Aloha, all! When I was a child, the month of March meant two things to me: first, the grass in our front yard started turning to green and, second, it meant that St. Patrick's Day was going to be coming soon. Yes, I grew up in a family that was more than half Irish. My mother's family on both sides were immigrants from Ireland (County Roscommon) and my … [Read more...] about Green is the Color of March!
St. Patrick's Day Card
Henry Says, “Happy St. Patty’s Day”!
Aloha, all! I'm actually getting some St. Patty's Day cards done on time to mail out this year! We have a lot of Irish background in our family, so I really do like to send them! Today's card features the 2013 Spring Catalog Stamp Set, Henry Says. While the set has lots of specific holidays featured in it, St. Patty's … [Read more...] about Henry Says, “Happy St. Patty’s Day”!
SUO Challenge – Going Green!
Aloha, all! I have to tell you that, no matter what time of the year it is in our part of Hawaii, it is ALWAYS GREEN! We live in the rain forest part of the Big Island, that there are so many different kinds of greens that I'm not sure I could enumerate them all! But in some parts of the world, as we come to the end of February, we are … [Read more...] about SUO Challenge – Going Green!
Got Green?
Aloha, all! Yes, here I am today with another "green"challenge! This time the challenge is for the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge blog! Before I chat about my card, please know that entry into this challenge is for EVERYONE who makes cards using Stampin' Up! products only. And they don't have to be current Stampin' Up! … [Read more...] about Got Green?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Aloha, all! It's finally St. Patrick's Day and here is my last card for this year's Wearing of the Green Season! There just didn't seem to be enough time to get all the St. Patty's Day cards made that I wanted to have made. But those that I did make I hope will make someone smile when he or she opens one The … [Read more...] about Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I {Heart} St. Patty’s Day!
Aloha, all! Part of my heritage is definitely Irish, and celebrating St. Patrick's Day was something my family did big time when I was a child. No matter if it was a work/school day, dinner was corned beef, and everything that could be tinted green was. Green mashed potatoes? Yum! Now, though, I no longer live in a … [Read more...] about I {Heart} St. Patty’s Day!
A Heartfelt Shamrock
Aloha, all! This morning I was in the grocery store and I could not believe that I was seeing a bag of GREEN M&Ms! Oh, no! I had to have them for some kind of St. Patrick's Day project! But I couldn't see Stampin' Up! coming up with a shamrock treat cup (although, if they did, I'd be first in line to buy them). What to do, what to do. Just about everyone who … [Read more...] about A Heartfelt Shamrock