weeks of Christmas projects!

 

12 Weeks of Christmas is coming

12 Weeks of Christmas is coming!!

Starting October 2nd I will be sharing 12 holiday projects

That's one a week

These will include cards, gifts and bags and tags

You don't want to miss one single project!!

These are exclusive to my Newsletter subscribers!

Sign up for my newsletter by October 2nd and you will not miss a single issue!

There is a sign-up box to the left of this post. 

Sign up and you will be included in my 

12 Weeks of Christmas projects!

 

Katakolon, Greece, July 12th

This will be my last post about our trip

We had a great time and now looking forward to the next one

MAUI in 2020

From Athens we traveled overnight to Katakalon

It's on the Western Coast of Greece

And their claim to fame is that they hosted the Ancient Olympics beginning in 776 BC

The games were an honor to the God Zues and there was a large statue of him that was covered in copper.  Gone now, of course, but they have depictions of the statue

The Stadium was where the games were held and could hold 45,000.  Only men were allowed to watch 

192 meters in length

Sam (a sprinter in his youth!!) getting ready, set, GO

They still light the Olympic flame at this site!!

Then is was back to the pier and the ship

Pillow gifts for Thursday

and then for Friday 

We definitely were spoiled and had a wonderful time!!!!

Back to stamping soon!

Thursday, July 11th - Athens

Our next port of call was Athens

We also planned an excursion

We had to meet at 7:30 am in the hopes that we could get ahead of the crowds!!

Nope

There must have been 10,000 people at the Acropolis

View on the way up

 

View of Mars Hill (where Apostle Paul preached) from the Acropolis

Panoramic view of Athens from the Acropolis (click to open larger)

Parthenon

Our next stop - the Panathenaic Stadium

Home of the first "modern" Olympics in 1896

Next stop to see the changing of the guard at the Parliament Building

 

If you click here, you can see a little video of the march!

Pretty impressive

Next stop was some time to shop and a "little" lunch

And then back to the ship and our pillow gifts for tonight

Olive Oil and a punch pack!!

Tomorrow I'll conclude our trip with our stop in Katakalon!!

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 10th, Mykonos

Wednesday found us docked at Mykonos

This island is the playground of the rich and famous!!

Lots of the movers and shakers come here to relax and party!

Not the best picture as the sun wasn't in the best position, but you can see the city in the background 

We started out walking the streets

First we came to this church

Church of Panagia Paraportiani

It began construction in the 1400's and wasn't finished until the 1700's

Completely white washed, it's a beautiful background for pictures again the beautiful blue skies

Very famous place for models to have their picture taken

And while we were there, a Dior model was having her picture taken

The lady in black!!

From there we walked to "Little Venice" 

Some interesting history here.  These homes are right along the waterfront and their first levels aren't lived in.  Back in the day, the pirates would bring their "booty" to these homes and store it on the first level.  They would sell it and split the proceeds with the owners.  

Next are the windmills and these have a history too

They were used as flower mills!!  The wind drove the mills and crushed the grain inside

They are huge - and are now Hotels!!

We walked through the city and the bougainvillea were exquisite

From here, they took us by boat to the Island is Delos

This island was inhabited first in the Bronze Age

and was an island dedicated to the God Apollos

It fell into ruins and was rediscovered and excavation started around 1873

It was all very interesting!  SO much history!

From there we returned to our ship

Our pillow gift is a beautiful case

And our steward left us a "gift"

These were on our rooms!  

Come back tomorrow to see our tour of Athens!!

 

Thanks for visiting my blog!

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 9th, Santorini

Tuesday, July 9th

This was our Sons' birthdays, so we were a little sad not to be with them and helping them celebrate

Our plan was to go on a shore excursion on Santorini

Sam with our ship, The Jewel of the Seas" in the background

We had to "tender" off the ship - take a small tender boat to the shore.  The dock isn't big enough for the cruise ships to dock.

In the pictures above, can you see the brick "road"?  It's the walkway up to the top - there is also a tram.

Instead, our shore excursion met us and took on another little tender to the back of the Island to Oia, and we were grateful because is was not only HOT but very humid

From the dock, our shore excursion company put us on another tender and we went around the island

We got off and had to walk up about 350 meters (ab out 382 yards).  It was very steep and while walking up, Sam had a little spill

There was a sidewalk made of some kind of gravel and it was unstable.  So that wasn't a pleasant way to start the day.

They put us on a bus and we went to Oia!  

You've probably all seen the pictures of the while buildings and the blue domed churches

Yep, they have lots of them!  Beautiful

A panoramic view from the top of the world!!

From here they drove us by bus around the island and we ended up back on the other side and were tendered to our ship

Again we came back to pillow gifts

New Paper and a promise of something tomorrow morning!!

Come back tomorrow to visit Mykonos!

 

Thanks for reading!

 

 

Stampin' Up Incentive Trip

As some of you know, we recently were treated to the 2019 Stampin' Up Incentive Trip 

A Cruise in Greece

We flew to Rome, Italy on July 5th - arriving on the morning of July 6th

It was a long day of travel and we were up about 26 hours, so we didn't do anything in Rome - just went to bed early, so we could be ready for the day we were to start our travels.

From Rome we went north to Civitavecchia to where the cruise ships dock

 

 

Our first view of The Jewel of the Seasons - Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

After we settled into our cabin, we headed down to the Reception Room - every day we could go down and spin the wheel and win a prize

They are mounds of candies to indulge everyone

Dinner was in The Tides Dining Room

After dinner every evening, we would return to our rooms and find our "pillow" gifts.  SO fun to anticipate what we would get each night

The first night it was a really nice backpack and some brand new Black Stampin' Dimensionals

What fun!

Tomorrow we have a day at sea

Tuesday is our first stop - at Santorini

I'll share pictures tomorrow

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Up Blends Club Forming

Stampin' Up Blends Club Forming

 

Do you like to color, but feel like you don't know how? Let me recommend a product that Stampin' Up Carries called the Stampin' Up Blends

 

The Blends are alcohol markers which making coloring your stamped images SO easy. I am definitely NOT an artist and don't have the "eye", but when I use the Stampin' Up Blends to color my images, I really feel artistic!!

We have a total of 36 sets of pens plus individual ones in Ivory, Bronze and the Color Lifter.

 

I was asked if I would do a Stampin' Up Blends Club.

 

I will need a minimum of nine people to join to make this club work.

 

Here are the details

You join and agree to purchase 4 packs of blends (combo pack which includes both light and dark colors).

The cost for the club would be $39.60 per month which includes 4 packs of blends and Stampin' Up shipping cost

There are 36 current colors, so the club would be for nine months.

You would provide me with your payment information and I would order around the first of the month.

I will pay for the shipping for your pens to you

Each participant would be a "hostess" for one month and receive the hostess benefits

For the month you are the hostess, you would receive the three "extra" blends including Bronze, Ivory and the Color Lifter and choose $25.38 in anything else you would like FREE. Stampin' Up even has the Blends Storage Trays which would be an excellent way to store your pens.

You can also add to your order and invite your friends to order anytime.

 

 

To purchase the entire set, it's $337.50 plus $33.75 in shipping

 

This spaces out your purchases over a period of time AND at the end you will have the entire set.

 

If this is something you would be interested in doing, please let me know and send me your payment information.

 

I'm here if you have any other questions

 

Email me at janinpb@cbbmail.com

 

Or call/text me at 541-390-3390

 

2019-2020 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog is now LIVE

I just had a chuckle - I wrote the title to this post and I accidentally put

2019-2020 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog is now LOVE!!

Well, yes it IS love!

I placed my order this morning - and oh my!!!

I can't wait to get all my new goodies

 

Hee hee - just had to share!

If you don't have your catalog yet, please let me know and I'll get one off to you

 

For now, you can view the catalog here

But wait....

If you have a long wishlist and are planning to place an order of $100, why not considering signing up to be a demonstrator!!

For just $99, you get $125 of product of your choice

And you get 20% off for every order you place once you sign up!!

What a deal!

You have NO obligation to do anything (classes, etc.)

And you have no obligation to stay

You can learn more here

If this is something you would like to do, you can sign up through my demonstrator website here

Questions?  Don't hesitate to contact me

janinpb@cbbmail.com

541-390-3390 (call/text)

 

Ready to place your order?

Click here to go to my online store

Once you are done shopping, use HOSTESS CODE 2TZAMKNA and receive a gift from me

You can enter the hostess code on the Shoppin hereg Cart Page (bottom left) 

Just copy and paste it into the box and click "Apply"

 

Thanks for visiting my blog

 

Everything is Rosy Medley of Products

Just a quick post today

I'm sorry I haven't posted much of late.

We had our Spring Stamping/Scrapbooking Retreat and I've been super busy!

Just a quick note so you don't miss out 

I received my suite of products and you WON'T be disappointed.

I made up 11 cards last night in under three hours.

Using the diecuts that come with the suite, makes cards (AND scrapbooking) SO easy

I will send you my pdf file of the 11 cards I made up, if you purchase this suite.

Remember it's only good in May and WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Don't miss out - in fact I love it so much, I am ordering another set!

Here's a couple cards I made

Get these beautiful products NOW before they are gone forever

List of Products included in the Medley

The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley includes these exclusive products:

• Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps; suggested blocks: a, b, c,
• Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies; largest die 2-7/8" x 1" (7.3 x 2.5 cm)
• 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 CM) Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
• 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 CM) rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
• Printed die cuts—2 sheets
• Rose gold die cuts—4 sheets; 2 each of 2 designs
• Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments—60 embellishments; 1/4" (6.4 mm)
• Melon Mambo 1/4" (6.4 mm) Ruched Ribbon—10 yards (9.1 m)
• Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8" (1 cm) Metallic –Edge Ribbon—10 yards (9.1 m)
• Rose Gold Shimmer Paint—1/2 oz. (15 ml)

I recommend some extra products to go along with this suite

Melon Mambo Card Stock (115320)

Night of Navy Card Stock (100867)

Whisper White Thick Card Stock (140272)

• Click here to go to my online store

  Once you are done shopping, use HOSTESS CODE RBBZCAP3 and receive a gift from me
  
  You can enter the hostess code on the Shopping Cart Page (bottom left) 
  
  Just copy and paste it into the box and click "Apply"

   

  Thanks for visiting my blog