Wish Big with Avery Elle and a GIVEAWAY!

As promised this is what I was working on...

Head towards the bottom for details on my giveaway!

I've had the Avery Elle Ellie stamp set sitting on my desk for a while.

Do you do that? 

 I find that if I put new purchases away I forget to use them!

So I end up with a pile on my desk which forces me to play, 

then I can put them away.

I took the dies from the Avery Elle Finished Frame Die set

to create a starry card panel...

See those stars? With my smaller dies I tend not to cut them a part.

I've always loved the look of those panel die cuts that have either falling hearts

or stars, but they can be a bit pricey.

I decided to use the stars on my card panel and die cut twice to create

my own starry background.  I used some distress inks in 

chipped sapphire, faded jeans, salty ocean and tumbled glass for an ombre look.

Behind the card panel I smooshed some Versamark and sprinkled with 

Judikins Egyptian Gold embossing powder, then heated for some sparkle.

That sweet elephant and stary balloon was watercolored with distress markers,

then die cut and adhered with foam tape.  For even more sparkle I splattered some

Wink of Stella in clear glitter...love how it reacts with distress inks!

I wanted to play along with the latest 

and 

Hope you all are having a great weekend!

As a little MAHALO to all who stop by,
I'm giving away a some crafty goodies I picked up during my shopping spree.

These cork stickers and felt clips were too darling not to pick up
and I would love to send them to one lucky winner!
Would love to hear from you.
You have until 4/20/15 at midnight to comment to win.

Mahalo for stopping by!!

The Happenings...

Aloha dear friends!

I've been on a little break with a few scheduled postings

as we just got back from our trip to Colorado.

Time flew by (doesn't it always when you're having fun)!

One of the highlights of our trip... 

I met up with the awesomely talented, sweet and gorgeous 

Annette Allen

LOVE this gal!!!

I also did quite a bit of shopping...

Everything seen here was either on sale or I had a coupon for.

Gotta love a good deal...or two...or three...

I celebrated my birthday prior to leaving for Colorado 

and because my birthday was on Easter the hubby gathered an Easter basket for me!

So now it's back to the daily grind.

I'm actually oncall this weekend but managed to squeeze in a bit of crafty fun...

My next post will be up shortly with a 

GIVEAWAY!  Stay tuned!!

Mahalo for stopping by!!!

Have A Fabulous Day with Hero Arts and Altenew

I'm over at 

A Blog Named Hero today and

I just can't get enough of the latest 

Vintage Flowers!

The possibilities are endless and is so magical when layering ink colors!

I decided to play with the smaller flowers today

 and Kraft cardstock.

Here's a sneaky peek...

I'd love it if you stopped by

A Blog Named Hero 

All supplies for this card can be found at...

MAHALO for stopping by!!

A Blog Named Hero Collab with Altenew Week

Aloha Everyone!

This week A Blog Named Hero is collaborating with 

and I'm so excited to share my card over at

A Blog Named Hero

A few hints...

these are all the supplies I used

InLinkz.com

and my title is 

Gold Dipped Rose Petals with Altenew.

Hop on over to check it out with a mini picture tutorial.

I would love to hear what you think!

MAHALO!!

Design Team Spotlight for Kitty Bee Designs

Happy Aloha Saturday!

If you're stopping by from 

Kitty Bee Designs blog

WELCOME!

If you're a regular...MAHALO 

for coming back!!

On to today's card...

I was going for an Easter themed card,

but quickly realized I may not get it out in time, so 

I decided to change the sentiment to something a bit more general ;o)

The sentiment was die cut from

 Penny Black's Words of Gratitude.

If you've been following my blog you'll know I've been obsessed with 

Deco Foil and you can see my VIDEO HERE and HERE.

I used some American Crafts Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic pattern paper,

with a that fabulous rainbow washi tape up the side.

The Kitty Bee Design Bun was colored with Tombow markers

and a blender for a watercolor look. 

I think you can see the foil shine better in the above picture.

I think the muted background helps balance the colored image, rainbow washi

and that bit of color in the banner to tie everything together.

That's it for me!

MAHALO for stopping by!!

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!!