Aloha, all! In the middle of everything that’s been going on this month and last, I was very sorry to hear of the death of an old friend. Clarence’s widow, Denise, is really the person whom I think of as my friend. But wherever Denise was, there was Clarence. I belong to a group to… [Read More]
East Hawaii
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]
Another Perfect Stamp – From Stampin’ Up!
Aloha, all! Last time, I wrote about using stamp sets outside of the Stampin’ Up! catalog. I do this when I find the “perfect stamp set” someone else. But for today’s card – for our grandson, Carson, I didn’t have to look further than page 100 of the Stampin’ Up! 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. Dino Days! While… [Read More]
Ribbons in the Holiday Catalog!
Aloha, all! Have you gone through your Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog yet? I’ve been through it a dozen times or more, and I still find new things every time I peruse it. While I love the catalog and the way it brings all the suites together, I do NOT love that there is no index… [Read More]
A Sale-a-Bration Reprise (With a Sneak Peek)
Aloha, all! You might be aware that it’s just a bit more than 3 weeks until Stampin’ Up!’s 2019 Holiday Catalog is released. But you may already have seen many demonstrators show off some of the Holiday Catalog product that they bought as part of the demonstrator pre-order program (yes, demos get to buy stuff… [Read More]
A Bit of Encouragement!
Aloha, all! I have a friend who has been going through a rough patch of life the past couple of weeks. It’s nothing super serious, it’s just gotten her down a bit and she hasn’t had any get-up-and-go when it comes to her crafting. In the crafting vernacular, she’s “lost her mojo.” Actually, I think… [Read More]
Watercoloring Seaside Notions!
Aloha, all! If you read my last blog post, you read about three different projects that I made using the Seaside Notions Stamp Set. That post was part of a blog hop with a demonstrator friend from the neighborhood island of Mauai. Because it was a hop, I didn’t want to get into more detail about… [Read More]
