Australia~Cairns~Port Douglas

Ok, our next stop was Cairns and Port Douglas, here Jimmy and Gabby swam the Great Barrier Reef and zip line the Rainforest:

First, I want to show you my new PINK camera I used threw out my trip, that my hubby got me.

This is where we stayed, very nice but those flying bugs was NOT my cup of tea….lol

Yum, this was my favorite meal there…lol  Of course it is my favorite anytime.

You can see it reminds me a lot of Hawaii.

Anyone for a toad purse?  Only $179.00 aus…lol

Yes, I had a Kangaroo Burger, really moist and delicious.  And a can of coke was $4.50….

Gabby swimming the Great Barrier Reef:

Of course, the camera broke 10 mins into the water…lol  So, I was lucky that these survived.  (Your probably saying to yourself right now, thank goodness how many pictures of the bottom do we need to see…tee hee.    They did get to see a stingray and sea turtle.   They say that it will not  be long before it is all gone.  Next day it was the zip line.

Taking the ferry over to the rainforest .

I hope I can get the video to work.

Next we went to the Butterfly Museum.  Can you believe this mask is made from all BUGS!

 

Ok, this is for you guys, can you see that bug Jimmy is holding!!!!!

Wasn’t I brave to hold it, too…….not!

Love zebra stripes, but not like this…lol  And a closer look at the mask.

We say good  bye to Port Douglas and tomorrow I will bring you Brisbane and what you have been waiting for Koalas!  Yes, I got to hold one.   They are so cute and cuddly! And a special street Artist, he’s amazing!   Hugz, Z

AUSTRALIA~SYDNEY

My trip to Australia, this photo was taken at Cathedral Cove in New Zealand.   This will be photo heavy.  I hope you enjoy it.

Of course, this is Sydney’s harbor and these next one are from the zoo:

this is the Tasmania devil.

This is the view of the harbor from the zoo:

This is Manly beach about 30 mins by ferry from the city:

So, I hope you hung in there.  I wasn’t able to see as much of Sydney as I would have liked.  The plane ride over (24hrs) did a job of my legs.  So, tomorrow I will take you to Cairns and Port Douglas where we stayed.  Hugz, Z

SYDNEY~NEW ZEALAND~Scrapaholics

HI, I’m back!  Missed you guys!  Just a quick post, it’s been a long 22 hrs on the plane and want to share just a little with you before I head off to bed.

 

Love, Australia’s scrapbooking magazine!

 

My stash from New Zealand, I was able to go only to one scrapbook store and that was “Scrapaholics”  in Howick, New Zealand.  It was a $60.00 cab ride to their store, but so worth it.  I wanted to take a class there that evening, but it was just to far to go back too.  Of course, I bought all the Kaisercraft I could get my hands on…lol  They had a great store and their logo is adorable!

I’ll be sharing more of my trip each day this week.  So good to be home and lots of pictures to scrap.  Hugz, Z

The Stamp Man Challenge~Prima “Fairy Belle”

This is my entry for The Stamp Man Challenge anything shabby chic or distressed.  Here is the front cover of my mini album using the new collection from Prima “Fairy Belle”. 

I used black gesso on the frame and then painted it with tattered rose distress crackle paint, I then distressed the pennants and added lots of rock candy stickles.  It’s a shame you can see all the glitter that is on here.  The girls wings are stickle, as well as her head piece and leaves with added bling on her waist and earring.  As some of you know I will be down under for a couple of weeks.  I hope you don’t forget me!   Hugz, Z