Road Trip & Valentines

We had a great time on our road trip and yesterday I downloaded the 250+ photos I took (I will go through and delete at least 100 of them). Like I said the other day - while the kids and DH ride, I mess around with the camera. Even though it was almost unbearably hot, and the big camera was like a giant weight around my neck, it was totally worth the effort it took to carry it when I saw my photos. Here's a little gallery of my faves: 

I absolutely love amusement parks at night. The lights on this ferris wheel flashed in a pattern - it was sheer luck that I got one with a symmetrical light pattern (I have about 10 shots with the wheel not so perfectly lit)

You will be seeing this one on a layout in the very near future!

I just love my camera!!!

Now for something completely different: some rejected Valentines I made for a recent project call. So sad. I really liked these 2 cards. The call was for man-friendly cards and I thought they fit the bill with their simple design and wood grain. Can't wait to see the cards that did make it. 

The card above has a Studio Calico wood veneer heart, some Pebbles, . Inc. woodgrain paper (from Fresh Goods) & red letter stickers and an SRM sticker (xo). Below, the 7 Gypsies 'remember this' tag is on top of some more Pebbles, Inc.  A Cosmo Cricket sticker is on the wood veneer heart. The twine is from The Twinery.

Today will be busy then tomorrow back to work after a 5 day mini vacation. Hopefully the heat is going to give us a break sometime soon! I hear from my pals in the Midwest that cooler weather is on it's way. 

Have a great day!