tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88674800780373589052024-03-13T08:47:31.148-10:00Sister StampsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.comBlogger356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-21340172923326113062024-03-08T00:00:00.001-10:002024-03-08T00:00:00.135-10:00And Last But Not Least... Our Sweet Hula Girl!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you watched yesterday's video, you already saw this tag featuring the Kane Hula Dancer. Both of these images were colored up using my copics and added to these simple tags. Since the sentiments I had were too big for the tag and image to fit nicely, I opted for using the sentiments I had printed on the computer. Sometimes it's nice to have tags already made in your stash that you can just pop on a card or attach to a gift. I actually had Merrie Monarch in mind when I made these. I thought they could be attached to leis that are often given after a performance to the dancers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuNhqBZWpr4JiP3nub0WGZrr3IkFVsHbS9Q6IOJFGCeZ9Az5dQGv4xMvId9Mgcd9Le5pFoPcTY3GZufZjyefx-el74Rat3as3PLzfpVqxvsHctWi6LTHZPKNeLJ6phmpFUrU9oEXyz_xGoFsWliPJysYUZRw_erU_QrIh6sylzeGpxOUYWIuAllLs7_A/s4032/IMG_9808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuNhqBZWpr4JiP3nub0WGZrr3IkFVsHbS9Q6IOJFGCeZ9Az5dQGv4xMvId9Mgcd9Le5pFoPcTY3GZufZjyefx-el74Rat3as3PLzfpVqxvsHctWi6LTHZPKNeLJ6phmpFUrU9oEXyz_xGoFsWliPJysYUZRw_erU_QrIh6sylzeGpxOUYWIuAllLs7_A/s320/IMG_9808.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>This hula girl is so cute! Her costume can be for either kahiko (traditional) style or auwana (modern) style of hula. I also like that this set contained the uli uli instruments that are often used in performances. Oh how it brings back so many memories of when I used to dance hula. I remember all the feathers used to come off as we were dancing. I went with a simple look again with the watercolors, but added in the uli ulis to help fill up the blank space.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUufOEaogBin55fpMJi8oSStfOuqZ0EzW0fZeFk94r7Ky76L6YuCYmMSSj_6Ehs2aLuZ27DlcTT-0SAsXNwUCdR_nB4oxmClhu8POyZ3MFPBhQyksm5PD439nkQCynkpxWNK0zn0nsikQ0Nhcf2omzfFdXzaYfTQ3apkicFoVS-NCo1NPVUbvZnuqhD60/s4032/IMG_9809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUufOEaogBin55fpMJi8oSStfOuqZ0EzW0fZeFk94r7Ky76L6YuCYmMSSj_6Ehs2aLuZ27DlcTT-0SAsXNwUCdR_nB4oxmClhu8POyZ3MFPBhQyksm5PD439nkQCynkpxWNK0zn0nsikQ0Nhcf2omzfFdXzaYfTQ3apkicFoVS-NCo1NPVUbvZnuqhD60/s320/IMG_9809.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I really like how this card came out... Since there's a lot of empty space, I started digging into my die stash. I'm so glad I bought tropical flowers and foilage dies whenever I found them. And I'm even more glad that I didn't sell them! The fern die is an old Island Scrapbooking die that you can't get anymore. I paired it with some small plumeria flowers from a Mintopia flower set. Who knew Mintopia would make tropical flowers! The size was perfect for the fern. The sentiment is part of the stamp set. In Hawaii, we say "A Hui Hou" (till we meet again) instead of goodbye. I feel it gives you hope that you will see each other again- even if it's not in the immediate future.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqSYAxEbUrTh1oNZaCVSukfhr6y-eszVgsqr93pk-8onFEv2oKBgZYYW_j4mMfwkrG-OwYD-Wqw-9gXW6bxt5TWw6sjvXLnCX4f5g4p-cGFrnpxZrnsns1oCFfFXF-g6M6_Xyqx7OlrJjl4swFcey8Neo8u9cr5hwz0U_vjn37z-CkzAvpAcOCMjKwUs/s4032/IMG_9812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqSYAxEbUrTh1oNZaCVSukfhr6y-eszVgsqr93pk-8onFEv2oKBgZYYW_j4mMfwkrG-OwYD-Wqw-9gXW6bxt5TWw6sjvXLnCX4f5g4p-cGFrnpxZrnsns1oCFfFXF-g6M6_Xyqx7OlrJjl4swFcey8Neo8u9cr5hwz0U_vjn37z-CkzAvpAcOCMjKwUs/s320/IMG_9812.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Don't forget to visit my channel to watch today's video and enter to win one of two stamp sets from this release! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRk6Qan5oCg" width="320" youtube-src-id="vRk6Qan5oCg"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>I'll be picking winners soon! And I keep forgetting to mention that if you go to the Italian site, you can change the language to English if you don't understand Italian (duh)... then you can see other images my sister created that are not featured in the Sister Stamps line! You can check them out here: <a href="https://www.stamping.it/" target="_blank"> Impronte D'Autore</a>. And visit <a href="https://hankodesigns.com/product-category/sister-stamps/" target="_blank">Hanko</a> to order stamps in the US (Psssst, he also posted a pre-order for the next relase if you want to peek!)</p><p><br /></p>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-48908051345825247072024-03-07T00:00:00.001-10:002024-03-07T00:00:00.138-10:00Meet Our Kane (Male) Hula Dancer!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I have a confession to make.. its been quite awhile since I've blogged. I even forgot how to get into my account and posted on the wrong page! This re-launch of Sister Stamps has forced me to get back to blogging and re-learn how to do posts, etc. Its amazing how quickly you can forget something! Its not even that hard to do, but I had to re-think how to upload images etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So now that you've had a good laugh.... let's meet another new image. This handsome buggah is the newest addition to the family and it features a male hula dancer! Just in time for Merrie Monarch! On the big island, where I'm from, we host the Merrie Monarch Festival, where hula halaus from around the world come to compete in a hula competition. There are several categories in the competition, including Kane (male) categories featuring Kahiko, or more traditional hula style, or Auwana, which is more of the modern style. Our stamp is dressed in more traditional kahiko style costume, complete with the haku and wristlets. For both cards, I tried watercoloring again and utilized the extras in the stamp set to create backgrounds. Its not easy these days to find Hawaiian print papers, so its great that the set includes these options.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIHrseeGHKb2HTfXKgJLb9P8PDLlnh44OmwC6suMzCfJWuUuURnse_ilIyqJ_p3pPM1ix6SuZo6x5NRwYCyQfRSalgeDdHGO88rxd0lM-j0wNkuI5KCYFnH5gW-J9E7mEPBl4YjAH7IeJGw5fL6950T2ALjJWYbQoKSKrHYJMRr3wgH325IMOi-VYawk/s4032/IMG_9810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIHrseeGHKb2HTfXKgJLb9P8PDLlnh44OmwC6suMzCfJWuUuURnse_ilIyqJ_p3pPM1ix6SuZo6x5NRwYCyQfRSalgeDdHGO88rxd0lM-j0wNkuI5KCYFnH5gW-J9E7mEPBl4YjAH7IeJGw5fL6950T2ALjJWYbQoKSKrHYJMRr3wgH325IMOi-VYawk/s320/IMG_9810.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynxWBn3Z1eQlO9007dvzZNwjaSXqSQ87a3SQafD5miV54qo9dI7IOspgURbFPjwSmGEboqCcJMzcnG7_RNi2M-VLUc5nqBNmjOVDBDeZ_LzH36AyxgsNQBC7CPYPhCVyY7DaQs23wqS3QPrNfJjQ_fUD24MOjxduVGtK3R-Oqw7fTzcH5V_dTblGM9MU/s4032/IMG_9811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynxWBn3Z1eQlO9007dvzZNwjaSXqSQ87a3SQafD5miV54qo9dI7IOspgURbFPjwSmGEboqCcJMzcnG7_RNi2M-VLUc5nqBNmjOVDBDeZ_LzH36AyxgsNQBC7CPYPhCVyY7DaQs23wqS3QPrNfJjQ_fUD24MOjxduVGtK3R-Oqw7fTzcH5V_dTblGM9MU/s320/IMG_9811.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> I kept it very simple since I felt like it matches the image better. Sometimes a simple, one layer card is best. Please check back tomorrow for our last image introduction! And don't forget to visit my Youtube channel and leave a comment for a chance to win one of two stamp sets from this release (US only please).<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wK31JdeXj5U" width="320" youtube-src-id="wK31JdeXj5U"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-63366490718286563702024-03-06T00:00:00.001-10:002024-03-06T00:00:00.148-10:00So Excited For The First New Image!!<p>I hope everyone is enjoying the release so far! Today I'm featuring one of the new images! Isn't she so cute? I really love her pose and expression. You really know she is so happy!! Whether she is playing with the birds or just by herself, you know she's having a good time. It reminds me of when we were growing up and would chase the birds at the park until they flew away. Kids now days don't know the joy of chasing birds since they are always on their phones!!</p><p>So my first card captures the memory of the joy of playing at the park. The set even comes with the Joy kanji sentiment that can be used with your image. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLwbwHTifYxXoXFz6aPHGd8pMSrbBSbk7xeidl6fLvpA1zEyN9c_NUoFOjWFVtZImcTd_WOiPkL9w3Oh7PuSFmvNSnjhgSgEVm3JTirzrPq2YQwawKPXXr9yW-1jzb0lhAQkoaP1xf3TZOE-krUpC0PNyRPA_xr1Y-W4cP1puhk5yVU1hsKWwvmak5x4/s4032/IMG_9800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLwbwHTifYxXoXFz6aPHGd8pMSrbBSbk7xeidl6fLvpA1zEyN9c_NUoFOjWFVtZImcTd_WOiPkL9w3Oh7PuSFmvNSnjhgSgEVm3JTirzrPq2YQwawKPXXr9yW-1jzb0lhAQkoaP1xf3TZOE-krUpC0PNyRPA_xr1Y-W4cP1puhk5yVU1hsKWwvmak5x4/s320/IMG_9800.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This next card was done with my copics- although its hard to do the shading on the hair, I still like how it comes out. This time, I paired the image with a washi paper background and a larger kanji die cut that means Happy Birthday.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hqHKAzoE7etk4uyOcdn0_0BBF3MpOpQiMMLW7Jiix519YXMHGR7TnVu3RNozq-rlGMGrGhGpJWztoghHYYb3eWtn5ME9AnI3v8JVzRsOIufFHDZJPCH3elqeo9sgjJqBOun0YkL9XCr1_w9_UlrkwfOYoTljALEPbcwrM83WeYtS2Le99M3OOQiV9Jk/s4032/IMG_9813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hqHKAzoE7etk4uyOcdn0_0BBF3MpOpQiMMLW7Jiix519YXMHGR7TnVu3RNozq-rlGMGrGhGpJWztoghHYYb3eWtn5ME9AnI3v8JVzRsOIufFHDZJPCH3elqeo9sgjJqBOun0YkL9XCr1_w9_UlrkwfOYoTljALEPbcwrM83WeYtS2Le99M3OOQiV9Jk/s320/IMG_9813.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My final card share pairs the little girl with a busier washi paper. Since the background had so much going on, I decided to cut the kanji in black so it could stand out on the busy background. The kanji means "double happiness", which this little girl is definitely feeling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNoJoYQ5Mef8FNJLtJYRDgsQMeCwDqC5Eg0aOkxoQIDRTqgPJpZ9ylSTS7R78vvYwR-Vumov655zZqBs7Ey-Hx-TVuGSyycioB-ag_T1Pt39k5RoZsH93NajxZyXN7Pbxlk14_mWcV8Wypx3KDW666wsMB8XZ8Y8kqeWfe-G4bKw_w0MYaLHeS4x9pkI/s4032/IMG_9796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNoJoYQ5Mef8FNJLtJYRDgsQMeCwDqC5Eg0aOkxoQIDRTqgPJpZ9ylSTS7R78vvYwR-Vumov655zZqBs7Ey-Hx-TVuGSyycioB-ag_T1Pt39k5RoZsH93NajxZyXN7Pbxlk14_mWcV8Wypx3KDW666wsMB8XZ8Y8kqeWfe-G4bKw_w0MYaLHeS4x9pkI/s320/IMG_9796.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /> Thanks again for joining me here on the blog. Please remember to visit my youtube channel and enter to win one of two sets of the new release! (US only please). You can watch the video here:<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ne2YH2g4riE" width="320" youtube-src-id="ne2YH2g4riE"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>And don't forget to come back again tomorrow to see the new hula image!<br /><p><br /></p>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-14572441664886054192024-03-05T00:00:00.006-10:002024-03-06T16:04:56.695-10:00Miyoko Is Back!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Welcome back to more re-relase goodness! I have to admit that I totally forgot what this stamp's name is! Yikes! I feel like a bad parent. I actually had to go into the archives of this blog to see that her name is Miyoko! How could I forget?? I named her after my best friend!! We met in 7th grade and are still BFF's till today! I'm so grateful to have such a good friend after all these years and I'm so happy that they decided to re-release this image! It's like seeing an old friend again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">OK back to the cards. As mentioned in yesterday's post... I started out trying to watercolor the images. I actually really like how everything came out on this first card, except for her hair. I think I still like the way the hair comes out using the copic markers, but I really like the blending on the parasol and the sentiment! Speaking of parasol.... I wanted to feature all of the different images included in this set! The original stamp had Miyoko holding a cupcake since it was our birthday release. Since then, my sister removed the cupcake and added in other images that you could swap out and make her hold instead. I wanted to show you all the options this gives since it let's you decide how you want to use the image!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this first card, I added in the parasol and made it look like she was peeking out from behind it. You will need to cut out the parasol and then adhere it over her. In this card, I added some foam tape for dimension. I felt like there was too much white space, so I added in some flower sequins to fill it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpSLmvFZOpv_jGkuzQUDAw3ORVJXAKRVD3GumTy1SOL4l_2aqipdIRWE2_GcImUP03DpsTErRaTpgvrM-c8dUG3SPOO-cUdOBn1xzaD04wP0FWrYdhYflqcuRmTV3_KAElhu7K4fUu6zGYS3N1iGlCJ0Sz6LkKJXAlOzh-lRSu1d3QBJy5pi2yRH0SVM/s4032/IMG_9797.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpSLmvFZOpv_jGkuzQUDAw3ORVJXAKRVD3GumTy1SOL4l_2aqipdIRWE2_GcImUP03DpsTErRaTpgvrM-c8dUG3SPOO-cUdOBn1xzaD04wP0FWrYdhYflqcuRmTV3_KAElhu7K4fUu6zGYS3N1iGlCJ0Sz6LkKJXAlOzh-lRSu1d3QBJy5pi2yRH0SVM/s320/IMG_9797.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This next card is also done in watercolor. I didn't want to place the sentiment going straight across the card, so I decided to make it diagonal and thought it added more interest and filled up the empty space. Before adhering it down, I watercolored a small area so that the word could be placed over it. I liked the result cause it added more color to the card. Then I went to my sequin stash and added in a butterfly and a trail of flowers. In this card, I made her holding the fan, which is another stamp in the set.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQTvQk-4HD6ra_Dna6RGj_Z5TIX4nPG0xRY6ffl7Ed717DWFK7GXo3yNcv1a9zm3VLeNyTy7a4iV3FDLAezFgxn5eKMAWefwV-i7fLVcih29-K-45h0V5yUkQGeNcgWPSiXrhXRXE9HCibt5jcAccsKs1qa7UoIVUDIUlsdzH536VbTH1mCYo3eVwfDY/s4032/IMG_9798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQTvQk-4HD6ra_Dna6RGj_Z5TIX4nPG0xRY6ffl7Ed717DWFK7GXo3yNcv1a9zm3VLeNyTy7a4iV3FDLAezFgxn5eKMAWefwV-i7fLVcih29-K-45h0V5yUkQGeNcgWPSiXrhXRXE9HCibt5jcAccsKs1qa7UoIVUDIUlsdzH536VbTH1mCYo3eVwfDY/s320/IMG_9798.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>The next card is very similar in layout. I again added some watercolor behind the sentiment. Then added in some sequins around it. I chose the word celebrate since she's holding the cupcake- which was the original design. See how versatile this set is now?!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeNLvoRzMfiIS13kui17CnZjtlQ3KiYCHkeQ7LGjAwrZ1LP5W8SF9Tfm-EqrwlItg-yzNtGFRWgwCb7KRyUfRD1cfnFH-hcE3_RW7epSNiRKZJU00HZySyjBStm4cre9nl54LFfve3H-Q9pE_5LFR1BL5jB4DbtxrqrUyK7pJ_5zAzLfSaKr78WIknH4/s4032/IMG_9801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeNLvoRzMfiIS13kui17CnZjtlQ3KiYCHkeQ7LGjAwrZ1LP5W8SF9Tfm-EqrwlItg-yzNtGFRWgwCb7KRyUfRD1cfnFH-hcE3_RW7epSNiRKZJU00HZySyjBStm4cre9nl54LFfve3H-Q9pE_5LFR1BL5jB4DbtxrqrUyK7pJ_5zAzLfSaKr78WIknH4/s320/IMG_9801.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Ok now for the copic colored images. Look at the difference between the card above and the card below! I'm amazed how nice the hair comes out with the alcohol markers. On this card, I printed the sentiment on the computer and mounted it on washi paper. I again used stickles- this time I used Stardust, which is an iridescent glitter. It gives it just the right touch without taking away from the image or washi paper. Then I added in more flower senquins to fill the blank space. Love how this card came out compared to the watercolored ones.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LI-DTZ-zcWzNeLt-GpbIhSxRswEd9myP7froTweN-Qp85s-UddR-6YGnaQ3Lflqoc5z_lo-UcqNJEHWgjfx1dIHSUfYFuG6qY4Bx8SZGsxwSJVY3b6TfoBDzAz6bNWwgRB2dhVv8FDMLcQyM2smAloG0WvI6BSVQfOcHUVzrDf4H5C0Lqg2Oay5NlLE/s4032/IMG_9803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LI-DTZ-zcWzNeLt-GpbIhSxRswEd9myP7froTweN-Qp85s-UddR-6YGnaQ3Lflqoc5z_lo-UcqNJEHWgjfx1dIHSUfYFuG6qY4Bx8SZGsxwSJVY3b6TfoBDzAz6bNWwgRB2dhVv8FDMLcQyM2smAloG0WvI6BSVQfOcHUVzrDf4H5C0Lqg2Oay5NlLE/s320/IMG_9803.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>I think this last card is my favorite.. probably because I love red washi paper. I had found these washi paper flowers that I had die cut awhile ago in my stash. I had made a similar background in a Valentine's Day card for my husband, and wanted to do something similar for this card. Since the washi flowers had a busy print, I decided to keep the sentiment simple by adding in one of my computer printed sentiment strips. 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Our previous post has links to the shops where you can order this release from. See you tomorrow!!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DilLrQBrMcY" width="320" youtube-src-id="DilLrQBrMcY"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-79697878996034814282024-03-04T00:00:00.002-10:002024-03-04T00:00:00.141-10:00Old Favorites and New Additions!<p>Are you as excited as I am? With the re-launch of Sister Stamps, we are happy to feature old favorites and new additions to the family! For everyone who missed out on getting our images when they were originally launched, you are in luck! Two of our old images are now available in the re-launch! Do you remember Kiyomi? Well, she's being released again, but this time as a clear stamp and with extra images that can be used with other Sister Stamps! </p><p>I must admit, I haven't been stamping or coloring images in a long time. In fact, I intentionally tried to not use my copic markers when stamping these images... I thought it would be much easier to stamp on water color and then paint them up using my distress inks. So the first three cards are just that... I created scenes using the stamps and watercolored them in. They came out OK, but I felt out of practice and not happy with the end result. So you may be asking why I'm sharing them here? I just want to share my journey back to stamping. Although I've been away from it for a bit, as I went through this process, I discovered that I really do enjoy stamping and coloring and I was able to re-teach myself how to use my pens again!! Woo Hoo!</p><p>So let's take a look at the first card. It's one of the watercolored ones. I wanted to feature the cute flying squirrels that are included in the set. The original cling Kiyomi set included a butterfly, but now you can pair her with the squirrels too! I added in some flower sequins from my stash to fill in some of the empty space... I think it came out better once I did that. Sorry, these photos are not great since the weather was pretty dark all day today. :(</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICv2s84v6XmJO4MvykVASDlDyXnVImUquMfPjCEtH6s8Ogts3cJTy9lvcvhLq2jiDs2z1T_Ep3L5KeXGkLXcflTsgey7hLx51vHLrP9p2DdwGAeH1ZkVjxlTs72cJYsI54z1a2QCxkPAt1zHLdkLdL25QFwwpXKPPtW_-WpzcM2MB4J8nbBTMwAlpkI8/s4032/IMG_9799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICv2s84v6XmJO4MvykVASDlDyXnVImUquMfPjCEtH6s8Ogts3cJTy9lvcvhLq2jiDs2z1T_Ep3L5KeXGkLXcflTsgey7hLx51vHLrP9p2DdwGAeH1ZkVjxlTs72cJYsI54z1a2QCxkPAt1zHLdkLdL25QFwwpXKPPtW_-WpzcM2MB4J8nbBTMwAlpkI8/s320/IMG_9799.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This next card is very similar to the first... I created another scene using Kiyomi, but this time using the bird stamps that came in another set that will be featured soon. I like that you can mix and match the stamps and they all work well together! It needed someting to fill the blank space, so I added in clear iridescent sequins as accents.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEY9V58iTz8VbScq4lH7OF0ep2Pxf9LBl6GLhmqu71AW6D10ue6vQu_Em6X1d0XnC-lzQzKjHl3TrMsyiEcFWWd8eRToKWCgWF02lmZrDwQyQka-k5fEmUI_-9DQWM8S0OI8Lp7kydKLcmXA7IDFu2Eq88V8MwbtssDe1QCcJnvSOiT7RGo7Q534rPy_8/s4032/IMG_9804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEY9V58iTz8VbScq4lH7OF0ep2Pxf9LBl6GLhmqu71AW6D10ue6vQu_Em6X1d0XnC-lzQzKjHl3TrMsyiEcFWWd8eRToKWCgWF02lmZrDwQyQka-k5fEmUI_-9DQWM8S0OI8Lp7kydKLcmXA7IDFu2Eq88V8MwbtssDe1QCcJnvSOiT7RGo7Q534rPy_8/s320/IMG_9804.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This last watercolor card features the original butterfly that she was with when we released her as a cling stamp. The set also includes other images you can use for backgrounds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__eiFZi4Z2nHC01pAF-lW1AKHo73i443jAJNy5ltTev_QIFhMlHnrENKVDEeUSYO6WmT9Cy0Nk63mfXdFJUXvvIw862f1r_1ySfhOeUf991dMhZWNdgI-UGzoz3pnS7q6qgU-97MAKa2lflPFx02idhu7Ndgd2zlNXlPgMNVSSeWdgyLbSbOf974Dp4o/s4032/IMG_9805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__eiFZi4Z2nHC01pAF-lW1AKHo73i443jAJNy5ltTev_QIFhMlHnrENKVDEeUSYO6WmT9Cy0Nk63mfXdFJUXvvIw862f1r_1ySfhOeUf991dMhZWNdgI-UGzoz3pnS7q6qgU-97MAKa2lflPFx02idhu7Ndgd2zlNXlPgMNVSSeWdgyLbSbOf974Dp4o/s320/IMG_9805.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And now you can see what I was talking about... Yes, I eventually caved and went back to using my copic markers. I dont't know why I resisted. I guess I thought I could make the watercolor ones as nice as my sister does when she paints on the computer... but I guess I should stick to what I know works (for me anyway). In this card, I printed the sentiment on the computer and mounted it on some scrap washi paper. It was still too much white space for my taste, so I added in the birds (again) from the other set and added a thin line of gold stickles around the border of the white cardstock. I think that little bit of stickles made a big difference. I don't think you can even see the stickles in this photo, but hopefully you will check out my video where you can see it better!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhUzY-ESlVZD188KntiuiCW-pCvjIagFzey_-beYFRD_AoUAjWbDBUWRudyQppzHofptURGwiPA6GAG95HdVRgq-rbt_7fkEXtOfN2lQ6CzMRf57xKRpz2vpFUL4dAuO96Mq0QvQzaU2sZkL1kRW3okihu3LvjakXny2Y5bZLB8BMpthlE2624DKOIoQ/s4032/IMG_9807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhUzY-ESlVZD188KntiuiCW-pCvjIagFzey_-beYFRD_AoUAjWbDBUWRudyQppzHofptURGwiPA6GAG95HdVRgq-rbt_7fkEXtOfN2lQ6CzMRf57xKRpz2vpFUL4dAuO96Mq0QvQzaU2sZkL1kRW3okihu3LvjakXny2Y5bZLB8BMpthlE2624DKOIoQ/s320/IMG_9807.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The hair always takes me the longest to do. I hope you can see it but when coloring up the hair, I always try to mimic the way the hair grows or the way it is combed. In this case, I added in lines where her hair is parted and pulled back into pigtails. I also left some white highlights on her bangs. Its more work, but I like the results. <br /><p>I guess the biggest lesson I learned is that although it may seem like a lot of work in your mind, it really isn't so bad. And although you may be out of practice, it comes back and is probably not as hard as you think it will be! So if you are like me and haven't picked up a stamp or a copic in awhile, I encourage you to just do it. Its not as bad as you think!</p><p>Please check out my video... I have two sets of the new release to give away to someone in the US! All you need to do is leave a comment on the videos posted for this release and you'll be entered! Good Luck!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DhPkVrNwCeg" width="320" youtube-src-id="DhPkVrNwCeg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>So if you haven't already ordered your stamps, you can get them here:<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.stamping.it/category.php?folder_id=5263" target="_blank">Impronte D'Autore</a></div><div><a href="https://hankodesigns.com/product-category/sister-stamps/" target="_blank">Hanko Designs</a></div><div><br /></div><div>And stop by tomorrow to see my other samples!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-39939583601506333352024-02-16T00:00:00.001-10:002024-02-16T00:00:00.134-10:00Sister Stamps Are Back!!<p> Hello Everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted here... you are probably wondering what happened to us? Well, long story short, life got busy. Sister Stamps was a fun project with my sister where we were able to share her creations with the crafting world. I've always felt that she had a special talent for storytelling through her images, and wanted the world to be able to enjoy her artwork as much as I do.</p><p>You may not know this, but my sister continued to design images for another company in Italy, who makes their own stamps. This company, <a href="https://www.stamping.it/category.php?folder_id=5263" target="_blank">Impronte D'Autore</a> (stampin.it) will now be carrying the Sister Stamps images through their site! They are bringing back some of our old favorites, but as clear stamps!! Woo Hoo!! In addition to the old favorites, they will also be releasing some new images too! Stay tuned for more information. (I'm dying over the new stuff!)</p><p>And wait! It gets even better!!! I know those of us who live in the US would prefer to order domestically, so we are happy that Hanko Designs (hankodesigns.com) will also be carrying these images! In fact, you can pre-order the first release now!! Click <a href="https://hankodesigns.com/product-category/sister-stamps/" target="_blank">here</a> for pre-order information. The first release will be in March, and if you pre-order your stamps before the end of February, you can save 10% off your order.</p><p>So although I am no longer running Sister Stamps, I'm happy that they are coming back and will be available to all of you who are only discovering these images now. I'll be working on projects to share with you for each release, so I'd better start practicing my coloring skills again! So please come back soon to see all the new images as we re-introduce them to the crafting world!</p><p>I'll also be updating the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063905713927" target="_blank">Sister Stamps Facebook</a> page again, so please follow us there. And hopefully I can get some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@sisterstamps6612/videos" target="_blank">videos</a> made too! </p><p>I hope you all are just as excited as I am! I look forward to connecting with our old followers and hopefully make some new friends along the way!</p><p>Aloha,</p><p>Jenny</p><p><br /></p>Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-60563386673253783342015-10-04T14:11:00.001-10:002015-10-04T14:11:27.699-10:00Release #29 WinnersBefore I head off island... wanted to announce who the winners are! Please be patient as I will mail off your winnings upon my return.<br />
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Tomorrow is release day! You know what that means? It means you should check if you already entered to win our release blog candy! Deadline is 11:50pm HST on 10/02/15, so don't miss out! Stop by tomorrow for our last day of posts!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-69665823290669659892015-10-01T00:00:00.000-10:002015-10-01T00:00:06.773-10:00No Peeking!Yay! We can now finally reveal who our guest designer is for this release! I must apologize to him because he was asked to participate months ago, and only now he is revealed to everyone! Our Guest Designer is Micah from Micah's Crafts! Thanks Micah for being so patient with me!<br />
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You can check out Micah's channel here:<br />
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And our design team has been hard at work coming up with projects using our new images. Can't wait to check them out myself! Here's the links to their blogs/YT Channels:<br />
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<a href="http://scrapmusubi.blogspot.com/">Rina</a><br />
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On to my project.... Yes, it's a Christmas card! I couldn't help myself! I am so excited about making Christmas crafts! I haven't had a lot of time to make Christmas projects over the past few years, so I'm very excited to be able to do so this year. So I'm getting an early start and I hope this will inspire you to start working on some of your Christmas projects too!<br />
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Don't forget to check out our DT's posts and check back here tomorrow for more release fun!<br />
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Yay! We made it to the last image in our release line up! Phew! Now I gotta go make more samples. LOL!</div>
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So, the last of our images is another bunny named Dixie! You'll laugh when you find out why I chose the name Dixie! Totally does not make any sense at all! Enjoy the story... and the card!</div>
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Last chance to win one of our release images! For a chance to win Dixie:<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 11:59pm HST on 10/02/15; and<br />
2) Tell me if you have any plans during the upcoming Fall Break. We are headed out of town to sin city for some shopping and food!<br />
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OK peeps, don't forget to stop by tomorrow to find out who our guest designer is for this release!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-74666101411105445602015-09-29T00:00:00.000-10:002015-09-29T00:00:02.995-10:00Sister Stamps Release #29- Wanna Meet Pixie?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
OK I promised you some bunnies right? Yep, I love bunnies. Always have, always will. So I was pretty excited that my sister did some bunny peekers! Yay!</div>
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I had to get a bit creative when choosing all of these animal names as you can probably tell. This bunny has a funny name story. Totally not related to bunnies! LOL! Check it out here:</div>
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OK peeps, just a couple more chances to win our new images...<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 11:59pm HST on 10/02/15; and<br />
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And don't forget to check back tomorrow for our last introductory post!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-71389653543011869262015-09-28T00:00:00.000-10:002015-09-28T00:00:04.780-10:00Introducing Boo Boo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well Hello Friends! Back with another Sister Stamps release image to introduce you to today. We have another peeking bear image to share with you and he has the cutest name ever! It's Boo Boo! </div>
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Don't laugh at the reason I named him Boo Boo. To find out why, check out my card share here:</div>
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1) leave a comment on THIS POST by 11:59pm HST on 10/02/15; and<br />
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We are back and have another image to introduce to you today.. this time it's our side peeking bear... Bobo! I think the name Bobo is so cute and matches a bear for some reason... don't you?</div>
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To see the card I made using Bobo- check out the video here:</div>
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Want a chance to win Bobo? Here's all you have to do:<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 11:59pm HST on 10/02/15; and<br />
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We are only half way through our release images! For more release fun, stop by tomorrow to check our next image.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-27118423464930774682015-09-26T00:00:00.000-10:002015-09-26T00:00:04.801-10:00It's Buster!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey Everyone! I'm back with another introduction from our new release! Today, I want to introduce our other dog image. His name is Buster.... he's named after our DT member Rina's doggie! Yesterday you met her other doggie Peanut. They are so adorable and make me want to get a beagle. Check out her cuties....</div>
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Are they not adorable? Sorry, I have no idea which one is which... they look like twins to me!</div>
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Ok... now I know you guys want a chance to win Buster too right (not the real Buster... just the stamp!):<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 11:59pm HST on 10/02/15; and<br />
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BTW- just want to say that I'm enjoying everyone's pet name stories! Don't forget to check in tomorrow for more peekers!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-85003533078922949112015-09-25T00:00:00.000-10:002015-09-25T00:00:06.828-10:00Release #29- Meet Peanut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey Everyone! I am so excited to bring you our next release! My sister and I were brainstorming one day for new images and I was asking her to make images that "peek". She didn't know what the heck I was talking about and I somehow recall me skyping with her to actually show her what I meant by peeking. I'm sure you can just imagine me "peeking" from behind something in order to demonstrate. But I guess she got what my vision was, so she made up a bunch of animal peekers which made me one happy camper!</div>
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Our first image is a side peeking doggie named Peanut. Peanut was named after our Design Team Member, Rina Scrapstress' doggie. She has another doggie that you'll meet tomorrow. I swear, one of her dogs (not sure if its Peanut or not) can say "I love you". Promise.</div>
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So would you like a chance to win Peanut? Ok here's the drill:<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 10/03/15, 11:50pm HST; and<br />
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Don't forget to check back tomorrow and go check out the Sister Stamps You Tube Channel for more Release fun!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-26743679701824226342015-09-24T00:00:00.000-10:002015-09-24T00:00:02.621-10:00Peeking In To Announce Our Next Release!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well well, it seems that I am finally able to release more images! Yay! Since its been awhile, I thought I'd go ahead and release a bunch of new images at once. I just couldn't decide which ones to release first, so I did them all at once!</div>
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Check back tomorrow to meet our new images! See you soon!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-43257122402692401852015-07-04T13:30:00.001-10:002015-07-04T13:30:25.563-10:00Surprise Birthday Giveaway Winners!Happy 4th of July Everyone!<br />
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Just wanted to thank my DT again for hosting the surprise giveaway for this birthday release! Here's the list of winners from those who commented on specific posts:<br />
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Group post day 1: Debi's blog- Aulii: Tereese S.<br />
Linda's YT- Halia: Tfriday77<br />
Group post day 2: Eva's blog- Kaumaka: Christine<br />
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Group post day 3: Rina's Blog- Kyana: Coleen Kwan<br />
Sister Stamps YT- Makai: Crafty Come Lately<br />
Sister Stamps BLOG- Hiilei: Lysa<br />
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Congrats to the winners!! Please email me your mailing address to sisterstampsllc@gmail.com.<br />
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And thank you everyone for playing along. We had such great feedback on this release. Enjoy your long weekend!<br />
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Halia- Daydream Creations<br />
Sandcastle- Sommer Sin Fin<br />
Kaumka- Lin<br />
Aulii- Danielle Fukumoto<br />
Hiilei- Lorene Yoshimura-Tanigawa<br />
Makai- Tereese S.<br />
Kyana- Amy<br />
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Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to leave a comment. Don't forget, there are more chances to win as we pick winners from our surprise giveaways from the DT posts.<br />
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If you are one of our winners, please email me at sisterstampsllc@gmail.com with your mailing address and which stamp you've won. Thank you everyone!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-26699311096712840252015-07-01T00:00:00.000-10:002015-07-01T05:56:11.950-10:00It's Release Day!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We made it!! Can't believe that 4 years ago, we had the courage to take a risk and release a few images.. not knowing what to expect! So honored to still be around after a few years and a few loyal retailers. Many thanks goes out to them and our loyal customers! We really appreciate everyone who has supported us and followed us on this crazy crafty journey!</div>
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Ok stop getting emotional.. on to the good stuff! Today is release day!! Yay! Hope you all enjoy playing with our new friends! Today I continued on my watercolor experiments and came up with this card:</div>
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Embossed the sentiment in white embossing powder and then used my Zig Clean Color markers in rainbow colors over it. Achieved this look by applying clean water over the sentiment first then using my pens to add spots of color. Love how it came out. I'm totally in love with the watercolor pens!<br />
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Did you miss our Design Team? I sure have. It was nice to see everyone back and crafting again! Be sure to stop by their blogs again today so you can see what other projects they've come up with featuring our new images!!</div>
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On to my project for today... I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to pull off this card. I have been wanting to make a card like this for awhile now.. I'll admit.. I'm not very good at having a lot of "white space" on my cards, so this was a bit of a stretch for me. I love how it came out though!! I feel quite accomplished! Ha ha.</div>
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Well, hope you enjoyed my project share as much as I had fun making it!! I'm so excited I was able to execute that technique! I guess I was nervous and just needed a little push to get myself moving. Now I want to use up the rest of the cards I had embossed earlier. I gotta go make more with the sentiment on the other side of the card!!!<br />
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<br />Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244983833027207496noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867480078037358905.post-8030080768600993572015-06-29T00:00:00.000-10:002015-06-29T00:00:01.314-10:00Life's A Beach!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey Everyone! I'm having a lot of fun with this release. I think it has something to do with everyone's enthusiasm for these new images. I gotta tell ya... you guys make me like these images even more! So thank you all for sharing how much you like them with me.</div>
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Before I get to my card share, just wanted to remind you to be sure to visit our Design Team's sites to check out their projects. I know they are very anxious and excited to share them with you. I can't tell you how many times they emailed me asking me when the next release was going to be cause they wanted to work on their projects!!</div>
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Oh!!!!! And please leave a comment on each of their posts! You never know if you'll be eligible for one of our surprise giveaways during our birthday celebration!!</div>
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So today's card was a little slow in coming to me. I had "crafter's block" after I had made the initial samples. But I guess procrastination is the best motivator for me, cause I just finished my card in the nick of time! So here it is....</div>
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I wanted to show you how you can use these images interchangeably by placing Halia and Aulii together on this card. Earlier you saw Aulii with Kaumaka, and Halia with just the sand castle, so here you can mix and match them together! Love that flexibility. </div>
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Oh, and also wanted to point out the background was made with my water color markers. It really makes the background so much easier to do!!! I love love love watercolors!! Here's a closer look at Aulii. Between the two girls is an Island Scrapbooking sentiment "Life's a Beach".</div>
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Oh, and its really hard to see in the photos, but I used my Wink of Stella pen to give the card some shimmer. Check out my video here to see more on how I made this card:</div>
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I've been enjoying reading everyone's favorite beach memories! Thank you for sharing them with me.</div>
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I have more introductions for you today! Its the last of our images... which is still a lot.... Like I said... I'm trying to make up my absence here by sharing up two releases in one! Hope you are enjoying them so far.</div>
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I decided to make more shaker tags today. On our first tag is our swimming girl Hiilei. Hiilei and her sister Kyana (see below) are the sisters of my daughter's BFF. They treat my daughter like she's one of their sisters. </div>
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Hiilei is the first of our water kid images to share with you today. I love how her hair is swept back to make it really look like she's underwater. I wanted the images to be able to interact with our older sea creature images, so they were size to work alone or with our older stamps. Decided to pair up Hiilei with our blow fish image that was released a couple of years ago.</div>
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On a watercolor kick right now, so used my Zig markers again to color up this image.<br />
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And here's our old friend Mr. Blowfish! I think he wants to get together to chill. LOL! The waves and the seaweed were cut from shimmer sheetz using my Doohickey Dies from the volume 1 set.<br />
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Next up is Makai who is named after my nephew. In Hawaii we often refer to the ocean (Makai) and Mountains (Mauka) for direction instead of using north, south, east west. I guess when you live on an island, you are surrounded by either the ocean or the mountain, so its easier to figure out where to go base on that.<br />
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I love the hair on this guy. It kinda reminds me of those troll dolls. LOL! Or those frustrated pencils that had the furry hair on the top. I'm sure everyone loves to snorkel but me. LOL!!! Bet you didn't know that about me. I think it's actually better if I don't see what living things are around me in the water. I might freak out!!! True story, on the last weekend that my husband was on Oahu before he moved to the big island, I took him to Hanauma Bay because he had never gone the entire time he lived on Oahu. <br />
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Now, the last time I had gone was when I was a child, so I remembered how cool it was with all the fish.. etc. But dang!!! Those fish are waaaaaaayyyy bigger now and there are so many of them. You pretty much couldn't move without touching one of them. My husband enjoyed every bit of snorkeling while I rode on his back freaking out. LOL! Anyway, this tag reminds me of that day. Maybe my sister needs to draw me an image of a girl freaking out in the water like me. hee hee hee.<br />
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Again, paired up Makai with one of our older sea creatures- this time I chose a turtle. Don't they look like they are talking to each other?<br />
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I think he's telling Makai to "Stay Cool". <br />
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This sentiment and the rest used in today's projects are all from and old PTI set. The sun and clouds are Lawn Fawn dies. I love those for the faux stitching!<br />
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Again, water colored up the images... Just loving how easy is its compared to Copic coloring. I guess I needed a Copic break.<br />
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OK peeps.. want a chance to win one of these images? Tell ya how:<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 6/30/15 11:59pm HST; and<br />
2) Tell me if you prefer the beach or the pool... I don't think I told you mine, but I think you can guess based off the story I shared above! LOL!<br />
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Hello again! Are you liking the images so far? Well, there is still much more to come, so let's get to it!</div>
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Today I'm back with two more introductions for you... meet our little sand boy- Kaumaka, and our starfish girl, Aulii. They love to play in the sand, but I have a feeling Kaumaka is a little mischievous! I have visions of him ruining a nicely created sand castle!! LOL!</div>
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So I really wanted to pair these two up with the sand castle image, so I ended up making a longer card. It actually measures 3 1/2" x 7" which was wide enough for me to fit all three images, albeit they do overlap a little.</div>
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The card base is made from watercolor paper since I planned on using my Zig markers again. I love those things! Anyway I stamped the sand castle first and then used my markers to color it up. Then used my waterbrush to draw out the ink and water it down for a nice background effect. These make making backgrounds a breeze!<br />
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Then I placed my already stamped and colored up Kaumaka images next to the sandcastle along with stamping the sentiment (PTI).<br />
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I added Aulii on the other side of the sandcastle as she looked like she was going to place the starfish on the castle.<br />
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This card was surprisingly quick to make! These watercolor markers are actually must easier than the copics to use and you can still achieve shading if you want.<br />
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So, do you want to have a chance to win Aulii or Kaumaka? If so,here's what you need to do:<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 6/30/15 11:59pm HST; and<br />
2) Tell me what your favorite beach is! I like Lanikai beach in Kailua but I think everyone knows that secret by now. That used to be our go-to beach back in High School.<br />
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Don't forget to check out my video on this card and stop by tomorrow for our last introductory post!<br />
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Wasssup Everyone! Yes, yes, I know its been awhile since our last release. Did you miss me? I missed all of you! In addition to this long hiatus, it is also our birthday!! So to make up for the long absence and celebrate our birthday, we are releasing a ton of new images! You can actually call it two releases in one. But they all do have something in common... they are all local kine kids at the beach! Since we have so many images to introduce, I'll be introducing them to you in groups.</div>
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I've told you before that I asked my sister to design some local style images and she came through with some awesome stuff! These images really take me back to the "hanabata days" (aka small kid time) when we used to go to the beach all day. I remember whenever our family planned beach days, my mom would wake up early to make musubis and corned beef hash. Yum! It's still some of my favorite food till today. Then we would load up the car- you would think we were leaving for a week with the amount of stuff we packed. I think we used to also pick up some okazu (other picnic food like tempura, chicken, etc.) to go along with our musubis and hash.</div>
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Then we would head to Ala Moana Beach Park, find a shady spot and make house for the next few hours. We loved Ala Moana beach and I still have fond memories of those picnics till today. I guess we are spoiled living in Hawaii, all of our beaches are beautiful and sometimes I take it for granted.</div>
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So the first of our images is Halia... she is named after my niece (actually my cousin's daughter) who lives in the mainland. Whenever they come home to visit they practically live at the beach! I hope they come to visit us again soon.</div>
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Confession time.. I actually made this card with the intention of using it for a swap. Its supposed to be a tag with a beach theme, so I thought this would be perfect! I'm not sure that I like it that much, so I'm thinking it might not be used for the swap. I thought the sequins around the shaker tag was a good idea but not so sure now that its completed.</div>
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So I started off with a #8 sized tag that I cut from an old Tim Holtz die. I cut one out of watercolor paper and the other out of kraft cardstock. Then I stamped and colored up the sandcastle shown below. This is also a new image from this release. It is the perfect accompaniment to our sand images! I also stamped the sentiment Enjoy Summer from an old PTI set. Used my new Zig Clean Color real brush markers to color up these images. Loving these new markers by the way!<br />
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Since it was a shaker tag, I added the foam tape around the edges of the watercolor paper and added in the sequins and glitter before closing it up with the top piece. The top piece was the kraft cardstock that I cut a window out of and put some acetate to make the window. Then it was time to decorate the top. I first added some shells then added Halia. Halia was also colored up using my new Zig markers. I wanted a softer look than the normal copic coloring. Doesn't she look like she's all ready to play!!!<br />
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So there you have it... the first two images from this release! If you would like a chance to win Halia or the Sandcastle image, here's what you need to do:<br />
1) Leave a comment on THIS POST by 6/30/15 11:59pm HST; and<br />
2) Tell me about your favorite beach memory! I already shared mine with you!<br />
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Please check out my video with this project share and don't forget to stop by tomorrow!!<br />
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