Enjoli's Adorable Blog Candy

Enjoli from Stamping Under the Sun is giving away this adorable blog candy. Hurry on over to become eligible to win. While you're there, check out her other awesome creations!

Sweet Thank You Card

Last month I participated in my first Aloha RAK coordinated by Jen at Pieces of Me. I was given the opportunity to make a set of note cards (which I posted a while back) for Chris D. who lives in Michigan. Being that this was my first RAK event, I was a little hesitant to sign up.

Well a few weeks ago, I received this sweet thank you card from Chris thanking me and letting me know and that she had received my RAK. I just think the cookie jar image is so cute and I was so happy that she liked what I sent to her. I hope to continue participating in Jen's Aloha RAK's while making new friends along the way.

Gorjuss Girl Birthday Card

I just love the GG images that Kyoko so generously gave to me. I made this birthday card for a friend whose birthday is coming up in a few weeks. I hope she likes it. I kind of screwed up the coloring of her hair so I added some Diamond Stickles and it covered it right up!! :-)

Playing Catch Up

Okay, I'm sorry for all of these posts but since my computer was down for so long I have lots of catching up to do. In fact, my computer is still not fixed and I decided to just start downloading pictures onto my husbands computer!

Anyways, after receiving my framed art from Michelle, a little while back, I wanted to make some of my own using her masterpiece as my inspiration! I actually found some 12x12 frames that my mom-in-law had bought for me a while back and decided to use them. Since my cousin is having a birthday party for her daughter in a few weeks, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to make one!

This one's not framed yet...I was having a hard time getting a good picture of it so I took it out of the frame.

I used my Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background and some Stickles on the hula girl for some bling!

After the first one, I was on a roll.....

My GF had a birthday party for her daughter this past weekend and so I made one for her as well. It was the perfect project to use up some of my Smirk scraps!

Again, I used my Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background and Stickles for some bling. Here's the matching card I made to go along with the gift!

After my mom saw the first two I made, she asked me if I could make one for her friend who was celebrating her birthday this past weekend.

We found the smaller 8x8 frame at Wal-mart. Her friend's favorite color is purple and she likes Asian themed things.

Here's the card that I made for my mom to give with her gift. I let her choose what she wanted on it and she chose this Gorjuss Girl image.

And the last one I made was to welcome a new addition to the family. My DH's cousin & his wife welcomed their second child last month. I still have to deliver this to them so hopefully they don't see this before it gets to them! But if I'm not that lucky, Ardis I hope you like it!

Took it out of the frame because the glass and my camera's flash were not cooperating

I just think Stickles are the greatest! Easy to use and adds such great bling to your projects!

Thank you again Michelle for your inspiration! As you can tell, I just LOVE the framed art you made for me!! :-) I hope you're all having a wonderful day!!

Such a Nice Surprise

A few weeks ago, I came home to a nice surprise from Denise! She sent me the cutest little notecard and some very pretty earrings!! It has been a stressful past few months and it was so nice to find a package in the mail for me that contained such a nice RAK! Thank you so much Denise!! You put a smile on my face and on my heart! :-)

Thank You Card and RAK

A few days after I gave Brenda her daughter's gift, she sent me a thank you card and RAK in the mail! I thought to myself, "OMG, she's crazy...she just gave me a bunch of SU stuff."!! But that's just the kinda gal Brenda is! Thanks again Brenda! I love the Hello Kitty notepad & matching post-it key ring...and the card is so adorable!!

RAKS for Some Sweet Ladies

Unfortunately I was unable to make it to Denise's recent play date but I still wanted to give these special group of ladies something small to let them know that I was there in spirit! These ladies have been so sweet, kind, generous, and inspiring and I wanted to give something back.

I got the idea for this pouch from the Inking Idaho blog.

I don't have much stamps so I just included a few stamped images.

Here's all the completed pouches...these were fun to make!

This also gave me a chance to meet Kyoko for the first time. She & I live just a few minutes away from each other and she was kind enough to meet me so I could hand my RAKS off to her and have her deliver them to the ladies for me. It was so wonderful to finally meet Kyoko in person! She is such a terrifically sweet person! AND I was so surprised when she had a great RAK made for me!!

I love Hello Kitty...as does my daughter who immediately tried to claim this notebook for herself!...and she even included a bunch of Gorjuss Girl images for me since she found out I didn't own any!!Thank you so much again Kyoko! I was in shock when I saw how many images you gave me! I'm loving them all!!

Another Thank You Card

I was so surprised when last month Brenda stopped by to drop off a bunch of SU goodies to me. I didn't have any SU products and had been going through the catalogs!! I made this card for her to thank her for being so sweet and generous! Thanks again Brenda!

A Baby Gift

Okay, so I've been a terrible friend to my GF Brenda. She had her 4th daughter on April 1st and I only recently gave her her baby gift. I made her daughter a personalized onesie and burp cloth using the freezer paper method and my Cricut! I really love making these. So sorry it took me forever to get this to you Brenda!!

I placed them in this gift bag that I made after seeing a tutorial of it on Becky Roberts' Inking Idaho blog. I also made her a gift card holder that held a gift card for Target

Thanks for stopping by and checking this out. I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog!

Michelle's Blog Candy

Michelle over at Mushi's Creative Inspirations is just as sweet as the candy she is giving away for no other reason than she was in the mood!! Hurry on by her blog to be eligible for her sweet candy. The winner will be chosen on Saturday, August 8th!!

Jodi's Christmas in July Candy

Jodi over at Inked Inspirations is giving some SWEET candy away!! You have until Friday, August 7th to try and win the newest Magnolia Summer stamps. And what makes this so SWEET is that Jodi has decided to have 6 winners!! Please stop by Jodi's blog now to get in on the fun!

Kreativ Blogger Award

I'm so sorry that I haven't been posting anything to my blog...my computer is down and I'm not able to upload any pictures right now. I'm squeezing in a little time on my husband's work computer right now so that I can post this award that I received from Jenny a little while ago. Thank you so much Jenny for this award! I feel so honored to be recognized by such a talented crafter!

The rules for this award are:
1. Thank the person that nominated you for this award.
2. Copy logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link the person's blog that nominated you for this award.
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post a link to the 7 you nominated.
7.Leave a comment on each blog to let them know they are nominated.

Let's see...7 things about myself...

1. I was born in Alaska...moved to Hawaii when I was 5 when my dad decided to leave the Air Force (my dad was born and raised in Waipahu)

2. I love meeting new people despite the fact that I'm VERY shy.

3. My husband and I have been married for 6 years but have been together for 18 years!

4. Although we lived a house away from each other since we were in elementary school, my husband and I didn't meet until my junior year of high school (he's a year younger than me).

5. I loved reading all of the Harry Potter books even though I usually do not like to read.

6. I've been taking on-line courses for about a year now to finally earn my Psychology degree...I dropped out of college many, MANY years ago!

7. I'm allergic to cats...my eyes and throat start to itch and I eventually start wheezing!

Okay, so now I am supposed to nominate 7 other crafters for this award. My nominees are:
1. Angie-My Boat
2. Elena-Bearsaurus
3. Gracie-Created by Gracie
4. Jodie-Hawaiian Angels
5. Joy-A Place to be Me
6. Nicky-Ohh...Nicky!
7. Rina-Heartful Stamping