Miss Amber Does Craft!

Flutist Fairy

2012-02-08T21:00:00.000+07:00

Hey’all! I’m back with another new release peek from Some Odd Girl! I love coloring this one, she looks very sweet. I also love the color combo.

Credits:
Digital stamp: Flutist Fairy from Some Odd Girl
Digital kit: Sisterhood by Julie Billingsley
Stamp (sentiment) Fairy Princess from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic markers
Glitter: Martha Stewart
(Heart) Bling: Prima
Twine: May Arts
Cardstock: Bazzil

Rain, Rain {Don’t} Go Away…

2012-02-08T16:04:00.001+07:00

I love rain, but something weird happened today. It was scorching hot AND raining too! And I mean not the light shower rain, the heavy kind of rain. Weird! But I still love it because the sound of raindrops on my rooftop is so soothing :)

Speaking of rain, there’s a new image from Some Odd Girl that is just too cute to pass up! It’s called Brella Fairy and it’s so adorable. I colored it up and used a few dew drops to emulate raindrops :) I also paper pieced her petal dress.

Credits:
Digital stamp: Brella Fairy from Some Odd Girl
Digital papers: Blustery Sky Paper Pack by Sara Schmutz
Stamp (sentiment): Blooming Button Bits from Papertrey Ink
Coloring: Copic and Finecolour markers
Dies: Cheery Lynn and Taylored Expressions
Dewdrops

I’ll be back tonight (or morning, in your neck of the woods) with another peek. See you soon! :)

Flower Fairy Peek

2012-02-06T21:00:00.000+07:00

Hello everybody! Wow.. This week has passed by with sooo many things up my sleeve, but I’m so happy nonetheless. I am especially loving the weather this past week. Just so perfect! :)

Anyway, At Some Odd Girl, we have a new release coming up! And today I will show you a card I made with one of the new release, it’s a Flower Fairy :)

Credits:
Digital stamp: Flower Fairy from Some Odd Girl
Stamp: Fairy Princess from The Greeting Farm
Digital kit: Mother Knows Best by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Susan Bartolini
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic and Finecolour markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Flowers: Prima and IAR
Swirl rhinestone: Prima

I’ll be back tomorrow with another release. Enjoy your day!

Flower Girl Valentine

2012-02-03T15:00:00.001+07:00

Happy Friday everyone! I know I’m suppose to showcase my PubCASE today but I got carried away making other (AKA Valentine’s Day cards haha) cards. Still in my Valentine’s Day card series… I hope you’re not bored yet with the patterned paper choices heehee.

This is a pocket card and I love this type of card so much! Looks like a blanket a little :P

Credits:
6x6 Paper Pad: Sweet Cakes from Doodlebug
Stamp: Miss Anya Collection from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic Markers

You know, I love ribbons but I’m just so bad at tying them! The bow above is tied using Bow-Easy. So nice! :D

Have a great day everyone and thanks for visiting!

Love Letters To You

2012-02-02T06:06:00.000+07:00

Okay, let’s break a while from my obsession with Doodlebug’s Sweet Cakes collection.. hahaha. I colored Tilda a while ago and have turned it into a Valentine’s Day card. I loooooove it. I colored it because I remembered a kit I've had for years. I love Amanda McGee and her designs never failed to make me run to her store and hoard hahaha.

Those roses trim are colored with my own homemade glimmer mist! The original color was light peach, but I colored it to match the cardstock and the patterned paper. I gotta get more of those roses trim, where I live it’s quite cheap (in comparison to those sold online by ‘big’ brands hehe)! :D

Credits:
Digital kit: Love Notes Midi Kit by Amanda McGee
Stamp: Tilda With Christmas Letters from Magnolia and XOXO from We R Memory Keepers
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic Markers
Die cut: Spellbinders
Punch: Fiskars
Pearl flourishes: Prima

An Odd Surprise!

2012-02-01T12:02:00.000+07:00

Yes, that title is soooooo fitting! Hehehe. This is the ‘secret’ I’ve been writing about haha. I had a very nice surprise a couple of weeks ago. I applied for a call and it’s for a stamping DT. I rarely do this but I never got lucky anyway. Until I got accepted this time. So…. brace yourself… I am now…

AN ODD GIRL!!!

Hehehe, I am now designing for Some Odd Girl and I couldn’t be more happier! When I see the girls who are fellow DTs as me, I just couldn’t believe my luck! They are sooooo talented!!!! Hehehe.

So anyway, here are a couple of cards to kick off the new term of Some Odd Girl DT. I really love the images. They’re so cute and versatile, in every theme imaginable!!! These are, of course, Valentine’s Day cards :)

Using Coy Kaylee

Using Cupid Mae

Credits:
6x6 paper pad: Sweet Cakes from Doodlebug Designs
Glitter paper: AC Cardstock
Digital stamps: Coy Kaylee and Cupid Mae from Some Odd Girl
Physical stamp: XOXO from We R Memory Makers
Coloring: Copic markers
Sheer heart organza ribbon
Various rhinestones

Have a wonderful day and start of February everyone!

Sweet Valentine

2012-01-31T06:00:00.000+07:00

Alrighty… It’s Tuesday and it’s the last day of January! Heehee. Boy time sure flies when you’re having fun! I had soooo much fun this past week creating a storm, especially Valentine’s Day cards. I actually love making Valentine’s Day cards, you can turn almost any image into a romantic or Valentine-y card hehe.

Continuing my craziness with physical paper heehee, I made this one. The side is actually a wrap around, so it’s almost like an overhanging that closes the card.

Credits:
6x6 paper pad: Sweet Cakes by Doodlebug Designs
Stamp: Miss Anya Dressy from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic markers
Embossing: Crafts Too
Rhinestones: Kaisercraft
Die cut: Spellbinders
Punch: Martha Stewart
Twine: Doodlebug

Oh, anyway I did a little digi-haul a few days ago hehe. Here are some new goodies I bought.

Gatefold Valentine’s Day Cards

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000+07:00

Hi everyone! It’s Monday again and closer to February hehe. My ‘secret’ will be revealed in a couple of days… So excited! :D

Anyway, continuing my Valentine’s Day cards these are a couple of gate-fold cards I made using *gasp* non-hybrid products. I know, I know….. So totally not me right? Hehe. But I went to my local scrapbook store, Made With Love, and they were having a 40% off sale (as I wrote a few posts ago) on paper pads, Prima embellishments and a few other brands. So just before I go to the checkout place I noticed this paper pack from Doodlebug calling my name, loudly. Hahaha. So what I can I do? I had to save it from that place right? I immediately picked it up and admired the most adorable pink and red patterns inside. There was only one unfortunately, I so want more of this paper pad! I’ve created a few Valentine’s Day cards with this pad, I will share it over the next few days.

Now for the first version, the sentiment is embossed using Martha Stewart embossing powder.

I really love the version, the pink on her dress contrasts well with the pattern and red embossed background. I didn’t emboss the sentiment here.

Which one you like more?

Credits:
6x6 paper pad: Sweet Cakes from Doodlebug Designs
Stamps: Miss Anya Dressy from The Greeting Farm and TAC
Ink: Memento and Versamark
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Dry embossing: Crafts Too
Embossing Powder: Martha Stewart
Pink and fuchsia bling flourishes

Cream and Pink Valentine

2012-01-29T14:38:00.001+07:00

Hey everybody! Such a lovely Sunday it is today. Just got back from staying at a pretty swanky hotel here in Jakarta because my friend gave me a free one night stay perk there! Hehehe. So lovely! But I’m pretty knackered since I swam a lot yesterday and was walking around the local market there this morning. Just got home now heehee.

Here’s a card I wanted to share with you today.

It’s one of my Valentine’s Day series cards. I made quite a lot this past week, making me soooo off the mood to make CNY cards hahahaha. I was also accepted to be Traci Reed Designs’ creative team as a hybrid designer. Wheeeee! Here is one of my many creations using her kit.

Credits:
Digital kit: Everyday Fairytale by Traci Reed & Susan Bartolini
Stamps: Miss Anya Dressy from The Greeting Farm and XOXO from We R Memory Keepers
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic markers
Rhinestones and pearls: Kaisercraft
Dies: Spellbinders
Punch: Martha Stewart
Tan satin ribbon
Kraft cardstock

Ohhhhh, I am also excited because one of my fave shops, Sweet Shoppe Designs, is having their birthday celebration sale!

Here are some kits I bought over the weekend:

And of course recent Traci Reed releases there:

Sooooo?!?!? What are you waiting for??? Run there, don’t walk!! :D

PubCASE #2

2012-01-27T20:24:00.001+07:00

Hey everyone! Have you been wondering where I went? Hehehe. Well I am still here. Like I said in my previous post, my camera’s batteries are being borrowed by my friend and I just got it back yesterday so I only gotten round to photographing new stuff I made today. Other than that… I have a secret and have been creating a storm behind the scene for this little secret ehehe.

Well anyway, I am back with a new PubCASE! Here is the inspiration.

I just loooove how the circles come together as the highlight of the card. Plus it gave me idea of how to use my French Pastry Doily die from Cheery Lynn ;) Hehe. Here’s my take:

Credits:
Digital papers: Lighthearted Papers 1 by Shannon Hegarty
Stamp: Hero Arts and TAC
Ink: Memento
Die cut: French Pastry Doily from Cheery Lynn and Die-namics 3/8" Rosette from My favorite Things
Crochet trim
Kraft cardstock

Lovely Monday

2012-01-16T21:40:00.001+07:00

Hello everybody! It’s such a lovely Monday today. It was sunny outside and I got an invitation to shop this Wednesday over at my fave scrapbook store with an extra 20% off of their current 40% off promotion. Can’t wait! Hehehe.

Anyway, since my camera’s batteries are being borrowed by my good friend I couldn’t photograph a few of my new projects I made over the weekend. But I do have a couple of cards to share with you. Made it not long ago and I really love the color combos :)

Credits:
Digital kit: Bohemian Summer by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: Rescue Remedies from Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Memento
Dies: Spellbinders

Here is another one. Wintry, Christmas card with non-traditional colors.

Credits:
Digital kit: Happy Holidays by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: Christmas Tag Wishes from Inkadinkado
Ink: Memento
Dies: Spellbinders
Buttons and string twine

Have a great day! It’s halfway through January! Teehee!!

You’re Groovy!

2012-01-15T09:29:00.001+07:00

Hey everybody! Went to see my niece yesterday but I spent all of my Friday and a bit of yesterday coloring my stamp images. I am going to finish my Valentine’s Day cards that will be mailed overseas next week then quickly move on to my Chinese New Year cards.

Anyway, moving on to another Valentine’s Day card… This is a criss cross pocket card again, I think I love the way it looks like an envelope and a card in one. Heehee. The stamp set is a free gift set I got when I ordered rosette dies from My favorite Things during their recent re-launch. I was so delighted when I received it because it was the perfect excuse to buy the paper packs (well it’s actually a part of a mini kit) I had been drooling over with for a long time. It’s a perfect match for this stamp!

Credits:
Digital kit: Groovy Love Mini Kit by Amanda McGee
Stamps: à la modes - Groovy Girl from My favorite Things and Four Frames from Stampin’ Up
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic Markers
Punch: Stampin’ Up
Pleated and satin ribbon

Criss-Cross Mermaid Card

2012-01-14T00:15:00.000+07:00

A while back I did a workshop teaching a few friends how to make a criss-cross card and a milk carton and holder. This is the card I made for the workshop. There is a sentiment on the inside when the receiver pull out that white card.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Rub A Dub by Traci Reed
Digital Stamp: Sweet November Bubbles Lostlagoon
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor markers
Dies: Taylored Expressions
Dewdrops

Have a great Saturday, everybody!

PubCASE #1

2012-01-13T10:15:00.001+07:00

I was really inspired by Joan Robertson’s Trendy Tuesday feature that I decided to do similar one of my own. I subscribed to a number of publications online and wanted to make the most of those, so once a week I will showcase card or project that is inspired by one I see in the publication. I will call it PubCASE aka Publication’s Copy and Share Everything.

My first PubCASE is a card inspired by a lovely card by Laura Evangeline in the December edition of CARDS magazine (page 129). I love the scallop edge and the chipboard label.

So anyway, here is my take:

Credits:
Digital kit: Fa-La-La Layout Kit by Dani Mogstad
Stamps: Mat Stack 1 Collection from Papertrey Ink and Joy To All (CL460) from Hero Arts
Ink: Versacolor
Die: Mat Stack 1 from Papertrey Ink
Punch: EK Success
Flowers: Prima Marketing
Bling: Kaisercraft
Pom pom trim
Kraft cardstock

What do you think? Do you like my version? Hehe. I will be back next week with another PubCASE. Thanks for dropping by and have a great day!

Simple Cards

2012-01-12T07:46:00.000+07:00

It was my parents’ 38th anniversary last week. Didn’t do anything fancy or had a party for that, but each year my Mom would make us yellow rice, a traditional food that we cook to celebrate a special event. This year I surprised them with their favorite cake and some extra special gift hehe. Glad they liked it.

Anyway, it has come to my attention that I haven’t made a lot of anniversary or wedding cards. So here is one.

Credits:
Stamp: Everyday Sayings (CL342) from Hero Arts
Embossing: Crafts Too
Doily: Wilton
Bling

And here’s an0ther simple card using one of my fave patterned papers.

Credits:
Digital kit: Secret Recipe by Dani Mogstad
Stamp: Sweet Tooth from Bo Bunny
Ink: Memento
Punch: Martha Stewart
Dies: Spellbinders

Thanks for visiting!

For A Special Princess

2012-01-11T11:02:00.001+07:00

Happy Wednesday, everyone! The weather is unbearable lately here in Jakarta. It’s striking hot one hour then gloomy the next and then boom! Raining cats and dogs! Ugh. I do love rain though, I just hate the ever-changing weather.

Anyway, continuing my Valentine’s Day cards. I created this one for one of my friends. I won’t tell who she is, but this one’s coming your way soon okay, Dear! I colored this with my colored pencils and Sansodor/Gamsol. But this image was actually a salvaged image after a Copic disaster underneath hehe. I love the way the colored pencils blend well with the Copics and created a nice crease/pleats look on her dress. I also didn’t have any gold color on my Copics so I colored it with my metallic pencils and then blended it with Sansodor.

Credits:
Digital kit: Lollipop by Melissa Bennett
Digital stamp: Lilliane from Sweet November
Physical Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Martha Stewart
Coloring: Colored Pencils, Sansodor (OMS) and Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders and Cheery Lynn
Embossing: Sizzix
Blings: Kaisercraft
Flower: IAR
Glossy Accent
Pink grosgrain ribbon

Have a lovely day and happy crafting!

Sweet Celebration

2012-01-10T06:33:00.001+07:00

Good morning! (Well at least, it’s weeeee early here in Indonesia!) It’s Tuesday so it’s a day closer to weekend, don’t you think? ;)

For this year, since everyone is so keen on making resolutions, I too made a card-making resolution. I resolve to create at least 4 cards a week, with the rest of the week will be for coloring images, photographing and organizing. And I will do Holiday cards way ahead this year. I am a bit late starting my Valentine’s card, but I don’t really feel the need to rush. Here is my first Valentine’s card. This was done using a new folding technique called the Double-Dutch Card folding technique and I love it!

Credits:
Digital kit: Daydreams and Jellybeans by Traci Reed
Digital stamp: Swings And Slides - Sweet Love Set from Pollycraft
(Physical Stamp): Sweet Scoops from Stampin’ Up
Ink: Versamagic
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor markers
Dies: Spellbinders

Have a lovely day and thanks for visiting!

Blogged Again!

2012-01-09T20:16:00.001+07:00

Hello and have a happy new year to you all! Oh, end of 2011 has been a busy time for me. Then in the early 2012 I got a bit sick so I just had time to blog now, though I didn’t stop making cards ;)

Here is the first card for 2012:

Credits:
Digital Kit: New Year's In by Traci Reed
Stamps: Tag-Its #7 from Papertrey Ink and Sparkle Clear: Happy Winter (CL245) from Hero Arts
Ink: Versamagic
Bling flourishes

A short post for today, more like a warm up :D Hope you enjoy!

For Your Fabulous Self!

2011-12-16T06:02:00.001+07:00

Good morning (in my neck of the woods), everyone! I was just organizing lots of my online and offline publications and have felt so inspired to create again. I am going to make some sort of schedule to create cards easily and frequently starting next year. So excited!

Anyway, this is my latest card. I had Valentine’s Day on my mind while creating this, but the image sort of drawing me to a girly friendship card. Hehe.

Credits:
Digital kit: From the Heart The Digichick Boutique Collab Kits
Stamp: Miss Anya Collection from The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic Markers
Dies: Spellbinders and Marianne Design
Embossing: Crafts Too
Kraft Cardstock
Flourish bling

Oldie But Goodie

2011-12-14T10:10:00.001+07:00

This is actually a card I made a couple of months ago. But I was so busy with HYCCT challenges that it slipped my mind to posting this card here hehe.

The image was colored using Copic marker, but was using the wrong paper. Ugh… It’s so hard to blend with that paper. But it still looks pretty good nonetheless hehe :)

Credits:
Digital papers: Libby Paper by Tracy Ann Digital Designs
Stamp: Tilda with Apple from Magnolia
Digital Stamp: Defining Moments: Mom by Katie Pertiet
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Embossing: Sizzix
Purple grosgrain ribbon
Dewdrops

CAS and sugared flowers

2011-12-13T05:16:00.001+07:00

Hello everybody! I’m sorry I’ve been MIA. There are a lot of things that’s going on but now things are slowly looking up and good :)

Anyway, I am back today with a card to share with all of you. I experimented with clear glitter a while ago and ‘sugared’ some Prima flowers. Love the result! I think I may do this on all my flowers :D

Credits:
Digital papers: Martha, My Dear – Orchid Paper Set by Deena Rutter
Stamp: Friends Forever from Fiskars
Ink: Versamagic
Flowers: Prima
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Die cuts: Spellbinders

Credits:
Stamp: Make A Wish from Fiskars
Ink: Memento
Die cut: Joy Crafts
Flower: Prima
Bling

I hope you all are having a good time since Christmas is 2 weeks away! Have a great day!

Shop ‘Til You Drop!

2011-11-27T10:47:00.001+07:00

How was your Thanksgiving weekend everyone? We don’t have Thanksgiving here but boy did I shop my way through Black Friday (online, of course) ;p Anyway, I hope you all have recovered hehe.

Here’s a new card from me today. Again, still for HYCCT challenge. This is my take for HYCCT1126, the theme is Send a Little Sunshine where we make a card of encouragement and hope.

Credits:
Digital paper pack: Littlest Farmer Paper Pack by Katie Pertiet
Digital stamp: Momentous Seals Brushes and Stamps No. 01 by Katie Pertiet
Clip art: Dudes With Dogs 1 Clip Art & Digital Stamp Set by Alice Smith
Satin ribbon and kraft cardstock

Happy Sunday, y’all!

Trying My Hand At Embossing

2011-11-24T08:35:00.001+07:00

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate it! Here’s hoping you are surrounded by all things warm and beautiful!

When I finally bought heating tool (heat gun) last month I was so excited with all the possibilities I can do with it. Until I tried it out for the first time. The result was messy and it didn’t raise up! I panicked a little. I mean, that and the embossing powders cost quite a bit of money! Finally a couple of weeks later I tried a new technique and found why it didn’t work the way I’d imagined it the first time. First, the paper (like, d’oh, always the problem with me! hehe) was too fibrous. I used my usual colored carstock instead of thick and fibrous cardstock and it was perfect! Second of all, the heating should stop once the powder melted and looks glossy. Otherwise it’ll just be absorbed into the paper and it wouldn’t have that ‘raised’ look. So here are my experiment’s results.

This was done for HYCCT1114, the theme is “It touches all of us” where we have to make a pink collage. I chose to do this one.

Credits:
Stamps: Flower Circle Border (H5345), Asian Fan Border (H5348) and Everyday Sayings (CL342) from Hero Arts
Ink: Stampin Up and Versamark
Embossing powder: Martha Stewart

Now this one is for HYCCT1131, the theme is It's a Costume Party where we should create a card that isn’t our usual style. Well this one is it… No patterned papers! Hahaha. It was quite hard… Really itching to use my papers, but the embossing steals the stage and it still looks pretty without my precious patterned papers ;)

Credits:
Stamps: Flower Circle Border (H5345), Asian Fan Border (H5348) and Thinking of You (CL140) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black) and Versamark
Embossing powder: Martha Stewart
Kraft cardstock

Thanks for visiting!

Sansodor and Colored Pencils

2011-11-23T11:02:00.003+07:00

A while back, I posted that I bought Sansodor (otherwise in US known as OMS or Gamsol) to try a new coloring technique. I wanted to have an alternative coloring method other than using my Copics (in other word, a cheaper alternative hehe). I said in that post that the method didn't work for me, but apparently I was wrong. After finding out that a friend almost exclusively colored using this method and thought she was using Copics I was intrigued again. I found out that the paper used for this technique has a lot to do with the success of using this technique. I switched to using smooth surface paper and I was in awe! My cheap Faber Castell colored pencils did a mighty fine job! The card I made below was a result of one of the experiments I did with OMS and colored pencils. This wasn't the finest one, I did a lot better coloring with my TGF stamp but for now I'll show you this beginner coloring I did hehe.

This is also my take on HYCCT1121 challenge, theme is “Big Or Small, Save Them All!” in which we need to use two sizes of a geometric shape (circle, oval, square,etc).

Credits:
Digital papers: Color Combo #3 - Paper Pack #1 by Crystal Wilkerson
Stamp: Three Girls (LP162) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Colored Pencils, Copic markers and Sansodor
Dies: Spellbinders
Flower: Prima
Bling: Prima
Grosgrain ribbon: Charisma
Dried leaves

Fall Colors

2011-11-19T18:02:00.001+07:00

As you probably know, Indonesia is a tropical country, but I‘ve always loved fall colors. My fave season is spring but when fall came while I was still living in Australia, it was always so gorgeous outside! The card below was inspired by those warm brownish hues.

This card is also a take on HYCCT1105, a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch:

And here is mine:

Credits:
Digital kit: Count Your Blessings by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: Happy Girls (CG167) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Flowers: Prima
Blings and metal button

Wishing You Well

2011-11-18T14:51:00.001+07:00

Somehow this card should be sent to me hehe. I am making a great recovery, I even went out today with my niece and accompany her to the mall playgr0und. She was so happy!

I made this card for HYCCT1107 challenge and the theme is Colors of Hope where we have to use the colors green and yellow to represent hope also brown to represent comfort. Here is my take.

Credits:
Digital kit: Birds of a Feather by Dani Mogstad
Stamp: Miss Anya Dressy from The Greeting Farm and Script Messages (AR137) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Taylored Expressions and Joy Crafts
Orange gingham ribbon

Cupcake!

2011-11-17T21:32:00.001+07:00

It’s a bit late but I wanted to check in. Thanks so much for those of you who messaged me about me being sick. I am slowly getting better, but it’s looking good :D I’m going to keep this short, and sweet… With a little cupcake!

This is a card made for HYCCT challenge HYCCT1120 and the theme is Treat Yourself or create something with food/beverage on it. So I chose my fave subject and food… Cupcake :D

Credits:
Digital kit: Cake Bliss Mini Kit by Mindy Terasawa
Dies: Spellbinders, Joy Crafts and Marianne Design
Flowers: Prima
Glitter: Stickles
Ink: Versamagic
Pearls

See you soon and have a good night!

Say Cheese

2011-11-16T16:33:00.001+07:00

Pardon the cyber dust this blog has been collecting… I have been sick for a week! No kidding! I have this bad cold and cough that just won’t end! I have tried loads of meds combos and only today did it die down a liiiiiiiiiitttle bit. So here I am posting again.

I made this still for the HYCCT challenge, for HYCCT1113 to be exact, and the theme is Butterflies of Hope.

Credits:
Digital kit: Doodle Darling Maxi Kit by Amanda McGee
Digital stamp: Momentous Seals Brushes and Stamps No. 01 by Katie Pertiet
Clip art: AS4702 Photographer Clip Art with Line Art
Dies: Spellbinders and Joy Crafts
Pink gingham ribbon
Blings

Cupcake Book-Card

2011-11-10T06:24:00.000+07:00

It’s a card! It’s a box! No, it’s a book! Well you know what.. It’s all that! ;) This is a book card, which could be used as a box too. Neat huh? I made this (still) for the HYCCT challenge. The HYCCT1108 theme is Hang in There, so we can use any image or element that we usually hang. I chose charm element on the inside of this card.

You see that rose? I made it myself! I used Spellbinders’ Rose Creations and ‘sugared’ it with glitter. The leaves are actually a Prima flower, I just offset it beneath the flower.

The left side is a pocket which holds a tag and the right side I’m planning to fill with tea bags, Peach Dilmah one, my fave. This will go out to a friend I’m meeting today :)

Credits:
Digital kit: Summer Days by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: Sweet Thing from Penny Black
Digital Stamp: Momentous Seals No.1 by Katie Pertiet
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor markers
Dies: Spellbinders and Papertrey Ink
Border punch: Martha Stewart
Twine: Twinery
Butterfly charm
Chocolate Bling
Yellow ribbon

Wonderful Mother

2011-11-09T06:17:00.000+07:00

I rarely make shaped cards, partly because my dies don’t go up to the regular card size, but while doing HYCCT challenge (HYCCT1101C) with the theme Encircled With Love that made us create a circle card I fell in love :D It looks so nice and elegant eventhough it’s kind of small (I used the biggest size of my die).

Credits:
Digital kit: Beautiful You by Zoe Pearn
Stamps: Well Scripted from Stampin’ Up and Vintage Labels No.4 from Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa)
Dies: Spellbinders and Joy Crafts
Flowers: Prima

Bling It Up!

2011-11-08T12:05:00.001+07:00

When I saw the HYCCT1101B challenge theme: Bling the Cling, I thought about the blings I recently bought. Some pretty flourish blings and dew drops would be perfect to pretty up my card. I also took out my Sew Easy after burying it on my pile of tools for a couple of months. Hehe. I haven’t had the confidence to use it until I made this card. It turns out cute :)

Credits:
Digital Papers: The Vintage Cupcake Paper Pack #2 and The Vintage Cupcake Paper Pack #3 by Crystal Wilkerson
Digital Stamp: Fancy Marci from La-La Land Crafts
Stamp: Well Scripted from Stampin’ Up
Ink: Memento
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Stitching: Sew Easy Scallop
Dew drops and flourish blings

Pretty Mermaid from Tahaa

2011-11-07T20:00:00.000+07:00

Happy Monday everyone! You know I really think I would finish all of HYCCT cards by now but I am a few cards short. I don’t want to just make any cards, I want to make cards that I actually like, I don’t compromise :D I will showcase them here in the next couple of weeks and will still finish all of them soon.

So anyway, this is probably my most favorite HYCCT card I’ve made so far. No wonder because the challenge’s (HYCCT1122) theme is Find Your Happy Place. My happy place is the beach, but not just a beach, white sandy beach with clear aqua water. Ahhhhh, I feel peaceful and happy already thinking about it heehee. Oddly, I am a beach girl but not a sea girl. I’m a bit scared of open waters so I stick to sipping cold mocktails on dry land ;)

Speaking of happy place, I chose the picture as my inspiration. This is Le Taha’a, my most ultimate travel to list. Hopefully one day I can go there. It is located in Tahaa, French Polynesia. Do you see how the island aligns with the volcano mountain? It’s just the perfect spot!

… And here is my card! :)

Credits:
Digital Papers: Pretty Posies Patterned Papers by Crystal Wilkerson
Digital Stamp: Sweet November Bubbles Lostlagoon
Stamp: Oceans of Joy (CL372) from Hero Arts
Coloring: Copic Markers
Liquid Pearl

Icy Birthday Wishes

2011-11-04T19:30:00.000+07:00

I just got loads of new goodies in the mail. I am so excited! The die I used for the card below is one of the dies I’ve been eyeing for a while. Right now I am ~~buying~~ collecting die cuts rather than buying stamps. I don’t know… They sorta makes a simple card looks amazing, the oomph and wow factor! :D

This card is for the HYCCT1125 challenge, theme is Happy Birthday aka make a birthday card.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Birthday Girl by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: TAC
Ink: Memento
Die: Spellbinders
Liquid Pearl
Kraft Cardstock
White twine

Happy weekend y’all! ;)

HYCCT1111

2011-11-03T19:20:00.000+07:00

For the HYCCT1111 challenge the theme is Fight Like A Girl aka use girly embellishments. Oh I am lovin’ this challenge! Heehee. And what better suit this challenge than to use this girly stamp from TGF! Love it!

Credits:
Digital Kit: A Bushel and a Peck by Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Stamp: Miss Anya Collection from The Greeting Farm and Script Messages (AR137) from Hero Arts
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor markers
Punch: Fiskars and Martha Stewart
Dies: Spellbinders
Flowers: Prima
Flourish bing

Hope You Can Cling To Cards

2011-11-02T19:17:00.000+07:00

I am really challenged to do HYCCT cards that is hosted over at SCS. I started reeeaaaaallly reaaaallly late so I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish them by the 7th. But I will for sure do all of them. I think 32 of them! :)

Here are my first two cards:

This is for the very first HYCCT challenge, HYCCT1101A. The theme is Pink Critters, so I chose a dog stamp :)

Credits:
Digital Kit: Everyday Inspiration freebie by Mindy Terasawa
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Dies: Spellbinders
Ribbon: Charisma
Liquid Pearl

This one is for HYCCT1119, theme is Give 'em a Squeeze aka use dry embossing. I love this color combo. It looks so sophisticated! :)

Credits:
Digital Kit: Everyday Inspiration freebie by Mindy Terasawa
Stamp: Create A Cupcake from Stampin’ Up
Ink: Memento
Punch: Cupcake Punch from Stampin’ Up
Die: Papertrey Ink
Embossing: Sizzix

Halloween Cards Part 2

2011-10-31T19:07:00.000+07:00

I am back with my second batch of Halloween cards. I am telling you, this year I made an effort to make a batch of all one of a kind cards. The paper packs and graphics might be the same but the designs are all different :)

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Spookable Paper Pack by Mindy Terasawa
Digital Stickers: Spookable Dress Up Stickers by Mindy Terasawa
Punch: Martha Stewart
Ink: Martha Stewart

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Spookable Paper Pack by Mindy Terasawa
Digital Stickers: Spookable Dress Up Stickers by Mindy Terasawa
Die: Maruanne Designs

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Spookable Paper Pack by Mindy Terasawa
Digital Stickers: Spookable Dress Up Stickers by Mindy Terasawa
Punch: Martha Stewart
Dies: Spellbinders
Sticky gauze

Halloween Cards Part 1

2011-10-31T19:02:00.000+07:00

Happy Halloween everyone! Wow, it has been a while.. But fear not, I have not yet finished crafting. I’m gonna keep this one short, showcasing a few of my Halloween cards. I actually made two other but I gave it away to my friend before I got to photograph them.

Credits
Digital kit: That Old Black Magic by Dani Mogstad
Digital stamp: Halloween Costume Kids 6 by Alice Smith
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor markers
Ink: Martha Stewart
Dies: Spellbinders

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Boo To You! by Mindy Terasawa
Clip Art: Spooky Graphics by Nancy Kubo
Stamp: Happy Winter (CL245) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Bling: Prima

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Boo To You! by Mindy Terasawa
Digital Sticker: Spookable Dress Up Stickers by Mindy Terasawa
Dies: Spellbinders
Twine: Twinery
Ink: Martha Stewart

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Boo To You! by Mindy Terasawa
Clip Art: Halloween Costume Kids 6 by Alice Smith
Dies: Spellbinders
Ink: Martha Stewart
Chiffon ribbon

Hello! Aloha!

2011-10-12T07:11:00.001+07:00

Good morning everyone! Hubby took me and my niece swimming yesterday. It was such a lovely day since it seems we owned the place since nobody was there except us! Heehee. I was totally knackered to bits but I think I am a little fitter right now ;)

I’ve been having fun creating cards with summer images. I hope you don’t mind hehe, these images make me happy and as I said before, place where I live always have a tropical weather :)

Credits:
Digital kit: Aloha by Dani Mogstad
Digital Stamp: Beach Marci from La-La Land Crafts
(Physical) Stamp: Feel Better from TAC
Ink: Memento and Brilliance
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Pearl paint and Liquid Pearl
Twill tape

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you’re having a great day!

Mermaid Tilda

2011-10-10T15:13:00.001+07:00

Hello everybody! Oh it has been a lovely weekend! I had a great time with my family, so fun! And now I am back with a new card to share with you all.

I am in love with this image, although I guess when I bought it I didn’t quite factor in the season haha. But, I am never a ‘seasonal cardmaker’ anyway, so I can make any cards I want. And that’s including this one. You might not see it clearly, but there is an acetate that’s framing her.. I tried to make her like underwater and the acetate was the window. hehe. I kinda mess up the hair though… I hate it when I do that, but I already colored the whole body and scales so I figure ah well I’ll just run with it. hehe.

Credits:
Digital papers: Pinefeathers (Jumping) Collection by Carina Gardner
Stamps: Mermaid Tilda from Magnolia and Everyday Sayings (CL342) from Hero Arts
Dies: Spellbinders and Taylored Expressions
Pearls: Kaisercraft
Flowers: Prima Marketing
Coloring: Copic markers

Flutterby

2011-10-08T09:40:00.001+07:00

I am leaving for Bandung today, just a quick weekend getaway with my family. I am really excited and I know this is something that everyone is looking forward to and also needed so badly. Hehe.

Anyway, I’ve been up since 5, packed, showered and had breakfast all by 7 o’clock. So what do I do to kill the time? Finish up my cards hahhaa.

Okay, here is a simple surprisingly no patterned or digi paper *GASP!* at all card.

Credits:
Stamps: Floating Flowers (CG124) and All Occasion Messages (CL272) by Hero Arts and Gem Stone Insects from Inkadinkado
Ink: Memento and Brilliance
Embossing: Sizzix
Colored cardstock

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Just Saying Hello!

2011-10-06T16:02:00.001+07:00

I have been wanting to post since a couple of days ago, but hubby got sick on and off since weekend so I hadn’t had the time to blog.

Anyways, how is your day? I just bought a heating tool. I think I may have to learn how to use it properly though, since my embossed powder didn’t go as it was suppose to. Perhaps it’s just the powder? I know people prefer Zing, but as my ‘starter set’ I bought Martha Stewart three-set one. Well anyway, I’ve been wanting a heat tool for a while now so I’m pretty happy :)

Here’s what I got to share with you today.

Credits
Digital kit: School Daze by Dani Mogstad
Stamp: Three Girls (LP162) and Classic Messages (CL414) from Hero Arts
Coloring: Copic Markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Embossing: Sizzix
Twine and grosgrain ribbon
Kraft cardstock

Never More Than A Thought Away

2011-10-02T13:47:00.001+07:00

How was your Word Cardmaking Day celebration? Did you do many cards? I did manage to make some cards! Thank goodness for hybrid crafting! I can whip something really easily and fast and looks like it’s been done for hours ;)

Last Friday was my last day doing morning shows on my radio. It has been an ~~great~~ excellent run for two years and I am both happy and relieved to end it. Not to worry, I will still be around doing the afternoon shows :) Anyway, I am so happy that now I will have more time for myself and my family. Usually I get up at 4 in the morning and went to work and stuff and I don’t get home until about 7 at night. Right now, as I am taking a break for a while, I will have time to sleep in and do more stuff like making lunch for hubby hehe. Anyway, I created this card for those who were involved in the morning show. I might not see them as much anymore, but they are never more than a thought away.

Credits:
Digital kit: Hello Sunshine by Dani Mogstad
Stamp: Amazing Travels from Inkadinkado, Very Vintage Labels No. 4 from Waltzingmouse Stamps and Whimsical Words from Stampin Up
Ink: Versacolor and Martha Stewart
Die: Spellbinders
Kraft cardstock

2011 World Cardmaking Day

2011-10-01T13:14:00.001+07:00

Happy World Cardmaking Day to all cardmakers out there! This is my first time participating in the blog tour. I hope you are all having fun :)

I remember making cards since I was a little girl. When I was in college I would make them with wrapping papers, I have not yet discovered the wonders of scrapbook patterned papers hehe. Then since I’m always a tech geek, I discovered digital scrapbooking. It didn’t take me long to try out hybrid scrapbooking and crafting. It has been more than a year since I’ve exclusively made cards and it really makes me happy. Some of the finished cards I give away and some of them I keep. I love the look on people’s faces when they know they were given a handmade card. I think their joy of receiving handmade cards exceed the joy of getting the actual gift hehe.

I have a couple of cards lining up to be posted and I don’t know which one I’d like to showcase today, but I found this one to have a perfect sentiment for today. I am sending you all cardmakers out there, around the world, a warm Happy World Cardmaking Day wishes. Keep creating, keep being creative and keep making the world a better place -- one card at a time ;)

Credits:
Digital kit: Boho Chic by Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Stamps: Tea for Two and Mat Stack 1 Collection from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Versamagic
Dies: Papertrey Ink
Hemp twine and stick pin
Other media: Acrylic paint (wet-on-wet technique)

Fall-in For A Friend

2011-09-29T07:30:00.000+07:00

My best friend and soulmate came up for a short visit from Sydney last weekend. I was feeling very blessed and grateful that I get to see her on those three days. We squeezed in a little quality time and had a great time. I have been friends with her for almost 17 years now, and what’s amazing is that half of those times we were always apart. I went to junior high school with her, then in high school I went to a private school in Jakarta and she went to a semi-military national school on scholarship about 13 hours away from Jakarta. Then after high school I continued on to move to Australia for college while she went on to finish her undergraduate and masters degree in Jakarta. We were reunited in the same city after I went back from Australia. It lasted for 5 years until she went on to take her specialist education in Australia. She is now settled, married and is expecting her first child in Sydney. Our relationship is so special because all those distances never once made us dissolved. We love each other so much, we share everyday and she is one of the best things to ever happened to me. So I made this card for her. I am going to mail it to her along with a blank mini album she requested me to do for her pregnancy gift hehe.

Credits:
Digital kit: Happy Fall Y’All by Dani Mogstad
Digital stamp: Defining Moments – Mom by Katie Pertiet
Stamp: Tilda with Apple
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic and Prismacolor Markers
Punch: Doily Lace from Martha Stewart
Dies: Picket Fence Border Die and Grass Border Die

Tissue Paper Flower Video Tutorial!

2011-09-28T18:10:00.001+07:00

Yes! I am back and I also have a video tutorial :) I always wanted to make video tutorials, but haven’t had the time yet to make them. That is… until today ;) Boy it takes a long time to shoot, edit and upload a video so kudos to those doing that regularly :D

Credits:
Die: Tag Sale #2 from Papertrey Ink
Emboss: Sizzix
Stamp: Script Messages (AR137) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa)

Here is the tutorial. Please be kind :)

The Card That Started Things Again

2011-09-19T07:05:00.000+07:00

Do you remember that unfinished card that set me off to creating cards again? Well here it is below. It is a shaker AND a pop-up card. Can you tell that cupcakes make me creative? :p

Front:

Inside:

Credits
Digital kit: Bake Me A Cake by Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Stamps: Cupcake Collection from Papertrey Ink, Kitchen Tilda and Sweetheart Tilda from Magnolia, It’s A Day For Cupcake (AR171) Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Coloring: Copic markers
Dies: Spellbinders
Liquid Pearls
Seed beads and ribbed ribbon.

You may see that the coloring isn’t as good as the other two cards I posted before. Yes, you are quite right. With this one I used cold-pressed watercolor paper. I experienced with a lot of different papers for my Copic, with this one I wanted to see how it goes because it was kind of off-white (it has a warm tone) and it has interesting ‘ridged’ texture. Turns out it sucked my Copic’s ink and I needed to blend a lot. Certainly not going back to this one. I intended to use the paper with gamsol/sansodor, but I found that the technique wasn’t for me. Back to Copic it is, and of course my smooth papers ;)

Last Saturday I also just got new stamps and ink stash. At the moment I am so into coloring characters, but when my PTI order came I fell in love with object stamping again. Will share a new card made with it later this week. And I also ordered a Magnolia stamp – Little Mermaid Tilda – which I think officially makes me have a new crave/obsession. I love mermaid images! I just got Sweet November’s Bubbles Lostlagoon and am thinking about also getting La-La Land Crafts’ Mermaid Marci. It’s a good thing we have an all year tropical weather here so I can create any summery card whenever I want heehee.

Oh! By the way, have you seen Dani Mogstad’s recent kits? So adorable!!! Check these out:

Have a fantastic Monday y’all!

Just A Note

2011-09-18T16:39:00.001+07:00

Hello all! It is such a lovely day today. It’s such a shame that three days ago the south part of Jakarta got showered with rain but our part of Jakarta (North) didn’t get any spritz at all! Ah! I love summer, but this time it’s so hot and dry that the mosquitos are breeding and feeding like crazy!!!! Hopefully in the next two weeks the rainy season will start and I can get that cool weather to relax to, at home… hahaha, why at home? Because when you’re in Jakarta and it’s raining while you’re still on the road, it’s definitely a road to hell! You could be stuck 1-3 hours on the road just because it rains!

Anyway, I am back with another card. This card is simple and I made it because I wanted to color some images I bought a couple of weeks ago with some new Copic colors I got few days ago. I told myself to just make anything. Simple, colored, embellished, or just one layer… Just create! Otherwise I would never get into the mood again. And you know what? It worked! I’ve fallen in love with creating cards again!

Credits
Digital kit: Those Who Want To Sing... by Zoe Pearn
Digital Stamp: Roller Skate Marci from La-La Land Crafts
(Physical) Stamp: Everyday Sayings (CL342) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Dies: Spellbinders
Embossing: Sizzix
Twine: Twinery
Copic Markers
Pink pearl paint
Pink gingham ribbon, pink flower buttons

So anyway, I wanted to tell you about my hard drive that was wiped out. It was actually my own fault. I did some re-organizing and wanted to create a new folder with all my digital supplies categorized. When I cut and pasted the folders I guess it didn’t complete the transfer and then it was LOST! I only found out a few days after and I got so panic! So I called a data recovery service and they charged me insane amount to retrieve those lost data, but I figured hey all those bought supplies are probably worth even more so I said yes. Once it was done I realized that there was a lot of corrupt data on the recovered files. I could not open or use the files. When I asked the data recovery service to look into it they avoided me and never got back to me even until now. I was so brokenhearted. I got all the files backed up on DVDs and I can simply un-zip them again, but I already lost my crafting mood. So what did I do to get myself in the mood again? Buy. new. (digi)kits. Even then it didn’t instantly boosts my mood. Took me a while to get back into things. And it started with an unfinished card I found in my drawer. Finished it, then slowly I dusted my stamps, just inking a few things without making cards out of them. Then time flies and I’ve made 3 new cards already. :)

Anyway, here are my ‘idle time’ digi purchases:

Crystal Wilkerson

The Digichick

Sweet Shoppe Designs (some are unlinked because it was part of Going, Going, Gone sale – now retired)

Designer Digitals

Shabby Shoppe

Dainty Ballerina Card

2011-09-16T11:16:00.001+07:00

Hello everyone!

I know… I know.. It’s been a looooonnggg time since I updated my blog. It’s a looooong story, believe me, but let me just summarize it for you. First off, I was really busy with my work (also juggling school) and then there was the hard drive incident (wiped out my hard drive that stores my digi supplies… Like HALF of them!), last is the Eid holiday. It seems to never end. But I got up today and just wanted to start posting again. I actually have 4 unposted cards, so I’ll start today and hopefully it’ll get me rolling again :)

This is one of my recent cards and I just love it! The colors are so me and it looks really dainty! Unfortunately, the camera’s a bit off (grrrrr, another technical problem!), so I might re-shoot this tomorrow.

Credits
Digital Kit: The Sweetest Thing by Zoe Pearn
Digital Stamp: Ballerina Marci from La-La-Land Crafts
(Physical Stamp): Tag Tidbits from TAC
Coloring: Copic Markers
Die: Spellbinders
Twine: Twinery
Paper doily and pink pearls

Entering this card to:

The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Challenge #1

Young Crafter’s Unite Challenge #1

Happy Accident

2011-07-26T20:21:00.001+07:00

While I was making a center step card, I accidentally cut the sides way longer than I had to. But I love it when accidents happen, it makes me want to salvage whatever I had done. Et voila! This card was salvage and made like it was meant to have side panels as thin as that and cut as deep as it looked. Plus, this is one of the ‘boys’ cards I made for a friend :)

Credits:
Digital paper pack: Summertime Paper Pack by Crystal Wilkerson
Stamp: Birthday Fun from Inkadinkado and Hero Arts (the polkadot background)
Ink: Memento (Paris Dusk)

Okay, I gotta go back to my work. See you soon and thanks for popping by! :)

Boys Will Be Boys

2011-07-24T10:30:00.001+07:00

Give me pinks, flowers and I will whip up a girly card in no time. But boys cards… Agh, I always struggle with it. I was ‘forced’ to make a couple when my close friend was about to have a birthday. Grown up guys card are so difficult to make. Not because it’s elaborate, but they like it simple and masculine. So here is one I conjured after fiddling with it on my Photoshop for two hours. I even added staples to make it casually ‘masculine’. haha.

Credits:
Digital kit: Wonderful by The Shabby Shoppe
Stamp: Paperwork Greetings from Inkadinkado
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa)
Kraft cardstock
Staples

Have a great summer weekend everyone! :)

Another Thursday!

2011-07-21T06:48:00.001+07:00

H E C T I C!

Yes, that’s probably the most accurate definition to my days this week. It hasn’t died down yet. I’m predicting that things would only slow down after the 27th when it’s 3 days to the start of Ramadhan month. Work, family, school.. There’s so many things to organize.

Anyway, here’s another card I’m going to share today.

Credits:
Digital kit: Delightful by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: Midsummer Tilda
Die: Spellbinders
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo black)
Copic and Prismacolor Markers
Satin ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Easy Does It

2011-07-19T09:13:00.001+07:00

I love simple cards, I am a HUGE fan of simple cards in fact. But simple isn’t always easy. I have had cards which looked simple but took hours to make, simply because I had to think about placement and colors. These two are simple and easy cards I made recently.

Credits:
Digital kit: Fairy Tea Party {Collab} by Flergs and Ellie Lash
Stamp: Sweet Summer by Stampin’ Up
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Dies: Spellbinders
Copic markers
Stick pin, foam tape and satin ribbon

This is the first EVER I made a card using NO patterned paper at all! It was a bit hard for me :p but it turned out pretty cool ;)

Credits:
Stamp: Mat Stack 1 Collection from Papertrey Ink and Whimsical Words from Stampin’ Up
Ink: Real Red from Stampin’ Up and Memento (Rich Cocoa)
Dies: Mat Stack 1 Die from Papertrey Ink
Embossing: Squared Lattice Textured Impressions from Stampin’ Up
Flowers: Prima (Sprites)
Blings and white twine

Have a great Tuesday, everyone!

Monday Spirit

2011-07-18T07:24:00.001+07:00

It’s Monday again today (on my side of the world)! I have so much to do today like you wouldn’t believe! Plus the Ramadhan month is coming, which means there’ll be loads of planning to do. Anyway, it’s the start of the week so I am pumped :)

I bought loads of colored cardstock a couple of weeks ago, and it’s really cheap! 4 letter sized cardstock are about 40 cents! As much as I dislike the traffic, air and overcrowded areas in Jakarta, I am blessed to be able to but my craft supplies at a fraction of the price abroad. Hehe. So when I have stacks of colored cardstock, I need to de-stash ‘em by making a card. Here is one of them. I, once again, made the stick pin myself. Don’t you just love that heart bead? It’s so cute! And that twill tape/ribbon is 50 cents for what seems to be 30 meters. Gotta love frugality! Haha.

Credits:
Digital kit: Bug Out by Dani Mogstad and Traci Reed
Stamp: Betsy Bluebell from Penny Black
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Dies: Spellbinders
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Twill tape, button and stick pin.

Thanks for visiting :)

Even More New Stuff

2011-07-17T05:52:00.000+07:00

Sad news of the week is that throughout the week I have been PC-less. Yes, it broke down on me *sigh* it’s been repaired and hopefully it’ll be fine soon. I have been using my laptop and I miss my PC dearly because all my digital stash is there! I think that was the perfect excuse to buy new digi stuff lately haha.

Anyway, on to my new card. This is a simple wedding card, I mainly wanted to play with my new Copic marker colors , digital kit and also my new doily die from Spellbinders. I love both so much! I made the stick pin myself (yay!), I am totally addicted because it looks so nice. I also added Stickles to her sheer bottom part of the dress. What do you think?

Credits:
Digital kit: Ma Petite Fleur by Traci Reed and ScrapKitchen Designs
Stamp: Lady Tilda
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Die: Spellbinders
Glitter: Stickles (Icicle)
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Button, stick pin and grosgrain ribbon

I also have grown very fond of character stamps and have been saving some money to buy new sets (I have already purchased loads of label-type and sentiment stamps) of character stamps. I got my eyes on The Greeting Farm stamps. So cool!

Speaking of new, here are even more new (digi) stuff I purchased a while back:

from Crystal Wilkerson

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!

Entering this card for:
Creative Inspirations Challenge #120
Allsorts Challenge #112

Somebunny Loves You, Hunny!

2011-07-16T05:51:00.000+07:00

I was totally inspired when I saw a sketch for a Viva la Verve! Challenge over at SCS.

It’s a few weeks old but I love it so much and I used that as an inspiration for my card below.

I love how this card turned out, simple but cute! I love the colors so much and I especially love the sparkles from stickles which I added to emulate bunny fur. This is also another de-stashing since I bought so many new digi stuff over the past month. The kit used in this card was actually purchased in *wait for it…..* 2009! haha!

Credits:

Digital kit: Somebunny Loves You by Heather Roselli (retired)
Stamp: Mimi and Miles from Penny Black
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Glitter: Stickles (Icicle)
Punch: Loops by Martha Stewart
Dies: Spellbinders
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Stripes ribbon

Anyway it’s been a while since I’ve shared my digi purchases. Here’s a few gem I bought over the past month.

From The Digichick

From Sweet Shoppe Designs

Aren’t they all scrumptious? Well actually that’s not all, so I will share in the next post. Enjoy your weekend! :)

It’s Summertime!

2011-07-15T07:44:00.001+07:00

Yes it is because it’s soooo hot! Plus the mosquitos are out for fresh blood apparently hahaha, it’s getting worse the past 2 weeks. We have light showers a few times in the past month but right now it’s sunshiny outside. For me summertime is defined by bold colors. Blue, red, orange and yellow… This is what I try to capture in my recent card.

Credits:
Digital kit: All American Summer by Dani Mogstad
Stamp: Betsy Bluebell from Penny Black
Dies: Spellbinders
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Liquid Pearl (Opal White)
Prismacolor and Copic Markers
Pom-pom lace and gingham ribbon

Entering this card for:
Wee Memories #61
Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge 14
Card Makin’ Mamas Challenge #24

Thanks For The Yummy Goodness

2011-07-14T20:18:00.001+07:00

Wow, I have been absent for so long! I have been traveling, done projects and work that it’s bee very hectic in the past few weeks. But I am back!

Anyway, I like trying new styles of papercrafting or cardmaking. This time I try to distress my patterned papers. Shabby or distressed look is cool but I can never do it, I don’t know why haha. But here’s my best shot at it.

Credits:

Digital paper pack: Pandera's Blooms Paper Pack by Mindy Terasawa
Stamp: Kitchen Tilda and TAC
Dies: Spellbinders (Five Tags)
Ribbon: Charisma
Stickpin and hemp twine

Thanks for visiting :)

Entering this card for:
Color Throwdown #150
Totally Tilda Challenge #26 - Distressing

Hello To You Too!

2011-06-15T12:28:00.001+07:00

How are you all? I have been personally nudged by my very good friend, Leva, hehe. She’s so right, I haven’t been blogging for a while. I do have a few cards unposted. It’s because things have been so hectic this past couple of weeks. So many things to do and so little time. But, hey! I sneaked in a post today. So, yaaaayy! Hehe.

Credits:
Digital kit: Fairy Tea Party {Collab} by Ellie Lash and Flergs
Stamps: Sweetheart Tilda from Magnolia and Whimsical Words from Stampin Up
Twine: The Twinery
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Flowers: Prima
Dies: Spellbinders

I will be attending the launch of Joy Magazine tonight! So excited! It’s a new fashion and beauty magazine originally from Germany. See you soon and thanks for visiting!

Start of The Week

2011-05-23T08:54:00.001+07:00

Oh I cannot believe it’s Monday again! I feel like lazying around on my bed all day long. But oh well, I gotta go back to my routines so I can get to the next weekend ;)

Here’s a long overdue card I made (the base was made last year I think haha), I stamped and colored the image a few days ago when I found the base again in my stash bag haha.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Lil Toonz: Start The Countdown by MandaBean & Robin Carlton (retired)
Stamp: About Town from Penny Black and Wishing You from The Angel Company
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Blings

Entering the card for:

Have a great Moday, all!

Make Do With What You Have

2011-05-22T17:45:00.000+07:00

Yes, that’s what I tell myself when crafting. I try to be as frugal as I can when crafting. Like last Tuesday when me and my friends ‘raided’ my fave ribbon and buttons store, I found similar ribbons like SU’s and also PTI buttons, all at the fraction of the price. I try to do the same when it comes to markers. I have limited Copic markers and sometimes I don’t have the coordinating trios or quads, so I blend them with the cheaper Prismacolor. It’s not always a good combo, but I make do with what I have. Like this image below from Magnolia. I colored them with both Copic and Prismacolor markers, and then I coordinate it with a digital kit I have in my stash. Usually I go the other way around hehe.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Geek Chic by Robin Carlton (retired)
Stamp: Kitchen Tilda from Magnolia and sentiment from The Angel Company
Charm: Cerra
Die Cut: Tags Five and Blossom from Spellbinders
Embossing: Sizzix
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Satin ribbon
Kraft cardstock

I’m entering this card for:

Hey There, Cupcake!

2011-05-21T17:30:00.000+07:00

Still making workshop cards today. I made this for my first fun folds workshop cards. I am planning to teach my friends 3 types of fun folds cards. This is the simplest and easiest one, Easel Card.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Bake Shop by MissTiina
Stamp: Yummy Mimi from Penny Black and Feel Better from The Angel Company
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black
Die Cuts: Spellbinders
Pom pom Trim
Copic markers
(heart) Sticker: Recollections
Pink pearl bling

Don’t you just love all the yumminess there? You might know by now that I am addicted to all kinds of food images/stamps especially cupcakes and when I spotted this stamp set I know I just have to have it!

Have a nice weekend!

Entering this card for:

Workshop Cards

2011-05-20T17:14:00.000+07:00

After a quite successful ‘workshop’ I had with my three good friends last Tuesday, we are all gonna be back at my place in the next two weeks to have another ‘workshop’ hehe. Last time I taught them how to make flowers from papers, prima flowers and cupcake liners. Next workshop will be all about cards! Hehe. I’m thinking of sharing my knowledge on how to make fun folds cards and also attaching charms and creating stick pins. These are two of the workshop cards I made for the example. Both include different ways to attach charms and I made them pretty simple because I wanted my friends to create more cards in short time.

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Happy Spring Paper Pack by Creativity by Crystal
Digital Stamp: Cotton Candy Leah by Whimsie Doodles
Embossing: Sizzix
Die Cut: Spellbinders
Charm: Cerra
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Satin ribbon

Entering the above card for:

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Tiny Spots Paper Pack by Creativity by Crystal
Digital Stamp: Baloon Leah from Whimsie Doodles
(Physical) Stamp: Classic Messages (CL414) from Hero Arts
Twine: The Twinery
Die Cuts: Spellbinders
Embossing: Square Lattice from Stampin’ Up
Charm: Cerra
Satin Ribon
Copic markers

Entering the above card for:

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #67

Aren’t these digi stamps the cutest?! Aghh… Couldn’t get enough of them! I’ve printed a couple more to color in for the weekend.

Thanks for visiting!

Yay For Thursday!

2011-05-19T05:14:00.000+07:00

Ah, I can’t believe it’s already Thursday and it’s almost weekend again! Getting that 2 days holiday on Monday and Tuesday are so pampering! Haha. I am in the mood to get crafting again this weekend. So, yay for mojo!

Anyway, I had a mini meet with a few of my card maker friends on Tuesday. It was Vesak Holiday so we decided to meet up and had a mini-workshop. Heehee. Yours truly is the demonstrator and we made different types of flowers ;p But not only that, I took them to a couple of shops and as you can imagine, they were like a kid in a candy store! They bought all the ribbons and buttons they could get their hands on. So fun!

Anyway, here is another tri-shutter card (don’t you just love them?) I made. I am planning to make another one soon. I have sooooo many patterned papers that I just gotta showcase!

Credits:
Digital Kit: Even Sweeter Stuff by MandaBean (retired)
Stamps: Cupcake Collection from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Martha Stewart
Dies: Spellbinders

Have a great Thursday all!

Cuteness!

2011-05-18T10:53:00.001+07:00

Yes, cuteness! I have said in my previous post that I am in love with La-La Land Crafts’ stamps. So last weekend I printed a couple of their digis and colored them. Then I made cards with them. Ah I love them so much!

Credits:

Digital Kit: It’s A Girl Thing by Mindy Terasawa
Digital Stamp: Fancy Marci by La-La Land Crafts
(Clear) Stamp: All Occasion Messages (CL272) from Hero Arts
Copic markers and glitter

Credits:

Digital Paper Pack: Supreme by Karen Lewis
Digital Stamp: Ballerina Marci from La-La Land Crafts
(Clear) Stamp: CL414 (Classic Messages) from Hero Arts
Border Punch: Doily Lace from Martha Stewart
Copic markers and glitter
Satin Ribbon

Soaring By To Say Hi

2011-05-16T07:22:00.001+07:00

It’s been a couple of months since I purchased PTI stamps. And up to recently I just look at them in awe, emphasize on the word look. Hehe. So after so long I had to ink one of them and I love how the card turns out after it’s finished.

Credits:
Digital paper pack: Hawaiian Luau by Creativity by Crystal
Stamp: Everyday Button Bits from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa)
Button: Papertrey Ink
Die: Labels 1 from Spellbinders
Kraft cardstock

Happy Hello Friend

2011-05-14T08:07:00.001+07:00

Maybe you’ve noticed, Blogger did a maintenance yesterday and somehow it deleted one of my posts! Agh, so I had to republished it. There was a comment on the post I had to republish, I think it’s gone now. Agh, so sorry Bonnie!

Anyway, I just ordered some Penny Black and Magnolia stamps. I am pushing myself to color more character stamps. I purchased a couple of La La Land Crafts stamps and I think I am in love. Like super happy monkey love.. hehe. I colored them a couple of days ago and WOW, it was very pretty! Check them out if you haven’t already. Will post the card I made with their stamps soon, but for now… Here’s another attempt to de-stash my stamp collection, using an old stamp from Stampavie.

Credits:

Digital Paper Pack: Crystal's August 2009 - Patterned Paper Pack and Crystal's August 2009 - Faded Houndstooth by Creativity by Crystal
Stamps: Lily and Milo – Congratulations from Stampavie and Tag Tidbits from The Angel Company
Die: Five Tags from Spellbinders
Twine: The Twinery
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Glossy Accents
Kraft cardstock

Mom’s Card

2011-05-14T07:49:00.001+07:00

How was your Mother’s Day last weekend, everyone? I hope you all had a wonderful time! It wasn’t Mother’s Day for us Indonesian here, but I did manage to make a Mother’s Day card. You can pretty much say this is financially ‘efficient’ card hehe, but really it’s just an excuse to de-stash. The digital stamp/brush was purchased when it was on sale for 25 cents (Designer Digitals used to have 25 cents new product every Monday, now the deal has gone up to 99 or 50 cents) and the papers are freebie set (also from Designer Digitals). I used distressing technique on the edges using scissors to make it even frugal hehehe.

Credits:

Digital paper pack: Color Inspiration week of 1-09-11 by Katie Pertiet
Digital brush/stamp: Defining Moments: Mom Brushes and Stamps by Katie Pertiet
Kraft cardstock

Have a great weekend everyone!

Fun Folds Card

2011-05-12T06:00:00.000+07:00

Thesedays I am in the mood for fun fold cards! As you can see below, I did one that kinds of pop in the middle. I love it! You’ll see more in my future posts ;)

Credits:
Digital kit: Apple Blossom from Kristin CB
Stamp: Pure Innocence - Flower Girl from My Favorite Things
Dies: Spellbinders and Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch
Copics and Prismacolor markers

For A Friend

2011-05-11T06:33:00.000+07:00

Happy Wednesday, friends! I made a card for an old friend that has been sick and although she’s on the way to recovery, I know it will be a long one. She needs a lot of therapy and it’ll be as soon as months for things to go back to normal again for her. So I made her this card to let her know that I’m here, praying for her and wishing her all the best. I don’t want a ‘get well soon’ card because I think that would be out of context.

Credits:
Digital kit: Bloomed by ScrapKitchen Designs
Stamp: Rescue Remedies from Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa) and Martha Stewart
Trim: Charisma
Kraft cardstock

Teen Cards

2011-05-10T06:22:00.000+07:00

My cards are always girly or childish.. I think it’s because I always love those two themes. Well I created two similar cards that would fit a teen’s birthday hehe. They’re still playful, but the mp3 player-toting image gave it that ‘cool’ look that a teen/tween would love. I’m also using the Easel Card technique.

Credits:

Digital kit: Chasing Rainbows by Dani Mogstad and Jenn Barrette
Stamp: You Rock (G5475) from Hero Arts and Heard From The Heart from Stampin’ Up
Ink: Memento (London Fog and Tuxedo Black)
Twine: The Twinery
Buttons: PTI & Irma’s
Ribbon: Charisma
Copics and Prismacolor markers

Entering this card for:
Wee Memories Challenge #55
CCEE Challenge #1118

Thanks for visiting! Rock on, girls! ;)

Yummy Tri-Shutter Card

2011-05-09T09:02:00.000+07:00

Have you recovered from this weekend’s iNSD? I sure have… Hehe, I bought a few digital kits and paper packs this weekend. Although I had to refrain myself from buying a lot because I just bought a slew of new stamps. Yes, I have new stash to play with! :D

On to the card… So yeah, I forced myself to de-stash and use whatever paper pack or kits that I haven’t used at all. I fell in love with this paper pack from Tracy Ann Designs almost a year ago, and of course I immediately purchased it. hehe. So in my attempt to de-stash, I made a card with it :) This is also a birthday card accompanying my chocolate cupcake I made for my darling friend, Ayu. She loves it so much :D

Credits:

Digital Paper Pack: Powder Puff from Tracy Ann Digital Art
Stamp: Cupcake Collection from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Martha Stewart and Versamagic
Dies: Spellbinders

Entering this for:
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge

Have a lovely Monday, everyone!

CAS Hybrid

2011-04-27T06:11:00.000+07:00

Once in a while I just want to showcase the wonderful patterned paper I love. Just like this one card I made, it’s very clean and simple and all supplies are digital. Digital paper and digital brush/stamp. I got the stamp/brush when it was on sale for Designer Digital’s 4th anniversary bash. I just had to use it right away because it was so nice! hehe. Here it is.

Credits:

Digital paper pack: Let's Party Paper Pack by Nancy Kubo
Digital stamp/brush: Birthday Blocks Brushes and Stamps by Katie Pertiet
Ribbon: Keya

Have a great day, everyone! :)

Tri Shutter Card – First Try!

2011-04-26T06:06:00.000+07:00

You know my love of patterned papers right? So what better way to showcase them this way? Wow, this is also another thing that I am addicted to thesedays… Tri-shutter cards! It started when I did spring cleaning and found some papers with width of more than 12 inches in my stash so I decided to make good use of them and turned them to adorable tri-shutter cards! Not to worry though if you don’t have 12x12 paper, you can still use your regular sized paper to make tri-shutter card using these measurements I found here:

Start out with a 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of cardstock
Score at 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 7" and 8 3/4". Cut your lines horizontally at 1 1/2" and 3 1/2" from the first to the last score line.You will end up with a card that measures 3 1/2″ × 5″.

Anyway, here’s mine:

This is how it looks like when it’s closed. And here’s how it looks like when it’s (sprung) open!

Credits:

Digital kit: Gnome Sweet Gnome by Dani Mogstad
Stamps: All Around Quotes from Fiskars and Pure Innocence - Flower Girl from My Favorite Things
Ink: Memento in Rich Cocoa and Tuxedo Black
Flowers: Prima
Buttons: Irma
Die cuts: Spellbinders
Copic and Prismacolor markers

Quilt A Card!

2011-04-25T08:34:00.001+07:00

I’ve always loved quilted things, even one of my beloved bed covers is quilted (and it’s been with me for over 12 years I think). So when I saw this tutorial of a card inspired by quilting technique I am so eager to try it out! Here is my first try:

Credits:

Digital paper pack: Hearts Whimsy Paper Pack by Karen Lewis
Embossing folder: Sizzix

I wanted to add a sentiment in the front but it just looks great just as it is so I decided to leave it blank. It’s not too bad I think, though I could’ve planned the colors better and show off those beautiful patterns more. So I tried out another method of ‘quilting’ a card from this tutorial and made this:

Credits:

Digital kit: Life Is Good by Fee Jardine
Stamp: We R Memory Keepers
Ink: Martha Stewart
Glossy Accents (though you can’t see the shine here hehe)
Embossing folder: Sizzix

I have one more, well okay a FEW, quilted card(s) in the works. It’s a bit tedious (but not too much, I swear) but so addictive!

Have a lovely Monday and happy Easter holiday everyone!

Pretty Tea Box

2011-04-19T12:27:00.001+07:00

Hey everyone! I hope you’re all having a great Tuesday (or on the other side of the world, Monday hehe). Here’s another tea box which I really love, too bad the photo didn’t do much justice to it.

Credits:

Digital paper pack: Shabby Roses by Tracy Ann Designs
(Physical) Paper: Kaisercraft
Stamp: Latte Love from Fiskars and Everyday Sayings (CL342) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento in London Fog
Die cut: Spellbinders
Border punch: Doily Lace from Martha Stewart
Embossing: Sizzix
Colored pencils

Baby Oh! Baby

2011-04-16T14:34:00.001+07:00

A while back a colleague gave birth to a baby girl. So of course I took that as an excuse to package the baby gift with a touch of hybrid craft hehe. I made a box which has a cute onesie inside and also a card to go with it. Here is the result:

Credits:

Digital kit: Bubblegum Kinda of Love by Traci Reed
Stamp: Baby Animals from Inkadinkado and Adorable Baby Girl (CL265) from Hero Arts
Ink: Versamagic
Die cut: Spellbinders
Border punch: Fiskars

Tea Boxes

2011-04-13T10:23:00.001+07:00

Finally! Hehehe, I am posting again. There has been a big changes in the office and I need to settle a lot of things. I was planning to schedule my posts, but with the little time I had, I didn’t even have time to compose the posts.

So, here are the tea boxes! I had to quickly take photos of them before I gave them away, so I’m sorry for the not up to par qualities hehe. It’s also missing one box because it’s still in my laptop, unretouched. Will post that later.

Credits:

Digital Paper Pack: Lov-E-Ly by Jesse Edwards
Stamps: Rescue Remedies from Waltzingmouse Stamps
(Physical) Paper: Kaisercraft
Kraft Paper
Brown satin ribbon

Credits:

Digital Kit: A Whimsical Garden by Kristin Cronin-Barrow
(Physical) Paper: Kaisercraft
Stamps: Mat Stack 1 Collection from Papertrey Ink, Sparkle Clear: Tea (CL188) from Hero Arts, Latte Love from Fiskars
Ink: Versamagic in Red Magic
Kraft Paper
Red satin ribbon
Vintage buttons

Credits:

Digital Paper Pack: Time for Tea paper collection by Sara Schmutz
(Physical) Paper: Kaisercraft
Stamps: What’s Perking (CL416) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento in Potters Clay and Rich Cocoa
Dies: Spellbinders and PTI
Embossing: Sizzix

March CCC

2011-03-30T18:11:00.001+07:00

Here is my March CCC for Jie Ying

Credits:

Time For Tea Paper Collection by Sara Schmutz
Stamps: We R memory Keepers and Hero Arts
Ink: Martha Stewart
Dies: Papertrey Ink and Spellbinders
Embossing: Sizzix
Kraft cardstock

Tired But Happy!

2011-03-13T20:06:00.001+07:00

Oh boy I am soooo tired hehehe. But tired happy! I made 3 tea boxes and 1 gift box for my colleagues today. I still need to make coordinating cards for those boxes though, only finished one and I’m beat already hehe. Hopefully (again) tomorrow I can take pics. Can’t wait ‘til after my shift tomorrow so I can play again! Hehehe.

In the mean time, here’s a simple card I made with a new Penny Black I bought last month.

Credits:
Digital kit: Festiverous by Robin Carlton and Christy Lyle
Stamp: Sweet Thing (4084H) from Penny Black
Gem: Prima
Punch: Scalloped Sentiment from Fiskars
Copic and Prismacolor markers

What It Means To Me

2011-03-12T09:35:00.001+07:00

I used to be a lot of different creative teams. I remember my days being design team for Prima Marketing and the excitement it always bring when huge boxes of Prima flowers, papers and blings arrived at my house. I was really proud because I was the only design team who came from Asia! I also remember when I was on Zoe Pearn’s team where she was the most coveted designer who were designing for My Mind’s Eye, oh boy, every time she released a kit I felt really blessed to get to play with her stuff. I quit most of my design teams now and I don’t even try getting into new ones thesedays, and I tell you it I felt a lot more creative and better now. I get to create with whatever suits my mood and whenever I feel like it. I am still on a couple of design teams which I love to death, but their stuff is always so charming and lovely I am ALWAYS in the mood to create with their stuff hehe.

Some people desperately want to win challenges and get on to design teams, I really can’t wrap my head around that. Why would recognition be so important to them than the craft itself? To me, when people whom I give my cards to or seen my cards say that my craft is awesome, that is a good enough recognition for me. Sure, winning the challenges or getting into design teams gets you loads of goodies, but you already own most of those stuff.. Am i right? Hehe. I create therefore I am. I make cards and stuff because I enjoy making them. That’s why I am at peace with what I’ve done. :)

Anyway, enough crafting ~~wisdom~~ crap from me. hahaha. I’m still here to share my cards. Hehe. Those tea holder projects still needs a little tweaking, hopefully by today I’ll finish them all and get to take pics of them. Meanwhile, I’ll leave you with this.

Credits:
Digital kit: Cupcake - Full Kit by Robyn Meierotto
Stamp: Cupcake Collection from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Die: Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Two Trio and Labels One
Kraft paper and blue satin ribbon

Why So Blue?

2011-03-10T07:34:00.001+07:00

Perhaps because it’s cold outside? Heehee. You know I love Magnolia stamps, but I always have a hard time choosing am couple of them to buy. So I only have two stamps and I only have used one of them. Haha. I know, I have a hard time coloring them! I love paper piecing though. Just like this card.

Credits:
Digital kit: I Love Snow by Dani Mogstad
Copic markers
light blue gingham ribbon
sheer light blue ribbon
key metal charm

I have completely reduced my stamps shopping this month. I still have a few packages that are due to arrive this week from last month’s shopping though. But my recent love is Martha Stewart Score Board that I just bought early this week. Oh my goodness.. I have been making boxes and bags and made good use of my 12x12 papers with the score board. I love the versatility of the tool (the scoring marks are every 1/8 inch) and how clever the integrated storage for the envelope tool and bone folder is! I read about how the top storage is hard to open, I didn’t have problem with this at all because you need to gently push it to open instead on using the handle to open the storage. Works like buttaaaahhh! I’ll show you what I have been making once I buy treats to go with them. Haha. Here is the score board:

A Little Bit Vintage

2011-03-01T07:08:00.001+07:00

I am in the mood to make something that’s out of my ordinary style. So I tried vintage! Hehehe. It’s actually hard to do it because I’m totally not a vintage girl when it comes to making cards. I do love retro and vintage looks on everything (clothes, furniture, photos, etc) but I love sweet and cute for my card style I guess hehe.

Credits:
Digital paper: Chestnuts & Mallows Paper Pack and Booklovers Delight - Bookplate Collection by liv.edesigns
Die: Tag Sal #2 from Papertrey Ink
Emboss: Sizzix Flower and Dots
Ink: Martha Stewart
Trims: Irma’s
Twine: SK
Flower: Pima
Button: Charisma

Credits:
Digital kit: Windsong by liv.edesigns
Stamp: Vintage Labels from Papertrey Ink and Make A Wish from Fiskars
Ink: Memento Paris Dusk
Ribbon: Charisma

Buttons and Bows, Oh My!

2011-02-28T18:04:00.001+07:00

I keep finding excuses to use my PTI stamps. They are just soooo darling! Heehee.

Credits:
Digital paper pack: Be Mine Paper Pack by Echo Park
Stamp: Everyday Button Bits from Papertrey Ink
Buttons: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Thread: DK
Prismacolor and Copic markers

Credits:
Digital kit: Fruitcake by Dani Mogstad
Stamp: Cupcake Collection from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Martha Stewart
Ribbon: M2M
Button: SK

So Ready For Spring

2011-02-27T20:20:00.001+07:00

I just had my birthday 3 days ago. It was quite a blast :) My crew in the studio totally spoiled me. I get to pick the songs for the playlist, pick the topic to talk about and even the artist to feature on our daily segment called One Hour Wonder. Nothing less than anything and everything I love :D

Me and my family also had dinner in a shabu-shabu and yakiniku restaurant near my house. It was just simple and nice, but I love it. Anything for a gathering with my family is always awesome.

Anyway, I think I’ve never had that much tweets and facebook posts to reply! Hahahaha… I am so blessed to have good friends, families and colleagues who care about me :) One of them is my good friend Aldi, who inspired me to create this card below. He’s always have his ways with words and his sentiment is the best I’ve ever received complete with a virtual hug :)

Credits:
Digial papers: Crystal's {Sweet Vintage Charm} Papers
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits from Papertrey Ink and Tag Tidbits from TAC
Buttons: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Martha Stewart
Dies: Tags Five and Blossom from Spellbinders
Twine: The Twinery

Have a lovely Monday everyone!

I Scream, You Scream…

2011-02-27T17:28:00.001+07:00

For ice cream!!! Hehehehe. I have been soooooo in love with this stamp after I trolled the galleries a while back. After a while I found them thanks to a good friend of mine :) This is actually my first ever Stampin Up stamp! I also have another different SU set in woodblock (this one’s in cling version), but I’ll have to make it into a card first before showing you guys here. Hehe.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Scoop It Up by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Julie Billingsley
Stamps: Sweet Scoops from Stampin’ Up! and Classic Messages (CL414) from Hero Arts
Button: Irma’s
Ribbon: DK
Twine: The Twinery

I’d like to enter this card for following challenge:

Cupcake Craft Challenges #130

Spring?

2011-02-22T08:48:00.001+07:00

Okay it’s almost March and it’s still raining cats and dogs most days, and gloomy skies… Ahhh, I really want me some light spring sprinkles :) When I lived in Melbourne I always love spring. The weather is perfect and there are so many festivities. We’d go to the Tulip Farm over at Dandenong Mountains, Melbourne Showgrounds for the annual fair (and going home with heaps and heaps of goodie bags!) and strolling alongside the Yarra river (my apartment is just a few minutes walk from there). Ahhh, good times! That’s why I created this spring-y card. I want those blue skies and cool breeze here in Jakarta!

Credits:
Digital Kit: by Nancy Kubo (Can’t remember on top of my head – will update when I get home)
Stamp: Sweet Wonderful You (CL381) from Hero Arts
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Copic Markers
Dies: Nestabilities Petite Circles
Punch: Martha Stewart Doily Lace
Shiny metal flower and pink bling

I’m entering this card for the following challenges:

PaperPlay Challenges 11 - Week 7 - Add Shine

Charisma Cardz Challenges Week #7

Creative Inspirations Challenge #99

Cute Card Thursday challenge #152

Have a lovely Tuesday!

What Makes Me Happy

2011-02-22T08:02:00.001+07:00

I really love pink. Pink makes me happy. I think I have a lot of pink and girly kits, though this Valentine’s Day I had to buy a couple of pink-red kits because I have little pink and red color combo kits hehe. Here is one card I made for my sweet friend, I usually paper pieced the clothing part of stamps because well, I usually don’t have matching marker colors hehehe. But for this one I have the markers to go with the kit’s colors hehehe.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Birdmail by Nancy Kubo (run over to her store, she’s having a 50% off sale now through March 15th!)
Stamp: Three Girls (LP162) from Hero Arts
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
Shimmer silver thread and sheer ribbon
Nestabilities circle dies
Copic Markers

I’m entering these challenges with this card:

STAMPtacular Sunday #99

RESQ Challenge #71

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C75

Thanks for looking!

My Time To Craft Challenge #129

2011-02-21T08:59:00.001+07:00

I remember buying two tubes of gel a loooooong while back (like, a year ago or something?!) and I wanted to make a gel card. But well, you know me… The procrastinator queen.. haha, so I just gotten round to using them now! Haha. I am quite happy with this card I make. I know the technique is ancient and people rarely uses it thesedays but I think that’s why I tried it.

Credits:
Digital Paper Pack: Snorkel by Cosmo Cricket

Vintage

2011-02-21T08:23:00.001+07:00

Still with my love for poppies, this is another card with a shabby and a bit vintage look to it. It also gives that natural look to the card. I’ve always wanted to use my Potter’s Clay Memento ink with subtle colors, and so here’s the result. Hope you like it :)

Credits:
Digital kit: Spring Feast Kit by Mindy Terasawa
Stamp: Long Stem Flowers (H5350) from Hero Arts
Punch: Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)
Natural twine and vintage button
Nestabilities Oval dies
Copic and Prismacolor markers

I’d like to enter this card for the following challenges:

ABC Challenges

Sketchy Colors #58

Allsorts Challenge

Oh and I’ve also just gotten my purchases of PTI stamps and dies a little while ago, and oh my goodness I.AM.IN.LOVE!!!! Their stamps are a bit pricey for me, but I think it’s all worth it! Very versatile and lovely!

The yummy dies that I got:

Sunshines and Poppies

2011-02-21T07:38:00.001+07:00

I love poppy images. It makes me think of orange and red and those colors instantly make me happy :)

Here’s one I made for Wee Memories Challenge. The inspiration is so springy... So nice, though I can’t say the same about Jakarta’s weather. It’s been raining a lot and murky clouds. Aaaaggghhh. I want my sunny Jakarta back, but I know when that happens it’ll be scorching hot and I would hope for the exact murky weather again haha.

Credits:
Digital kit: Summer Days by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: Long Stem Flowers (H5350) from Hero Arts
Punch: Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)
Pom-pom trim
Nestabilities Oval dies
Copic and Prismacolor markers

Also submitting this for:

Off The Wall Craftiness #46

New Cards

2011-02-05T12:24:00.001+07:00

Credits:
Earth Love Paper Pack by Cosmo Cricket
Stamps: The Angel Company
Ink: Memento -- Rich Cocoa
Ribbon: Charisma

Credits:
Digital paper pack: Early Bird Paper Pack by Cosmo Cricket
Ribbon: Irma's

I have been busy shooooooooooooppppiiinngggg! Hahahaha. It’s only 20 mroe days to my birthday, so I shopped for my own birthday presents! Hahaha. I still got a few more packages on the way. But here’s a little peek of some of what I got :D

A couple of Spellbinders dies

And of course some new (Hero Arts) stamps!

Goodies

2011-02-05T11:34:00.001+07:00

Oh yes, I have been busy.. Literally and otherwise ;) First up, new hybrid projects!

I LOVE these bookmarks set! Cute and easy!

Credits:
Woodland Book-Lovers Printable Kit by Kitschy Digitals
Ribbon: Irma

Need a quick and easy Valentine’s day goodies? I made these fairly quickly. Go here for instructions.

Credits:
Digital Kit: Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit by Kitschy Digitals
Stamp: The Angel Company
Ribbon: Irma

Lazy Sleepy Days

2010-12-20T13:11:00.001+07:00

Hmmmpphhh… Blame the weather for wanting to just curled up on my bed. I am also a bit tired due to the charity rally we had yesterday. I got home early yesterday because I knew if I didn’t nobody’s gonna hold the fort this morning. I was right. It was like the holiday edition of our usual morning show! Heehee. My throat was hurting and it was really quiet at the office, but I was so happy. The event was a success! Kudos to you, KIS FM team!

Anyways, I managed to make a card on the weekend. As usual, haven’t gotten round to taking a photo of it. But, fear not, since it’s the holidays I’m gonna snap a pic soon. I got another card waiting to be finished too, so perhaps this week could be a ‘fruitfu’ week? Well, that is if I can get my hands off playing Surviving High School and Cause of Death! Darn it, Electronic Arts ALWAYS makes the most addictive games! Heehee.

Here’s a card for you today ;p

Credits:
Digital kit: Miami Pink by Kay Miller
Stamp: CC Monday from The Greeting Farm (thanks, Deb!)
Copics and Prismacolor
Ribbon: SK

Yummy!

2010-12-19T05:00:00.000+07:00

Oh yes, the days of staring at my stash are here again. My ribbon and button orders are here, and I’m excited about creating. Flipped through my Papercrafts magazines, newest Cards magazine, and then opened my hard drive… 1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes.. Wait, have I just been staring at these eyecandy? I’m afraid so. There are so many goodness that I’m so overwhelmed. Don’t know where to start, well don’t know which ones to choose to be exact. Grrrrr. This happens to me a lot, that’s why I really wanted to have someone with the same interests as myself to bounce off ideas with. To look at my digi and stamp stashes and say “Well this one looks great with this” or “You can try this with that”. Yeah, in desperate need of a card-making buddy!

Anyway, I’m sure you know about my love for cupcakes. Well, here’s a card that satisfies my lust for cupcake heehee.

Credits:
Digital kit: Birthday Girl by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: ClearDesign: Cupcakes (CL158) from Hero Arts
Polkadot Ribbon: M2M
Colored using Faber-Castell Colored Pencils

My Mom went to Singapore a couple of weeks ago and she bought me Memento inks. They ran out of Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa, so she got me London Fog and Potter’s Clay instead. I must admit, I have only used Archival Ink all this time. Partly because I’m frugal, but partly also because I have only used watercolor pencils to color in my stamped images so I didn’t see the need to buy Memento. I have heard so much about them being markers’ best friend, and they’re not kidding. I just gotten around to using them a couple of days ago and I’m impressed! I have very little marker collection (Copics are sooooo expensive!) but this is such a great addition to my (small) ink pad collection.

A few days ago Scrapgirls is having a Christmas sale, and I had my eyes to these yumminess for MONTHS. So what did I do? Pushed myself off the edge and got this for a sahweeeet deal! Heehee. I’m planning to make a card and maybe a gift cover for my partner’s unborn baby Liv. She’s gonna be spoiled rotten by me and my husband for sure!

I’m guessing right now you can already figure out my style. I tend to buy girly kits with whimsical illustrations. I don’t know why I have such spot for that kind of things. It’s pretty contradictory in real life I guess. I’m basically a rock chick with a geeky attitude who loves girly kits and killer pumps and heels. Haha.

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like

2010-12-18T05:00:00.000+07:00

… Christmas! Oh yeah, I am loving it. Everywhere I go I hear Christmas music playing and decor in warm Christmas colors. I love this time of year! Believe it or not, eventhough I don’t celebrate Christmas (as in, religion-wise), but I am crazy about Christmas! I can buy like half a dozen Christmas kits just because I love the patterns and the color and how fuzzy-warm they make me feel. Ooooohhh, I really can’t wait for Christmas!

Anyway, here are some last minute Christmas cards just because I know my Mom would frantically asks me for a few to give out to her friends and relatives along with her signature cookies. Heehee. By the way, these are mini 3x3 cards.

Credits:
Digital papers: Colorful Christmas Paper Pack by Mindy Terasawa
Stickers: Yegongcard
Silver fiber

Speaking of Christmas, have you heard about Jessica Sprague’s month long discount? Click on the pic to go there and stuff your cart!

Weekend!

2010-12-17T05:24:00.000+07:00

Yaaaayyy! Finally! Next week is quasi-holiday for me! School’s out for the holidays, though my radio work is still on. Well at least I’ll only be out for like 6 hours a day (max), right? Hehe. The rest of the day can be spent baking (yum!) or well, of course, crafting! I went and got a little crazy buying ribbons and buttons the other day, and also a sponge dauber. I am holding back on purchasing stamps lately, I’m thinking about getting more dies and tools more.

Well anyway, I am still so over the moon over the new Labels Four compatible stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps. So here’s another card with one of the stamp.

Credits
Digital kit: Design 365 August Kit by Jen Allyson
Stamp: Rescue Remedies (Nestie Friendly) from Waltzingmouse Stamps
Border punch: Fiskars (Scalloped Sentiment)
Ribbon: DK

And that pleat is my very first attempt in ribbon pleating. I think it was okay for a first try :p What do you think?

Oh yeah, here’s some more stash I bought a while back

How adorable are those? Yum yum yum, right?! Now, to use them all.. Hmmmm *dizzy spell cue, NOW*

Flowers and Laces

2010-12-16T06:00:00.000+07:00

A lot of my mails are lost recently. I had to go to the central post office armed with tracking number to get my Spellbinders’ Nestabilities package. It’s not usual that it got lost somewhere or that it arrived more than 2 weeks! Thanks goodness it was safe and i fetched it just in time! Otherwise… Pffhhh, 80 dollars down the drain!

Anyway, along with my new Nesties, I also ordered a couple stamps to match the dies. I have longed for them for a long time, until I finally gotten the money (and the will) to get them altogether :D Wanna see the goodness?

And my new dies, tada!

And of course, I just HAVE to create with them, right? Here’s one I adore so much :)

Credits:
Digital papers: Martha, My Dear complete paper set, vol.1 (used the Martha, My Dear Bay Blue Paper Set) by Deena Rutter
Stamp: Rescue Remedies (Nestie Friendly) from Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Martha Stewart
Die: Labels Four (Spellbinders)
Lace and Flower: DK

It’s Still Fall Somewhere, Right?!

2010-12-15T12:38:00.001+07:00

So… Where was I? LOL. Yes I know, so sorry I, yet again, bailed fro blogging. But the good news is, I’ve photographed ALL of my cards and still making more. Will be sharing them one by one as well as my recent shopping madness.You really can’t beat Black Friday! I feel like in eye candy heaven!

I fell in love with these papers instantly when it came out a while ago. It’s by Zoe Pearn, one of my fave digi designers!

Credits:

Digital Kit: Fall Frolic by Zoe Pearn
Stamp: Sweetheart Tilda from Magnolia and All Year Greetings from Fiskars
Punch: Doily Lace from Martha Stewart
Copics and Prismacolor markers

Speaking of Zoe Pearn, I have been religiously collecting (most of) her releases ever since I stepped down from her team a while back. I cut back a looooooad of teams, and I feel good about it. Right now I can do what I want and create with whatever I want. With much much LOVE of course. Anyways, she sells at my fave digi-shop and that is Sweet Shoppe Designs. Here are the things I bought there a while back.

Wheeeeewwww! Yeah, that’s my purchases from both Black Friday and Digital Scrapbooking Day sales. Stay tuned for more from other stores! Teehee!

Emergency!

2010-12-01T12:12:00.001+07:00

Oh my gosh, how long has it been? Too long I’d reckon! I’m so sorry that I haven’t blogged or did much on the digi/hybrid community. My camera with the ugly black-ish spot had to retire. I was attacked by mojo for weeks and I have been making cards and hybrid projects like mad! I didn’t even had the time to photograph most of my work! Did you know that I made like 15 cards in the past couple of weeks? I’ve been on a roll! Unfortunately that meant neglecting this little craft sanctuary of mine.

Well, I managed to take a few pics of my recent works through iPod though… The quality isn’t that great, but I feel like if I didn’t take pics of any of my work I would never start. So here goes, again apologies for the quality.

Credits:
Digital papers: Crystal's {Merry & Bright} Collection
Stamps: Very Vintage Labels No.4 from Waltzingmouse Stamps and Studio G

Ssshhhhh… This is my November Card Chain Challenge that I sent to Barb

Credits:
Digital Papers: Everybody Loves Christmas Paper Pack #1 from Echo Park Paper Co.
Stamp: Studio G
Kraft Paper

Isn’t this lovely? This is a gift card holder in the shape of a purse! It’s so neat and chic! This is for my cousin, it’s her Christmas present from me.

Now this one is for a colleague of mine. Inside is a set of 10 blank cards (handstamped by yours truly, of course) that she can send in or write to for anyone! I love it, so neat!

Credits:
Template: Perfect Packaging: Stationery Box by iKari Designs
Digital Paper: Jolly by Golly Paper Pack by Cosmo Cricket
Stamp: Studio G

I think November is the shopping month for me. I have never felt so ‘shopped-out’ in my life! Digital stashes, stamping stashes, crafting stashes, even clothes, bags and shoes… MAD! I will share my hauls in the next posts. Until then, have fun and happy Wednesday!

Christmas Card II

2010-10-30T12:30:00.001+07:00

Hello and good Saturday to all of you! If you haven’t heard, my country, Indonesia has just been struck with 3 awful natural disasters within 2 weeks. 1 mountain eruption, 1 tsunami and 1 flooding. Please pray for us. Here is the news on the recent twin disasters.

Anyway, moving on to Christmas Card I made. here it is.

Credits:
Digital Card Template: Card Couture vol. 2 - Labels & Brackets by iKari Designs
Digital Paper Pack: December '09 {Sparkle} Paper Pack by Crystal Wilkerson
Handmade Sticker: Yegoncard

Have a lovely weekend!