I Love the Virtual World

The virtual world of scrapbooking, that is! Two weekends ago was SPLITCOAST STAMPERS Virtual Scrapbook Night. I was super busy preparing but I did manage to find time to complete two pages.

The first page was for Sally's Jefferson's Challenge and the mail focus was that arrow. You guys know the Jefferson's theme song: ♪ Movin on up ♪ Hence the arrow :D I really loved the circles in this sketch and was excited to give it a try. The circles were made with the Creative Memories Cutting System and layered over the best toes photo ever!

The second layout was for Jennifer's challenge to use a TV logo. What better logo for ziplining than SHOWTIME?!? The sketch came from the weekly sketch challenge. This was awesome! Not sure how many people would zip across a 300 foot canyon flying at 65 miles an hour---but I would do it again in a heartbeat!

A Little Early...

but that's alright. In a previous post I told ya'll about a Christmas card challenge that I am working on with an online group I am a part of. Well, I have been busy! I got three Christmas cards done yesterday. My goal every month is five which should give me plenty of cards for Christmas time and I won't have to rush in.

This first card was created using Beate's Weekend Sketch. She is such a talented lady. I haven't been able to play with any of her sketches in a while so I was excited to have time for this card. The accomplishment: All these cards were make with my stash! woo-hoo! The base is a 4 1/4" x 9" piece of Bazzil red folded in half. The polka-dotted paper is from My Mind's Eye and the brads were left-over from last year's Ebay binge. I'm not sure what brand that ribbon is; I got it is a huge mass of ribbon in a gift this past Christmas. The Christmas tree stamp is from Stampendous and was colored with Bic Markers.

This second card was inspired by a fellow sistahs February sketch challenge. Lynn had a great sketch so I decided to play along. This card is the same size as the previous one and uses the same Stampendous stamp. I started with Bazzil green as a base and then used last year's left-over star paper by My Mind's Eye. The ribbon you see is from American Crafts and coordinated perfectly with the colors in the paper. I used a present stamp from Hero Arts to put under the tree and popped it up with pop-dots. Lastly I used a glitter gel pen to doodle along the edges of the layers.

Last but not least is a card I am especially proud of. I took this 4 1/2" x 9" piece of Bazzil green and layered it under a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" piece of basic white. I then used my Bic Markers to hand-draw this tree and limbs along with the 'Christmas lights' around the branches. I added heart die-cuts as ornaments. One of the added challenges was to find a way to incorporate hearts into a Christmas card since it is February. I think I did pretty well getting those hearts in there. The largest ones are popped up with pop-dots. I'm not sure why I am so proud of this one. I think it is because I drew it myself and didn't rely on stamps to make the image. Anywho, I hope you like it just as much as I do. This is going to be one I mass-produce for people, but without the hearts I think.

Mahalo for stopping by! Sorry about the long post!

More V-day

Aloha everyone. So I am freakin' out! I have set my thesis defense date which is March 12. What that means is that I have TONS AND TONS of work to do before the end of February. I am so stressed. I have been in front of this computer for the past 4 1/2 hours typing my research. I NEED A BREAK!

So, I have a couple more Valentine's Day cards to show you both of which are pretty simple because they are for the men in my life-my boyfried and my dad. This first one is for my boyfriend. I ticket punched the corners and rounded others then stamped I Love You on the bottom left. The heart is a brass-toned charm that I received in a Christmas package.



This second one is for my Dad because I am daddy's little girl. I'm not sure what this particular fold is called but I had seen it on SCS before so I decided to give it a try. I kept the colors the same as the above on but changed it up a bit. I added this scalloped heart as the center and two photo corners.



Mahalo for stopping by and listening to my panic attack. :D

Another SS thanks

I just love love love this card. So simple and so fun! The card measures 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 with green Bazzil as the base. The sketch came from SCS's SC. I think it is pretty self-explanatory so I will give just the basic recipe. If you have any questions, just ask in the comments.

Paper-Bazzil, American Traditions DP
Stamps- Hero Arts Alpha Stamp, Rhonna Farrer flowers
Ribbon- American Crafts

I had some leftover scraps so I made another smaller one that sits a different way with the ribbon in a different position.

Happy Happy Almost End of 2007

Aloha everyone! I thought I would share a thank you card I made for one of my Secret Santa's. This is for SCS's sketch challenge a few weeks ago. I thought it would make an appropriate thank you :) The card base is a red 4 1/4" x 9" piece of cardstock folded in half. The wonderful and festive polka-dot paper is from My Mind's Eye and is cut 1/4" smaller. I used my small circle punch to punch three white circles to be my snowman and then 2 circles from used wrapping paper to fit the sketch. I assembled those first on basic green and then blue. For the right I added two eyelets and then added this beautiful American Crafts ribbon. I love how the colors match! I used Hero Arts Alphabet to stamp thanks on white them layered on blue before adhering to the card.

Isn't my snowman cute? I sure think so. Mahalo for stopping by! Happy New Year!

Here's A Challenge For Ya

Aloha everyone! How are those holiday tidings coming along? It is very close to Christmas but the holidays did not put a damper on scrappin challenges over at SCS. I was a guest hostess for this week's VARIETY CHALLENGE. My challenge for the ladies was TO FIND A CREATIVE WAY TO USE ENVELOPES ON OUR SCRAPBOOK PAGES. You can click the title there <---- to see all the details. Here is my sample for the challenge.

I played a lot with this sketch before finally finding a layout that I liked using these photographs. I really like this layout! The focal point is a chipboard letter "B" with the rest of the letters spelled out with stickers. I adhered those stickers to a neutral cardstock then punched them out with my circle punch. I used the SANDING TECHNIQUE BY MEREDITH on the photos before matting them. I used decorative scissors by Provo Craft to cut them out then doodled with a glitter pen around the mats. For the edge border, I used the EYELET DOODLING TECHNIQUE FROM PEGGY for some added jazz.

Next came the envies, the part of my challenge. I downloaded a template online for mini envelopes then followed the directions to make these cute additions. You can find a template for the envelopes HERE or HERE. I added min square brads to keep the envelopes closed on two of them and assembled some flowers for the bottom one. I think these are just awesome. They add a lot of character and texture to my page. The solid green is made with BAZZIL and the top two were made with MY MINDS EYE.

I hope you find some inspiration here. Give this a try and stop by SCS to check out other challenges! Mahalo for checking in!

Stampin on Candles

Ever since I saw THIS TUTORIAL at SCS I just had to give it a try. I made this set for my aunt for Christmas. They are super easy and it is a great way to buy the cheapy, ugly candles and then make them look like a million bucks! I colored the images with Crayola magic markers. The flower stamp is from Rhonna Farrer and the smaller inchies are from Hero Arts.



For lots of other pretty stamped on candles and a little inspirations, check out the SCS GALLERY


Drum roll please....brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (that's my drum roll lol)...all of my Christmas gifts are finished, wrapped, and postal! Whoooo-hooo!

Mahalo for stopping by! Mele Kalikimaka!

Mmmm...Pet Peeve

So, if anyone really knows me they know that my numero uno pet peeve is Snoring! I hate it. For some reason I just get enraged when I hear snoring. As luck with have it, my boyfriend is a snorer. We tried everything and nothing we could find would work so the compromise: I wear earplugs to sleep. Sad, I know, but we are both happy now and I don't have to hear him infernal snoring.

What does all this have to do with scrapbooking? Well, one of the challenges at SCS for the VSBN was to use a sketch and keep it real. We were supposed to scrap a pet peeve or something that is quirky about us or our family. Hence the connection.



Again the page is pretty self-explanatory. The page is an 8x8. The papers are from American Traditions and their Beach Fun Paper Pack. The alphabet that is stamped is from Hero Arts. The flowers are from Green House.

Under the Moonlight

Aloha everyone. It is getting cold everywhere! I just talked to my Dad and it was 23 there the other morning. Crazyiness! I can't even begin to imagine how cold that is anymore. 70 is the way I like it and even that is a little chilly now.

However, because the weather is always fantastic here we get a lot more opportunities to do things like sit at the beach and watch the moon rise and stare at the stars. This page depicts just that. I made this page as part of my All About Me scrapbook for VBSN at SCS. The challenges were so much fun.

For this page I used an 8x8 piece of purple Paperbilities and scalloped the sides with my corner rounder. The borders were made using coffee filters. Yes, that's right...COFFEE FILTERS! I used my star and moon stamps inked in Versamark Black and stamped on crumpled coffee filters. I really like how these came out. The filters really absorb ink very well. I layered the photo on a piece of silver and then created photo corners. The moon as hand-drawn using yellow Paperbilities card stock and a black crayola colored pencil. I attached silver brads in the corners of my journaling and that was that! I really like the colors in this page.

Mahalo for stopping by!

Aiea Loop

So, I had a very exciting weekend of virtual scrapping over at SCS. I think I completed 11 of the 12 challenges. Well, let me tell you. After awhile, your brain starts to rot away and you have to find inspiration in all kinds of places. A few weeks ago we battled, quite literally, the Aiea Loop here on Oahu. I came out from that 5 mile hike covered from head to toe in mud! It was a great time though and some of the scenery was beauitful!

I got my inspiration for this page from Beate and her wonderful weekend sketch. I really like how this page turned out. It is a lot of fun to see how to take a card sketch and create a memory! I think this page is pretty self-explanatory. The patterned paper is from American Traditions. The card stock is from Paperbilities. The flowers are dollar flowers from the Wal-Mart. I think these are very cute. I layerd white and blue ribbon and wrapped around the main layers of paper. The stamps are from a wonderful package I recieved from my Mom. She is the best!!! They are the Hero Arts Alphabet stamp set and I have gotten a lot of use out them lately!

Mahalo for stopping by. I have a lot of scrapbook pages to show you so stay tuned!

Something new and fun!

Aloha everyone! I have something fun to share with you that I am totally in love with. Check out this background made with tissue paper. To make this is so simple.



First you find tissue paper that you like and crumple it to give it texture. Then you build your card sandwich. First a piece of wax paper, then your card or cardstock that you want covered, then plastic wrap, then the tissue paper, and lastly another piece of wax paper. After you have made your sandwich, you need to "warm" it. You do this using an iron. Simply run the iron over the sandwich for several seconds giving the plastic wrap time to melt. Let that cool and then peel you card from the wax paper. Wallah! Your card with a very cool background.

Sometimes you just can't find the tissue paper you are looking for. I have this problem. Solution: purchase solid color tissue paper and stamp your design that you like. Follow the same process as above.

But, what if you don't have tissue paper in your budget. I know some of us have no-buy policies going on for the holidays so I have a solution using only things that you will need for your home. Instead of tissue paper, use COFFEE FILTERS! Almost everyone drinks coffee these days so you should have filters laying around. Check out this card background using coffee filters.



So easy, fun, and cheap! Give it a try. Mahalo for stopping by!

3 years and counting

Aloha everyone. I am so behind on challenges at SCS so I threw in three challenges on one card to make an anniversary card for that upcoming 3 years. The card is a 4 1/2" sqare on baby blue. The sketch is from SCS, of course.

To follow the masquarade challenge I punched a bunch of small circle and tapped them on the front of the card and then used my Archival Teal and a cotton ball to sponge ink over the front. Once i removed the circles I had polka-dotted paper that wasn't too girly and busy. I really like this new technique. I will have to use it more often!

The limited supplies challenge was to use no sentiments on the front of your card. Instead use numbers. What better challenge for an anniversary! Thus the 3 that was stamped inside the heart. Awwwwww....

So, now I have a polka-dotted background so I cut a large blue assymetrical piece and then layered a piece of heart designer paper and adhered that to the left of the card. I'm not sure if you can see the hearts in the designer paper :( For the main image I stamped a little boy, a little girl and a heart on a piece of basic white, cut those out and layered on a piece of blue with pop-up dots to give it some dimension. I then layered that on a scalloped black rectange.

For details I sponged teal around the heart designer paper and a glitter gel pen to doodle faux stitching around the outer edge. For the main image I added some color to the little people's clothes, faux stitching around the edge and 4 brads on the scallops.

Let It Snow

If only I could see snow in Hawaii. Yeah right!!! I will take Christmas on the beach any day! My wonderful Mom just send me a package with some yummy goodies and candy too! Hehehe...I opened the box to find three stamp sets. Well, I couldn't let them go uninked now could I? I found a little mojo today from Poetic Artistry. I used Julee's Monday sketch to play with and this is how it came out.

I'm not to sure about this one. I have never made my own background before. I love relying on designer paper but I just had to give it a try. My card base is 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" piece of lavender with a piece of 4" square of light blue layered on top. I them cut a wavy piece of silver sparkly designer paper for the bottom layer (I wanted to snowy effect). Next I inked my new mittens in Versamark Black and stamped three images on basic white then layered first on green, red, and then on a scalloped piece of green. I used colored pencils to color the hears. Then I used my glitter gel pen to draw a 'clothes line' linking the mittens. So cute! I then doodled faux stitching around all the layers. Next I inked my Let It Snow in black and stamped on basic white then red, green and red layers. Before assembling I added a blue ribbon with two knots around the card then added the main image and lastly the sentiment. To finish I added a faux border around the outer edges of the card.