Aloha, all! Today is the last day I'll be posting a project from the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition! But don't forget - you can still subscribe to this fabulous series of 6 WEEKS OF PROJECTS! I've been thinking that getting these projects all at once might be a lot of fun - and they're available to everyone who subscribes for ONE … [Read more...] about Another Fun Challenge for the Holidays!
Designer Series Paper
Fun With a Challenge Sketch!
Aloha, all! It's Saturday and the Holiday Edition of Create With Connie and Mary is almost over. Can you believe that?! A six-week program seems to have gone by in less than a month! (Note that this doesn't mean you can't still subscribe and get ALL of the projects from this great program that focuses on everything in the 2011 Stampin' … [Read more...] about Fun With a Challenge Sketch!
Sweet Treats!
Aloha, all! I'm back from my traveling and over with the cold that I brought home from the U. S. mainland. So I've actually had some time in the Craft Room the past couple of days! While my big project for the weekend was a Create with Connie and Mary project, I also had to get a project done for the biweekly Stampin' Up! Only … [Read more...] about Sweet Treats!
Lots of Glitter Without the Mess!
Aloha, all! We're just finishing up the 4th week of the wonderful Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition! I have been designing and making projects that are very different from those that I usually feature here, even during blog hops. Connie and Mary encourage - actually require! - original designs and well-constructed projects and tutorials for … [Read more...] about Lots of Glitter Without the Mess!
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Aloha, all! My favorite niece's birthday is this week. Well, actually she is my ONLY niece. But she's still my favorite! As her mother is also one of my downline, I always try to make something extra special when I make a card for Margie. So when this year's birthday came around, I was ever so glad to have the luscious new paper from … [Read more...] about Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
Welcome Baby Luca!
Aloha, all! This weekend, our Duplicate Bridge club is being introduced to the new baby of one of our members. We're going to welcome Baby Luca with a gift from the club, including this fun pocket-sized Accordion Fold Album to use to show off baby pictures. You've seen me show off this album style on a couple of occasions. … [Read more...] about Welcome Baby Luca!
Christmas in Fall Colors
Aloha, all! There was a "Fall" color challenge over on Split Coast Stampers this week and it looked like a lot of fun - Cajun Craze, So Saffron and Always Artichoke! When I started looking around at my stash of Designer Series Papers for something that had at least two of the colors, I found Well Worn Designer Series Paper. Hmmmm. It had the So … [Read more...] about Christmas in Fall Colors
More Fun With Gift Givers!
Aloha, all! Can you tell that I'm really enjoying using the new stamp set, Gift Givers? You can't? Oh, yes, now I remember I've only posted it here once before. But I can definitely tell you that I've been using it a lot more than I'm showing it off. Think Create with Connie and Mary's Holiday Editon Program! More about that … [Read more...] about More Fun With Gift Givers!
Showing off Some New Paper!
Aloha, all! This is the first time I've shared one of the brightest new Designer Series Paper Sets in the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog. The paper is called Berry Blossoms and shows off three of the new 2011-2013 Stampin' Up! "In Colors": Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, and Wisteria Wonder. OK, … [Read more...] about Showing off Some New Paper!
Finally some room to craft!
Aloha, all! I think it will be a long time before I leave home for a 3-week stint! I can't believe it's taken me over a week to get my act back together, and I'm not sure I'm quite there yet. BUT, there is now room in my craft room to start being creative with my stamps and papers and stuff again, although Cholla, the cat, … [Read more...] about Finally some room to craft!
A Fancy Favor Bag!
Aloha, all! As you read this, I'm out in the middle of just about nowhere, enjoying a vacation in the north woods of Minnesota. This is a far cry from the Hawaiian Islands that I now call home. The biggest difference is the length of the day. In Hawaii, our longest day is only 13-1/2 hours. Up in our part of the woods in Minnesota, the length … [Read more...] about A Fancy Favor Bag!