My Island Home…
August 10, 2023
What has happened on Maui this week is incomprehensible. … More My Island Home…
Category: Personal
Meet Bella
April 8, 2018
Pookie – Captain Stupidhead – was supposed to be The Last Cat. If I said it once I said it a bajillion times. But somehow when my son was home for a few months last fall he persuaded us to visit the Maui Humane Society. I’m still wondering how it all happened, but the fact is, Bella is here to stay. … More Meet Bella
Sharing a few new shades of green
June 3, 2016
Stampin’ Up! has beautiful shades of green, but I’ve just returned from a trip that took my appreciation of the color to new levels.
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Quick and easy tags – and a Reunion Story
August 20, 2015
Last weekend I made a whirlwind trip to attend my high school reunion. I took goodie bags for the people who made it happen – and they worked very hard! Before I left, I made up some simple tags for the bags: Stamps: Wild About Flowers, Gorgeous Grunge, Tin of Cards Color Palette: Whisper White, … More Quick and easy tags – and a Reunion Story
Memories, old and new
July 14, 2014
I’m spending a few days with my parents in Santa Barbara before heading over to Salt Lake City for Inspire.Create.Share, the 2014 Stampin’ Up! convention. It’s been a great visit, starting with lunch at the Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company with my dad: I had the Danish Red along with a Farro & Arugula salad and … More Memories, old and new
Friends across the miles
May 13, 2014
One of my absolute FAVORITE things about blogging is the sweet serendipity of making new friends. My post on May first inspired a Maui Stamper reader to share a photo with me, and one thing led to another… Cheryl Hasson gave her permission for me to share this photo. Here’s what she said: I was … More Friends across the miles
Happy Congratulations
February 3, 2014
The name of this stamp set cracks me up – it makes me think of one of those “close but not quite” translations. You know the ones. In any event, I used a sketch from the Paper Players to get started: Stamps: Happy Congratulations and Petal Parade (SAB) Color Palette: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Pool … More Happy Congratulations
Merry Christmas
December 24, 2013
Each of my nativity sets holds a special place in my heart, but I’m especially fond of these figures hand made in Puerto Rico: In the Puerto Rican culture, these are called Santos. Mr. Maui Stamper and I were in San Juan many years ago, and I looked at a lot of Santos before choosing … More Merry Christmas
An elf…by himself
December 23, 2013
Years ago, when it became apparent that my grandmother could no longer live in her home, my sister and I made the arrangements to settle her in a new living situation and then turned our attention on the home she had lived in for nearly 50 years. What we found could fill a book, but … More An elf…by himself
Stamping just for fun
December 19, 2013
Sometimes the list of projects I “have” to do gets out of control and I rebel. (I KNOW. You’re shocked.) Last night I decided to make some simple tags just because: These aren’t to show off any special technique or demonstrate my skill as a colorist (snort) or win a Pinterest popularity award. They were … More Stamping just for fun
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