Pieces of Me....

Blog Break

2009-12-21T18:54:00.002-10:00

Hey There.... just wanted to let you all know I will be on a blog break.... not sure for how long, but this is goodbye for now....

God Bless,

TMJ Update & NEW Aloha Keiki Release

2009-12-14T00:00:00.000-10:00

Good Morning! Update on my TMJ - actually, everyone has a TMJ, I found out it is a TMD that I have (Temporomandibular Joint and muscle Disorder). Thank you all for your sweet comments, and personal emails, as well as your loving prayers!!! My appointment went well. Shots we're painless - Thank U, Lord!!! Therapy, of stretching my face muscles took about an hour. When I first went in, I could open my mouth @ 25 cm, today, I am able to open it to about 30 cm. Not quite "sandwich" size, just yet - I was told to slowly stretch my mouth daily by using my right hand fingers to slowly open it up. Crazy huh?!

Anyways, we have a NEW release of images from Aloha Keiki's today - it is our Winter Wonderland line of images... these are super cute n' fun to color. Best of all, they are digitals, and all you need to do is download, print n' color like any other image that you use on your project(s). Although Christmas is right around the corner, don't forget - you can always use them on your Thank You cards. =0) Well, here are the new images:

Winter Kehau NEW $3.50	Winter Kalani NEW $3.50	Snowball Lopaka NEW $3.50	Santa Kiana NEW $3.50
Santa Keala NEW $3.50

Check out Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii to view some of the samples created by our DT. They turned out ohhhh so cute!!!

Aloha,

TMJ Update

2009-12-11T07:52:00.002-10:00

Good Morning! Today, I will be going to my 1st of many treatments for my jaw issue. I will be receiving a cortizone shot to my left of my face and a muscle relaxant to the right side. Dr will be taking an impression of my bottom jaw.

Have a beautiful aloha Friday...

hugs,
jen

Baby Invitations & A Little Note About Thanking Someone Who Is Always There For You...

2009-12-08T10:30:00.002-10:00

Good Morning Friends...

What a beautiful day it is here in Hawaii. I put up some solar lights for my walkway on the side of my house. I only got up 4 this morning. I put them up as I was doing the laundry. I tell ya, I cannot just do one thing, and finish it completely, I end up doing something else. So the laundry went into the house, and is sitting in the basket while I did the solar lights. I hope they work well, if they do, I'm heading back to Walmart and picking up more to complete the garden. HAH! I hope they don't sell out. =0)

Ok, today's project, I have the Baby Invites that I did for my niece. It is computer generated, and the butterfly I cut out with my Cricut. I made about 50 invites, so it was so easy to cut the butterflies with my Cricut, which took less than 5 minutes to cut all 50. The printing is printed on pink velum, and I used my laser printer for it. The ribbon is light pink grosgrain ribbon, which I picked up for super cheap - I think it was 50 yards for $7. I forget though from where at.

The craft fair this weekend at Mililani was good fun. Rose (my best friend from High School) sat next to me and had her own booth selling her sand-blasted glass containers. Soooo pretty. I will post pictures later. If you want to check her out, she will be at the Moanalua High School craft fair this weekend. I won't be able to attend that one, however, Rose will have some of my handmade items for sale.

My stamping sister Barb was there with me as well, helping me sell my stuffs. Barb is super sweet to always help me to do anything. Whether it is for craft fairs, glama gurlz events, and even family gatherings, Barb is always included and always there for me. I'm soooo grateful for having a sweet loving and most definitely a giving friend like her to give her time to be with us. Do you have someone in your life like Barb?! I bet we all do... don't forget to thank that person, it's always nice to be recognized and not the kine where you tell everybody at the party "Barb was the one that helped me - so thank her..."... lol... not like THAT... the sincere kind of thanking, where only you and her are together, give her a sweet sincere hug, and sincerely say it with all your heart, how important she is to you and your family, or for you to have her in your life. My hubby and I always tell Barb how much we love her, and how much she means to us. That really is all that a person needs to hear. She doesn't expect anything back, and a hug is sooo worth a thousand and more words. And you know what?! It builds your relationship and friendship for each other to a higher level, and the respect for each other as well, shines through your friendship. Thanks Barb, you are the bestest!

Anyways, I'm off to go and see that TMJ Specialist. Please continue to pray for my jaw that is not opening to it's full extent.

Have a beautiful day and blessed one as well.

God Bless,

Christmas Tags with Rachelle Ann Miller Snow Man

2009-12-06T06:00:00.000-10:00

Hey there... here are some tags I created for a past challenge that was going on at LC's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii. I guess I forgot to share it on this blog... so here it is. The tags were all created using Spellbinder die cuts. The adorable snowman image is a Rachelle Ann Miller stamp. When it comes to Christmas images, snowmen are the easiest and fastest to color huh? I think that's why I chose this image, I was probably running late on the challenge, and I just needed something simple to do.

Yesterday, after the craft fair, we attended a company party for my hubby's business associate. Tonight, we have another company party to attend later after service. Hope you are having a blessed day today, and enjoy your week!!

Aloha,

Little C's @ Mililani Craft Fair TODAY - 12/5 and Little C's Challenge

2009-12-05T03:30:00.001-10:00

Good Morning Friends!! First an announcement - Hawaii Crafters... Little C's will be at the Mililani Rec Center #5 from 9 am - 2 pm today, 12/5. Come and say "hi" to Barb n' I. Take a picture with us, and receive 10% off your purchase. You must mention this "coupon" if you come by.

Over on LC's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii blog, we have a challenge for you..... Who has time for a challenge this time of year, huh?! LOL... who knows, we'll find out soon enough, I guess. I figure we're all tooo busy trying to run around, that we can't just stay put in one place to create. At least I find myself doing that. Yesterday, I was at Walmart at one moment, and the next moment, I was at home setting up my artificial Christmas tree. Within 45 minutes, I was out the door at a Used Card lot trying to make the owner a deal to purchase my mom's PT Cruiser. Next hour later, I was in my parent's home, eating chicken for lunch... lol... crazy, crazy... Anyways, the challenge is to create using any animal stamp.

I decided on using 2 stamps together. The animal stamp is from The Greeting Farm, while the girl is Nora of CC Designs. I also used Fun Flock on my image - actually, this is the same image I showed in the previous post. I didn't have it complete yet, but here it is. I also used Fun Flock on my rabbit. It's soooo cute with these fuzzy wuzzies on them. The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp. Love It!!!

So how is your shopping coming along? I think I am done with the presents for the kids. Amazon.Com baby!!! Some I got from Walmart, but most was done online @ Amazon. So much easier, and shipping is always FREE - at least for the products I chose.

Anyways, one issue I've got going on is with my jaw. I recently have been having problems, that I can't open it wider than 2 fingers. It's irritating because I cannot get in a good yawn, nor can I eat sandwiches. I went to my dentist about 2 weeks ago, and returned this week, but his suggestion didn't help. So now, I'm being referred to a TMJ Specialist... looking forward to hearing what he has to say, and what it is he'll be able to help me with. This has been going on about a month now, and at times it is painful, but most times it is irritating. Please keep me in your prayers for quick healing....

Have a fun weekend... we're going to have a busy one!

Hugs,

The Chaos Of Crafting During The Christmas Holidays

2009-12-03T06:00:00.000-10:00

Hello my friends.... hows everybody doing!?!? Going nutz, yet?! I am... with all that is going on, woooo hoooo, what a whirlwind of festivities we have going on. This is the busiest month of the year for me, how about you? If you agree, raise your both hands. S-T-R-E-T-C-H back.... ok, now that you've stretched out those muscles, let's continue... December has always been crazy for me... but, I think this month has GOT TO top the scale!! I have Christmas Craft Fairs every weekend, and then when I get home from those fairs, I have Christmas parties to attend. Companies that work together with my hubby invites him, and fortunately, I get to attend with him. What a blessing it is to be busy n' crazy this time of year - it just tells me one thing - that I am truly blessed to have all this whirlwind, because if I didn't, I'd be sitting around twittling my thumbs, and I don't know how my Adult ADHD would handle THAT!!!

Ok so this past weekend, we had our Glama Gurlz gathering. I decided on sharing with the ladies the use of Fun Flock. Gosh, I haven't use these things since back when I first started stamping, and I thought everybody would've known how to use it, or at least heard about it. Well, no joke, some of my stamping sisters was like, "what is THAT?!"... of course, we not going buy stuffs if we don't know how to use it, right? So, at first, Barb n' I purchased the entire set to collect. But when they came in (26 bottles), I told Barb, "We bettah use 'em for something, or these just going collect dust". So I figure the next GG gathering, I should show everybody how it's used.

That's just what I did. I took a couple of CC Designs images, and used my Fun Flock on them. It was so much fun and so easy to use.

This 1st image that I used the FF on is called "Nora" - I know her outfit is kinda "kapakahi" (messed up), uncoordinated in colors, but I was just trying to show the GG's how the FF would look when it is directly applied, opposed to having the image colored prior to FFing. Nora's coat has FF applied directly to it, but her boots I colored prior to adding the FF, so it still looks nice n' fuzzy, but it has a darker tint because I used a pen to color underneath it. For the outfits that I put FF on, I colored with regular markers. For her face n' hair, I colored with my copics. Not sure if blending would be able to see if I FF over it. But didn't want to waste my copics, just incase. I'll try using copics on another image later, and then find out.

This 2nd image is "Santa Brigitta" - she's sooooo adorable, ya?! I just love these cute CC Designs. Ya, if Little C's don't sell out, a lot of my stamping sisters will be receiving them as Christmas Gifts. LOL.... And if you're one of them sisters that is wondering "WHAT?! It'll be tooo late to receive this image AFTER Christmas - then here's an idea "THANK U CARDS"... LOL.... Nah, but I know all my Stamping Sisters are grateful when it comes to me giving them something from my store, at least the ones that I'm close to... what a blessing it is to have each and everyone of them in my life....

Ok, back to my image, you can see how I put arrows with writings inside to say which was colored prior to FFing and which I applied FF directly. How's my nails?!?! Compliments of Ms Lena at Pearl Highland's Queen Nails (this is a PLUGG!!!)...Oops! Sorry, ok back to my flocking... You can totally see the difference with this one, because the Lt Pink FF on Nora is very subtle, but the red on Brigitta's dress looks almost transparent because the Red FF is a lot darker. But look at her velvety hat... so yummy, huh?!?! Her socks I applied the FF directly. Her hair kinda looks like I FF'd it too, doesn't it?! But I didn't... I think it's just the way the markers made her hair look.

After the GG's left, I put this card together. The sentiment is from Hero Arts, the Scallop Circle was punched out with an EK Success brand, DSP is from TAC. I faux stitched the edges, with an American Craft marker. Oh, and the red dots on the Scallop circle is Copics Spica Sparklie Red pen. Buttons are from my stash. The embossed background is "Swiss Dots" from Cuttlebug.

Ok, stay tune for more FF used on my projects. Debating if I should bring these in to sell... debating, debating.... well, at least all GG's that attended decided on purchasing a set of their own... tooo funny!!! Now we're all going to have FF to add to our collection of collections.

Well, gotta go... time to wake up my lil' one to start his day.

Have a beautiful day, no stress!!

Aloha,

NEW Arrivals @ Little C's & Gift Card Holders for Monthly Swap

2009-11-24T11:00:00.000-10:00

Hey All... I miss you all, been quite busy, and I'm sure you're quite busy yourself too!!! The craft fair at CCCS was awesome!!! I was able to make back my entry fee and then more on top of that... Praise God!!! What a blessing it was for Him to send all my friends n' customers out, it was really nice to see all those that were able to make it.

On December 5th, I will be out at the Mililani Craft Fair - Rec Center #5. Woooo Hooooo.... can't wait!!! I'm excited, but right now, I need to focus on what is going on right in front of me... which is Thanksgiving. I'm just so blessed with an awesome husband, who not only loves the Lord with all his heart, but also cooks for my entire family - meaning my mom, my dad and my sisters n' brother on Thanksgiving!!! His turkey's always turns out soooo moist... oh I can hardly contain myself.... ok, today first off, I am sharing with you what has recently arrived in Little C's - and what is SOON to come - n' here they are....

11/24: NEW ARRIVALS:

Heidi w/Ornament
$5.50

Nora in Winter Coat
$5.50

Santa Birgitta
$5.50

Brigitta wSunflower
$5.50

NEW RELEASES BY CC DESIGNS ON 11/30/09.....

Christmas Trevor REL'D 11/30 $5.50	Ornament Trevor REL 11/30 $5.50	Winter Trevor REL 11/30 $5.50	Cocoa Emma REL 11/30 $5.50
Winter Emma REL 11/30 $5.50	Christmas Emma REL 11/30 $5.50	Santa Emma REL 11/30 $5.50

On the 2nd part of this blog post, I would like to share with you a creation - I'm soooo sorry I haven't been posting and I wish I just could talk and have this post typed out for me with my words, but as of today, technology only allows my fingers to do the talking.

I recently joined a monthly swap - and our first theme was to create a Gift Card Holder. I used the Cricut machine to cut this GC Holder. You can find the cut file on my Cricut Blog. The image I am using on here is a Whipper Snapper image, and the DSP is from DCWV. The image was colored with my copics....

Ok, gotta run.... have a blessed day, people!!!

Hugs n' Blessings.....

Signs for Calvary Chapel Craft Fair

2009-11-20T17:30:00.000-10:00

Made 7 signs for the craft fair tomorrow... here is the one I worked on from home - the others I made while at the school today (it was very hectic crazy day, from the start!!!)....

Computer generated... thought about doing it on my Cricut - but that would've taken toooo lon to do. Printed, then laminated. Wood part of the sign was made by our church helper, Randy. Thanks Randy!!!!

Ok - just a reminder... tomorrow 11/21 & 22nd, Little C's online store will be CLOSED. We will be at the Calvary Chapel Christian School Christmas Craft Fair, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. Be sure to come n' say "hi" if you pop on in.... I'll post projects in a bit.

Hugs,

Little C's @ Craft Fairs....

2009-11-16T10:01:00.000-10:00

Hey There... Don't mind if I do not post as much as I used to, as I will be creating projects to sell at craft fairs that I will be attending with my girlfriend Rose the rest of this year (she will be selling her glass etched products).... I can't believe that I'm going for it, but going to make the best of it, and try it out again - after what it seems like 8 years or so from not doing these things.

Well for you local peeps out there that wanna come check me n' my products out (I will also have make n' takes at most of these fairs), as well as handmade created products, here are the places I will be so far...

Saturday, November 21st (8:30 a - 2:30 p) - Calvary Chapel Christian School (Gym)
Sunday, November 22nd (10:30 a - 2:30 p) - Calvary Chapel Christian School (Gym)
Saturday, December 5th (Will update with time later) - Mililani Rec Center #3
Saturday, December 12th (9 a - 3 p) - Moanalua High School

Don't be shy, come by n' say "hi".....

Hugs,

JJ Kidz - NEW Digital Images @ Little C's.... Digital

2009-11-15T06:00:00.000-10:00

Hey there... here is another image I used from JJ Kidz, a new line of digital images exclusively for sale through Little C's....

I printed out the image to the size of an actual card, and folded the cardstock in half. I then cut around the image, and having it connect at the fold, allowing it to become a open type card.

Hugs,

Clock Designed Using a Cricut Cut....

2009-11-14T06:00:00.000-10:00

Hello there, today is the day I share some Cricut Creations with ya... if you check the schedule I have set for myself on the side bar of my blog, you will see that I have Cricut Creations posting on Saturdays. LOL.... I really hope I am able to keep up with this schedule. It is allowing me to create with my projects that I have here, and at the same time post to my blog. I guess it's also a way to keep myself organized.

Anyways, here is a clock that I used a sticky back vinyl to put on the face of the clock itself. I was actually doing it to demonstrate something to my girlfriend, Barb, and it turned out pretty neat. I gave the clock to Barb. Perfect timing too, because she said the clock in her kitchen went "kaputt" on her!! LOL....

I took some pics of my lil' helper... actually I am not sure if he was holding the clock or if he just wanted to be in the picture - because it sure looks like Barb is the one that is holding it instead. =0)

Have a sweet day....

Hugs,

Goodie Bags for Cy's Classmates - Digital Designs Monday

2009-11-09T06:00:00.001-10:00

Hello!! Here is a lil' goodie bag I made for the keiki's in Cy's classroom. The DSP is Martha Stewart, and the pumpkin image is a digital image from Darcie's Country Folk Fal Collection. Simple n' easy - I did this one last minute, and in the middle of the night. LOL!!!

Dum Dums are Cy's favorite candies!! =0) In 2 days, my sister Nash will be here!! Can't wait!!

Have a blessed day!!
Aloha,

11/8: Show n' Tell & Fun Fact/Memory About Me

2009-11-08T12:30:00.001-10:00

Left to Right: Evie, Me, Rina, Ali, Gina, Jo, Vina n' Barb

Yesterday, my show n' tell pic I shared with all of you was a pic taken from my "color fun day" on the 23rd of Oct. 2 Days later, I had a "Glama Gurlz" monthly gathering, on the 25th. I turned that into a color fun day as well... here are the Glamaz that were able to make it. We always have sooo much fun!!!

Here is an image colored by Jo, she used copics, and I just love how she colors - she's the who shared with me her coloring techniques... soooo pretty!!!!

Now, for A Fun Fact/Memory of Me #2....

I like my bacon fried to a crisp!!

Please be sure to scroll down to check out my creation of today....

Aloha,

Little C's Sundays.....

2009-11-08T06:00:00.001-10:00

Here is a tote bag that I made a while ago, but have decided to add a Mag to it to dress it up a bit. I've also added a bunch of All Natural Accent Flowers too, and some Dew Drops as well - all of which can be found at Little C's. This Mag was colored with my copics. I need to check out their site, and see what's new to bring in. So grateful for all of you that have placed order to help me deplete our inventory. It was a fun sale!!!

Have a beautiful day!!

Hugs,

11/7: Show n' Tell, New Poll and A Fun Fact About Me

2009-11-07T12:30:00.001-10:00

From Left to Right: Irene, Ali, Shirley, Wini, Gloria n' Me

On Oct 23rd, '09, I had a "Color Fun Day" gathering at my home. Here are the ladies that came out to play. We had a great time talking stories n' as usual, eating up. =0)

Here are a couple of images I colored that day using my Copics....

A new poll has been posted - last week's poll question was "What do you do right before you go to bed" - 33% of us watch TV, 16% Crafts, 8% Reads, 8% Adjust The Room Temperature, 8% Needs a Certain Blanket, and 25% did none noted... LOL!! Fun Poll.... thanks for playing!!!

For Fun, I've decided to share a fun fact or memory about myself, and see how many of these I can share. It would be something great for my kids to later look back upon (or for myself as well, after I lose my memory of who I am, of course....)

So, here's fun fact #1:

My brother n' I built a club house up in the mountains that were behind our house in Kalihi, and hung out there with our friends during our pre-teen years. We used to "cook" Vienna Sausages in the can, over fire and pretend that we were really "camping".

Thanks again for stopping in to read this - I posted a new release of images that Little C's exclusively offers, see post below to read all about them.

Hugs,

Introducing JJ Kidz Digital Designs @ Little C's....

2009-11-07T08:30:00.001-10:00

Oh My Goodness!!!! Sorry I've been MIA for a while - this week, I was helping at Cy's school on Tues, Wed n' Thurs. It's such a blessing to be able to help with the keikis and to see my Cy's smiling face. But it sets my creativity level back a bit, so just gotta find ways of making time to do these things.

Anyways, I'm posting today, and I hope I can continue to do so.... I have some fantastic exciting news for all of you!!!! Little C's has a new line of digis, they are called "JJ Kidz". The artist of this line of digis is my life long friend, Rose. She is a professional graphic artist with 18+ years experience, and I have been trying to convince her of the longest time to get her drawings on rubbah - or digital. She's finally agreed on letting me have the rights to these, and exclusively thru Little C's, she's allowing the sale of her images.

These images are adorable, and are actual drawings of her very own DD, Jaz. There are 9 images being released, and can be purchase individually or you can purchase the entire set.

Over at LC's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii, we are challenging you to create a project with embossing included. It is not necessary for you to create with a JJ Kidz image - however, if you would like to try and create with one of the images, I would happily send you the "Jaz 1st Walk" to create with, which by the way is the same image I used on my project shown here.

On my project... I used an ice cream die cut from Doodle Charms Cricut Cartridge. Along with the Design Studio program, I was able to weld 2 Ice Creams next to each other, and create a card with them. I then decorated the front of the card. I sponged the edge of my cuts so that it would be more defined. I added sprinkles to the top of the ice cream with beads. The cherry on top was filled in with Candy Cane Sticklez. I generated the sentiment with my computer, and hand cut the talk bubble, then sponged the edges on that as well.

On lil' Jaz, I paper pieced her dress, punched 2 holes in the middle, and added a ribbon. I colored her with Copics. Also added some crystal glaze to her darling eyes (see 1st pic above), so that they are shinny as well.

That was pretty much it of what I did on this card. Have you notice tho' that I totally goofed, and forgot to emboss something on my project!? Yep - I realized this after I was done, and I was like... duh!!

Anyways, please don't be a goof like me, and don't forget to add some kinda embossing to your project - create, post your creation, and leave a comment here to have a chance at winning 2 JJ Kidz digis of your choice.

For more inspiration on creating with JJ Kidz images, please check out what the DT came up with - you can see them all at our "NEW RELEASE" post here. You'll be delighted!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks for taking the time to stop by....

Aloha,

For Birthday Club Members - November Birthdays

2009-11-01T15:30:00.000-10:00

Aloha All...

This message is for those that participate in my birthday club. Here are the list of birthdays that we are celebrating for the month of November. An email has already been sent out with mailing addresses of these birthday babies.... Thanks for participating...... have fun!!!

Corie Foster - 4th
Charly Weaver - 6th
Joni Haraga - 6th
Tess Youd - 17th
Debbie Winters - 24th
YLita Nielson - 26th
Eunice Chong - 28th
Jayne Converse - 29th

Want to join the birthday club?! Click on calendar shown here for more info...

Aloha,

Show & Tell.... 10/31

2009-10-31T16:00:00.000-10:00

Well, I hope your day is going by great... for today's show n' tell, I have some RAK's to share with all of you... I received these from sweet stamping sisters, thank you all for blessing me with your time n' your talents....

From Michelle U, my co-star from Joy of Crafting (we are trying to get our own segment on OC 16, with the help of Joy from The Joy of Crafting, Mich n' I may be successful... **wink**)... such a cute bunch of goodies, I had to take several pics of them up close n' personal. She used the stamp set "Spooktacular" for this project.....

oh, and I had to get my nail in there, I just had it done.... I love that candy apple red look!! Look at them blacks, Mich made them sooo shinny!!! Fantabulous, sister!!

This bunch of yummy filled totes are from my sister, Vina. Thanks for all the yummies, Love!!

These cutie pies were given to me by my girl, Jo... love their stitched up mouths... too cute n' adorable!!!

This lovely baggie was from my sweet sweet sister, Rina. She's so awesome!! Love her projects. She really has NO TIME to be creating, but she does, and when she does, they just come flowing outtah her.
I received this from Kris, whom I met from attending Photo Craft's Cricut Club meeting... check out this pretty cool cut. Yep, it was all cut on the cricut. This was cut with using the SCAL program.

The middle section opens up, and you can fill it with goodies.

Okie dokie... have a blessed evening.

Aloha,

Henry Mouse with Ornament

2009-10-31T07:00:00.000-10:00

Good Morning!!! How is everyone doing!?!?! I want to apologize for my absence... just had to take care of a few things before I post. I have been creating, but just been kinda crazy doing some stuffs here, there n' everywhere. I hope to catch you all up with what's been going on. Before I go on, just to let you know that I will try to post 2 postings per day. 1 of which will be a created project, and the other will be called "show n' tell". It may be of another project or mines or of someone else's - or just a photo to share. So, hope you like the changes...

Ok, on to my project. Here I am using Henry Mouse with Ornament. It is a new image from Whiff of Joy, that can now be purchased through Little C's. We received a whole set of Henry Mouse stamps so check them out to see which one of these cuties you want. I colored the image with copics. I used crystal glaze on the ornament to give it a shinny look. I used Pearl Diamonds on the hat and the ornament for the puffed look. The embossed background is from an ornament Cuttlebug folder. I embossed, and then swiped a white ink pad over it to have the images pop out.

On the 2nd image, you can see that the pearl diamonds are pretty thick and have a nice puff to it. I just let dry and it remains as shown. This reminds me of those ornaments with those glitter embossing on them. Henry Mouse had a tail but I cut it off.

This project was also created using the specs of this week's challenge on LC's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii. The challenge is to create with Pink n' Black. You can use any image and any layout - as long as you have Pink n' Black as the main colors. Come on and join the fun!!! Winner receives Henry Mouse Angel and $10 GC to use at Little C's.

I had a great time with this challenge. Been kinda out of it - so I think it's time I get my butt back into gear, don't cha think?! I need a new poll... so look for that new question soon.
Last poll question was "What Utensil(s) do you use most of when eating?" - the choices were: Fork, Spoon, Both and None... hands down, "Fork" was the choice of today's eaters. =0)

May you n' your family have a safe eventful evening. And if you're in the Pearl City area, come to Calvary Chapel n' join our Family Fun Night tonight, it begins at 6:30 pm. It is a safe environment, where games n' candies will be present, along with those that love our Lord, Jesus!!!

Have a blessed day, and thanks for spending some time with me today.

Come back to check out my "Show n' Tell" post later.

Toodles!!!

Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii Challenge

2009-10-30T17:00:00.000-10:00

Good Morning Aloha Friday All!!!! I would like to inform you that you can now purchase Henry The Mouse of Whiff of Joy through Little C's!!! We have them currently in stock, and you can find them all here.

Today is also our challenge day over at Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii!!! Weeee Hooooo.... we would like to challenge you to use only the colors Pink n' Black in this challenge - be creative, use different shades of pinks or different shades of black... this challenge ends on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 - at 6 pm Hawaii time. Winner will receive a $10 online coupon to use on Little C's, and Henry Mouse - Angel (shown here).

Now to help you get started, here are some samples the DT came up with using Pink n' Black in this challenge.... we've also used Henry the Mouse in our creations, however this is not required on your part. You can view these gorgeous creation by clicking here...

Ok, thanks for being patient with my personal blog.... I will try n' get it back up to par by this weekend.

Miss u all.... have a blessed weekend!!

Aloha,

Update on Magnolia Sale.... extended til' this Sunday....

2009-10-29T10:30:00.000-10:00

Aloha All....

FYI - The Sale on Magnolias have been extended til' Sunday, the 1st of November.... please come and check it out!!!

Aloha,

Magnolia SALE @ Little C's....

2009-10-24T08:30:00.000-10:00

Magnolia Stamps are on SALE!!!! - only $6 each @ Little C's... Makes great stocking stuffers.. shop early for Christmas... Click here to see what we've got in stock!!! Card above was created by my friend, Jodie Cole. Thanks Jo!!!

Aloha,

Two Scoops Rice Designs Tuesday....

2009-10-20T06:00:00.000-10:00

Good Morning Friends! I am soooo tired! Went to bed at 10:30 pm, and then woke up at 3:30 am (both are reasons because of the pups). I've been up ever since, and I'm heading out the door to do a 9:30 presentation on the Cricut X for my Cy's school. They purchased 1 machine, and we decided on donating 1 to them as well, so that they could have 2 for the school. Anyways, going down to do a presentation, and I think I need to get me a Mocha!!! I usually drink a Caramel Machiatto, but I'm going to try out the Mocah this morning.

Anyways, today is Tuesday, and I'm totally trying to stay on top of my scheduled dates... so today, I've got some Two Scoops creations to share with you. I decorated 3 of these jumbo paper clips, and then added magnets to the backs of each, so that they could stick to the fridge, or maybe even the file cabinet of someone's workplace. All images are from Two Scoops Rice Designs - the Halloween Digis. These are soooo adorable!!! I loved creating with these images, and they were so fun to color and play with. =0) I added a tiny bling to each of these, because I thought it added a little sparkle to it, and made it even cuter. LOL... This bat here is soooo darling. Now if there were only real bats that were darling, huh?! The white highlights, I received from my friend, Irene. She was so sweet to purchase the whole stock from Hawaiian Graphics, and give them to her friends. LOL... it sounds like a lot was in stock, but really there were only about 5 or 6. I'm just so blessed that she picked me to be one of the recipients of this pen. I've been using my acrylic paint to make these highlights. But now that I have this pen, I'm going to try and use it on my projects more often.

The jumbo paper clips are from Bazzill Basic, the ribbons are all from my stash of ribbons. In fact I pulled them from my scraps. Gotta hit those first. I used the scallop & circle punches from EK Success and the dots on the scallop edges are also from that pen Irene gave me.

Here are a few more pics of these clips.... showing the backs with the magnets attached to them...

Here they are on my fridge.....

Well, looks like I better start heading out the door, it is almost time to leave, so I hope you have a fabulous day today, and that you are blessed by someone that will give you a big smile!!!

Aloha,

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge #39

2009-10-19T10:00:00.000-10:00

Aloha Friends... we are up to challenge #39 on Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog... and this week's challenge is hosted by Sankari, who has asked us to create tags at least 3 or more... this was a fun challenge to do, since it is different from making cards. But I figured that these tags could also be used on a card somehow, eventually, right?! Anyways, I made these 3 tags. The 1st here is a snowflake that is a digital design from Fred, She Said. Isn't it so purdy?! I love it on it's own, but I wanted to add some kinda sentiment to it, for some reason. I used sticklez to add glitz to it, and totally love how it turned out. The image was printed on my ink jet printer, and it is actually a "pre-colored" image, which means that the artist, Tracey had already added colors to this image, and all you need to do is print them and do whatever you want with them. These are great to use when you are in need of a project in a short amount of time. I punched a 1/16th inch hole in the tip of one of the flakes edges, and attached a gold cord to it. The sentiment is from Cat's Pajamas.

The 2nd tag I have here is a tag that was cut on my Cricut. I can't remember what cartridge this came from, I think the cartridge was "Christmas Cheer". The image is another digital image, and it is a Mindy Terasawa OR Nancy Kubo image. I don't know which one it is, but they are related, so just do a search for both of them, and then you will be able to figure out who it actually belongs to. Sorry, I'm no help am I?! I know, I actually had the image printed out from last year, and it was sitting in my drawer of images, so I just pulled it out. At least I remember that it is either or artists. LOL....

Once again, I've used sticklez to enhance, I used candy cane sticklez on the reds of the penguin, and star dust sticklez on the lines of the DSP, and then tied on this pretty

olive grosgrain ribbon, which I believe is 5/8" or so.... There is actually a circle cut out in the middle of the tag, and the image of the penguin is behind it, so that it is showing through the circle. Just incase you think that it is a punched out image that is placed on top of the tag, it really isn't... it's showing through the tag. Can't really tell from here, can you? I can't....

The last tag I created was also cut on my Cricut. The bracket type tag was cut using Accent Essentials, and I made a smaller sized cut of it as well, to layer on which is in color white. The candy canes are from Christmas Cheer cartridge, which I cut one the right one, and the other I flipped. I added stickles to the candy cane, and made it all sparklie. I stamped the bird (Hero Arts) on there with Momento Black Ink, colored with my Copics. The "To n' From" is from Cat's Pajamas (I think). I don't know how I got the idea of using the bird, or even why - it's not like the bird is going to place the ornament on the candy cane, but with it's "heart" shape, I kinda felt like the bird was adding a lil' LOVE to it. The ribbon is a rust red organdy type of ribbon.

Anyways, it turned out alright, huh!??!

Well, this week is the 2nd to the last week of challenges we will be having on the CSAYL blog, it has been a wonderful journey with the other designers of this team. There were times when I didn't or wasn't able to create, but yet, jumped right back into doing so. I don't know if I will actually use all my cards and give them out this year. I was thinking of keeping it simple and giving out photo cards at Christmas. We'll see.... I had a lot of fun though, and I hope you did too, creating along with us...

Ok on another note, I've added a poll to my blog... I had that going on one time or another on my blog, and it was so much fun to hear everyone's answers... so if you get a chance, check out the poll of the week, and answer along - you would need to go to my blog to actually see the poll, so if you are reading this on your email or your reader, then you won't be able to see it unless you go to my blog and you can do so by clicking on the title of this post above.

I've also added the schedule for my blog... I think I am finally getting organized with my blogging life... I need structure so that I know what I need to create, and it helps keep me motivated at the same time to know what I need to do next. Hopefully this'll help - the schedule is also posted on my blog, right under the question poll.... so come back tomorrow to see what I've created with using Two Scoops Designs....

Oh, and here's a few blurbs:

I was on TV this weekend, together with Michelle U of Mushi's Creative Inspirations on "The Joy of Crafting", and then on KHON 2, a commercial for this car dent repair company called "Dr. Dent"... I didn't get to see the commercial yet, but taped the craft show - will get it up on the web for everyone to see soon.
I went to the ER this weekend, for bad back n' neck muscle spasms... I had a hard time taking in deep breaths, and couldn't breath without being in pain, I couldn't laugh and jiggle alot, or even bend down to do house chores **sigh**. Went in to make sure it wasn't anything serious, sure enough I am a-ok, was told to take Advil and to rest....
Went to Cy's Family School Night on Friday, and he along with his fellow class mates recited versus from the bible with smiles on their faces and did an awesome job - it was so cute!!! It's awesome to be educated along with the love for our Lord in their tiny lil' hearts.
My oldest made the President's List this 1st Quarter. He is surely making us proud.
Saw the video about the man made balloon that some scientist created in his back yard, and it floated away with him thinking that his 6-yr old son was in it. FREAKED ME OUT to think that he was in there.... the balloon went as high as 7500, and came down 2 hrs later with emergency crew all waiting for it to land, to find that it was empty, then later finding out that the boy was at home all this time, hiding in a box... oh goodness!!! Thank The Lord!! I was in tears....
Ok, time to start a NEW week...

Hope you're having a blessed day

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