Thanks from Cappy

Wow!  Can't believe tomorrow is release day!  Yay!  Hope you've been checking out all our sister's posts and all the fun projects! 

Karen

Laura

Eunice

Linda

Eva

Debi

Just wanted to thank everyone for helping us celebrate our 2nd birthday!  Couldn't have made it without the help of our Guest Designer KI- thanks girl!  And much mahalo to our Chinese Zodiac team that took on this extra release just to help us celebrate!  You guys rock!  And thank you so much to Eva who agreed to be a regular design team member!  And of course to my CBFF Debi... Thanks so much for all your help!!!  It's not easy finding a bunch of talented girls that are reliable and easy to work with!

While we are on the subject of thanks...Here in Hawaii, we usually make favors for almost any kind of party...  A bit of a thank you for coming to our party and helping us celebrate!  I found this Kawaii favor box that doubles as a thank you card!  Here's how I decorated the front...  Kept it simple by just stamping thanks in a circle, punched it out and adhered it to a scallop circle.  Added some ribbon and then adhered the scallop circle over the ribbon.

When you open up the card, you see the favor!  I decided to punch a hole using the scallop punch again and then adhered some acetate under it.  I thought it would be cute to see what the favor goodies were inside.

I thought Cappy matched this project the best, so I colored her up and added her to the inside.

And here's a shot of the drawer that slides out for your goodies.

So simple to make!  Here's the link to Julie's blog where I found the tutorial...

And just wanted to say a very special thank you to my sister for all her hard work and amazing creations!  Hope we can last another year!

Paper Bag Puppies

Hi there!  Back again with more birthday fun!  To help us celebrate our 2nd birthday, we have some friends joining us in the celebration... But before that, I wanted to announce who our guest designer is for this release!  This lady is not only one of our biggest fans, but she is also a dear friend!  Check out her blog here to see who I'm talking about...

But wait.. there's more!  We are thrilled to have some of our Chinese Zodiac team join us in this special birthday release!  They will be sharing projects this week using our new Release #15 images...  Check out their blogs here:

Laura

Eunice

Linda

And finally.... we've asked a former guest designer to be a permanent addition to our family! Find out who will be returning for the long haul here...

And don't forget my right hand lady... I'm sure Debi has some great projects up her sleeve...

Who knows, you might just have another chance to win some birthday blog candy along the way!

Now that all the announcements have been made... On to the card!!  I was looking at Pinterest for some inspiration and found a tutorial on this paper bag card.  It's super duper easy to make and a great way to use up your scraps.  I recently taught a class that used this Vintage Bliss paper by Simple Stories.  I'm totally addicted to this paper collection!  I'm a BIG Simple Stories fan, but this is my all time favorite collection.

I decided to use both Doogie and Cappy on this card.  For some reason, Doogie looks like she wants to eat something... I think it's her tongue hanging out of her mouth.  Anyway, what's a party without cupcakes right?  So I found an ancient cupcake Sizzix die in my stash. I knew it would come in handy one day. It's the perfect size as it was not too big to fit on the pocket.

Then I colored up Cappy and made her peeking out from inside the pocket.  I guess it's her positioning that makes me feel like she's peeking over the edge.  Added a small birthday flag by Bella Blvd that I got a a red tag sale.  It's on a little sewing pin, so I'm sure you could easily make your own.  I think it would be great with washi tape!

Here's a shot of the card outside of the pocket.  You can write the message on this card, or make another card and stick it inside the paper bag.  I think this would make a cute mini album too.

Here's a closer look at Cappy.

So don't forget to check out everyone's projects today!  And you might want to leave a comment... jus' saying!

Meet Cappy

 Ok enough gushing about my first child... On to the next doggie!

Meet Cappy.... Cappy is a wire haired miniature daschund that joined our family when my daughter was born.  She shares the same birthday as Akemi!  Weird yah?

My father-in-law LOVED Kiki.  I guess he always wanted a dog, so shortly after Akemi was born, they got Cappy....  That's why Kiki is so grouchy... lost attention because of Akemi and Cappy!!!

My father-in-law tried to teach Cappy tricks.... But she was only able to master one...

Chodai!  We teach young children to place one palm over the other facing up to say "please" when they are young and can't really speak.   This term was known as "Chodai" in my household.  Whenever we said this, my daughter would make the motion and then we'd give her what she wanted.  Well, my father-in-law decided to teach this to Cappy.  Since she can't make the same motion with her paws, she sits up as shown to beg for food.... which is why our next image is named after her!

I decided to keep this card simple... Cappy is such a happy doggie, that I thought this sentiment by Hero Arts was a perfect match for her.  After stamping it, it reminded me of those old label stickers that everyone had.. then it reminded me of washi tape!  So I went through my stash and found a bunch of washi from Target that I bought awhile ago.  Love that they sell them in a pack with different designs of all the same color.  Makes it so much easier to match!  Here's a close up of Cappy..

So, would love to take Cappy home?  Well, not the real cappy, just this new stamp?

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2.  What is the best dog trick you have ever seen? I'm sure I'll hear a lot of examples from stupid pet tricks.. Am I right?  Hee hee.. Can't wait to hear!

Here Boy!

Can you believe July is almost upon us?  Where is the summer going?  Well, the good news is that we have another release scheduled for July 1st, which is just around the corner... Here's a sneaky peek at what's to come...

It's what you've been waiting for!  We got a whole litter coming your way, so check back tomorrow to meet the pack!