P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Freebie Friday! As I mentioned on Monday, I just returned from a week-long Bahamas cruise with 19 of my family members. Whew…that’s a lot of crazy Smiths on one boat! My very generous Grandma Smith treated all of her kids (and their spouses), grandkids (and their spouses) and a great-grandchild to one memorable trip.
Since Gigi (her nickname) is still recovering from breast cancer, we knew this trip was going to be physically exhausting for her. Good thing we had some fun (and secret!) surprises in store for our family matriarch. These surprises not only put a smile on her face, but us too!
Day One: The Cruise Fairy leaves Gigi a copy of the movie Sleepless in Seattle. The card says, “For a timeless woman, here’s a timeless romance.” When Gigi asks four-year-old McCall who the Cruise Fairy is, McCall replies: “Gigi, the Cruise Fairy is a beautiful princess with wings who flies through the window and poops presents on your bed.”
Day Two: The Cruise Fairy leaves Gigi an apron with clocks and timepieces on it. The card says, “Timeless aprons never go out of style.”
Day Three: The Cruise Fairy leaves Gigi a bottle of her favorite perfume, Chanel No. 5. The card says, “For a timeless woman, here’s a timeless perfume.”
Day Four: We present Gigi with a 10-minute slideshow entitled, As Time Goes By. It was set to the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack. Her final gift is a watch with the inscription, “We love you more and more…as time goes by.”
Deciding to have fun with our “time” theme, we all dressed up as hippies one night. You can imagine the stares we got from our fellow passengers as we entered the dining room. Good thing we’ll never see these people again!
Little McCall had her hair braided in Nassau that day, so she fit right in!
Who knew peace signs were so trendy right now? Well, clearly our creative editor Cath Edvalson did! As I was looking through our July/August issue, I came across these iconic cards from her Moxie Fabs column. Groovy, baby!
Kim Kesti's Feeling Groovy Card (p. 24) is simply...well, groovy!
Teri Anderson's Peace-ful Day Card (p. 25) is simply perfect.
And Maren Benedict's Peace Out Card (p. 26) just makes me smile!
Are you lovin’ the peace signs right now? If so, Cath just happens to be hosting the Signs of Peace Challenge over on Moxie Fab World! Wanna play along? Simply design a card that incorporates a peace sign in an innovative way. All entries must be submitted by midnight (MDT) on Monday, August 16.
Here’s to feeling groovy!
Kelly
P.S. Ready for today’s giveaway? I’ve got some summer lovin’ goodies from Bella Blvd and Lizzie Anne Designs…perfect for hippies and non-hippies alike! Just leave a comment telling me what trend you find groovy right now. All comments must be received by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, August 2.
Two lucky winners will take home goodies from Bella Blvd and Lizzie Anne Designs!
I am a 60′s gal. Boy those were the days. I have to say the PEACE SIGN is my favorite.
I am loving the retro papers right now, like October Afternoon. So beautiful!
What a fun picture! You guys are awesome! I love it!
My favorite trend right now is doilies.
Glad you had a good trip – cruises are so much fun. There are so many things on my “groovy” list right now — flowers and butterflies are always at the top of my list.
love these groovy creations!!!
I’m grooving over kraft & polka dots right now!!!
glad you had a fun time on the cruise, thanks for sharing!
blessings!
I find it impossible to pick just one…everything is so cute or so beautiful or so grungy or so something…I just it all!!
I love you picture!!
I am really liking the “groovy” theme right now. I have a daughter who is completely into peace signs and BRIGHT colors, so I scrap alot of the 60′s…..LOL
Your trip sounds like it was wonderful for all!
I love the groovy papers & embellies! I was just looking at the groovy spread in the magazine before dinner. I would love go win these and play with the bright colors in my card making.
What trend am I finding groovy right now? Owls!!! Your trip sounded like so much fun
Love the photo! A memory that ya’ll will always cherish.
My fave right now is retro. Loving all the stamps I see out there that make me think of the 20′s or 30′s and how cards were styled during those times.
There are so many “groovy” trends out right now, it is hard to pick one. I guess I would have to say the “Retro” 50′s and 60′s look, it brings back so many great memories.
Carol Bloomberg
My fave is the retro/vintage looks of the 50′s that are so popular right now. I’ve always been a midcentury nut tho…
hmmm, now I am into paper piecing – love it!
Sandra
What a great picture and such a thoughtful family you have to make your Grandmothers trip so special. I love anything vintage floral.
I’m loving pleated ribbon and folded paper flowers at the moment!
Your trip sounded awesome…what a groovy picture! Right now my favorite trend is the retro/vintage look.
In paper crafting right now I’m loving the retro and grungy looks, and in fashion…I love leggings, tunics and ballet flats! (o;
all the craft papers, and corrugated alpas, and the mists loving all the new and different things
Doing heat embossing is so groovy for me right now.
Loving the groovy prize! Would love to win it, man. “Make love, not war!” LOL
Love seeing all the new peacock papers and stamps. The mini-monsters that are popping up everywhere are fun, too!
Flowers & leaves are always a hit with me.
I’m finding stitching on my cards pretty groovy right now.
Feelin’ groovy!!! Luv the retro colors and layered looks.
I think colourful and bright paper pieced cards are the groovy things right now.
I love all of the handmade flowers, especially the mulberry roses.
I love seeing animal print stuff in scrapbooking- timeless, right?!!!!
I am loving the glimmer mists and masking techniques. They add a lot of sparkle to the page.
Fun picture of the gang and I love the Fairy story! My current favorite..handmade embellishments and distressed inks
I’m loving everything about the renewed peace movement! I think it’s so funny that my 10-year-old granddaughter just loves all this!!
Right now I’m into BUTTONS!…buttons, I love buttons what kind of buttons do I like? BIG ones, little ones, ones that have a shank Thick ones, thin ones even vintage from the attic. Buttons, I love buttons they’re so much fun to use!! (done to the tune of the Armor hot dog jingle…sort of)
Did I mention my fave trend right now is buttons?!
I love the retro feel that is in some of the papers and embellishments now. I also like anything that is bright and cheerful. TFS.
So glad you had a good trip, the pictures were great! I always love Butterfly’s and Flower’s when making my cards or gifts. I use alot of embellishments and beads to brighten these things up.
Your cruise story was so fun! I’m sure your Grandmother thoroughly enjoyed it! I am loving’ all the retro stuff that is popular right now, especially the 50s look but since I was a child of the 60s all the ‘groovy’ 60s stuff is really catching my attention as well. Fun, fun!
My daughter is all about Peace signs, Lava lamps etc, she brings the groovy into my life!
I love that platform shoes are back in style again!!
I love damask designs — not sure if they are still trendy, but I love “timeless” looks! So I also thought the story of your cruise and your timeless gifts for your grandmother was wonderful! Thanks.
Anything vintage is groovy to me right now
I am loving owls and banners…and distressed edges =)
I love all the bright patterned papers that I can use to make flowers
Buttons are what makes me feel groovy baby!
The trend that I am liking right now is the paper piecing.
Sounds like you all had a wonderful cruise! My favorite trend(s) right now in the paper crafting world are clouds and banners! Can’t get enough of them!
My fave trend right now is circles. I got all giddy when I found two groovy spools of ribbon yesterday with psychedelic colored circles everywhere. Hoping they take me a trip to creative land-like cool!
I am into bling, scallops, and cupcakes. I have a tin full of all different kinds of bling, I have almost every punch or nestablilities available with a scalloped edge, and I also have too many cupcake stamps to count! I have to get my fill of cupcakes on paper because I’m gluten-senstitive so I can’t eat them.
Great picture. I was just thinking about Abba songs as I was admiring the pic. Lovely cards and thanks for giving a chance to win these yummy goodies.
My favorite trend right now is using embossing folders. Soooo much easier than a brass template, light box, and stylus. I love the way crafters can take a rectangle folder and make so many different looks come out.
OMG, this paper is right up my alley. I am the orig hippy from way back. Love the groovy peace sign and all the paper and embellies that accompany this paper. Love to scrap the “great ole days”!
I love this paper and goodies!! So cute and perfect for getting some summer pics scrapbooked!
p.s. what a great idea to dress up ….. i wouldnt have looked at you funny…I would have asked if I could “be a SMith for a day”!