Happy ROOSTER year , 新年快樂!!!

Happy ROOSTER year !!!!

Today is the first day of lunar calendar and 2017 is rooster year. My family are getting together and celebrating in Taiwan. I so wish I could join them. To keep up the spirit, I made this Rooster sign to hang on our front door. Wish everyone good luck and good fortune in 2017.

I have some family plans in February and will be super busy. Since I wont have time to do craft, I want to take this opportunity to take a break, to re-organize the blog. I want to simply keep this blog to share everything I make for the challenges. This is my goal and how I design this blog right now. Lets see how it goes and do more adjustments later this year.  

I also want to thank everyone who have spent your time writing me a comment to encourage me. Your kindness will always in my heart.  I am very appreciated.

See you soon and have a wonderful new year. 

Nicky

Hello 2017 Happy New Year

Hi my friends, Happy New Year!!
I am getting ready to count down with my husband. Just want o pop in really quick to say hi and happy new year to all of you.

I want to say thank you to all your warm and sweet comment in the past years. I am very appreciated. I am looking forward to 2017. In the coming new year, I want to learn more, create more and share more.I can feel it, 2017 is going to be a good year.

Happy New Year!! See you in 2017.
I stamp the background use Hero Arts Single Starburst stamp in gold ink on white card stock. 
I use Papertrey Ink By The Numbers Die to die cut 2017 from gold glitter paper. Adhere the numbers on Raspberry Fizz card stock. I Pop the panel use a piece of white foam and adhere on the background. Mount it on a Raspberry card base. 

Supply: 

Stamp: Hero Arts Single Starburst,  Die: Papertrey ink: By the numbers , Paper: PTI -Rapberry Fizz cardstock

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, My Friend ~~

I am hosting the family X'mas party for the first time tomorrow. My kids are so excited to have their cousins, uncle and auntie, grands in the house. Of course , they can't wait to open all the gifts. I just want to pop in to share my X'mas card and say Happy Holidays.   

 I made a shaker card to hold the gift cards /Cash, also use it as a tag on the gifts. My kids love interactive cards and I know they will want to share with friend and family.

 Close up: My Favorite Things -Merry Christmas Centerpiece die makes this card so easy to build. I just die cut whole bunch center from blue card stock and create an assembly line. I even ask my kids to help out which they LOVE to do.

Supply List:

Dies: MFT - Merry Christmas Centerpiece, MFT -Let it Snowflake

Altenew A Year In Review Inspiration Challenge card 1.

Happy December!!! I am sorry I have been adjust the time and get back to life after my trip back from Taiwan. Holiday season, family get together, gift shopping, holiday party......busy busy. I am glad to finally get some time get some quiet craft time.

I made this card for a dear friend. Her Chinese name is butterfly and when i made a birthday card, I always try to cooperate with the theme. I will enter m card to Altenew A Year In Review Inspiration Challenge

I am inspired by the wedding dress, bouquet. I choose to do a white on white shaker card. Here is my card. 

I ink the  Butterfly emboss folder with Versamark and heat emboss with glitter embossing powder to create the background. I punch hears from silver glitter paper use Martha Steward punch. I white emboss peony from Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set. cut out. adhere on card from. 

Also white emboss sentiment on black card stock.

Here is the close up for the shaker card. 

Thanks for stopping by. Happy holiday. Nicky

PTI November 2016 Blog Hop

Happy Birthday to me!!
I made a happy card for  PTI November 2016 Blog Hop Challenge I am inspired by the white Christmas tree and bright colorful ornaments. Also the polka dit boxes totally caught my eyes.

Here is my card. I try to keep it fun and colorful as the inspiration photo.

1)I stamp the background with gold ink using PTI Polka dot Basic II Stamp set.  2)Die Cut MERRY from pink glitter paper using PTI Wonderful Words: Holiday Die. 3)Die cut the Christmas tree with PTI Christmas Tree Die. 4)Glitter emboss "& bright" using PTI Wonderful Words: Holiday stamp set.

Stamp:Wonderful Words Holiday,

Die: Christmas Tree, Wonderful Words Holiday, Polka Dot Basics II

Ink:VersaMark, Gold ink

Others:Sequins, Copic Marker

Thank you for stopping by.

Altenew November 2016 Inspiration Challenge

Another card I made for Altenew November 2016 Inspiration Challenge. The same design but different version from my sister's birthday card.

My one layer card. 1) I stamp the peonies and leaves from Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set with PTI Pale Peony +Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart+Summer Sunrise and Spring Moss+Simply Chartreuse. 2) Stamp Happy with PTI Blueberry Sky and birthday with True Black both from Altenew Halftone Happy stamp set.

Stamp: Altenew Beautiful Day, Halftone Happy

Ink: Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Pale Peony , Berry Sorbet, Spring Moss, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, True Black

Thank you for stopping by.

Altenew November 2016 Inspiration Challenge

Happy birthday to my dear sister Waverly. I am so happy I get to celebrate my birthday and hers together in Taiwan. Big thanks to my dear husband for this great birthday present. He volunteered to take care 2 kids so I can have a relax trip back to Taiwan by myself. I can't thank him enough. I love you. You are the best husband in the world.

I made this card for my sister. I am inspired by Altenew November 2016 Inspiration Challenge.

Here is my card. 1) I stamp the peonies and leaves from Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set with PTI Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise and Spring Moss. 2) Stamp Happy with PTI Blueberry Sky and birthday with True Black both from Altenew Halftone Happy stamp set. 4) Cover the card base with vellum, white emboss the peonies and Happy.

Stamp:Altenew Beautiful Day , Halftone Happy

Ink:PTI Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Blueberry Sky, Spring Moss ,True Black

Others:White Embossing powder, Vellum

Thanks for stopping by.