Happy Monday!  Last week was another hectic week for me...so I wasn't able to create anything else.  So I'm posting a Thank you card and RAK I got from Michelle.  She's such a sweetie.  Got this from her last week (or was it a little over a week? I forgot...LOL).  I love it, she's so talented and Love that she had put glitter all over her pants and frock on her collar.  Thanks Michelle!!!

Real Quick...

Needed to make these real quick so I had to make them super simple!  I wish I had more time but as usual I don't

And if you're wondering whatever happen to my blogcandy...well I'm still tryin' to figure out how to work it and how to choose a winner(s).  So please be patient with me.  Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!!  Aloha!

RAK from Joy

Here's one more RAK that I got from my girl Joy U.  She is the Shaker and Easel Queen!  I adore her work and just love my easel drawer.  This beauty has been sitting on my desk and I look at it everyday.  I don't dare open the candies in it as it is package nicely.  Yeah, call me crazy but I'm like that!  Anyhow I want to thank Joy for always being an inspiration, for her tutorials and her kind comments.  MAHALO NUI LOA!!!

Thank you!!

I apologize for not posting this sooner!  I've been lazy, the desk is a mess, tryin' to do several things at once I just got overwhelm!  But hey, tha'ts life...things don't always go as you hoped and well...this is what happens.  I became lazy and in a funk due to an overwhelming sensation...  Anyhow, I wanted thank all my good friends for always thinking of me!

First RAK is from Miss Janis...she's so sweet!  She gave me this for Valentine's day...I love it and the yummy candies!  Janis knows my love for TGF stamps!  Thank you Janis you are such a sweet friend!!!

This next one was from Jodi...this was during one of our get togethers that I could not make but she was sweet enough to give and make me one!  I love it and as you can see, I have yet to actually open it.  And did you see, I got a Belle's and Whistles stamp?  Woohoo, my first one!!!  I definitely need to ink it up and use it!!  Thank you Jodi!

This one is from Joni another sweetie!  Check out the packaging!  And love, love, love the Hello Kitty post-it notes!!!  Yeay!  Thank you Joni!!

Last but not least, this is from Liann!  Can you see Edward glistening?  Whoa mama!  Cute stamps and I just love the cupcake stickers!!!  Thank you Liann for always being so sweet and thoughtful!

I have one more but couldn't take a picture of it cause I had already put the stuff away and used some of it so I didn't want to take a pic of it half used.  However I still wanted to thank my girl Margarita!  She bought me a ream of Neenah paper...cheapest I've found and she included some goodies, like a paw punch, stickers, ribbons...and all I asked was for the Neenah paper!  What a girl!  Thanks peks!!!  You da best!

Thanks again everyone!  Even though it takes me forever to post, I want you to know I am truly thankful and bless that I have such great friends!!

Oh, Happy Days!

Check out the new Oh, Happy Day from TGF. TGF definitely did awesome job!  Love, love, love this set!

This is a bday RAK from my girl Margarita.  I just love all of it...behind is a goodie bag  of antibacterial Hand Gel from Bath and Body (two of them!) and look at all those buttons!  Wowzer!!  And my girl even got my a Magnolia stamp...a HULA ONE!!  Woohoo she so knows me!!!  I love everything!  Thanks Peks!!!

BTW, all the TGF stamps I have been using were purchased from Tamiko's.

BRAK from Michelle

I was pleasantly surprised to get this wonderful gift from Michelle before I left for LA.  She's such a sweet person and I am so blessed to have met her!!  I love the gift she gave...not just the contents but for the hand made holder and card!  She such a talented lady!  I love visiting her blog which is full of gorgeous creations!  If you haven't visited her blog, you definitely should!!!  Thanks Michelle for my awesome BRAK!!!

I will be posting a few more BRAKs that I received for my wonderful friends.  I would have posted what I created tonight but I forgot I cannot until the release date :(  Shucks!  

Anyhow don't forget if you're a frequent visitor to my blog to leave a comment to enter to win one of my blog candies.  Will post pics as soon as time allows.  Now that all my visitors (for now) have left and I have a little time to myself (hopefully) I will be able to do more on the blog and crafting!  Aloha!

RAKs from this weekend get together

Aloha!  Sorry I'm still a bit MIA from blogland.  Busy, busy, busy!  After my last of my visitors left two Sundays ago, I've had non-stop appointments and this past weekend I was out the whole 3 days!! I was lucky enough to have been invited to my girl Linda's get together and boy did we have fun!  I love these girls so they're so honest and hella funny!  LOL!  Meow, A-chooooooo, Saddle, flatten da tummy, stripper, MFH, and a bunch of pigeon that I didn't understand. Anyhow, I'm posting the RAKs we got, I LOVE every single one of them AND I love, love, love the make n takes which I forgot to take pics of...oh well, I'll do that after I get back from CHA.  OK, I gotta hurry and finish this post I need to go to bed so I can wake up early, finish laundry and then pack! UGH!!!  I need to pack...hate packing!

RAK from Janis (I have yet to open to see what goodies are inside!  I so don't wanna untie the ribbon! LOL)

From Joy U. I just love this! I love the image she used and love that she was thoughtful enough to give us measurements and instructions!  Thanks girl!!

From my BFF Joy...what a cute notebook and wow look at the goodies too!

 From Kyoko...yummy candies and just love the box and oh yeah, you can't see it but there's a pack of gum behind the box!

From our hostess with the mostess...cute little calendar holder.  Once the year is done we can remove the calendar and replace with a post-it notepad on it!  Love it!!

From Michelle...oh my this is soooo pretty.  I'm not sure you can see but there's glitter outlining the flowers and it looks oh so elegant!!!  I'm definitely gonna lift this idea! 

This is also from Michelle and I think it was such a great idea on how she housed the chocolate!  I wouldn't have thought of making a holder like this!  LOVIN' IT!

OK, I'm off to bed, thanks for stopping by and I'll see you in a week where I should have a winner for the digi question (from a month or so ago) AND some blog candy.  So check back next week to see if you won and how to win the new blog candy!  Aloha!

Another Great RAK

Can I tell you how surprised I was when I got this great RAK from Gail Woo!! She's such a sweetie!!! I just love getting unexpected mail especially the homemade ones! Love it!! Check out how she used the Sweetie! What a talented lady!

Gail, if you're reading this, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!

A few RAKs

OMG, I'm so behind on posting my RAKs! Please by all means, don't think I'm not thankful! I am! I've been so busy last few months! When I receive a RAK, I immediately keep it! I do so I don't loose it in my craft mess of madness and I don't want it to get dirty or anything. If you send me something that's wrapped in cello, I won't open it! haha! Call me crazy but it's true! LOL! Anyhow here are a few RAKs I'd like to share. If you don't see yours, please know I will post soon (^o^) And please know that I'm really THANKFUL for all your kindness!

This first one is from my gf Margarita, she bought me a Copic Multiliner and made this cute card! For those that have a FB account, you all know I recently caved and finally got a Cricut! I resisted for sooo long but because I'm participating in a Craft Fair this holiday, I figured it'll help me w/mass producing! Anyhow, I just learned how to use it and made the HK face...so cute! Right now I'm borrowing my bff Joy's cartridge until mine arrives (thanks Joy!). BTW, she has an awesome store called Tamiko's. Check it out and shop your heart out! (^o^)

This next RAK is from my dear friend and owner of Pineapple Cove, ManLe! We had a get together at her store this weekend. She taught us how to make an Explosion Box. I've always wanted to make one but never had the chance or knew how! It was neat-o! LOL! I would post the pic, but I took a really crappy one. I'm always posting so late my eyes aren't working well...so I'll have to take another pic and post it later. Anyhow, she gave us these cute soaps that are shaped as slippahs and plumeria, sooo cute! I'll never open or use them ever! haha! If you live on the island and have yet to visit the store, I strongly suggest you do, not only is it a scrapbook store, but ManLe is such a sweet person! Oh and check out her blog right now since my baby Roxy is featured on her blog! LOL!

I got these goodies from Joy U. Won it on her blog! Can you believe all the great goodies she gave?!?!?! Wow! I love it! Along w/the goodies, she made me a checkbook cover and a folder of images! I'll post those tomorrow! But for now here's what she had posted on her blog, I took it from her site because I had used some papers already and I figured it was easier cause really I'm so lazy right now! LOL!

And last but not least, I got a RAK from the talented Enjoli! She sent me one of her famous HK notebooks! Can you see how cute it is? And yes folks, the plastic is still on. Anyhow, not only did she send the notebook but she sent a stamp (I've been wanting for some time now) and some other goodies! Wow, can you say I'm blessed to have great friends? I truly am! Ladies thanks so much!!!

(sorry for the crappy photo!)

OK, that's it for now...Aloha!

RAKs from Sunday's get together

Before I share my RAKs, I wanted to share the GC Folder I made for my bro. Inside is a Mac GC since he's a Mac lover! LOL!



OK here are my RAKs from our weekend get together:







The RAK I got from Jamee was eaten as well as the candies that came inside of Janis' favor (dh ate it! LOL).

What I got from the card swap:

RAK from Michelle of Mushi's Creative Inspirations

I got these goodies from Michelle of Mushi's Creative Inspiration. She's such a sweet person and so happy to have met her through this wonderful world of Blogland! Her card is gorgeous especially in IRL!!! The butterfiles and flowers all have glitter on it! So, so pretty!!!! Love it!! I also got the Magnolia stamp which is my first one!!! Yeay!! I have some stamp images from friends but this is my first one...woohoo! Thank you Michelle!!! Head on over to her blog, she has gorgeous creations and she's gonna be giving away some blog candy and the creation she made is absolutely gorgeous! I hope I win...LOL!

Come back later as I will post a preview of Mindy's new kit coming out this Sunday!!

New Kit from Mindy and a card...oh and the RAK...LOL!

Here's another gorgeous kit by Mindy Terasawa called Moss Scape. DD's having their quarterly sale again until tomorrow so be sure to stop by and grab this and other fabulous kits by Mindy!

A simple card I made using this gorgeous kit for dh's assistant for Assistant's Day:

And I forgot to post the RAK I got in the post the other day...LOL! This is from sweet Liann! She sent this for Easter and I think it was so sweet and so cute!! Don't you?

Belated Easter Card, a RAK and an Award

Belated Happy Easter Everyone! (I know, I'm a whole week late!) Before I go on, I'd like to thank everyone who left me such nice comments! As I mentioned on my last post I left for the mainland to be with my family because my dad suffered a stroke and heart attack on April 1. By the the goodness of the LORD the stroke was not as bad as it could have been (he didn't report having the stroke for over 10 hours!). He has regained movement on his left side and is currently at the VA Hospital going through rehab. Once the doctors feel he's strong enough they will then proceed with a triple bypass. If it's not too much to ask if you could please keep my dad in your thoughts and prayers. I would really appreciated it!

Moving on to a few cards I was able to make but wasn't able to send on time for Easter. Nothing special (just noticed that the flash from my camera really picks up a lot of my uneven coloring...ugh!). Just a little folder filled with stamped images, an idea I got from Jodi of Inked Inspirations:

And last but not least, I got this blog award from Joy of Tamiko's and Joy from A Place to be me. They are both two of the sweetest people I've met through the blogging world! Check out their sites which are filled with so many gorgeous inspirations!

As always I'm always last to hand out these awards and those I'd pass this down to have already been awarded! But there is one blogger who has been my friend since elementary (from Japan) that has started a new blog that deserves this award...so I'd like to give this to Margarita of Margarita Crafts head on to her blog and check it out! Aloha and thanks for stopping by!