Sketches in Thyme BIG Re-Grandopening Blog Hop!!

Hello fellow scrappin' friends! You should have arrived here from LEA's blog.   I am VERY excited to share with you that I am now a part of the Sketches in Thyme Creative Team!!   Been hiding that news for about a week!  :) The original owner, Kim,  has come back and is Re-opening her blog with a fun Blog Hop party!!  So many awesome talented CT members to go visit!  Not to mention a super wonderful PRIZE is up for grabs and last but not least a perfect sketch to play with during the month of September.  This will be 1 of 2 sketches to create with.  Sketch 2 will be revealed on the 15th.  
Here is my reveal below!!
I enjoyed making this layout.  We recently took a spur of the moment quick vacation to the Olympic Peninsula.  Lots of Hiking, Rain Forests, Wild life, Waterfalls and the above beautiful beach is what we explored.  So many hidden gems to find in this great world we live in, and this was one of them.  I'm determined to get this mini vaca scrapped.  So more to come!
Here is the sketch to use designed by BEV.
Here is the lineup for the Blog Hop.

Anne--http://www.annesscrapcorner.blogspot.com/

Bev--http://beeceecreativity.blogspot.com/

Eli-- http://scrap-colors.blogspot.com/

Juliet--http://thisscrappened.wordpress.com/

Karen--http://sitscrapandrelax.wordpress.com/

Lea--http://sunnyflouscrap.blogspot.it/

Michele--http://fishmememoriesandmore.blogspot.com/ - you are HERE

Rita--http://scrapperita.blogspot.it/

Rochelle-- www.rochellespears.blogspot.com

Wendi--http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/

Kim--http://memoriesinthyme.blogspot.com/

And if you get lost or just stopped by my blog... start with Sketches in Thyme and enjoy the fun!

Your next stop is RITA.

And wait... check out this super prize pack!!  

Yep!  It's a good one! Play along with both sketches for September and become a Follower of Sketches in Thyme for your chance to win!!
Thanks so much for stopping by and hope to see you play along  with us at Sketches in Thyme.

Blog Hop Winner & New LM Challenge!!

Hey all! Thanks for being so patient in waiting to see my winner for our Blog Hop with Lasting Memories. Let's just say that vacations, birthdays, super hot temps and broken bones have taken over my life a bit lately.  :)
All I asked you to do was leave a lovely comment, and you would be entered in my drawing. With that said... my winner out of 13 comments for the Bloggy Prize is...
#3 RENEE "Great LO Michele...love the water gun embellishment!  Looks like the kids were having lots of fun!
Hugs, Renee"
Congratulations Renee!  Please email me at scrappinfish26 at gmail dot com
And... for those of you that would like to scrap their little heart out... the challenges for AUGUST have started over at Lasting Memories!!   They are brought to you by ME!!  Yay!!  
First challenge is all about... "It's a Heat Wave."   Use the below inspiration photo focusing on the colors for your layouts!!
go HERE to link up!  You have all month!! Thanks for stopping by.  Will have a layout to show soon!!