Insomniac Card

Hi Everyone! Why is this card called the "insomniac card"? Well, because I created it at two in the morning. I've been experiencing insomnia for the past few days. The first few times it was okay with me because it gave me the opportunity to work on cards that I haven't been able to do during the day. Now, it's beginning to annoy me. I know my internal clock is messed up because I've been getting up later than I typically would. My clock has moved forward by about 4 hours. My husband advised me to get up at my normal time regardless how late I've slept. Yeah, right! I did try to do that and I walked around all day basically like a zombie. I ended up falling asleep in the middle of the day. It upset me because I basically wasted my day light hours.

There's nothing much to this card. Just a what I call a "slap together" card. It's like a quick and painless sort of way of card making but not very creative either. I was going to add a charm but for the life of me could not find my metal charms. Remember when I cleaned my craft room last week. . .well, I put my metal charms somewhere but I can't remember where. Argghh!

Anyway, enough of my whining! LOL!

Card Details:

Paper: not sure (scrap pieces)

Accessories: Prima Flowers, Joann brads, Colorbok sticker, American Craft Element ribbon

Random Card

Hi Everyone! Wow, it's 11:30 pm already! The day sort of went by quite quickly. I, initially, had plans to concentrate on a few projects but I lacked focus. I did manage to make this card.

I randomly pulled the designer papers from my scrap pile and decided to see what I could come with. Initially, I wasn't feeling it. You know what I mean? It was like. . . "ick" but I decided to keep going. Suprisingly, I like what I ended up with. I think the prima flowers helped a lot.

Getting tired of all the primas I've been using? Okay, after using the majority of the primas that I had bought a year ago, I decided that I was entitled to buy a new pack of Primas! LOL! Michaels is now selling Primas. . .really pretty ones too!

I'm on a craft budget that my husband put me on but I recently sold a few old rubber stamps on Ebay. Okay. . .my husband had told me that I now have to start using my own money to buy my own craft stuff . . .there's a catch. . .I don't have a job! LOL!

I understand why I need to be on a budget. Not really because I'm out of control. . .but more so because our expense this year has increased and I do have more craft stuff than I could possibly use. Believe me, I'm trying. I'm trying to be mindful about my purchases and actually use what I already have. I'm really getting better with my purchases.

Anyway. . .nothing much to my card so I won't discuss much about it. Arggh. . .I think I'm going to go to bed. I'm sleepy already.

Chipboard Flower Card

Hi Everyone!! Happy Saturday to all of you!! Sometimes I wonder how long I'll be blogging. I'm still having fun with blogging but I wonder if there will be a time when I get tired of it and stop blogging. I even sometimes wonder if I'll still be making cards and such in a year or two. I guess it depends where I'll be in a year or two. I think if I return to work, I obviously won't be crafting and blogging much or like the way I am right now.

My daughter is graduating from high school next year and I will definitely will be returning to work once she starts college. College is EXPENSIVE. I will try to make the most of my crafting and blogging before things change in my life. I have too much craft stuff so I really need to work on using them as much as possible.

Anyway, do you somtimes get tired of crafting or blogging? Just wondering!

I really like how this card turned out because I changed the orientation of the primary panel. It's different from my norm and I like the idea of doing something different. I think I'll make a few more cards with the panel in a different angle.

Card Details:

Stamp: Heidi Grace

Paper: Cardstock (not sure), Autumn Leaves designer paper (I think), K&CO designer paper.

Ink: Tim Holtz distressing ink

Accessories: Heidi Swapp chipboard flower, Provocraft tile stickers, organdy ribbon

Pretty in Pink Card

Hi Everyone! Just a simple card I made. I really loved the design of the paper so I decided to keep the card simple. I wanted the paper to stand out. I added the chipboard hearts to add a little something to the overall design but they were simple enough that they didn't take away from the design of the paper. Sometimes adding very little embellishments compliments a design that you want to focus on rather than take away from it. What do you think?

I'm not sure what brand the paper came from. It was a scrap piece so I can't remember the brand. The chipboards are from Heidi Swapp and card base is an embossed cardstock by Die Cut with a View. The scallop border was created using the Stampin Up Slit punch.

Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!

More Alphabet Cards

Hi Everyone! Well, just more alphabet cards. Like I said yesterday. . .I have a lot of chipboard alphabets and I've been randomly pulling an alphabet and creating a card around that alpha. Unfortunately, I don't always have a sentiment that matches the alpha so I decided to create the sentiments myself by creating them on the computer and printing them on cardstock

The majority of this card was made primarily with scrap pieces from my scrap pile.

Card Details:

Paper: DCWV designer paper, SU Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Turquois (unknown)

Accessories: Dejaview primas, Joann heart brad, SU scallop punch, grosgrain and organdy ribbon, KI Memories alpha chipboard

Here is another alpha card. The frilly beads hanging down are remnants from a box project I had created a long, long time ago. I had stuffed the hanging beads into my scrap ribbon jar and I decided to use it. It actually worked out nicely.

Sometimes going through my scrap pile is sort of fun. It's fun creating something randomly and seeing what I end up with. Sometimes it's hard because I can't find stuff that match and it ends up sort of looking hodge-podgely put together. I see a lot of scrappy cards that look pretty hodge-podge but when I do it, it don't look as nice as those I see on other blogs.

Anyway. . .I think this will be my last alpha card for a while. I have a lot of other stuff in my scrap pile that I need to use.

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Alphabet Card

Happy Wednesday, Everyone!! It's so funny because I thought yesterday was Wednesday. I only realized today that yesterday was Tuesday. LOL! I was reading a few blogs and it seems a lot of stampers and crafters are starting their own stores and such. I think that is so cool!! I've thought of selling kits and such with instructions exclusive to the kits after I saw some ladies selling their kits directly on their blogs. My only reservation is that I love crafting and once I start turning it into a job, well. . .I may start to feel differently about it.

Crafting is my escape after working. I remember when I was working (real job), my crafting helped me wind down and escape from the stress of the day. I looked forward to sitting down on my days off to create something. If I turn it into a business, well . . .where will I go to escape? I will have to look for another hobby. . . gardening perhaps? LOL!

Anyway, I wanted to reserve today for crafting but I can't. . .I have a lot of chores and my garage still needs to be organized. I need to clean our wood floor. . .it's that time again. I clean my floor twice a month and I mean. . .CLEAN. The full polish treatment! Argghh! I hate doing it but it needs to be done.

Well. . .now to my card. I made it last night before I went to bed. It's just a random card. I have a ton of chipboard alphas so I grabbed one of them and looked around for a "sentiment" that would match my alpha. It's sort of fun to grab an alpha and create a card around that alphabet. Try it. . .it's a great way to get rid of your alpha chipboards!

Hope y'all have a wonderful day!!

I've been Tagged!

I've been tagged by Tizzie Right to Stamp! Go check out her lovely creations on her site!! I have played for a long time so I decided to do this tag.

Today’s 'to do list':

1. Create a tutorial for my club
2. Post the kit for my club
3. Create a card
4. Drop donations off at the Salvation Army
5. Go Grocery shopping
6. Cook dinner
7. Check my email


Snacks I enjoy:

1. Pumpkin crunch
2. Chocolate Dobash cake
3. Coconut-Pineapple ice cream


Things I would do if I was a millionaire:

1. Now a days, a million don't buy much but I would most definitely pay off our mortgage
2. Set aside money for the kid's college fund
3. Remodel my craft room
4. Hire someone to clean my garage
5. Get a maid


.Places I have lived:

1. Kapolei, Hawaii
2. Ewa Beach, Hawaii
3. Aiea, Hawaii
4. Waipahu, Hawaii
5. Cerritos, California
6. Temecula, California

I won't be tagging anyone else but if you want to play, just post the tag on your site!! Hope y'all have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Double Pocket Card with Tags Tutorial

Click Here for the Tutorial

Hi Everyone! I created this tutorial in the attempt to use up my scrap designer paper. I'm trying to come up with creative ways to use up paper. I get bored doing the same things so I'm trying to brainstorm and come up with different projects.

Anyway, I posted another sample on Stampin Inspirations if you want to check it out. This is a super easy double pocket card design. . .no fancy folds or anything like that. It's not even a real creative way of creating the pockets but hey, it works! LOL! I guess that's all that matters. Besides, I don't like complicated projects. Try it out and you'll see how easy it is to create it.

Here are the tags removed from the pockets.

Card Details:

Papers: DCWV Glitter stack
Accessories: Prima flower, Joann Heart brad, satin ribbon, K&Co Tags to go, K&Co Shapes & Tags

Here is another double pocket card but with a different design. I did a mini tutorial on my previous post if you want to try it out. Just scroll down. Again, just me finding creative ways to use my scrap designer paper. With this pocket card, the pockets are horizontal.

Here are the tags removed from the pockets.

Card Details:

Paper: Colorbok designer paper, striped paper (don't know), cardstock (don't know)

Accessories: K&Co Tags to go, K&Co Shapes and Tags, Prima flowers, Basic Basic ribbon