Aloha, all! The week before our windows were to be done was a usual kind of week around here – hectic and disorganized. One of these days I’ll get it together. Anyway, all of a sudden I realized that (not suddenly) I needed both a birthday card and a get well card, and I needed… [Read More]
A Belated Happy Birthday!
Aloha, all! Of my four brothers, only my two youngest brothers are still alive and kicking. Both of them are quite a bit younger than I am, and both live a long ways from Hawai’i – Maryland and Massachusetts. But I do get to see them occasionally, and I get to catch up with them… [Read More]
The Holiday Haul Stamp Set – And How to Get It!
Aloha, All! Every year the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog has such fun host-only stamp sets, that I make sure that my very first order is at least $150 so I can buy at least one of them. This year is no different! I fell in love with the Holiday Haul Stamp Set the minute I… [Read More]
Coloring Colored Paper? Yes!
Aloha, all! Earlier this month, I entered a challenge to add my own colors to one of Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers to show how they can be changed to make our own unique project. I had just finished a project using the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper set, which includes designs that are just white… [Read More]
We’ll Have a Blue (Plaid!) Christmas!
Aloha, all! I had so much fun at Cheryl Hamilton’s stamping event last month, and got some great inspiration as I work to design my own Christmas cards this year. For one thing, since I first saw the Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper in the Stampin’ Up! 2019 Holiday Catalog, I’ve thought of it as a… [Read More]
Is It October Already?
Aloha, all! Where have I been and where did September go???? Well, I’ve been right here in my apartment working to get ready for our new windows FINALLY! to be installed. We signed a contract on those windows well over a year (yes, YEAR) ago, and come Monday, the installation will begin. There were lots… [Read More]
A Fun Card for Every Stamper!
Aloha, all! Once again, it’s the last Wednesday of the month, and it’s time for the monthly Island Hopping Blog Hop featuring me, Robin Messenheimer, from Hawai’i’s Big Island and Cheryl Hamilton from the island of Maui. This month we’re featuring not only an upcoming holiday (Halloween), but we’re showing off how stampers at all… [Read More]
