Gimme some candy corn!

So... its only a few days till Halloween and with typical Cely-style, I'm behind!  I haven't put on my Halloween Jamberry nail wraps, I haven't carved my pumpkins that have been sitting on my dining table for 2 weeks, I haven't bought any candy for trick-or-treaters, and I definitely haven't posted very many Halloween projects on my blog! Egads! I'm starting today with this candy corny card:

The image is from Tiddlyinks.  Isn't she so stinkin cute? She's a candy corn fairy! I colored her with Copics and added glitter to her wings.  The super cute candy corn paper is from a mini Halloween mat stack by K&Co.  I'm not sure of the name because I used up the whole pack about a month ago and threw away the cover.  I'm actually pretty proud that I used the whole thing! *beams* LOL Added some SU cardstock and sequins from Calypso's Cards on Etsy (love her!)

So this will be the beginning of (hopefully) getting on the Halloween track.  See you in a bit for another Halloween project!

Entering this in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Trick or Treat, Give me something good to eat

Stampin Royalty: Anything Goes

AUD Sentiments: 2 or 3 word sentiment

Cute Card Thursday: Trick or Treat

Little Miss Muffet: Bear or Fairy (If you go down to the woods)

I heart you.

Scribbles Designs sponsors many challenges and challenge blogs.  This week, Scribbles is sponsoring Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards Challenges.  They're having a super bingo challenge!

Here's my project:

I used the digi called Carl I <3 You.  I inked him up with Copics and tried giving him so warty spots.  The background paper is by Basic Grey RSVP stack.  I die cut some SU bermuda bay hearts and added them on the card too.  Sequins is by CalypsosCards on Etsy.  Also added some SU cardstock and twine. 

Entering this in the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards - Bingo (green, bow, string)

Melon Heads - 2 or more dies

4 Crafty Chicks - Something Old (dies), Something New (Sequins!)

My Mum's Craft Shop - Dies/Punches

Autumn is coming at Creative Corner Challenges!

Scribbles Designs is sponsoring the Creative Corner Challenge!  The theme for this challenge is "Autumn is Coming."

Here is my project:

This image is called Sunflowers 1.  I inked it up with Copics, but kept it un-blended.  I sponged the image with Hello Honey SU ink.  The paper is some retired SU paper.  Sentiment stamp, cardstock, and candy dots are all SU.

Entering this in the following challenges:

That Craft Place: Autumn or Steampunk

Crafting from the Heart: Anything Goes

DL.Art: August Linky

Getting to Know Me

Aloha bloggy buddies!

 This is a different kind of blog hop, it is called "Getting to know me" I have been given four questions to answer. I was tagged by my good friend Diana.  She is an incredible woman and has been supporting me and my blog from the very beginning. You can check out her blog here: http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com
 These are the following questions I have been asked to answer.

 1. What am I working on?
I just came back from Hawaii and I literally have nothing in my card stash! I have 2 craft fairs this weekend, so I'm making cards like a madwoman. Currently I have 14 card layouts on my desk waiting to be put together.  I make about 5-30 cards per day as I sell these at fairs and in shops around town. Love my job!

 2. How does my work differ from others of its genre?
I think I'm more cutesy that anything else.  I'm Asian and love Hello Kitty and just everything Kawaii, so it shows in my work.  I struggle to do masculine cards or earthtone cards! My favorite colors to use are pastels. I also think I'm pretty Clean and Simple. I'm also a big fan of corny puns!

3. Why do I write/create what I do?
 Because I love it! I was a teacher before I did Hawaii Paper Party full time.  Sometimes I miss it, but you really can't beat your own business and especially if that business is doing what you love!  I also like the smiles that come across people's faces when they come by my craft booth and find something they like or that someone else would like. 

4. How does your writing/creating process work?
Honestly, I think I work pretty backwards! I color images first. Then I pick colors that would suit the image that I just colored. I don't work on one card at a time. I layout a bunch of cards (usually about a dozen) and move pieces around like I'm making one big scrapbook page.  Once I get everything the way I want, I glue everything down.  Everything gets embellished at the same time too. Sequins, pearls, rhinestones, candy dots get added at the end and I apply them to the bunch of cards in my pile at the same time.  

I love working with Copics. I'm always experimenting with different techniques and ways to make things look more realistic.  I'm also a big sky sponger too! 

This was my best seller this year.  Clean, simple, and punny! :D Even though Copic cards is my main thing, I like to break out my Cricut once in awhile to make a bunch of cards at once. 

Here is another one I made for Lia Stampz Design Team. The challenge was clean and simple :) Love the CAS challenges!

I probably color mermaids most often.  I have a thing for mermaids. :)

This was another best seller.  I'm a hobby Stampin Up demonstrator and use their products on all my cards (all my cardstock is by SU). This one I ended up playing with the dress form framelit dies.  Love it! This card was also a big hit in my Etsy shop. 

Now for the tagging!

Shirl Nases - my fellow Lia Stampz DT sister and one of my first supporters on my blog.  I got started meeting people by signing up for her swaps!

Nancy Nickel - another fellow Lia Stampz DT sister! She's always so sweet and leave me bloggy love all the time! 

Marianne Grimbly - one more fellow Lia Stampz DT sister! She is also a fellow Etsian and sells her cards in her shop called The Card Chalet.

And of course, the person who tagged me is Diana of DL.Art. Thanks so much Diana!

Soda Pop Father's Day Card

Still trying to get my Father's Day cards posted before Sunday!  This one was my best seller this year:

The soda can is cut from the Fast Food cartridge.  Added a cute Peachy Keen face.  Paper is from Deja Views Home Collection paper stack.  Added some jute twine I got on Etsy.  All cardstock is Stampin Up. Also added some white ink from my Sakura Gelly Roll pen and some pink chalk to the can's cheeks.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Father's Day

The Cutie Pie: For Dad + Cute

Oh La La Creations : Father's Day

Pink Elephant: Father's Day

Crafty Sentiments: Father's Day

Milk Coffee: For Dad

Fantabulous Cricut: Dad

Fantastic Tuesday: Anything Goes

Grilling Father's Day Card

I'm doing it! I'm posting all my Father's Day cards! :D I'm so proud of myself for being on the ball about posting! :)

This digi is by Bugaboo. Inked him up with Copics.  Paper is from The Guy Stack.  Cardstocks, star punch, stamp, and sponge inks are all Stampin Up.  Added a single gold Robin's Nest dew drop. 

Entering this in the following challenges:

Crazy 4 Challenges - School's Out

One Stitch At a Time - Boyish

Clear It Out - Father's Day + Stars

Stampin Royalty - Masculine

Fantastic Tuesday - Summer

AUD Sentiments - Sentiment for a guy

Midway through Let Them Eat Cake!

Its May 31! We're halfway through our challenge over at Scribbles Designs!  This month, our theme is "Let Them Eat Cake."  We have a color theme and you need to depict something edible as well.  Here's the theme:

Here's my project:

My "edible" for this challenge is the digi from Scribbles called Birthday Cake (its a freebie up on the blog)!  Colored it simply with Copics.  Popped it up on some die cuts and layered that on top of some glittered card stock from DCWV Glitter Sweet stack.  Cardstock, ribbon, and punches are Stampin Up.  The sentiment is from Impression Obsession. You can put words together to create your own sentiment. :) Added one little Robin's Nest Dew Drop. And the sequins are from our very own Calypso's Etsy shop!  They're so amazing :)

You don't need a Scribbles image to play, but if you do use a Scribbles image, however, you can enter as many times as you wish.  Go here to play with us!

Wanna get this digi or any other of Scribble's designs? Check out the Scribbles Designs store! 

Can't wait to see what you guys create!

Entering this card in the following challenges:
AUD Sentiments: Bingo (top row - die cuts, 4 word sentiment, ribbon)
Digi Stamps for Joy: Girly
Little Miss Muffet: Anything Goes

Custom Card Monday - New Hunting Baby

Its Monday! Which means its time for another custom card!  This one came in from Etsy. Someone wanted a new baby card for parents that were hunters.  This is what I came up with:

Used a Bugaboo image and inked it up with Copics.  I also added a sponged sky background.  Used some DCWV paper, SU tag die with some stampin up ribbon and retired hemp cord. Added silver liquid pearls to the rifle.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz: Sports

My Time to Craft: Outdoor Sports

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Use a tag

Craftitude: Use a die

Digi Stamps for Joy: Anything Goes

OhLaLa Creations: Quotations

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Mother's Day Card

I know its late, but I totally forgot to post my Mother's Day cards! LOL, I thought I was doing so well with my custom card monday posts but then I forgot about everything else. Oye!

Anywho, here's one!

I used the Stampin Up dress framelit dies to create the dress.  The polka dot paper is some old Stampin Up paper.  Used a doily I saved from a restauraant (hehe) for the apron.  Ribbon for the belt, flower, gold twine, pearls, cardstock, punches, corduroy button, and sentiment are all Stampin Up.  The papers are from K&Co.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Clear It Out - Mother's Day + Flowers

Tuesday Thowdown - Spring Blossoms

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Mother's Day

Milk Coffee - Mother's Day

Little Miss Muffets - Buttons

The Stamping Boutique - Mom

Kitty Bee - Scraps (scrap paper from my stash!)

My Mums Craft Shop - Lots of Layers

Bearly Mine - Flowers

Crazy 4 Challenges - Bingo (bottom row - flowers, sentiment, bling)

Stampin for the Weekend - Photo Inspiration

Custom Card Monday - Cookie Fairies

Hello my friendals!  Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend! :) Happy belated Mother's day to all the Moms out there (whether a Momma of humans or beastlies!)

It's Monday! Time for another custom card! Here's one I made for some friends who wanted to give a card to another mutual friend! This friend loves thin mints and we sent her a few boxes with the card.

The digi is from Paper Makeup stamps.  Its from the Jennifer Scull set. :) I colored her with Copic markers and added a copic colored thin mint into her hand.  Just some simple embossed paper, paper doily, spellbinders die cut, computer generated sentiment, pearls, and glitter was left to add.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown - Special Lady

April Showers Challenge at Crafting By Designs

Today Lia Stampz is sponsoring Crafting By Design's April Showers challenge! Lia asked us to use the digi called Lucy (it can be bought at Whimsy Stamps). Here's my project:

Colored her with Copics.  Added some sponged sky background with SU ink.  The paper is from the Sweet Pea stack from The Paper Studio. Cardstock, sentiment, brad, and crochet ribbon are all Stampin Up.  Also added some glitter to the firefly!

Entering this in the following challenges:

Craft You Passion - Pastel

Creative Card Crew - Girly

AUD Sentiments - Birthday or #4

Crafty Catz - Letter B (brad, bow, birthday, bug)

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

CAS Easter Card

Made this really simple CAS Easter card with Stampin Up's Every Bunny stamp set! Love this set, such cute bunny (and chick) images! I case'd the layout from Vicky Hayes.

Inked up the bunny with SU inks and a water brush.  Card stock, punches, ink, embossing folder, die, stamp set, and pearl are all Stampin Up!

Entering this in the following challenges:

Pink Elephant - Easter

Craft Your Passion - Bunny, chick, egg

Papertake Weekly - Easter

Milk Coffee - Easter

MAWTT - Word "happy"

Creative KO - Furry or feathered friends

CASual Friday - Egg

Crazy 4 Challenges - Egg

Dream Valley - Easter

DL.Art Thankful Thursday - Easter

Chick Punch Art Card

Aloha guys! Wanted to share this little chicky card that I made.  I CASE'd a card from Pinterest.

Used a Stampin Up circle punch, bird punch (wings), and blossom trio punch for the bird.  The frame was made using some Spellbinders dies.  Papers, ribbon, and inks are Stampin Up.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms.

Entering this in the following challenges:

Crafty Boots - Easter

AUD - Easter or Spring sentiment

Stampin for the Weekend - Spring Colors

Simply Create - Easter or Bunny

The Robin's Nest GARDEN themed blog hop!

Aloha Robin's Nest fans! Its that time again... its time for a Robin's Nest blog hop! We're using awesome The Robin's Nest products and showing you our Garden themed projects!  

Here's mine:

I used a Tiddlyinks image for my card.  I colored it with Copics and sponged the sky background.  The awesome Robin's Nest projects I used are the Halloween Stripe card stock (the back had the gorgeous garden green color!), the Green Butterfly card stock for the grass, and the Spring Flowers Glitter Cardstock for the butterflies.  I also used some awesome dew drops!

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Clear It Out - Green

Stampin for the Weekend - Spring Colors

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Milk Coffee - Spring

4 Crafty Chicks - Spring

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes

HOW ABOUT SOME PRIZES????

Be sure to hop on over to the Chattering Robin's Blog and check out the design team creations using The Robin's Nest product - and be sure to become a follower of each blog for a chance to win prizes...now who doesn't love prizes??? I know I do!!!

Oh yeah, did I tell you the prize was $15 in product given away on each blog??? Get started at The Robin's Nest!!!

Custom Card Monday! The Chicken Florist

So I'm going to start a new thing here on my blog... I feel like its been a little neglected ever since I opened my Etsy shop and YouTube channel! I have made TONS of cards without posting them to my blog. Shame on me! So, I devised a plan (insert evil laugh).  Every Monday I'm going to post a custom card that I've made for a customer, friend, or family member.  These always are a bit out of the ordinary and deserve a place in cyber space!

Here's my first one:

I had someone who wanted a birthday card for her sister.  She is a tropical flower florist and also a chicken in the Chinese zodiac.  Behold, the chicken florist! :)

Got the chicken from the Country Life cartridge. The tropical flowers are from various Cricut cartridges.  I know I used luau and accent essentials.  I also hand punched some flowers and added pearls.  Love the colors together.  I used Stampin Up's Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, and Tangerine Tango. LOVE this color combo!  I also sponged a sky background.

Hope you enjoyed my first installment of Custom Card Mondays!

Entering this in the following challenges:

Pink Elephant - Fave Color Combo

Fantabulous Cricut - Birdie

Crafting for all Seasons - No DSP

Cute Card Thursday - Wild Life

Milk Coffee - At least 2 flowers

Emergency Crafters - Flowers

One Stitch at a Time - For a Woman

Love to Create - Bingo (flowers, yellow, sparkle)

Stampin Up Valentine Jar

Aloha guys! Figured I'd play a few challenges and show you some cards that wasn't apart of design team duties since I have some time :) We got packed out last week and we've been "roughing it" in our empty house.  A few days from now we will be moving cross country to the west coast! Woohoo! :) So excited for new adventures! 

Anywho, here is a card that I made for Valentine's Day. It is a CASE from CraftyGrl-Tessa Wise.  

I used the Stampin Up jar stamp set.  LOVE this set! I filled it will stamped hearts and die cut the top with the matching frame lit die.  Everything on this card is Stampin Up.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

The Stamping Boutique - Valentines

My Mum's Craft Shop - Spots and Stripes

Creative Card Crew - KISS (keep it simple)

DL.Art - February Linky

Little Scrap Pieces - Saturday Linky

Lia Stampz - Challenge 57

 There's a new challenge at Lia Stampz this fortnight! We want to see your color/picture inspiration projects! 

Here is my project:

I used the digi called Snowflake Fairy.  Colored her with Copics.  The die cuts, paper, cardstocks, glitter, and pearls are all Stampin Up.  The pom pom trim is some I bought a long time ago from Hallmark at their after Christmas sale.  Twine is from Etsy.

Can't wait to see what you guys create!

The last time I posted my Lia Stampz project I promised NYE pictures at Times Square.  Well, all of our phones were pretty much frozen, so I only got this one. LOL. Its of my husband and his cousin, Bethany, in front of the ball drop, after the confetti had fallen!

Scribbles Design Challenge - Midway Project

Its Nov 30! Which means we're halfway through our Scribbles Designs challenge!  This month, we want to see your Remembrance cards and add an (optional) fancy fold. Here's my project:

I used the image called Spring Rain Flowers.  All I did was print them on different shades of green card stocks.  Cut out the middle portion of the big flower and popped it up, to give it dimension.  I added some newsprint paper, stamped on some stems, and added some pearls.  Easy peasy! Love that Sandy's doodle designs are so intricate that you don't really need anything to make the card POP!

You don't need a Scribbles image to play, but if you do use a Scribbles image, however, you can enter as many times as you wish.  Go here to play with us!

Wanna get this digi or any other of Scribble's designs? Check out the Scribbles Designs store! 

Can't wait to see what you guys create!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge and Scribbles Designs!

We (at Scribbles Designs!) are sponsoring the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge at Trimmie's this week!  The challenge is to Use metal/add a charm!  Here's my project:

I used the digi called Tropical Fish 2 (there are many fish to choose from!).  I colored her with Copics.  I added some Basic Gray paper (cut some waves into it with a circle punch).  I made a tag and used that as part of the background as well.  I finished it off with some linen thread, a metal charm, a paper anchor, and some dew drops.  

Can't wait to see the other creations!

Challenge 53 - Use Your Scraps

There's a new challenge at Lia Stampz this fortnight! We want to see you use up your scraps! 

Here is my project:

I used the digi called Christmas Reindeer.  I colored him with Copics and texturized him.  My scraps are 1.5" pieces of various scrap papers that I glued together and ran through my Big Shot with the Stampin Up top note die and an argyle embossing folder (so it looks like a quilt).  I also added some Stampin Up baker's twine.

Can't wait to see what you guys create!