Aloha, all! Once more, I have a card with a grid pattern, though today's card is quite a bit simpler to make than yesterdays. While yesterday's card was made with new and almost-new Stampin' Up! products, today's card is made with almost-new, a bit on the old side, and even (gasp!) three retired Stampin' … [Read more...] about Fun with Valentine Cards – Card #4
Sizzix Embossing Folders
Cards in Wintertime!
Aloha, all! Even in Hawaii it's wintertime - at least that's what the calendar says. Actually, it is much cooler here on Hawaii's Big Island than it is in the other three seasons. A lot of us are wearing long sleeve shirts and sweaters, though I'm sure a lot of you are thinking, "They don't know what cold is," right … [Read more...] about Cards in Wintertime!
It’s Time for New Year’s Cards!
Aloha, all! I realize that I'm posting this New Year's Greeting Card before Christmas is even here. But if you haven't completed your Christmas Card projects, it's almost a bit too late (ask me how I know). So why not take the opportunity to create a few New Year's cards, even if they're only going to be used as Thank You notes for Christmas … [Read more...] about It’s Time for New Year’s Cards!
Hello Fall! Time to Get Back to Work!
Aloha, all! I know you haven't seen much of me the past month, but I've been working hard at recovering from my bit of a scare of a heart attack earlier in the month. I actually can stand at my work table for more than 15 minutes at a time, and that's making a big difference in how much I can get done. (For those unfamiliar with how I work, I prefer to … [Read more...] about Hello Fall! Time to Get Back to Work!
Watercolor Words and Wishes!
Aloha, all! When I bought the Stampin' Up! Stamp Set, Watercolor Words, I really only focused on the greetings and sentiments in the set. But yesterday I wanted to make a card that had a wreath of flowers, yet wouldn't be too delicate. I wanted a card with some bold color, and the wreath stamps I have just weren't going to work. I then proceeded to look … [Read more...] about Watercolor Words and Wishes!
Remarkable Flower!
Aloha, all! As most of you who read Stampin' Up! blogs know, for a short time Stampin' Up! carried a line of alcohol markers. For a number of reasons, Stampin' Up! no longer sells alcohol markers, and I exchanged all those that I, as a demonstrator, had bought for other Stampin' Up! products. Nonetheless, I had become hooked on what I started to be … [Read more...] about Remarkable Flower!
Happy Birthday x 3!
Aloha, all! Welcome to the third Blog Hop of this summer for the summer online group, VC Rocks. It was 15 years ago this month that a group of Stampin' Up! lovers who couldn't make it to that summer's Stampin' Up! Convention decided to have a virtual convention online. What a blast it's been all these years, so we've decided that the theme … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday x 3!
New Stamps 10: Watercolor Words
Aloha, all! Have you noticed that "watercolor" is in the names of new stamp sets in the 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! Catalog? There are 5 stamp sets that have the word, "watercolor" in their names, and there are others that have watercolor as a theme such as Garden in Bloom, Work of Art, and Sheltering Tree, to name just three of many. I love this … [Read more...] about New Stamps 10: Watercolor Words
New Stamps 6: Remarkable You
Aloha, all! I'm quite happy to continue to be using my brand new stamp sets from the 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! Catalog, especially the stamp I chose for this weekend's VC Rocks group blog hop. VC Rocks is a group of Stampin' Up! users that forms each May and continues to have fun online at a "Virtual Convention" throughout the … [Read more...] about New Stamps 6: Remarkable You
New Stamps 1: Circle of Spring
Aloha, all! When I was packing away all my retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets last week, I realized that there were several of them that (gasp!) I.HAD.NEVER.USED! It's very likely that, as some of them were older, I had managed to obtain them through other than purchases. We get free stamp sets at Convention and there are promotions throughout the year some of … [Read more...] about New Stamps 1: Circle of Spring
New Gold Patterned Paper!
Aloha, all! If you've looked through the brand new 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! Catalog, you've probably noticed that there are new Designer Series Paper (DSP) stacks for each of the color families in the catalog. The one that interested me most was the Neutrals Color Collection DSP Stack because not only are the neutrals colors (excluding Whisper White … [Read more...] about New Gold Patterned Paper!