Some Fun ATCs

I hope that all of you had good weekend. I had a very nice one with my family. Today I would like share some Artist Trading Card (ATC) swaps with you. I signed up for these swaps through "Stamp-Shack.com" I have signed up for different swaps for about 2 years now and have really enjoyed the wonderful ideas that I have received. The first of the ATCs I have to share are all embossed.

The second set are all ATCs using a monkey/Changito Monkey stamp. Aren't these monkey ATCs cute?

The last set of ATCs I would like to share exhibits the "Crayon Resist" technique which was super fun to do. I have done this technique before, but have not done it in awhile.

I hope that you like the ATCs that I shared and are now inspired to create some cards of your own. :) By the way, the first ATC in each set is the one that I created. Be sure to check back again soon for some more ATC swaps.

A Gift For a Friend, Some Cards and Some Tags

Today I would like to share a birthday gift that I gave to one my friends a few
months ago. As I was looking through some pictures that I have downloaded on my computer I realized that I never posted what I made for her. I made one of my flower pot cards for her as well as a card using the iris folding technique. Along with the cards I sent her a few other items and a Greeting Farm stamp set which is not in the picture.

I would also like to share two cards and some tags that I received. This one is from Roberta along with a gift card to a local craft store for my belatedl b-day gift.

This card is from Gracie. She surprised me with a super cute Hello Kitty phone charm insdie the card.

These tags are from Suzanne. Here are the tags in a cute little pocket.

Here are all the tags that she made.

Thanks for visiting today to see what I have to share. I hope that all of you are having a good week and that you have been able to fit in some crafting into your schedule. Take care!

End of the School Year Goodies

Happy Tuesday! It has been extra relaxing with my summer vacation finally starting yesterday. I feel like a big load has been lifted from me without needing to do any paperwork and attend any meetings. I thank the Lord for the opportunity to have a break.
Today I would like to share what I made for my co-workers last week for their end of the year gifts. I always like to make each of them a little some thing for different holidays and for the end of the year as my way of expressing my appreciated to them. I consider my co-workers and students to be my second family. I made tags for all the gifts. I stamped "mahalo" and punched it out using one of my scallop punches. Then I ran it through my Big Shot to texture it using the new embossing folder from Stampin Up. Next I punched out a flower and sponged the edges to make my version of a plumeria. I thought it turned out pretty nice. What do you think?

On the back of the tag, I wrote a speical little message to each person.
The gifts varied from a box of Harry and David chocolate

to jelly beans, stationary and chocolate, and stationary and a key chain.

I also made one a rose and attached it to a box of chocolate. (As you have noticed I love making the flowers out of cardstock. I have a long waiting list of friends/co-workers that have asked me to make them one.)

For 2 of my good GFs I gave them some goodies that I put a band around and made a flower to attach to it. I posted flowers about a month ago that look like this. These flowers I made using a flower punch. After I punced out 3 flowers, I spritzed them with water, scrunched them up, and attached all of them in the middle with a brad.

Besides giving a away goodies I also received some from my co-workers and students. I am very touched by thier thoughtfulness.


It was a super busy school year, but it has been such an honor to be able to work with such a fine group of teachers and students. I would not trade my job and the people I get to work with for anything. :)

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the grandfathers, dads, and uncles out there. Even if you are not a "father" yet with your own children you deserve to be honored today too because we know that you have and contine to make a difference in the lives of the children that you interact with. We hope that all of you feel especially honored today and will have a memorable time celebrating. May God continue to watch over each of you and bless you in all areas of your life.

I Am Done Too

Today was officially the last day of work for me for this school year. I praise the Lord giving me the strength to get through this extra busy year. I also thanks Him for the opportunity that He has given to me to interact with different co-workers, students and parents. I will definitely miss them all during her time off for the summer, but am thankful for the break from all the paperwork. :)

May's Aloha RAK and a B-day Card

I hope that this post is finding everyone doing well. I have two more days of work and I will be off for the summer. I can't wait to be able to spend more time with family and friends and course to do some stamping. Today I would like to share what I made for my Aloha RAK partner for May, Jayne. The theme of the swap was flowers.

You can pull the portion that you write the message on out from the pot. I put the stamped images that I sent to my partner into the pot alogn with the message for her.

I don't have a swap to share from my partner. For some reason the person that was asked to send me a RAK did not. I hope that whoever she is she is doing okay.
A second card that I would like to share is a birthday card that I made for one of my friend's daughter, Cassidy. It was lots of fun making her this card and putting the glitter on the cupcake.

Thanks for stopping by today. I am now off to make some tags for my end of the year gifts for my co-workers as well as some graduations cards. I will be sure to share with you what I make as soon as they are done.

What a Blessing

I hope that all of you had a good weekend. I thank the Lord for a restful and quiet one with last week being such a busy and emotional week. Last week I had many end of the school year tasks and events to attend which made the week feel very long. To top it off a friend and co-worker passed away on Wed. Despite all these happenings God as usual was very good to me. He allowed various packages from some friends to arrive just in time to help lighten my load. This box was full of goodies from my friend Kris. It was full of goodies- edible and crafty ones for my family and I.

Among all the goodies in the box were some ono (delicous) Hawaiian snacks and some

very creative cards.

She also sent me my belated b-day gift.

Next is a Hello Kitty purse full of goodies and a GF stamp from my friend Michelle. She always makes such cute and creative items with her HK dies.

Here is how the purse looks when it is open.

Teri sent my way these very cute Smirk items as a "thank you" gift. I love the Smirks. They are so cute.

What a blessing it is to have such generous and thougtful friends. I thank the Lord for each of you ladies that sent these special packages my way full of their love. I also thank the Lord for each of you out there that have been praying for me and my friends family, friends, and school. It means so much to me to have all of you in my life. I thank the Lord for each of you too.