May your wish come true!!

Happy Sunday!! Hope everyone had a wonderful summer weekend!! i tried to, but with so many happenings, it was a bit painful i guess you could say.... but i hid the pain and tried my best to smile and create some cards and low and behold, i have one for you today...

i had the image colored for a few days but only put the card together last night.... it wasn't the best crafting week so i had to work with the time i had... but i couldn't pass up playing the challenge... this card is for LLWWC #47 - black, white + 1 other color.... i would have normally gone with black, white and pink, but this time i chose to go with orange.... this is what i came up with...
i guess i was kinda feeling Halloween colors.... or the fact that i haven't used orange as much lately... either way, orange ruled.... but i do think Fairy Lala looks good in orange... =D

sorry for the hit and run.... back pains are coming back with this uncomfortable chair so it's time to lie back down.... =( always hoping tomorrow is a better day!!! Thanks for stopping in!! i'm still around regardless of the lack of postings.... =D

Ah! Spoil you!

Saturday, Saturday!!! oh my am i posting on a Saturday?! wow, i must have done something right.... LOL.... with all the busy and craziness around me lately, i haven't been keeping up with my blog and randomly posting here and there... so it's really weird for me to be posting on the weekend... haha! hopefully i'll be getting better at it....

so... i've been loving my craft time making side step cards.... a new style (for me atleast) that i've just fallen head over heels for.... at this week at La La Lands Craft Blog, Challenge #46 is Step it up!!! i had to definitely participate with this challenge.... i've already created a step card and a side step card, so i really wanted to try a double side step card... and i did!!! seeeeeeee!
i used Bubble Lala on my creation... i just love her relaxing mood... something i could learn from her.... hehe... she comes with several sentiments, 2 of which i used on this card... "Spoil yourself" and "it's your birthday".... had these pearl sprays stashed in my caddy and thought it was perfect to accent the side panels... ah! a nice soak and pearls??? what could be better than this...

a spa day will have to wait until after my baby is born.... but oh am i looking forward to one... especially to soak my aching body in a nice tub full of hot water.... in the meantime, i'll just look at Lala here and pretend... hehe!

Hubby is away for the evening... and the girls are in the front house at Grandma's, so this Mommy will surround her self among loads of movies and craft supplies and relax just like that... i hope... the girls are actually a hallway away and can come in and out as they please, so i'm sure i'll be hearing the words "Mommy!" every now and then.... Thanks for visiting me today!! having you come by to check out my sharings means a whole lot to me and keeps me going... seriously, with this pregnancy, i'm surprised i'm still going... haha! Good day friends!!!

I'm all WHITE!!!

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ok, i'm on a roll here.... let's see how long it lasts... LOL... just finished my creation for the challenge over at La La Land Crafts... LLWWC #44 - White on White challenge.... wow, was this a challenge... i'm not use to going all white, i need a little color, either from DP or embellies... so i guess you could say i went outside my comfort zone! =D but i had tons of fun with this one...
i used Sunflower Rosie as my image... took out my circle and dahlia nesties and tried to create my own sunflower... and then looked for all white embellies and found some flowers, pearls, button and white polka dot ribbon... voila! this is how i put my card together...

so i'm guessing it will be a great creating week for me, so i better head back to my thinking chair and get going on some other creations before my mojo decides to take a vacay again!!

Thanks for stopping by! (again) hehe!! be back soon!

Summer reading is fun!

It looks like it's going to be another HOT weekend!! literally speaking... weather in Hawaii has been on the tops, you can really tell summer is here... well, Happy Saturday friends!! didn't have too much crafting time the past 2 days... did some major organizing and cleaning up of the craft room... had to switch the hard to get things around and clean up my piles of paper... and well, that got me too tired to create anymore than what i have to share with you today....

oh, did you see the new summer releases at La La Land???? perfect for some summer celebration... and because of the new releases, LLWWC #41 is SUMMER themed.... so here's my card...
Summer is the best time to catch up on some summer reading... oh wait, wasn't it a requirement or something for school?! LOL, anyway... after going through my stamps i saw Book Rosie and said she was perfect for my summer themed card... i paired her with the fence from CC Designs and some punched flowers with middle blings... now she's ready to find a cool spot and get lost in her book...

alrighty... my day begins in a little bit... so THANKS for spending some time with me today... hope to have more creativity to share with you later... don't forget a few things happening around my blog... we have the June Dare challenge here.... it's all month long with a HUGE prize... and my blogaversary giveaway #1 is still open here.... so get your comments in for a chance to win some candy.... Have a beautiful day and remember to SMILE!!!

Another attempt at a shaker card!

Happy Sunday!! hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!! Friday was such a wonderful crafting day for me!! finally, YAY! LOL... i managed to finish 3 cards and a baby album... wow, that was a lot for me in a day... hehe! the day ended with a few burnt fingertips but i'm still surviving... =D

also got to blurf on Friday and pick up some inspirations from some GFs of mine... which helped a lot trying to create... had to finish up 2 graduation cards (that i failed to take a picture of since i was in a hurry to get it in the mail) and a challenge card...

today i share with you my challenge card for La-La lands Weekly Wednesday Challenge #40 - Nestie Shaped Card.... this challenge is issued by DT memeber 1LuvnMama.... Thanks sweetie, i don't think i've ever used a nestie as the base of my card... =D here it is...

i wanted to use a nestie that would give me room to create so i used the square scalloped nestie... after blurfing and checking out my GF Joy's creations, she inspired me to try and do a shaker card... Joy is really the shaker queen and all her shaker creations are wonderful... check her out... i've done a shaker before and i don't do them often so it was nice to try again... always pick up my mistakes after doing one... with this one, i used the wrong kind of beads, it's not really small enough to get a full shaking effect but it will do... i used Lala Mermaid, one of the new stamps i just purchased from Lala Land... and cut her to fit into the window area... although you cannot tell, i used wave DP for the card... also used the sun stamp from Dandelion Designs and punched some fishes to add to the framing... and of course, ribbon!

do you all like it??? i have to work on the shaker technique a little more but i do like the way this creation turned out... my concept was there... LOL!

hubby and some friends want to go fishing today... and the kids are asking for some beach time... so i guess that's on our agenda... so like yesterday, i don't think i'll have any crafting time unless i get my buns moving now... hmmm, yah, i don't think so... i'm still a little sleepy... hehe! i'll share with you the photo album i put together on Friday tomorrow... so come and check that out too... it was really hard not to add frilly girly things like lace, but i think it came out well otherwise... for a boy anyway... Hope you all have a wonderful rest of today and i'll check you out soon!!

Birthday Piecing...

Hello! Hello!! Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend!! Mine was surely filled with lots of love and fun and i'll share that a little later... for now, i have another challenge card that i happily finished this past weekend...

playing along with LLWC #38 - Anything Goes challenge by DT Kim, here's what i came up with...
i love paper piecing and i haven't done much lately... but after doing a paper piecing creation last week for a DT card, i thought i'd do it again on this lovely Birthday Lala for this challenge... her dress and present is paper pieced using the familiar DP on this card... i even tried sparkle spritz for the first time on the flower... =D Love the stuff!! she looks great ready to wish someone a veryhappy birthday... and the present looks so realistic with the paper pieced DP... i think this is such a subtle, clean and simple card... don't you?!

join me a bit later for some birthday cake pix and a pair of kittens.... Thanks for stopping by today!! May you have a WONDEROUS day!!!

Birthday cake for you!

Mother's day was nice, although we spent part of the day cleaning... LOL... go figure... but it felt good to give the girls' room a much needed well done clean... thanks to DH for moving the big furniture, we were able to clean everything... i hope you all had a terrific and wonderful Mother's day!!! or even just a beautiful day overall!

so i'm getting back into playing some challenges... it's nice to create and play along... keeps me busy during down time and it's replinishing my stock.... so the card i have for you today is for a color challenge at La-La Land.... LLWWC #37....
oh, i was really stumped trying to match the colors to the ones on the challenge... but i think i got pretty close to it... DD#2 insisted i use Birthday Maya... or in her words "Moo, Mom, Moo!" and since DD#1's birthday is coming up on Sunday, i figured i make this card for her from her little sister! i absolutely LOVE Maya in all her greatness, so this was a fun image to color... even though i colored a few images before choosing one that i actually liked the colors with...

it's Monday and DD#1 is off at school and it's just me and my lil' #2... so we're off to play in the craft room and finish up some laundry in between... and then whatever else we have to do... it's merely a day of rest and play today, and we're looking forward to it... i'll be back later to share more... Have a fantastic day!!