Aloha, all! This past Saturday was a typical winter day here in Hilo, Hawai’i. It rained, then the sun came out. It rained, then the sun came out. It rained…. Yup, that was the whole day! But do you know what happens when that weather pattern is ruling the day? Rainbows!!! This is a double… [Read More]
Handmade Greeting Card
Thank You for Thinking of Me!
Aloha, all! I was surprised last week when I received in the mail a lovely card from a woman in one of my clubs thanking me for the work I’d been doing for the club. In it, she included two gift cards to the grocery store where I do most of my shopping. I had… [Read More]
Make Your Day Count!
Aloha, all! I’ll bet that your life and mine have both been taken over by the holidays the last several weeks. The last three days since New Year’s Day have been a blur of undecorating, furniture moving, and house cleaning. Yes, I got a lot done. But nothing that I got done at all moved… [Read More]
Here’s to a Shiny New Year!
Aloha, all! Happy 2020! What a difference a year makes. This time last year, we were still reeling from having lost our home to the Kilauea Lava eruption, and here we were stuck in this small apartment, surrounded by “stuff” that really didn’t feel like ours – even though technically it was. This year we’re… [Read More]
My Holiday Cards are All Sent!
Aloha, all! This year I sent out almost 100 holiday cards, most of them Christmas cards. No, this is not usually how many I send out. Each year, when Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Mini Catalog comes out, I pick a few of my favorite stamps, papers and embellishments and make about 40 or 50 cards featuring… [Read More]
Cards Aren’t Just for Christmas!
Aloha, all! This time of the year it’s hard to think of any kind of greeting cards except Christmas (or other holiday) cards. But December is also just another month of the year, and every month has birthdays, illnesses, and just someone that I know who could use a simple “Thinking of You” card. While… [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]
