thousands of 'Ang Bao'

hello everyone!

Chinese New Year is coming next week & it's our traditions to give 'ang bao' ( red packets ) to children.

to celebrate the day, my husband & I decided to make some simple red packets.

 Few weeks ago, I just purchased an envelope punch board from We R Memory Keepers.. it was well used to help us scoring all the papers... 

 It definitely makes our works easier..

We decorated the red packets using some stamps from Hero Arts, the bamboo tree as the background & Chinese New Year theme stamps that I found during my trip last year.

and... we are ready to celebrate the New Year... LOL

thank you for visiting

...hugs...

Cards with Little Rossie from Deasy Designs...

Hi...

Today I'd like to share two of my cards using Little Rossie digital stamp from Deasy Designs

she is one of my favorite characters, the cute and adorable little fairy...

This time, I colored all the images using Copic and I love..love..love how they turn out to be... soooooo cheerful and bright...

that's all for today

thank you for peeking

and wishing you a bright day too.....

...hugs...

Operation Safe & Sound

We have a special post today.  Our dear friend Christy's home was broken into and a lot of their things were either destroyed or taken. Some things held such sentimental value that nothing will replace it.   What makes our community so remarkable is that we are there for each other even though we can't physically be near our friends. These "people" violated her home, the place where we are supposed to feel the most safe, where we raise our children and where we sleep in peace. I can not even imagine what she is going thru or the loss she has endured.  Dealing with the police and insurance company has been and continues to be exhausting and frustrating for Christy and herfamily. She has been updating her facebook page with some details.

Some of Christy's friends have come together to help. We are of course making cards for her because that's what we do, right? But ultimately, the expense of trying to get her family back on their feet will be somewhat of a strain. Imagine having to replace household items, necessities in our world all while trying to rebuild a sense of security that we all most times take for granted. 

So, we're asking for your help. We've tried to make it convenient for you to help Christy and her family. There's a PayPal button on each of our blogs. We are asking that if its your hearts desire, that you donate whatever you can to help Christy and her family regain a sense of safety and security.  NOTHING is too small. Every little bit will make all the difference. Our goal is to raise $1,000 to help cover the costs of food, lodging and replacing at least some of the items taken.

Thank you for even reading this post in its entirety.  

If you're interested in seeing all of the cards, a full list of girls who are participating in the card drive  is available at the Lawnscaping Challenge blog & A Blog Named Hero

Sending my hugs and love to you Christy 

Happy Birthday Vera Wirianta Yates...!!

Hi...

yes.. today is Vera's birthday. Let's us all say happy birthday to her...

We as a Lawnscaping team members decided to make a birthday surprise for her by making a birthday card... 

and here's my card for you Vera...

Wishing you the happiest and wonderful days...

...hugs...

love you...

Good day everyone...

it's a bright saturday morning here

 and here I am uploading my scrapbook layout using Melissa Frances papers and embellishments

adding some texture on the layout by stamping a newspaper background from Hero Arts stamp, masking some flower from Prima Marketing and spotted some Glimmer Mists

using Spellbinder dies to make the framed pictured and embossed it with Zing

added some butterflies from Studio Calico which is one of my favorite items

flowers, swirl from Prima Marketing

Martha Steward heart punch

Sizzix dies for the banners

sentiments from Ali Edwards stamp sets

It's an end of year school holiday here... 

few days ago my daughter's friends came to our house 

they were wandering the house looking for some activities to do and by looking at me doing some layouts...they decided to make some cards

My daughter chose to make a card using Melania Deasy - Deasy Studio digital stamp, Canine Friends set

She colored the images using Distress Inks,

 used Spellbinder dies for the layered patterned papers

...she loves the results...

and her next card will be using Little Rossie... hopefully she can make it (...LOL...) remembering that she has a lot of plans for her holiday: cross stitching, srapbooking, travelling to Lombok, watching movies...

ok...that's all from me today

have a nie week end everyone

spread sunshine....

Hi...

have I mentioned before that I like the Hero Arts & Sizzix stamp & dies set??

Yes... I do love them very much... I just stamp the image, colored it and rolled it into a die machine... and the result is I will get the nice & neat image... and use them to embellish my scrapbook layouts or making some cards

I just went to Hero Arts blog and there's a monthly challenge on the blog... This month's is about sunshine & showers, shaped cards and sketch challenge

and here's my take for the challenge

I decided to make shaped cards decorated with the Hero Arts & Sizzix stamps: dies set...

I used Spellbinder dies to make the shaped cards on the white scrapbook papers

emboss the Hero Arts checker background with Zing Embossing powder

colored the background with Distress Inks

colored some images with Distress Inks

stamped some images with chalk inks

put the labels from Spellbinder dies 

stamped the sentiments with Hero Arts sentiments...

Cherish.....

Hi all...

just finished a scrapbook layout... 

It's a vintage look layout with a bit red embellishment to add some splash on it...

I really love the picture with the big sisters expressions and the attention given to the little brother... I can feel the love & happiness in it...

Use the papers from Glitz, the French Kiss series

added some embellishments using Prima resin & flowers

Some die cuts from Tim Holtz, Memory Box, PTI, Die Versions, Martha Steward Punches

Stamps & dies from Hero Arts

Sentiments from Technique Tuesday

Edged distress using Distress Inks

Crackle Accents, Crackle Paints, Paste, Glimmer Mists, Embossing Powder, Laces

Enter this to Glitz Design February 2012 Blog Challenge

...and... thank you for peeking... :)

Happy Lunar New Year 2563...

Dear family and friends...

Let's welcome the year of the Dragon with love, hope, peace and harmony...

Lawn Fawn stamps: Lunar Lights, Petite Flowers, Jessie's ABCs

Glimmer Mist

Tim Holtz dies

Crackle Paints

Dimensional Pearls

Distress Inks

DCWV

Lawn Fawn stamps: Lunar Lights, Judie's Bloom

Hero Arts stamp

Zing

DCWV

Distress Inks

Hero Arts stamps

Colored with Distress Inks

Zing

Kraft Paper

Tim Holtz dies

Dimensional Pearls

Hero Arts stamps

Colored with Distress Inks

Webster's Pages

DCWV

Ranger 

Wishing everyone Happiness, Prosperity and Longevity.

GONG XI FA CAI

Christmas card & tags...

Hello all...

Still in this Christmas holiday season... here I am back again with my Christmas card and tags...

This time I used Hero Arts stamps, Sizzix & Hero Arts stamps & die cut...

For the card: The image is from hero Art clear stamp... colored it using Copic... added some textures by adding some pop up marker pen in white;  Papers from DCWV card stock & Echo Park Paper; emboss the sentiments also from Hero Art clear stamp with Zing embossing powder in white

For the tags:  emboss the background using Sizzix & Hero Arts textured impressions... 

added some pictures & sentiments from Sizzix - Hero Arts stamps & die cut...

Papers from DCWV card stock

For the ink pad... I used Tim Holtz seasonal distress ink for Christmas 

Ribbons

... and that's all for today...

will be updating soon with some more Christmas cards...

thank you for peeking

Entering this to Hero Arts December Contest

vintage white card.....

Hello....again... :)

It's the second post today.....

I just got my new Hero Arts stamps set few days ago... and I came with the idea of making a card from the stamp set....

for the small squares, I stamped the images and embossed them with Zing embossing powder and colored with Distress Inks...

for the big butterfly, I embossed it Ranger Embossing Tinsel...

papers from Basic Grey...

cream ribbon....

I'd like to enter this card to:

Shabby Tea Room - Week #80 - 'Vintage White'

Lily Pad Card's - Simon Says Stamps Presents a Bling Challenge

thanks....

Hi....

this is my second post for today....

I made this card for these 3 challenges:

 Lily Pad Cards Challenge, Simon Says Stamps Presents a Resist Challenge — Lily Pad Cards
and
Hero Arts Challenge, Everything Autumn & Color Challenge in Window Technics Cards, september-2011-contest-details
and
Die Cut Divas The Old Fashioned Way - Sept 2011 challenge

I use the negative dies as the frame

All the stamps are from Hero Arts CL 184 & Plaid Pattern Wood Stamp

Background: embossed with Zing, Butter embossing powder and colored it with Distress Inks in Tea Dye & Old Papers

Flowers: embossed them with Zing, Red embossing powder and colored them with Distress Inks in Mustard Seed & Worn Lipstick 

Butterflies: stamp them with Memento Ink & colored with Copic 

Paper from Prima Marketing, Pixie Glen

Ranger's Liquid Pearls

....and....

thanks for peeking....

:)

love card.....

Hi all....

this is my second card for today....

I did some experiments by using the Adirondack Paint Dabber for applying the stamped image on the framed area and added some Distress Ink to fill the background.....

I made the flower embellishment from ribbon, The Twinery, Prima flower, punched flowers, pearl and charms to go along with the card....

...and here it is.... I really like the pastel color of the papers....

...

Supplies:

Pink Paisley Butterfly paper & stamp

Hero Arts Stamp

Adirondack Paint Dabber; Juniper

Distress Ink; Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, Old Paper

Liquid Pearls

Martha Steward Punch

The Twinery

Spellbinder Dies:  Fleur de Lis, Ribbon Banner

We R Memory Keepers, Pearl

Carla Craft Punch

Prima Flowers

Charms

Ribbon

sending warm wishes.....

Hi I'm back....after having my 2 weeks holiday with my family....

It was an amazing trip...we went to Siem Reap, Cambodia.... visited some artifacts, learned about their culture and rode a boat along the river seeing how the boat people live.....

Now.... I have a lot of ideas on my mind how to make a scrapbook layout about the trip....

But... first... here's my card that I made since I came back....

Prima Marketing Cottage Blossoms Baby Blue

Webster's Pages - Petite Papers - Ladies & Gents & Trendsetter

Hero Arts Stamps - Musical Collage

Hero Arts Stamp for the sentiment

Distress Embossing Powder - Tea Dye

Distress Ink - Tea Dye

Webster's Pages Push Pins

Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Ribbon Banner