I made some cards!

Remember all that blog candy I received from Crissy? Well, I sat down and decided to create a couple of cards using my new papers and stamps.



Here is the first one. I used basic white cardstock, a 4 1/4" square, then placed this gorgeous Stampin Up! paper as the main layer. I then found a matching piece of cardstock to act as the base for my cute little Rhonna Farrer bird stamp. I stamped another bird on the DP and cut out to use as a paper piece. To create something a little more unique I cut out the wing to show the white background. The sentiment Birthday Wishes from the For a Friend stamp set is stamped on the inside. To finish it off, I added 2 white buttons on the top left corner.



Here is the second. This is a sketch from Splitcoast but for some reason the site is slow and can't get the URL for the specific sketch. I have been having lots of problems with SCS lately...not sure why? Anyone else having problems? Anyway, I used more of the gorgeous Stampin Up! paper and stamped the Thinking of You image from the same stamp set.

I just love this new set. Hopefully when I get a job I can actually invest more mula into Stampin Up! products. I have an interview Friday...on my birthday! We shall see how it goes.

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!

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!

The Joys of Summer

I know all your mainlanders are pretty cold right now so here is a little something to warm you up :) This is for another VSBN challenge over at SCS.

Now that the weather is cool...I am starting to miss summer. Scrap a page about a tradition you have in the summer. It could be that you eat meals out on your porch or it could be a 4th of July celebration. These are just a couple of ideas...let's see some summer pages! Bonus points if you use glitter.

I just love this photo of the weiners cookin on the grill. My boyfriend had dropped one down in there so I was trying to get a pic of that. LOL. You can see if you look hard enough :) It is charred and definitely not edible. Everything on this page came from the American Traditions Beach Fun paper pack. The layout was a sketch from Valerie's Sketches. Valerie has an awesome sketch blog. You should check it out! I double matted the photos first with tan and then beige. I had never matted my photos with neutral colors but I really liked how these came out. The inside of the journaling box is popped up with dots to give the page some added dimension and I journaled with a glitter gel pen.

Mahalo for stopping by! Stay Warm!

Dream Wedding

Aloha everyone! Time for another scrapbook page. I was on a card kick and hadn't really gotten around to pages. Well after completing these pages I realized just how much I love to scrapbook. Not sure why I like pages more than cards. Personal preference I suppose. Anyway, this page was for a VSBC at SBS.


Well, one tradition that I have been creating or carrying on at the moment is getting ready for my wedding. There are so many things that you must do before the BIG DAY! Find the guy, get the ring, pick the dress, pick the bridesmaids dresses, cake, decor, church, music, flowers... oh man the list goes on and on and on....

My challenge to you is to scrap a page about preparing for your wedding. If you don't want to include photos you don't have to, but the journaling better be there!!!!

If you are yet to be married or find the guy scrap a page of what you dream your wedding will be like!



Since I'm not married I decided to scrap my dream wedding. The paper is from Paperbilities and I assembled the flowers with brads. I stamped flourished from Rhonna Farrer in Versamark Black. The best part, this page won the Challenge! I was blown away when my page actually was selected. How fun!

Mahalo for stopping by. Take some time and scrap it!

I'm Going Nutty

Aloha everyone. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday! I have been doing nothing but scrapbooking lately and I am loving it! This is a page I did as part of my All About Me book. The challenge:

Now, many of you know that I think chocolate is a vitamin, so my challenge shouldn't surprise you:

Every holiday needs family; every family needs fudge at the holidays! Bring them together for the perfect scrapbook theme:

"Families are like fudge: mostly sweet with a few nuts."

Scrap pictures of family members acting nutty using this saying on your page. Or journal a nutty family story. Use a color scheme that includes chocolate tones, chocolate designer paper, or chocolate stamping. Bonus points for embellishing with "chocolate chip"-board. (any chipboard will do, but extra bonus points for chocolatey chipboard)

*Warning: please be sure to have edible chocolate nearby during this challenge so you won't be tempted to nibble on your layout.



Since I love chocolate too and I think that me and my boyfriend are a little nutty, then this is the perfect page for us. I love this photo too. The paper if Paperbilities cardstock. I think the rest is pretty simple.

Mahalo for stopping by!

Christmas Time is Comin

OI VEY! This week has been crazy. It is that time in the semester. I had a big exam this week and for the next three weeks I have major assignments due. With that said, I will try to post but they may be brief. On the other hand, I might need to let off a little steam :) Before I hit the hay from a long long day of studying I will leave with you a little Holiday cheer. This is one of my favorite photos of Christmas time in the islands. Santa giving his shaka! LOVE IT!

Mahalo for stopping by and wish me luck for the rest of the semester!

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!

Warm and Cozy

Aloha everyone. I have another scrapbook page to share with you. This is from the VSBN preview party that I had tucked away and forgot to post. The challenge for this page was:

Scrap a Warm and Cozy Morning!
Every Thanksgiving morning since I was a little kid, my family would cozy up on the sofa in our warmest comfiest PJ's to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV. The only times I have missed the parade in 36 years were the years I was actually there!
For this challenge I want you to scrap your Thanksgiving Morning tradition using warm cozy colors, and lots of texture! Use colors that are soft and warm and use textures like embossing, fabric, fur, cotton etc! Get yourself cozy and show me your best morning traditions!

How fun was this challenge! As a child my Mom always got me up on Thanksgiving Day to watch the Macy's parade with her. Now, while I do love watching the parade, I cherish my sleep more. So, my page depicts what I would rather be doing on that cold Thanksgiving morning :)



This page must have said Warm and Cozy because it was one of the winners in the challenge. I am so excited! I can't believe that I won! I hope you enjoyed the page as much as I did making it.

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!

Family is what it's all about

Aloha and Happy Scrap Thursday! I thought I would share another scrap page that I made for my 6x6 All About Me album. But first, how was everyone's Halloween? Mine was so much fun! Waikiki is out of control for Halloween with tons of people dressed up as crazyiness! My boyfriend and I dressed up and headed down with a huge group of friends and hung out all night. Fun Fun Fun!

Now, on to the show! What do you notice that is special about this page???



Did you guess no embellishments? If you did then you are very observant! This page has no hardware, brads, stickers, embellies, nothing! I guess you can make a good page without all those extra's built in :) I think this page pretty much explains itself with the exception of the journaling. I added a small pocket to the back of the page with sticky tape and then used my circle punch to create a small semi-circle at the top. This way we can grab the journaling when we feel the need to read :) This is a great way to add journaling especially on these smaller pages!

Stamps: Rhonna Ferrer Flourishes
Ink: Versamark Black, Archival Teal
Paper: Paperbilities card stock, 6x6 dp paper pack
Accessories: circle punch, gel pen

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.

Hoo-ray for Halloween!

So, continuing on with another scrap page that is going into my ALL ABOUT ME album, one of the challenges was to create a page that shows getting ready for the holidays. What better holiday than upcoming Halloween. I love carving the pumpkin! It comes second only to candy!



I love how this page turned out! Especially the cute pumpkin that I free-handed and the spiders that are hanging from the photo corner and the hat. I think this page is pretty self-explainatory so I will leave you to bask in all its glory (^d^,)

Stamps: Hero Arts
Paper: Paperbilities Card Stock
Ink: Versamark Black

Mahalo for stopping by!

Think Pink!

We all know it is National Breast Cancer Month so I though Kimmie's color challenge of pink and brown was especially fitting to try out this month. To go along with the colors I found a little MOJO over at Poetic Artistry and used the Monday sketch. I didn't really have anything pink that I could think of until I saw the Limited Supplies Challenge which was no DP, no hardware, basically only paper. That is when I remembered I could use dies from my Sizzix Sidekick. It was quite a long process to come up with the card but I guess that is what all genius cardmakers have to go through :)

The first thing I did was use my Flower Sizzlits Die to cut three flowers, two in pink and one in desert tan. My card base is a 4" x 8" piece of basic white folded in half and layered with a piece of 3 3/4" brown. Now, I'm not a big fan of browns and I thought it was just too little so I used my Flourishes Stamps from Rhonna Ferrer inked in Versamark Black to make my own delightful DP. :) Next I cut a piece of 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" basic black and distressed the edges and rounded the corners. Next I cut a piece of 4" x 3/4" piece of dark brown and used my corner rounder to scallop the bottom. Next I used the decorative scissors to cut a small piece of pink to layer on the top.

To put it together, I layered a pink and tan flower on top of the black and then added the dark brown scalloped piece. The last flower was laid on top. Lastly I used my small circle punch to punch a pink circle, then layer that on top of first a desert tan teardrop and then a larger black teardrop. To add a few details I added a photo corner to the bottom left using this great tutorial from SCS and used a pink glitter gel pen to doodle faux stitching around the edge of the first layer.

This card will be sent to a lady who is indeed suffering from a very rare form of ovarian cancer. I do not know her personally but I know she is very worthy of lots of cyber love! Mahalo for visiting today. I am 4 CD's away from those calenders I have been telling you about!

Another Sketch Challenge

Last Wednesday's sketch challenge at SCS was devoted to a holiday card for a someone that is sending cards to troops. All paper is from Paperbilities with the exception of the gold designer paper from a 6" x 6" paper pack. I started with a card base 4" x 8" folded in half and rounded the corners. I then stamped the snowflake from Stampin Up! Delightful Doodles set in Archival Teal on a piece of white then rounded the corners. I layered that on a piece of red and rounded two opposite corners to give the shape of a Christmas ornament and added a green brad to the center then set aside.

I cut a piece of gold designer paper and rounded the corners then tied a piece of blue ribbon around the middle. I used Rhonna Ferrer flourishes stamp set inked in Versamark Black to stamp third generation flourishes on the dp. I adhered that to the card base. I then cut a piece of green 3 3/4" x 1" and used my corner rounder to scallop the edges. I used my Archival Teal to ink the edges. I then cut a piece of basic white 3" x 1/2" and used toilet tissue and the Archival Teal to sponge the white just to tone down the brightness. I layered the white and green then adhered it to the card. I used a blue gel pen to doodle faux stitching along the white.

Next I used dimensionals to adhere the snowflake stamp to the middle of the card. For the sentiment I used a green gel pen to write Happy Holiday on a piece of basic white and then layered that on the dp and drew faux stitching around the edges.

Another Baby Card

I finally was able to sit down and think through one of the challenges! One of my friends gave me a call and surprised me with another pregancy so I decided to use this week's Sketch Challenge to make her a card. I started out with a 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" Paperbilities cream sheet of card stock folded in half for the base. I then found a salmon colored piece of card stock and cut that 1/4" smaller than the base and embossed with a Fiskars Texture Plate. Next I cut a piece of designer paper and layered on a piece of blue card stock and attached with brads. The main image is actually free clip art from the web that I downloaded and printed in color. I outlined the image with a purple gel pen and mounted on a piece of silver designer paper. To assemble the card, I adhered the base and embossed paper together and then wrapped a white ribbon around the card and tied in a bow. Next I layered the designer paper and the main image on top of the ribbon. The finish it off I added faux stitching around the papers using a gel pen. I really like how this card came out. Mahalo for reading!

Happy Halloween

Aloha! So busy! Work is definitely cutting into my stampin, scrappin, and bloggin time. I guess we all have to earn the cash don't we? The Try a New Technique Challenge at SCS was too much fun. We got to try gel cards and you can find that tutorial on SCS. Since it is so late but I really need my "fix" :) I am going to give you a quick recipe. As long as you follow the gel card technique you will find a creative easy card technique.

The card base is a 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" piece of Paperbilities in basic black followed by a 1/4" smaller piece of basic orange. The designer paper is also Paperbilities from the Vacation Paper Pack and is 1/4" smaller than the orange layer. The circles were made using the Jumbo punch. The cauldron was hand sketched and colored with Crayola colored pencils. Last I printed the sentiment which reads Double Double Toil and Trouble, Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble (How cute!) and layered that on a piece of basic black, also from Paperbilities and doodled smoke from the cauldron. I love how this card turned out. It is very simple and a lot of fun!