Announcement

Hey everyone - hope you're all enjoying your week so far. There is no easy way to say this, so here it goes: I've decided to give up the monthly OCS. If any of you players out there wanna keep it going, please feel free to do so. It was great seeing how much creativity you all have and I just want to thank you all for your support during the last six months. You are ALL fantastic crafters! Keep it up and until next time, take care.

Last OCS sign up for 2010!

Happy Tuesday everyone! It's time to sign up for the November One Card Swap ("OCS")! Can you believe how fast this year has flown by?!? This month's theme is to make a HOLIDAY card. You choose which holiday and go for it! I'm gonna be taking a break for one month and will not be having a sign up for December, but will resume the OCS in January 2011!!!

If you're new to the OCS, and would like to play, leave a comment on this post, and e-mail me privately with your name, address, e-mail address, and blog (if you have one). The deadline to sign up for the November OCS is Friday, October 29, 2010. I hope to see some new players for November! The perpetual players are listed below:

Kyoko
Teri
Joy D.
Michelle U.
Joy U.
Joni
Janice M.
Sharon B.
Dori T.
Grace W.
Teresa M.
Jodi
Janis K.
Brenda B.
Jayne C.
Mary B.
Gail
Shani Kulani
Colleen K.
Jenny S.
McCine
North Shore Craft Girl
Denise N.
Claudia
Chris D.
Kim Y.
Liann M.
Leanne P.
Cindy A.

If you are not a perpetual player and would like to be added to the list, please leave a comment on this post. Also, if you are a perpetual player and I've missed you, please let me know; and if you're unable to play in November, let me know that too. Thanks for playing everyone and hope you have a great week!

October OCS update

I can't believe it's October 1st. I still haven't done the pairing for the OCS. I have no excuse. The days have been slipping by me. I have a luncheon tomorrow and my family is coming over tomorrow night, so I'm cleaning tonight. I WILL have the pairings done this weekend. I PROMISE!

Thought I'd throw some eye candy in this post. From MOONLIGHT, to THREE RIVERS, to HAWAII FIVE-O, I'm so happy that Alex O'Loughlin is back! Are there any of his fans out there? Does Alex rank a spot on my side bar?

I think he does. I can just hear the names my BFF is calling me ... oh well, I'm just looking! Hmm, I wonder if I'll have an Alex sighting while they're filming? You'll be the first to know if I do! Thanks for stopping by for this crazy post! Check you guys later!

SEPTEMBER OCS SIGN UP

Happy Sunday everyone! It's time to sign up for the September One Card Swap! Thanks to all of you for keeping this swap alive - you are all very talented ladies! If you know anyone who might be interested in playing, please have them sign up. The PERPETUAL PLAYERS are listed below:

Kyoko
Teri
Tamiko
Michelle U.
Joy U.
Janice M.
Grace W.
Kelli B.
Teresa M.
Brenda B.
Gail W.
McCine
Cindy A.
Chris D.
Claudia
North Shore Craft Girl
Dori T.
Shani Kulani
Sharon B.
Sherri M.
Janis K.
Jayne C.
Mary B.
Jodi
Jamee
Denise
Colleen K.
Jenny S.
Joni H.
Kim Y.

If you ARE NOT able to play in September, please let me know. The deadline to sign up is AUGUST 30, 2010. Since summer is almost over, let's create a summer themed card. I can't wait to see all your wonderful creations! Thanks for playing and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll have a few new players this month (Joy S., Debi from Hilo, Leanne?) Have a wonderful day and until next time, take care.

"Our journeys through life are brightened by the acts of kindness and caring of the friends we make along the way." Unknown

June OCS players!

Hey everyone! Hope you're all enjoying your Memorial Day Weekend! It's a beautiful day here in Hawaii Nei and I'm spending the day indoors with my air conditioning! Heehee! Let's take a moment to remember the sacrifices all our selfless military men and women have done for us throughout the years. Thank you!

Now, on to the list of players for the June OCS. If you don't see your name here, please e-mail me ASAP:

Kyoko

Myra (new)

Shani Kulani

Cyndi K.

Brenda B.

Dena J. (new)

Jenny V.

Jenny S.

Liann

Jodi

Kim Y.

Joy D.

Michelle U.

Joy U.

Janice M.

Colleen K.

Tia

Mama

Jayne C.

Mary B.

Vina

McCine

June K.

Kris P.

Cindy A.

Teri

Michele S. (new)

Ilissa

Karen (new)

Janis

Kelli B.

Thanks for signing up and be on the lookout for your "partners" e-mail!

OCS info

Hey everyone - just a quick note today. I'm so happy to report that we have some new players this month! Myra, Dena and Michele! Welcome ladies! Myra and Dena, I received your mailing and e-mail info, but Michele, I'm still waiting for yours. If you could e-mail me with your info, that would be awesome! Thanks again for playing! By the way, I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for the Orlando Magic ... GO DWIGHT!

IT'S TIME! SIGN UP FOR THE JUNE OCS!

Hey friends! I don't know what I was thinking. Obviously I wasn't. Anyhoo, it's time to sign up for the June OCS! You all know the drill: If you want to play in the swap for June, leave a comment on THIS POST. THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR THE SWAP IS MAY 30th. If this is your first time playing, please leave a comment on this post, AND send me an e-mail with your full name, mailing address and blog address (if applicable).

For this month's OCS, I thought I'd have a "requirement". Don't worry, it's nothing difficult! For your partner's card, use something that is a FAVORITE of yours. It could be your favorite color, favorite image, favorite embellie, whatever you like the best. I hope this "requirement" will help you with your card design! I'm looking forward to seeing all the returning players and hopefully some new ones as well! Enjoy your weekend!

P.S. to my May OCS partner, Mary B.: I'll be sending your card out very soon ... thanks for your patience! I received your beautiful card and will be posting it shortly. Thanks Mary!

We are honored ...

In case you haven't heard, my BFF Kyoko and I will be taking over the duties for Teri's monthly one card swap ("OCS"). This will definitely be a challenge for us but we are definitely looking forward to it and hope that you all will continue to play. We will do our best to keep this OCS going and hopefully making new friends every month! Thank you, Teri, for trusting us with your "baby". Love you!

So, without further ado, here we go: It's that time again ladies! Time to sign up for the May OCS. If you would like to play in the swap for May, leave a comment here, on THIS POST. THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR THE SWAP IS MIDNIGHT, HAWAII STANDARD TIME ("HST") ON APRIL 24, 2010. Returning players do nothing else, as Teri has given us your information. For new players, please leave a comment on THIS POST, stating that you'd like to play, then send me an email with your full name, mailing address and blog address (if applicable). We hope to hear back from all of you, and maybe a few new players too! Thanks ladies!

February OCS

Happy Wednesday everyone! I'm so happy it's the middle of the week. We can now start the countdown to the weekend! Short post tonight before I head off to bed. I finally decided to re-join Teri's monthly OCS. If you're new to this event, you can check out Teri's blog here for more information. So this month, I was pleasantly surprised to be paired up with Joy D., of Tamiko's! Joy's fav color is blue, so I decided I would use that as my color scheme. It's also been a while since I made a shaker card, so I decided it was time to use my MS microbeads that I bought at the end of last year. The image and sentiment are from The Greeting Farm's set "Amazing Duo". Here's what I came up with ...

A close up of the shaker part ...

Thanks for stopping by and for always leaving such wonderfully kind comments! I read every one of them and they all make me smile! Until next time, take care and be safe. Aloha ...