Aloha, all! This July I’ve been having fun making slimline cards again. I forgot how much I like making cards of different shapes – as long as they can be mailed, of course! With Social Media the way it is today, when a kind of card-making becomes popular, it becomes WAY popular! There’s even now… [Read More]
Die-cutting and Embossing
Christmas In July, Part 1!
Aloha, all! Yep, it’s the last week of July 2020. What a year it has been so far. While I do wish that could be seen today as a positive statement, I hope when I re-read this a year from now, it will feel more positive than it does now. But Christmas always has offered… [Read More]
The Lighter Side of the Ocean!
Aloha, all! As I write this, Hurricane Douglas has its sights set on not playing nice with Hawai’i. Living right on the ocean, I do get a little nervous when I see that happening. At least we no longer live in a big house on 2 acres of land where we had a ton of… [Read More]
A Peek Into the Sea!
Aloha, all! Those of you who follow my personal page on Facebook know that I often post photos of the view of the Pacific Ocean from my apartments’s lanai (balcony). Sometimes the surface of the ocean is dark blue, sometimes light. But it’s always vast as we look towards the horizon. One thing we don’t… [Read More]
Missing You!
Aloha, all! I’m still making multiples of cards to send out to make sure there is Happy Mail in mail boxes of my friends and acquaintances. But every once in a while I come across a name on my list that makes me think about a specific stamp set. Today I’m going to share one… [Read More]
Island Hopping with Seaside Notions!
Aloha, all! I am finally back in Hawaii after more than two weeks away from home, the last week in the 109 degree plus temperatures of the desert southwest. Yep, in Las Vegas. I am SOOOO happy to be home out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, whose currents do a wonderful job of… [Read More]
Gifts While I’m Traveling
Aloha, all! I’m still traveling away from my pleasantly warm home on Hawai’i’s Big Island. I mention the weather because I’ve just arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the temperature is hovering around 100?. Yikes! I am so not used to this kind of heat. Besides that I’m not used to all the buildings and… [Read More]