A Surprise From Teri...

Just a quick post... I received all these wonderful goodies in the mail this past weekend and what a surprise it was! I won these set of tags that Teri was giving away. But being the sweet person that she is, she also sent me a little RAK in the envelope as well! Thank you Teri for the chance to win a set of your wonderful tags and for the additional goodies too!

Basketball Projects...

I made these for Joni who is celebrating her birthday today... Happy Birthday Joni! Since she is coaching a basketball team, I decided to use this set to make her a card and matching gift. It's a slider card on the front and a pop-up card on the inside. I also made her a cheerleader with a blue outfit since Joni's favorite color is blue... sorry, I think I might have over did the blue.



My daughter saw Joni's card sitting on the counter and loved it. She asked me to make them as the invites for her birthday party next month. I decided to compromise with my daughter and told her that I would stamp her invites. This is what I came up with. When you have to make 20+ invites, you would probably agree with me that "simple" is better.

Thanksgiving Punch Art Instructions...

Here are some Thanksgiving punch art instructions for you to create with. I've been busy working on some ongoing projects so I haven't had the chance to create with these yet... hopefully soon! Don't forget to scroll down and check out my Birthday Blog Candy Giveaway... ends Nov. 12th!

Blog Award From Joni...

Rules are to answer the question with one word, then pass it on to 5 bloggers who may not have received this award yet.

*Don't forget to scroll down to my Birthday Blog Candy Giveaway... ends Nov. 12th!

1. Where is your cell phone? bag

2. Your hair? brown

3. Your mother? helpful

4. Your father? fisherman

5. Your favorite food? ice cream

6. Your dream last night? kids

7. Your favorite drink? juice

8. Your dream/goal? happiness

9. What room are you in? kitchen

10. Your hobby? crafting

11. Your fear? geckos

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Disneyland

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something you aren't? doctor

15. Muffins? banana

16. Wish list items? everything

17. Where did you grow up? Waipahu

18. Last thing you did? dishes

19. What are you wearing? clothes

20. Your TV? off

21. Your pets? many

22. Friends? thankful

23. Your life? good

24. Your mood? happy

25. Missing someone? yes

26. Vehicle? Pilot

27. Something you're not wearing? pajamas

28. Your favorite store? Target

29. Your favorite color? lavender

30. When was the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? saturday

32. Your best friend? hubby

33. One place that I want to go over and over? Vegas

34. Facebook? yes

35. Favorite place to eat? Sekiya's

Alrighty! Fun to do and it's neat to see how much in common most of us have! Now for the 5 bloggers who may not have received this award yet....I'm passing this on to Michelle, Kyoko, Linda, Enjoli, & Denise. Joni, thanks for sending this to me! I look forward to seeing everyone's answers!

Birthday Blog Candy Giveaway... (Closed)

Since my birthday is coming up this month, I decided that I would give this "blog candy" thing a try. This is my first blog candy giveaway, so please bear with me.

The winner of my birthday blog candy will get this Mini Desk Organizer Set and Recipe Book (both of these were posted on my blog last month & are pictured above). I will also add in some handmade Christmas gift tags as well as some other little goodies that will be a surprise to the lucky winner! I hope you give it a try... GOOD LUCK!

What you need to do:
1. Leave a comment on this post.
2. Link this post to your blog... if you don't have one, it's okay.
3. Become a follower if you're not one already.

The last day to participate in this blog candy giveaway is November 12th. I will announce the winner of the goodies on November 13, 2009. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Swaps & Treats From Our Meeting...

Meeting RAKS... thank you Lorinne, Michelle, & Shelby!


This is the jar I won from the meeting... thank you Jacque!


Card Swap theme was Thanksgiving cards. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make cards for this meeting, but I still received some great cards. I had to choose between making swaps or volunteering in my daughter's 1st grade class... I chose to volunteer. Sorry, family comes before crafting... next time I will definitely make swaps!

Created by Krista...


Created by Naoko...


Created by Lorinne...


Created by Jacque...


Created by Shelby...


This is the project that we did for our meeting. Joni taught us how to dye the flowers and ribbons. Thank you Joni!

Halloween RAKS...

From Joni...


From Beth...


From Michele...


From Joni (another Joni)...

I received all these goodies for Halloween! Aren't they just adorable? I love them all! Thank you everyone for your thoughtfulness! Hope everyone had a safe Halloween!