Hawaii album is done! Yippee :)

My sisters and I sharing a silly moment. We have a lot of those, this just happens to be one mom caught on film. LOL

More of the sights:

The huge shirt is size 28XL and sells for $200. This is on display in one of the shops at the International Market Place.

My sister posing with Elvis. She's a huge fan, her house is full of Elvis stuff. And her email address is ElvisLivesOn.

Sue and Dad posing with the Copper Cowboy.

Tiki idol in one of the shops.

The fam having dinner at Chili's. Kathy always the goofball sticking out her tongue.

Donkey Balls banner outside the candy store. Sue couldn't walk by without getting a picture of the sign. That's just Sue. And Dad just shakes his head. LOL

Sue and I at the Cheesecake Factory.

Taking a water break after spending the day at the beach.

More Hawaii pages

The Original Big Kahuna, Duke Kahanamoku, was a six time Olympic medalist in swimming and water polo, and was the father of international surfing. Duke's Barefoot Bar and Restaurant is in the Outrigger Waikiki hotel where we stayed. From Duke's you step right onto the sands of Waikiki beach. I scanned the menu and printed smaller versions for this page. These vintage photos are on the walls of the restaurant.


This is the view of Diamondhead from the bar. Isn't it awesome. Upper left, me and my sister, Kath; lower left, my sisters Kath and Sue after a couple of mai tais. The drink in the photo on the lower right is the Tropical Itch. And, oh my, is it yummy. It is served with a backscratcher. We went back to our room with two backscratchers each the first night. :)

L-R: Sue, Kath, Dad, me, Mom. The International Market Place directly across the street from our hotel was one of our favorite spots to just wander and look and spend our tourist money. LOL Besides fun booths to look at, the trees, plants and waterfalls were just gorgeous.

For the border I used the leafy vine and added my own "foliage" using the A's exclusive tropical leaves.

Photo Op

P & O are MaryJane; the rest is Chocolate 4x8. For the speakers I used the 2x2 retired television die and just cut off the rabbit ears.

One night on our way back to our hotel, we heard the music to Michael Jackson's, Billy Jean, coming from the lounge downstairs in mom and dad's hotel. As we got closer we peeked in and saw this old man who had to be at least 95! singing and dancing to Billy Jean. It was a hoot! We applauded when he finished.

Earlier that same night we were at the mall and this fire dancer was there performing. We were up on the mezzanine but I thought I'd see if I could get pics anyway, even though it was dark. They came out totally black on my camera, but I left them on the card. When I got home and lightened them on the computer I was thrilled to see the fire dancer!

Waikiki Beach

I know, I know, it's not pink and green and orange to match the rest of the album. But with a photo this dramatic, I had to use a dramatic color scheme--I love how it turned out.

Title font here is Magnolia. I love the tall swoopy letters in this font! Border made from flourishes and A's exclusive tropical leaves. I used Ranger Inkssentials white pen to mark Waikiki on the Island of Oahu in the Hawaii state dies.

Hawaii #6 & 7

I think hibiscus is one of the most beautiful flowers there are. And I love that these gorgeous flowers are all over the city! They fill planter boxes outside businesses and are plentiful everywhere you go. I took these pictures outside Subway on our way in to pick up some lunch one day. LOL!

Tons of A's exclusive tropical leaves, tiny dots border from the squares and dots set, hibiscus (of course!), leaf, and lots of inking. Title fonts are B monogram, Biography, and Sonja.

Unfortunately, my stitching program had a difficult time with the dots on this page, sorry. Regardless how well or not the stitching came out, scanning just can't do justice to these pages. They really turned out beautifully, if I do say so myself. TFL!