Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii's Featured "Aloha" Blogger

A big congratulations to Kyoko, for being SSH's Featured "Aloha" Blogger of the week. As I visit Kyoko's blog "Cards and Tags Mania", I cannot help but smile. She is so funny and it never fails to amaze me of how entertained I feel, while visiting her. It does not surprise me as to "why" her blog is full of RAKS both sent and received. As I would say...very loved and "blessed".

I was inspired as I came across Kyoko's Post-It Note Holders and decided to make one for someone whom is very close to my family. Because I decorated the front of the acrylic holder, I decided to use a solid color in the background. Omgosh the white crinkled paper is really gorgeous. Believe it or not, it is totally "handmade" paper. As natural, as paper can get.

The paper, the green fern leaves, the green squares with the white hearts, the orange flowers, the crimped tan paper, and the twine...ALL NATURAL! They are all part of the "All Natural Accents" line, which Little C's is very big on stocking. The only embellishment on this frame that is not natural, is the large prima flower.

This was actually a fun and quick project to put together. The hardest part, I would have to say, was the layout. That goes to show, how easy it was.

Well as always, I appreciate you stopping in. Have a very blessed day and Mahalo!

hugs in Jesus~

Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii's Challenge #6...Dew Drops

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend, so far. This week, SSH has a new challenge going on for you. Please be sure to pop on over and check out the complete details. There is some nice goodies just waitin', for a winner. Part of the challenge is to create, using dew drops. As you can see, I decided to create using red and green glass dew drops. Perfect for the strawberry DSP.

It was raining dew drops on this card and on the paper crafted ice cream cone as well. For this challenge I used one of Little C's newest items in stock, CC Designs "Sweet Kiki". It's kinda hard to tell but the ice cream cone Sweet Kiki is holding, is covered with stickles.

Here's a couple more ice cream cones that I created as a RAK, for some of the Glama Gurlz, at last month's gathering. I know...it's so sad that it took this loooooooong to post. The original cones were embellished with either pink brads or pink pearls. The latest cone (shown above), sportin' the pink dew drops, was actually created to fit in with my card theme and dew drop challenge. I was very pleased with how cute these cones (filled with mini candy bars) turned out. Though I must be honest, it was not my brilliance, intellectual thinking. The idea was cased and the template can be found by clicking here.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend and much blessings to YOU! Aloha...

hugs in Jesus~

Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii- Challenge #2

Happy Aloha Friday and hope your day is just as beautiful, wherever you may be, as it is in Hawaii. This has got to be one of the most beautiful days, anyone could ask for. Bright, sunny, blue skies, and a nice breeze with the fragrance of the plumeria flowers in the air. Wow!!! God is truly so good and it is by His hands that this great beauty was created. My girls are off in the family room entertaining one another and just laughing and giggling away. I love it. As their mommy, it blesses my heart to hear (and see) the joy in their spirit and their little hearts. I am truly blessed. Thank you Lord!

Now, as for the week's SSH challenge, we were given this very beautiful image to work off of. Check out those colors. Don't they make the prettiest combo? Yes, the layout and details are great but...I was so inspired by the color combo. Very gorgeous and vibrant. However I selected only certain colors to work with and this is what I ended up with...

I was so inspired by the beautiful Accordion bags/purses that Maria (Stampin' Inspirations...) created and decided to take a try at it. My 11 y/o needed a gift holder to put her little bags of trinkets in, that she will be giving to one of her girlfriends. Perfect! I had the perfect gift holder in mind, for her. So there I went, on to creating it. Of course I geared toward the younger age.

I love the "Girlie" images from Penny Black. As I mentioned earlier, it reminds me much of my girls. This image "Always Here", the DS paper kit "Blossom", and the designer ribbons are just a few of many items sold at Little C's.

Just as any other project, the measurements of this Accordion Purse can be adjusted according to one's needs. In our case, this will suit the need of the little trinket gift bags just perfectly.

Purse Details:
Stamp: "Always Here" by Penny Black (Little C's)
Paper: "Blossom" kit by Three Bugs...(Little C's)
Ink: SU! markers
Accessories: ribbons, stickles, designer brad, scallop & circle punches, oval nesties, CB Dots folder.

I appreciate you stopping by. Pop on in at Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii to check out what the rest of the DT's came up with. Hope you will be inspired. Till then...Aloha and God bless~

hugs in Jesus~

Always Remember...

This evening I share with you a project we did at Jen's (Pieces of Me), for the Glama Gurlz gathering. I kinda added a little more embellishing (just a tiny bit) than what the sample showed. To get a better idea, check out this really cute one done by Jen and...for more flavor, check out Maria's, whom the actual idea originated from. Thanks Jen and Maria. It was fun!

I used digital images from Nancy Kubo designs, scallop circle nesties, pink gem stones, cuttlebug folder, DS paper, and both solid & printed ribbon.

I decided to go all "Stickled" out which began with the flower. The sentiment "Always remember..." is a sticker from one of my paper kits.

The pretty lil' butterfly is also with stickles.

Here's a peek of the inside. Left side is intended to post little notes, using the butterfly magnet. Yes, there's a magnet somewhere under him (lol). Right side holds a mini calendar and a pad of "Post It's". A decorated pen was also included but... I think some sticky little fingers got a hold of it. And now, the pen disappears, ugh.......

Thank you for stopping by. Till tomorrow...Aloha and God bless~

hugs in Jesus~

Altered Notepads Take Four...

Okay, okay, okay...this is the last set of notepads made for our campers, that I will be sharing. Thanks for hanging in there. Just a quick post for today.

By now you should know it's Nancy Kubo's "Aloha Cuties" digital images used to create this notepad cover. Yep it was very easy to work with. Just embellish and...you're done! Again, just as all the other sets, dew drops, flowers, and stickles were used to create these 5x8 notepad covers.

Thank you for your visit today. Be blessed!

hugs in Jesus~

Altered Notepad Take Three...

First of all...Happy Aloha Friday all and hope you have a very blessed and safe weekend. Now...

Here's the third set. Using Nancy Kubo's "Aloha Cuties" to create these 5x8 covers for my notepads was such a cinch. No coloring involved. Just embellish and...you're done. Loved it!

Again, using dew drops, flowers, and a variety of stickles (all over the image). Easy peasy!

Thanks for blessing me with your visit today. Again, have a safe weekend and remember...Jesus loves you!

hugs in Jesus~

Altered Notepad Take Two...

Here's a second set of the notepads made for our campers.

Again, using Nancy Kubo's "Aloha Cuties" digital images. Added some dew drops, flowers, and stickles. It's hard to tell but just as the first (hula girl) set, stickles were added to the image, giving it a different touch. Circle nesties were also used to create the scalloped circle.

Very simple and quick project being that NO coloring was involved. I loved it!

Hope you enjoyed your visit. I appreciate you stopping by. Have a very blessed day in the Lord!

hugs in Jesus~

Altered Notepads For...Some Special Little Ladies!

A l o o o o o o h a...to all of you, my stamping sisters! First of all I must say a big THANK YOU to all of you whom were so faithful, sweet, concerned, and encouraging. You have blessed me so much by your continuous visits, emails, and harassment's (lol). I had no choice but...to return (lol). What intended to be a one week break, ended in a 4 1/2 month disappearing act. I had the hardest time budging and gettin' out of, what I found to be, my comfort zone. Thank you, thank you, thank you for staying on top of me. I so much appreciate you all.

I didn't do much creating during the long break. However, the little that I did do, I would love to share it with you.

My daughter and I had just returned from Awana Camp. As one of the camp counselors, I needed to donate an item to contribute to 28 goodie bags for the girls (ages 10-13). Perfect! I have the supplies but had no idea of what to create. Thanks to Jen (Pieces of Me) and Jenny (Jenny's Creations) for their brilliance. With only a few days to create 28 pieces, I decided to (kinda) duplicate Jen's notepad. Her's were so pretty but, because my recipients were little young ladies, I decided to simplify my version. I didn't have much time to color so Jenny shared the brilliant idea of creating with a pre-colored digi image. This was the best idea EVER. I've never worked with digitals and now I LOVE IT! Omgosh...it was so fast.

To create my (28) notepads, I used four different digi images from Nancy Kubo's "Aloha Cuties" and made sets. Here is the first set...

The cover is measured out to 5 x 8. One pad was created with a solid background, the other with a printed. Added flowers from All Natural Accents, some dew drops, and stickles.

To add a different touch to the image, I applied stickles all over, using different shades.
For the little time invested to create these, they came out perfect. Perfect for the age range, I was targeting. The little ladies were so appreciative, which made it all worth it. Please tune in tomorrow, I will share the next set. Till then...

It's great to be back and, MAHALO NUI LOA!!!

hugs in Jesus~

"Thinking of You" Card Set Gift Pack...

This gift set is something I wanted to make for someone very special to me...my younger sister Liz of Hyz2praze. I know she wasn't feeling well, so I wanted to create something just to say I'm "Thinking of You".

I was very inspired after seeing this idea on Rachel's of Paper Crafts By Rach, that I decided to case it. I chose to create this holder for something I know, my sister would appreciate and certainly put to good use. That's where the card sets came to mind. For those who knows Liz, knows she's an avid reader. Therefore I went with this image, WOF's "Angel Reading Book"

This gift pack holds two card samples in the front pocket, while...
the two inner pockets contains EVERYTHING needed (including pop dots) to duplicate the card samples. When complete, she will have a six pack of cards that she will be able to bless others with. How wonderful is that!?!
Hope today's post will inspire you to create something for a very special someone in your life. Be blessed in the Lord...Aloha
hugs in Jesus~