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

My Baby

Hi everyone.

Just want to pop in really quick to share a wonderful news. My baby ,Channing Hsu arrived early morning on June 17th. He is a beautiful and  healthy baby. We are busy getting into our new routine and get some sleep here and there. Just fed him one hour ago and I am so enjoy spending quality time with him in the early morning. Just us two.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day. Off to get some sleep.
Nicky

Embellish +Card Patterns117

Happy Friday!!! I am having great time with my family now. OH~ It is so good to have them here. My mom is making homemade healthy yummy food. My dad is helping us to decorate and plan some flowers in my yard. My sister is helping here and there. They are still try to adjusting the time different ,jet-leg and the shocking cold weather. We are having fun.

Made this card when they were taking naps for Embellish Magazine Text Color Trend Challenge+ Card Patterns 117

I black emboss the typewriter to make it pop. I stamp the sentiment 3 times without reinking to create the gradual look. (Stamps are all from Hero Arts. Typewriter, Sentiment and heart circles from CL483 Type set and text from CG125 Friends Definition.)

Here you can see the embossed part.

Have a great weekend.Off to hang out with my family.

Nicky

CR84FN30

Happy Tuesday. How is everyone 's long weekend? After hanged out with friends for a chicken wing feast at Wing Dome. Hubby and I share a sweet treat at Cupcake Royale. Their cupcakes are just heavenly good.

 Highly recommend: Red Velvet cupcake. Yum~ Yum~ Yum~

Decafe Latte with Classic and Red Velvet Cupcake


Enough food talk. I want to share a card made for CR84FN30 challenge. I am inspired by the photo full of baby goodies.

Stamps are all from Papertrey Ink. I stamp the onesie on blue felt and cut out. Also die cut the strip from blue felt using Eyelet Lace Border dies.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a nice day.

Nicky

PDCC83+WMSC49

Happy Memorial Day!!!  I am super excited that my family (Mom, Dad and younger sister) will arrive on Wednesday morning and they will stay with us for 2 months. YA~~ Can't wait to see them. (I plan to take 2 months off crafting (SAD) because I won't have much time after the baby gets here but hopefully I can find sometime to have some craft fun.) Today I have a card to share.

This one is made for  PDCC83 + WMSC49.  It's color splash week on PDCC, black + white + hint of green. I also use sketch from WMSC49.

I try to keep it simple and clean. All stamps from Waltzing Mouse. I use the snowflake from Season's of love-Tag set and repeat stamping to create the background.

Hope you all have a great weekend. 

Nicky

MIM#16 Sympathy Card

Happy Sunday. Just want to pop in really quick to share a card made for MIM#16 Sympathy Card.

I want to keep it simple and elegant. Here is what I came up.

Have a great long weekend.
Nicky

Embellish Tags Color Trends Challenge, CTD142

Hi, second post today. Share two quick cards, first one made for Embellish Tags Color Trends Challenge. I dig out my K&Company Die-cut cardstock and play with it.

I stamp PTI Background Basics:Tiny Types in VersaMark Champagne Dazzle. Pop off the glittered grey die-cut leave with foam tape. The tag is from Waltzing Mouse Very Vintage Labels NO.18 and sentiment from PTI Mat Stack 2.

This one is make for Color Throwdown#142.

I want to keep the card simple and elegant. Again, I use the die-cut cardstock and acetate from K&Company. Also the butterfly chipboard embellishment from Me&My Big ideas. Sentiment from Waltzing  Mouse Fancy Phrase.

Thanks for looking.
Nicky