Nothing crafty today ... but the BIG day is finally here!

Happy Aloha Friday everyone! It's been a while since I've posted anything, but hopefully I'll get back to it soon. Thanks for following me and being patient. Today is the day my son graduates from high school. Lots of mixed emotions flowing through me and my family. Excitement, worry, joy, anticipation ... because my son has had his fair share and more of difficulties during his short life, this day is such a blessing to us. My son has been the victim of bullying since he was in the first grade. This followed him all through his school years, even as recent as last month. It's been a very difficult and extremely long journey for him and even more so for me as his mother. Seeing your child so broken and hurt is something I hope none of you mothers will experience. But I guess, that's life. God has been a huge part of my life and I wouldn't have made it without him. My son is finally starting to realize that God is there for him as well, and has been with him during all those difficult moments.

I'm off to start our busy day and night. Take care of yourselves and teach your children well. I know I did and still am. I can't wait to see what the good Lord has in store for my son! Have a great weekend everyone!

HELP!

As I'm making the list of partners for the May OCS, I realize that I don't have addresses, e-mail addresses, and full names for three players! Aarrgghh!!! So, can the following three players send me a private e-mail with your full name, mailing address, and e-mail address if you have one:

ShaniKulani

Cindy Adachi

June - Stampin For Fun.

Thanks ladies! Once I have this info, I'll be able to complete the list!

May OCS players

Happy Saturday everyone! Just wanted to drop a quick post and share the list of players for the May OCS. If you don't see your name below, please e-mail me by midnight tonight, HST, so I may add you to the list. Any late entries will automatically be added to the June OCS. Thanks for playing and be on the lookout for your partner e-mails soon!

Colleen
Kyoko
Janis
Jodi
Jenny S.
Chris D.
Teri :-)
Kris P.
Liann
Sharon B.
Michelle U.
Joni H.
Berenice
Jayne C.
Mary B.
Mama
Brenda
Kim Y.
Cindy K.
Kim
Jenny V.
Tiayn
Kelli B.
Joy U.
Illissa
Dori T.
McCine
Gail W.
Margarita MD
Enjoli
Joy D.
ShaniKulani
Cindy A.
Sherri M.
Jovita
Gracie W.
June
Denise N.
Jamee

If, for any reason, you are unable to participate or have changed your mind about playing, please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks ladies and have a great crafting weekend!

My OCS for March

Good grief ... it's a good thing I didn't play in Teri's OCS for April since I just gave Michelle U. her March OCS yesterday! Heehee! Hope you liked it Michelle and sorry it took so long to make it's way to you! I tried to incorporate some heart shaped beads into the design since Anya is saying "I {heart} STAMPS". I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. What do you think, overdose on the hearts?

I bought a bunch of TGF and C.C. Designs stamps from Tamiko's recently and will be inking ALL of them up real soon! Since my "soon" is never really as "soon" as it should be, please head on over to Tamiko's here and check out her great selection of stamps and other goodies. Before I go, I wanted to say that my BFF Kyoko and I are very happy to see a lot of returning players for the May OCS. Remember, the deadline to sign up for the May OCS is Saturday, April 24, 2010. Click here to leave a comment and let me know if you are playing. Late entries will not be accepted but will be added to the June OCS. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Another challenge!

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend. I really enjoyed mine because I can't believe it's over already! You know that old saying "time flys when you're having fun"? Geez, I must've had a TON of fun this weekend! Anyhoo, in case you didn't know, it's time for Tamiko's Challenge #2! She's giving away one of my new fav Nestabilities to one lucky winner! Obviously I can't play in the challenge, but here's a card I made for Joy using Nesties, since that's what the challenge requires.

For all the details on the challenge, head on over to Tamiko's blog, or you can check it out here. Hope you're all gonna participate and I look forward to seeing all your fantastic Nesties creations! Have a great week everyone!

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!

Yes, still MORE cards!

OMG! How spoiled am I??? Here are more cards I received from my gracious friends!

First up - sweet mail from Jenny S., my Bon Jovi sister!

From Teri:

From Michelle U.:

From my BFF, Kyoko:

From Jodi:

From Dawne:

From Berenice:

Thanks for all these beautiful cards ladies! And the goodies that came

with them! Your thoughtfulness truly touched my heart!

Thanks for stopping by again and putting up with my long

overdue posts! I'll finally be posting some of my

creations I've been SLOWLY working on.

See you soon!

More cards from Friends

Here are more wonderful cards from some fantastic gals:

From Rita:

From Chalsie:

From Claudie:
Goodies from Brenda:

From Kim:

From Kris:

From my littlest gal pal, Taelyn:

These cards and goodies are all so very special to me because they were

handmade with love and given to me in friendship. Thank you, ladies,

for your birthday and Valentine's wishes! Can you believe I've still

more cards to share? Thanks for leaving such sweet comments

and hope you come to visit again soon!

Cards from friends

Ok, I am so behind on EVERYTHING! I still need to get my papers to my tax man! I have some time left for that, right? With my son's accident, his up-coming high school graduation, and LIFE in general, I've been totally neglecting my blog. So, I'm gonna try really hard to catch up. First lemme start by sharing several awesome birthday cards I received from some great ladies. This first one is from my GF Joy, of Tamiko's. Joy was my OCS partner for February and since she was super busy with her CHA trip, she told me that this was not only my BD card, but my OCS card as well. Isn't it beautiful?

This next cutie patootie BD card is from another Joy. So cute yeah?

This next card isn't a card. It's a box that held some very cool craft supplies and it's from Joni! I love the box Joni - did you have a tutorial on your blog for it? It's a great size for a small gift!

This card is from my GF Cami. It's a very unique card design in that the heart lifts up to reveal the message inside. The square is the base of the card. Check out Cami's blog for more info on this beautiful card.

Thanks for these wonderful cards ladies, and for the gifts that came with them! I'll be sharing more cards soon and then I'll be sharing some of my creations. Thanks for sticking by me and for all your sweet comments and prayers for my son's recovery. Have a great week everyone!

Happy Easter!

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter and a very blessed day!