Aloha, all! Finally I'm getting back into some crafting after a totally hectic August 2012! But I had to because the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge starts today!! If the SUO Challenge Coordinator can't get her act together to make a project, then we're all in a bit of hot water! The challenge this time around is to make a … [Read more...] about Another Design with a Step Box!
Designer Series Paper
Thoughts From our Garden
Aloha, all! With a greeting such as, "Aloha," you have to know that I live in Hawaii. In fact, I live on the Windward Side of the Big Island, and it is green all over, including in our garden. It's really my husband's garden because he does all the work. I get to look out from our lanai and ooh and aah over it every … [Read more...] about Thoughts From our Garden
More Papers – In a Sketch Challenge!
Aloha, all! As I continue to look through my growing stash of Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series - or Printed - Papers, I'm starting to realize that I'm already running out of my first purchase of some of the sets. In fact, I think I'm about to open my third pack of the set, Comfort Cafe. One reason is that I decided early on that this was a … [Read more...] about More Papers – In a Sketch Challenge!
Fun with Stampin’ Up! Designer Papers!
Aloha, all! It's been two weeks since a challenge from the SUO Challenge Design Team, so this must be the week for another one! This time our challenge was to show off Stampin' Up! Designer Series papers in a fun way. Oh, boy! Do I have lots of papers, and lots of ideas for using them that I never get around to trying. So today was the … [Read more...] about Fun with Stampin’ Up! Designer Papers!
Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Catalog is Here!
Aloha, all! One of my favorite times of the year is when Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog arrives - and it has arrived as of today!! One thing that you should know right off the bat is that this is not a "mini" catalog. It's a 40 page full-size catalog, with TONS of brand new Stampin' Up! products. In today's card, I'm … [Read more...] about Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Catalog is Here!
Some More Buttons!
Aloha, all! I'm finally back in my craft room after lots of household chores to accomplish this week. I've been by myself for the last week and a half, and there is just too much around here for one person to do! But my husband's back home from his travels, and all is once again right with my world! In my last post … [Read more...] about Some More Buttons!
Buttons, Brads and Brights!
Aloha, all! Perhaps another title for this blog post might be, "A Bit Over the Top!" Whatever it is that hit me today, it sure struck a "bright" cord in my craft room! Today is the day for the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge blog post, and the challenge this time around is to use Buttons and Brads, though either one … [Read more...] about Buttons, Brads and Brights!
Love Those Summer Crabs!
Aloha, all! Several weeks ago I shared all but one of the stamps in the new stamp set, By the Seashore. The one stamp I left out of the group of shells was that darling little crab! Now, where I hail from originally, crabs were the favorite summertime food for our family and friends. What a great time we had going to our favorite restaurant where we … [Read more...] about Love Those Summer Crabs!
Thanks for the Challenge!
Aloha, all! Yesterday was the first day of the 2012 Stampin' Up! Convention for United States and Canada demonstrators. So much goes on at convention - new products, new ideas, product training, swaps, meeting other demonstrators! Unfortunately, there are quite a few of us who choose not to go to convention every year for a variety of reasons. Mine … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Challenge!
A Colorful “Thank You”!
Aloha, all! The challenge this week at the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge blog is to make a special "Thank You" card. Oh, I'm always making Thank You cards. And every time I make one, I'm thinking of someone special I want to thank. So, for me, I think of every personally handmade Thank You card as special! … [Read more...] about A Colorful “Thank You”!
Fun With a Flower Chain!
Aloha, all! Create with Connie and Mary's weekly challenge for their New Catalog edition had me scratching my head for a bit. We were to use NEW Big Shot items in a FUN way! Well - Big Shot products are ALWAYS fun! So I interpreted this to mean I should do something that would be a bit on the unusual side. Now, I've … [Read more...] about Fun With a Flower Chain!