A Bride and her Besties!

Oh happy day! oh happy day.... yah, i'm singing it, in my head! =D Hiya! i'm back AGAIN, with another creation... i created this card for a challenge over at CA&F... Whatcha Tootin' about Wednesday hosted by Kim and she wants to see your double side step cards... now, i had tons of fun making Christmas cards using the step templates but i had even MORE FUN creating this one... take a lookie....
excuse my horrible photo, my lighting is really bad... argh!

it's Kissy Anya and her best friends!!! okay, i have to admit that this wasn't my original vision... i actually wanted to use the Kissy couple with a maid of honor and best man... however, i can't draw to save myself so it was a bit difficult to transform my Autumn Ian into a tux... so i had to make do with what i've got... i might have to bug TGF to create a prom Ian or something... hehe... honestly, i think this came out better than my original idea... =D light bulb moment, LOL... Miss Anya Love set was perfect for this celebration... and yes, i did do a little swapping... can you tell??? hehe.... i did a little paper piecing with the girls dresses too, do you see it?! these stamps can be purchased at TGF, if you don't already have them... my sentiment is a mixture of stamps... i used the "forever" from the cake topper set and added the "friends" sentiment from one of my hero arts collection... i couldn't find one that best described this moment... anyway, i wanted to embellish more but i knew i'd get carried away, so i left it as is, which i think came out pretty nice regardless the lack of embellies... what do you think of this???

Thanks for stopping in today and listening to my ramblings... it's waaaay early in the morning right now and i've got so much ideas running through my brain... i might have to go back into the craft room and unleash.... hmmmm.... sleep or create? LOL.... take a wild guess! oh, AND don't forget, you have until midnight tonight to enter my Halloween Candy... toodles for now friends! Have a fabulous day!!!

Glamorous...

Wednesday morning calls!! Hello there friends!! This was suppose to go up yesterday, but i was super busy that i could barely get on the internet... eek! but i'm here now to share!

this card was made based on the color combo challenge at Club Anya & Friends - WCW... using similar colors to Lavendar, Kiwi Kiss and Pretty Pink.... yup, all those girly colors... i also used the CA&F Satruday sketch to put my card together and here is the outcome...
i just adore Cheeky's glamorous expression... she was perfect with these colors... i actually fun flocked her boa too... =D the card is clean and simple, but i LOVE the CAS style... and to my surprise, i was chosen as the random winner for this challenge!!! yippppeee!! i was super surprised!

so sorry to hop on out of here quickly... helping out with high school registration at my alumni HS and i'm due there in the next hour.... looks like another busy day... hope to sneak in the craft room once the day settles down... more fab challenges i'm looking forward to playing along with... for now, i wish you all a wonderful day and hope that you'll come back and visit me soon!

btw, don't forget that Lollipop Crafts is still having a DT call... check out the new blog and maybe you'll fancy to become a Lollipop girl!!!

Baby Shower Ideas...

Wow!! i've been MIA again huh?! i think it's because of the heat wave we've been having here... it's been so HOT, my mojo is hiding in front the fan... LOL... you can find me anywhere a fan is located... haha!! hubby let me have the fan all to myself in the craft room so i did get down and busy crafting the last few days... =D today's sharing is a few baby shower ideas for table pieces and favors... also eager to submit this for "Monday Mania recycled 3D item", a challenge by Kim over at CA&F.... go and check out her samples... it's FANTABULOUS!!

before i begin, i have to mention, according to the Chinese calendar, i am born the year of the RAT... indeed to what people say about those born in that year... PACK RATS.... and yes, i'm definitely a pack rat and keep almost anything i think i can use again (even if i don't)... so here is what i used as my recycable items....a clear sleeve from some nesties i purchased (never did i think i would use these for something, but i did!) and juice mix containers (lots of these)... and here is what i made with them...

because of my current life change, Mommy and Daddy Anya and Ian set, available at TGF, was perfect to bring out and play with for the challenge... especially with a baby shower coming up and a few friends who are also having babies, this set will be out on my desk for a while... i used the containers for some table decorations... covered them with some little boy DPs and some solid strips of CS... border punched the top layer of DP... it's filled with some lollipop washcloths i put together and later i'll fill it with some Hershey's Kisses too (it's so hot, it would just melt right now)... i used the clear sleeve to make a door hanger... it's funny, when i'm trying to rest a bit in the room, i can hear the DDs come and check on me... the little one would say, "sshh! mommy's sleeping" and the oldest would say, "No, SSHHH! mommy's resting" LOL... so i thought i'd create this to hang on my door... now, i do have a sense of humor and i couldn't NOT include something for the hubby... check out the flip side of this door hanger.... a little joke to smile at... Hubby likes to enjoy himself on the weekends with some friends sometimes... and this will normally include having a few beers and what not... so, sometimes, the kids and i are up way before daddy is and i'll say "Quiet! Daddy's Hangin'!" hangin' is a Hawaii pidgin slang for a hangover... the kids don't understand the phrase, but i do, and i can't help but giggle... especially when DD#1 ask, what is Daddy hanging on? LOL... priceless moments....

hope you enjoyed visiting my blog today and checking out what i've created so far... don't forget my blog candy is still open until Thursday.... comment here for a chance to win some goodies... new giveaway will begin on Friday.... as always, i THANK YOU for your continued support and wonderful comments... means SO much to me!!! Have a fun-filled day and i'll be back soon!!!

Another Sweet Birthday Card!

Happy Thursday Friends!!! Hope you enjoyed my creations yesterday... i have another one to share with you today... didn't get as much crafting as i wanted done the last 2 days... at the very last minute, we decided to have a little "water" gathering for DD#1's 7th birthday... her bday is actually on Sunday, but because it was so last minute, we're not making her party until next Saturday... so i've been trying to get things for that... didn't have time to make invites so i had to get store bought ones... ugh, can't believe that... guess that's what happens when we wait... eek!

and then i got hit with another obstacle and i need to fly over to Oahu for a fetal echo... so in the midst of all else, i've been trying to schedule flights for myself and the DH... thankfully all is confirmed and we'll be flying over next Fridayfor the day... the really sad thing about it, i'll be missing DD#1's May Day program AGAIN! for the 2nd year in a row.... this is when i say, "why me?!" i hope she understands that the Dr.'s need to check on her baby brother and that she'll forgive me for it... these are the times i feel like a yucky mother.... =(

alright, enough with the sadness... this is the 2nd card i made for DD#1 in celebration of her birthday!!
based on a few challenges, i created this cutie... i used Flutter Anya from TGF because she is just so CUTE! i love the color combo and the little sparkle in her wings... i even embossed the yellow strip, can't really tell from the photo though... a few rhinestones and dew drops... hope she likes it!! here's the challenges i used for my card:

1. Club Anya & Friends - Saturday Sketch
2. Roses on Paper #37 - Color challenge ~ Pink, Orange and Yellow
3. Anyone for Anya - Luck Numbers

well, it's off to do some errands and hopefully have a little playtime in the craftroom... Thanks for visiting today and hope you'll come back soon... Muah!

Anya flutters a recipe...

Hey , Hey! It's Monday!!! i said yesterday that i'd be back to show you my card for CA&F Monday Mania's challenge last week given by Jen Shults! she challenge a recipe of yummy goodness... use the colors pink, olive and dark brown and add sparkle.... sounds like a sweet recipe to me...
here's my card... i used Flutter Anya, available at TGF... she's always very pretty to sparkle up... got to use some scraps on this lovely.... most of the DPs are from the Garden Party Stack by DCWV... the green bg is DP by S.E.I... it's a pretty soft shimmery green DP... can't see it in the pix but IRL you can...

i'll keep this short and sweet... had a very busy and some what unpleasant day, and i'm so exhausted right now... can barely think... =D Thank you all for leaving such awesome comments on my posts... they always bring smiles to me... i haven't had much time to visit your blogs and see your beautiful creations but i will soon... i've got a lot of catching up to do... so until tomorrow, be thankful for what we have!! Hugs!!

Geisha wishes...

Hey peeps!!! i've been so MIA that i've lost track of the days... wow, is it really Tuesday already?!?! =D been busy with family and not feeling so great, so i decided to lay low the last 2 days and just come in to check out your awesome creations...

here's one today that i'd like to share... made for the Club Anya & Friends WCW color challenge... the color combo to use was real red, baja breeze and melon berry.... i don't have the exact colors, but this is what i came up with... finally inked up Geisha Anya from TGF.... and then searched for some DP that looked similar to the colors... also used the 2nd Saturday sketch at CA&F... didn't really like the way this one turned out.... must have been a mojo block... haven't really created anything after this one but some DT cards... so be sure to come check back tomorrow for the Dare and Flutter by Wednesday!!!

sorry for the post and run but i'm going to be late for work! hehehe! See you all soon!

His heart... Her heart... = LOVE

Yay for FRIDAY!!! OMGosh! can't believe i napped most of the evening away... LOL... guess now i'm up and ready to get crafting since everyone is already asleep... hehehe! after paying a visit to the crafty store, we got home and i finally admitted i needed some SLEEP!! i heard the girls come in and kiss me good night, which i assumed was around 8ish (bed time) and then i finally rolled out of bed as DH was turning in for the night... so that was around 930ish... gosh, am i getting old or what... LOL...

almost missed today to show you another creation... atleast i've made it for Hawaii time.... it's early morning for the rest of the friends around the world.. my apologies!

over at Club Anya and Friends, there is a Monday Mania challenge every week... this week the challenge was issued by Caz... she wants to see you couple our friends up... Woohoo! after seeing this challenge i just knew who i wanted to partner up... and i have to admit, this was my first time masking images and boy did it take me about 4 tries until i got it right! so i show you....
the handsome Edward and sassy Megan Sprout... i think they make a cute couple... don't you?! i just adore Megan for her sas and class... and Edward, well, what can i say?! i {heart} him... hehehe! both of these are available at TGF if you haven't already snagged these cuties... a little clean and simple from my normal creations... used some pretty Valentine's papers from American Crafts, the hugs and kisses ribbon also from AC and then i punched some hearts to cover up some white space that i didn't like leaving like that... just a hint of stickles in her bow and that's it! DH said he likes this creation the best out of all the V-day ones i've done so far... hmmm, i think i do too... now, if you didn't check out the TGF gallery, i think you should... there are some AMAZING creations for this challenge in there... and the best thing is, you can go check out who is matched with who.... =D

got a few things going on tomorrow, like DD#1 going back to hula practice, 2 parties and then i'll be in the clear... DH was so sweet to do the laundry for me today so i 'm free of that chore too! Yay!! a weekend of some play.... Hope you all enjoy this weekend, and hope that many of you also have Monday's holiday off!! Wishing you lots of crafting!!! See ya tomorrow!!!

Going Green!

Happy Aloha Friday!!! or atleast what's left of the day... =D as i said i'd have a creation for you today, this one is HOT off the press... literally... i just finished gluing on the last of the detailing...

ok, but first i have to share this funny story with you... bare with me k?!

so i got a bunch of new stamps in the mail today and wanted to trim them for use tonight... so i took them (my whole container in fact) with me to my Dad's house (we go there every Friday) so i'd have something to do... i'm not much of a drinker and that's what they usually do... so i'm cutting my rubbah and my Dad asks "what are you doing?" in a laughing reply i say "cutting my rubbah so i can make babies!" LOL.... his reply... "WHAT?!?!" i'm sitting there laughing hysterically... and DH is sitting there saying "that's how we had the first 2!" LMAO... then in the end i told my Dad, "see i'm practicing safe sex (don't want to have another baby just yet, unless it's meant to happen), look at all my rubbah..." he just shook his head... OMGosh, what a fun night... sorry sorry... just wanted to share a laugh... believe me, there were many... =D
now i present to you Miss Flutter Anya dressed in green... based on the fabulous 1st Monday Mania challenge of 2010 over at Club Anya and Friends, the featured challenger is Jenn Borjeson and she issued a MONOCHROMANIA - one color wonder! you can get all the details on the blog... love the versatility of Flutter Anya, and love the different shades of green... after going through tons of paper, i finally agreed to GO GREEN! =D pulling random scraps of green DPs, i've but this lovely card together on a green base CS... punched some flowers using smaller scraps of CS and added different shades of green rhinestones to the middles... can't really tell in this pix but IRL, you can see a color difference... the last detailing was adding dew drops to the corners... i am super satisfied on how the colors turned out on her... she looks fab rockin' those greens... not intentionally done, but do you think she's giggling over my story?!?!? LOL...

well, i'm heading back in the room to see what else i can whip up... hoping to start getting back into my groove again and participating in a few callenges i've missed over the holiday season... which btw, anyone care to share their new year resolutions?!?!? i'll share one of mine... MORE SLEEP! haha! i think i've already failed that goal.... Have a fabulous weekend and i'll be back tomorrow with.... well, something... =D

Out of time...

Hello Everyone! Happy Sunday!! the sun is out and it's a beautiful day here in Hawaii, except for all the wind.... where did that come from?!?! =D haha, hence my post title, i've run out of time to play all the challenges happening over at Club Anya and Friends... but i was able to complete 4 challenges staying up until 5 this morning.... would have finished more if i had just a little bit more time, but today was family day and the girls wanted to go to Fun Factory... i'm all about family first, so i gave up my crafting time to be with them... now if the DH went fishing, it would have been a different story... LOL... but family time is ALWAYS precious....

i'm super excited to share with you the ones i have completed though... =D so scroll down... let's get going! this is the first card i completed... took me about an hour prepping everything for this one... and then putting it together was a breeze... out of all 4, this has to be my FAVORITE one... playing along to Kadie's Sew Satisfying challenge, i must say i'm SEW satisfied with this one... my sewing machine is broken and i can't really faux stitch, so i had to find another mean of playing along... then as i was staring into a box of goodies from my GF Kim, i saw the stitch punch she sent to me for Christmas... whipped it out and started punching.... stitched it up and then cut it out using Dahlia nesties to make it look like a flower... as i started to put it on the card, it felt like something was missing... so i took some black CS and punched out some leaves.... to me, it looks much better IRL... to add another thing, the image i used is Sassy Suzi created by Kim that she also sent to me for Christmas... =D Kim, hope you like what i did with your goodies.....

Next up is Kim C.'s "not the norm" challenge... what is this??? using two colors that you don't normally use... inspired by colors on your DP or so forth... well, when i saw the heart flower DP, i knew this would be a pink and yellow creation... i do not normally use this color combo.... but i do like the way this one came out... especially using Lolli Anya for this... DP is by American Crafts... then i kept it real simple using solid CS.... punched out some hearts to add a little bit more to the ribbon and dew drops...

Lysa challenged everyone with a color challenge... use the colors gray, pink, green, and cream... now, this doesn't have to be a wedding couple, i think they look really cute for prom season too... instead of keeping it traditional with black suit and white dress, i colored them up in a creamy color... green for Ian and pink for Anya... pulled out some lace with pearls to accent the card just a little... the papers are by S.E.I... then punched out some green leaves and then found these ribbon flowers in one of my containers i've never looked in for a long time... this one too is kinda cute!

and here is my card for Kelly's Flower Power challenge.... didn't come out the way i really wanted it too, but i'm okay with it... i LOVE HG Sing.... one of my all time favorites (one of the first TGF stamps i bought too)... the challenge was to use a Prima or flower of some sort on your creation... i think mine could pass to be the sun... hehehe... papers are form DCWV and i embossed the yellow DP with my swiss dots folder for a little texture... the orange polka dot ribbon was just sitting in my ribbon box and so i said, ah, why not use it...

this is what i've been working on last night until this morning.... and i still have engergy to clean the house... OMG! what is wrong with me?!?! LOL... actually, i think ima lie down for a bit before we go and visit Grandma at the hospital... Yep, she's still in there.... she's still very fragile and can barely walk, so it might be another week or 2 before they release her...

okie dokie... Ciao, for now... =D