I'm home from a fun, fun week of wedding planning!! Jenny found the perfect dress!!! Found the bridesmaids dresses, my dress, had a fabulous Tea Bridal Shower for Jen. And spent the week with daughter #2, Malia, & Diana (Mother-in-Law to be). I'll show you a few photos of … [Read more...] about Bokeh Technique for Club
Calendar for May
For May I've chosen my favorite Stamp Set: Sheltering Tree. It's so versatile & beautiful & comes with little images like this swing, a rake & a bicycle. Colors used are Early Expresso, Soft Sky, & Lost Lagoon. Speaking of friendship, I've made some of … [Read more...] about Calendar for May
The Journey Begins!
I'm off to Austin! This is my long-awaited trip to meet up with Jenny, my oldest daughter, who's getting married in October. She's invited me & her future mother-in-law to come to Austin to go wedding dress shopping! What fun! Her future mother-in-law, Diana, works at a … [Read more...] about The Journey Begins!
Sent With Aloha
I'm always on the lookout for Hawaii Stamps and found the perfect leaf in the set Botanical Blooms! Love the colors in this card: Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake. To see the card layout details, click here for a previous post. I must have found the … [Read more...] about Sent With Aloha
A Woman on a Mission
I'm so proud to be friends with Janna Hoehn, a woman from Wailea who is on a quest to find photos of every soldier who fell in Vietnam. So far she’s been featured in over 100 newspaper stories, and has found more than 1,400 photos of service members who lost their lives. Last … [Read more...] about A Woman on a Mission
Maidenhair Fern Sympathy
My favorite fern has always been the Maidenhair Fern. I've always enjoyed hiking and see many of those in the mountains of Hawaii. Ginger is my other favorite!! That & Plumeria are the most wonderful smelling flowers!! Maybe Stampin' Up! will create some ginger & … [Read more...] about Maidenhair Fern Sympathy
Baby Shower Card for SUO Challenge 146
Had so much fun at my card class today & we got creative changing a Wetlands Card into a Baby Card. I'm entering this in the SUO Challenge #146 where the theme is "Showers". Here's the original: and here's the baby card version: Isn't that sweet? See … [Read more...] about Baby Shower Card for SUO Challenge 146
Wetlands Watercolor
I'll be having my April Card Classes Saturday, April 16 at 2pm and again (same cards) on Tuesday, April 19 at 3pm. We'll be making 4 different cards. Here's 3 I've come up with so far: Oh, this one is fun to make! I watercolored on Shimmer White Card Stock & you can … [Read more...] about Wetlands Watercolor
Spring Blog Hop!
I'm excited to participate in a blog hop today with the Borderline Buddies...this time from a border quite far away! Maui! The theme is SPRING! That gets me thinking flowers & butterflies, which I noticed all around me as I took my walk this morning. I'm lucky … [Read more...] about Spring Blog Hop!
Best Thoughts for April
I've done a little watercoloring for April, using the aquapainter. It's fun & simple and perfect with this image from the Host Set Best Thoughts! Colors used are Watermelon Wonder & Mossy Meadow. Look closely & you can see the little white dots made using the … [Read more...] about Best Thoughts for April
Woo’s Wishing You a Happy Birthday?
One of my stampin' friends, Susan, has gotten me inspired about the Owl Punch again! It's been tucked away in the closet for awhile but I've recently pulled it out to use for a few projects. Love him!! His party hat comes from the Sale-a-Bration Set, Honeycomb Happiness. … [Read more...] about Woo’s Wishing You a Happy Birthday?
Floral Teapot Birthday Card
There are so many ways to use the Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies! Here's one of my favorites: This started with a pretty card I found on Pinterest made by Jan B. If you go to her blog, you'll see she made a few different ones, all so pretty! I made mine using … [Read more...] about Floral Teapot Birthday Card
