Aloha, all! A QUICK UPDATE: Some retiring products are now DISCOUNTED! Click HERE for the complete list. Now back to our regularly-scheduled post! In less than a week, the newest Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog will be open for business. As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I was allowed to pre-order some products from that catalog, and I've just about run out of the papers from my newest favorite … [Read more...] about A Fun & Exciting New Product Suite!
3D Projects
Looking Through My Stash! – Part 1
Aloha, all! It's been a really busy week as my husband and I leave this Thursday for a trip that will keep me away from my Craft Room for three full weeks. But never fear - my longest stop will be the last week of my trip when I'll be visiting my sister-in-law and former Stampin' Up! demonstrator. She may be former SU!, but she's not former crafter. In fact, if I'd had my way, I would have … [Read more...] about Looking Through My Stash! – Part 1
Soft Suede to the Rescue!
Aloha, all! Finally, earlier this week, our new furniture arrived. Hooray, I am no longer living out of a suitcase! It really wasn't as bad as all that - we travel on occasion, and I often find myself digging around in suitcases when we're just spending an overnight somewhere. But it's nice to have a dresser. Even nicer is having furniture that is just right for our apartment and our style … [Read more...] about Soft Suede to the Rescue!
Blessings at Passover
Aloha, all! While most of us are getting ready for the Easter holiday - an important day in Christian communities, as well as a fun day for children of all cultures in our country - many of us are beginning the week of Passover, an important event in the Jewish calendar. While I tend to try to make cards celebrating Jewish events more around the time of Hannukah, that's because I can make fun … [Read more...] about Blessings at Passover
Halloween’s Over – But Not These Products!
Aloha, all! I really do like the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper, as well as the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies that are in the Stampin' Up! 2017 Holiday Catalog. And you just have to know that they're not just for Halloween! There are some beautiful designs with Fall Colors in that paper set, and pumpkins will take us all the way to the USA's … [Read more...] about Halloween’s Over – But Not These Products!
Happy 75th Birthday to My Husband, Harry!
Aloha, all! Today is a very special day as we're celebrating my husband's 75th Birthday. I mentioned this last week when I posted his birthday card a bit early so that I could enter it in the Stampin' Up! Only Biweekly Challenge. But it could not be such a special birthday without some really fun and unusual gift. It all … [Read more...] about Happy 75th Birthday to My Husband, Harry!
My Projects for a Fund-Raising Fair!
Aloha, all! As many of you know, I belong to a group called Family and Community Education (FCE). It's part of a USA national group of the same name, which is also part of a worldwide group called Associated Country Women of the World. In our small part of the world, my club focuses on educational projects such as giving books to newborns, providing materials … [Read more...] about My Projects for a Fund-Raising Fair!
A Fun Box for Gifts and Such!
Aloha, all! Earlier this week I was involved in making a project for a group to which I belong. The idea was to take a project for which there was a tutorial with a sample made from retired Stampin' Up! products and remake it with current products. As I do with most projects that I make in my Craft Room, I had a lot of fun with … [Read more...] about A Fun Box for Gifts and Such!
Color Fusers Blog Hop – February 2017!
Aloha, all! Welcome once again to my favorite monthly blog hop, the Color Fusers Blog Hop, in which we are given 4 or 5 colors and challenged to use at least 3 of them in our blog post for the day. This month's color challenge is to use: The list of all this month's blogs is at the end of this post. I hope you will … [Read more...] about Color Fusers Blog Hop – February 2017!
My Craft Room – Not Just for Paper!
Aloha, all! Since late last year, I have had a bit less time for my paper crafting, but not because I'm too busy with chores. I've been learning how to crochet a breast prosthesis called a Knitted Knocker. How these got their name is a fun story, but I'll leave it for you to research that online at KnittedKnockers.org. What's more fun for me is that … [Read more...] about My Craft Room – Not Just for Paper!
Fun With January’s Paper Pumpkin Kit! – Edited
Aloha, all! I love it when each month's Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up! arrives. Now, I may not always be thrilled with the kind of project when I first see it. But all it usually takes is a few minutes of thinking about the possibilities of the new goodies that have landed in my Craft Room. The January 2017 Paper Pumpkin Kit was one of those. On the … [Read more...] about Fun With January’s Paper Pumpkin Kit! – Edited