Day 51 - Thanks for Mom

Hello friends,

Happy Friday!

Yesterday I got two boxes of gifts from my crafter friends. They are the sponsors for the challenges I hold in my facebook account. Wow! It's really a surprise. Niken sent me a handmade daisy flower. The flower was punched and using white metallic card stock. And fortunately, Nova sent the goodies, the die cut outs, in black metallic. They are perfect match, right. So, I decided to make this card using all the goodies.

 

What do you think? I love the black background on the ivory. Black is not always bad on a card. It looks that the black background really strengthens the flowers. Adorable. Thanks, Niken and Nova. I'm sending this for my Mom. She deserves the beauty of the nature for always listening to my stories (any stories..)

The closer look on the flowers:

Challenges:

Paper Pretties - Flowers.

The Pink Elephant - Spring Time.

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes.

Oldie But A Goodie - Die Cuts & Punches.

My Time To Crafts - Gardening Gems.

Truly Scrumptious - Distressing with Die cuts / Punches.

Papercraft Star - Mother's Day.

Delightful Challenges - Mother's Day Project.

 Dare To Be Sassy Thursday 123 - Frame It.
The Cuttlebugspot - Flowers for Mom. 
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes.

Ok, then, hope you have a wonderful weekend. It has started, right? Me? Every day is a weekend.. LOL...

Day 12 - Happy Valentine's Day

Hello friends,

I am not a Chinese. I, actually, don't celebrate Chinese New Year, of course.. But, I live in a town where the influence of Chinese tradition exists. C'est pas grave.. J'aime bien ca.. I like all cultural traditions. So, my daughter is going to join an event to celebrate that day. And me, join my DD to practice singing.. I just managed myself to make this card this late evening in my craft room. I made this card for a valentine card exchange program held by Anita in Hero Arts Flickr group. My card will fly to Robin Kubasik in New York, USA. I used all Hero Arts stamps from 5 sets. I used Victorian Velvet distress ink. Love that color on this pink card stock. These are my favorite combination of pink. And the sentiment was stamped using Rich Cocoa Memento ink.

Supplies: Hero Arts stamps; PTI label and tag dies; Heart punch; The twinery twine; some blings and big button

This is the closer look on the elements: The big button is one of my favorite embellishments, besides the half crystal and half pearls. But this kind of big buttons has been forgotten for long. Yesterday I needed something 'bling' and big. Voila! I found this pretty thing.

And together with the envelope:

Challenges:

MTTC - # 171 fave embellishment. (25/01)

Truly Scrumptious - #72 Something Forgotten (23/01)

Creative Inspiration - # 146 Fave color + white (23/01)

Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling, Bloom

So tired, and need good rest. Good night from here, but have a good day to you all...

Hugs and Kisses

Hi friends,

This is my second card this year.. I chose these two colors, because Heroarts Challenge this January is about color tones. The theme is Love, Hugs & Kisses to celebrate Valentine's Day. These are the colors:

And this is my take on that challenge. What else have I done? A flower, of course! ;D

Supplies: Heroarts stamps: Envelope Pattern, Four Dolls, You & Me; PTI Mat Stack 1 & Turning New Leaves dies, MFT Pretty Posies for the pink flower; Lilac twine from The Twinery.

Challenge:
Heroarts - January 2012 A
Pink Elephant - Anything Goes (08/01)
Kabbodle Doodles Challenge - #100 Let's Celebrate (08/01)
Incy Wincy Designs - #127 Anything Goes (08/01)
My Time To Craft Challenges - #170 Hugs & Kisses (16/01)

Thanks for looking and your lovely comments.

Hugs - Sparkle & Shine

Hello friends,

As I said early this year, that I would add more flowers on my creation, here it is another card with a flower on it. Just a simple rolled flower. I used Marianne die to make this. I added Diamond stickles on the edge of the flower. I also sprayed Bubbles Glimmer Mist all over the front card. Though the card base is light pink, the sparkle and shine can give the card a pretty nuance. Even on the Hugs tag, it looks so covered with the shine. This is the first time for me to use Glimmer Mist all over the card, as I only used Glimmer Mist for the scrapbook project. What do you think?

This is the closer look.

And this is the look of the flower. See that the brown branch and leaves are also shiny because of that Bubbles Glimmer Mist. Oh.. what the first experience..

Challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Sparkle & Shine.
My Time To Craft Challenge - Use Die Cut
Craft Your Passion Challenges - Let It All Hang Out (hang a tag)
PaperPlay Challenges : Sparkle Galore

Thanks for looking and really appreciate your comments.

Thanks!

Hi friends,

This morning I was inspired with a card on a magazine called Paper Creations. Then, I made one with the same sketch. I think, that's the reason we buy craft magazine, to inspire us. Agree??

The stamps are from Hero Arts, both are clings: Branch background and Dots; and the sentiment is from clear stamps set: A Million Thanks. I adhered the white cardstock on a so-called kraft paper then adhered again on brown cardstock. The ribbon is an old ribbon that I bought looooong time ago when I was still in Borneo. Gosh, it looks so beautiful on white. Where have you been?? Have I forgotten you my orange ribbon? Ow, so sorry, then. I love the color combo and this really brightens my morning..


I enter this thanks card to join Hero Arts September challenge. There's still time to join until September 30th. And also MTTC Challenge with the theme: Looks Like Autumn. One further more for Simon Says Challenge this week: It's Autumn. I wish to be able to enjoy Autumn, too..

Ok, friends, have a pleasant start of the day. And thanks for looking.

Congratulations Tilda in Glitz

CHi friends,

Before I leaving my town this afternoon to go to my Mom's house for her birthday, here is my card. I adore Tilda so much. So, this is my take using Card Patterns Sketch #78. And the glittery goes for My Time To Craft Challenge 103: Glitter & Glitz. I put some glitter on her blouse and on her hair.
This is the closer look on the glitter blouse.


Thanks for looking, my friends. Until then..

Happy Day

This is a belated birthday card for my friend. We met some days ago and felt touched with what she shared, so I decided to send her this birthday card, one day late.... Hope Neneng enjoys this card.... She loves everything Japan...

I combined Anya and Hero Arts stamps. Embossed the card base with Birthday folder

I enter this card to join Cute Card Thursday Challenge 109 with this sketch:

And also to join My Time TO Craft Challenge 88 : Quick Quotes.

Thanks for looking..

Glittery Pine Bough

Again I used my new stamps for this card. Hero Arts Young Deer and Big Pine Bough.


This card is for glitter challenge in Hero Arts and for Challenge 65 Tag So Much in MTCC.

Thanks for looking...

JOY

Christmas cards are on the way... I must make more and more to put them in one of the Christian bookstore in my town. The cards I made this year are much much different from the ones last year. Most of them are using the sketches, stamps, embosses, and new markers, Copic markers.
Do hope the customers like my cards, and of course will....buy them... LOL...

This is the pattern for CPS 140 challenge.


I also enter this card to join the Challenge 84 So Many Scallops.
I used my scallop punch for the circles. THe MS doily lace was used for the rectangle.
The stamp for the doll is from Her Arts Holiday Dolls.

Thanks for looking, my friends.