Monday, July 27, 2009

A FUNFILLED DAY OF CRAFTING...

Happy Monday All! As you probably read on several blogs, yesterday, Denise was kind enough to open her beautiful home to some of us Island crafting sisters (Denise, her DD Jamee, Linda, Jenny V., Joni H., Teri, Joy & Taelyn, Michelle U. & Amara, Janis, Dawne, Nicky and Jodi Lee. We shared our stamps with each other, and everyone was busy stamping images for future projects. Once all the ladies arrived and started socializing, I told Denise that it started to sound like a Chinese Restaurant with everyone talking at the same time. LOL! It was really nice to just relax and work on whatever projects we brought. Look at all the beautiful RAKs that the girls made...

I also received a bonus RAK from Dawne ... it matches the bag that Jamee gave me last month...

Last but not least, Denised blessed me with one of her special framed creations ... I almost dropped to the floor when I saw it ... check it out...

THANK YOU SO MUCH DENISE ... it will hold a special place on my desk so I can just admire it every day! Thanks for stopping by everyone, and until we talk again ... BE KIND TO OTHERS!

Sunday, July 26, 2009

NEW PROJECT FOR SOME SPECIAL LADIES...

HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE! Here's a project I have been working on for some special ladies. I jacked the idea from Rina (Heartful Stamping) you really need to check her blog out because she is just one SUPER CREATOR and on top of that, I got to meet her in person at Jen's house one day and she is just the SWEETEST. She had posted some awesome altered mini notepads, and I remembered that I had a whole bunch that I bought to make another project. So, I decided to make these with my HK dies that I had bought from J's a while ago. Here's some of the different variations I made ... hope you like it...

Well girls, I'm off to get ready for a FUNFILLED day of crafting. I'll post about it later. Thanks for stopping by and until we talk again ... HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

Saturday, July 25, 2009

OMG ... MORE WONDERFUL RAKS FROM SPECIAL SISTERS...

Happy Saturday All! I feel so humbled by all these RAKs I have been receiving. I have made so many new friends that I feel so blessed. This first beautiful card is from my GGF Denise. She has been so kind to me and I am so happy to have met her and her DD Jamee ...

This next RAK came all the way from Las Vegas. Marisa is such a special person and loving Mom. I was so surprised when I got her package in the mail yesterday. THANK YOU SO MUCH MARISA! Look at this beautiful card and all these goodies...

In today's mail, I got these goodies from Brenda (Sweet as a Gumdrop). Brenda has a special talent with all per punch art. She is so kind to share her creations with us, and you just have to check out her blog. Brenda send me the cutest HK notepad holder and mini post it keychain. Now I can carry it with me and make a list of all the craft things I want to get ... heehee... THANKS BRENDA!

Brenda also gave me this spcial award, and I want to pass it on to all my followers because you all have made an impact on my life and inspire me to no end...

Last, but not least, I got to meet Michele (My Simple Crafts) and her DD is just the cutest. Okay peeps, there is nothing simple about Michele's creations so check out her blog ... you won't be sorry! Michele is not able to attend a little crafting get together at Denise's house tomorrow, but she took the time to make this special RAK. THANK YOU SO MUCH MICHELE and it was really nice to finally meet you!

She also gave me this special award and I want to spread the Aloha to all my blogging sisters!

Thanks for bearing with my long post today, and until we talk again ... SEND SOME ALOHA TO SOMEONE SPECIAL!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

STAMP 'N SCRAP HAWAII'S VERY FIRST CHALLENGE...

Hi Everyone! Stamp 'n Scrap Hawaii is having their first challenge. You don't have to live in Hawaii to participate so check it out ... you won't be disappointed. This was a sketch challenge. I attended a wedding on Sunday so I decided to use the sketch as my card for the special couple. The wedding colors were blue & white and here is what I came up with...

I can't wait for the next challenge that they will have. So much fun ... thanks to Jen and her Design Team for coming up with this new blog! Thanks for stopping by and until we talk again ... ENJOY THE MOMENT!

I almost forgot to answer the challenge question: The area code for Hawaii is "808".

Monday, July 20, 2009

GOT TO MEET A SPECIAL BLOGGING SISTER...

It's Monday Girls and I hope you all had a great weekend! On Saturday, I had the honor of meeting Eunice (A Star for Chiemi). I wanted to give her some paper so we hooked up in Waipio and spent over an hour just talking stories. Eunice is such a sweet person, and her creations are so AWESOME ... you should check her blog out! I was so happy to meet another blogging sister, and she was so nice to surprise me with this special gift. She made a note paper holder for me...
Isn't it PRETTY!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH EUNICE! Thanks for stopping by and until we talk again ... SURPRISE SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

TERI'S ONE CARD SWAP FOR JULY...

Happy Sunday Everyone! As most of you know, Teri organizes this fun and fantastic OCS every month. For the month of July, I was honored to be paired with Jodi Lee. You all know the FABULOUS creations that Jodi creates so I was really nervous about being paired with her. Anyway, I shook my fears away and made this card for her using an image I got from Denise. I had the pleasure of meeting Jodi at J's and she is just the SWEETEST person. Here's my card for Jodi...


I sure hope Jodi likes my card. If you are interested in playing, sign ups are already being taken by Teri so check it out here. Thanks for spending some time with me and until we talk again ... ENJOY THE SIMPLE PLEASURES IN LIFE!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

SPECIAL THANKS TO SOME OF MY BLOGGING SISTERS...

Happy Saturday All! I have been blessed with special friends who have been spoiling me with RAKs. This first one is from the SPECIAL little girl who is the reason I have joined Blogland. Teri made this super cute Owl french fry box ... check it out...

Look at the surprise that was in the box ... these CUTE STAMPS...

THANK YOU SO MUCH TERI for being so encouraging to me and being such an inspiration to my creations. LOVE YAH!

This next one is a thank you card from a sweet girl ... Jamee. She just loves TWILIGHT (just like my crazy BFF) so I decided to buy her the Edward stamp from TGF. I also bought one for my BFF, but I found out that she bought her own (I knew I should have told that crazy woman that something special would be coming her way) ... oh well, all I can say is OH EDDIE...


Thanks for stopping by today, and until we talk again ... THANK THE ANGELS THAT WATCH OVER YOU!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

RAKS FROM THE FABULOUS MOTHER & DAUGHTER TEAM...

Happy Thursday Sisters! I have the pleasure of knowing the sweetest Mother/Daughter team on the Island ... Denise and Jamee are the GREATEST PEOPLE! Their blogs bring me so much joy and inspiration! On top of that, they share the most patient and caring husband/father ... he even let's them open their home to some "crazy" ladies ... yes Linda, I'm talking about you!

They recently went on a vacation to Las Vegas since Jamee is now "legal" ... I can't even remember what I was doing when I was 21 ... sigh... Anyway, they surprised me with these goodies ... the first one is from Jamee. She got me this HUGE PURPLE pen and key chain that says "Princess" on it ...

This next one is from Denise. As sick as she was, she took the time to go shopping and gave me all these goodies. That's Denise, always thinking of other first...

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART ladies ... you guys ROCK! Thanks for stopping by and visiting me ... until we talk again, ENJOY LIFE!

Monday, July 13, 2009

HIMAWARI BABY CHALLENGE...

Okay ladies, here goes ... my VERY FIRST time participating in a challenge ... NO MAKING FUN OKAY! Denise is having a Himawari Baby Challenge so I decided to take the plunge and this is what I came up with...

I used my SU paper, nesties and flowers from Roses on Paper. I'm happy with how it turned out and hope you like it too. Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog and until we talk again ... TAKE A CHANCE!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

BIRTHDAY CARD FOR A SWEET GIRL...

Happy Sunday Sisters! I went to my GF's daughter's first birthday party last night. It was a "princess" theme for the party so I decided to use my Princess Anya image.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATELYN ... thanks for letting us help you celebrate your special day!

Boy this weekend went by so quickly. I've been working on some projects and hope to be posting them soon ... I'm stuck right now and hopefully I can figure out what I want to do soon. Thanks for stopping by and until we talk again ... BE THANKFUL!

DAWNE'S BLOG ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY...

Dawne is celebrating her 1 year blog anniversary. Go and check out all the loot she's giving away! CONGRATULATIONS DAWNEY YOUR BLOG IS SO INSPIRATIONAL! I'm so happy to have met you through blogland!

Friday, July 10, 2009

HAPPY MAIL ... SURPRISE RAK FROM MICHELLE U.

Happy Friday Sisters! I got a surprise RAK in the mail from Michelle (Mushi's Creative Inspirations). OMG, you should see it IRL ... it is SOOO CUTE! Michelle made this crayon box with the prettiest DP, and topped it off with Hello Kitty and used ribbon that said "friends" on it (it's super cute)! Check it out...

Inside the box, there was a matching HK note card ... look at how pretty it is! On top of that, Michelle gave me all these goodies (crystal mosaic stickers, cupcake brads, pretty pink polka dot ribbon, and the cutest HK charm I have ever seen!).

Boy, I feel so special ... THANK YOU MICHELLE ... you are just too SWEET!

I hope you all have a great weekend filled with fun and CRAFTING! Thanks for stopping by and until we talk again ... ENJOY THE COMPANY OF A FRIEND!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

BIRTHDAY RAK FOR JODI...

Today is a very special day ... IT'S JODI'S (INKED INSPIRATIONS) BIRTHDAY!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JODI! On top of that, Jodi is giving away blog candy ... she is just too generous ... don't forget to check it out.

I participate in Jen's Birthday RAK and wanted to help celebrate Jodi's special day. I made this LV box (filled with goodies) and sent it to Jodi ... I hope she likes it! I can't show you the goodies because I want Jodi to be surprised...

I got the instructions for the box from Maria's blog, used my spellbinders, a flower accent, and one of my Ketto images, which I colored with my Copics. To make it more like a present, I tied ribbon around it, but didn't take a picture because it was blocking too much of the image. If you want to join in Jen's Birthday RAK, check our her blog here.

Hope you are enjoying your birthday Jodi and I bet your hubby has something special planned for you... Thanks for stopping by, and until we talk again ... SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL IN YOUR LIFE!!!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

POST-IT NOTE RAKS GIVEN TO FRIENDS...

Happy Tuesday Sisters! A while ago, Joy (A Place to Be Me) made a whole bunch of post-it note holders. She inspired me so much that I had to "jack" her idea ... SORRY JOY, but you my Idol!! I made a bunch to give to some GFs at work so I want to share some pictures of them with you...
Okay, I have a confession to make ... I made these before Joy did her tutorial and I had a hard time with the post-it notes slipping off. So, I made the mistake of mentioning it to my BFF (you all know who that is) and she YELLED AT ME saying "Didn't you put double stick tape on the back of the post-its???" to which I replied "No, why supposed to???" She just gave me the look and let out a HUGE sigh... LOL! I just LOVE my BFF!!!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog, and until we talk again ... DON'T LET NEGATIVITY GET YOU DOWN!!!

Thursday, July 2, 2009

HUGE BLOG CANDY FROM MICHELLE...

Michelle of Mushi's Creative Inspirations is having a huge blog candy giveaway to celebrate her 1 year anniversary of blogland. You MUST check her blog out because she has the CUTEST creations and you will not be sorry. Congratulations Michelle on this milestone ... LOVE your blog!