Aloha, all! Once I got my masculine cards out of the way for the group of upcoming birthdays, I was on to making cards for the two women on my list. At this point, I’d not yet put away the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP), and I started rummaging through the pretty magnolia designs in… [Read More]
Handmade Cards
Birthday Week – Part 1!
Aloha, all! This past weekend I realized that I had a busy week ahead of me AND that there were FOUR birthdays bearing down on me all of which required a handmade card: My sister, a grandson, a nephew and a BFF. Yikes, I’d better get rolling on this one before life takes over! Two… [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]
Island Hopping with Seaside Notions!
Aloha, all! I am finally back in Hawaii after more than two weeks away from home, the last week in the 109 degree plus temperatures of the desert southwest. Yep, in Las Vegas. I am SOOOO happy to be home out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, whose currents do a wonderful job of… [Read More]
Gifts While I’m Traveling
Aloha, all! I’m still traveling away from my pleasantly warm home on Hawai’i’s Big Island. I mention the weather because I’ve just arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the temperature is hovering around 100?. Yikes! I am so not used to this kind of heat. Besides that I’m not used to all the buildings and… [Read More]
Fun With Daisies!
Aloha, all! One of my favorite Facebook groups is one called, “Stampin’ Through the Catalog.” In fact, I do believe that this will be the first of many posts that I will share with you in which I follow along with the week’s featured stamp sets. Today’s stamp set is the new set, Daisy Lane,… [Read More]
Happily Copying a Card Design!
Aloha, all! When I’m having the kind of a day (week, month?) where I just cannot get started on any kind of card-making project at all, I look online for something to CASE (Copy And Share with Everyone). Early last month when my friend, Donna, was in town and we were crafting a bit, we worked together to… [Read More]
