Aloha, all! At this moment I sit in between the time of “Christmas in July” and the Stampin’ Up! August – December Mini Catalog (aka Holiday Catalog) launch tomorrow. So I decided to do something totally non-holiday – a Birthday Card. And I’m still on my mission to explore the ins and outs of slimline-style… [Read More]
East Hawaii
July Is a Great Month to Join Stampin’ Up!
Aloha, all! Did you miss the chance to sign up as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in June, with its offer of a Free Bundle? If you did, you have now stumbled into one of the best months of the year to sign up. Before I go into the many reasons why it’s such a good… [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]
Perfect Papers for My Tropical Life!
Aloha, all! You have to know by now that I love Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Papers. But I REALLY love papers that have a tropical feel to them, mostly because I live Hawai’i, and tropical is all around me. Stampin’ Up! did not disappoint in their new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. Whale of a Time Designer… [Read More]
Love the New Brass Foil!
Aloha, all! A couple of posts ago I mentioned how brilliant I found the new Brass Foil to be. It has a deeper foil feel to it and is somewhat darker than Stampin’ Up!’s Gold Foil sheets. In the last post, the Brass Foil was simple an accent. Today I’m sharing a card where the… [Read More]
Out With the Old, In With the New!
Aloha, all! Yes, I’ve been gone for most of the month of May. But today starts a RASH of blog posts as we get ready for the newest Stampin’ Up! catalog’s release next week – June 3rd! It’s Time for Island Hopping But for today, it’s time for the monthly Island Hopping with Cheryl Hamilton!… [Read More]
Island Hopping for Mother’s Day!
Aloha, all! And welcome to the first Island Hopping Blog Hop for Spring 2020. While there has been something of a damper put on Spring celebrations in this year of the virus, there are many celebrations that will still happen. One of those is Mother’s Day. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that… [Read More]
