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“Pour Some Sugar on Me”

Step inside, walk this way
You and me babe, hey hey!

Love is like a bomb, baby, c’mon get it on
Livin’ like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin’ like a tramp, like a video vamp
Demolition woman, can I be your man?
(Your man, hey, hey!)

Razzle ‘n’ a dazzle ‘n’ a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah

Come on! Take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up

Pour some sugar on me, ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me, c’mon fire me up
Pour your sugar on me, I can’t get enough
I’m hot, sticky sweet from my head to my feet, yeah

-Def Leppard

This is another one of those times when memories come with their own soundtrack! I was 16, our families had known each other for years, we all vacationed at the same locale at the same time…but it wasn’t until I turned 16 that I noticed David. And David noticed me. As luck would have it, my parents let me ride home with him at the end of the weekend; it was 1987 and this was the album that played. And every time I hear one of the songs, I’m reminded of him; our trips to the desert, my first Super Bowl party, polishing the wheels on the buggy and all the other great times we’ve shared.

Although our relationship only made it a couple of years, our friendship has lasted 24 years and counting. We’ve had good days and bad days…we’ve had quiet years, where we didn’t speak at all and loud years where we’ve talked for hours at a time. There have been some tears…but mostly, there’s been laughter. LOTS of laughter!

What I Used:
eCraft
Lost & Found – Portobello Road by My Mind’s Eye
Core’dinations ‘Nostalgia’ Card Stock
Happy Birthday Stamp – Stampin’ Up’s ‘Elementary Elegance’ set
EK Success Chalks
Paper Studio Pigment Ink
Scotch ATG
Foam Squares
Twine

Happy Birthday David! May this year bring you smooth dunes, plenty of sunshine and a few good surprises… I love you old man

“California Girls”

Well East coast girls are hip
I really dig those styles they wear
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
They knock me out when I’m down there

The Mid-West farmer’s daughters really make you feel alright
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
They keep their boyfriends warm at night

I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls

The West coast has the sunshine
And the girls all get so tanned
I dig a french bikini on Hawaii island
Dolls by a palm tree in the sand

I been all around this great big world
And I seen all kinds of girls
Yeah, but I couldn’t wait to get back in the states
Back to the cutest girls in the world

I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California
I wish they all could be California girls
-Beach Boys

In celebration of Earth Day, today’s project is proudly brought to you by Classic Beach Boys, Scraps and (almost) Trash! Doesn’t that sound like fun?!?!? Almost as good as Mom’s goulash, Mmmmmmm. LOL

My daughter has been close to the ocean her entire life and moving from California to Texas hasn’t stopped her from hitting the beach and collecting seashells. So when she brought home another bag full of them, I wanted to find a fun way for her to display them and wouldn’t cause her teen nose to turn up at it.



Here’s a close up of the fish in the back of the can… Not only are the fish adhered to the outside of the can; they’re also adhered to the inside front and inside back of the can too. My new Xyron 5” Creative Station and 1.5” Create a Sticker made my life SO much easier on this project! Curved surfaces aren’t the easiest to work with and since the can is clear, I didn’t want people to see the adhesive when turning the can around to check out all the shells. My Xyron was perfect for job! Even the fish were easier to manage after turning them into stickers.

The sea animals came from Lettering Delights and were cut from scraps of plain cardstock and then colored with watercolor pencils. The ‘paint can’ originally held Easter stickers for egg coloring and ended up being perfect for this project.

On the top of the can I added the date and location of where the shells were found and this also helped cover up the product label underneath. I needed an easy cover after using lots of elbow grease scrubbing off the label that was on the front of the can!

As a final touch, I added a picture of my daughter that was taken while she was collecting seashells. Its currently hanging on the side of the can with the handle going through the hole that I punched…

I think it turned out very cute…but more importantly, my daughter thinks it did too!