Crafty Shave Ice!

Before I get into my project (which I'm super excited to share with you today), I just wanted to thank our guest designer... Rina "Scrapstress" for working so hard on all of her projects to make this release extra special...

 

And of course, I can't forget my design team right?  I love you guys!  Thank you for ALWAYS working so hard to make our releases so fun and inspiring.  Please check out everyone's blog and give them some love!

 

Eva

Debi

Linda

Linda's You Tube

 

Now.. I'm so excited to share my project with you today.  Here's what I started off with....

 

 



 

 

Yep, those were paper mache cupcake boxes that I had in my storage buried in my closet.  I was so happy to find them and knew exactly what I wanted to make with them...

 

Ta daaaaaaa!  I made crafty shave ice!  No, you can't eat it, but it sure looks ono!  See, it's also a box, so you can put little goodies inside!

And here's a close up of Anuhea with her shave ice. I want to say its blue vanilla and strawberry.

Here's how I made them.. First I gesso'd the outside and inside with 2 coats.  Then I did a coat of regular white acrylic paint. 

After those all dried, it was time to make the shave ice!  I used regular acrylic paint and painted each shave ice and blended it inbetween so it looked like real shave ice.

After that dried, I gave it a coat of glossy accents and added a coat of Martha Stewart coarse glitter like I did on the image's shave ice.

Then I cut down a paper straw and hot glued it to the crafty shave ice!  Here's a better look at Ekahi!

I think he's eating banana and blue vanilla.

And can't forget Leilani with the Rainbow shave ice!

Poor thing spilled hers.  Hope you don't spill your's!

All right crafty peeps!  By the time you read this I will have returned home from my trip.  But there's still time left to enter our giveaway!  Go back to the introductory posts and check them out!  And don't forget to like us on Facebook.. we sometimes do surprise giveaways and share links to all of your projects that we find online!

Aloha and Mahalo

So did my hint yesterday about the Spam Musubi help you figure out who our guest designer is for this release?  You guessed it!  It's Rina!  I met Rina when I went to LA last January with Linda.  Oh My Goodness... we had so much fun!  She is a riot and I totally wish we hung out more!  Thanks   Rina for helping me with this release!  Her projects are amazing!  Go check her out dudes!

 

Rina's blog

Rina's You Tube

 

And don't forget the rest of the talented ladies:

Eva

Debi

Linda

Linda's You Tube

 

For today's project I wanted to say thank you to our retailers who regularly carry our stamp line. Without out you we would not still be here!  I made them tags with images from this release...



 

 

 

 

Here's a closer look the Anuhea tags.  I sprayed the backgrounds with my Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays and added sand to the bottom of the tag to give it a beach feel.  The Mahalo and Aloha sentiments are from Island Scrapbooking and the other sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts.

 

Did the same for the Ekahi tags.

 

Hope you enjoyed today's project!  Don't forget to check out all the designer's projects on their blogs today!

Meet Ekahi!

Hello folks!  Hope you are enjoying the new images!  Next up is our boy image eating shave ice.  His name is Ekahi.  He is actually named after Anuhea's little brother. When we first met their family they had four girls and now they finally got their boy! 

 

Not sure if you noticed, but I'm keeping my cards very simple for this release... I guess I'm in a simple mood?  I just had a blast making all those backgrounds that I really wanted use them without covering them up with goodies, so I decided to go with clean and simple this time.

 

 



 

All I did was cut the sprayed background into smaller strips and then adhered them to some kraft cardstock.  I thought this was a fun way to add texture without covering up the spray or distracting from the image.

Luckily I picked up one of the new Papertrey Ink sets that had a lot of sentiments about summer and sweets!  A perfect partner for our new stamps!  Again, added glitter to the shave ice to make it look icy.  He looks like he's eating strawberry shave ice... the kind you get from the shave ice truck that is hard and crunchy chunks (not all nice and melty like the kind you get today).

Been playing around with hair coloring again to stretch my skills a bit.  Do you like it?  I went a little lighter than I normally do.

Want a chance to win Ekahi?  Here' what you gotta do:
1)  Leave a comment on THIS POST by 11:59pm HST on 06/30/14; and
2)  Do you remember the shave ice truck/manapua man?  If so, what did you buy from him?

We're Turning 3!

Oh Myyyyyyy!  (I think I've been reading George Takei's FB page too much LOL!)  I'm back with some awesome news!!!  Sister Stamps will be turning 3 years old on July 1st!  Here's a look at our next release...

 

 

I seriously can't believe how fast the time has flown!  Please join us as we celebrate 3 years of stamping happiness!  Check back tomorrow when the real fun starts!

Release #23 Winners and a Sneaky Peek!

Wassup People!?  You didn't think I forgot about the blog candy winners did you?  Sorry, I just got a bit tied up with family stuff this weekend, but I'm back now to tell you who won our giveaway!

Sakura-chan:  Kaleilani

Momotaro:  Kathy Chono-Herring

Sakura Set:  Tina H.

Congrats to the winners!  Please email me at sisterstampsllc@gmail.com with your mailing address so I can mail these stamps off to you!

And a little sneaky peek of what's to come....

Check back later this month to see what all the fuss is about!