Hawaii Mini Album

Back in October we went to Hawaii.   This trip we decided to go to the Big Island for a few days before going to Maui.     We split our time on the Big Island between the Hilo and Kona sides.   We started ont he Hilo side, saw the Volcano, went to the volcano winery, went to the Mauna Loa macadamia nut plantation, Hawaiian Vanilla Company,  and we started to walk to the green sand beach (definitely next trip!).    On the Kona side we relaxed, went coffee tasting and enjoyed great food  at the kona brewing company.   I still need to add journaling to the journaling spots, but otherwise the mini album is done!


  
 

  

  

  

  

  

 

Ornaments 2012

 

 

Holiday Cards 2012

to: friends/family

to: friends/family

to: parents and in laws

This year I decided it was time to go through some of my holidays cards I'd created and never sent out as well as some new ones.   Here's the collection that went out this year.     

BOO

 

Halloween is not my favorite holiday.    I don't do "pretend" well, never did, and dressing up in a costume...   forget about it.     BUT I do like all things pumpkin and any with cute kitties, I'm in.    So I'd gotten the top stamp set a while back it's from Inkadinkado - Ghouls and Goblins, and think it's the cutest set.   The last week I was in the craft store and saw the one on the bottom on sale and picked it up, but it down, and gave in and picked it back up.    Here are the creations I put together using them and were sent out for halloween.    I had this post all ready to go and life got in the way.   So better late than never :).      

Birthday Flowers

 

I'm a fan of all of Papertrey Ink.'s button stamp sets.   So with my Mom's birthday coming up I pulled them out and put these beauties together.   I made a few more too, to cover the rest of the birthdays this fall/winter.    This is from the Blooming Button Bits, and the birthday sentiment on the bottom is also Papertrey Ink. - Birthday Bash Sentiments Set.   I really love how they came out!  

We Click

 

Owl Love

Card with unity stamp kit stamps.    Playing with layering the stamps.   Cute owls plus sweet sentiment, can't go wrong.   

You are so berry sweet

I've been receiving the Unity KOTM kits since about December.    I absolutely love them and I've been watching the sketch challenge but have just been too busy with other things to have a chance to give it a go.    But recently I had an afternoon and decided to put something together based on the sketch for this month: http://theunitystampco-kotmsketch.blogspot.com/.   

Party Time

 

 

Who doesn't love a good fruity drink?    What better way to wish someone a happy birthday than to kick off the party with a drinking card!

Beachin'

 

The Surf Themed Stamp Set is from Verve stamps is just so beachy and every once and a while I feel the need to pull it out and stamp some palm trees and surfboards.     For the sand I used sandpaper....    Just get's me in the mood for summer.    

The Queen of Everything

Just a fun card using one of Unity's Stamp of the Month Kits.

June Birthdays

 

June is a busy birthday month and just got busier with the arrival of my newest niece.     These cards are for a couple of the many birthdays this month.    I love this stamp from Unity, but mostly I love the sentiment.    

Elephant Birthday Card

An Elephant never forgets….     or so the saying goes.    My niece mentioned she loved elephants when we went to the zoo a while back.   Hoping that hadn't changed I wanted to make an elephant based card and knew I had a cricut cartridge that would be a perfect match.     I love the final result.     I also love that it's a card without cupcakes (I do love cupcakes, almost obsessively love them) but change once and awhile is good.      

Father's Day - 2012

You Rock DAD!!!    Happy father's day to all you dads out there.   Stamps from Unity