Ali'iolani Craft Fair...2011

Hello Everyone...long time no post! I have missed all of you. my renovations are finally done and I am now starting the new phase of moving back in. I have decided to take my time and get rid of all my "hoarding" junk! lol! But I just wanted to let you know that I am still around and that we (a few dear friends) will be at the Ali'iolani Craft Fair tomorrow...Saturday, Nov 5, 2011 from 8 am to 2 pm, so if you have a chance stop by and say HI :) I have no pictures to share with you yet, but I will be back on the wagon in no time...I HOPE! thanks for sticking around and for all your encouragement and support. It is greatly appreciated! Big Hugs~ Be Blessed,

CATS sign up...OCT, NOV & DEC

***is now CLOSED***

...MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS...
(pic: Taelyn, Kela & Laura)

I have been so busy with renovations and not being able to have access to things that I am only posting this now! I hope to get my internet back by the end of the month, so please bear with me. I can check and respond to my email by my phone, so that's how I will keep in contact for now. I am so sorry to those of you who are looking for my C.A.T.S. sign up. I forgot to open it up for the month of Sept! This is for 3 months (Oct, Nov and Dec) With that said...if I have your information from before, just leave me a comment here that you want to join again. If you are new and would like to join us then please email me your first and last name, home, email and blog address.
this sign up will close at the end of Sept. sorry such short notice!
click HERE for all the deets!
thank you!

Be Blessed,

Ebony...

and IVORY...
lol...I think of that song when I see the name of this stamp. This is a cutie from the Emerald Faeries Garden line. I just received in my DT package from Stamp and Create and wanted to create a card for a dear friend's birthday. I may be a month late, but she let me slide this time :) I am still in and only wading knee high in renovations and so whatever I could get my hands on to create this card is what I did. I was also very blessed by Taelyn's 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Chinen. She is into crafts like me and saw a 12 x 12 book of wonderful CS and DP and gave it to me! so I had some paper to use as well! So here's what I came up with...
I had access to my nesties and big shot so I could do a few things and I found some ribbon to use. I also have access to my ticket stamp and die from whimsy stamps so I lucked out on that too. I can't wait till this whole event of renovating is done! I know everyone said to be patient, but I want to craft too! thanks for sticking by me! I am still around and hoping to get in a few things or two. Till next time...KEEP CRAFTING FOR ME!!!

Be Blessed,

Sweet Kiyomi...

...BUTTERFLY SMILES...
It is a bitter sweet day...my dad passed away 5 years ago today and it was my mother's birthday yesterday. As the years go on...you realize how precious life is and to enjoy every moment you have with your family and friends. So with that, I really wanted to create a card for my wonderful mom. I had to stop by my dear friend Teri's house the other night to finish up a project for someone who asked for some box #2 favors. So Teri was so sweet to let me use her supplies! I got to use her new stamps that she just got. I think this one is so cute and would be perfect for my mom. Her favorite color is blue...so everything is in blue :) I love the border punch from SU. I think I need to get this one!

I am so glad to have had a chance to craft. It's really hard to get yourself back into the swing of things. As soon as the renovations are done...I can't wait to move back in and start crafting! will share with you my new space once it's finally completed! If you are my friend on facebook, you can see how it's coming along.

Thanks for sticking it out with me...hope you have a wonderful weekend! I have a 3 day weekend as Friday is Statehood!

Be Blessed,

UPDATE...

...THANKS FOR THE FRIENDSHIP...

Hello my dear sweet blogging sisters & friends. I truly appreciate the support, encouraging comments and that you are loyal enough to stop by. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that I will be out of contact with all of you for a little while. As of Monday...we have finally started the 2nd phase of construction...so the bathroom, cabinets and floors will be ripped out and let the rebuilding begin. So with that, I have moved everything out from downstairs... literally meaning I have no computer...no access to email or internet, unless I am at work and I have limited access to my crafts now since everything is blocking other things.

**for those of you who have joined my C.A.T.S. I am planning to hook up my computer one last time and send out the partners for August. Please don't be alarmed that I am sending it out early as this is the only way I can do it. If there are any problems, I receive email notifications to my phone & I will find a way to contact you**

Thank you so much for being a friend. I am grateful that I have friends in all of you. I will definitely try to stop by to your blogs when I have the time. Take care of each other and make sure you make every moment count...till then...BIG HUGS!

Be Blessed,

Hello Kitty...

...TAGS...
Happy Tuesday everyone! Has everyone gotten over the Women's World Cup? I can't believe what has happened, but I know that this is just a building block for the USA Women. I know that Japan needed this win...for their country...to give them some happiness filled with hope! congrats to Japan...and I am so proud of this USA Women's Soccer team!! any whoo...on to my creation. I was asked to make some hello kitty tags. I thought, why not use my cricut? it's so much easier to put together. So I did! I added a border and used my sizzix tag die.
I had to make 16 of them. Not too bad once you get a system going. It was done in no time!

Hope you enjoy your week. We have a visitor from Japan staying over and she has taken over my craft room for now. So I won't be able to create anything till after she leaves. But I hope to stop by your blogs to check out and be inspired by your creations! Have a wonderful day!!

Be Blessed,

Creepin Birthday...

...PIPER...
Hello! I am on a roll...haha! I had to make another birthday card for a "old" friend and I just got this sassy stamp in the mail and thought why not use her. She's a new creepin' called Piper. I do love this line as they are a little spunky, but cute in their own way. My friend's favorite color is purple as you can see. I colored her with my copics and I think I got carried away with the sparkle spritz...lol. I added some flowers and my own dyed ribbon. I also used my CC Designs die for the butterflies and then used my nesties for the image. I even used my ticket die as well.
Well, I hope that if you are a BIG soccer fan or are becoming one...you are enjoying the ride of the USA Women. I have been loving every moment of it. These ladies are brilliant and amazing!!! GO USA!!! (Finals: USA vs. Japan on Sunday 7-17-2011 @ 2 pm ET or 8 am Hawaii Time) BE THERE!!!

Be Blessed,

Binding Fun...

...NOTEPADS...
happy Hump Day everyone! I know...I am posting two days in a row! haha. I am going to our annual neighborhood watch dinner tomorrow and we can either buy a gift, find a white elephant gift or make something. So of course I decided to make something :) I love using my bind-it-all. I know I am a late bloomer, but now I am making so many different size note pads. Here are two that I created. I used 4 x 4 coasters for the covers. I then went ahead and decorated them. I decided to use those cute critters from cricut. I chose to use the panda and koala. They are so sweet. I used my favorite border punch and flowers to finish them off.
I hope everyone is having a good week! we are half way there. Now that furloughs are done, we are back into the swing of things. I think I am really going to miss those extra days off...lol! Well enjoy the rest of your week and keep smiling :)

Be Blessed,

Friends...

...MAKE ME HAPPY...
Hello Everyone! I am back to share with you a birthday card I made for a dear friend. I colored this image a while back and showed you on how to mask an image over another one. I then used the out of the frame techique with my nesties, used a doily, ribbon, flowers, a border punch and a happy birthday sentiment. I added a hello kitty charm to finish it off. I hope she received it already and likes what I created.
thanks for sticking around and for supporting me. I will start getting back into the swing of things are hopefully start creating on a daily basis. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a beautiful day...and remember to ENJOY EVERY MOMENT. ~hugs~

Be Blessed,

Stamp and Create Challenge-Ribbons/Bows...

...HAPPY 4TH OF JULY...
Happy 4th everyone and I hope you are enjoying this holiday! I know that I have been MIA...just came back from my trip to Vegas and am still relaxing a bit more. I wanted to share with you a new challenge at the STAMP and CREATE blog. This month it is to use ribbon/bows. So for this special occasion I used TGF-Princess #3. I decided to make her festive for the 4th of July. I used the bow easy, may arts crocheted ribbon-white, satin ribbon-blue, star punches, colored her with my copics, used stickles and used the Bo Bunny-Blast off DP for the background.

I even tried to make her look like she was carrying a wand or sparkler. lol! Well I hope you are enjoying this wonderful festive holiday! Please be safe and make every moment count! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! Till next time...Be good to each other! Hugs!

Be Blessed,