Summer Tilda...

I was so blessed to have gone to the gathering at Denise's a couple months ago and Jodi was kind enough to bring her stamps and so I got a chance to stamp this darling Tilda! I have been wanting to color and create with these images, but didn't have a reason to. but I wanted to send a thank you card to Enjoli...that's been long overdue! She's always so sweet and thoughtful and is always sending me such wonderful RAKs! I am so grateful to her! So I wanted to say thank you to her for her friendship! I colored this cute stamped image with my copics, I used my nesties, prima flowers, dew drops and bling to add to the card...
I added a stamp inside the card...I hope Enjoli likes her surprise and thank you. Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone...Keep smiling!

Lisa's Birthday...

One of the soccer ladies that I play with on Leahi...well, she celebrated her birthday! I wanted to make her something small to give to her from me. I just got this CC design image and I wanted to use it...I do love it that it's a digi, so you can make it any size. I think she's so cute and perfect for Halloween coming up. I colored her with my copics and added the happy birthday sentiment. I hope she likes her card!
here I decided to make her a shaker checkbook cover with matching pen. I don't know what her favorite color is, but I used blue and green. I stamped the CS and the ribbon are from PTI. I love this cute image...I stamped it from Teri's stash. used my flower and bling to finish it off.

happy Monday everyone...
I am back at work...hope I am over the whole stomach thing!
have a great week and thanks so much for stopping by!

OCS from Michelle and RAK from Kris...

sorry gang...I haven't been feeling well since Tuesday...I have a viral gastroenteritis...which causes inflammation in my stomach. so I have stomach cramping which at times can be unbearable. I am getting treatment from my doctor, so I am at home resting. I am feeling a little better...so I wanted to post a few things.
Here is my OCS for September with my BFF...She made me a slider card! I love it! it's in purple...the image is a ketto and I love the flowers with sparkles! Isn't this the most cutest thing you have ever seen! I love my card...thank you Michelle!
here's what it looks like once it slides open...love that sentiment! I am so blessed to have been paired up with my BFF!

she also surprised me with a stamp set...popcorn bear!
isn't he the cutest thing! I got this in Maui actually, but I wanted to share it with you.

here's a pretty purple card from Kris...she sent us a RAK after we got to meet up in Maui! She was so sweet to take us around her mall and we got to meet her cute daughter! I am so bummed because I totally forgot my camera! but look at all that detail to the card! I love it!

here's the layout for the inside...isn't that awesome!

here's some cute stuff we got from her...this one's mine

and this one was for my daughter!

Thank you Kris for thinking of us!
Thank you Michelle for being my BFF!
hope everyone is having a great week!
Remember to take care of each other and to tell them you love them!

OCS with my BFF...

This month I was blessed to be paired up with none other than with my BFF!!! Michelle...Mushi's Creative Inspirations. I was so excited and then thought...oh no! What can I create? She does beautiful and creative work! How can I match her! what do I do? so I went online and searched for a layout to follow. I found one on Papercrafts by Rach and then I had to figure out the rest! lol! I just got the newest girls from CC designs and wanted to use the one with the ice cream cone! She loves pink, so I made sure I used lots of that color...I used DP from designer digitals, my prima flowers, cuttlebug embossing folder, oval nesties, ribbon from PTI and I found those plastic tags w/ sentiments on it...somewhere in my stash!I hope those girls who decorate inside of their cards are proud of me! I finally tried to do one too! I know it's not as fancy...but I wanted to make this card special! I also wanted the words to mean a lot too...so that she knows how much I love her as my sister and best friend!
here's an upclose look to what this darling image looks like...her name is sweet Kiki La Rue! I used dazzling diamonds and I tried that white gel pen on her checks! I love how that turned out! I added some bling for her buttons and her shoes!
happy Tuesday everyone!

hope you are enjoying your week!

thanks for stopping by...I know I haven't been keeping up...I'll get a going!

An Original...

sorry gang...I haven't had time to create lately...just don't know why...but I just am in a funk! maybe I will get my mojo back soon...but I wanted to share this fabulous card and praise the artist! thank you Teri for sending me this cute card! This image is an original drawing from Teri...Big Ideas from a Little Girl! Isn't she just so sweet! Teri is such an awesome person...inside and out! she's always thinking of others...she's so talented and best of all she's a wonderful, kind, caring and understanding friend! I am so blessed to have her in my life! hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I had a blast...spent the whole day down at the soccer park! got to play in the morning and watched a few games throughout the day! I am burnt but had lots of fun! I am truly blessed for having such wonderful friends! My quote for the day: Live life to the fullest! Life is too short not to!

Fun in Maui...

Sorry...no crafting pictures today...just some pictures to share!

So as most of you know...I had a Maui Co-ed Soccer Tournament this past weekend! It was some very hard fought and tough games...as we didn't come as prepared as we thought! we only had 4 girls and 8 guys to start this tournament...for those of you who don't know soccer too well...in co-ed you need 5 girls and 5 guys and the goalie can be either a guy or a girl. So as you can see we started out short...then we added one more girl...which still gave us no substitutions! with all of that...we still managed to take 3rd place! here's a picture of my daughter holding the award we got to take home...the next thing I need to do is to get the whole gang to sign it! here is our team picture! I have to say...this was a great bunch of players and a close knit group. I am so hoping that we decide to do this again. I had a blast! here are the names of the players I went with and in the middle...Larry...the guy who ran the tournament...

Nick, Colin, me, Chris A, Larry, Ceasar, Dwain, Mark and Maris (back row)

Chris C, Jaz, Michelle, Yumi and Jason (front row)

and of course Taelyn!

hope everyone is having a great hump day!

I'm still trying to recooperate from the weekend...

try to remember to have fun...even though it's outside of your comfort zone...it makes for some fun times and wonderful memories!

backpack creation...

So this Maui trip...I went up there to play soccer but in the process I got in touch with a blogging sister...Kris...K-Lusive Kreations...and we planned to get together on Sunday. So of course I didn't want to go there empty handed! So I wanted to give her a few things...but didn't want to put it in a folder...so I decided to make a box...which then turned into a backpack! I was so excited! my original design is so much easier than the others you may see. here are the directions...CS - 1 piece of 6" x 11"...score @ 5" and 6"...the 11" side on the top. then score 1" on the 6" side and flip and score the other side @ 1". for the cover...DP 4" x 8"...score it @ 5" and 6" and corner round the short side for the flap. I used the scallop envelope die from SU for the front pocket. I added some buttons to make the backpack look finished.
here is what it looks like once it's opened...I used a craft velcro dot to keep the flap closed. filled it with some goodies and stamped images...I hope Kris liked it!

here's what the back looks like...I used the jumbo eyelets and I just eyeballed where to put it. I used some PTI ribbon...tied knots at the end...on the inside...make sure when doing this...you haven't put your box together yet...punch the holes, insert the brads and tie the ribbon first before putting your backpack together.

simple yah?!
have a wonderful Tuesday...
I am home recovering from this brutal co-ed tournament...=)

Thank you Yumi...

Have you gone to check out TGF lately? they have come out with a few new stamps!!! Oh no you say...well...I did too...but couldn't resist...I purchased this cute wild sprout called SAVANNAH! she's darling and I just got her in the mail and had to ink her up right away! I wanted to make a thank you card for my dear friend Yumi...she knew how short we were of girls for this Maui co-ed tournament where we went to this past weekend...so she booked a flight up and joined us for two night games! Isn't she the sweetest! so I wanted to make her a special card to thank her for being so thoughtful...I wanted to try out my red...it didn't turn out how I wanted it to...so I added some stickles to make her sparkle! used my rectangle nesties that I just picked up, DP from Imaginisce, ribbon and used my prima flowers!
here I wanted to give you a look from a different angle...hope you can see I used the out of the frame technique to make it like she's dancing!

hope everyone is having a wonderful, fun but safe long weekend!
I'm hoping to return tonight from Maui...
I will be posting a few pictures of my weekend soon!
thanks stopping by!

Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii...

I am so blessed...I am speechless...as I will be featured on the Aloha Blogger at: Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii...today...Friday, Sept 4, 2009~ Thank you so much Jen and her Design Team for giving me exposure to this awesome world of crafting bloggers! I hope you like the projects I chose...but if you want more ideas...I do have some tutorial links on my side bar! Thank you!!!

If you would like to participate in the challenges...here are the rules to play:

Challenge Rules:
You do NOT need to be of Hawaii, neither does your images.
You may combine your entry with other challenges, if you like, as long as your entry fits our challenge theme of that week.
Your entry must be a new card, and not previously posted on your blog.
Simple enough, right?! =0)
To Play:
Simply create, and upload your entry to the net, then post a comment with a link to your blog posting or photo within the current challenge post, no later than the following Wednesday - 6 pm Hawaii Standard Time. On Thursday the winner will be revealed, and her/his project will be featured here on our blog! If you don't have a blog -we still want ya to play!! Simply send your entry via email to stampnscrap808@gmail.com, with the Challenge Title in the Subject line - and it will be uploaded to the net for you. We hope you enjoy our lil' blog here, and enjoy the challenges we set out to you. We look forward in seeing all of your creations and visiting your blogs!!

Thank you everyone for stopping by! I truly appreciate the comments and I can feel the love...lol! have a fun-filled, memorable, but safe long weekend everyone! I will be in Maui to play in a co-ed soccer tournament and making wonderful memories to share! I'll post some pictures of the fun when I get back!

Cards to share...

No creations today...but I do have a lot of cards to share with you! We have been blessed with such wonderful, loving and caring friends/aunties! The love that these ladies have shown us is so endearing...We can't thank them enough for their generosity and kindness!!! this first card is from Kyoko! She sent me this cute card with the popcorn bear and a gc inside! Thank you Kyoko for your wonderful laughter and big heart! your friendship means so much to me!
This next one is from Kyoko for my daughter Taelyn! She was so thrilled to receive a package in the mail from dear Aunty Kyoko! look at this lovely card! so cute and don't you love the "t" monogram...this one also had a gc inside! Thank you Aunty Kyoko you are da bomb!

this next card is from Elena! I love this card! love the heidi among the flowers with the pretty flowers! She made me a thank you card for winning the blog candy and I should be thanking her for her awesome crocheted flowers! Thank you Elena for your sweetness!

this card is from Aunty Cami. She was so thoughtful for thinking of my daughter! she was so happy to receive this gift card holder and she loves her paper too! now she can start crafting like her mommy! Thank you Aunty Cami for being such a sweetheart!

I just received this last card from Denise! She is so sweet to make me this awesome card! I love it! Megan is darling and I love the whole card! Denise even gave me a pair of pretty earrings! Thank you so much Denise! I really am glad you are my dear friend.

Thank you so much to all my awesome blogging sisters...the ones who always come by daily...the ones who leave me such wonderful comments to make me smile...THANK YOU! I truly appreciate each and everyone of you! have a great "hump" day!