Tiddly Inks Challenge #15

Boy am I on a roll! I'm entering another challenge, which is ending in approximately 17 hours from now. The challenge is to make a card fit for a princess or queen. Here is my card for the Tiddly Inks Challenge #15. I used the "Drama Queen" image from Tiddly Inks and one of my favorite word stamps that I got from my friend Liann. It's perfect for this image, don't you think?

My mojo has definitely returned and I'm enjoying creating again. I was in a funk for such a long time, and I do believe that I'm finally back! Have a great week everyone, and thanks for stopping by!

Kris's Baby Shower Blog Hop!

Hey everyone! Welcome to Kris's Baby Shower Blog Hop! You should've gotten here from Cabio's blog. If not, you need to return to the Lollipop Crafts Blog to start the hop. Hope you're ready for a fun time! Well, as you know, our dear friend Kris will be welcoming a baby boy into her family very soon (if she hasn't already)! I am so honored to have been invited to participate in this "Shower" for Kris! This is the card I made for her ... I hope she likes it!






Now for the fun stuff ... what would a blog hop be without a sweet treat? Check out this awesome candy you have a chance to win by participating in this hop:

All you need to do is leave a comment on all the "shower participants" blogs for a chance to win! Since we're not sure if Kris is in the hospital, feel free to leave a comment on her last post and then end the hop back at the Lollipop Crafts Blog. The candy is hidden in one of the blogs - it's even a surprise to all of us! The blog hop ends on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. PST and the winner will be announced on the Lollipop Crafts Blog on Sunday, August 15, 2010. So, don't forget ... leave a comment below and continue hopping on over to Cami's blog! Good luck to all and have fun!!!

June OCS cards - received and sent

So I'm a little late. But I am keeping my promise to post more, right? Right? Anyway, here are the cards from my June OCS partners, Kelli B. and Gail.

Kelli made a triple pop-up card, as you'll see below. She put so much work into this card! Thank you Kelli!

This is the front of the card and it was tied with a ribbon to keep it closed.

Here's a shot of the triple pop up message! Neato!

This is the card I sent to Kelli, using one of my favorite things, flowers.

The cutie patootie panda card and bookmark were from my second OCS partner, Gail. I love the asian imagery Gail! Thank you so much!

This is the card I sent to Gail, using my favorite color purple, as the inspiration.


Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a great week!

A basket and a shaker

A while ago I was invited to a couple of craft parties and decided to do the same M&T for both. Here is another easy project from Stamp TV. Gina K. designed this basket to use as a Mother's Day gift to hold some fresh flowers. Her basket was beautiful! I filled my basket with some bottles of Stickles so you can get a feel for the size of the basket. It can hold quite a bit of goodies!

While I am no longer on the Tamiko's Creative Team, this card was made for one of her challenges; it was to make a shaker card. Well, I had just about finished the card when I realized that I didn't make Lily into a shaker piece! What to do, what to do?!? The only thing I could think of was to make the "Fun in the Sun" sentiment into a shaker. Can you tell I got carried away pouring those micro beads out? Hahahaha! Oh well, it works.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all are enjoying some FUN IN THE SUN! Take care ...

Great graduation cards

I've met some great gals through this wonderful crafting/blogging journey of mine. They are the sweetest, kindest people you could ever hope to meet and I'm glad to call them my friends. Here are some awesome graduation cards they gave my son when he graduated from high school in May.

From Teri & family ...

From Joni & family ...

From Jodi & family ...

From Denise & family ...

Thank you so much ladies, for remembering Ryan on his special day!

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #1

Another post? But of course! I promised I would be posting more and crafting more, didn't I? Well, I made this card for the Lollipop Crafts Challenge #1, which ends today in about three hours! Since this was Lollipop's first challenge, it was an "Anything Goes" theme. I knew I wanted to use pink and brown but that's about it. Anyhoo, this is what I came up with ...

The image is from MelJen Designs, who is sponsoring Lollipop's 1st challenge. So cute yeah? I used Coordinations paper, embossed it with my Houndstooth Cuttlebug folder, and sanded the color off so the pink would show through. It's a simple layout and sassy too! Matches the name of my blog! Heehee! Thanks for stopping by and hope you're enjoying your weekend!

A Fun Day

Hey everyone! It's finally the weekend and I've made a decision about my blog. As you all know, I've been MIA off and on for a while now, and its because of an addiction I've been trying to fight. Some of you may have heard of it ... FACEBOOK! I've decided that I've been wasting too much time on that dreaded website and need to get back to creating and blogging. Thanks for all sticking by me during my absense.

Now, on to some posting! On July 4th, I had some friends over for a fun day of crafting. I chose this day because my friend Jenny (from Hilo) was gonna be in town and I wanted to get together and craft with her. She taught us how to make the side step card, which I'd been wanting to try and make for a while. She made it so simple and her instructions were very easy to follow! Thanks for the M&T Jenny! I'll definitely be making more of this type of card.

Since I was the "hostess", I figured I'd better do a M&T too. I found this easy to make box on Stamp TV. I totally love Gina K. and her videos. She has very easy to understand instructions and she's a great teacher!

Of course what would a crafting day be without some ono (delicious) food? Here's a sampling of what we had - Red, White & Blue manapua (since it was the Fourth of July), healthy veggies & dip, macaroni salad, chili and hotdogs, fried chicken and of course dessert, the most important part of the meal! We had some chocolate and apple Napples, vanilla ice cream and chocolate & peanut butter pie!!! Just delish!!!

Here are the girls busy working on their M&Ts and of course eating. I wish I took a picture of all the jewelry that Denise made! Check out her blog to see what she's been up to. OR, if you're on Facebook, she has an entire album full of her jewelry pictures!

A fun day was had by all! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend everyone! More creations to come ... I promise!

Players for the August OCS

Hey ladies! Happy Aloha Monday! I'm so glad to finally be feeling better - stomach flu is gone and the pinched nerve pain comes and goes but its manageable. Thanks so much for all your well wishes! I'm sending out the pairs tonight for the August OCS and wanted to be sure I didn't miss anyone. If there's a (P) next to your name, that means you're on the Perpetual Players List and will automatically be signed up for each month until you notify me otherwise. If you don't see your name below, please e-mail me ASAP to be added to the list of players for August and/or the Perpetual Players List:

Kyoko (P)

Teri (P)

Joy D. (P)

Michelle U. (P)

Joy U. (P)

Janice M. (P)

Grace W. (P)

Kelli B. (P)

Teresa M. (P)

Brenda B. (P)

Gail W. (P)

McCine (P)

Cindy A. (P)

Myra

Cyndi K.

Eva

Tia

Chris D. (P)

Claudia (need your contact info please)

Jovita

North Shore Craft Girl (P)

Dori T. (P)

Shani Kulani (P)

Sharon B. (P)

Sherri M. (P)

Janis K. (P)

Jayne C. (P)

Mary B. (P)

Jodi (P)

Cami

Jamee (P)

Denise (P)

Colleen K. (P)

Jenny S. (P)

Thanks for playing ladies! And by the way, this month's challenge is to make an asian-themed card! I made this one for a co-worker. Can't wait to see all your creations!

AUGUST ONE CARD SWAP - SIGN UP

What a month it's been. Still recovering from a pinched nerve in my neck and I'm battling the stomach flu as I write this. I'll list the perpetual players in another post (you know who you are). Please leave a comment on this post if you would like to play for August. Thanks and take care.

Tamiko's Challenge #5

I'm back! Yes, I'm alive and well. For the most part. I had some x-rays taken yesterday to confirm a pinched nerve in my neck, which is causing my left arm and hand to feel kinda weak. It's a pretty weird feeling. ANYHOO, it's time for Tamiko's Challenge #5! Take a look at my card ... can you tell what the challenge is? If you guessed FLOWERS, you're correct! The challenge this month is to create a card or 3D project incorporating flowers!

Head on over to Tamiko's blog here for the deets! The deadline to enter is Sunday, July 25, 2010. Can't wait to see all your wonderful creations! Good luck!