Tweet treats

While I was at the store last Saturday, I picked up this Sizzix birdhouse die. I've been drawn to it for awhile now but everytime I get distracted, I end up putting the die back. I made it into a treat holder using the fold method. Can you see all the green lifesavers through the peephole?

Notice that the scraps look familiar? Sometimes I get so lazy but need to run paper through the Xyron machine so I just go through my drawer of Xyron scraps.
By the way, that bird and vine is a punch that my gf Teri gave me awhile back and I finally pulled it out from my punch drawer. I have so many punches stacked on each other that I tend to forget what punches I have. The red rose is from the Sizzix 3-D flowers die.
Here's a closer look at how I made the treat house. It's folded at the bottom and attaches at the top with a glue dot.

Sorry I haven't been posting as often but lately it's been really hot downstairs in my craft room and I feel less inspired when I'm hot and sweaty.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you're have a terrific Thursday!

Odette

Well hello and how was your weekend? I got a little sunburned on my face yesterday and wished I had worn my visor at the birthday party that we attended. Nothing worst than having sunglass tan lines on your face!

I thought I'd try something different as I was assembling this box on Saturday. I had to make some happy birthday boxes and decided to use my Martha Stewart happy birthday punch to punch out around the top of the box. It fit perfectly around the box. I used Odette from TGF's roll call stamp set since I colored her last week. The star punches are Fiskars punches that I bought from Ben Franklin Crafts awhile ago.This box is the size of a Crayola crayon box and if you look really good, I didn't have tissue paper to stick inside the box so I found some kleenex tissue to use instead. Lol! But you can't really tell.
Thanks for all the congratulations on the award that I received last week! So thoughtful of all of you!

Thanks for stopping by today and hope your Monday is going great!!!

Top blog award

Wow! I just found out that I got this award on to the right side of my blog. See it? How exciting news today!!! Click on it and it will take you to all the other blogs that won this award. Anyways, hope your day is going great. I am working my tail off on show orders for the upcoming CHA summer show. Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Hello Summer

Summer is one of the stamps from TGF's roll call set and I thought she would be perfect to use on this Sizzix gatefold card. The circle frame she is on is a Hello Kitty frame die. The large scallop circle is a Spellbinders nestie. Once again, everything is made from extra die cut scrap pieces that I had in my drawer.The flowers on the card is a Hello Kitty sizzlit die. I outlined the flowers with Tsukineko's watermark pen.

Dotted texture on the white circle is from the Sizzix X-mas embossing folder set.

I stamped the inside of the card using Hero Arts clear stamp.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!!!

Jade

I've been wanting to use this Tim Holtz embossing folder for some time now and finally got around to it. I used Coordinations white wash cardstock and I really like how it turned out after I sanded the embossed image. Stamp used is Jade from TGF roll call set.
Lately I've been using a lot of pinks and oranges which remind me of summer colors.
I recently bought this Tim Holtz die called styled labels and decided to decorate the inside of the card. The die comes with 2 different label shapes and is a magnetic die that you can use with different magnetic pieces.
Word stamp is also on the same set from TGF. Border punch is Fiskars and just arrived in the store.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

Monday again

Have you ever had one of those crafty days when nothing seemed to come out right? This one was a disaster from the start. Although you probably can't see it, there is a rip in the paper on the left side of the white background. After I made the shaker part of this box, I realized that I didn't put enough beads in it because when you looked at it, you couldn't see any beads. So, me being the perfectionist that I am, I pulled the box apart, shaker beads and all. While doing that, I ripped the paper. Oops! Then after putting the box together again, while I was tying down the flap, the beads started falling out of the box. Oh my! Half of it is in my carpet.
So after putting the box together again for the 3rd time, I ended up punching the holes on the flap towards the left of the box. It should of been centered but it is what it is.

Here's a side view of the box.
Stamp is "Monday" from TGF. Box is a Sizzix pro die called tall box with scallop flap. Shaker beads and butterfly punch are Martha Stewart. Oval and scallop ovals are Spellbinders nesties.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!!

Recycle it

Here's a cute Sizzix project to make. Before you throw out that clear acetate box that you were saving in your closet, consider making it into a candy box. Cover it with cardstock on both ends of the box, run it through an embossing folder and fill it with some candy coated almonds.Tie it with a pretty ribbon and you're done. Here's a side view of the box.
Thanks for stopping by today and hope you're having a great humpday!

Creepy Wednesday

Another quick one today. It's Wednesday from the Greeting Farm. She's up against a brick wall.All dies are Tim Holtz, bricked texture impression folder and scallop edge die. Red cardstock is DCWV white core. Quote punch is EK Success and Hero Arts gemstones.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

It's Monday

I've had this pillow box lying on my craft table for months now. I can't even remember why I put it together in the first place. But after I colored and cut Monday out, she fit perfect on the box. She's one of the new stamps from the Greeting Farm.I used a Sizzix XL die called pillow box. I cut the flower out of chipboard. The flower is a new die called flower with leaves and stem. I embossed the box with the birds, flowers and branches embossing folder set from Sizzix. And did you know that pink is my favorite color?

My husband and I had a little embarrassing moment this morning during our walk to the beach. He got stopped by a policeman while running through the "don't walk" light. We tend to run through the crosswalk if there are no cars even though the light signal says don't walk. Well, the policeman told him that the fine for that is $130 but he was letting him go and not to do it again. I actually stopped myself before running alongside with him since I saw the police car coming with blue lights flashing and I didn't want to get in trouble. Whew! We were lucky he didn't fine us.

Anyways, hope you had a great holiday weekend. Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful evening!

Happy 4th!!!

When I saw this on Eileen's blog the other day, I knew I had to make one. These make cute guest towel holders for your bathroom. And because the 4th of July is this weekend, I decided to go with the red, white and blue theme. The cupcake holder is a Sizzix scoreboard die.And speaking of Eileen, I found this picture of the both of us taken this year at CHA winter at the Sizzix booth. She is the designer of all the scoreboard dies.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!!

Honey

Sugar...oh honey, honey... remember this song by the Archies? It was the first thing that popped in my mind when I saw the name of the stamp.

It's a little hard to tell in the photo but this box is a CD holder box die for the Sizzix Pro machine. I tried to get a better photo of the box. The sample will be at the store.
I normally wouldn't use colors like these but somehow they all came together. The background and word stamp are from Hero Arts. Punch is Fiskars and American Crafts ribbon.
I used glossy accents on her sunglasses. If you look closely, you can see it.

Well, I'm off to Sam's and hope you're having a fantastic Saturday!

Leopard cake

I wanted to try something different today so I found this leopard print scrap paper in my stash and made another cake box. I was thinking that I could throw some of my costume jewelry in here. Flowers were made with the Sizzix 3-D die and different colored felt.
I have been hoarding this glittered tulle that my friend Lori gave me. I don't know why but if I really like something, I tend not to use it when I really should use it. I used a needle and thread to gather it into a ruffle.
Here is what the inside of the box looks like.
Last Sunday I made a pulley slider card on the Joy of Crafting tv show and I had a request from one of the Ben Franklin Crafts store for the instructions to make the card. Anyways, that is how I met Gail who wanted to make the pulley slider card and here is the card that she made for me.
She did such a fabulous job on this card and I love it! You have to see it IRL. Plus, I got a bag of yummy, homemade chocolate chip cookies. Thanks so much Gail!!! I have to hide the bag of cookies from my hubby because he loves sweets too. Lol!
So glad that tomorrow is Friday and I get to craft a little over the weekend. Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful weekend!!!

You're sweet!

I've been having fun playing with Sizzix's new scoreboard dies. Yesterday I opened up the rectangle box die. It's another quick and easy box to make. I like how the top cover flaps over and you can add a little decoration to it. I went with Dandelion Design stamps this time.I used a piece of velcro to hold the flap down. That stuff really works!
I used a cherries stamp for the first box. And I put glossy accents over the cherries to make it shiny. The scalloped circle is the large scalloped nestie. I used ric rac instead of ribbon to decorate the boxes. I tried all sorts of adhesive on the ric rac and the best one that I liked is the ribbon adhesive by Glue Arts. It worked!
This is how the box looks on the inside. It's another good sized box to hold trinkets or goodies. Great for gift giving.
I wanted the middle box to have a saying so I used the "you're sweet" stamp for this one.
And lastly, I love the cute little ladybug stamp. I colored her pink instead of the usual red. You can tie all 3 boxes together with a ribbon and give it to someone as a gift. It's a real cute set!

Thanks for stopping by today and leaving me comments. I really appreciate it and it makes me feel good to know that someone is reading it. Have a wonderful Wednesday!!! I'm off to meet a friend for coffee.

Chocolate cake

I haven't been around much lately because I'm still trying to catch up on my scrapbooking. Still working on 2008. I made this cake box couple weeks ago and went through different colors of cake but as always, ended up making it chocolate which is what I initially wanted. This is a Sizzix scoreboard die called cake box. It was real easy to make. You have to cover your chipboard with paper first before you die cut the pieces out. I ran all the paper through my Xyron Creatopia machine. I bought the tealight candles from Ben Franklin Crafts. You get 4 tealights in the package. I used the Sizzix 3-D flower die to decorate around the tealight. When you take the cover off, the inside looks like this. Its quite big and can hold a bunch of goodies in it.
I made the border with the Martha Stewart loopy punch. You cut a strip of paper 3/4" wide. I discovered the size of this when I dug out a scrap from my stash and started punching along both sides.
First, using the loopy punch, you punch along one side of your strip of paper.
Then turn your paper strip over to the other side and punch along the strip.
You end up with this cute loopy border.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you're having a wonderful Tuesday!

Fun filled birthday lunch

This past Friday, my gf Teri took me to lunch at Macaroni Grill to celebrate my birthday which is actually today. So nice to sit back and relax and talk and laugh with a girlfriend. We had a great waiter who was able to take a picture of us this year, unlike past years. Lol!To top it off, they send someone to your table to sing happy birthday to you in Italian. This guy was really good.
This photo is funny because that is actually Teri's piece of cake that they put the birthday candle on. I ordered the sorbet that is off to the side.
And here is the birthday card that Teri made for me. It is so darling! You have to see it IRL. It is a shaker card and she even decorated the inside of the card. This is a new GF stamp but it is so cute that she colored her hair pink. I got a bunch of gifts from her too. Thanks so much Teri for the best birthday lunch! If you get a chance, go check out her blog. She has so many creative ideas.
And I got a surprise treat from my gf Joy. She made this mini gable box for me with Fluer Anya from the GF and filled it with these beautiful flowers like the one she used on her hair.
Here's the card that Joy made for me using a stamp called popcorn bear and the inside had a treat for me from one of my favorite places I go to everyday. Go check out Joy's blog too because she's on a design team and she has so much creative energy! Thanks so much Joy for thinking of me on my birthday!
My daughter gave me this book along with a bunch of gifts this morning. I was caught by surprise when I opened the box because she sees me reading this blog every morning and I have been wanting to get this book. This woman, Pikko (Crystal) comes up with all these creative ideas on making bentos for lunch. I don't think I could even eat it after all the work she puts into making it.
Well, thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed reading this long post. Have a wonderful Monday!!!

Let's Chill

Hero Arts recently released new stamps for summer. I was able to get my hands on a couple of them. This cute girl is from the "Sending Smiles" clear set and "Let's Chill" is another new clear set. I actually planned for the colors on this card to be more pinks and blues but as it turned out, I ended up using yellow and red.

I used a Sizzix XL die to cut the card. It is called A2 card with circle 1 7/8". Paper is Hero Hues called Punch and my favorite background stamp called cling dots which I stamped with Memento Red. The punch is from EK Success called scallop daisy and lots of red gemstones.

Today is King Kam day in Hawaii and I hope you're all having a relaxing day. I'm meeting my GF Teri for some lunch and after that - shopping!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

Swiss Pixies Spring

When I first saw this stamp, I knew I had to get it. It reminded me of my younger days growing up on the windward side when my girlfriends and I would lay in the grass fields and giggle and talk. Back in the days, that's all it was in Kahaluu.
The stamps are from CC Designs. I paper pieced the dress and stamped the dress from a Hero Arts older background stamp.
The card background is embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder set called "floral flourishes and vines set". Border punch is from EK Success called daisy border.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you're having a great evening!!!

Sorbet

I didn't get to do anything crafty this past weekend but I made this box last Friday. I was thinking of sorbet ice cream and decided to use those colors to make this heart box. I don't have a photo program yet so I used the one on my computer and the colors turned out quite bright. It is really a lot softer IRL. This Sizzix die is called "heart box and key" and it is an XL die. I embossed the heart with one of the new birthday embossing folders set.
And since I had this kitty lying around, I decided to put her on the box. The rose is also a leftover from the last paper party. I usually will keep my scraps but I do have my cleaning moments and end up throwing things out.

Hope your day is going great and thanks for stopping by today!!!

Meeting Kris

Last week Friday, I finally got to meet in person, Kris from Maui and her hubby. She's the sweetest thing!!! I met her through blogland and she's got so many creative ideas on her blog. Go check her out. Plus she's on several design teams. She has 2 beautiful daughters and another baby on the way. She even brought me some delicious cookies from Maui. Thanks Kris!!!I made her a little goodie bag to take back home. I put some stamps in this bag but I couldn't fit the rest of the items in it.
This die is a Sizzix pro die called tall bag. I've used it so many times for different things. The stamp is from CC Designs called Little Bug Emma. She looks a little crooked but she isn't. It must of been the way I took the picture. I lost my photo editing program on my old computer so I'm using the one that comes with this computer.

Well, thanks for stopping by today! I'm getting ready to do another tv shoot today for the Joy of Crafting show. Have a great Wednesday!!!

Stinky day

This was me the day my computer crashed. Lol! Actually, I made this card the day before and I was all ready to post it and I couldn't get my computer to turn on.I used Dandelion Design stamps and now I can't remember the name of the skunk. I cut the scalloped edge card piece with the new Tim Holtz edge die. Grass punch is a Martha Stewart punch.

Sorry for such a short post today but I have a long day ahead. Have a great Tuesday!!!