I've Been Tagged!

My BFF, Joy, just tagged me and now I am tagging Jackielou! She has so many cute ideas and she really deserves this! So tag, eh, no tag back, j/k.


Here are the rules:
1. pass this on to one person who inspires you...
2. link back and give recognition to the person who gave the award to you...
3. tell us why this person inspires you or is special to you...
4. you can cut and paste the image and rules...
5. you can't send it back to the person who gave it to you...
**don't forget to tag the person to let them know
Congratulations Jackielou on a job well done...

Submission for LCWC #9

Here is my submission for Jen's weekly challenge at her blog Pieces of Me



My sister's birthday is next month, so I thought Jen's challenge would be great for her bd card. She loves Dragonflies and this Whipper Snapper stamp is just the cutest! Enjoy and aloha!

New Toy

Okay I am not being paid by Martha Stewart, but I was at Walmart today and I found the coolest new toy! They just started carrying the MS brand here in Hawaii. Anyhoo, I was wandering through the scrapbooking section and found this Circle Cutter.



Its awesome, it works on a lazy susan type mechanism. Their are 3 blades that can fit into the handle of the cutter. You can make circles from 1" to 5 1/2", and at 1/16th increments. The blade is double sided so you can twist clockwise or counter. Cool, yeah. I have used the Coluzzle and the CM cutting systems, but this one is pretty cool, and it fits in my tool bag.



Got some scratch paper out and was fooling around with it. The system is pretty smooth. Wanted to try it out before buying it for gifts and stuff. Hope this was helpful!

Thanks Joy!

My BFF, Joy, gave me and my daughter the cutest little raks last night. She gave my daughter this cute little package with a Hello Kitty coin purse and a little note book. I told her it was from Aunty Joy and she said "ohhhhh sooooo cute!"



She then gave me a bunch of buttons (now I can do Jen's challenge, lol). But not just the buttons, she put them in this cute little tin container and put Hello Kitty paper on it and made it all cute! Isn't she the best! She has been having a rough week, so I think I should be the one rak-ing her. Thanks Joy! I hope things get better! I appreciate you sooooooo much!

Nugget Tin for Joy

After my Build-a-Brad earring class, I had the left over little box. I thought, wouldn't this make the cutest little nugget box. So I decided to make Joy (my BFF) a little nugget box out of Urban Garden (I think my new favorite) and Eastern Blooms. I wish I had more of these little boxes to make some for Christmas. If anyone knows where you can get these (either in Hawaii or online) please let me know.



A peek inside:



Enjoy and aloha!

Mermaid Thank You Card

Did I tell you how much I love my new Mini Mermaid Whipper Snapper stamp? I love it, love it,love it! Isn't it the cutest little thing! I made Joy a thank you card for giving me the cutie. Just love it!



Used a bunch of my inks and blender pens and did a watercolor technique and then went over the image with my pens. Really liked how this one came out. Stem sayings for the sentiments and my giga scallop circle and mega circle for the image. I also used my Cuttlebug Embossing folders to put a bubble-like emboss on the top and bottom. A little dazzling diamonds for bling and there you go! Enjoy and aloha!

Small Origami box with matching earrings

My SU group has a monthly meeting where someone coordinates a project. This month it is me. I really wanted to make a bracelet made out of build-a-brads and rhinestones, but for 16+ people, that would be pretty costly. So instead I decided to make earrings and a matching little origami box.



I used the DSP paper in Close to Cocoa for the top and followed the following instructions for the origami box:
Tutorial for Origami Box

The bottom was made out of Pretty in Pink CS that I cut 4"x4" and scored at 1" all the way around. Snipped two side on each side and folded up to make a box bottom. The origami fold on the CS is just too hard and comes out looking a bit funny. I put a strip of Pretty in Pink CS over the top of the box and adhered some Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon.



The earrings were made by using jump rings and hooks that I got at a local craft store. Used the 1/2" circle punch on a scratch piece of coordinating DSP and then attached them all together using some pliers. Really simple, but kind of cute, yeah. Let me know if you would like instructions or have any questions. As for me, wish me good luck tonight on my project with all of the stamping pros, lol. Aloha!