Mike and I went to Philly for a mini vacation - our first one :) We took the train which was so nice. Relaxed and read a book on the way there and another on the way home. It was a whirlwind trip of the city but I think we saw almost everything and walked at least half of it.
On Friday, we went to the Eastern State Penitentiary. Al Capone was in jail there. It was very cool and creepy. We also saw the Museum of Art, got a lot of great pictures of everything around there. Here are a few pics of the jail and then one of the city taken from the steps of the Art Museum.
On Saturday, we went to the Philly Zoo which was a lot of fun. Again tons of pictures, lots of cool animals. Here is a goofy pic of Mike and I with a giraffe in the background.
On Sunday, we went to Love Park, Franklin Square and Logan Square. Oh and we went to the Liberty Bell, the Betsy Ross House and some other historical stuff. Here is one side of a really cool sandcastle in Franklin Square.
Here is a pic of Mike in another plaza - I forget the name. It was so neat though. There were large game pieces everywhere. Dominoes, monopoly pieces, sorry pieces and chess pieces.
Here we are at Love Park :)
Nice shot of an important building (i think...) Couldn't get close enough to see a name of what it was and a cop was shooing everyone away.
Its so hard to remember it all now! We didn't get to have a real Philly cheesesteak though, all the good places close at 6 pm! All in all, we had a great time together :) Now to edit and choose which pics to print and scrap...between the 2 of us we took almost 800 pics. Think we like taking pics or what?
Its a bird, its a plane...no its Superbella!
This card was for a sketch challenge...finally used this Hero Arts flower stamp that I've had for years.
I picked up this tin for $2 at Michaels. I altered it for a Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps altered tin contest. I am using it to store all the images that I've been trading with friends. Its nice to have them all in one place instead of a bunch of envelopes all over the place!
Here is Walkabella for a blue/brown card swap. I used Waxy Flax to tie on the buttons. Haven't used it in forever, its usually much easier and quicker to stick them on with a glue dot!
Here is Lemon Lips by House Mouse. Its one of my favorites. I got these images from Sandy and I just loved it so much that I had to get the stamp for myself. I used Glossy Accents on the ice cubes, needed to give it a little extra something.
Another Walkabella. This one was for a brown/black card swap. I just love bellas, in case it hasn't been noticed!
My first Cakeabella! I used it for a sketch challenge and sent it to my friend Linda for her birthday :)
Another day, another sketch challenge. I also used it for a Favorite Flower swap. The set is Bee Happy from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps.
This is one of my favorite cards! My favorite color - pink! Fun paper from DCWV. Stickles...what could be better?
And finally...a card for a Frog swap. Sketch is all my own! Finally used the Designer Label punch from Stampin Up. Its hard to find things to stamp in it.
