Believe in Yourself by Mindy Terasawa AVAILABLE NOW!!!

Hello!  Today is the day you can purchase Mindy's Believe in Yourself kit here go now as it is 20% off this weekend!  In honor of her new kit, I decided to create a digi layout!  This layout is from my trip last fall to the UK.  My husband had some meetings there so I tagged along and make it a vacation before he started his new job.  As always I love the UK!  This is my third time visiting and I could never get tired of it.  There is so much to explore and do!  For this layout, our British friends advised us to visit the quaint town of Castle Combe!  I was so happy we did, especially since I was the only female of four men and I really didn't think they would want to go but so happy they did!  Anyhow, here's my layout...thanks for stopping by and please visit Mindy's store, she will be updating her it often!

Disclaimer:  There are a few items in this layout that is not from Mindy's kit.  The splotches and Polaroid frame is from Paislee Press, forgot which kit it's from, I basically looked through my folders and picked a few items that went well with the LO. 

Lazy Friday...

It's been a while since I blogged just to blog.  Normally I try to keep my blog about anything creative, but for some reason, today I decided to just share a tad bit about what's going on today...  Which is pretty much nothing...haha!  I decided to take a lazy day.  No workout and no cleaning.  I refuse to make the bed too! ha!  That's how lazy I am.  Even so lazy to eat...I'm hungry but too lazy.  But since my tummy is making me eat, I decided to skip my salad and protein and just have a cheat day all dang day, after all it's called a cheat DAY and not cheat lunch! lol!  I'm have this...

Mac salad, Filipino style and not Hawaiian style, there is a difference! And a cup of coke.  Yes, so not healthy and so not really a lunch meal.  But, this is what I'm in the mood for.  Tonight the hubby's bring home some Von's friend chicken. Have you had it?  If not you should its super yummy it reminds me of my favorite Zippy's fried chicken!  He's also picking up some fries from Wing Stop, I love the seasoning they put on it.  

So there you have it...a little peek into my "personal" life (^_^)

As for a little crafty write up...  I made my childhood friend's daughter who just got married on the 15th a Wedding Card... Of course this was created digitally...

Then I made my FIL a bday card also made digitally...

OK folks, thanks so much for stopping by!  Have an awesome weekend!

More Inspirations Using TGF's Berry Sweet Print and Cut and Berry Sweet Daily Life Kits

Hello Everyone!  Hoping everyone had an awesome Valentine's day/weekend!  Here at my house, we had a nice and quiet dinner with a Netflix move and on Saturday we celebrated my FIL's 84th birthday!

Speaking of Valentine's day, we at the Farm created a few inspiration for you.  This time we had no theme but to just create whatever our little hearts desired (^_^)  I made some 3x4 cards of each of the dogs for dh and a card with the both of them to give to the nieces since we'd be seeing them for my FIL's bday.  Check them out:

I of course created them digitally because well, I did these last minute as usual I was late! LOL!  I then printed them out and created matching envelopes.

For my next project I created a traditional layout 

I used both the Berry Sweet Print and Cut and the Berry Sweet Life Daily Life kits.   I used the banner, butterfly, cutie patootie, forever and you're cute from the BSPC.  All the journal cards from BSDL kit.  I also used the TGF's Snowflake Die which I absolutely love!

Ok, it's your turn!  TGF wants to see what you created using one or both of the kits!  One lucky person will be selected at random to receive their choice of an in-stock Single Rubber Stamp or a 4x6 set!  So please show us!

And before I end this blog post, please check out my fellow Guest DT's  Corinne and Jerodelle's work from even more inspiration!

New Mindy Terasawa Kits

Belated Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Can you believe how fast the holidays are coming and going? My goodness, it feels like only yesterday we celebrated Christmas 2011! Are you guys all ready for it?  I can actually say (proudly) that I am truly ready! I lagged last year and it cost me dearly.  So this year I did all my shopping early, did a lot of personalized gifts and I'm happy to report I only have a couple of gifts left to buy.  Everything is all wrapped and the tree is going up tomorrow!  Woohoo for me! haha!  Sorry if I sound like I'm bragging but to be honest, I'm never good at being on time with gifts, cards and getting my act together especially during the holidays.  So I thought why not pat myself on the back? LOL!

So I'd like to enable help you start early...  Mindy's created some Christmas goodies available at DD.  These kits are super cute (as always!) and you can do tons with these!  I had planned on making some samples so I can post but as usual something came up.  I hope to be able to put something together this weekend or next week and post it on my blog for some inspiration.  But for now, I will show you what is new...

{Silly Lil' Christmas} Kit is super cute!

Coordinating stickers to go with the kit.

 And these stickers are my personal favorite! I asked her to

create these for my Cookie Exchange happening next weekend 

and I think she did an outstanding job as usual.  Will 

share my invites soon, so check back.

 

And last but not least, aren't these card templates 

gorgeous? I'll see about getting a copy to create some samples.

Again check back as I will be using her papers and elements on my December Daily 2012. 

Oh and thanks for the recipes, you still have time to invite some friends to participate in the giveaway!

Easter Chick...

...now don't go thinking this is mine.  Well it is but I totally copied it from Mindy...I'm really tryin' to get use to my tablet and pen tool and all the other tools within the program.  So again, I just want to say, I copied Mindy's chick...here' s my version:

Glad to know that everyone is interested in my news...haven't gotten the green light yet, but as soon as I do, I will announce it here on my blog!  Come back again later today, I hope to have one more post!

Oh and one more thing...I bought a movie today called Hachi.  It stars Richard Gere .  This is a very touching story.  I have yet to see the movie, my mom called to tell me I had to buy it and when she told me the synopsis I knew I had to get it. So today while running errands I drove from Costco - Target - Walmart to look for it.  Found it at Walmart for $15!  Not bad.  Anyhow, the movie is based on a true story from Japan.  I heard about it all my life and when dh and I visited Japan I begged him to see the Statue of the dog.   I'm so happy we did and excited to watch the movie.  Watched the trailer earlier today and bawled!  Anyhow...thought I'd share this with you...here's the trailer:

Aloha!

An Apology and an Easter Egg

OK I'm back apologizing for not coming through yet again with my promises...eek!  I'm not normally this bad...OK,  maybe I am.  But this time I really have a good reason.  For the last couple of days I've been out taking friends around the island as they are visiting from the mainland.  While it's so tiring playing tour guide, I have to say it was really nice to have friends from back home to catch up with and just enjoy each others company.  So needless to say I have not worked on anything crafty...well at least the crafty stuff you guys normally expect.  I've been forcing myself to learn my programs so I can start on making some digital kits.  Tonight I drew some Easter stuff none of which were my own creations...just copied a few drawings and made them my own.  Just so I could familiarize myself w/the software that I haven't used in nine months and even back then I wasn't as comfortable with it as I am now...so I'd like to post one of the drawings and hope to make a kit out of it for fun...we'll see how far I can get before Easter...

Meet Miss Egg-cellent (hahaha...don't know what to call her but that just came to mind...corny I know!). We'll see what I can do to make something out of this and the other stuff...

Oooh and I got some Egg-citing (haha!  Yeah, yeah, CORNY!) news that I received today but cannot share it until I've gotten the green light. Stay tune!

Thanks for stopping by! Aloha!

In a funk!

So the weekend came and went.  Had to take care of a few things before dh went on travel.  Needless to say, I haven't created much this weekend.  So I'm posting a Birthday Invite and Thank You card I made for two of my friends.

Oh yeah as you can see, I didn't get a chance to take pic of the blogcandy...sigh, if I am still up to it later I will.  I'm really, really sorry, I've just been in a funk.  Altho, it's not hard to take a picture of a bunch of stuff...uploading and compressing the pic takes a bit of time.  Ugh...I will, soon, I promise!

OK, onto my cards.  First card is the Thank You card that goes with this invite.

Second card is an invitation for my gf Margarita's youngest, isn't he a cutie?

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Is it Thursday already?!?!

Wow, this week is going by super duper fast!  I'm tryin' to catch up on  my card making as I have several friends and family who's birthdays are this month.  So I'm tryin' to crank out some cards...not easy when your mojo isn't all there.  This first card I used CC Design's Sugarplums Lil' Bug Emma along with some Making Memories paper (I think it's from Making Memories, please correct me if I'm wrong) that I got from Pineapple Cove

This next project was using my CD Calendar that I created for Mindy, which you can purchase here.  Originally this was intended to be housed in a CD case. But when I got the calendar from the printers, I got lazy and then decided that I would use my BIA and then of course got too lazy to pull the BIA out and saw this vertical stand (I'm thinking of painting it to match all my other fixtures on my desk, but it'll have to wait until I move back to the mainland) that I had bought last year just sitting in the corner of my desk.  Perfect!  All I had to do was punch two holes on top and hang it!  Donzo!

Thanks again for stopping by!  I need to take pics of my RAKs still so if you gave me one, I truly am grateful, I've just been so darn lazy and soo not motivated for some reason!!!  Sorry!!!  

I'm also tryin' to gather some blogcandy together to post and pick a winner.  I apologize for the delay in this but if you read the above para, then you'll see why.  

One more thing, I had a question about my Amazing Duo cards...where did I get the paper...I actually just made it from comic books...  Of course I didn't draw or create it but I just put it together, PS it on the computer and voila`!

Sugarplums Lil' Bug Emma was bought at Cute Stuff.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wanted to stop by and wish everyone a HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!  Now go get some lovin'!

Two days in a row...

....hopefully I can keep this up!  Thanks all for the concern about Roxy!! She's doing much better.  We didn't get to go to the vets yesterday because they wrote her appointment incorrectly so instead of yesterday it's today.  And no, I didn't get the days wrong, I specifically told them Wednesday and M heard me say that.  Any how, thank goodness I am free today to take her so it all worked out.

Today's craft project is a hybrid project.  I made these tic tac holders using Mindy's latest kit Rock Angel.  Not sure if there's time to submit to the store. If not, I'll be giving these away Friday for those procrastinator!  LOL!  BUT if these make it in the store than I'll only give to one commenter! 

As always thanks for stopping by!  Aloha!

TGF LO #9

Today I am using the new kit by TGF called Sunny Glen. I think this kit was perfect for those fall LO's! Of course you can use this for anything but the papers reminded me of fall.

Once again my LO is of my precious Avery. I'm trying to make a book of him for me. All the other books I created were for my dh. I wanted to put all the feelings and memories I have of him and how him being gone has really affected me. OK, I'm not going to write about more or else my eyes will start tearing. (wah!) Again, thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to check out the other DT girls:

Jacilynn
Jo

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND A GIFT!!!!

****EDIT**** I just noticed that the original Birthday card was the wrong one...it had some circles on the bottom of the frame portion which shouldn't be there...so I've uploaded the correct version! I'm so sorry for the mistake and please download the new version!****

Just wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Please be safe and enjoy this wonderful holiday with family and friends! And as a gift from me and TGF, here's a card I made instead of a desktop wallpaper. Yes, I know it's a bday card but Marie hasn't made a Thanksgiving kit yet...at least this card you can use over and over again! Enjoy!!

Click the picture to download.

To use the card, open up whatever photo editing software and open up whatever picture you want to use and drag it underneath the card layer. Once you got it print! That's it! Email me if you need more help or info!

Oh and check out my girl Jo, she too has some freebies on her blog!

TGF LO #8 - Thankful LO

It's Wednesday and you all who visit my blog knows what that means. It's TGF digital LO day! We were as to do a LO with a "thankful" or "Thanksgiving" theme. I chose to do a "thankful" LO. As usual, my LOs are simple and I usually like using only one photo if I can help it. Once again I recolored the paper to give it that "Thanksgiving/Thankful" feel. As always, thanks for stopping by!

Please checkout my fellow DT's LOs:

Jacilynn
Jo

TGF Digital Wednesday!

Happy Hump Day Wednesday! Here's my LO submission for TGF Digi Wednesday. Yes, I used the Dirty Sugar kit, but recolored it to make it a bit more masculine since the kit was way too girlie! So many possibilities when you go digital! This is why I'd rather scrapbook in digital than traditionally...plus it takes me fo evah! LOL!

Please visit the other talented DCT girls:

Jacilynn
Jo

OK, to answer some of your questions about the CD Calendar:

These calendars can fit in a regular CD case. It prints month to month sheets. All pages are premade, all you have to do is insert your photo. I have a tutorial on it, just look at the right side of my blog and click on tutorial. Please feel free to email me should you need any help.

2010 CD Calendar

Hi all! I was up late Sunday night till 3 AM Monday morning working on these for my good friend Mindy. I make her her CD Calendars every year and I wanted to get these done and to her before I go on vacation. These calendars are great gifts! I'm thinking of giving my dh and my bro the one I did as sample since they both love Roxy. Just a simple stocking stuffer. You know as you get older, it gets harder to figure out what everyone wants. My dh is especially hard to shop for since he can buy whatever whenever. However he never buys anything for himself. So every year for his bday and Christmas it gets harder and harder to figure out what to get him. Anyhow, I'm not sure how much Mindy plans on selling them for or when it'll go up. But here's your first look at them. I hope to print some out this week so you can see how they look in 3D. Aloha!

TGF LO #6

Today is TGF LO day! This LO is of Roxy's first birthday! I'm sure you can't tell but she's wearing a dress with a tutu. It's so cute on her, make me laugh every time I look at it. The only thing I don't like is the neck part. Any who, I have yet to do a book on her like I have of Avery so I wanted to start on her book and being on a DT is forcing me to do more LOs! Thanks for stopping by! Aloha!

MIA

Sorry friends, I've been busy tryin't to finish up my craft fair projects. I have to say as my first fair, I've learned a lot. Even though my items may seem simple, it was definitely labor intense. At least I've learned that I need to make more simpler items and if I want to ever participate again. hahaha! We were told that this was a fun thing and not to stress, I have to say there was a lot of stressin' done on my end up until yesterday. I figure why stress? No one is in charge of me and if I don't make a lot, I don't make a lot of mula...that's on me. This again was suppose to be fun...so I'm taking that for the rest of the week and allow it to be a fun process. If I don't have a lot of items, I don't have alot....no big loss.

With that said, as you know I have not created anything for the blog. I will post a few of the items once I'm all done. I did however create my weekly digi LO for TGF using their latest kit called Dirty Sugar. Which is up for sale at the TGF site...check it out!

OK, without further ado, here's my LO.

Don't forget to check out my fellow digi girls:

Jacilynn

Joanne

And before I forget a few questions to address:

1. Ebony will be released in rubber, but not until maybe spring of next year.
2. Craft Fair info:

3 Hens and a Chick
Christmas Craft Faire
65 Dowsett Ave
Saturday, November 7, 2009
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Here are a few items that will be avil:

One-of-a-kind Yukata jackets, seed soothers, semi-precious jewelry, doggie garbs and treats, Asian clothing and adorments, homemade jams, quilted totes and record bags, embroidered towels, baby and toddler clothing, baked goods galore, fitted table covers and assorted Hawaiian motif, whimsical wood crafted items and bulletin boards with original stamp designs, Christmas pillows, holiday wall hangings, decorations and wreaths, s'more snacks and goodies for stocking stuffers for teacher and the hard to shop for.

Parking: Look for the signs on Puiwa Lane near the Nuuanu School or on
20 Dowsett Ave, Internat'l Baptist Church.

Aloha and hope to see you guys there!

TGF Merry Merry Kit - LO #4

Sorry, no time to write much so here's my TGF LO! Simple, simple, simple! LOL Next month I will be using the new kit called Dirty Sugar, it's so cute and perfect for birthday LOs! As always thanks for stopping by!

Oooh, I wanna show my fellow Twilight fans these cool scrapbook papers that my girl Margarita got me. Isn't she the best?



And before I forget I wanna answer Michelle's question regarding the Halloween pails - I got them from Walmart. Those were bought on the mainland, however I bought a couple last year at the WalMart in Pearl City. My WalMart isn't selling them this year. Hopefully you're WalMart will have them. Good luck!!

Oh yeah one more question from Linda - I believe Marie is going to have Ebony for sale, just not sure when, if it'll be rubber or digi. As soon as I find out, I'll post on my blog.

And on a last note...please forgive me for not visiting or commenting on your blog. I promise when I have time I will!

Christmas @ Tokyo Disney

Last Dec M and I were in Japan for M's work and as usual, I tagged along! We went to Tokyo Disney because dh's mission is to go to ALL the Disney's! Crazy if you ask me! LOL! Anyhow, it was decorated in Christmas theme so you totally felt the Holiday Spirit. In fact, that was probably the only place M felt the holiday spirit. LOL! Japanese people don't really celebrate Christmas. Anyhow, it was Disney's 25th year in Japan...can you believe I was there opening day 25 years ago? Wowzer! Anyhow here's my LO:

Another Digi Invite

Seriously haven't had time to create for fun or for me...oh well! Nice to be busy and racking in some extra mula (^o^) LOL! Made this invite for my friend back home...same person I did the baby announcement and change of address. This is of her dd (obviously...lol!). Its a Hello Kitty themed party. I personally don't like saturating the invite w/all kinds of graphics. I feel it takes away from the main purpose. Again, another simple card. I'm not sure she'll go for it so this may not be the final invite. I personally like it...hahaha! And believe me, I don't normally like everything I create.