Thank You..Aloha..Mahalo

I just wanted to send out a big Mahalo to the Kim family for giving me this beautiful basket of goodies! I was so fortunate to help them design their son's 1st B-day invitations. They dropped off this basket last week as a 'Thank you'.

I'm really glad they liked the invitation and I heard the party was lots of fun. Brennan's theme was Sesame Street, so we went with the vibrant primary colors for the invitation. Isn't he such a cutie? I love the fact that in the photo, his index finger is pointing to signify "1". We decided to go with the baby characters which are so adorable and fitting. Matching RSVP cards were also included.



















I had a lot of fun designing the card and I feel so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to be part of Brennan's milestone. This job has been one of the most fulfilling and rewarding...
thank YOU all for the opportunity.

P.S. - I haven't ripped into the goodies yet...don't know what I'm waiting for. It just looks too pretty to unwrap. =)

Digi 101 Class Photos

Happy Monday everyone!! I just uploaded photos from our Digi 101 class on the left sidebar. Enjoy!

Digi Know?

Digi know that resaving JPGs over and over again will cause the quality to degredate? I sure didn't, but I learned this today from the talented Claudette San Pedro who taught our Digi 101 Scrapbooking class today @ Pineapple Cove. We were so lucky and fortunate to have her come teach. She did an amazing job. Thank you so much Claudette for taking time out of your schedule..I can't wait for the next one!!

We were so fortunate to have Mindy Terasawa donate her Monkey Do Kit which everyone received a copy of. We also received a template from her Moss Scape Quickpages which was used as an excercise in class. Here's my finished layout I made of me and my sister. Everyone says we look like twins...really? cause I don't see it. =)

























Working on the layout excercise, we learned about layers, how to use quick pages, different tools within PSE, how to drop shadow, erase parts of a photo without deleting another image and how to save our digi layouts for printing. PNG files were explained as well as other file formats like psd and jpg.

I forgot my memory card at home, so I'll have to upload photos of the class tonight to the sidebar. I learned so much today and had lots of fun with the girls, thanks again Claudette!! Until next time...

Cricut (TM) Swarm @ the Cove!

The Cricut and the Cricut Expression by ProvoCraft has revolutionized die cutting for the craft industry. There is no longer a need for big, bulky dies and say goodbye to cutting by hand. The possibilities are endless with these lightweight and portable machines.

Whether you own the original Cricut, or have upgraded to the Cricut Expression, you have a revolutionary new way to cut for all your papercrafting & home decor projects. Here at Pineapple Cove, we've been swarmed with Cricuts eager to create magnificent paper projects. So to help tame them, we've added a variety of Cricut Classes to help you maximize the potential of your machines. We'll show you the basics for those who have just gotten their hands on a Cricut, or are thinking of purchasing one. To classes that will show you how to use your computer to cut Fonts and images using the Sure Cuts A Lot software by CraftEdge.

We've added 8 new classes to September's calendar all geared around the basics of using your Cricut or Cricut Expression. Please check out the Calendar for times and availability. Please note: the calendar defaults to today's date, so make sure you change the month to September in order to view the classes. To register and secure a spot in the class, either stop by the store or call 735.3553 to pre-pay. Thank you!

Butterfly Kisses

Here @ Pineapple Cove, we have a range of die cutting services available for your convenience!

1. Purchase your paper and use our AccuCut machine for FREE to cut favor boxes for that special occasion! Samples are available in the store.
   
2. Custom die cutting services - see store for details.
3. Die cuts for sale

These butterflies are an example of a custom die that was cut using our die cut machine. I simply cut one out of black cardstock and one out of Kaiser Craft DP and mounted onto a frame I got from Walmart for $2.50. I love the elegance of black and white - this is on display at the store, it's so pretty IRL.

Thanks for visiting!

Prince & Princess

We carry Kaiser Craft's Beyond the Page collection of naked wood albums, clocks, and organizational items that can be decorated and personalized to your hearts content. Our customer Fuji was looking for a gift to give a set of twins for their 1st Birthday. The theme for the party is Prince & Princess...so this crown mini album was just perfect. She brought me the finished project and it's gorgous!! I wanted to share how cute these turned out, I wish you could see it in person...all the details she embellished with..and the photos are soo cute.

















































Thanks Fuji for letting me share this beautiful album!

Island Girls Summer Social

This past weekend, I was so fortunate to be able to attend Teri's Island Girls' Summer Social. Teri coordinated the whole event so that a bunch of talented Hawaii crafters could get together to meet, socialize, shop & have fun! Barbie, her husband Danny and daughter Sunny hosted the event at their showroom...thank you SO MUCH for the hospitality!

The day was filled with projects, laughter, shopping and great company! We worked on 3 paper projects...a Tri-Shutter card using the cute Anime & animal dies from Quickutz, a pretty notepad holder using the Zutter machine, and a cute floral die card using the Big Shot.

We also had the great opportunity to watch Jodi from Inked Inspirations do her magic with Copics. She showed us how she uses different shades of black & grey to color hair...she makes it look so easy! She does amazing coloring, check out some of her samples below.

We also had Claudette from Islander Girl Stampin' show us some digi magic...she's awesome on her mac! She made us really cute name tags with Sweeties...go check out her blog, she's currently giving away one of her cute blog banners & blogwear using Mindy Terasawa's designs. If you are interested, she'll be at Pineapple Cove on the 29th teaching a Digital 101 class..please call the store to reserve your spot!

Jen from Pieces of Me was also there demonstrating the cool things you can make using Design Studio with your Cricut. Jen, the backpack you made was so adorable! She also had products from her online store available for sale. I was lucky enough to win one of the door-prizes she donated, a gift certificate to use at her webstore. Thanks Jen!

Then there was Joy & her daughter from Tamiko's with lots of goodies from her webstore available for purchase. I snuck away from my Photo Kiosk to check out her stash..bought me some dew drops, ink and other goodies. =) Joy, don't forget to come pick up your digi layout.

Lastly, I was there with my Photo Kiosk so the girls could design a quick 12x12 digital scrapbook with photos they took throughout the day. The pages in this post are samples of what can be created in just minutes.

Thanks Teri for a great event that allowed us to create new friendships! I had a great time and thank you for the opportunity to attend. Looking forward to the next one....=)! Island Girls, it was great to finally meet some of you in person. I've been following your blogs for a while now and am always inspired by your creativity..thanks for sharing your wonderful projects. Your RAKs are beautiful and I've eaten most of my goodies already!