Lots of Thank You Cards

A friend asked if I would be up to it to make 30 thank you cards for her. I told her as long as she is not fussy about getting 30 unique cards it shouldn't be a problem. And so I came up with 4 different designs. She had requested to make half cutesy ones while the other half to be more on the elegant side.

The first one I had in mind was a cute stamp by Penny Black. Stamped about 10 of them on a card stock and coloured them with Copics. It does feel a lot like a production line when you're making many cards of the same design.

All the stamped images being coloured the same way

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Supplies: Penny Black Hello Friend stamp, Docrafts Woodland Friends sentiment stamp, EK Success Sentiment stamp (on the inside), Hero Arts Silly Scape Wood Mounted Stamp, Black embossing powder, Versamark inkpad, Memento Tuxedo black inkpad, Copic markers, Divine Twine, Glossy Accent, Yellow Stampin' Up Marker, Double sided foam tape.

The inside of the card says 'Thank You'. I added glossy accents on the headlights of the car and the windshield too :)

The second card I made I used 2 different Spellbinders nesties and some washi tape. Basically the supplies are the same, only with a tiny variance. Ooh, and since it's all stripy, I've decided to submit this to Simon Says Stamp's Challenge this week. It's been AGES since I submitted my cards to any challenges.

Supplies: mt washi tape, Cuttlebug diecut alphabets, Spellbinders nestabilities, AB rhinestones, white gel pen

Then I decided to come up with a masculine version too, and out came Tim Holtz's stamps and tissue tape :) I thought the woodgrain background stamp gave a really nice touch to the card too.

Supplies: Technique Tuesday Alphabet stamp, Tim Holtz Stampers' Anonymous, Hero Arts Woodgrain stamp, Fiskars Edge Punch, Tiny Attacher, Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, Versafine Onyx black inkpad, Distress ink in Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Versamark inkpad, Turquoise cardstock.

And finally, another cute card from the same Penny Black stamp set. I couldn't decide which one I liked better, with or without the faux stitching, so I made some of each.

Supplies: Penny Black Hello Friend stamp, Hero Arts sentiment stamp, Copic markers, pti impression plate, Basic grey flower stamp, Versamark inkpad, Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad, double sided foam tape.

Which one is your favourite? :)

Joy

Supplies: Stampendous Jumbo Cling Snowman, Purple puff paint, Water colour pencils, The Cat's Pajamas sentiment stamp, Rhinestones, Black enamel accent, White chalk ink, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Kraft card.

Here's one of the CAS Christmas cards that I made last year. Since the card was completely one layered, I decided to add a bit of texture with the puff paint on the buttons, some rhinestones for the eyes and highlighted the mouth with black enamel accents. These type of cards are perfect to send by post :)

Till the next card!

Bonne Année à Tous! A Happy 2012!

Wishing everyone a wonderful year ahead and may you be blessed with the company of your loved ones and lots of crafty moments!

It´s been a while since I last blogged, keeping up to my previous posting speed is really harder than I had anticipated. Not only that, I only managed to send out half of what I had wanted for both Christmas and New Year cards. With a growing belly, I´m finding it very difficult to sit long hours whether blogging, or doing anything crafty. Hopefully for the next few days I´ll be able to share what I managed to make just before the year ended.

Supplies: Hero Arts snowman stamp, Technique Tuesday Typewriter Alphabet stamp, lawnfawn Harold's ABC stamp, scrap patterned paper, Rangers stickles, Distress inkpad in Tumbled glass & Broken China, Jenni Bowlin inkpad in Soap Powder, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Mini circle punch, Foam tape.

For several years I made only one-of-a-kind cards to send out. Unfortunately this year I wasn't able to spend the same amount of time crafting, so I had to repeat some of the designs with only a minimal change to be able to produce the most cards within the shortest period of time. And yet I still wasn't able to make enough for everybody. With little ones coming this year I hope I can still steal some time to craft now and then :)

Will be posting some more of my cards soon! Thanks for still visiting my blog :)

Happy Birthday SS!

I feel really fortunate to have friends visiting my blog and leaving sweet comments even though I'm constantly missing these days. You guys are the best! If I could give all of you a BIG bear hug to make up for the lack of action on my side I really would. *MUACKS*

Here's a card I had originally plan to post this after my sister's birthday in December, but the "postman" (i.e. my other sister) couldn't wait to give it to the birthday girl because "It was too cute!". With an excuse like that, how can you blame her? ;)

Supplies: Stampendous Cupcake Numbers, All Night Media Say it with Stamps, Cork sheet, Copic markers, Uniball pigment markers, Zing embossing powder, Brads, Scrap patterned paper.

Julio & Carlos (the 2 pugs in that card - I know, I know, they look more like bull dogs) are basically my sister's favourite plush toy from Nici. They are hand drawn by yours truly and coloured with Copic markers, because my beloved printer was sent back for service, hence I had to see what was available online and attempted to replicate them on this card. And why they are 2 has to do with her personal love story which I won't tell here *snicker*.

Wishing everyone a great week ahead!

Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with Strings

...these are a few of my favourite things!

My flamenco dance maestro, Joyce organized an early gathering this year so that more would be able to attend. Normally she would have one close to Christmas or New Year, but everyone would already have plans or would be away for holidays. Frankly, I'm not really in the condition to attend any party, but I wanted to catch up with all my dance buddies... miss them so much!

The turnout was really good, and it was a fun party with lots of good food and good company. We also had a gift exchange session, and since I brought my DH along, we brought 2 gifts for exchange, and it's handcrafted and gift wrapped by yours truly.

Gift wrap supplies: Brown wrapping paper, Hero Arts Large Solid Flower Stamp, HA Friends Definition Stamp, HA Many Dots Stamp, HA Truly Appreciated Stamp, Fluid Chalk ink, Glossy Accents, Twine, Scallop Punch, Jenni Bowlin inkpad.

I used to spend most of my time making cards but never made an effort with gift wrapping, but I must say the results are always satisfying :) Somehow I underestimated the time required by the Glossy accents to dry, so in the photo it didn't really look as I've planned. It was just on the border of being dry completamente when I brought them to the party. Anyway, can you guess what's inside???

Rubber Stamps Used: Unity, Tim Holtz

Yep, they are books! Both handstitched by yours truly and then stamped on the outside with inspirational words. I'm so glad I still remembered how to do it, LOL. I'm not sure if I still remember how to do coptic stitching though, but I'll attempt it soon *fingers crossed* and see how much I can remember :)

Warmest Winter Wishes

This is the first card I made for Cards That Care campaign organised by Vera & Jennifer. I haven't been crafting for a while, so I decided to go for a clean and simple look, just to warm up. It sure did the job, because after that I was continuously making 6 more cards! And all relatively simple of course :)

Supplies: Hero Arts Silly Scape Stamp (K5425), HA Wintertime Message (CL105), Stickles, White sand, White and Brown Chalk ink, Black embossing powder, Versamark ink, Stampin' Write pen in Crushed Curry.

We don't get snow here in Malaysia, so it's quite hard for me to imagine a white christmas. All we get here is some gimmick snow (mostly suds) occassionally inside the big shopping centres down town. It sometimes baffles me to see someone walk on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, anytime of the year, with boots! If I could speak for that pair of feet I'm sure they are dying to get some fresh air, LOL.

Anyway, I added some Stickles on the embossed Silly Scape stamp and sprinkled some white coloured sand to add on to the opacity and sparkle. And then I used the yellow marker to add lights to some of the windows of the buildings.

I think it's not winter yet, but has the weather gone chilly where you are? Here's some warm sunshine all the way from Malaysia! ;)

Happy weekend to all!



Is It Hot in Here....

or is it just ALL those candles on your birthday cake???

I suppose it has to be the candles... with 33 candles all lighted at the same time I'm pretty sure it would have triggered the sprinklers even, LOL. That card with the cool cat on the back was sent by my sister and her BF all the way from the Land Down Under.

And so for my 33rd birthday on the 3rd, I received 3 birthday cards...how's that for a lucky number? :D On the bottom left is a card from Sandy, and on the right, my SIL who is already super busy at work, attempted to make me a handmade card (and I must say she is a pro at that too!) Thank you all for those lovely cards and wishes {{{{{{{Hugz}}}}}}

I've been struggling a little bit to get this blog going, not to mention some crafting action too, but it has been tough for me. Those days when I could multitask seemed impossible now. So I have to take tiny baby steps at a time. Just slightly more than a week ago I had to wrap up a wedding gift for a very closed friend of mine. You won't believe how long it took me to do even a simple thing like wrapping up a gift, but I was happy how it turned out.

Lyne was a very good friend and a good colleague when I was working in a pre-school several years back. We've been keeping in touch even after I left. Here's a photo of the bride at her wedding reception with some of the other teachers :)

Last weekend fortunately was a productive one for me. I managed to clean part of my crafting table and make 7 cards for Cards That Care card drive! It is organized by Vera Yates and Jennifer McGuire. Last year I managed to send in 3 cards and I'm glad I got to do it again this year with 7 cards! I'll be posting them in the next few days :)