Aloha, all! This really is an “Aloha” project day. With all my posts beginning with a Hawaiian, “Aloha,” I rarely get a chance to focus on a card that really has a Hawaiian flavor to it. But I’m going to fix that for today. After all, being “sheltered in place” where I live in Hawai’i… [Read More]
Techniques
This Easter Bunny is the Star!
Aloha, all! Beginning last month, and continuing until we get it done, one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! demonstrator online groups is updating their tutorials. And as part of that process, those of us who are members are volunteering to help make the samples and rewrite tutorials using up-to-date products. Today’s project is one of… [Read More]
I Miss You!
Aloha, all! With all this time on my hands as I no longer have meetings or appointments scheduled every day (or so it seemed), I’m making cards. Are you surprised? Probably not. But I do have a LARGE stash of Stampin’ Up! products and a LOT of people whom I don’t get to see as… [Read More]
An Oldie but Goodie Technique: Stained Glass!
Aloha, all! I have been SOOOO fortunate to have a really good friend visiting this month. Her house is in my former neighborhood where most of the homes were destroyed in the 2018 Kilauea Lava Eruption. Her house is still standing, but is not in the most wonderful shape after all that went on back… [Read More]
Cards Aren’t Just for Christmas!
Aloha, all! This time of the year it’s hard to think of any kind of greeting cards except Christmas (or other holiday) cards. But December is also just another month of the year, and every month has birthdays, illnesses, and just someone that I know who could use a simple “Thinking of You” card. While… [Read More]
New Products for a Fun Fold Card!
Aloha, all! Earlier this week I shared some samples of how I used the new Christmastime Is Here Designer Series Paper and two of the new embellishments in the Christmastime Is Here suite – the Gold 1/4″ Shimmer Ribbon and Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. Today I have one project that uses all three of these, along with just… [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]
