Eileen's Birthday Card.

Happy Birthday Eileen. This is a special birthday card for my dear god-daughter, Eileen.

Love,
Nicky

The Play Date Cafe#89 Guest Designer

Hi everyone, I am SO SO SO excited to shout out that I am the guest designer of The Play Date Cafe this week. You don't want to miss this week's color story and awesome prize. Make sure to check out all the contest details and great creations from The Play Date Cafe Design team. They've prepared a wonderful eye candy for you. The deadline is Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at 11:59 pm EST. Come play with us and see you there. 

Here is this week's color story. Is it gorgeous!! Love Love Love it. I just love the soft tone from all the yummy photos. I had so much fun playing with this color combo. I am sure you will have fun too. Can't wait to see your take on this challenge.

This week's fabulous sponsor is The Craft’s Meow, who are so generous provided the DT with stamp to use for the challenge. This is the beautiful stamp I used for my card called: Celebrating You Stamp Set.

Here is my card. I stamp the flower and sentiment on craft card base with Rich Cocoa ink. Die-cut Eyelet Circle from white card stock and adhere on card base. Stamp flowers and leaves again on white cardstock with Desert Sand ink, color with markers and cut out. Pop off on card with foam tape. Tie on ribbon and add gems.

Close up

Supplies:
Stamp:Celebrating You Stamp Set (The Craft's Meow)
Ink:Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand (Tsukineko)
Dies: Eyelet Circles (Spellbinders)
Markers, Ribbon, Gems,

Thank you all so much for stopping by. Let me know what you think about this card.
Have a great day. Off to spend some quality time with my little man. 
Nicky

2nd post today

2nd post today for some challenge. One card for three challenge. I made this one for Embellish Magazine Paper Piecing Challenge and for Skipping Stone Design SSD042 and enter the last minute Paper Craft September Gallery Challenge.

Quick post. Have to run to the post office. I use the color and paper piecing technique for Embellishment Magazine and use the sketch from Skipping Stone Design.

Winner and new candy

Sorry for the late post and this will be a quick one.

First! We have a winner of my blog candy.....you are not gonna believe this. The winner is my dear Hero Arts friend, Rosemary. Congratulations, I flickr you.

Second! I have a card to share. I made this one for Card Patterns Sketch81. Also use the color from this week's Color Throwdown#110 Some how the god wood stamp jumped into my head when I saw this sketch. This is my finished card. All stamp Hero Arts.
I didn't put a supply list and instruction. Feel free to let me know if you have any question. I will try to answer ASAP.

Another giveaway. Hero Arts CL429 Simple Handmade stamp. The thimble is too cute.

Here are few reminders:
**You have to be a follower to my blog.

**Leave a comment on this post for this prize. I will only draw on this post.

**You have until Wednesday September 22, 2010 to enter to win.

I would very much appreciate it if you would mention my giveaways this week on your blog, facebook, twitter your choice. You do not have to do a separate post about it or even share photos maybe just mention it with a link. I will do this small giveaway more in the future. Come back often.
****This give away is closed. **** 

Operation Write Home and Hero Arts Bash

Hero Arts is hosting Virtual Card Making Party Challenge with Operation Write Home from today to Sunday. You have the whole weekend to play along. There are tons of challenges, games and prize to win. You can find all the details on Hero Arts Flickr Master list Here

Here are few rules to follow:

• Create a card and post it in the Hero Arts Flickr group.
• Include the tag “OWHbash” on each card you create and you’ll be entered for random prizes from Hero Arts!
• Link the card to the challenge thread that you are playing in.  
• The deadline will be Sunday, September 12 at 11:59pm PST. Play anytime between Friday morning and Sunday night!
• Check back on Monday, September 13 for the prize announcements.
• Send your cards to Operation Write Home. Shipping information here: http://operationwritehome.org/mailroom 

Also please keep the following Operation Write Home guidelines in mind:
- No glitter. It can cause soldiers to be detectable in night vision.
- Standard size A2 cards are preferred (4.25 x 5.5”)
- If the card base is a dark color, please line the inside with light colored paper to make it easier for the troops to write in.
- Include the words “Operation Write Home” on the back of each card.
- More helpful information from OWH can be found at www.owhhomefrontblog.org/p/about-owh.html

Here are my two cards. (I had a rough morning and didn't make enough. I want to boost up to play with all the challenges. See you there.)
First one Sending love butterfly for Use your Stash Challenge

Second one Blue and silver Xmas for Blue and Silver Challenge

Tiffany Doodles

I made this card for my niece, Ally who is 4 and half now. She is super smart and with a kind heart. She loves dancing and singing and barbie. Guess what's her favorite color, that's right, PINK. She just started her ballet class. My sister told me the first day she got her tutu. She hasked to wear it right away and can't stop spinning. OH~ What a happy child. I love her so much.

I made this card for her because she is in class lily. I don't have a lily stamp actually and when I browse the net try to find one, I found a digital stamp and also a color challenge of Tiffany Doodles. Use pink, cream and light green. You have until September 30th to enter.

I use her freebie, Daylily. This is exactly what I want. So pretty.

Trim pattern paper from K&Company call, Brenda Walton Small Wonder Girl and adhere on white card base. Punch two borders with EK Success border punch call, Daisy Scallop from white cardstock. Adhere on card base and tie on pink polka dot ribbons.

I print the daylily on a white card stock and color with Wild Honey and Scattered Straw Distress ink. Add detail with green and brown markers. Spread pearl water(Perfect Pearls mix with water, sorry it's hard to see in the picture.) Cut out the lily and pop off on die cut scallop oval with foam tape. Adhere on card front. Add pink pearl and punched butterfly from Martha Stewart punch.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to become my follower to win a beautiful stamp here.

PDCC45 and a giveaway

Happy Tuesday. I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend. Mine is quiet, slow and nice. I get to craft a little bit which makes me happy. I have some good news to share. This sewing machine card is the SUPER 6 of Card Patterns Sketch 79. This owl card is the Fabulous Four of Wee Memories. WOOHOO~

Today I am sharing a card I made for The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC45. I've seen lots of crafters using doilies and wrinkle ribbon/ in their project. I've been wanted to give a try and finally make it happen. If you want to know how to make the wrinkle ribbon. Lynn has a great tutorial here.

Here is my card. The red pattern paper from DCWV Amber Autumn Fall stack Collection. I color the doily with Scattered Straw Distress ink and adhere on card base. Cut a slit on the side of the card and thread ribbon through the center. Adhere the cork with a scrip paper and die cut a scallop circle. Stamp sentiment ( -->Hero Arts CL283 Scroll Frame And Messages  ) with watermark ink and emboss with yellow embossing powder. Pop off the cork with foam tape. Adhere bows and roses.

Note:I adhere the cork on a scrip paper because the cork is woo thin and too soft. It makes it easier to pop off with foam tape.

Today I have a little giveaway. I got this giveaway idea from super talented and sweet Anita , Crafty Girl Designs. She has 5 small giveaways for 5 people to win and I really like the idea. I copy most of the rules from Anita because she pretty much got all the details covered. Thank you Anita for a great idea.

I LOVE this Rose Background cling stamp from Hero Arts. I use it to make this card. I have an extra on hand and want to share this with my blog friends.

Here are few reminders:
**You have to be a follower to my blog.

**Leave a comment on this post for this prize. I will only draw on this post.
**You have until Monday September 13, 2010 to enter to win.

I would very much appreciate it if you would mention my giveaways this week on your blog, facebook, twitter your choice.  You do not have to do a separate post about it or even share photos maybe just mention it with a link. I will do this small giveaway more in the future. Come back often.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me the kind comments. Very much appreciated.
(Giveaway closed. We have a winner. Check back often and more to come.)

Made with LOVE

Happy Friday!! It's a very happy Friday for me. I woke up this morning and found a happy mail in my box. My first acceptance of Paper Crafts Magazine in Stamp it! Techniques. I can't tell you how happy I am and it feels great that all the hard work pay off.

I am sharing a happy card today with you. Made with love.

Trim the burlap and glue on kraft card base and tamp sentiment. Then stamp the flower on white card stock and pattern paper. Cut out the petals on pattern paper and piecing on cut out big flower. Attach fabric brad and adhere the flower on burlap.

Note: Be very patient when cut out the petals. I cut the big one first. Whenever I cut out one petal, I glue it right on the spot. They all look the same and this saves a lot of "puzzle" them together if you mix them up.

TFL~ Have a great long weekend.

Supplies:

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Cardstock: (kraft, white) Papertrey ink  Patterned paper: (Celebrate) Me&my Big Ideas  Cling stamp: (Stencil Flower) Hero Arts  Clear stamp: (sentiment from So Artsy set) Hero Arts  Pigment ink: (Midnight black, Coffee bean) Tsukineko 

Accents: (ribbon brad) K&company  Fabric: (burlap)

Thank you

Made this card last night for few challenges. I am using Color Throwdown CTD108, and for Really Reasonable Ribbon's Challenge:Flower+ribbon.
I use Hero Arts CL443 Good Thought set. Sentiment from CL435 So Artsy.
Make A2 kraft card base and trim light yellow cardstock. Round both corners. Adhere together. Stamp the flower background on coffee cardstock with watermark ink. Emboss with Sunny Yellow Pastel embossing powder. Round corner and adhere on card front. Cut a slit on card base, thread ribbon and tie a bow.
Stamp the big flower on white CS and clear emboss. Rub Brushed Corduroy Distress ink with blending tool to do emboss resist. Cut out and attach pearl brad. Adhere flower on ribbon with glue dots. Add pearls.
Stamp sentiment on light yellow card piece and adhere on coffee cardstock. Pop off on card front with foam tape.

Close up to see the colored flower center. I use Clear Star Gelly Roll from SAKURA.

TFL~

Color Throwndown104

My second post today. This week I feel very color challenge. Here is another one, Color Throwdown, CTD#104 using Orange, yellow and olive green. Here is my card.

I use Delightful Dahlia from PTI. White emboss the big and small Dahlia on orange and yellow cardstock. Cut out. Stamp the leave and background with watermark ink.
Die cut label 4 from white cardstock and emboss with my new Sizzix embossing folder, Snowflake#6. Fond it at Joann with 40% off. Hooray~
Adhere two yellow flowers and leaves on the label. Pop off the orange flower with foam type.

Thanks for looking. Have a wonderful weekend.

Color throwdown103.

Happy Sunday, I hope you all have a great weekend. This will be a quick post.

I find some time to craft a bit and play with Color Throwdown#103 using two shades of green and red. I want to use this stamp call , Good Thought for a awhile and  really happy with my card. 

I clear emboss the flower on white card stock and color it with Fired brick distress ink. Cut out and curl the petal with scissor before adhere on the card front. Add chunky glitter in the center.

Thanks for stopping by.

Kids cards

Hi everyone, I have a fun and cute kids card set to share today. This is made for Jennifer McGuire's kids card drive and this is on going. Details, click Here. Please join me to send out some love and laugh to cheer up the sick kids and family.

First set I use Penny Black, -->two cats from Purrfect day , a Cat from Nine lives ,and the mouse from Its your day There are  tuns of cute animals in these sets and they are really good for making cute and fun cards for kids. I try to keep the cards colorful, fun and simple. 

I use kraft card base and different colorful pattern papers. Some border punches and each one has their initial chipboard at card front.

Next set, I am playing with my new BasicGrey stamp Oliver Stamp - Monkey Around and Little Piggy(Click the name to lead you to Two peas website). They are just too cute. Kids love animals and these make great kids card as well.

 

The piggy set. Good for boys and girls. I color it and paper piecing it. Lot's of glitter on the ring.

The kitty set. Left, I stamp the cat with pink ink on die cut circle and use black pen to frame the imagine. Lots of pink Stickles on the ring again. For the right one, I stamp the cat in black on rectangle pattern paper. They also have their initial chipboard and sticker at card front.

The wild animal set. I made these two for boys. Aren't the monkey and raccoon cute?  

 

And finally, the cutest set for the youngest two. I want then to be super colorful and I spell their names on the card front with stickers.

I think it will be more fun to send out the cards from my cat Hana to them and I let her sign the card in side with a cute message. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope these cards give them smile and also give you smile.

May all your dreams come true

Hello, everyone. Summer is finally here in Seattle. I am not sure if I can say that because today is a bit chill. At least the temperature seems higher and higher everyday and I hope it can keep up with it. At least it stopped raining.

I have two cards to share with you today. They are all made from beautiful Penny Black Clear stamp set Flower Gallery and Enjoy and rubber stamp Dreams .Both are one layer card.

The first one I use watermark ink and stamp the flowers around the Kraft card base and clear emboss it. Stamp the sentiment with Midnight Black also clear embossed.

The second one , I stamp the flower with Moonlight White. Stamp the butterfly with Watermark ink and clear embossed. Stamp the sentiment with Perfect Plumeria.

 

Supplies:

Stamp: (Flower Gallery and Enjoy and rubber stamp Dreams) Penny Black , Ink:(Perfect Plumeria, Moonlight White, Watermark ink) TSUKINEKO,

These are the two beautiful I use in the card.

A dream come true.

Hello everyone, I have a great news to announce. I am invited to be the guest designer of the Penny Black. I can't tell you how happy I am and this is a dream come true. Thank you Penny Black and it's such an honor.
To browse the beautiful Penny black product here. Click here to join Penny Black club here to receive discount coupons, first peak at new releases, giveaways, contests.


Today, I have two cards to share with you.
First one is [May all your dreams come true]. I stamp the beautiful flowers in Wheat to create the background. Stamp the sentiment in Coffee bean on white cardstock. Mount on Brown shinning paper. Stamp the flower again in Coffee Bean on white scrap paper, cut out and use sponge to color with Antique Linen and Vintage photo, Adhere the flower on card front use foam type to pop off. Highlight the center with some glitter gel. This is a pretty and elegant card. I really like how it came out. The sentiment [May all your dreams come true] is so beautiful.

 

The second one I stamp the beautiful corner piece three times on coral cardstock and adhere on white A2 card base. Die cut two ovals. Stamp tulip in watermark ink on Coral cardstock and sprinkle white emboss powder, heat set. Adhere at card front. Also white emboss the sentiment. The white oval and sentiment really echo the focal point.

 

Supplies:

[May all your dream come true]

Stamp:(Flower Gallery, Dreams ) Penny Black, Dye Ink:(Antique Linen, Vintage Photo) Ranger, Pigment Ink:(Wheat, Coffee bean) TSUKINEKO,

[Thank you Tulip]

Stamp:(Enjoy, Corner Piece

--> -->)Penny Black, Pigment ink:(Perfect Plumeria)TSUKINEKO, Watermark ink:TSUKINEKO, Dies:(Oval) Spellbinders,

2S4Y Kazan's Sketch 50

2 Sketches 4 you is looking for 3 new designs. All you need to do is play along with this week and next weeks sketches. This week is Kazan's Sketch 50 Here is my take.
I made two cards out of the same stamp, my new Hero Arts Long stem flowers and pair up with different sentiments. 
I had this color combination in my head when I bought this stamp and really happy with the result. I used all Ranger Distress ink to water color the flower. I embossed the image before coloring to avoid fainting. The color is a bit outline and gives it a shabby look. I also use Scattered Straw and Tea Dye to distress the edge of the card base.

Supplies:
Stamp:(Long Stem Flowers, Special Mom, Happy Mom's Day)Hero Arts , Ink: (Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Tea Dye) Ranger Distress Ink, Card Stock:Craft store

Color throwdown and few other challenges

Made this one for Color Throwdown#86 , OCC Break out the buttons challenge and EBTKS-String challenge.

This is also one of my Mother's day cards for my mom and friends. 

TFL~ Have a nice weekend.

Supplies:

Stamp: (Big Flower Pattern, Flourish BG, Special Mom)Hero Arts, Ink: (Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint)Ranger Distress ink, Paper: (Citrus Stack)DCWV, Twine-Gardening store

Card Partterns Sketch 56

I made this one for Card Partterns Sketch 56

Fun sketch. I want to have a colorful birthday card and I am happy with this one. 

Supplies:

Stamp:(Happy Hello, Birthday Messages) Hero arts, Paper: KI Memories, Ink:(Midnight Black) VersaMagic,  Emboss folder:(Swiss dots) Cuttlebug, Emboss powder (Craft store)

RSCC Take2

Made another one for for Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #21,I love the poofy flower. I stamp on tissue paper and stack them. Dawn McVey has a wonderful video tutorial that you don't want to miss.
You can still play along, Challenge ends Wednesday, January 13 at 9pm CST.

Mojo Monday 118

Made this one for Mojo Monday 118. Want to make some spring color card. I need some kid's birthday card and this sketch is perfect for it. I clear emboss the pink butterfly and color the sentiment with marker.

Supplies
Stamp- Hero Arts( -->CL139Birthday Messages, -->LP110 Pattern Butterflies )

Moxie Fab Tuesday trigger

I made tow cards for Moxie Fab Tuesday trigger: Black&White with the possibility of Green . After the first one is done, I am totally fall for this color combo. So pretty. I had an idea in my head and I just have to make the second one right away. I left the first one open because I havn't decide to make it a birthday card or thank you card.

I just realized I should use white and I use a bit cream on the first card and I hope it still fits.
Hope you all have a joyful Christmas meal. I had a great time of mine.
TFL~

Supplies
Just for you
Stamp:Hero Arts (Antique Flower BG, All occasion Messages)