Monday, June 29, 2009

Shaker Card, Folder Card

I still have some acetate left from my previous shaker card so I decided to make another. Except this time, I made it a shaker, folder card. This is my first time using The Greeting Farm images and I love them! They are so adorable! I colored the couple with Le Plume markers, Copic markers, and Sakura glitter pens.

Here are the challenges this card is for:
1. ICS: the sketch
2. The Greeting Farm: Dotty Spotty
3. Stampin' for the Weekend: Wallet or pocket card
4. Cute Daisy May: As You Like It
5. Charisma Cardz: Any Style, Any Theme
6. A Spoon Full of Sugar: Wedding. I think I am too late for this one.
7. Allsort: Acetate
8. Pile It On: Button It Up!
9. Caardvarks: window card


Supplies:

Image: The Greeting Farm

Papers: Nana's Kid stack, The Paper Company cardstock

Embellishments: Buttons, rhinestones, lace, ribbon

Tools: three different sizes heart punch, craft knife

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Asian Dolls

Hello!
Today is the last day to get all the projects in for the Hero Arts' complementary challenge. Here is my last one using my Asian Dolls set with yellow and purple. This color combo is actually not too bad! I like it!

I did a little paper piecing for this card, first time doing this. If you look closely, it's the little boy's hat (the brim) and his outfit (embossed it as well). For the girl's top, I added a few gems to give it a nice finish touch.

Here are the challenges this card is for:
1. Hero Arts: complementary colors
2. Twisted Thursday Challenge #16: the sketch. I didn't know what to do with it when I first saw it but once I start working on it, ideas just flows. Very cool sketch to work with.
3. Lily of the Valley. Paper piecing
4. Charisma Cardz: any theme, any style


Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts

Paper: Colorbok, The Paper Company cardstock, Bazill cardstock

Embellishment: star brads, rhinestones

Ink: A La Mode

Tools: Cuttlebug, embossing folder, spellbinder scallop circle die

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Hero Arts Complementary Challenge

Another card to share tonight. This one is for the Hero Arts.



Thinking of You

Hello, Everyone! Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend so far.

Today I share with you a very cheerful card. :D What do you think? I used one of my Tilda images from my blog friend Denise. Thanks Denise! Doesn't Tilda look happy running toward you for a big hug?

This card is very simple to make. All I did was follow the sketch from Sunday Sketch and Stamp and tied bows on it. Instead of adding the usual prima flowers, I decided to make my own flower, a ribbon rose. I used to do a lot of paper folding, especially flowers. But instead of the using papers, I used a ribbon. I used a yellow brad to attach the rose together, very easy to make. I also clear embossed the yellow cardstock with my butterfly stamp by Hero Arts.

Can you guess how many challenges I am entering this for? :D

1. Hero Arts: Complementary colors. I used yellow and purple this time.
2. Sunday Sketch and Stamp: the sketch by Arianne
3. Pile It On: The color purple
4. Charisma Cardz: Any theme, any style
5. Stamp Something: Embellish something, using at least three enbellishments
6. Roses on Paper: a combined challenge and incorporate flowers. I am also entering this for the GDT call for Belles 'n Whistles, Roses On Paper's new division.
7. 2RedBananas: What do you see when you think of summer? I see flowers, butterflies, happy colors.
8. ABC Challenge: Two Tones. I only used yellow and purple, excluding the blank card and skin.


Hope everyone enjoy looking at this cheerful card! Thanks for stopping!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Shaker Card

Hi again!

This is my second post for tonight so please scroll down for the first one. You don't want to miss the first one!

This is my first time making a shaker card and I love how it came out! I see a lot of people having it so I thought why now join in the fun too. :D There are a lot of tutorials out there but if you are interested you can always check out Hero Arts. I visit them EVERYDAY! They have a great video tutorial on it. If you want to read the instructions instead, check out Jodi's blog. She has a really easy to follow toturial as well. Shaker cards are really easy to make. They only thing I don't like about them is that they are too bulky.

For my card, I used my new Asian Doll set from Hero Arts along with Hero Arts Butterfly with Fern stamp. I raised the butterfly with a sticky foam to give ti a more 3D look. I placed the shaker on the front of my card but I will try the other version the next time, which is to place the shaker inside the card.

My card fits the following challenges:
1. Hero Arts: Complementary colors. I used blue and orange.
2. Mojo Monday: the sketch
3. Caarvark: window card. This is considered a window card, right?
4. Charisma Cardz: Any theme, any style. This is an easy one!
5. Three Clover Design: Where are you from? I am from this country!

Supplies:

Stamps: All Hero Arts

Ink: Versa Magic and A la Mode

Paper: The Paper Company cardstock, DCWV patterned paper

Embellishments: gems, flower pins, ribbon, beads

Others: sticky foams, clear craft plastic


Weiman Wranglers

Hello!

Pink Cat Studio has a set of new digi stamp release in honor of Ethan Weiman who passed away recently at a very young age. All proceeds will go to Make a Wish Foundation. You can read more about this and purchase the stamps here. Aren't these super cute? And for a very good cause too! Check it out!

You may also want to check out Vicki's, Lauren's, and Heather's blog for a chance to win some Pink Cat Studio gift certificates....all in honor of Ethan.


Wednesday, June 24, 2009

LOVE

Good morning, everyone!



Anyone interested in a freebie? Then hop on over to Bee Crafty for this adorable birdy "LOVE" and why not join the current challenge as well, LOVE AND MARRIAGE! The image is perfect for this theme! The winner gets one of Bee Crafty's many adorable downloads. Check it out!!



For this card, I used my scraps. You should see all the scraps I have! Two full drawers!! It's a shame! I am killing so many trees! Gotta recycle, gotta recycle....

Here are the challenges my card is for:

1. Secret Crafter: Pink and green

2. Digital Tuesday: Use your scraps of paper. All the papers are leftovers from previous cards/projects. The pattern paper was big enough for me to even decorate the inside! I get 12x12 most of the time. That's why I have plenty.

3. Papertake Weekly: Delightful Download. This is a download from Bee Crafty!

4. The Paper Shop: The wonderful sketch
5. Creative Card Crew: Whatever the weather. Does this look springy to you? Spring means birds, flowers, bright colors to me....and of course LOVE! My favorite season! Spring also means we spring forward with the time....longer day, stay bright longer. Hope this qualifies. :D
6. Whimsy Stamps: A Recipe: two different patterned papers, one ribbon, three embellishments. My other patterned paper is the embossed green paper with I also sanded it off with a nail file. The three embellishments are the gems.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Cute teddy

Hope everyone's Monday is going great! I made a very simple, quick card today using scraps I have. I have piles and piles of scraps! I am sure everyone does as well.

This little teddy is one of Bee Crafty's. I've colored him a little ago. I've wanted to add some sort of curvy sentiment on this card but I don't have any individual alphabets. I guess that's something on my shopping list then. I'll add it on once I get it, I guess.

Here are the challenges this card is for. I notice recently I find it easier to just list all the challenges.

1. Digital Tuesday: brown, blue and bling
2. Stamps and Smiles: the sketch
3. Cute Daisy May: All About Animals. Teddy is an animal, right? :)
4. High Hopes: Use up your scraps! All papers are scraps, even the riboon. That was the last piece from a big roll.



Sunday, June 21, 2009

Miss You

I made another card tonight. Yay!

I made a "miss you" card for a change. This was an easy one. Plain and simple.

It's getting late and I don't have much to say.

Here are the challenges this card is for:
1. Twisted Thursday #15: the simple, fun sketch
2. Daring Cardmakers: Miss you
3. Charisma Cardz: Diamonds are a girls best friend
4. Stamp Something: black, white plus other other color
5. Allsort: wings



Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Heart Winged Butterfly, The Paper Company sentiment

Paper: DCWV butterfly stack, The Paper Company cardstock

Embellishment: butterfly ribbon, clear rhinestones

Tools: Cuttlebug, Le Plume Markers, Copic Marker

Be Inspired Card

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Sunday and Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there!

We went to a brunch with my in-laws this morning and then my hubby and I went to visit my dad at Rose Hill (cemetery) afterward. I probably won't have time to do anymore crafting later because we are going out for dinner. I also need to help my hubby with some of his stuff.

Anyway, on to this card. This is an inspired card from Lin, with this card. She is one of the very talented win-a-day contest winners. I actually don't know why I like this particular one. I guess it just stands out for me and maybe the Hibiscus Style flower? I do like this stamp a lot.

I wasn't thinking about combining any challenges for this card but in the end, it fits a couple of others besides Hero Arts. Here are the challenges this card is for.

1. Hero Arts: Create a project with any win-a-day contest winners creations.
2. Crafty Creations: What's in your garden.
3. Simon Says Stamps: it's their first anniversary and the theme this week is to create a birthday card.
4. Cafe Mojo: Flowers.
5. If the Shoe Fits: a celebration card.




Supplies:
Stamps: HA Hibiscus Style, HA Carnival Happy Birthday, HA clear design Birthday Messages, Autumn Leaves flourishes
Paper: DCWV pattern paper, Recollection cardstock, The Paper Company cardstock
Ink: Brilliance moonlight white and coffee bean
Embellishment: Queen and Co. pearls
Tools: Martha Stewart lace border punch, Fern leave punch, Sakura glitter pen, Le Plume Markers, heating gun
Others: Clear embossing powder, glitter embossing powder

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Whoo's Turning 39?

Hi!

I haven't really been in the mood for crafting, not sure what happened. Actually, I haven't been in the mood to do anything. I guess I was having one of those moments.

This card has been on my mind since early this week but just never gotten around to it. So after dinner, I kind of push myself and got it done. Yay!

I finally got a chance to use this Hero Arts owl stamp I have for the longest, so long that I have already forgotten about it! Well, I always forget what I have. That's why I always end up getting the same stuff.

This card is for my eldest sister who will be 39 this August. Hopefully, she won't mind me putting her age on it.

I manage to combine a few challenges with this card.

1. High Hope: Lots of Circles
2. Cute Daisy May: Circles, Circles, Circles!
3. Stamp Something: Black, White plus one color
4. One Stop Crafts: numbers
5. Allsort: Wings


Supplies:

Stamp: Hero Arts Flower Branch With Owl

Paper: Bazill cardstock

Sentiment: computer generated

Tools: Cuttlebug, embossing folder, Copic marker, Le Plume marker

Other: Fine hemp twine

Friday, June 19, 2009

Guess What? Guess What??

You are looking at one of the new DTs for BEE CRAFTY!!! Woohoo!!! I am so excited! Bee Crafty has some really adorable downloads. Bee's images have a lot of open space for you to color and they are so versatile. Hop over and check it out yourself! You won't be disappointed!

While you are there, why not grab that "LOVE" freebie and have fun with the current challenge, which is Love and Marriage. Have fun! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Sketch Challenge at Crafty Muse

Good Friday to everyone!

It's another fun challenge at Crafty Muse! For the next two weeks, the challenge is to use the sketch provided. You can create anything you want with any stamps or images. However, if you use a Crafty Muse image, you get double the chance of winning the new set which has not even been released yet! How cool is that? So if you like a challenge, love to follow a sketch or just want to have fun, hop over to Crafty Muse!



Thursday, June 18, 2009

Thanks Denise!

I want to send Denise a Thank you card for such a wonderful RAK I received today, so I made this card using Bee Crafty's birdy alphabets.

When I went to the scrapbook show this past weekend, I got a couple of copic markers. I didn't know the color runs when you color! I guess I really need to practice more. Maybe I should get more copics first. LOL I now have only three, skin white, pink and green. I think I am going to search the net to see where I can get some for a good price.

Anyway, after I was done with the card, I realized that it fits a couple of challenges! Cool!



The challenges are:
1. Whimsy Challenge: Thank Yous
2. Our Creative Corner: Border punches
3. Bee Crafty: Letters and numbers. It might be too late to enter it because of time differences. If it is, have fun looking anyway. :)


Supplies:
Image: Bee Crafty's birdy alphabets
Sentiment: computer generated
Paper: The Paper Company
Embellishments: ribbon, lace
Ink: Versa Magic chalk ink
Tools: Border punch, Cuttlebug, embossing folder, flower punch, gems

Look What I Got!!!

Yup, Tilda images from Denise (Denise Loves Stamps)!!! Thank you so so much, Denise! You are so nice and generous!!! The images were inside this beautiful folder card. She is just so thoughtful!

I was so happy to see the package when I got home from work. You should have seen the look on my face! You would think I've just won the lotto! I was so happy and excited!! Of course, my hubby thought I was crazy because he didn't know what I was happy about.

I love all of them. I am going to be really busy with them. :D

I think I am going to have to add up my collection...slowly. I can't afford to get all of them at one time, you know. LOL


THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU, DENISE!!!





First Blog Award!


Kim at Memories In Thyme has awarded me this award! Thanks, Kim! I am so honored! Thank you so much for thinking of me!

The rules for this one are:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I am still considered pretty new at blog-land so everyone to me is still new. I am going to award this to a few people I truly admire, whom I get a lot of inspiration from. They make wonderful creations and their blogs are definitely lovely ones. Here they are and they are not in any particular order.

1. Crystal, at Crystal's Crafty Creations
2. Jodi at Inked Inspirations
3. Denise at Denise Loves Stamps
4. Linda at Simple and Sassy Creations
5. True at True's Gifts From the Heart


Enjoy everyone!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Tara

Happy Wednesday, Everyone! Time goes by so fast! It's the middle of the week already!
I got this cutie from Victoria Case last week and finally got a chance to dress her up! Isn't she just the cutest? I love fairies! Okay, I love a lot of things... :)

This case is for the following challenges:
1. Victoria Case: the sketch and the image
2. Our Creative Corner: border punches
3. Flutter By Wednesday: Angel or Fairies
4. 3 Clover Thursday Challenge #17: paper piercing





Monday, June 15, 2009

Berry Sweet

I found another sketch blog and I like the current sketch a lot! Go check out Twisted Sketches! I just had to join in the fun with that fun sketch.

For some reasons, I have been really clumsy and careless lately. First, I sent my brand new ATM card out by mistake. Thanks, Yvette for sending it back! Then, I noticed I haven't been reading all the fine prints when joining the challenges. Am I getting old before my age?! I hope not!

So with this sketch, I was in such a hurry to get my layout done that I forgot the fine prints AGAIN! After I was done with it, took the picture and went back to Twisted Sketches to double check on the sketch, I realized I have to use ribbons! Luckily, I am a ribbon person so this layout turned out fine after all. Whew!

See that felt flower? I actually made a flower with the different ribbons but decided not to use it because I didn't want it to take over my adorable princess' picture! :D It is a nice little ribbon flower though. I guess I can use it for my other projects.

Oh, one more thing, just when I thought everything was going smoothly, the flash on my camera was running out of battery! You should've seen me! Here I was holding my camera, waiting for the flash to come back on so I could take at least one picture! I think I was probably waiting for at least a good ten minutes to take just one. LOL

Anyway, here is my interpretation of the sketch. This layout is also for the challenge at Pile It On, using two different ribbons.

Aloha!

Aloha!! Let's start this week with a Hawaiian theme. Isn't this hula girl adorable?! This is one of In Style's digi images. I was going to add a banana tree to give it a more "beachy" look but I haven't put the one I drew in digi format yet. :( So I guess she would have to do with just the flip flops background. I know, this card would look much better with a palm tree. This card didn't come out the way I wanted it but what's done is done. I guess I am not really in the crafty mood when I was making it. Excuses, excuses... :)

Once again, this card is for a few challenges:
1. In Styles: Summer!
2. Pile It On: Two different ribbons
3. If the Shop Fits: TGIF color combo, blue, green and yellow
4.2RedBananas: the sketch
5. Card Positioning Systems: the sketch
6. Lily of the Valley #29: Summer Fun
7. Stampin' For the Weekend: going digital
8. Nutshells: Summer sunshine colors. This color is considered summer colors, right?
9. Creative Inspirations: using four different papers. I used seven different ones! Look closely.
10: One Stop Craft: Add some sparkle. I got some blings!

Supplies:
Stamps: In Style digi stamp, computer generated sentiment
Paper: Basic Studio 101, Bazill cardstock and unknown company
Embellishment: rhinestones, ribbons
Ink: Verda Magic chalk
Tools: scallop circle punch, circle punch, copic marker, Le Plume marker, Sakura glitter pen

Sunday, June 14, 2009

123456789...40!

Here is the second card I made today. I actually made another masculine card! I guess practice makes better!

I have a friend who is going to be 40 in a couple of months so I thought I would make one ahead of time, just to have it ready when I need it. :)

Here are the challenges this card is for:
1. Hero Arts: die cuts
2. Bee crafty: Letters, Numbers: I used numbers this time. My sentiment inside the card is computer generated.
3. Secret Crafter: In the Jungle. (jungle animals)
4. In The Cottage Studio: Birthday card plus some decoration inside.
5. Paper Popcicles #3: Masculine card and complete the inside



Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts, Hanging Monkey, Happy Playful Monkey, Birthday sentiments, computer generated sentiments
Paper: unknown brand, Bazill cardstock
Tools: Stika Design Cuter, Cutterbug, heating gun, Le Plume markers, glue marker
Other: transparent emboss powder

Sparkly Butterflies

Hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was okay. I went to a scrapbook show on Saturday, my first time and I loved it! I found some really cool stuff I haven't seen in the stores yet, at least not the stores close by. Also, I got so much inspiration from looking at all the demos and samples. I will definitely go again if they have another one, close by that is.

On weekends either I don't have time to do any crafts or too busy with the Hero Arts challenges. I just LOVE Hero Arts so much! Love their stamps, love their site, love their blog... I wish I win the lotto so I can get all of the stamps! LOL

This weekend I managed to made two cards before the deadline, which is Sunday, midnight. This week's challenge is die cuts and I find it a little hard. I don't use die cuts often and I certainly don't have a lot. I did, however, ordered several sets of spellbinders. I love how everyone's work is so nice with the die cuts so I want to join in the fun!

Here are the challenges this card is for:
1. Hero Arts: die cuts. The butterflies and the sentiment.
2. Pile It On: using two different ribbons. The dark pink ribbon is underneath the dotty light pink one.
3. A Spoon Full of Sugar: butterflies
4. One Stop Craft Challenge: Some Sparkle. I got plenty of sparkle, everywhere on the card if you look closely!
5. Caardvarks: Depth Perception (3D)






Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts Asian Dolls thank you sentiment
Paper: Bazill cardstock
Ink: A la Mode, Versa Magic chalk, Brilliance (Dew Drop Pearlescent)
Embellishments:pearls, rhinestones, ribbons
Tools: Spellbinders butterfly die cut, Swiss Dot embossing folder, Cuttlebug, Stika Design Cutter, Sakura glitter pen, copic sketch marker

A New Awesome Blog Buddy!

Last week I was blog hopping as usual and came across Denise's blog. I don't leave comments often but Denise has such a nice blog and have such beautiful creations, I did. And guess what? She is one awesome gal and generous too! She gave me a whole bunch of images!! I was like, OMG!!!

Thank you so much again, Denise. You are one AWESOME blog buddy!!

Friday, June 12, 2009

New WOF Joy Releases!

Whiff Of Joy will be releasing some really cute stamps this weekend, June 14th. Katherina is giving away 2 surprise packages with a couple of new stamps at her blog. Check it out! I especially like Pregnant Willow.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Origami Box

I made something other than a card this time! Yay! Lately, I have been so addicted to cardmaking that I neglected my other crafts. I probably mentioned this a million times already. Sorry! Please bear with me. This is ME. LOL

On to my beautiful origami box. Hehe. When I was younger, I loved origami. I would fold all kind of stuff. I guess I had a lot of time then. :) Who doesn't when you are little? Life is so careful! My favorite things to fold was flowers. I would fold different flowers, attached wires and leaves to them and then arrange them into a basket. A flower basket, you know. They are nice. Hmm..I might start that again.. anyway, enough rambling...

This origami box is super easy and quick to make. Project Tuesday has all the instructions. I didn't need to follow the instructions. I still remember how to make it. :) I never thought of decorating it though so this is new to me.

While blog hopping ( I love to do that too), I found Digiments and what do you know, they specialize in quotes and sentiments! So cool!! Check them out! They got some nice ones! This is one of them and it's FREE!!

And finally, this project is for Cute Card Thursday, with their theme "Quotations!", Simon Says Stamps, pink and brown and Flourishes Timeless Tuesday, pattern paper and Digital Tuesday, to decorate a bag or box.

Oh, in case you are wondering about the jewelry set on the picture, I made it. :)



Supplies:
Paper: DCWV pattern paper, The Paper Company cardstock
Sentiment: Digiments
Embellishments: rhinestones, punched flowers
Tools: flower punches, Cuttlebug, scallop circle die


Passion for Pink!

Are you sick of looking at pink yet? :) I hope not! It's such a happy, romantic color. I am using PINK and WHITE for this card and you guess it, this week's theme at Allsort. Do you recognize this little cute girl who is about to chase the butterflies? She's one of Bee Crafty's many cute downloads. This is the image I won. Yes, if you win on any of Bee Crafty's challenges, you get a free digi image, your choice! How cool is that!!??!!

I used another one of Dawn's wonderful sketches at Inspirational Card Sketches. Her sketches are fabulous and are so easy to work with. Your creativity will run wild with them!

Over at C.R.A.F.T Challenge, this week is a recipe: three flowers, two papers and one ribbon. Flowers on the girls' dress count, right? They are flowers. lol.

Last but definitely not least, this card also fits 2 Red Bananas, pattern frenzy (to use at least three pattern papers), Creative Inspiration, use four different papers and A Spoon Full of Sugar, butterflies. At first, I thought, how on earth am I going to pull of with FOUR different papers in one card? Wouldn't it be too busy? Well, does my card look busy, crowded to you? I created two of my own pattern papers with the background stamping idea from last week's challenge at Hero Arts. See, I learned something new!

Supplies:

Papers: GCD and Kim's (with the help of stamps from Hero Arts and Inkadinkado), The Paper Company cardstock

Stamps/Image: Bee Crafty image

Embellishments: ribbon

Tools: border punch, copic, Le Plume markers, Sakura glitter pen

Betty!

Good morning, Everyone! How's everyone's Thursday morning so far? It's kind of cloudy here this morning but I think it will clear up later. We don't expect any rain but then who knows. It is the weather. :)

On to this card... I made this one last night and didn't get a chance to post it because once again, I was up so late and have to get up so early!

I found a couple of new challenge blogs the other day and so I thought I would join in the fun. Oh, in case you are looking at my sidebar for your blog, I haven't update it. :) But no need to worry, you are on my Google Reader. My list is getting way too long to add more.

Once again, I made a card for multiple challenges:

1. One Stop Craft Challenge: under pressure, which is to emboss. I embossed the purple cardstock
2. Owl Whimsy: cute Betty!. Make a purchase and enter this week's challenge. This little Betty is a freebie but you still need to purchase her to use it. Your invoice will be "0". So hop over to their blog, grab her and play along!
3. Friday Sketchers: the sketch
4. DU2DS: use ribbon.
5. Crafty Creation: the color purple
6. Stampin' for the Weekend: purple and yellow color combo. This is their first challenge ever! So show your support!



Supplies:

Image: Owl Whimsy

Embellishments: ribbon, buttons, MS fabric daisies

Paper: Once again, I don't remember the company name. I guess I don't have that habit of looking or checking. Shame on me!!

Ink: Versa Magic Pearlized lavender ink

Tools: Swiss Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug, Copic Sketch skin tone, Le Plume markers

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Beary Birthday Wishes

This was a really quick card. I colored this image a while back and never used it.

I followed the sketch from Whimsy Stamps and used the color combo at Charisma Cardz and Simon Says Challenge.


Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Just Magnolia

I was frustrated when I put this card together because I couldn't find my stuff. I really need to be more organize. Better yet, I need a craft room!

This is my first time playing with Just Magnolia. I only have a couple of Tilda so I really didn't get a chance to play before. This card is for a few of challenges as well: Just Magnolia, this sketch, Color Create, rainbow colors and Creative Card Crew, geometric shapes.




Sunday, June 7, 2009

Simply Adorable!

I need to catch up on my scrapbook so bad! I've started with my son's baby book (the first year) but never get to finish it. He's 18 months already! Plus, my daughter's...only a couple of pages done and she's five months already! Time sure flies! So here I am, in the midst of making cards, trying to squeeze in one or two LOs.

Well, I am one LO closer to finishing my daughter's baby book. I used If The She Fits RDT call LO. I love this LO so I just had to use it! I stamped the pink cardstock with Hero Arts' Hibiscus Style stamp with dark pink, light pink (used as outline for the stitches) and pearl white. I then hand-sewed the light pink flower with green thread, four of them. I tell you, it took some time! But I love the outcome of them! The rest, I simply followed the sketch.

If you have been following my blog or justing visiting from time to time, you know I love to combine challenges. And what do you know, there is a challenge blog out there that actually challenge participants to combine as many challenges as possible! If you are like me, you have to check out Pile It On Challenge!

LO for the following challenges:
1. If The Shoe Fits Scrap It: pink and green color combo. I love this combo!
2. Cute Daisy May: pink and green
3. Secret Crafter: bling. Another one of my addictions...adding blings to all my projects.
4. Pile It On: non-stamp sentiment
5. Art Is Found: Floral. I love to add floral to my creation. I guess I am a very girly girl person. :)
6. Paperlicious Design: Paper Piercing
7. Hero Arts: background stamping. I am beggining to love this. It's like creating my own designer pattern paper!
8. Bee Crafty: Letters, numbers.... A great theme. Must see!!!




Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Hibiscus Style
Ink: Archival Brilliance pearl white, A La Mode dark pink, Versa magic light pink chalk ink
Paper: DCWV pink cardstock
Embellishment: rhinestones, buttons, ribbons
Tools: circle cutter, Stika Design Cutter
Others: needle, green thread

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Mojo Monday Challenge #89

I made this card for Mojo Monday and completely forgotten to post it!


Supplies: Vellum sentiment, Bazill cardstock, Prima flower, gem brad, ribbon, pearls, gems

It's Your Birthday

While we were out, I saw this little girl let go of a bunch of balloons by accident. The idea for this card was from that little girl! I have this balloon stamp by Hero Arts for a while but I never seem to be able to use it...because I didn't have any ideas. I guess I probably just didn't think about until I saw those balloons flying up the sky.
This card is for the challenge at Hero Arts and for the Three Clovers Design, challenge #16, card for dad or men.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Versa Magic, A La Mode

Paper: Bazill cardstock

2 Sketches 4 You 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown

2 Sketches 4 You is celebrating their 1st anniversary! Happy Anniversary!! I always pop over to their blog to see all the talented DTs and crafters' creations but haven't really gotten around to join their challenges. I guess one of the reasons is that I am shy about my work comparing to theirs. But I told myself this is one of the challenge NO ONE wants to miss! It's an Annual Showdown!! So here is my creation based on Laura's sketch and what a fantastic sketch!




Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts--Butterfly with Ferns, Hibiscus Style, Carnival Happy Birthday

Tools: Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Fiskars scallop border punch

Embellishment: K&Company gems

Paper: Bazill cardstock, DCWV butterfly stack pattern paper

Birthday Wishes

Hello, Everyone! Good Saturday to you all!

I have a card to share before I start my weekend. We will be taking the little ones out and spend sometime with them.

This card is for a few challenges so here I go:
1. Paper Therapy Shirley's 2 Girls: The sketch.
2. Victoria Case Challenge: a color combo, black, white and pink. I just love this combo!
3. High Hope: No corners.
4. Dutch Dare Card Challenge: Decorate the inside
5. One Stop Craft: Under Pressure (emboss)
6. Secret Crafty: Bling





Friday, June 5, 2009

Tilda With Cupcake

Another post for today...

I woke up feeling tired so I am not very talkative this morning. I tried something new on this card. I hand drew those swirls with glitter glue. When I took the picture, it was still wet so it looks kind of out of place. But once the glue dried up, it actually looks much better.

This card is for the following challenges:
1. Roses on Paper: a color combo - yellow, pink and green
2. Allsort: Curly Swirly
3. Inspirational Card Sketches: The sketch
4. If The Shoes Fits: Pink and Green

Supplies: Pattern paper, Bazill cardstock, button, ribbon, glitter glue, Magnolia stamp, rhinestones

Tools: Cuttlebug, flower punches, fern leave punch

Crafty Muse Freebie Challenge

Happy happy Friday!! Another week past by...how time flies!!

Today I am sharing with you another DT card for Crafty Muse. You don't want to miss this challenge!! Why? It's a "freebie" challenge! You get to use this happy couple in the wedding car image FREE! And while you are grabbing the freebie, join our challenge and have fun with them. It's anything goes with this free image. How cool is that?! And while you are at Crafty Muse, check out all the other fun, cool images as well.



Papers: Bazill cardstock, pattern paper (I forgot to look at the brand AGAIN!)
Embellishments: rhinestones, gem brads, ribbon, Hallmark wedding bell charm, prima flowers
Sentiment: computer generated
Ink: chalk ink
Tools: Sakura glitter pen, Le Plume markers, Copic marker (skin white), flower punch, scallop paper edger, cuttlebug

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Something Hidden Congrats Card

I haven't made any cards with something hidden thus far. So when I saw the theme for this week at Creative Inspiration, I got right on it as soon as I got the chance to work on my crafts. You guess it, their theme is SOMETHING HIDDEN.

On way home from work earlier, I came up with this idea, which is to use this expectant mama image from Modern Sugar Blvd with the "Awww" baby from Hero Arts. The idea is to have the baby hidden underneath this mama and when you pull the tag out, the baby is revealed.

This card is for the following challenges:
1. Hero Arts: background stamping. I used the sentiment (congratulations) From Hero Arts and randomly stamped the background.
2. Card Positioning Systems: This wonderful sketch, CPS118
3. Creative Inspirations: Something Hidden


Supplies: MSB image, Hero Arts sentiment and Awww baby, Hallmark baby carriage charm, Offray ribbon, Recollection gems, The Paper Company pink baby footprint vellum, Sakura glitter pen, Le Plume Markers, Copic skin white marker
Tools: Martha Stewart lace border punch, cuttlebug
Ink: A La Mode

Stamps and Smiles Challenge #17

Hi!
Cupcake anyone? This was one of the new releases at Stamps and Smiles which I got from Jennifer recently. Have you seen any cupcake more yummier, cuter?

Supplies: Stamps and Smiles "You warm my Heart" clear stamp set, ribbon, gem, dottie pin, cardstock, Nana's Kid Stack pattern paper

Tools: Scallop paper edger

The colors are a little off. Sorry about that.


Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Victoria Case Challenge #1/2RedBananas

Good Tuesday Morning!

Victoria Case is having her first challenge and I thought I'd join in the fun with this free Willy the Worm. Is he adorable with those glasses? I just discovered 2RedBananas and their theme is to use ribbon. I got ribbon. : )