Holiday Pages - 2016

I always make pages of the photos from our ski holiday, so here is a small selection of my favourites. As you can see, we went to Utah and stayed in Utah this time.

Due to the lack of new snow, we did more sightseeing this year, this is the Parown Gap and its petroglyphs near Cedar City.

This was the long windy road up to Cedar Breaks, there wasn't any new snow, the snow plough was just chipping the edges away and blowing it out its blower!

History behind Antelope Island, a place no-one wanted, so the mormons claimed it.

We saw wild bisons and a couple of antelopes on the island.

Stunning views of the red rock whilst driving through Kolob Canyons, southern Utah.

More stunning red rock, we just touched the tip of Zion National Park.

Martin saw this guy, Jim, carving animals with a chainsaw, and I fell in love with the bear top left but it was far too big for us to get home, so he made a smaller one especially for us. We sat him on our balcony and gave him some sunglasses! We got him home in one piece eventually, after being stopped, searched and swabbed at the airport, he is now sat in our fireplace!

Altered Dominos

I'm in a mini marvels swap and this month the theme is altered dominos. It's been a bit of a rush job as I went back to work on Thursday and the deadline is next weekend, but I got there in the end.

They are foam dominos and were initially painted in everlasting chalk decoart paint, next I randomly added silver shimmer dazzling metallics, then I stamped the PA mini script in black stazon to create the background. I stamped the images onto text print paper, cut them out and stuck them on with decoupage glue and then sealed the whole of the domino with it. Once dry I pierced a couple of holes, added wire and embellishments to finish.

Holiday Photos - And finally the shopping

These were purchased from I-Stencils thanks to Jean, Kerri and The Best Western for helping me to get them. I had them delivered direct to the hotel and they held them for me until I got there - great service all round.

I bought these quite early on in the trip from Barnes and Noble.

These are from JoAnns and Hobby Lobby. You know how I love my wooden stamps.

I got three triple X 100% cotton t-shirts in white for $3 each, some pieces of patterned cotton fabric, other natural fibres, lace, ribbon and some craft tee yarn. These were from JoAnns, Michaels and Hobby Lobby.

Sharpie water based paint pens, Pitt pen, crayons and compressed charcoal. From Target, Hobby Lobby and Michaels.

Pads of paper, notebooks and oriental papers. Hobby Lobby and Michaels.

Embellishments from Michaels, Hobby Lobby, JoAnns and Heartfelt Hobby & Craft.

12 x 12 Scrapbook bargain price from Michaels. Most of the rest was from a local scrapbook shop called Heartfelt Hobby & Craft. It was huge and amazing. You might spy some Canadian bits in there, I got them in prep for next years trip!

Holiday Photos - Antelope Island and the Salt Lake

We took a trip across the causeway through the national park to Antelope Island. Fab reflection of the mountains into the Salt Lake.

Speaks for itself.

And we actually saw some wild bison. I've always wanted to see a bison, not to be confused with a buffalo.

I don't know if you can make it out on this photo, but this one has a row of birds perched on its back!

The Salt Lake was really still and we were able to get some great photos of the reflections in the lake.

The beach leading down to the lake.

And of course, an antelope on the island!

There were also some interesting rock patterns too.

Holiday Photos - Northern Utah

And from here on in, it was blue skies all the way.

We did manage to find a little fresh powder.

This is the bus we always pay a visit to at this resort.

Just look at the colour of that sky - gorgeous x

One day, we decided to have a picnic.

Then we moved location and ate our sandwich.

We call this area big rock park and usually all the rocks and trees are covered in snow, but not this year.

There was a fat tyre bike race on on the last day we were there.

So we stopped skiing and watched for a bit.

This was the finish line and if you look closely you can see me on the bridge in green on the right near the tree.

Holiday Photos - Southern Utah

Canyon up to the ski resort of Brian Head in Southern Utah.

Canyon road up to Brian Head after a light dusting of snow.

The rock formation in the background is known as Cedar Breaks.

Slope and trees after a light dusting of snow.

This formation of rocks is off the canyon road.

Closer view of the rocks on left with the archway.

This is the view from the bottom of the road where the above picture was taken from. There's a stream running across the road.

We also visited Parowan Gap, a few miles from where we were staying.

Some of the petroglyphs that can be found engraved on the rocks there.

You are not allowed to climb up to them.

This set was close to the bottom, so easier to see.

Next we visited Kolob Canyons which was about 45 minutes drive from the Parowan Gap area. The views were stunning.

The rock is so red. When we got there it was sunny and snowing at the same time.

Another beautiful view.

Again snowing and sunny. It was only light flurries as the wind blew the cloud around.

This formation is known as the hanging valley.

And finally, this is a view from the top of the canyon.