Hurry and enter....

Hey there!!! nothing crafty to share with you yet!! had a bit of a non-creative week... and i'm trying to find my mojo... but i wanted to pop in and remind you to enter my candy #2 giveaway here.... comments must be in by midnight tonight HST time... random.org will choose a winner and that will be announced tomorrow here on my blog... and giveaway #3 will begin too... so come and play along and try your luck....

Blogaversary Giveaway #2

{{This blog candy is now CLOSED... THANK YOU to all who have participated!!}}

Aloha Friday is here!!! YAY!!! and it's the beginning of a 3 day weekend for some of you around the state of Hawaii... woohooo!! what are you up to today?! well, i'm eagerly learning how to use my new cell phone, and i have to input all my contacts one by one since i can't use the backup assistant to add info onto my new phone... ugh! other than that it's a beautiful day here!!

It's time for my Blogavaersary Candy #2 giveaway... BUT first thing is first right?! we have some WINNERS to announce..... yes, i said WINNERS.... i put all the entries into DD#2's shoe box....

DD#2 shook it all up to get a good mix...

pulled the first name..... and.....

CONGRATS TAMI!!!! you are the winner of my Blogaversary Candy #1 giveaway!!!! please email me your info at krisnal5868 at hotmail dot com... Congrats!!!

and we couldn't just stop at that... i'm feeling pretty good and decided to giveaway a surprise gift... so DD#2 pulled another name out of the box... and....

1LuvnMama!!! Congrats sweetie!!! you are the winner of our surprise gift... please email me your info....

THANK YOU to all who played the first round... like i've said, it's a month long celebration and not even i am sure of what i will come up with next... LOL... okay well, not this next one but the next next... LOL... so don't be discouraged, there is more giveaways to play your chance at winning!!

now that is said, here is Blogaversary Candy #2 Giveaway!!! again, there will be a link at the top of all my posting for easier access to this post... check out the next prize pack...
This candy includes, dew drops, seed beads, eyelets, bling, die cut hibiscus flowers, clear and wooden stamp, pink fun flock, roll of ribbon and an assortment of 6x6 patterned papers....

here's what you have to do!

1. Leave a comment on this post by Thursday, June 17th at midnight HST. Winner will be announced on Friday the 18th

2. You do not have to be a follower

3. Spread the news if you want to, not required and this will not give you an extra entry

4. Answer the following questions: what is your favorite color and least favorite color?
my fave is BLUE and least fave is sea green, uck!

5. Most of all, have fun and just play along, you never know what i will switch up

Thanks again for all your support and encouragement throughout my adventures... i hope to continue to inspire you and be inspired by you... it has been a wonderful year of blogging and i've learned so much from so many of you!! THANK YOU

Still time to enter.... so hurry!

Happy THURSDAY!!!! just a quick reminder that my first blog candy ends tonight at midnight Hawaii time... so even if you are hours ahead of me, you can still join in as long as your comment shows up on this post before midnight.... my blog is set up under Hawaii time, so your comment posting will reflect the current time in Hawaii... =D come and play for some candy... optional postings are described but you don't have to if you don't want to...

Thank you to everyone who has already commented on my ONE YEAR celebration and for those who have played the optional events!!!! it's a month long celebration and a new candy begins tomorrow after we reveal the FIRST WINNER! just have fun and play along... we might just randomnly pull another name for a surprise giveaway.... never know these days with my mood swings.... hehe! All entries will be put into a "something" and a name will be drawn by one of my DDs... so bring in your comments and try your LUCK!!! THANK YOU!!!

hope to be back later with some crafting fun.....

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!!!

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!!!

Dare for some summer fun!

Summer is here!!! Yes it is!!! can you believe we are already into JUNE?! my goodness, i can't! so yes, summer is making it's round this year and i'm sure all the kids are waiting for some beach/pool time, family vacations and summer camps right?! all the kids of the Daredevils are surely EXCITED about summer, so the Diedrich Dare will be taking a little break so we can spend some time with our munchkins too...

BUT... we are having a challenge for you TODAY and one the first Wednesday of July to keep you busy during the summer too... and to anticipate your playing pleasures, we have one heck of a FABULOUS PRIZE!!

June's Dare challenge is an INSPIRATIONAL photo from Daredevil Sara.... and this one should really put you in the summer mood... take a look...
Here's the DEETS! You have ALL MONTH to play along. There are NO restrictions on number of entries, etc. You just have to link it up here and we have to be able to see the inspiration piece somewhere on your card or project.

Entries will be accepted until JUNE 30th, 2010 at 8pm CST.

the BEST part? Check out these WONDERFUL prizes.... ONE lucky winner will be chosen to receive all of this:

2 Kraftin' Kimmie stamps of your choice, sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!


Huge prize package from Tamiko's that includes:
1. Spellbinders Frameabilities Scalloped Edge Frame
2. 1/4" Scorepal tape
3. Sticky thumb adhesive tape
4. Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
5. Robin's nest tear drops
6. Robin's nest dew drop
7. Robin's nest mini dew drops
8. 2-3 bags of Lion coffee (a little something from Hawaii)

a FREE Digital Image sponsored by Daredevil herself, Sara Henton

2 Rubber Stamps from a newly released BabyBud Designs (manuf. by C.C. Designs) sponsored by Daredevil Krista VanTol!

ONE 4x6 set of chocie from The Greeting Farm

can you stand the SWEETNESS of this prize?!? oh my goodies this is HUGE!!! We at the Dare are so intrigued by the amount of generosity from these sponsors!! THANK YOU so very much!!! i bet this will get your creativity going...

need a little more inspiration??? here's my card/take on the inspirational photo....

yep, i'm feeling summer in paradise... and i'm surely going to sing my way through it... haha! don't forget to visit my lovely team members for even more fabulous inspirations....

Andrea Murdock~Cassie Larson~Heather Schlatter

Jacquie Peifer~Jessica Diedrich~Kim Ross

Kris Palakiko (me)~Krista Vantol~Randi Wall

Rebecca Ednie~Sara Henton

Check out the Dare blog too.... in case i've missed any important piece of information (i think i gave you most of it, LOL) you can always link to the Dare blog and pick up any deets you need... since this challenge is running all month, i'll have the inspirational photo up on my sidebar, under the names of the Daredevils... also, there is a link above all my postings that will take you straight to the current challenge (this one).... Hope you'll join us in all the smmer fun!! Have a TERRIFIC, SUN BURST SUMMER and we'll see you at the Dare!!!!

One Year Blogaversary Candy #1....

This blog candy is now closed. Thank you to all who participated!

It's a new month... a new day and time for a giveaway!!! Yay!! for starters, i hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!! spent with family and friends, hanging out and relaxing, catching some sun or whatever it is that you were doing... i just hope it was fabulous as you are.... we enter the month of June today and it's time to celebrate my ONE YEAR BLOGAVESARY!!! and i'll be celebrating it all month long... are you ready to play for a prize?!

this is giveaway #1... an assortment of goodies that include, a pack of HK origami paper, cherry red mini brads, 2 spools of ribbon, yellow fun flock, assorted buttons, clear stamps, Pebbles sentiment rub ons and some rose flower embellishments... i'll also throw in a handmade item or two...

instead of having one big prize giveaway, i decided to break it into a few small ones... that means more chances to play and more chances to win!!! be sure to check the rules as it will change with every giveaway... =D

now for the rules.....

1. this giveaway is open until June 10th.... you have until midnight HST on the 10th to get your comments in on this post.... it can be as simple to enter with a comment....

2. you DO NOT have to be a follower for this one...

3. OPTIONAL: want another entry? post this candy on your blog/sidebar with a link back to this giveaway and come back and comment here again... (letting me know with your first comment is fine too, i'll check and if it's there i'll give you a double entry)

4. OPTIONAL: Want yet another entry?? leave a comment with a link to one of your creations showing me something of celebration... this will include birthday, anniversary, new baby, wedding or graduation.... (combined challenges are fine. you don't have to make one specifically for this giveaway)

5. ALL comments must be in by the deadline, whether you opt to participate in the optional entries as well....

6. All entries will be put into a pile and a winner will be randomnly chosen by one of my DDs and announced on my blog on the 11th.... a new giveaway will begin that day as well...

7. Most of all, i expect this from everyone... JUST HAVE FUN!!!!

Thank You to all my friends and followers that have guided, inspired and just been there for me this past year... I can't believe time has flown by this fast, it seems like only yesterday i've entered the blog world... made new friendships, met some wonderful people and i continue to grow with all of you... you've all stood by me through the toughest waves, sun and rain and i cannot THANK YOU enough for all of it!! so, i Thank You again for giving me a FANTABULOUS year of blogging!!! Aloha....