Lots of fun to share......

 I am so blessed to have so many people who love me in my life.  My bestie (since we were 16) and her family provided accommodations for us at Panama City Beach, Florida for a week.  There were a total of 15 of us on the trip and it was priceless.  I wanted to create something for them to remember the time we shared and here is what I came up with...hope you enjoy.....

 I chose some of my fav photos of their family and created another photo frame with a fun beach theme...the cuts are all from Life is a Beach...cut at various sizes to fit the photo blocks....

 I inked my leaves only...leaving the rest of the cuts fresh as a sea breeze.....

 added net and shells.....and a bit of picket fence

 pelicans guard each of the bottom corners of the frame....

 my girlfriend liked the title "Beach Life" on something she saw while shopping on the beach...so that is the title I chose as well....

 inexpensive stemware made fab candle holders for each of the travelers....I added name, PCB (panama city beach) and 2011 to each glass...then I chose images from my cart that reflected something personal for each of us....Palm Trees, Pelicans, Flip Flops, Bikinis, Mermaids, Crabs and Shells.....

 I filled the bottom of the glass with sand and added some shells purchased on the trip...then a little tea light in the center of each.....

 the bikini and flip flops were some of my fave cuts for the teen girls.....

 even the tiniest details were etched into the glass from the slits in the cuts...they look fantastic lit.....

 paper scraps and a 50 states cut house the DVDs i made for everyone....i took nearly 500 pix and wanted to save them all...a wonderful music DVD will help us remember our trip always....

 these are some glasses etched with cuts from Ashlyn's Alphabet....the glasses are filled with bath salts which add to the senses when burning the candles....

 believe, dream, and imaging....cut at 1 1/4, 1 1/4 and 1 inch......

faith, home and family from Home Accents @ 1 inch and then the frame from the same cart cut at 2 inches...cut from vinyl, applied to the candles...then I added some Glue n' Seal just to be sure they did not come loose.....I think they look fantastic....will be teaching a vinyl class at my LSS this month for these pretty home accents.

I hope you are all enjoying the last of summer....I know I am.....thanx so much for stopping by...thanx for the sweet comments and your continued support......happy day to all!!!

XOXO
Sandy