Christmas with my Club!

Just scroll through these pictures and you’ll get an idea of what FUN we have at club!!  Our Christmas Party, where we combine my 2 clubs, is the event we look forward to all year!  Everyone cranks out lots of little gifts to pass out & goes home with quite an assortment!  I couldn’t find pictures of everyone’s gift, but most of them are here.  You can see we play some silly games & eat some delicious food!

 Lucky me!  Linda gave me this as a gift!!

It’s time to sign up for our 2016 club!!  One is on the 2nd Saturday of each month at my house in Haiku and the other is the 2nd Sunday of each month in Pukalani.  The deal with club is that you must place at least a $25 order each month.  The best part is that we rotate Host Benefits, so the month that you’re the host you will get to select lots of FREE PRODUCTS!  Please let me know if you’re interested in joining us!

Season’s Greetings! Time to Order 2016 Calendars!

Happy December!  This month I used one of my favorite stamp sets:  Work of Art!  So simple to make a pretty card using this set.  My colors are Real Red, Crumb Cake, and Wild Wasabi.  The branch is from An Open Heart.

Be sure and SLOW DOWN a bit this month and enjoy your family & friends and be sure to relax with a little stamping!  I have to tell myself this every day.  And focus on the “reason for the season”…JESUS!  We have so much to be thankful for!

Contact me to order your own 2016 desktop calendars for just $12 each. These include a sturdy plastic case.  The good news is shipping is just $6, no matter how many sets you order!  Order them soon to  get them for Christmas. 

Can’t wait to see what Anne & Crystal have done this month!

Have a Merry Christmas and thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

Cheryl

 

So much to be thankful for!

At club last month we all made candles using or stamps. It was so much fun to see what everyone came up with!

Thanksgiving centerpiece

I’m in Texas right now at a beautiful house on Lake Belton. In the next few hours this house will be filled with Hamiltons!  So for now I’m taking my cup of coffee up to the deck to enjoy the silence and hopefully see a few deer.

I’m so happy to be together with family this Thanksgiving, especially my two daughters. Malia left yesterday to go back to Orlando, but we had such a great visit. I’m also thankful for all of you and can’t wait to get back to stamping with you. Happy Thanksgiving!

Blue Wonderland

Some of my stamping friends wanted help coming up with a card using this beautiful stamp set, Wonderland, and they wanted it in all blue.

Here’s what I came up with:

• Colors:  Soft Sky background, Bermuda Bay (3 5/8 X 4 7/8), Lost Lagoon (3 3/8 X 4 5/8), Whisper White (3 1/4 X 4 1/2), Silver strip (3 1/4 X 1/4)
• Stamp Set:  Wonderland
• Accessories:  Cute bow cut from Mini Treat Bag Framelits, random sequins

I’m glad they asked me for this idea.  Don’t think I would have done all blue, but I really like the results!

Thanks for stopping by…

Card for FMS210

I’ve been waiting for a card sketch that would challenge me to use the little left-over pieces from the Hearth & Home Thinlits.  I found it this week at Freshly Made Sketch #210!

I have a pile of these little squares left over from cutting out windows, and I knew I would find some use for them.

• Colors:  Tangelo Twist, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
• DSP:  Into the Woods
• Stamp Set:  Lighthearted Leaves
• Accessories:  Into the Woods Elements & Cotton Ribbon

Here’s a few examples of my “Window Cards”:

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Pretty Leaves for November

Leaves for November.  Don’t you love the colors?!  Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, and Soft Suede.  This stamp set is retired, but we have 2 current leaf sets that are beautiful!  Vintage Leaves and Lighthearted Leaves.

I’ll be on the mainland for part of this month & plan to search around for some pretty leaves like this!  Looking forward to seeing my two daughters!!  Miss them so much!

This is a mini blog hop!  So be sure to stop by Crystal & Anne’s blogs to see what they came up with for their November Calendars!

Tree Punch

This card was quick & simple to make & I love the way it shows off your DSP!  Cute idea came from Pink Paper Bakery…Thank you!  Can’t wait to try the idea with other punches & DSP…

• Paper:  Almost Artichoke Card Base, Real Red (5 X 3 3/4), Home For Christmas DSP (4 7/8 X 3 5/8), Very Vanilla (4 3/8 X 3 1/8)
• Stamps:  Oh, What Fun
• Accessories:  Tree Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by…

Maui Big Shots! Homework

Every 2 months the Maui Big Shots! (my downline) get together to share ideas, do some stamping, and eat!  They had some homework from last time and I couldn’t wait to see what they did with it!

Their assignment was to make something with the supplies they were given:

• Lost Lagoon Card Base
• Mint Macaron Card Stock
• Real Red Card Stock
• Real Red Satin Ribbon
• Metal Rimmed Pearl

They didn’t have to use all supplies and could add things of their own.  Here’s the results:

Marylou made this beautiful card using a stamp set that I can’t remember…  Marylou, comment & tell us what that is!  I love the dazzling diamond sparkles and the gorgeous lace at the bottom!  Marylou just couldn’t make the red work!  That was definitely the biggest challenge!

Francine made this striking card!  And she says she doesn’t do cards well…  Hmmm…

• Flurry of Wishes
• Snow Flurry Punch
• Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

Yvette made this gorgeous card!!  Wow!  Must have taken a lot of concentration to line up those little ornaments so well!

Here’s what I came up with.  That red!  It was really hard to use that but I just LOVE the results!

• Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Lighthearted Leaves
• Leaflets Framelits Dies

PLEASE VOTE for your favorite and leave comments below!!  I’ll give a special prize to the winner!

October Card Classes

October card classes will focus on Christmas!  I love this card & found the idea on You Tube…video by Lisa Brown.  Thanks, Lisa, for sharing your great design!

Stamp set is Festival of Trees which have a punch to match, the Tree Punch!

Join us at class this month to make this card & 3 others.

• Saturday, October 24 at 2pm or
• Wednesday, October 28 at 3:30pm
• 1194 W. Kuiaha Road in Haiku, Maui
• Cost:  $10 or FREE with your $20 purchase of stampin’ supplies that day
• RSVP to hold your spot in class

Free Make & Take for Thanksgiving!

Last night we had our first Thanksgiving Make & Take and I want to show you the wonderful projects we made!

Project #1 was created by Francine and I just love it! It’s a small tissue holder and it’s really simple to make.  She’s used Into the Woods DSP from the holiday catalog for the pretty paper.

Francine is selling kits so that you can make these at home.  Just $10 for a kit that makes 5 holders (tissue not included).

Project #2 was created by Marylou.  Isn’t it adorable?!!  She’s used the Curvy Keepsake Box to make them, along with lots of punches.  Just add candy…

She has kits available for sale, also!  For just $10, you’ll be able to make 6 of these cute little turkeys.  I forgot to take a picture of his “back-side”.  That will be a surprise for you!

Project #3 was created by me.  You can choose to make either a candy box or a place-setting to decorate your Thanksgiving table.  I used the Pillow Box Framelit that is in the holiday catalog.

I also have kits available for $10 & you’ll have supplies to make 6.

We’re doing this same event again this Sunday, October 18th.

173 Hoohana #101 in Kahului behind Safeway.

Don’t miss it!!  Did I mention…IT’S FREE!

Please RSVP so that we have everything prepped!  Leave a comment to order kits to make at home.

Thanks for stopping by & hope to see you soon!

Cheryl