Aloha Friday Challenge with Kitty Bee Design

Happy Aloha Friday!

Today I'm playing with the

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge

with the theme

EASTER

sponsored by the sweet images from 

I have a lot of great childhood memories 

of Easter with the family and hope to carry on the

tradition with my kids.  We still do Easter egg hunts

in the same backyard that I did when I was my kids' age!

For today's card I got to play with

Amalia's Daisy Crown

In the true spirit of Easter I went with a lot of color!

I printed Amalia out (2x) and die cut her a little off center using the

Avery Elle Finished Frames die.

I then stamped the sweet 

Kitty Bee Design Reach for the Stars Bun.

I masked both images and used distress inks 

to create to colorful background.

I removed the masks and used copic markers to

color the images and create a bit of shadowing on the ground.

I finished off the top corner with a banner die from Lawn Fawn

and stamped out the sentiment on top, then glued to the panel.

So that's it for me!  

I hope you'll join us for the challenge.

MAHALO for stopping by!!

Light It Up Blue for Autism Awareness Hop

Today is the day!

A HUGE shoutout to 

Veronica Zalis and Tenia Nelson for putting this together.

If you're wanting to link up as well 

 go HERE

I am super excited to be a part of this fabulous 

blog hop in honor of all those that have Autism

or touched by someone who does.

This is my precious goddaughter, Rooke.

 She was diagnosed with Classic Autism around the age of one.

Rooke is now 6 years old and loves her iPad and EVERYONE elses!

She is a whiz with all things electronic and loves hugs and kisses.

This card is in honor of her and everything she has taught me

and my entire ohana/family.

Lawn Fawn for Studio Calico Future Is Bright, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scallop Border

Lawn Fawn ink in Deep Sea, copics, Lawn Trimmings, Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella pen in Clear Glitter

Here's a closeup to catch the shine of the bulb in the glossy accents
and Wink of Stella clear glitter pen.

It's hard to tell, but the bulb was colored with copics,
fussy cut and attached with foam tape.
Then I added the glossy accents.

Hope you all continue blog hopping and be sure to link
up if you would like to contribute!

A BIG MAHALO to all our generous sponsors...

MAHALO for stopping by!!

Finally...a video!

Aloha friends and family!

I FINALLY did it!!

You guys left such awesome comments about this 

fun foiled card and I knew my photography skills

was not doing any justice.

Lawn Fawn Party Balloon Dies, Lawn Fawn So Much to Say,

Therm o Web Deco Foil and Peel n Stick sheet, Pentel Metallic Silver Gel Pen,

Versamark, Silver embossing powder

Please be gentle with me...lol

I'm not normally a shy person until 

the camera is on!

Who knew editing would take FOREVER,

but I hope you all enjoy!

I have another video in the works 

(needs to be edited)

using the same foil but with a word die instead!

ENJOY!

Lawn Fawn and Deco Foil

The challenge junky in me will be linking up to
Scribble and Scrap Challenge Blog

All questions and comments welcome!!

MAHALO for stopping by!!

I WHEELIE need more birthday cards!

I am having a blast crafting today!

It's amazing the things you can do when both kids are away!!

Any of you going to be a part of True Stamp 2015 on Saturday?

My entire family knows it's my personal day off to craft to my hearts content.

Today was a bonus!

In my efforts to make more birthday cards, 

I've opted for this Lawn Fawn mini set.

They have a bunch of them perfect for any occasion

and to make quick cards with sweet sentiments!

Let me show and tell one of the cards I made...

Lawn Fawn I Wheelie Like You, Lawn Fawn Sophie's Sentiment, Lawn Fawn year Two,

Lawn Fawn Clark's ABCs, Lawn Fawn Happily Ever After, Hero Arts Ombre ink 

in Pool to Navy, copics, Chickeniddy enamel hearts

I quickly stamped a background in Hero Arts Soft Sand ink

and used Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square for a panel.

The rest was colored, die cut and assembled.

For inspiration I used the latest

CAS(E) this Sketch

and since this also fits the 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge 

of  Anything Goes...I'll link there too!

Again in an effort to make more cards I've decided
to make tags with the same stamp set.
That way I can either quickly pop it on a card
or add it to a gift bag!

I'll be back with more so stay tuned...

MAHALO for stopping by!!

Oh Monday...

Monday...again...

Today's card was made for Amy Tsuruta's friend who 

was newly diagnosed with lung cancer.

I believe she is still collecting encouragement cards if you feel

inclined to make one and send it her way.

I am a strong believer in "support medicine"

as I've seen patients with strong support get through just about anything.

If you follow me on instagram you'll see a lot of my
"work in progress" pics of coloring and layouts, and may have seen
my practice coloring of these beautiful daffodils drawn by thee
talented Sandy Allnock.
She has a EduDigi series that has really improved my coloring!

I created my own window of sorts with a left over piece
from the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle die.
At the last minute I decided to use a stencil to create a background
so I taped/masked the edges and used a Hero Arts Medallion Stencil.
Lastly the sentiment was stamped from Hero Arts Bits and Pieces.

I saw a sweet mood board over at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
of daffodils so I thought I'd link up.

MAHALO for stopping by!

A Blog Named Hero Challenge: Unexpected

Happy Aloha Friday!

A Blog Named Hero 

has a new challenge up today with the theme

I was having a lot of fun coloring
with this stamp set

such a great way to practice shading with copics and even watercoloring!

Ready for my UNEXPECTED card....

I decided to make a fruit basket with the
Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle dies
to create a shaped card.
The pear was stamped without the sentiment inside and
the pineapple is from an older Hero Arts set (CL 442).
I die cut the circle twice to create a half moon/basket shape and stamped with
that fab gingham pattern by Lawn Fawn in Soft Sand Shadow ink.
The fruits were fussy cut and arranged using some foam tape.

This is what the back side looks like...

and I covered it up with another stitched circle for a finished look.

Here it is standing upright...

I hope you found this to be unexpected!
It completely reminded me of when my grandmother
would visit someone in the hospital
and we always had a fruit basket to give.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge for a chance to win

Mahalo for stopping by!

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Fun with STENCILS!

Happy Wednesday!

Today I'm over at 

A Blog Named Hero 

with my solo post for this month!

I used this gorgeous stencil below with some fun

techniques!

(Hero Arts Medallion Patterned Stencil Basic Grey)

 Stop on by...

click HERE to check it out!

I'd love it if you left me some comment love too ;o)

MAHALO!!!