Sand Sculpture

Now I know when you live at the beach that sand gets everywhere... but the grocery store? *heh* When our new Publix store opened up they had this sculpture just inside the front door.

Cool huh? Well it gets better: It's a sculpture of the Lifeguard Station that is just two blocks away. Now, you might say that you've seen other Publix stores with sand sculptures that were amazing. You'd be right, but those are done by professionals. This sculpture, boys and girls, was done by the employees at the store!!! Kudos to them. What a fun way to jump right into the neighborhood!

Gift Card Holder

I've had this pic for a while and never posted it. This is a really simple way to dress up a gift card with designer series paper or card stock.

A belly band of contrasting paper holds it closed. That and the Word Window Punched slot (available from Stampin' Up) keeps the card secure. You can scallop the edge with a punch for pizazz.

Big impact for just a little effort. See you next time!

Animal Kingdom (2 page spread)

It was our last trip to Disney on our annual passes. We were headed out of Animal Kingdom for the final visit to the park and this group of cast members were standing in a line, encouraging the kids the run by and swat their outstretched hands.

Joey being.. well Joey.. jumped into the line to help out! He stayed with them until the last guest had passed. Then ran over to us with a huge grin on his face. The cast members followed him over and gave him the hat he's wearing in the picture and a very special Tinkerbell trading pin. It was a great way to end our fabulous year at Disney.