Happy Nurse's Day!

Hi Everyone! Just want to wish all the hard working nurse's out there a Happy Nurse's Day! (That means you Michele!) Supplies used: Nurse Anya- The Greetings Farm Cardstock- Bazzil Swiss Dots Embossing folder- Cuttlebug Circle and scallop circle die- Spellbinders Flowers- prima Crystals- Hero Arts Pens- Copics

A Scrap-Calendar

For Christmas, I made my mom one of my calendars. I normally make one on Shutterfly for her, but this year, I decided to make her one from scratch. My mom loves the color pink, japanese things, and Hello Kitty, so I decided to combine all of these things for her calendar. I also incorporated photos from our recent trip to Disneyland since it included photos of all her granddaughters.

Another Great Project...

If you've been reading my blog, you know that I have an Auntie that is very talented. Well, upon my trip home, I came across a new Hello Kitty Project that I know I didn't give to my mom... She didn't tell me that my Auntie Jan gave her this cute shadowbox for Easter!!! She said she wanted to surprise me when I came to visit. I am so jealous! Now if you have read some of my old posts, my Auntie sent me the Japanese Hello Kitty for Girl's day. She also told me about the Chinese version she was working on, but I never got to see it- till now! I think she did a great job.

In case you are wondering what background paper she used... its not even paper! Its contact (shelf liner) paper! At first I thought it was a placemat- she sure fooled me. Anyway, I just had to post this project- even though I didn't make it and it wasn't for me. I just think its amazing.

Happy May Day!

Happy May Day Everyone! Sorry, I jusJust a short note before I leave for Honolulu (Woo Hoo!). I just realized its May Day today, so I didn't make any leis- I know I'm junk. I only figured it out when my daughter came home with a paper flower lei.

Anyway, here's the closest I got to any type of flower.... Played around with my new monkey die from Sizzix. Its part of the new baby line that is too cute. I used the flower that is also from the same line that comes with a big strawberry. The "hi" was actually a hello kitty phrase sizzlit and I cut out the letters so that it said "hi" instead. Well, off to do some damage in Honolulu and visit family. Have a great weekend!

Supplies used:

Monkey die- Sizzix

Flower die- Sixxix

"Hi" sentiment- Hello Kitty Sizzlits

Cardstock- Bazzil

Pop dots- All night media

A Card For Akemi

My daughter just loves coloring in stamped images! Since I've been busy making a lot of cards, I'll stamp a couple of images for her to color in beside me. After she went to bed, I decided to make a card for her. I just got these cool Anime stamps from In Style Stamps. They are really really really cute! I chose this one because her names is Akemi.. just like my daugther. Since she is also learning how to read, I wrote to her inside the card using words I know she knows. She was thrilled to be able to read the card herself! A closer look at Akemi... After I gave my daughter the card, she decided to make a card for me! Here's the card she made... Can you tell she likes to use her glitter glue? I was so touched that she wanted to make a card for me! Thank you Akemi! If you haven't already checked out In Style Stamps, you should take a look. They have a lot of Anime stamps and even digital images you can purchase. You can even send in a photo and they'll make a custom Anime based on the photo! Isn't that cool? I'm thinking about trying it myself.

Under the Sea... with Anya!

Mermaid Anya has to be one of my favorite Anyas! Maybe its because The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite movies? Not sure, but she is a cutie.

Here's two versions of Mermaid Anya. I really like the first card. To me, mermaids would have green fins. Not sure why, but they just do. Even though she kind of blends in with the background paper, I like the way the colors match perfectly.

The second version is a combination of Ariel and the mermaid from Splash... OK now for some 80's trivia... what was the name given to the mermaid (aka Daryl Hannah) in the movie Splash? Answer at the end of this post. Back to my story... Her hair is reddish orange- similar to Ariel and her fins are orange like on Splash. I chose these colors because they stood out against the paper. Sometimes I like the contrasting colors instead of coordinating colors.

Supplies used:

Cardstock- Bazzil

DP- The Stamping Station

Mermaid Anya- The Greetings Farm

Happy Birthday sentiment- printed from my computer

Glitter- Stickles

Circle and Scallop circle dies- Spellbinders

Pens- Copics

Rhinestones- Hero Arts

OK now for the answer... .Madison! I think it had something to do with the street they were walking on in the movie. Another bit of useless information stored in my brain forever.

Arigato Card

Ok- I'm the first to admit that I didn't think Geisha Anya was that cute, but she is definitely growing on me. The more I create with her, the more I like her! I couldn't find any sentiment that matched this card. I really should have searched my Kanji stamps or brass stencils, but I always seem to gravitate towards my dies. So since I couldn't find anything I liked that I had, I decided to use my favorite Endless Love Sizzlits font set. To me, this font is great for a more elegant look. It works well with asian themed cards, don't ya think?

I'm still practicing my coloring with my Copic markers. My daughter thinks she's the Copic expert. She wants me to buy all the colors so she can color them into the Copic color chart. I need to take that chart with me to Honolulu this weekend (Woo hoo!) so I don't buy the same colors again.

Getting off track...

Supplies used:

Geisha Anya stamp- The Greetings Farm

Cardstock- Bazzil

Washi paper- Hanko Designs

Gold sticker paper- Dreamweaver

Endless Love font- Sizzix

Glitter- Stickles

Copic pens

Sick of Anya yet?

Are you sick of Anya yet? I'm not... but in case you are, here's a bit of a break from her.... take a look at my Ian cards!! Now I only have a daughter, so making these cards was kind of new and difficult for me... I'm used to pink and frills and glitter, etc. Not being able to use any of that was pretty hard. This Fire Chief outfit is so cute! The circles embossing folder by Cuttlebug reminds me of firemen for some reason- don't ask me why. Or maybe it reminds me of Target??? Although its hard to see in this photo, I used the swirls embossing folder for the white paper in the background. It reminded me of smoke, so I figure it works with a fireman- right? Here's a closer look at the Chief.... Supplies used: Rescue Ian stamp- The Greetings Farm Cardstock- Bazzil Circle and Swirls embossing folders- Cuttlebug Pens- Copics Happy Birthday sentiment- printed from my computer Labels 1 dies- Spellbinders Hello Ian! That's the actual name of this stamp... I think its cute that he's giving you a flower, don't ch'ya think?

Supplies used:

Hello Ian- The Greetings Farm

Cardstock- Bazzil

Pens- Copics

Flower embossing folder- Cuttlebug

For you sentiment- Endless Love Sizzix dies

Ribbon- Bo Bunny

I miss my Stickles... Better get back to making Anyas again!

You So Totally Rock, Dude!

My husband and I were talking about what kind of sentiments should go on my cards... Naturally I thought "You Rock" was appropriate for this Anya card since she's a Rockstar! Then we debated about how far is too far.. he recommended, "You Totally Rock", then I said "You So Totally Rock!", then I added "Dude" and he told me that I went too far. hee hee. Anyway, this Anya is rocking out with her pink hair and glitter highlights! I just can't resist when I make these Rockstar Anyas, it just screams Glitter to me. Here's a closer look at Anya herself... Supplies used: Anya stamp- The Greetings Farm Cardstock- Bazzil Swiss Dots embossing folder- Cuttlebug Labels 4 dies- Spellbinders You Rock sentiment- printed from my computer Glitter accents- Stickles Crystals- Crystal accents Copic markers

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