Has it been that long?

Well hello again... didn't realize that the last time I posted was on August 25th. I've been doing make-it take-its every Saturday and spending most of my free time cutting and die cutting out the supplies that are needed. I'll be at the Navy Exchange this Saturday with Jean from Dandelion Designs from 2-3 pm. I'm pretty sure that anyone can come to this food festival since it will be in the parking lot under the big blue tent.

Here's one of the cards we made last week Saturday at J's. I really enjoyed seeing everyone again.
We stamped the background on kraft paper using one of the new wood block print Christmas stamps in white Memories ink. The bird and flowers is a Sizzix bigz die. I die cutted all the pieces for the kits except the bird and flower.

The pink polka dot paper is from the DCWV Butterflies and Blossoms paper pack.

This was our 2nd card that we made. We stamped the owl and broom on kraft paper, and see that black paper with the pukas. That was cut out using my Cricut machine. The cartridge that I used was Stretch Your Imagination. Well, it took me over 3 hours to cut enough for everyone. I have the old 12" machine and could cut only 2 cards at a time.Here's a closer look at the card. I stuck dimensionals under the owl. All stamps are clear stamps and cardstock from Hero Arts. I have a bunch of cards to share and will post more tomorrow. Have a great night everyone and thanks for stopping by.

Turtle card

Remember the movie "Finding Nemo"? Well this turtle kind of reminds me of the turtle in the movie even though it's not really him. But isn't he cute?This is from the Sizzix sea animal set that was released last month.
Here's a close up of him. And here's the deets used:
Sizzix sea animal set, Cuttlebug embossing folders swiss dots and (not sure what the other dotted one is called), Sizzix frame die, and Hero Arts stamps.
If you're in for a cute little Christmas project to make, I'll be at Ben Franklin Pearl City this Saturday doing a make-it take-it for their paper party.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Monday!

Checking in again

Yesterday, I went downstairs to reorganize my craft room because I could barely walk in there. All my Sizzix dies have been piling up along the floor in piles, there are many catalogs in piles, and samples stacked up in piles, and boxes everywhere also in piles. My husband who loves junk shopping brings home deals that he finds for me every now and then. I'm lucky because he really finds me some nice units to store all these things. So yesterday I finally got around to putting up another storage unit he brought home. This one fits all my XL Sizzix dies perfectly. Now the walkway is cleared and I can start cleaning out all the samples that's laying around. This is where I find stuff that I didn't know I had.
Between all the cleaning, I also scrapped another page of our trip. I keep thinking when is this all going to end because I need to start working on our album from CHA winter of this year.
Anyways, back to the cards I made the other day. Here is one that I really didn't know what to do with once I started it.

I just kept it simple since I was really trying to focus on the embossing folders that were used. This is the new pumpkin embossing folder and I can't remember the name of it.
And see that pumpkin??? Yes, it's another old die that I found in my drawer. Not sure if there is any left in the store but there might be some at other stores in town. I like these old dies because they cut through thick chipboard as you can see in the photo. Well, it's Saturday and time for me to go shopping at the mall. Have a great weekend!

This little piggy...

I've had this Sizzix little piggy die for awhile and even forgot that I had it. I was looking through my drawer for something else and came across it. And... I actually bought this from another store since J's didn't have it. I used the new woodgrain embossing folder for the background and punched out all those circles. Glued them all one by one. I have more cards to share and will be posting them each day. Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!

Another dollar and some Dandelion's

I'm still working on my scrappy layouts and trying to finish the album. In between that, I take breaks and stamp cards. I pulled another $1 stamp out and worked on this Halloween card.When I first saw that spider web embossing folder, I almost didn't get it because I didn't know what to use it for. Now I'm using it on all the Halloween cards. LOL!

That cute little ghost stamp is a Dandelion Designs stamp. Here's a close up of the stamps and the layering. Inside of the card is stamped with "Happy Halloween".

And while I was at it, I also made a Thanksgiving card. The turkey looked so lonely and untouched in my bin. I glittered his feathers and beak.

And I used my Martha punch again. It just adds a little touch to the card.

Added some Hero Arts bling to the punched out design. Inside of the card is stamped with "Happy Thanksgiving", another Dandelion Designs stamp.

Thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions, just email me.

Dollar stamps

Yes, I have to admit that every now and then, I get sucked into buying $1 stamps. It's cheap and for the money you get quite a few stamps. And I also have quite a bit of them too.Here I stamped this cute little giraffe from Imaginisce. I decided to use my stars nestabilities once again and I ended up making this card.Here's a closer view so you can see the different embossing folders I used.
I love the cute words that come with this dotted embossing folder.
Thanks for stopping by today and hope you all have a great weekend!

The bean

I didn't realize how long it's been since my last post. So much going on in my life right now that I haven't had the chance to post more layouts from our trip.I worked on this layout today after I finished some other projects that I had on my craft table. I went to Ben Franklin Crafts today to pick up that Martha Stewart lace border punch that you see in my layout. And while I was at it, I bought the paper that my layout is on and some other designs. I have so much paper but I couldn't pass this one up. I love American Crafts paper. I know this is another pinky layout but it's my favorite color.
These pictures crack me up because we look like dorks! Haha! We were touching the bean.
Thanks for stopping by and if you have questions, email me. I love hearing from people who read my blog. Have a great evening!

Catch-up

Sorry, I've fallen behind on posting my layouts. I worked on this layout several days ago but haven't had a chance to post it. Too many things going on right now. These are photos of famous buildings as you walk up the Magnificent Mile. I tried to get a closer up photo but my camera was being stubborn or maybe it was me. Here's the deets: Love Elsie cs and printed paper, MM clear alphas, and Quickutz dies. Can you believe that I found a sealed bag of these SU papers that I bought from my gf Teri? I didn't even look to see what kind of printed papers were in that bag. I love this pink with polka dots paper and I know it looks girly but it actually came out okay with these photos. Here's the journaling. All the stamped pieces are Hero Arts stamps.Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

One more...

Okay, so I've been using my free time and making layouts from our trip to Chicago last year. Having all those kits motivates me to finish this project.This photo of me at the art museum didn't come out too well but I wanted to remember that moment when this photo was taken. We were actually lost and walking in circles trying to find Michigan Ave. and somehow we ended up in this museum.
Here's a close up of the journaling except I cut part of it off when I took the photo. I used more Cosmo Cricket paper and journaling tags. The red felt lace is by Queen & Co. I have another layout to post tomorrow so check back. Thanks for stopping by!

Fun kind of day

Thanks to everyone who came to the make-it take-it at my husband's store today! Tons of fun and great to see everyone again. And, I totally forgot to take pictures of the 2 cards we made. Shame on me.Here is a photo of one of the layouts that I made yesterday. I would post 2 of them but it takes me forever just to do a post with photos.

Here's a close up of the journaling but you probably can't even read it. Lol

This layout took me awhile to finish because I had the bright idea of threading each button. Which took me longer since threading a needle takes me double the time than like when I was younger.

Deets on the layout:

Cosmo Cricket papers and journaling card, Bazzill scallop paper, buttons, chipboard pieces, Elle's Studio date tag, Hero bling, and flower.

Next month I will be at Ben Franklin Crafts Pearl City doing a make-it take-it for their paper party. I'll update later with the date and time.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll post the other layout tomorrow.

A new Sizzix sample

I had to quickly make a sample of the new XL french fry box from Sizzix for my husband so people can see the size of the project after it's cut. This was fun to make and quite easy too. And I think it went faster than normal since I already had the images stamped and colored.
Here's the deets:
Sizzix XL french fry die, Spellbinders shapeabilities tag set, sm classic circle, Dandelion stamps, Hero Arts bling, red stickles, Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, Bazzill cs and ribbon.
Have a great weekend!

Scrappin' away

Ok, so I said I missed doing this and I really did. I made this layout yesterday and worked on 2 more today. I'll post those later.
I know the photo isn't that great, but my scanner doesn't work so I have to take these photos with my camera.
At least this is making me use my kits up.
The 2nd photo is a close up of the flower and heart.

Here's the deets:

Bazzill cs, Autum Leaves paper, Sizzlit months set, Making Memories flowers, Autumn Leaves buttons, FW date stamp, Hero Arts clear stamp, Heidi Swapp chipboard and zig zaggy scissors.
Today was such a hot day in my craft room that I must of sweat out all the junk in my system.
So glad tomorrow is Saturday and I'll be doing a make-it take-it at my husband's store. It's always fun to be around other ladies who enjoy this hobby as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by!

Missing this...

Scrapping. It's been way too long since I worked on any pages. My kits are piling up and I need to use them since I pay for them every month. This is the best way to go. Everything you need is in the kit except the glue and scissors. It's a lot of fun once you get started.
I did this yesterday and it only took me like less than 20 minutes between phone calls. I'm still taking it easy.


Heres the deets on the layout: Jenni Bowlin papers & chipboard, American Craft thickers, Heidi Swapp felt flower, Prima lace border and Hero Arts bling.
Today I started on another layout and finished it. Hopefully, I can keep this up and finish our trip photos from Chicago last year.

Thanks for stopping by and if you're coming to the make-it take-it on Saturday, I will see you then.

The scoop...

Hey, I ended up picking 3 winners instead of 1. So Jodi, Cheryl and Jenine, email me your addresses so I can get the stamps in the mail to you. Congrats ladies!!!
I need to really start cleaning out my stuff since I no longer have space to move in my craft room. And I'm also one of those collector type people who shop and never use the things I buy. I will be randomly picking people who leave comments on this blog from now on to send stuff to.
I know I haven't been posting on a regular basis like I should be but as most of you know, I also post for my husband's store blog too.
I'll be on a little break here since I'm quite ill right now. I'm not sick with the flu or anything but in a lot of pain.
Also, if you live on the Big Island, I will be doing a couple Sizzix make-it take-its at the Hilo Ben Franklin store this Saturday, July 19th. Stop by and say hello.

I'm still here...

I've been working on several different projects these past couple weeks. Since I have to tape 2 shows for Ben Franklin Crafts later this week, I had to come up with a bunch of samples. I'll post them later when the shows air.

And I guess you could say I was on a roll, so I made a bunch of cards using Jean's new stamps.

These were fun to play with but a lot more coloring than I'm normally used to.
Today was such a hot and humid day and I had planned to spend most of the day working on orders but I ended up hopping in my car and driving to Starbucks just to get some a/c and cool off.

Thanks for stopping by and since I've got some extra stamp sets, leave me a comment about where you like to shop and what you like to shop for. I'll pick a winner in a few days.

New and cute...

As soon as I got my samples, I knew I had to play with them. These stamps are made with really good rubba. I can ink them up and the images stamp so

well. Especially for me since I tend to have a heavy hand and I'm always smearing my images.

If you've never tried Jean's Dandelion stamps before, you really need to try them.

I used the Sizzix XL shaker box die for this sample. It fit the image perfectly.

Here are a couple of pictures so you can see what the box looks like. It's

great for filling with little candies and makes a cute little gift for someone.

The blue card is actually a gift card holder that I saw on someone's blog and I can't remember who it was. I used the same words from the shaker box. That puppy stamp is so cute with the cupcake and he has a name but I forgot it.

The last picture is made from the Sizzix XL box die. It is actually big enough to fit a cupcake. One of our customer's (Michele) came up with the idea. She even dropped off the samples

with cupcakes in the boxes and gave me all the measurements. Thanks Michele! I used the little cupcake Sizzlet to decorate the box.

So glad that tomorrow is Thursday because the weekend is almost here. G'night!

One of my first dies...

Several years ago, I bought my very first die cut machine. It was the old red Sizzix machine, the one that you pulled down on the handle as you pushed the die through the machine. Anyways, as I was cleaning up today, I found this cute puppy die that I probably used only once. So I thought I would make something with it and used one of the new XL dies that the stores now carry.

Here's the deets:

Sizzix original puppy die, chipboard (puppy), Sizzix XL scallop bag die, Cuttlebug swiss dots emboss folder, Hero Arts round gemstones, SU scallop punch, Sizzix rub-on, and ribbon.

Well, tomorrow is Friday and the weekend is here. Have a great one!

Yes!!!

Yesterday, I heard the ups man coming up the stairs with a delivery of samples for me, but I didn't expect to get a box of these new stamps. Of course I got a little excited since I was dying to see the new sizes of the clears. I can hardly wait to try them out.

I spent some time later this evening making some samples for the store. I slapped these together just so people can see the sizes of these new dies. The first box is called the shaker box. It's a good size to put little candies in. As you can see what the candies look like from the second picture. I don't know why this picture came out blurry but it must be my eyes. My LCD screen is quite big but I think I need a bigger one. LOL! The last picture is a sample of the horizontal card die and

matching envelope. It's smaller than the normal A2 size but it's mailable. I hope to finish with all the samples of these new dies by this weekend. Have a great weekend everyone and Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there.

A busy Sizzix Saturday

This past Saturday was another busy day for me. I did a make-it take-it at Taj Clubhouse in Ward Warehouse. We used one of the new XL dies - the scallop box die. I decided to use the cute piggy die since it fit perfectly on the front of the box. The ladies had a great time and the 2 hours flew by real fast.
Then today, I had to make a sample using the new XL box #2 die. I wanted to keep it simple so I decided to go with the Sizzlets snail die.
I also used the Spellbinders long oval nestabilities dies that are a new size. Something that I've been waiting for. And believe it or not,
I don't have all the nesties.
We've been playing with the Wii everynight and having so much fun. I never thought that my hubs would even be interested in playing with me. Well, I better get cooking with dinner. Have a great night everyone!

Lion around

When I first cut this box out, I used parakeet green cardstock. I was going to make it into an alphabet block. I even cut the alphabets out of chipboard and a red apple to use for the letter A. But somehow, it just wasn't looking right to me. So I changed the box color and decided to make something else. I ended up using the lion die that has been sitting on my table for couple weeks now. I kind of like how it turned out.
Here's the deets:
Sizzix XL box die, Bigz lion die, DCWV cardstock for the lion, felt for the hair and tail, Bazzill for everything else, and Quikutz grass die.
Well, I'm heading to the shower, hope you're all having a great evening!

Horsing around

I recently bought this Spellbinder's nestablilities star die and really didn't know what to do with it. So I challenged myself to see what I could come up with. I didn't use all the sizes as it would of been overkill. The first one is cut out of acetate and the rest are cut from cardstock. I only embossed the red and blue star and used the Cuttlebug swiss dots to emboss the orange star. That cute horse die is a new one from Sizzix. Stamp is Hero Arts.

You're probably wondering why there are 3 photos but I wanted to show you the card in different angles.
I am busy cleaning out my house today even though it is a holiday weekend. I can't believe how much stuff I've accumulated in the past year. And while I was outside getting my laundry, I saw a mouse running under my washer (I think it's a mouse). Yuk! I hate those little critters. So now there is sticky traps going around my washer.

Well, back to cleaning and hope you're all having a wonderful holiday weekend!

Some crafty time

I actually spent some time in my craft room today making this card. The frog is a new Sizzix release which I ended up buying because I thought I'd try it out. This is my 2nd card using this die. I made the first one with a green frog and embossed with a texture plate but my husband said it looked kind of gross. And the card was actually going horizontal with a different stamped image but I ended up liking this version a lot better. LOL
It's been so hot lately that I can't stay downstairs very long. So glad that the vog we've been having is gone for now.

Have a great evening!

Be back soon...

I haven't completely disappeared, just been very busy the last couple of weeks. I've also been downstairs in my craft room preparing for some scheduled make-it take-its that are coming up. And, I have made some samples but haven't had the chance to take photos and post them. They are all at the store. I'll be at Ben Franklin Crafts-Market City this Saturday, May 17th from 10-11 am. We'll be making a card. And on June 7th, I'll be at TAJ Clubhouse at Ward Warehouse from 12-2 pm. Hope to see you this weekend!