Silly Rabbit

Yay!  It's release day!  Can you believe we made it through all 12 images?!

For my last project, I got a little playful.  I guess I was in a rascally mood.  The Rabbit image's expression is to straight and stoic and Daba is so silly and playful, I just had to combine the two together.  While brainstorming ideas on projects, I started laughing out loud when I thought of this...

So I started off by stamping the polaroid from the We Click set by Mama Elephant.  Before I say more, I just have to know if you guys have ever used a polaroid camera before? Me and my co-worker were talking about polariod cameras one day and she told me she's never seen or used one before.  Wa-wa-what???!!  How is that possible?  Then I realized just how young she is, or maybe just how old I am.  Sigh....

Ok back to the card...  I stamped the polariod again onto some Doodlebug scrap paper and cut out the inside rectangle to use as the background, then color and cut out the Rabbit image to mount in the polariod.

The We Click set also comes with a few sentiments that fit perfectly on the polariod. I chose the Say Cheese sentiment because I thought it was funny that the Rabbit wasn't smiling.  I'm sure you know people who do that right?  You say- Say Cheese! and no reaction.  Maybe they are thinking they are smiling in their mind?

Got side tracked again.... So then I stamped and cut out Daba.  I think Daba is a real joker and gets a kick out of his own pranks.  He drew a moustache on the Rabbit!  Bwahahahahaha!

The background paper used was one of my favorites by Amy Tangerine.  I love the camera pattern- especially because it has hearts in the lens!

Forgot to take a photo of the inside, but I used the other sentiment from the We Click set that says "Life is like a camera, face it with a smile".  I'm going to try to think of this statement when I'm having a crappy day.

Thank you for joining us for this release!  We have one more release for 2013 that is coming up next month.  Can't wait to share that one with you!

Epic Adventure

Before I get into my project, I just wanted to say that it's a little bittersweet moment for me right now.  The Chinese Zodiac design team has been with Sister Stamps for about a year now and this is our last release!  Please check out Patti, Laura, Eunice and Linda to see what they came up with.  They have given us awesome projects over the year, so don't miss their final projects today and tomorrow!

We are coming up on the school's fall break soon, which made me a little nostalgic for last year's break.  I can't believe it's been about a year since we took our trip to Disneyland with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.  That was truly an epic adventure!

My mother-in-law is the rabbit of the family and she really does match the profile.  So here's my layout using our new Rabbit image... I guess I was in a rainbow-ish mood!  I guess it reminded me of Disneland and our trip, so I really wanted to use it.  

In the picture, we finally were able to get the entire group in one shot since Disney has photographers that will take pictures for photopass and will also use your camera.  My sister-in-law is a Disney cardmember and we were able to get in to an exclusive meet and greet at California Adventure.  We weren't sure who the character would be, but were excited to find out it was Stitch!  Here's a better look at the photo used.

And because it was an Epic Adventure, I couldn't resist using stamps from Mama Elephant called Wanderlust.  They are really fun for journaling on your scrapbooks.

So if you live in Hawaii, are you planning anything for the next fall break?  We are getting ready for VEGAS BABY!  Woo Hoo!  Haven't been there since Akemi was in my belly.  Maybe we'll have another epic adventure!

Meet the Rabbit....

Well, I feel like we're finally at the end of a long journey!  About a year ago, we started releasing all of the Chinese Zodiac creatures and are down to our last two animals!  I truly appreciate everyone's enthusiasm for all of the images in this collection and really appreciate all of the Zodiac Design Team's hard work and creativity.  More from them later....

For now, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite images from the collection!  I'm a little biased and partial to the rabbit as I had a pet rabbit growing up.  I've always loved bunnies and convinced my sis to draft up a whole collection of them.  You've already met Daba, now it's time to meet the Rabbit.  Who knows, maybe you'll see more bunnies in our future!

This gift card holder was made using the new We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board.  If you have not picked up this cool new tool, you need go jump in your car or go to your computer and order one.  You won't be sorry.  I'm so impressed with all the creative ways that everyone has come up with to use this punch board... and I don't mean just for envelopes!

I decided to keep it simple here and just used it to make a gift card holder/envelope out of washi paper.  It was a bit challenging since washi has a lot of give, so my paper kept getting stuck in the punch part.  But I think it was worth it, it came out nicer than the ones I used plain cardstock.

Here's a shot of the back so you can see the envelope portion.

Do you want a chance to win this rabbit?  I know you do right?  Here's all you have to do:
1)  Leave a comment on THIS POST by 09/30/13 11:59 HST; and
2)  Tell me if you want to see more bunnies.  I know I've asked this before, but I'm just wondering if there's enough interest. Thanks!

We Finally Made It!

Woo Hoo!  In just a few short days, you can soon own the entire Chinese Zodiac collection!

Be back tomorrow to begin our introductions!!

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Check back tomorrow for more info!