Frogs and Turtles!!

Hey there again!! okay, i know i said i would post this tomorrow, but i have some free time right now and decided to share it now since tomorrow looks like another busy day.... so here is the photo album i covered on Friday for the new baby... i fell in love with this fabric and had to create with it...
the front is not quite done yet... i still have to form a frame and cover it with fabric and place that on here... so right now it just looks plain... i used a coordinating fabric for the inside.... i know it looks funny that i didn't cover that white panel you see, but if i did, it would be too thick to close the album... so on the norm, i don't usually cover it... all i have to do is add magnetic pages and start putting baby's ultrasound picks in here... =D

silly me, i haven't been really paying any attention to the dates (or days too, LOL) and i just saw that my blogaversary is coming up... yippeee!!! i actually created my blog in June 2009, but didn't start posting until July... but i deemed that every June would be my anniversary... SO, i will be celebrating my ONE YEAR BLOGAVERSARY on June 1st... i haven't summoned up the deets as how my giveaways would go, so be sure to check back on the 1st for all the friendly details... wow, are you as excited as i am?!?

okie dokie, kiddies are hanging out at Great-Grandma's house so Mommy is headed to the craft room to play... i hope to get my mojo going... can't take a break from crafting too long, i start to rust... LOL... be back soon!!

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!!

May OCS

Holy Moly!!! is it Friday already?! =D wow, it's a long 3 day weekend for some of you right?! here in the US, Monday is Memorial Day and there for, majority of workers have a 3 day weekend since Monday is a holiday... woohooo!!! who doesn't love long weekends?!


Summer started yesterday for my DD#1... and she has a week off before starting her summer program... so yesterday we went to my dr. appt and then to the mall for some shopping and play time at the playground... i must have over did it, because i was in extreme pain yesterday... my back was so sore i was on the edge of crying and then i was having little contractions... contractions have gone away but the back pain still lingers... hubby gave me the NO crafting tonight look so i put in a dvd and he was nice to give me a little massage... so, there was no crafting at all yesterday... man, if this keeps up i'm going to loose my mojo again... but from my first pregnancy, i've had early contractions so that's something i need to watch out... i was bedridden with DD#1 and on the line with DD#2.... i think i've learned my lesson when they say to take it easy... being bedridden ain't fun at all!


today i share with you my May OCS from my partner June!!
how did she know i LOVE TGF stamps!!! look at this cute hula Anya she created with!! i love the flower paper and her coloring on Anya!! Thank you June for a wonderful swap!!

here's the card i created for her...

i used one of the new stamps i bought last week... Lady bug Nora by CC Designs... she's a cutie!!! i tried to do the out of box technique using my oval nestie... not bad after a few attempts... LOL... and i am definitely in love with the new Pebbles patterned paper line... so much i even picked up more yesterday... i hope June likes this card!!

the monthly OCS is a fun way of meeting new people and getting ideas and inspiration from others... i highly recommend you to join up... it has long been run by Teri, who has now passed on the torch to Linda and Kyoko... sign ups for June is happening right now on Linda's blog, so if you have time, sign up and join in... new players are ALWAYS welcomed!

well, that's all i have to share with you today... after some blurfing, i was inspired to use some techniques on some (hopefully) creative creations today... please back, i ask you to be kind... LOL... we'll see how much i can get done before i curl up and want to cry!! haha! Thank you always for visiting and leaving such wonderful and heartfelt comments on my blog! it truly means a lot to me and really keeps me going! you all inspire me to continue this journey, pain or no pain!! and i LOVE you all for it!! Have a beautiful, blessed, Friday!!

A fluttering farewell....

{{Please scroll down for my Diedrich Dare post!! Thank you!!}}

Well friends, this is the last challenge for the month of May at Flutter by Wednesday and it is my last DT post for the team as well... if you've been following the blog, you may have noticed some changes... if you haven't seen it yet, head on over to the FBW blog and grab your new badges and please read on for the changes that will be effective as of July... what? huh? July? yes, the FBW team will be taking the month of June off... meaning there is no challenges for June and the blog will resume the first Wednesday of July... not catching on? all the details are on the FBW blog...

so yes, i will not be on the team for the next term, but i'm hoping to join up again for the next call... we'll see... with life changes slowly approaching, i can't really plan that far ahead... to my fellow team members... i will MISS you all dearly!! i have enjoyed my time with all of you and have made numerous new found friendships... a goal for me is to play along with the new team as much as i can, when time permits... i wish EVERYONE the best of luck in old and new adventures... i still know where to find you!! hehe!!

okie dokie, time to move on before i start to cry (very emotional these days)... FBW#111 is an OPEN challenge... create anything as long as you include a butterfly, fairy or angel... please leave a direct link to your creations on the FBW blog using InLinkz... if uploading to an online gallery, please use keyword FBW111.... here's my creation...

used Manga Fairy/Sugar Nellie paired with the field fence from CC Designs... i think it's really cute how she's sitting on the fence... although you can't really see it in the pix, i glittered her wings, wand and stars on her sandals with stickles... off centered the main panel and added a few dew drops... simple right?!

want more delicious inspirations to get your mojo going? please visit the rest of the Flutter bys... links are on my sidebar...

Flutter on and i hope to see you landing on the FBW blog! Have a fairy beautiful day!!!

Sparkling Sweet Pea

Hello everyone!!! it's the final challenge for the month of May over at Whimsical Wednesdays ~ The Diedrich Dare...

and before i begin, i would like to extend another HUGE Thank You to Lynette of Sweet Pea Stamps for the awesome May prize and one to Randi, for coordinating this fantastic sponsorship!!! did you all LOVE seeing the creations using the stamps from Sweet Pea by the team members?!?! i sure enjoyed seeing my fellow teammates rockin' their creativity!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! again and again Lynette and Randi!! and all the players that have been joining us each week...

a little heads up on what to look forward to.... please be sure to join us next week at the Dare for an exciting announcement and a GIGANTIC prize PACK!! yes, PACK in all capitals, because it is something you don't want to miss! hmmm, i leave you with anticipation on that.... hehe!

DDSC#37 hostess this week is Kim and her double daring sweet daughters Kaeli and Emilie... and they are daring you to SPARKLE!! easy right?! both girls are huge fans of sparkle and would love to see you create with anything that will make your creation sparkle and shine... a few faves are glitter stickles and glitter pens... so bring those out and play along with us at the Dare!
i LOVE glitter and sparkle too... so i couldn't help but bring out some glitter papers and stickles this week... i used yet another Ching-Chou Kiuk design and sparkled this mermaid up... the colors are bold and fierce, but shines... parts of the image is glittered, but i think the paper adds to it too....

need more inspiration??? check out the rest of the Daredevils....

Andrea Murdock~Cassie Larson~Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer~Jessica Diedrich~Kim Ross
Kris Palakiko (me)~Krista Vantol~Randi Wall
Rebecca Ednie~Sara Henton

they've been bringing you so much inspiration that i just know they won't disappoint you this week either... so grab a few eye candy creativity and craft away... be sure to leave a direct link with Mr. Linky on the Dare blog... and if uploading to SCS/PCP, please use keyword DDSC37... hope you will join us this week and don't forget to come back next week too!! Have a whimsical Wednesday!!

Goodies galore!

Oh no!! it's another day where i don't have anything crafty to show you!! didn't know it was going to take me all day to clean up my craft space yesterday.... and once i was done, it was well past my bed time and i was just too tired to start creating... hence, i feel good that i finally cleaned my stamps that i had previously used (a very bad habit i have) and had put them away... also put away my new supplies and old ones too... i still need to get some storage containers for some embellies like my brads and small things (guess i'll do that today) and i need to put my new sewing machine together so i can start sewing some baby gifts (YES, i finally got a new one)... it wasn't worth it to fix my old one so i bought a new machine as a Mother's day present to myself... hehe! but believe me, i only use it to sew straight stitches!! LOL! anything beyond that i think i have to take a class... the only thing i didn't touch yesterday (or i should say cleaned up) was my paper drawers... the paper monster is attacking and i the attempt to fix up is what i'm dredding... LOL...

anywho, i know some of you are waiting to see what i spent my (or the hubby's) moola on while checking out the craft stores on Oahu, so before i put those away i snapped this pix....
LOTS of new stamps!!! mainly CC designs... ones that i can use with other stamps and so forth... this is everything i found and wanted (actually i really wanted more) at various stores... you can spy that i finally got me a Manga stamp and some TGF ones i didn't have yet (can you believe that, LOL).... and of course embellies... also got 2 new cuttlebug folders that are hidden in the back... Thanks to hubby for putting up with my addiction and letting me go a little wild in buying... hehe! i feel so deprived on this island with only one craft store and not much to tend to my crafting needs... i take that back... we have another small craft store but it's geared more towards the tropical flair.. you know, everything Hawaii! tropical papers, tropical die cuts and stamps... can't really go outside the box with those... but i did notice that slowly, our Ben Franklin Craft store is bringing in more embellies from big companies like Bo Bunny and Pebbles... which helps... still, cutesy stamps like TGF and CC designs have to be purchased online for me... hmmm, do you think hubby would let me open my own craft store???? LOL, maybe NOT! then he would never see me!

okay, only 2 more days of school for DD#1 and then it's a summer stretch... but today, DD#2 and i are going to visit my boss' from my previous job and then i need to pick up some baking supplies (mmm, yum!) and i really want to get Dear John that just came out today... and last but not least, i am DETERMINED to get crafty today... tired or not! so, thanks so much for visiting me today and all my other ramblings this week... if i don't bring anything crafty to you today, be sure to come back tomorrow for my DT postings... so until later, have a FABULOUS day!!! Lots of hugs to you!!!

Friends, a RAK and a Win!

Wow, was my weekend a whirl wind!! i hope you all had a fantabulous weekend!! i sure did... finally found some time this morning to load so pixs and now i'm ready to share them with you... bare with me, there's a lot to share today... hehe!

as some of you may have known, the DH and i took a day trip to Oahu for a doctor's appt. and we couldn't just go for that... of course we hoped to meet some friends and do a little shopping before coming back home... and yes, we did!! Friday was such a busy day... because we had to go to my appt., we missed DD#1's May Day program, which made me a sad... but we kept in contact with family that went in our place to make sure they had a chance to video tape it... the day before the program, DD#1 entered the artificial lei contest... thinking of what to give her as supplies, i used yarn to make pompoms and gave her a bag of beads... and this is what she created for her entry...
she was so proud of her lei... she said "Mommy, i made a pattern! i used one pompom and 5 beads and then did it again!!" *smiles* it turned out wonderful and well made... all the leis were displayed on the day of the program and we received a call that DD#1 placed 2nd in her division!!! WOW!! we are so PROUD of you sweetie!! it is the 2nd year that she placed in the top 3... last year she took 2nd too... just knowing that she won something makes her smile with pride... i couldn't get a picture of last year's entry... one of her classmates pulled the lei and the whole thing broke... poor girl came home crying! so this year i used dental floss to be sure it would hold....

so onto my trip to Oahu for the day... we took the first 2 flights to Oahu (yep, i was so tired, and hubby couldn't get onto the same flight as me, so he took the first on at 6am... i finally reached around 7am then we headed to get the rental car and off to my appt. the echo with the specialist lasted about an hour and half and from there it was smooth sailing to do whatever we wanted... we headed to Mililani and because it was too early to go shopping, we had some breakfast at Zippy's in Mililani Town Center... LOL, of all places to eat he chose Zippy's... i laugh because we have one here... hehe! by the time we were done, the mall was just opening up... the whole reason i wanted to go there was to check out Munchkins (a craft store there)... and i'm so glad i did! i got to meet Cyn, owner of Munchkins, who was so nice.... it was my first time there and it was nice to see the different products she had and so forth... i did pick up some new stamps and goodies that i can't wait to start playing with... and then by chance, we bumped into Shirley of Stampin for the Fun of it, there too!! i met Shirley through the blog world and we've communicated through email and RAKs and the like, but this time i got to meet her in person!! it was FABULOUS to meet these wonderful ladies, and i'm hoping we can get together again soon!!

did some small shopping at another mall and then it was off to check out J's knickknacks in Honolulu.... and guess who i met there?!?!
Cheryl of Life is Sweet!!!!! i met Cheryl last year in blogland and we chatted through cyberspace too... i emailed her before out trip to say i wanted to check out J's and hoped she'd be there... and she was!!! hubby and i got to meet her and her wonderful hubby Cliff!!! they are the sweetest... of course i couldn't leave without browsing the store and picking up a few things... went on a little spree since i can't get a lot of crafting stuff here... Thanks Cheryl and Cliff for letting me browse!!! hehe! oh and hubby too!!

Cheryl also suprised me with this cute RAK.... isn't this adorable?!? LOVE the color combo and the cute lil' buggy... =D

she also had this in the bag for me to take home... Thank you so much Cheryl!!! for your kindness and friendship!! Hope to meet you again!!!

i was hoping to meet my GFs Joy and Michelle too... but it was a work day and we had a flight back home and they had schedules i didn't want to mess up, so i didn't want to bother them just for a short visit... hope to see these gals in September for their trip to Maui!!!

alright... i think i babbled enough for today... it's back to reality and house chores and what not... hoping to get some craft time today since i didn't all weekend... well, as soon as i clean up the craft room, LOL! so i'll end this post with a little "eye" sweetness!! DD#1's 2n birthday cake from her pool party Saturday... oh, sorry you can't really see the Tinkerbell deco... i take horrible pictures... haha! Have a SWEET day!!!