Tea Party tags.

Good morning, everyone!

When we were on vacation, I brought some supplies to make tags for my friend's baby shower favors.

The party theme was an Alice in Wonderland tea party, and another friend was in charge of the favors themselves.




Some of the tags were made using the mini Alice in Wonderland storybook stamps found at Torendi. I was so disappointed when they were sold out as I thought they were perfect for the tags. Jen, the owner, was nice enough to send me some stamped images!

And the other tags were made using a notebook I got from Sanrio. They are the Little Twin Stars, and I just ADORE how they are AIW-themed! My preggo friend loves Sanrio so I thought they'd make a great addition!

I inked the edges and added some collage pauge to make them sparkle. Red bling was adhered and voila!

I'll be showing some pics from the party itself tomorrow!

Aloha!

Aloha, everyone!

We are back in the mainland from our week-long vacay. And can I just tell you that it was a must-needed one? I decided to take a REAL vacation, and didn't look at my Google Reader or take any of my Copics.

I sure did miss you guys and your blogs, but I must admit that it was kinda refreshing not to comment on anyone's page or pine after a stamp :).

I did, however, make some tags for my friend's party and I'll show you those tomorrow.

With the warm weather in Hawaii and coming back to the cold, rainy weather here, I think I've come down with a cold. Am not sure if it's just the temperature change (and time change), but my body is just feeling a bit weak. Stayed home from work today... do you ever feel like you need a vacation from your vacation? Hehe!

Here are some highlights of the trip:

Got ready on the 30th floor of the Sheraton Waikiki. Isn't this an amazing view?

The bride and her 7 MOH's. That's right, she couldn't choose so she made all of us her maids/matrons of honor.

We took pics at the Pink Lady, the Royal Hawaiian. It's my new favorite hotel. It's been built since WWII and was newly renovated. I love its history and cultural components.



Being part of the wedding entourage, I couldn't carry my big camera. But I did manage to get a few, 'artistic' shots like this one. A picture of the signature drink and our flowers. And in the back are the groomsmen with their barongs (the traditional Filipino formal wear).

Mattie got his first kiss! From an older girl, one of the flowergirls.. LOL! Please ignore his shorts! The khaki linen pants I got him ended up too big. Good thing, the wedding was pretty laid back. :)

If you ever come to Hawaii and hear of the shrimp trucks, come to this one. I heard it's better than the more popular Giovanni's. Yum yum yum!

Some of my besties. It was almost 10 years ago that we first came to Hawaii as a group. We came to celebrate the one year anniversary of our first married friend. Now, we are re-united for the last marriage. Full circle.

Another shot of the Pink Lady's interior.

We went to the Dole Pineapple plantation.

Waimanalo beach in the Southeast side of the island of Oahu. Too bad we couldn't go in the water due to the man-of-war (jellyfish) warning.

I miss the clear, blue-green waters!

A tanned Matthew with my niece, Angelina. Just finished some shaved ice goodness!

Some local music and Hula equals a lovely time!

Playing on the beach with a michievious look on his face! What are you up to, Mister??

Waikiki beach.

Sunset galore.

I sure do miss those lazy, warm, Hawaiian days and nights. But it's good to be home!

Her Other Half

You know when you've wanted to do something for some time, and when you finally get to do it, you go overboard??

(Like when you go on a diet, and you cheat and end up eating that whole chocolate bar when you only really wanted a bite? --- wait, that's a-whole-nother story!).

Well, that's what kinda happened when I made this card...haha!

There are lots and lots of things going on here. HA! Can't help it though, i just love to accessorize! Hehe! And it is for such a joyous event! And I have been craft-deprived for SOOO long!

Used the current Taylored Expressions KI kit for most of the elements. I finally finished coloring this image I got from winning a blog candy from Sheena.

The card is for one of my dear BFF's wedding. The image is so very cute & sweet, but looking through my stamps made me realize that I need more wedding images!

I incorporated the bow and flower from the invitation up in the left corner. I just love wedding invitations so I thought that would add a personal touch!

Speaking of personal touches...

Back when M and I were in Junior High, we had this matching toy that we displayed in our rooms. We were both new to the school, and had bonded right away. That first year was so precious to our friendship, as we always reminisced about our memories back then. We always joked about the boys we had crushes on and how we had carved their initials on trees.
Oh to be young and innocent again! :)

Anyway, that was 20 years ago, but I had managed to save the main part of the toy. I knew that I would somehow incorporate these into M's wedding present even it is just part of the wrapping. Finally, she has found her other half after all the experiences and mishaps and simple joys since our junior high years.



Aren't they cute and fitting for the occasion? :) Hope she likes it!

Have a fantabulous day!

Vintage goodness

Happy Monday, everyone!

Another quickie card today. Added a touch of vintage lace to keep it from looking too 'cutesy.'

My goal is to make another card for this week. And then it's off to Aloha for some much needed vacay and one of my BFF's wedding.

My bro's wedding was this past weekend, and I thought I'd share with you some pics of my fave design elements during that day (of course, it was all executed by my l'il sis and my new sis-in-law). Photos are unedited and a bit small but I hope you like them as much as I do!

Toot-a-loo!

Tag Swap

Wow! Can you believe I actually have something to post today? :)

Thanks for hanging in there with me! I hope to be less busy after the next couple of weeks but right now, I just have to much in my plate -- my bro's wedding, one of my best friend's wedding, vacation to Hawaii, decorating for a friend's baby shower, getting our old condo renovated, and relatives staying at our place. Whew!

For this project, I did my first tag swap. It's not your typical tag -- there's no hole/ eyelet on top with yarn or ribbon. The only specifications were it had to include a flower and the color pink.

I glimmer misted a piece of cardstock, stuck some Hambly overlay, lace and ribbon. I made the flower using a piece of painted paper towel from a kol laj kit. Added some collage pauge, button, and metal flower embellishment.

Made it while watching last week's Project Runway episode. All of that designing and sewing always inspire me. I liked how my tag finally came together in the end ... it even looks like I did some sewing with that cinched ribbon :).

Speaking of, did you see last night's episode?? LOVED it! Poor Valerie though. And I am so proud of Mondo!!

P.S. Any advice on how to store Copics on a plane ride? I wanted to see if I could get some crafting done but am worried about how to deal with all the pressure?