Sqaure-ing it up for 2012!

Hey!! so has everyone survived Christmas?! i surely hope it was filled with love, laughter, joy, family and friends!! well, cause that's how i roll! hehehe... we had a splendid weekend celebrating with family and friends on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day... Kids were delighted, Mommy and Daddy were happy and the eating never ended... LOL... there went my dropping 3 sizes... and Hubby surprised me with some crafting goodies!!! =D all in all, i hope it was a FANTASTIC day for all of you too!!

so did anyone go shopping the day after Christmas??? we did!! yah, it was crazy, but i really wanted to get some stuff before the stores ran out of it... happy to say that the mission was accomplished... i usually get these items well in advance before Christmas Day, but this year has been rough and i told myself, if it's there after Christmas, it was meant to be... AND IT WAS!!! i was SO stoked! now i have the Holiday Barbie 2011 and the ornament to add to my collection.... yippppeeeee!!

alright.... enough chit chat... sharing some calendars i made for the craft fairs...
these are mini hanging calendars... i used my biggest square nestie to cut out some chipboard, then the biggest scallop nestie to cut out my backings... found some great HK paper to accent the calendars completed with PSA HK clear stamps... i know everyone puts magnets on the back of their calendars, but i did ribbon instead... for those that prefer to hang it... i did tell my customers that they could add a magnet if they preferred... first time i made these it sold quickly... then again i only had a hand full... 2nd time around i made a bunch and came home with 1/4 of the stock left... most customers preferred it with the magnet instead of for hanging i guess... note to self for next year.... hehehe!

well, my craft room needs some major cleaning up... with the last minute hustles for Christmas i sorta threw and left things here and there... eek!!! bad no no! now i'm going to pay for it.... LOL...

ciao for now friends!! be back again with some more crafty goodies!

Move over stamps, HK time to shine!

Aloha Friday!!! yay!! well, i'm happy to report that i'm almost 100% better.... still a little stuffy, weak but i can't let that hold me down... lots of prepping for the craft fair this sunday, which means tonight will be a late night.... as long as i can last that is... thanks everyone for the get well wishes!!! your comments really brightened the days!!

back in stock and ready to be snatched up by customers! HK notepads....
just a few pictures of the finished ones i did last night (or i should really say this morning)... lots of new fun papers being used.... these notepads are really tedius work.... the HK's are actually... all are cut with the sizzix dies and YES i do cut out each and every whisker for each and every one that i make... so of course that takes some time... 6 notepads in a day is quite an accomplishment for me.... LOL... the challenge is trying to get different layouts... with the notepad being small and the HK's kinda on the bigger side, it's been hard... guess i could if i didn't use so much DP... hehehe!
and a few more... i have a bunch more to make and will be sharing that soon... gonna take a blogging break (from posting) for the weekend but i couldn't leave you stranded on this friday and was glad i had something done to share with you... so i'm hoping these will spark some mojo in you to get crafty over the weekend!

yesterday i tore up my craft room looking for ONE stamp!! boy did i make a mess in there... eek!! dreaded cleaning up but it had to be done and look who came to my rescue....my lil' monkey!! he was so cute dragging the broom up and down the hallway... =D he must have been saying "Mommy i'll help you clean your craft room, i'll sweep everything out the door and turn it into my playroom!" LOL.... oh thank goodness he can't talk yet! so after he was done i turned around and saw DD2 "flying" on the broom... all i hear is "Mommy look, i'm flying!" LOL.... too bad i was not near my camera to catch the silly moment... it was so funny!

enough blabbing for today.... i had a late start on this post and now need to catch up life! have a great weekend everyone, THANK YOU for stopping by and i'll be back on Monday with a creation for Lollipop Crafts!!

Memo holders... HK style

YAY!!! It's friday, and i am FINALLY done with the bigger projects for the craft fair!! whoop whoop! finished a little after 1am... packaged it up and packed into the containers... can someone remind me next time on HOW LONG it takes to make the HKs... LOL... wow! a day just to cut out everything for the HKs... another day to assemble the holders... and another day to put it all together... i have to stop procrastinating and telling myself i can be super woman.. hehe... and i STILL managed to go to bed around 4am.... what was i doing??? oh yah, packing and some blog hopping... =D

so here it is the 8 HK memo holders i created in between daily life....
these will probably be the last HK holders i do... my "die" is really worn out and hasn't been cutting too good... unless anyone has suggestions on sharpening... =D

i wanted to make more, however, in the process i some how broke my punch... while assembling the holders i noticed the cutter part was off track... i slammed it on my desk to loosen and then the bottom came off... LOL... that made me sad... guess i know what i'll be using my BF 40% coupon for this weekend!

ok, short post today... lots to still do... i'm setting my alarm to tell me go to bed by midnight... let's see if that happens... having to wake up at 430 in the AM to take the drive out to the craft fair will indeed NEED some starbucks! hmm, maybe i'll just do an all nighter?? but then i'll probably be passed out in the truck while the event is going on... hehe! cancel that idea! so if you're on Maui, come head out for a day of fun at the Keanae Ball Park for the 1st Annual Keiki Jam Fest 9am-5pm... mmmmm, can't wait to get me some famous banana bread from the Keanae Peninsula!! now that's YUM!! ugh, i feel the pounds packing on already... =D it's definitely a crave here except no one wants to do the 2 possibly 3 hours drive to get it... but it makes waiting so much worthy!!

Happy Aloha Friday and i'll be back soon!!

HK Round 2....

Sorry gang!!! had a late start this morning and it's overhaul in my hale... trying to wash my table skirts and covers and pack that away... and of course i'm NOT done crafting yet... LOL...

so curious minds want to know what the heck a RO-PREP is??? LOL... i apologize for the not so creative name... haha!! ok, so my version of a RO-PREP is a robot that will help me prep all my projects... i seem to notice that i spend endless time on measuring and cutting papers and such... come on now, there are robots that clean the house, so why not have one for crafting too! RO-PREP will save you time by programming her to measure and cut your papers, add adhesive and maybe even glue on your embellies... we could even go as far as having RO-PREP assemble 3D items for you to decorate... wouldn't that be sooooo cool??? i think i'd get more crafting done with the help... maybe i'm living a dream in the Jetson's age but hey, that's what i would create if i could... =D i came across naming this robot Mr. Mojo, but i honestly fired mine last week! LOL... i've hired Miss Creativity, but i might have to lay her off too... hahahaha!

alright, did that get your minds going?!? on to the LAST HK notepads... i won't be making more of these until probably October, so if you see one you like, either email me to save it and we can work something out or come check me out at the Keiki Jam Fest this Saturday at Keanae Ball Park from 9am-5pm... here goes....
using more of my FAVE papers... love the colors combos and prints... oh, and i only have 2 tanned HKs on these notepads, one in this post and one on yesterdays...
and the last batch... Swimsuit HK was perfectly paired with my "hawaiian" print papers... beautiful tropical colors by Best Creations Inc. too bad this line is discontinued... i do have a stash for future projects though!! again, all of these have room to add some kind of personalization to make this more personal for you or for that special someone.... crossing fingers that these sell out! whatever doesn't go i'll list it on the Krisp Krafts blog and then add it to my Etsy shop... so check back to see how these cuties did...

gottah get back to my ever so messy craft desk... if i manage to finish up the projects i'm currently working on (more HKs) i'll post it tomorrow.. it's overtime as my last late night before this event but during breaks i'll try and hit your blogs! Thank you for sticking with me, even through my crazy schedule!! until next time.... ALOHA!!

HK is back again!

Midweek!!! YAY!!! so looking forward to the weekend.... hubby and i have a little tropical getaway on Saturday as we drive to the lucious tropical paradise of Keane.... it's only for the day for a fundraising event, but the drive is scenic and just being out there in that part of the island is so relaxing and beautiful!! don't get to do that often, even with living on this island!! LOL

don't forget to play along with my 2 year bloagaversary candy... take the link above or scroll down... =D it is so interesting to read the comments and i'm LOVING the ideas!! don't know what i'm talking about??? you better go check it out!

ok, so this past Friday i went into a crazy mode and did an ALL NIGHTER!!! yup, i did... and i don't mean my usual, 3-4am... i lasted until 8am Saturday morning!! haha! yes i'm crazy like that... but i had to or else i wouldn't get anything done for Saturday... i tell you one thing though... it's still kicking me in the you know what! i think i'm too old to be doing that kind of nights... sticking to my usual if needed is better... hehe! unless it really has to be done, which i feel one coming up... i'm so behind on my bigger projects... like my son's 1st birthday! yikes...

so here is what i worked on that night...
more HK notepads for your viewing pleasure.... LOL... i tried to use as much scraps as i could, but it was a challenge not having much big pieces... i was kinda forced to cut up new sheets... now, my scrap drawer accumulated more scraps... how did that happen??? LOL... i was ok with cutting up new paper... most of them are older lines that i picked up during the clearance sale at BF... hey 25 cents a sheet isn't that bad... i'm kinda bummed though.. it was really nice papers and i don't think i have extras...
here's a few more.... that first one has my FAVE papers on it... i hope i have a few more of those... that was also on clearance and i grabbed whatever i could find... hehe! i bet you remember that paper from previous creations ;D.... love the color and patterns on the 2nd... who would have thought dots and plaid really go together... you won't catch me wearing that patterns together, but in crafting, it all looks good! those papers are from the DCWV School stack that i think i got at Ross'... the last one are papers that i know i found at Ross'... it's from the write out collection and so pretty and bold... tried to preserve as much of that paper i could since it was sold as a pack of single sheets... can't find that one anymore here... i had about 5 HK charms left so not all have them... i tried to keep space to add sticker letters for names or such... always tell my cutomers that if they want a personalized look, take stickers and spell out a name... these will be available Saturday at the Keiki Jam Fest, unless you want to snag one up now, email me... =D

tomorrow i'll share the last 7... all together i made 13 that night... now you see why i was up til 8?! hehe!

before i go, i'll share this... if i had to create the next paper craft hit, i would invent the
RO-PREP... LOL... have no clue what i'm talking about... stay tuned and check in tomorrow to find out!! gottah leave you with some suspense... cheers for a beautiful day!!

More Kitty Pads

Hiya!! don't let the post time fool you... i am awake... i really thought it was going to be easy to fall back into a regular, or should i say "normal" schedule, but apparently my mind is telling me otherwise... body feels it but mind is spinning.... so much for going to bed early... guess it's just use to my late nights already... hehe...

i was really tired when i was at my mani/pedi yesterday afternoon... maybe because it was the only time my body was able to relax... who knows! but i am doing my happy dance that i finally made time to get my pedi done and since i'm recovering from months and months of crafting, said why not to a mani too... =D don't get to treat myself that often...

like i said yesterday, sharing the last 4 HK notepads i was able to whip up before the craft fair...

i could only finish 4 in a day... i had a "time" limit on saturday... but still went to bed late... LOL... i don't think all 4 sold... i didn't recount inventory yet... haha! i know the previous 3 (Aloha Kitty) went within the first 2 hours... i do think i saw one of these left.... not sure which one.. oops!

i admit... i couldn't stay away from crafting and managed to work on some cards... easy peasy kind, nonetheless, i'm crafting... taking a blog break (from posting on my blog) tomorrow in hopes to catch up with you all and see what you've been up to... and i'm probably going to stay away from challenges this week to recoup.... please do come back on Thursday for a LC sharing... until then, THANK YOU for visiting with me and i hope to have inspired you in one way or another to keep crafting!!

Blue milk?!?

as in blue milk cartons.... =D Happy Friday!!! i'm well aware of the hour this is posting, and i was suppose to have this ready by midnight, but i just had to watch the Royal Wedding!! did you?! BEAUTIFUL!!! that was truly a fairytale come true... oh and did you see Pippa's dress?? LOVE IT!! too bad i don't have the body to wear something like that... HAHA!

anyway, as little birthday present to myself, i finally ordered the SU! mini milk carton die from my GF Brenda, and was itching to create something with it.... didn't have the time to really play with it since arriving earlier this month... and well, since boy's day is around the corner, i wanted to have something for sale at the craft fair for the boys' too.... so i made a few of these...

blue mini milk cartons filled with flavored hard candies... i created a simple band to go around the carton using white CS and goldfish printed washi paper... generated the sentiment on the computer and cut them out using nesties... since the candies are not small enough to be poured out the spout, i decided to leave the top open and secured it closed by punching holes and adding ribbon... pretty simple huh?!

i'm not use to creating "boy" gifts as i have more intuition to create girly things... but i better get use to it since i now have a lil' boy in my family... =D oh and hubby put up the lil' man's carp the other day!! we finally have one at our house.... i've always wanted to hang one....

with so much to share and not enough time to do it, i figured why not share another creation made for the craft fair...

here are some notepads i've decorated by adding a cover to... like i said before, i forgot how time consuming working with the HKs are, but really worth the results.... this Aloha HK sizzix die is my FAVE and she is so fun to dress up! i've also added a HK charm to the ribbon... very simple layouts with some embossing and all of the papers are glittered....

okie dokes! time for me to end it here... THANK YOU again for leaving such beautiful comments!! i love reading them and i love sharing with you!! so come back tomorrow for a another sharing!

Gifts... gifts... CRAFTS!

Oh me, oh MY! this was suppose to be posted early this AM.... but indeed i'm pulling long nights this week, i was too tired to post.... SORRY!! i needed some sleep... =D

so yes... staying up at early hours trying to finish up this and that for the craft fair on Sunday.... if you're on Maui, Ben Franklin's Spring Craft Fair is this Sunday (5/1) at War Memorial Gym from 9am-2pm.... Awesome crafts, ono snacks and make 'n takes with the BF crew!! come out and check it out!

now back to my post... i'm sharing some more memo paper holders today, that have seemed to have taken me longer to accomplish than the first batch i did a few weeks ago.... but i guess i wasn't concetrating on them like the last time and i've procrastinated too much this time... hehe!
this was the first one i made this round... and i entered it into the TGF FFCB WOW Challenge issued last week, which was NO PINK! aw, come on, that was hard... LOL.... i LOVE pink!!
here's a few more... featuring different images from CC Designs, TGF, and my old faithful sizzix friend, Hello Kitty... (i forgot how time consuming putting HK together can be) made about 10 total, but failed to photograph all of it since i was packaging them as i was completing it... photos don't come out so well with the package... eek! anyway, these are great gifts for Mother's Day or Teacher's Appreciation Day or those just because moments... each holder measures 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 and includes 50 blank sheets and a ball point pen... and they will be available for sale at the craft fair... or email me if interested.... =D
no onto some fun sharing.... Easter Sunday was a blast for me and my family... it was a really busy one but we enjoyed every minute of it... started off with mass and a baptismal... then a birthday party... and we ended the day coming home to color eggs, hide them and then frost some yummy cupcakes! party cake!! my kids fave!
mmmm, and milk choclate frosting..... yum yum yum! better work off those calories....
here's the girls getting crafty with frosting cupcakes... i think they enjoyed this part more than coloring eggs... hehe! DD2 decided to load the chocolate on her last cupcake, dump out 1/4 of the sprinkles and just eat that.... and by that, i mean just the frosting and sprinkles... LOL... silly girl! she does that with donuts too...

alrighty! time to head on out.... back to the craft room that is... i have to admit that i'm looking forward to getting back into a regular schedule that includes some adequate sleep, but for the time being, i'm enjoying every moment crafting!! it will smooth out soon! oh and i'm SO counting down the days until my mini vacay!! can't wait to see the dolls!!!! so until my next post.... SMILE!!!

Hello Kitty Favors

Hello, Hello!!! OMGosh, it seems like FOREVER since i've last posted... i have to admit, the last 2 weeks has been CRAZY!! ok, ok, it still is crazy... but with Thanksgiving now out of the way, i can concentrate on Christmas... =D

btw, did you get a chance to hop along with TGF on Tuesday?!?! one word = AMAZING!!! Really, all of the participants out did themselves with major creativity... need inspirations for those Christmas goodies, get your buns over there now!! Totally fab creations!! i was absolutely blown away!!

my sweet lil' girl will be turning 3 tomorrow and we're having a kiddie party for on Saturday... so i've been busy busy (amongst everything else) trying to get her favors done... and that's what i'm sharing with you today... =D
remember how i said i just had to get my hands on that french fry box from sizzix??? well i did!! see, see!! LOL... this was perfect to create DD2's favors with because her FAVORITE food/snack is french fries! i used white CS as my base and then used up the other HK origami paper (from the pack i used for the invites) to cover the front and sides... i really wanted to get a picture of her with HK but she's still afraid because HK is so big, so this picture of her with the mask on had to do... i think it's cute anyway! the french fry boxes are filled with all sorts of yummies... HK pencil, HK hard candy, HK tattoos, HK marshmallows and a ring pop... i did 3 different favors... one for the kiddies (they'll also be getting a zhu zhu pet - DD's favorite toy) one for the older kiddies (they get the yan yans) and one for the really big kiddies (the adults) that has cheese and crackers, chocolates, lychee candy and a marshmallow... man i hope they likes these because i really worked my buns off to finish them in time.... =D

i can't say that i'll be posting regulary except for the weekly challenges at Lollipop Crafts... i'm in stress mode trying to finish everything with deadlines... and i just found out one of my deadlines got pushed up 2 weeks early and now i need to complete that by next saturday... ooooh i feel the pressure.... so i had to stop everything else and get working on completing that before any of the bigger projects... yikes! can i do it?!? Santa, i've been really good this year... could you please leave some sanity under my tree? LOL.... Have a fabulous day everyone!! i'll try and be back soon!! hehe!

Hello Kitty invites you....

okay! amongst a busy weekend (which was fun) and finishing up some projects, i managed to get the DH to help me rearrange my craft space on Sunday and move my heavy desk to the opposite wall... =D something i've been wanting to do for a long time but dredded the amount of work to do so... but it's done! yay! craft room is still a mess as i slowly put things away, but really i just want to play... hehe!

anyway, here's one of the big projects i was working on this weekend... DD2's birthday invitations... i was so super happy when she chose Hello Kitty as her theme!
i know i could have taken the easy way out and buy premade invites, but it's just not the same... so i did work my booty off cutting out the HK and then cutting it again with the different colors, and then finally assembling it all... Thank goodness i only had to do 20... i hope she learns to appreciate me one day... ha! the BG is origami paper that i purchased at the sanrio store... it comes in 5 sheets of 4 different designs... i originally was going to mix it up so i didn't have to buy 4 packs of this paper just for one design, but she only wanted this one for her invites... so i gave in... i think i'll use the other designs for her favors... =D another big project to accomplish... tried to keep it really simple as i don't think anyone will keep the invite... i usually keep one to add to her album... a little keepsake for when they are older....

guess it's time to hit the craft desk again and try to put more things away! honestly, i only mess it up again... hehe! Thanks for stopping by for my quick sharing!! i'll see you soon then...