Meet Kathy and Kitty Fairy

So last week, I'm looking at these new Hello Kitty dies and thought that I should try to use several of them on one card and see how it turns out.I used the heart & wings die for the background and embossed the heart with the swiss dots folder and glittered the wings. The yellow flower is from the daisies die. Then I decided to use Kathy, Kitty's friend. She's such a cute little bunny.Not sure why this photo came out so grainy. It looked fine as I was fixing it but terrible once I posted it. And that "special day" is a Sizzix rub-on from the birthday rub-ons pack.
This is the Hello Kitty fairy die. At first when I looked at the die, I thought it looked the same as all the other dies but after cutting it out, it turned out so cute! I used the butterflies & blossoms cs from the DCWV paper pack and it matches the the same dress that is shown on the die. Her wings are glittered and her bow too. The star in the background is from the Spellbinders star nestabilities set and I embossed the star with the swiss dots folder. I just love that folder. Can you tell it's my favorite???
I will be at all the Ben Franklin stores this month on Saturdays doing different make-it take-its with this new Hello Kitty collection. You don't want to miss it because they are all sooo cute! The Paa St. store is on Oct. 11th from 10-12 pm.
Thanks for stopping by and hope you're having a great weekend!

Princess Kitty

I'm really not into yellow lately, but here's another card. It just seemed to match with the red cardstock and glitter. This Princess Kitty is such a cute die.

I made her crown with silver foil cs and put red glitter in the hearts. I took this photo in the late afternoon with hardly any sun and somehow the silver ended up looking like gold. I used the treading water punch and threaded ribbon through the holes.

Well, this weekend is Scrap Pink and I'll be at the store along with Jean. Sizzix has a Scrap Pink kit that is full with different dies and a part of the sales from this kit goes to the Susan G Komen Foundation. October is breast cancer awareness month.
Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you on Saturday!

Here's Lorry

I was downstairs this afternoon cutting some kits for Saturday and ended up making a card. This is from one of the new Hello Kitty dies that I bought today. This is Lorry, one of Hello Kitty's friends. I also used the Hello Kitty circle shapes die for the background. I can't remember the name of the die.

Here's a closer up photo of Lorry. This was one of the easiest dies to layer.
Well, thanks for stopping by! I'll be posting another card tomorrow.

Hello kitty

So excited that these dies are finally here! I've been wanting to scrap some layouts with Miss Kitty for an album and make some pillows too.

I know, this picture is kind of crooked but I had to work with little light in the room and this was the best angle to catch the light. But, these dies fit perfectly on a card front.

I put glitter on the flower petals. And you can see the glitter here. Also used some Hero Arts gemstones for the bling and a Hero Arts flower. Well, I'll be showing a bunch of items made with these new dies on The Joy of Crafting show in November.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

Almost forgot...

I made these other cards and haven't posted them. BTW, most of you know that I also post for the store. So if you visit the store blog-o, the same samples are normally posted there too.This first card was something that my husband challenged me to work with. I had to use the Cuttlebug embossing folder bird call. This is actually the 2nd card I made out of this folder. I didn't care for the colors that I used on the first card, so I changed it to these colors - pink, red and green. Here's a closer look at the card front.I glittered the bird and it looks so pretty IRL. Here's another card I made using the snowflake embossing folder for the background.
The snowflake die is one of the new dies from Cuttlebug. First you cut it out and then you emboss it. This card looks better IRL too.
Well, thanks for stopping by and see you in another week since that seems to be how I've been posting lately.

Trick or treater

Last week as I was going through my piles of scrap papers, I came across an unfinished box that I made from a full sheet of 8 1/2 x 11" cardstock. I don't even remember where I saw this but it was from sometime last year. So I finished it and made something.I just picked up this die from the store and thought it was perfect for this box. It wasn't hard to piece together as it looks. The black in the pumpkin is actually black glitter. I know it's hard to see because of the way that I took this photo but there was no sunlight today.
The deets:
Sizzix Halloween die, Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, Fiskars treading water punch, Spellbinders nestabilities in oval scallop and classic, Worldwin cardstock, DCWV cardstock, black glitter and black ribbon.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!

Back again

Today was spent partly filming Ben Franklin Craft's tv show, The Joy of Crafting. It will air in November. If you're planning to make Christmas projects and need some ideas, the show airs every Sunday on OC16 at 6:30 pm. It's always fun to meet other crafty women on the show.

I didn't get to post the other cards that I made earlier in the week so here goes...

This is a cute little gift card holder that I embossed with the spiderweb embossing folder from Cuttlebug. When I first bought this folder, I really didn't think that I would be using it as much as I have been. I just love this new clear stamp set from Penny Black. The circles were cut using the Spellbinder's large and petite classic circles. I kind of messed up the coloring on this second card. So I tried to cover up my mistakes with glitter, but made it worst. This stamp is also from the same clear stamp set. It's called "Trick or Treat". On this card, I embossed the background with Sizzix texturz set #6.

I'll be back this weekend with the rest of the cards. Have a great evening everyone and thanks for stopping by!

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.