Thursday, January 21, 2010

YNS Blog Hop - Aloha Fhiona

****Welcome to the Your Next Stamps Blog Hop*****

Come and join the YNS Blog Hop!

Happy to see you here today and I am so excited to invite you to our YNS Blog Hop from today. Before I show you my creations today, I am going to give you some info on this blog hop so you too can join us to have some fun too!! If you are coming from Karen's blog, you are in the right path.

- Blog Hop will run from: Thursday 21st January (03:00 EST) to Monday 25th January (midnight EST)
Blog Hop in order:

How to enter the prize draw: To enter the grand prize draw, you need to add your name & blog link to Mr. Linky over at your last blog hop stop at Simonne's blog.
If you don't have a blog, you can still enter, but will have to leave your email address in a comment, so you can be contacted.

If you want an extra entry for your draw (see Blinkie Contest details here), then you are eligible for a 2nd entry into the grand prize! All you need to do is add your name a 2nd time to Mr Linky with the URL over at Simonne's blog at your last stop.

Also for the duration of the hop, Your Next Stamp is having a HUGE sale!! For 5 days only, there will be a whopping 25-55% off selected stamps!!!

I've prepared some creations using one of the new release set "Aloha Fhiona". Isn't the word "Aloha" given you some thoughts of a summer vacation? One of my memorable vacations was in 2007. When my family went to Japan, Taiwan & Hong Kong around March/April. I am showing you a picture we took in Japan when my husband and I brought our daughter to visit Puroland aka Hello Kitty Land in Japan. It was our first time there. Although we have no idea what they were talking about in the shows, but we had so much fun even just watching them.


Here are a couple pictures we took at Puroland in Japan. It was in March, but it wasn't that warm as we expected.

Here is my #1 project (card) for today - Aloha Fhiona. The flower, cocktail drink, Fhiona & the 'Hula Baby!' are part of this stamp set.


Show you a closer view on this cute little Aloha Fhiona. She is a doll!


This flower stamp also comes with the stamp set, I stamped 3 images and colored them in different colors.


Side view of this card.


View of the inside


This is #2 project (Candle with stamped images). Here is a little instructions, so very simple.
Step 1: Stamped the images on a piece of tissue paper.
Step 2: color the images
Step 3: cut out the image (just cut around the image, not necessarily to be exact on the line)
Step 4: lay the images on the candle, wrap a piece of wax paper around the candle to hold the images, use a heating tool to the wax paper where covers an image. The image will seal in with the candle. but please remember not to heat it too long or else, the candle be melted.
Step 5: slowly remove/unwrap the wax paper, and ta-da, your images (tissue paper) is now sealed in with the candle.
Step 6: stamped the sentiment on a plain color ribbon, adhered it around the candle.





I hope you like what I prepared for you and have fun playing with us for the blog hop. Your next hop will be the Talented Starlet "Kerri". Have fun visiting Kerri and good luck to you all :o)

47 comments:

1LuvnMama said...

I luv this card and especially this candle! :) So cute!

Andrea said...

Ilove your candle, good done
hugs andrea , I hop on

Noreen Yun said...

Oh my goodness, Hello Kitty Land.
That's like my dream come true.
I am a total addicted HK fan!!!
Very cute card, I really like this Fihona image!!

Mira said...

The card is so beautiful and the candle is great :)
So you've been to Japan... It's my fav/dream destination; I really really want to visit there some day.

Lana Clarke said...

Your creations are super Cabio and your pics are really cool. Wow what a great trip. I went to Hong Kong when I was was 14 but I would love to go back now. Your daughter is adorable ;0)
Hugs
Lana x

Leah l'Orange said...

gorgeous projects, Cabio! i LOVE that Hula card with the perfect little accents!!

and OMG, Puroland! how much FUN would that be?! i wanna go!

Wilfreda said...

Hello Kitty Land!!! That's so cool. Your projects are great. I want to try the candles, but I am a little nervous. One of these days :)

Lillian Child said...

Rock ... a hula baby ... rock! Reminds me of the Elvis song from one of his Hawaiian movies from years ago. Bet that will give away my age! (grin) Darling card, Cabio!

dstandard said...

The card is adorable and so is your candle!

StampinCathy said...

WOW! Look at all this YNS MOJO! Your card is fabulous inside and out and that candle is awesome. Thanks for this inspiring eye candy all this hop.

Kerri said...

These are AWESOME, Cabio!!! I LOVE that card~so many fabulous details and the coloring~WOW! Thank you for the candle tutorial! I will have to try that sometime :) Your daughter is ADORABLE!!! I love that picture of her with the jumbo HKs!!! TFS!

Anonymous said...

Cabio,
Your card is pretty and detailed. Love the flip flops too. Great job with the candle.

Beth aka BR-T said...

Wowie that card is fantastic!!! I think the candle is fantastic as well! Beth aka BR-T

Charlotte said...

Great card! Love the tropical colours you have used! The candle is a great project as well!

Nicole said...

I love you Hula card. Great job coloring in Fhiona. Love it

Jenny said...

Hi Cabio!
Your Aloha Fhiona card is so cute! Love the color combo and how you used a lot of the stamps in the set!

Jenny
crazyforpaper.blogspot.com

Melissa S said...

Love the candle!!

Amy Leggate- Paper Romance said...

Lovely Projects Cabio!!

Lysa said...

Aww.. Aloha Fhiona is super cute! I love both of your projects!

Unknown said...

Love your projects, the candle is a fab idea and a great gift too!!
hugs Angela x

Big Mamma~ a.k.a. Mary S said...

I've got to try the candle trick. How cute is that.


Big Mamma's gotta hop along now.

Jacqueline (Sjakkie) said...

Wonderful projects, really cute!
Hugs Jacqueline

Sparkplug17 said...

These are just darling! Love your candle!

Maylee said...

Hi Cabio! Love your projects using Aloha Fhiona, especially the candle!

They have a Hello Kitty Land?! Your daughter must have had a ball there! TFS!

Karen (Your Next Stamp) said...

Thanks for sharing your vacation story with us! Hello Kitty Land sounds like so much fun!!! I love your hop creations and that candle is such a cool idea!
Hugs
Karen
xx

fairie said...

Oh, what lovely card and candle holder you made. So cute.

xoxo

Crafty In Carolina Stamper said...

Hi Cabio! Love the card, the way you decorated the inside of the card is awesome! Love the candle too, what a neat idea =)

Jodie from Oz said...

Cabio, Wow, love these wonderful projects. The card is so cute and love the candle. You talent is amazing. Thanks for sharing your vaction photo, looks like you had so much fun. Hugs Jodie from Oz

Jodi said...

These are both great projects! I think I may have to try doing a candle again ~ it's been about 5 years since my last one....

Hello Kitty Land sounds like it would be great ~ I just adore Hello Kitty.

~* steph :) *~ said...

I really want to go to Japan, maybe one day ;p'.
I love your card! Love the colors and the layout! Your candle is beautiful! Thanks for sharing :)!
*hugs*

donna mikasa said...

Cute card and the candle is such a neat idea!

Unknown said...

awww....super cool project!

Trish Miles said...

wow such a cute card and candle, love it.

Diane said...

The candle and card are fantastic! I love them, she is super cute. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day.
Diane

ribenaruby said...

Thankyou so much for the details on the candle, so clear, hope to try this out in the future, Beautiful projects, thankyou for sharing!

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Such wonderful and inspiring creations! TFS!

Have a wonderful weekend :)
hugs, margie

kandistar said...

I love the detail that you have put into this card, it is amazing, the candle is supercute too! *Candace*

juli (sweetpz) said...

cute card and candles! i love the Aloha Fhiona, so cute...
also thanks for the pics of Hello Kitty! my DD LOVES Hello Kitty!

~juli

Julye said...

What fun projects and such a cute fhiona too.Thanks for sharing Julye

Stampinsilvia said...

your card is simply gorgeous! I lvoe love your candle too! Fab job!

Gloria said...

Great images. Love the flowers.
Your card and candle is soooo
cute.

Anonymous said...

I love the card and candle!

XOXO Jas

SemSee said...

Oh Cabio, as you already know, I adore your Aloha Fhiona card and candle!! I haven't been brave enough yet to try the candle technique (I have had a couple of candles and the tissue paper ready for months, LOL!!), but with your great instructions I think I should have a go!! What a FANTASTIC vacation to Japan - WOW!!!! Our daughter really wants to go to Japan to visit the Sylvanian Families Village (Calico Critters). Thanks for sharing those wonderful photos! Hugs, Simonne x

Unknown said...

Hula Fhiona is really cute! Great coloring of her hair and the flowers on the side. Pretty matching candle!

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