More Cricut Cards...

Just a quick post today to share with you a few more cards that I created using my Cricut. My friend's daughter asked me to make her 3 Hello Kitty cards (pink, purple, and red). These are the cards I came up with. My fingers are crossed that she will be happy with what I came up with. Enjoy the rest of your week...

Going Crazy with the Cricut...

Here are more projects I worked on last week... checkbook covers! I made a total of 10 cutting these adorable characters out with my Cricut. Thank you to all my crafting sisters who helped me go in the right direction to purchase my clear covers. Where would I be without you ladies? Have a great week everyone!

More Hello Kitty Cards...

Here are a few more Hello Kitty cards that I created for my friend & her daughter. These were kept really simple since these dies are really big... lol! Not much room left for embellishments, but I think HK stands out pretty good! Have a great week everyone!

Hello Kitty Cards...

I had a special request from a friend to create a pink/purple card for a baby girl. I've used that color combo before so I quickly thought up a layout. This is what I came up with.



Then she requested another card. This time she wanted me to use lavender with a bit of red. I don't think I've ever used that color combo before so I was really stumped. But through a lot of experimentation and mixing of different shades of purple, this is what I came up with. I'm glad she liked both of the cards!

My November CATS...

Here is the card and tag that I created for my partner this month for our CATS (card and tag swap). My partner this month was Enjoli and she is a big fan of Hello Kitty so I'm hoping she'll like my creations. The theme this month was "bling" so I decided to make it sparkle by using some glitter paper and also adding some rhinestones. The Hello Kitty paper that I used is actually a piece of origami paper that I found here locally at Shirokiya's. I guess you could say that it helps to think "outside the box" and try to find other ways to use items. Thanks again for all your sweet comments!

Coupon Holders...

I am back... again, but first I wanted to wish you all a belated "Happy Thanksgiving!" I hope that all of you had a nice, relaxing time with friends & family. And for those of you who were brave enough to head to the stores on Black Friday, I hope that you got what you went there for. We, on the other hand, decided to avoid the crowded malls and spent some well deserved QT with the family. Okay, let's get back to my project that I wanted to share with you today.

Here is a book that I created for some wonderful friends. I finally dusted off my BIA machine and created this book w/pockets. I made one for myself and use it to hold my coupons when I go shopping. But as you can see, I decided to leave the tabs blank in case the recipients want to use it to hold other things. I used my Big Shot to cut out the Hello Kitty and the SU tab punch for the tabs, along with some various DSP. Thanks for taking the time out to check out my project!

Dusting Off Hello Kitty...

This weekend I was able to squeeze in some crafting time with my girls. Of course, they wanted to make Hello Kitty stuff... but then again, who wouldn't? Anyways, we made a couple of cards and decorated some SU boxes with the Hello Kitty that we cut out using the big shot. These were kept simple since my littlest one doesn't have much of an attention span yet and quickly found my paper snips and wanted to cut my cardstock instead. Have a great week everyone!

Hello Kitty Tags...

I took a short break from my PM digis to make these Hello Kitty gift tags... nothing fancy. I will be making goodie bags for my daughters and their hula sisters when they participate in this years Keiki Hula Competition. These tags will definitely come in handy!

A Card For My Niece...

Yes, it's another shaker card. Sorry, they are really fun to make and my girls love "testing" them out to make sure they shake too... hehehe!

This is a card that I made for my niece's birthday. She loves pink, Hello Kitty, and "bling" so I decided to put the 3 of them together and this is what I came up with! I also attached a stand to the back of the card so that she could display it on her shelf (oops, I forgot to take a picture of the side view... sorry).

Thanks again for stopping by! I hope that one day you will try making a shaker card too!

A RAK & Hello Kitty Desk Tidy...

Just a quick post today. Here is the RAK that I received from Beth the other week. Sorry for taking so long to post it. Thank you Beth for always being so thoughtful!



I made these for the teachers' end of the year gifts using some rub-ons that Beth gave me (pictured above). They were really cool to use!



These were made to go along with the HK clipboards. They were gifts for the helpers at DD2's birthday party.

Hello Kitty Clipboards...

Here are a few of the clipboards that I made to go along with the composition books that will be put in the goodie bags for DD2's birthday party. I made a total of 15 clipboards since I needed a few extra to give the ladies who will be helping with the party.

Some of you might know that I've had my Cricut for a while, but have only used it a couple of times (and that was only to cut out letters). Well, for DD4's birthday party I bought the HK cartridge to use... but never did. So I told myself I needed to at least use it for DD2's birthday and would you believe that I finally did? After playing around with the features for a bit, I was able to figure things out... sorry, I'm not one to read directions... hehehe! It wasn't so bad after all! I guess now I can start using some of the other cartridges that I bought for it a long time ago... LOL!

Anyways, my weekend was pretty busy (as usual), but try making 15 clipboards, 12 composition books, and 9 desk tidy all in one weekend... you'll be glad to take a little break from HK for a while. I'll be posting the desk tidy soon!

Cards From DD4's Party...

Here is a picture of the handmade cards that were given to my baby at her 1st birthday party last month. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate and to those who sent birthday wishes!



This is the book that Naoko made for Brielle. As soon as she opened it, she took off with it. Of course Mommy was right behind her making sure that she didn't damage it! What can I say, she loves books!



This is the bag that Michelle used to hold Brielle's gift. All she did was add some ribbon and a Hello Kitty cut out, but look how cute the bag is now!

Thanks for all the great ideas and for inspiring me to create. Now all I need to do is find the time to do it... hehehe!

Yes, She's Back...

I know I said I needed a break from Hello Kitty after my baby's first birthday, but when you've got 4 girls HK is bound to show up... plus she's so darn cute! Anyways, I just wanted to share with you the birthday invitation I created for DD2. Yes, her birthday is this month and she chose to have a Hello Kitty theme.

I've been seeing a lot of shape cards lately, so I thought I would give it a try. I used the SU Simple Birthday Thanks stamp to make a pattern. I traced and cut each of them out. I know it might sound nuts to you, well, okay I agree... I'm nuts... hehehe! But what can I say? I love cutting things out! It's very relaxing for me. Oh yeah, the fold of the card is actually on the bottom of the cupcake and I used some Melon Mambo DSP to decorate the top.

Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you all a great, fun-filled week! Don't work too hard!

Hello Kitty Decorations...

These are pictures of some wood cut outs that my friend Faye made for my baby's 1st birthday party. We used them to decorate the stage. There are actually 7 different cut outs but it looks like 8 since one of the HK appears in both pictures. She really wanted to make these for the party and I would of helped her, but my to do list was already pretty long. So after I chose 7 of my favorite images, she enlarged the images and traced them onto the wood. Her hubby was sweet enough to cut them out and make stands for them too. Thank you Faye and Todd! Everyone loved them!

Tic Tac Holders...

I got the file from Claudette for these Tic Tac Holders a while back, but only recently had the chance to sit down and make them. It's really easy to make because all you do is print them out, cut it, attach it to the tic tac container, and tie with a ribbon. I love the colors on these and actually it's a set of 4. Sorry, but I forgot to take a picture of the others.



I also decided to use the tic tac holder printouts and make them into a basket. I used 2 cutouts and attached it to a box that I made out of card stock. It was a 5-1/4" x 5" piece of card stock scored at 1" & 4-1/4" on the 5-1/4" side. I also scored it at 2" & 3" on the 5" side. The handle is just a scrap piece of card stock and I used some left over HK from my baby's first birthday. Thanks for stopping by and I wish everyone a great week!

My Baby's Party Favors & Centerpiece...

The past week has been a busy one and although I would have like to been crafting other projects, I needed to finish prepping things for my baby's first birthday party that was held yesterday. One of the things that needed to be done was to finish the 200+ favors for the guests! Everyone kept saying that they "can't wait to see the favors." Hope they didn't get disappointed that these were pretty simple. Let me tell you, I was dreaming of Hello Kitty the night I finished them...LOL! Then of course my 6 year old daughter reminded me that she wants her birthday party (next month) to be Hello Kitty too! Don't get me wrong, I love Hello Kitty, but I think I need a break for a bit...hehehe! But I guess I need to suck it up and do what all moms do... give their kids what they want.



Here is a picture of one of the centerpieces for the party. Luckily I only needed to make 6 of these since the other centerpieces were Hello Kitty banks, lunch bags, and other HK stuff. For this project, I used my big shot to cut HK out from my decor elements vinyl. I stuck HK to each side of the jar (which I got from Wal-Mart) and filled it with some HK marshmallow candy.

Well, thanks for stopping by. Now that the party is over, I need to catch up with posting my Easter raks and our last mtg. swaps/project. Have a great week!

Pencil Holders...

I found a couple more of those glass jars that I wanted to turn into pencil holders for some fellow blog sisters. The first one was made using a decor elements flower, layered with a couple more flowers and a buttom on top. I just love how the colors contrast...

The next one I just had to decorate with Miss Hello Kitty of course (and some decor elements)! Don't you just love the pink and green color combo? You know, people always ask me what my favorite color is and I just can't seem to decide. I guess it just depends on the mood I'm in. Sometimes it's lavender. Sometimes it's pink. Then there's times when I like green or blue. I think what it actually comes down to is that I'm just kind of a "pastel" kind of person. Hope you enjoy your day!

My Card Box...

Okay, I am so glad that I can finally check this one off my "things to do list" for my baby's 1st birthday party. When I first saw Sonya's cake that she created for Craft Project Central, it gave me an idea... why not make one with Hello Kitty? Although Sonya's cake is created with styrofoam, I created my cake so that I could use it as the card box for my baby's party.

To make this cake, I trace the tops of 2 different sizes of my tupperware bowls onto cardboard. I cut out the sides of the cake from cardboard too and attached them together with clear packing tape. I also cut a slit in the back of the bottom layer for the cards to go in. I then wrapped it with wrapping paper and used my hot glue gun to glue the 2 layers together. The very bottom of the cake is just a piece of cardboard that I covered with foil. When the cake was formed, it was time to finally decorate it. Each day I added new elements to it. I used flowers that I created with my Stampin' Up! dies and also some flowers, beads, & ribbons that I purchased from a local store. I hope you like it! This by far is definitely the biggest craft project I've worked on. It was fun, but a bit time consuming. Maybe in my next life I should be a cake decorator...

My Baby's Invite...

Here is the outside of the invitation I created for my baby's 1st birthday! I made 90+ invites and yes, I cut the purse out by hand. I also had to cut the white oval by hand since I couldn't find a die that size. What was I thinking, huh? I hope my guests will like the invitation... my next project to tackle is my favors. Hello Kitty here I come!

Altered Clipboards...

I decorated these clipboards using some scrapbook paper, card stock, and of course some Decor Elements vinyl! I kept them really simple and left out the ribbons because they will actually be used as clipboards rather than sit around as decoration. Hope you like them... again this is another great idea from Naoko! Thanks Naoko!