Day #2 - Sister Stamps Blog Hop

Hello there!  are you ready for DAY #2 of Sister Stamps Release #8?!?!  hope you saved some room for dessert because there is more SWEET-ness to celebrate!

But first, how did you all like the hop yesterday?  are you inspired to DEFINITELY pick up these sweeties?  remember, this release will be available on Sunday July 1st!  check out the Sister Stamps blog for retailers that carry this FANTABULOUS line and there's more...  Jenny will also be doing some make n takes around the island of Oahu!!  told you this release was B-I-G!!  for a list of dates, times and places, check out the SS blog!

You should have reached here from Donna's blog, but if you hopped herejust because or haven't heard about the hop, then PLEASE get started on the Sister Stamps blog...  there is just tooooo much sweetness happening today to miss out on all the fabulous creations being shared...

Today i'm sharing one of my FAVE images from this release.....  take a look...

Meet Miyoko...  isn't she just SWEET?!  or maybe it's because she's got something sweet in her hands....  oh yah, i'm a sucker for sweets and cupcakes is my weakness!  don't think of these images as just for celebrating parties...  with different color combos you can use these sweeties for any holiday....  basically ANY occasion...  with Miyoko, i went a little treat happy again in party mode...

using my matchbox die from Lifestyle Crafts i made a basic treat holder...  original thought was to stick the image on the box itself...  after much debate i decided to make a band...  a win-win situation if you ask me....  the band keeps the box closed (so you don't lose any treats wrapped inside) and you can reuse the band to bunch up some scrap paper (make it fit, hehe)...  the first photo shows you the band by itself...  the photo above shows it around the box...  these boxes much to surprise are pretty big...  mine aren't filled just yet though...  i think i'm going to save them for a while...  LOL...  anywho, while putting these together i was thinking, these boxes would be perfect for mini (mini) cupcakesmuffins...  sans the frosting...  hehehe! really!  i think you could fit one, maybe 2 inside....  might have to try that!

Thanks for hopping by today...  your next hop is to Linda's blog and again, i'm sure you'll be pleased with what she has to share with you...  if you get lost, head back to Sister Stamps blog and continue your fun there...   ALSO, must must MUST visit previous postings on Sister Stamps blog, because you just might be that lucky prize winner....  AND Debi is giving away some sweetness of her own too!  Don't miss out a chance!

We've got one more day of hopping tomorrow, so i'll she you same time, same place for more Release Day FUN!!!!

Sister Stamps Release #8 - a BIG celebration!

Are you ready for a BRAND new RELEASE from Sister Stamps?!?!?  of course you are!!  because we are literally going to PAAAAAAARTY!!!!

Introducing to you Sister Stamps Release #8!!!!  WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!  but wait, there's a reason why this release is all about celebrating....  Sister Stamps is also celebrating their 1st BIRTHDAY!!!  YES, this release will mark ONE YEAR since the debut of these CUTE asian images (and friends)!  Congrats Jenny and Denise for all your hardwork and for giving us never ending CUTENESS!!  and a huge THANK YOU to Sister Stamps before i begin, for having me be apart of your FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!!

Alright, now that that is out of the way and you know why we are celebrating up in here let's get down to some cuteness!  Today is day #1 of  Release #8 Sister Stamps Blog Hop and you should have arrived here from Donna's blog...  if not, PLEASE head back to the beginning of the hop, Sister Stamps blog, and begin your celebrating there.  YOU DON'T want to miss out on anything!!

I'm showing of Takeo today!!  oh he is so CUTE!  wanna pinch his cheeks!!  hehehe....  he reminds me of my son...  sans the balloons and just running with the stick!

This release definitely screamed PARTY to me so i thought it was proper to whip up some party treats!  simply made treat bag toppers!  using the big top note die from SU!, clear party bags, doodlebug surprise party paper, yummy sweets and oval nesties, these cute treats were made...  also re-visted the out of box technique with the standard oval nestie...  something fun to do but i rarely do it...  tell me what do you think of this SWEET boy?! 

Your next stop is Linda's blog and i'm sure she's got something fabulous to share with you! if you get lost along the way you can always hop back to the beginning and pick up where you left off...   and don't forget, there's blog candy on the Sister Stamps blog and Debi is giving away some SWEET treats in celebration too!!  Hurry, keep hoping and join in on the fun (tell your friends about the party too)!!  These fun and cute images will be available on release day, Sunday, July 1st...  Get ready!!!!

Come back tomorrow for another fun day of hopping!  Sayonara!

July Secret Sister Swap

can you feel the heat?   summer is surely in the air...  i hope the summer has been well for you all so far...  not too much sunburn but lots of outdoor fun!  hehehe!

once again THANK YOU to all who continue to swap smiles!!!   the anticipation of finding out who your secret sister is must be fun in itself huh?!

well it's time for July's Secret Sister Sign ups!!  THEME for JULY - PATRIOTIC - RED, WHITE and BLUE!!!   let's pay tribute to our freedom!  you DO NOT have to create along the lines of 4th of July or things associated with the 4th...  as long as your creation has the color scheme, you're good to go!!  because i'll be away on a mini vacay this weekend, you have until July 2nd to sign up and swap info will be sent out by the 5th...

Reflection of my mini rules for this swap (Please take note of the blurbs in red):

1. You can swap anything you think is appropriate. Such as cards, 3d projects, gift tags, altered items, etc. You are not restricted to just a card for each swap... for example, you can do a card this month and gift tags next month, etc... be creative and use your talents! Many of you do not limit yourself to cards, there are some that do awesome jewelry, altered items and so on, so this is the swap to make something special and surprise someone... can't get creative? no problem, you are free to sub in a RAK too!

2. I kindly ask that you please send out your swaps before month's end. Please take into consideration snail mail timing. If you cannot mail your swap before the end of the month, you are given until the 5th day of the following month to do so. This will allow some time for your Secret Sister to receive it. If nothing has been received within 10 days past the end of the month, i will not include you in future sign ups. Please friends, let's play fair.

PREVIOUS PLAYERS, i have your info so all you have to do is comment that you will be participating on this post... here's a list of those who have already signed up:

Karen, Leanne, Gail, Sheila, Theresa, Kathy, Charleen, Miyuki, Linda T., Jayne and Mary B.

Please let me know ASAP if you are unable to participate for any reason. No questions asked, just please let me know. Thanks!!

**To clear up any confusion: your participation is monthly (unless otherwise stated by you) by confirming your participation through email or comment on the sign up posts. if i do not hear from you by the sign up deadline, it is assumed you will not be participating for the month. if it is easier for you to sign up a month ahead or for a few months, etc. let me know too.

NEW PLAYERS, please email me at krisnal5868 at hotmail dot com to sign up for April with the subject SSS or Secret Sister Swap and the following info: Name, Address, Blog URL (if you have one) and Best Email to contact you... i will send you a confirmation email that i have received your info...

you don't have to wait for me to email you your swap info, get those creative minds going and start creating!!  remember, anything you create will put a smile on someone's face!!

June Secret Sister Swap

Yikes!!  the days have been passing me by quicker than i can keep up with!!!  i ALMOST totally forgot to set this post up!!  and we are only a few days from the end of the month!  (SMH)  sorry gang!!  May has been unbelievably busy in my neighborhood...  and like most of you, i'm looking forward to a summer break...  summer break from all the school activities the kiddies have that is...  hehehe!

THANK YOU again to all of you who join in each month!!  Everyone loves receiving surprises from each other and it's nice to hear about it...  i do hope you all will continue to be apart of this swap and make it successful as it has been...  invite your friends to join in too!!

NO THEME for June!  create whatever your heart desires...  i truly hope the players are enjoying their surprises as much as making them to surprise!!  Sign ups end at Midnight on May 31st.

Reflection of my mini rules for this swap (Please take note of the blurbs in red):

1. You can swap anything you think is appropriate. Such as cards, 3d projects, gift tags, altered items, etc. You are not restricted to just a card for each swap... for example, you can do a card this month and gift tags next month, etc... be creative and use your talents! Many of you do not limit yourself to cards, there are some that do awesome jewelry, altered items and so on, so this is the swap to make something special and surprise someone... can't get creative? no problem, you are free to sub in a RAK too!

2. I kindly ask that you please send out your swaps before month's end. Please take into consideration snail mail timing. If you cannot mail your swap before the end of the month, you are given until the 5th day of the following month to do so. This will allow some time for your Secret Sister to receive it. If nothing has been received within 10 days past the end of the month, i will not include you in future sign ups. Please friends, let's play fair.

PREVIOUS PLAYERS, i have your info so all you have to do is comment that you will be participating on this post... here's a list of those who have already signed up:

Karen, Leanne, Gail, Sheila, Theresa, Kathy, Charleen, Miyuki, and Linda T.

Please let me know ASAP if you are unable to participate for any reason. No questions asked, just please let me know. Thanks!!

**To clear up any confusion: your participation is monthly (unless otherwise stated by you) by confirming your participation through email or comment on the sign up posts. if i do not hear from you by the sign up deadline, it is assumed you will not be participating for the month. if it is easier for you to sign up a month ahead or for a few months, etc. let me know too.

NEW PLAYERS, please email me at krisnal5868 at hotmail dot com to sign up for April with the subject SSS or Secret Sister Swap and the following info: Name, Address, Blog URL (if you have one) and Best Email to contact you... i will send you a confirmation email that i have received your info...

**Please note that swap info is sent out by the 2nd day of the swap month. If you miss the sign up deadline, it doesn't hurt to shoot me an email and ask if you can still play. There may be a chance i'm still sorting through the players and can add you in...

Just an Island affair....

If you love tropical or hawaiian themed products, check out Island Paperie!!

Head on over to their blog, there's a prize giveaway, but you must act soon!!  Ends on Friday...  *=)

If you're ever on Maui, stop by the store front or you can always order online here!

Follow them on Facebook too for the latest happenings!!

May Secret Sister Swap Sign ups!

May day is lei day in Hawaii.... 

Haha, who has that song stuck in their heads now?!?!  hehehe!

Can you believe we are almost at mid year?!?  gosh, where has time been going?  Hope you all are well and enjoying the spring weather...

time to sign up for my Secret Sister Swap!!!

NO THEME for MAY!  create whatever your heart desires...  i truly hope the players are enjoying their surprises as much as making them to surprise!!  Sign ups end at Midnight on April 29th.

Reflection of my mini rules for this swap (Please take note of the blurbs in red):

1. You can swap anything you think is appropriate. Such as cards, 3d projects, gift tags, altered items, etc. You are not restricted to just a card for each swap... for example, you can do a card this month and gift tags next month, etc... be creative and use your talents! Many of you do not limit yourself to cards, there are some that do awesome jewelry, altered items and so on, so this is the swap to make something special and surprise someone... can't get creative? no problem, you are free to sub in a RAK too!

2. I kindly ask that you please send out your swaps before month's end. Please take into consideration snail mail timing. If you cannot mail your swap before the end of the month, you are given until the 5th day of the following month to do so. This will allow some time for your Secret Sister to receive it. If nothing has been received within 10 days past the end of the month, i will not include you in future sign ups. Please friends, let's play fair.

PREVIOUS PLAYERS, i have your info so all you have to do is comment that you will be participating on this post... here's a list of those who have already signed up:

Karen, Amy, Leanne, Gail, Sheila, Theresa, Kathy, Charleen, Miyuki, and Linda T.

Please let me know ASAP if you are unable to participate for any reason. No questions asked, just please let me know. Thanks!!

**To clear up any confusion: your participation is monthly (unless otherwise stated by you) by confirming your participation through email or comment on the sign up posts. if i do not hear from you by the sign up deadline, it is assumed you will not be participating for the month. if it is easier for you to sign up a month ahead or for a few months, etc. let me know too.

NEW PLAYERS, please email me at krisnal5868 at hotmail dot com to sign up for April with the subject SSS or Secret Sister Swap and the following info: Name, Address, Blog URL (if you have one) and Best Email to contact you... i will send you a confirmation email that i have received your info...

**Please note that swap info is sent out by the 2nd day of the swap month. If you miss the sign up deadline, it doesn't hurt to shoot me an email and ask if you can still play. There may be a chance i'm still sorting through the players and can add you in...

Let's Celebrate with Katsura!

Hip-hip- HOORAY!!! It's RELEASE day!!! Woohoooo!! bet you all been waiting for this day... especially those who have boys in their lives... =)
Sister Stamps Release #7 - FINAL preview day!! And we are celebrating BOYS' DAY with Katsura!! (i had to save my FAVE image for last, hehehe)... so, which of these boys are your fave?? or are you going to get them ALL?!?! ;)

Before we get to my creation, i want to send another big THANK YOU to Jenny, for having me guest design for this release!! Jenny, i had so much fun with these boys!!! the ideas are endless for them and they helped me try or atleast create things i have never done or haven't done too much of... Thank you, thank you with all my heart, it's such an honor!! And to Debi, (she's like an older sister taking wing of a little sister) Thank you Debi for having me join you for previews too!!! it's been such a blast!!
Look at him!! isn't he just adorable?!?! Katsura actually does represent Boys' Day, a japanese celebration, but for those that do not celebrate it, you can use this cutie for an all occasion creation... so i left off using a 'happy boys' day' sentiment to show you (but i'll be adding one later for the lil' one)... Katsura can be used with happy birthday or just for you... ah, you get where i'm going... =)

my immediate thought was to use some washi paper for this card... but after dwelling (he was the most challenging for me) on this and that, i decide to use some pretty cool well rounded papers... all the papers are from Deja Views Soda Pop collection.... fun colors i guess... anyway, Katsura is propped on a cream colored nestied oval that i distressed with Antique Linen distress inks... and no i didn't create the shadow effect, it's actually really there.... LOL... wanted to color in the fish blue so so bad (my son's fish is blue IRL) but i thought it would be too overwhelming with all the blues... so i went with red and a honey orange/yellow, which ended up standing out against the papers... border punch is from MS... what do you think? i know it's not the most outrageous creation you've seen, but i like it and that's the finished outcome!!

Don't forget to check out Debi and the Sister Stamps blog today for the final reveal... and then head on over to your fave craft store (retailers listed on the SS blog) and get your boys!!!

Thank you again to Sister Stamps, Jenny, Debi and all of you who came out to join us in the previews!!! Truly appreciate your comments, love and support!!!