It's an Anniversary!

Made this card for my in-laws. It's late...sad to say I've fallen behind after doing so well with sending presents and cards (*o*) Seriously don't know why I'm laggin'! The card is a VERY simple card (my MIL does not like fancy-dancy). Believe it or not, I started this card the other night and I totally took a 180 turn from my original idea. You'd think if it took me that long to create it would have been spectacular...but it's not..its simple...but then again, that's how I like it (^o^). And yes for those of you that recognize the paper it's the Imaginicse paper Fairest of them All. I'm seriously trying to use up my scraps...got tons! Anyhow thanks for stopping by! Happy Aloha Friday!


Supplies:
CS: Making Memories Purple CS
DSP: Imaginicse Fairest of them All
Stamp used: TGF
Misc.: Nestablilities Oval and Scapllop die, SU! Ticket Punch

Another Purse - Princess

Quick post. Made another purse using the Imaginices Fairest of them All (Mindy Terasawa), I will house some stamped images for a certain little girl who loves to stamp w/her mommy. Thanks for stopping by! Aloha!

Rockstar Anya Purse

A purse I made for my dh's niece for her 11th bday. I decided to make a purse just to be different. Inside are a coordinating card and gift card. I choose Rockstar Anya because she is so not a girlie-girl. She's into Guitar Hero and I thought Rockstar Anya was perfect for her. TFS!

This is the front of the purse

And here's the backside of it.

Supplies:
CS: Black from Walmart
DSP: Nancy Kubo's Rock On Paper Set
Ribbon: SU! Black
Markers: Various Copics

Another Blog Candy Going on...

Joy from A Place to Be Me is giving away some major blog candy! Head on over there for a chance to win it!!! All I can say is it some major candy!!! LOL! Good luck everyone!

Shopping Miss Anya

Made this card for dh's SIL for her bday, I'll put a GC inside of her favorite store. She loves to shop so I thought this Miss Anya and the background paper were perfect for her! TFL!

Supplies:
CS: SU! Chocolate Chips
DSP: Mindy Terasawa's It's a Girl Thing
Markers: Copics various colors

Digi LO

Aloha! I was in the mood to do a LO since I haven't done one in sooo long! No journaling on here as I have yet to figure out what I'm gonna write about. Simple LO, but most of my LOs are. This is of me and my brother posing in front of the Hospital where our little sister was born (Margarita and Liann both gave birth here also!) and the place where Margarita (Ninette, I'm not sure if you did dance at the hospital but I think you did...correct me if I'm wrong) and I both preformed...I know weird but they had us perform for the patients and staff. Anyhow, I know it's nothing to most, but for me and my brother we were so excited just to be there!! LOL! TFL!

Gorjuss Girl card, Awards and Blog Candy

This was suppose to be my Mother's Day card for my MIL but decided on the other one I posted last week. I felt this wasn't her style. So I guess I'll use this as a Thank You or a Birthday card.

Got this award from Linda of Simple and Sassy Creations. Linda just recently started her blog and I have to say what an impressive blog! She's a local girl with such a big heart!!! Thanks Linda!!!

This award was from Joy of Tamiko's! She's the only bloggin' friend here in Hawaii that I have met so far and let me tell you ladies, she's so nice!!!

Got this award from Joy of Place to Be Me, Joy of Tamiko's and Gracie of Created by Gracie. Thanks so much to the two Joy's and Gracie! They're such a couple of sweeties! Check out their blogs, they got tons of great creations there!!!

here are the rules...

1) link back to the person who gave it to you

2) put the picture/award on your blog

3) you can nominate anyone and as many as you choose

4) leave a fact that no one knows about you

5) leave a comment on the blog that gave you this award

***fact: I always have to have my nails polished.

I think a lot of people that deserve this award has already gotten it, but I will still list several bloggin' friends that I admire:

1. Joy of A Place to be Me
2. Margarita of Margarita Crafts
3. Liann of Creating with Aloha
4. Kyoko of Cards and Tags Mania
5. Teri of Big Ideas from a Little Girl
6. Gracie of Created by Gracie
7. Linda of Simple and Sassy Creations
8. Michelle of Mushi's Creative Inspirations

Want a chance to win the these:

Set 2 of the Gorjuss Girls designed by Suzanne Woolcot for Sugar Nellie, Preorder is now closed and these won't be available as singles until late May.

Daisy and Dandelion A5 Paper Collection

Daisy and Dandelion 3 pack of Coloured Stickers

Daisy and Dandelion Clear Stamps

A tube of silicone adhesive

Tub Clear Embossing Powder

Papermania 3 Pack Pigment Stamp Pads

A pack of K&Co Amy Butler Designer Cards.

Forever Friends 3 Pack of stickers

A selection of stamped images, which will include Sugar Nellies, Whiff of Joys, Tildas and Anyas.

Go to Fiona J Cards and more for your chance to win!!

Thanks for all the kind comments on my last post!!! Yeah you can say I'm a bit homesick. I'll try to post more pics of Japan.

Jealous of Jen!

LOL! Seriously I am jealous of Jen of Jenny's Creations! She recently visited Japan and even though I was just there this past Dec, I still wished I was there last week too! LOL! Anyhow, looking at Jen's pictures reminding me of the missing piece in my heart (how dramatic am I? LOL) so I decided to share a few of my Japan pictures here on my Stampin' blog. I promise this won't be something I'll post often but just wanted to share a part of me that I don't often do on this blog. Enjoy, hope that all that visits my blog who have never been to Japan thing about visiting. Japan is truly a beautiful place!

Cherry Blossoms at one of the Temple grounds.

The Great Buddah at Kamakura (not far from where I grew up)

I'll post more pics when I have time...but for now since I haven't updated the blog I'll go ahead and post what I have... Thanks for stopping by!

Mother's Day Card

I know you're a bit surprised but yes, I do own other stamps besides TGF stamps...LOL! Altho I have to say they are by far my favorite stamps right now! But with today's cards, I decided to use one of my favorite SU! stamps for my Mother's Day Cards. This card was totally lifted from Chat of Me, Myself and I. It's exactly the same except for the color. I just love her style and loved how she used the Eastern Blossom set. I think I may lift more cards from her because her work is absolutely gorgeous! If you haven't seen her work check it out!

Supplies:
CS: SU! Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip. Memories Kraft
Ink: SU! Close to Cocoa and Baja Breeze
Stamp: SU! Eastern Blossom
Ribbon: SU! Baja Breeze
MISC: SU! Large Oval Punch and Scallop Oval Punch, SU! Mat Pack, Dew Drops and Liquid Pearl - Baby Blue.

On a side note, I wanted to address a couple of questions I got via email regarding the Hula Sweeties.
1. If you would like a Hula Sweetie, look on the right hand side where the Sweetie preview is and pick a Sweetie you'd like to be dressed in a Hula outfit. Then email me of your choice.
2. Hula Sweetie number 2 (below) is not for sale as that is my personal Sweetie.
3. If interested in a Sweetie whether it be a Hula Sweetie or regular Sweetie email me your choice - pick the Sweetie to the corresponding number (I can change hair or clothing color if you'd like). I will then send you a Paypal invoice for payment of $5, once payment has been received I will then send you the Sweetie file in .png and .tiff file.
4. For those that has already purchased a Sweetie from me and would like the .tiff file please email me.

Hawaiian Sweeties

A while back Liann from CrEaTiNg WiTh AloHa asked me if I can make her a Hula Sweetie...I decided to make a few of the Sweeties with a hula skirt. Here's what I came up with, let me know what you think.

Case'd that Anya

I decided to participate in the Case'd that Anya going on. I always try to participate but always forget to submit. Anyhow, I finished this card early and will be uploading it to the gallery after this post (hopefully I won't forget). I love participating in these challenges, it forces me to make a card so I will always have one on hand for those special occasions. I hate not having a card on hand and I hate it even more if I have to make one last minute, my work usually tends to suffer. Anyhow that's my number one priority and if I win the prizes are just an added bonus (^o*)

OK enough of my babbling...here's my plain and simple card (if you haven't noticed, that's my style...lol)

Supplies:
CS: Purple CS from Memories and SU's Pink Piourette
DSP: Mindy Terasawa's Fairest of them All (Imaginicse produced) (tryin' to use up all my scraps!)
Stamps: TGF
Ribbon: Purple Grosgrain ribbon from Walmart
Markers: Various Copics
Misc: Dew Drops

New TGF Annika and a card from Tammy

A card I made for my cousin Lyn, whom I haven't seen in over 20 years only to find out she moved to the same town as my parents! I know, weird and long story! Basically she use to live in the Philippines and moved two towns away from my folks (after I had moved away) and whenever I'd come home to visit it would be such a short visit that I'd never get to see anyone but my parents so needless to say I was so happy to see her, her brother, his family and her cousin (a cousin from her dad side that I'm also close with) when I was home this past April. Anyhow, her birthday is tomorrow (I'm late sending it!) and I wanted to make her a little something. TFL!

Supplies:
CS: SU! Kiwi Kiss
DSP: Nancy Kubo's Happy Spring
Stamp: TGF's Annika

And for my second card, I got this beautiful card from Tammy along with the Wild West Anya that I won from her site. Isn't this absolutely gorgeous? Let me tell you, her cards are all gorgeous however I can't explain how much more gorgeous it is IRL!!! Wow! Amazing! If you haven't seen Tammy's work, go check out her blog!

OK, I'm off to bed (at 3:44 PM) because my allergies are buggin' me and I took benedryl and whenever I take it I'm really groggy! Hopefully I'll be able to craft when I get up from my nap!

Thank You for Joy

I made this little treat bag for Joy of Tamiko's yesterday as a little thank you for being such a sweet person and for her great customer service! If you guys haven't visited Joy's blog or store, you should! Her blog is filled with gorgeous creations and her store has great stuff! She carries, The Greet Farm stamps, Pink Cat Studios, Pink Paislee, C.C. Designs, Dandelion Designs and Stampendous stamps along with a bunch of embellishments and craft goodies!! Anyhow this little treat bag idea came from Paper Pleasing Ideas, I had to alter it a bit for some reason my measurements weren't coming out right so I played around until I got it just right. Inside are Jelly Belly's that I got from the Jelly Belly Factory from back home. Yes, the JB Factory is where my parents lives. I never use to go there when I was living there but of course as soon as I moved away I would always go there to visit. The thing is, I don't like jelly beans...haha! But it's so neat visiting the place. I do buy the candies for dh's co-workers and for friends but I never really eat them. They do have their own M&M type candies that are delicious! Anyhow, thanks for stopping by!

These Jelly Belly are Cold Stone flavors, Vanilla Cake, Chocolate Fudge, Chocolate Mint and I forgot the other ones.

Supplies:
CS: SU! Pink Pirouette,
DSP: Mindy Terasawa's Sakura Garden
Ribbon: SU! Mellow Moss
Stamp: Hanko Designs
Markers: Various Copics and SU! Stampin' Write

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?

Wanna win this?

Hey everyone! You gotta check this blog candy out!

Just visit Debbie's blog at Passion for Crafts, leave a comment and repost this blog candy on your blog! That's it! And while you're there, check out her creations which are absolutely gorgeous! Good luck everyone!

More Hello Kitty Cards

Two cards I made this evening...had lots of fun using my new Hello Kitty Dies. When I went to buy them at J's I didn't realize they were tiny. I thought they'd be the same size as the first HK dies...to my delight they weren't and they were so much cheaper!!!

Supplies:

CS: SU! Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Memories Pastel Purple, Light Blue CS is unkonwn
DPS: Mindy Terasawa's Its a Girl Thing and Fairest of them All
Stamps: Matchbox Messages
Misc: Dew Drops

Nurse Anya for my dad!

Killed two birds with one stone. My submission for the C.A.S.E for the TGF challenge (altho, I'm thinking of making another card and submitting that one instead...we'll see) and a card for my dear ole dad! Inside I used the stamp of the milk carton from the Comfort Food set (level 1 hostess set) which says "feeling sick? milk it." I'm a bit annoyed about the paper behind Nurse Anya, I wanted to matte it but unfortunately I accidentally glued it down before matting it. However, the next size up would have basically covered the whole card...that only means I need to go back to J's and grab the other set. I'm sure dh will love that (^o^)

Supplies:
CS: SU! Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango
DSP: Shabby Princess' South of the Border
Markers: Copics YR16 Apricot, YR68 Orange, E71 Champagne, E57 Light Walnut, RV13 Tender Pink, E01 Pink Flamingo

FREE SALE-A-BRATION SET!

Aloha!!

Sale-A-Bration (SAB) is over and I know there were a few of you that were disappointed that you missed it! Well, I have good news for you! I'm giving you a chance to win a free SAB set of your choice! Yup, you read that right! FREE SAB SET OF YOUR CHOICE! Now I know you're wondering what's the catch? LOL! The catch is to create a card using at least one SU! stamp set from the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book and Catalog. Submit the card to me via email or post it on your blog. Then leave a comment stating whether you sent your card via email or a link to your blog. Your card will then be selected via Random.org. But in order to qualify the drawing you must leave a comment! Deadline for submission will be on Monday, April 27. Winners will be announced Tuesday April 28.

Good luck and can't wait to see your creations!!

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!

An Easter Basket and Will Be Away

Hello Everyone! It's late, I'm exhausted! A family emergency has come up and I will be gone for a little over a week. I have been up and on the go since 7 this morning. Yeah, I know, I know there a lot of you that get up way before that, what can I say I'm a wuss (^o^). Packing is 75% done. Not quite sure where all my winter wear is...ugh, I guess I may have to buy a few sweatshirts but oh well, the hubby says go ahead buy whatever...ahhh he's such a great guy! I'm a bit sad leaving him since he's usually the one leaving me. I love traveling with him but he's the boss and he needs to be at the office. Sigh, that's the life of a military spouse!

Any who, I made these little baskets using Mindy's easter kit called Mindy's Bunny Hop kit. Thanks for stopping by and hope to visit all your blogs while I'm away killing time, if not, I'll see ya'll after Easter!

So since I won't really be on since Easter, everyone please have a safe and blessed Easter holiday with your love ones!!!