Ready for Christmas?

Christmas is around the corner.  Have you gotten those Christmas Cards done already?  The deadlines to submit your projects is next month! 

When I moved to Arizona, I realized that certain things that once was easily accessible were now a challenge to get… like to a beach… REAL Hawaiian Shave Ice… and Hawaiian Greeting Cards.  I couldn’t just run to ABC Store or Long Drugs and grab a Mahalo (Thank You) card or a get a box of Christmas Cards from Liberty House anymore (and I heard that Liberty House is no more?)

Yep, by 2000, I realized that getting my holiday cards was going to be pretty hard to do – and I’m pretty picky as to what they look like and what they say inside.  So in 2002, when I finally found a decent color/photo printer,  I ventured to create my own using various applications (like MS Word & Serif Photo Plus and before that, MS Paint *GASP*).  I won’t post those relics here (and I hope any one you who got them from me back then have long chucked them in the recycling bin!).  Since then, I’ve gotten into stamping and card making using ribbons and such. In 2007, I made the invitations to our wedding.

This year, I get to play with a new medium- Heritage Makers’ Studio!  I’m excited! So far, I’ve got a couple invitations done up.  The front has one large area for a picture, the back has room for some text and three smaller pictures. I’ve got a couple greeting cards in progress, too, which I’ll post as soon as I’m done with them.  Let me know if any of them interest you.  If there’s enough interest, I’ll try and submit them as templates.

October 18, 2008

Take a look at my Heritage Makers projects!

FROM: Mayve ReedProject Name: Mele Kalikimaka IN2 Author: Mayve Reed Project Type: 5×7 Invitation: Landscape If the “View This Project” button doesn’t work, copy-and-paste this link into your browser: http://www.heritagemakers.com?event=projectBrowse&projectId=afe94c26-1020-4606-a443-c85282ff50dc&productId=68&projectSponsor=300115   FROM: Mayve ReedProject Name: Mele Kalikimaka IN Author: Mayve Reed Project Type: 5×7 Invitation: Landscape If the “View This Project” button doesn’t work, copy-and-paste this link into your browser: http://heritagemakers.com?event=projectBrowse&projectId=19e3c40f-3048-322b-c0a9-63802392966a&productId=68&projectSponsor=300115

Can’t get enough Hawaiian Graphics for your book?

Well, you’re in luck.  Check out these August’s New Premier graphics.  It almost makes me want to go back home for more pictures just to use these in a new book!

   

HM Goes Hawaiian

Being an island girl, I was kinda disappointed that ScrapGirls hadn’t added a Hawaiian collection the use for my Kauai pics.  I was about to request authentic hawaiian graphics when I peeked in the New Studio Premier Content for July.  To my delight, it was as if the guys could read my mind. I found just what I wanted hawaiian flowers and then some.  The Hula Sue Collection Biggie did not let me down.  Check it out. 

 

I’m so proud of HM!!  The plumerias are awesome, don’t you think? Guys, eyes off the hula girl.  Remember, with a Premier membership, you have unlimited photo storage and access to more digital art than what is available through a Basic Membership.  Now, you can show off those Hawaii pics without feeling “haole!” …just another reason to go Premier.