Monday 22 August 2011

Wilderness Lodge 1999

Wow, I cannot believe this picture is from 1999, it was our first visit to WDW and we stayed in the amazing Wilderness Lodge Hotel which was so gorgeous, both Charlotte and Matthew managed to get chicken pox, Charlotte did have a slight rash on the way out and then exploded and then Matthew followed seven days later, they where a bit under the weather, but what better place to keep them amused. The hotel staff where fantastic and the couple of days we stayed in our room, they left them some Disney beanies which I though was a lovely, kind thing to do. Of course the UK does not immunise against chicken pox, however the Americans I believe do, so it was quite funny when we hit the little beach at the hotel, it was amazing how quickly we cleared the beach, I must admit I don't blame them, they did look bad on some days. We where even stopped at the airport by the rudest attendant ever and asked did we have medical documentation to fly, so we had to go all the way to a medical centre to be told what we already knew, that he would be able to fly! Oh sorry, I have gone on a bit.

A big thanks to Amanda, I won her blog candy over at her blog, so if you get the chance go check her out, thanks to craftobsessions for sorting out the gift voucher for her, a great online scrapping store, with amazing customer service, if you want to check them out and mention you came via my blog if you decide to order!




21 comments:

  1. Goodness, I stared at this for 10 minutes until I figured out how you did this with your background paper! I love it!! You so rock with your embellishments!!! Great job on this page!

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  2. beautiful work again love al your cool beach details.
    byebye,lean

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  3. So sorry about the Chicken Pox. My oldest had the chicken pox when we went out of town to a country peddlar show (something like the scrapbook convention). I didn't know what it was. . . thought it was the 90 degree heat. Boy was I in trouble with my brother, having visited his kids earlier that week. Glad the younger son had the vaccine.
    Looks like your story had a happy ending. Good to document in the page.

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  4. This is AMAZING! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeee the photo, the story behind your page, and loving the lighthouse and shells! And I got your package today!! You are sooooooooooooooooooo sweet!! Thanks soooooooo much!! I love it all! :):):):):):):):):):)

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  5. Wowzers!!!! So lovin the textures here....
    Such a gorgeous creation!!!!!!! Xx

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  6. The story and photo are such beautiful memories. Your layout is simply beautiful with your personal details all around. So many textures....makes me want to reach out and touch all the flowers, shells and netting!

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  7. Wow! I absolutely love your gorgeous creation! The mix is fantastic! The swirl and shells look fab! The colors are so eye-catching!

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  8. Amazing layout...love all the texture and the torn away piece in the centre is FABULOUS!

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  9. gosh! i thought that was one massive photo with the kids at the lighthouse! haha how great a page is this! - hey you know i'm planning a halloween blog hop right? and i'd love it if you'd think about participating in it (i'm also looking for a couple sponsors) think its going to be a fun one!

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  10. this is an amazing layout! So much texture and detail! Love it!

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  11. Wow! There is so much dimension to this and the photo has morphed into your layout - it's unreal!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this Doreen! Quick question for you... do you have a die cutting / embossing machine? I'd love to know (wink wink). :D

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  12. Doreen your work is just a rocking & a rolling these days! Congrats on a beautiful layout!! Woo Hoo!!!

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  13. wow!!!! so much beauty in one page!!!! just perfect!!!

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  14. Beautiful textures and lovely page, wow, what a story!

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  15. Very Lovely page, Doreen!!! love the netting with the shells..Fabulous work!!! :)

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  16. Ohhh, this is so pretty!!! just perfect. Thanks for sharing your story. This must have been a real pain!

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  17. Helen's comment about "rocking and rolling" made me smile big time, that's really putting the finger smack on bull's eye! Doreen, this is just fabulous! but gosh getting chicken pox like that! Have a wonderful weekend lovie! by the way, am chatting with Bekah about that hop. xxx

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  18. Hi, just wanted to say thanks for your comment on my blog :). It's always a big buzz when new people say hi :).

    Love what you've done with this color combo palette. The beachy feel is fabulous!!!!

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  19. Beautiful layers & details ... and do you know we've stayed at the Wilderness Lodge about half a dozen times and have never gone to the beach???

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  20. You did such a wonderful job of creating a beach scene to suit your lovely photo..it looks absolutely fabulous doll!

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