Having Fun With the Cricuit

Happy Friday! It has been super hot here. For those of you who live nearby I hope that all of you are staying cool. My family and I have mainly been staying home enjoying the cool A/C. :) The 4 of us hopes that it cools down a bit since we will be going to California Adventure on Sunday to watch the new water show.
Today I would like to share what my good friend Sandy I did together last Wednesday. We had a good time having our little play date with our Cricuts. Before we started playing I gave her a few goodies along with a little card that I made for her.

Here we are with our machines. She has the bigger version of my machine.

Benson and the kids gave me the Cricut for Christmas, but I have not had a chance to figure out how to use it. Sandy was nice enough to take some time to show me how to use it to cut some very cute items.



She told me that it is really to easy to use. It sure is! I love my Big Shot machine, but my Cricut is coming in close. :) While we were playing with our machines, our kids had lunch and played together. Thanks again Sandy for letting Zach and I come over last weeek. We both had a lot of fun. We hope to get to be able to do it again before school starts in the Fall.

Something Beautiful

I was not going to post anything until tomorrow, but decided to after what I got to see this evening. Benson and Zach went outside to take a little walk and came back in with a beautiful picture of a rainbow that they took a picture of.

It indeed was beautiful. It always touches my heart everytime God places a rainbow in the sky because He sends it as a reminder that He always keeps His promises. That is so awesome! He indeed does keep His promises. Millons of years ago God placed a rainbow in the sky for the first time for Noah and his family to let them know that He promises to never bring another flood upon the earth. From the true story about Noah and his family, God teaches us that He will always keep His promises. If you are interested in learning about what happen to Noah and his family or about what kinds of promises God has made for His people, please don't hesistate to ask me. I would be happy to have a chat to you about it all. :) Be sure to check back tomorrow for some fun projects. Good night!

Receiving and Spreading Some Extra Aloha

Along with spending time with Benson and my kids this summer, I have also been able to spend some time making cards. I have also received some very nice cards. For June this is what I made and gave to one of my good friends from church, Susanna, for our monthly swap. It's always so much fun to see what we surprise each other with.

This is what she made and gave to me.


I made the same Hawaiian card for another friend,Kris, but also surprised her with some extra goodies as she will soon be having a baby. I put all the goodies in a bag and attached a tag that I made using my build a bear stamp set from Stamping Up, the Two Tags Stampin Up Sizzix die, and textured it with the square lattice embossing folder.

I think the tag came out pretty cute. Here is a closer up picture of it.

Here is a fun and creative card that I received from my friend Cary through snail mail.

It is always so much fun using my stamps and accessories to make cards to add some extra aloha to someones day and of course it is lots of fun receiving cards to add some to my days too. Maybe one day soon you I will send a hand stamped card your way. :)

The Celebrating Continues

Over the weekend we celebrated Benson's b-day two more times. Yes, the partying continues. On Saturday, we had an intimate gathering at our house with some good friends. Several friends for one reason or another was not able to attend the party, but it worked out nicely. This way Benson was able to have more quality time with his friends. Here is the yummy mango cake that we had for dessert.

Yesterday we went with my family to Todai's to celebration his b-day. We all had a nice time together eating and chatting together. The kids especially had a good time talking and playign wth everyone. Benson received some very generous gift cards and this yummy cake.

Zach, Kylie and I hope that Benson had a memorable time celebrating his birthday (since he got to celebrate 5 times this year) and pray that the Lord will bless him and watch over him for many more years to come. So sorry that this post as well as the last two posts did not have anything crafty to share. Most of this summer has been spent with the kids, but have had some time to sneak in some crafting time. Stay tune for some fun crafty items that I will be sharing this week.

Happy Birthday Benson/Daddy

Today is Benson's birthday. As his present the kids and I asked what he wanted. He told us that he wants a video camera. So that is exactly what we got him. Zach also drew a picture and wrote him a special note all by himself.

Kylie baked a zero calorie cake for him.

We celebrated his b-day a few days early while we were in San Diego. We ate at one of his favorite restaurants- Anthony's Seafood restaurant. They gave Benson a mud pie to help us celebrate.

Besides celebrating in San Diego he also celebrated his birthday on two other days already. We celebrated with some good friends at Tokyo Lobby and at Islands.
They surprised Benson with some very pretty and delicious pieces of cake.

Benson will be celebrating with some more friends on Saturday at our house and on Sunday at Todai's with my side of the family. We will post pictures of the gatherings that he will be having on the weekend some time next week.

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July and a "Happy Birhthday" to our country! I have some ATCs to share with you as well as a card that fits in perfectly for today. It's a "Red, White, and Blue" themed ATC swap that I recently participated in and a 4th of July card that my friend Nancy made for me. As usual, when I post ATCs, mine is the first one in the set.

Some More ATCs and May's Aloha RAK

I can't beleive that it is July 2nd already today. This summer is sure going by very fast. I hope that all of you are enjoying your summer. My family and I are even though it has been so hot. As promised in a post a few days ago, I have some more ATC swaps to share with you. The first one is a Flip Flop swap.

The second one is a Riley/Sofia the Moose swap.

Today I would also like to share with you what my Aloha RAK partner Jonta from May sent to me.

This is the second RAK she sent to me because the first one for some reason did not make it to me. Another lucky person is enjoying the package. Thanks you so much Jonta for taking time to make and send me another RAK. I am so sorry that the first package you sent to did not make it to me.
I hope that you like what I have to share today. Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend.