Kaycee's coloring page

In less than two weeks is Back To School in my house and Kaycee (aged 5) is so eager to go! Everyday, she has been asking "Is it school day today, Mommy?". I'm smiling as I'm typing this post because I know in a few years time, she won't even want to go...

Simon Says Stamp is having a children's challenge for this month and so, I asked Kaycee if she wanted to do some coloring since she loves it!

Here is her coloring page and this will be her first blog post:

 

Challenges:

 

Simon Says Stamp Children Challenge - Anything goes

Little Hands Challenge - Anything goes

 

 

Happy Birthday Mylinh

 

It will soon be Mylinh's birthday next week and so I had to whip this up for her. I chose this cute Tina Wenke (Mouse-Bird-Ladybug cupcake) stamp and used my prismacolor pencils. I wanted it to be a simple card so I have use the dots embossing folder for my card, cut the birthday banner with my scissors, used the glue dots to glue the twine and added some flower resins (from Ebay) as some embellishments. I have also used my corner rounder for the corners for my image and the mat.

 



Challenges
 Anything challenge - Make your own background
Emerald Fairies - Punches/Dies (Corner rounder punch)
Bearly Mine Challenge - Anything goes
Jackson's Digital Expressions - Strut your stuff (my fave coloring medium is pencils)
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge - Birthday

Let's Have Fun!

Summer is almost coming to the end and it sure has gone by so quickly! This summer has been sometimes very hot and sometimes very icky. We were able to go to a few attractions but we sure could have done more...I have taken a break from blogging since I wanted to enjoy the summer with my children and I sure have loved it!

Without further ado, I wanted to showcase the fun we had even when the weather was pouring and here is what I came up with by using the 2sisters bonus sketch:

I colored the image with prismacolor pencils and matted with green cardstock. I then stacked it onto Momenta patterned paper, which I had previously stitched and then added the sentiments with pop dots. Furthermore, the flower resins were glued with some glue dots.

Close Up

2 Sisters Challenge Bonus Sketch

Challenges:

Doodle Pantry #26 - Use a Doodle Pantry image
Craft Your Passion Challenge 124 - Power of 3 (green flower resins)
2 Sisters Challenge - Bonus Sketch and theme is "In the garden"
Bunny Zoe's Crafts 27 - Summer
Created with Love Challenge #3 - 3 of a kind (green flower resins)
Eureka Stamps #2 - Anything goes
Forever Friends Fortnightly Challenge #43 - Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show - No rules
Truly Madly Craftly Challenge - Summer

CAS with a twist? Is it possible?

This week, I wanted to think outside the box for the CASE study, founded by Iwona. The CASE study is celebrating their 2nd anniversary and had the DT "think outside the box", that is, create something they have never done before. Well, for me, I wanted to try a CAS card but, with a twist...a pop-up inside! Is it possible? What was I thinking, right? Of course, it got me thinking...How the heck do I do that? This is what I came up with...

The digis are from the Camera set from Tiffany Doodles, which I won for asking a question on the blog. Thanks Tiffany!
 Here are the insides

I do hope you are able to see the pop-up. Usually opp-ups are made horizontally but I wanted to try a vertically pop-up card! Took me quite a while to try and make it but super easy to do! I should do this more often.

Challenges:

CASE Study 2nd Anniversary - Think outside the box

Happy birthday Tiffany!

Tiffany at Tiffany Doodles celebrated her birthday two weeks ago (I'm a bit late) and this cake slice was one of the freebies that she generously gave away. I wanted to wish her a very happy (belated) birthday and I do hope that she had lots of fun enjoying it with friends and family.

I wanted to go for a simple card but with a girly style to it. Thus, I have used my Deco Fans Shell Punch around the page set from Martha Stewart to do the borders. I also machine stitched the ribbon from my stash onto the card and stamped the sentiment using the Memento Black ink pad. Furthermore, I have used my glitter pens to create some sprinkles on the cake. Hope you will like it Tiffany!!!

Challenges:

Crafts and me Challenges - Anything goes 

Divas by Design #45 - Happy Birthday

Fab N funky Challenges 131 - No stamped images

Inky Impressions Challenges - Dies or punches

Paper Pretties Challenge PWC216 - Birthday Cards

Simon Says Stamps - Anything goes

Waste not Wednesdays wk 27 - Something unused (My martha punch!)

Remember

This card was made for my overseas friend, whom I miss so much. She is one of my best friends in the whole world!!! I haven't seen her in the past 5 years but we do skype from time to time when time permits. Hopefully, one day I can go back or vice-versa and we can meet again for real! In honour of our great friendship, this is for you my dear.

I embossed the beige cardstock and matted it over a brown one. I added some self-adhesived diamond for some bling. The image was colored with copics and prismacolored pencils. Some red stickles was added to the dress and bonets. I have used my paper piercer for around the card, used my black pen to give some accent to the border and on the patterned paper. I have also added some butterfly by punching with the Maped butterfly punch (something that I don't use very very often) and added some antennas onto them. The sentiment is from the October Afternoon stamp set.

All That Scraps and Marianne's Design Divas are having a DT call and so, let's cross my fingers. I have never been on a DT team before. I am still learning the odds and ends of cardmaking though and each time, there is something new to learn. It never ends :-)

Here is a close up of the image with the embossed background and bling.

Supplies

Cardstock: Recollections, Martha Stewart
Papers: K & Company
Stamps: Kratin' Kimmie Natsuko Stamp, October Afternoon
Ink: Distress Ink
Accessories: Paisley Embossing folder, Cuttlebug, Paper piercer, Martha Stewart black pen, mulberry flowers, Maped butterfly punch.

Challenges:

All That Scraps Blog - DT Call & Anything goes
The Cupcake craftroom - Layers
Lia Stampz 21 - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - It's all about circles
Use it Tuesday - Challenge #35: Emboss It!
Marianne's Design Divas - One year challenge and DT Call
Mema's Crafts - Anything goes
Crazy Amigo Challenge- Free theme
Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - All things girlie

Stamp N Plus - Anything goes

LEJ Designs - Anything goes

Happy 2nd Birthday Sophie

It's been a while since I was in blogland. The reason being I was feeling blue, feeling like I did not know where to go, what to do, like I was feeling lost. I had to keep things going on around the house but I just di dnot feel my creativite juices flowing. I was cleaning up the craft room too together with my DD and mom but there was so much mess that it was impossible for me to craft! I'm a BIG procrastinator too...there, I said it!!! I so wish after doing this card, I will get back into the mojo of things. I have missed blogland...really...OH so much!

Sophie's 2nd birthday made me come out of my procrastination. She will be 2 this Friday and of course, I couldn't let my niece go without a card for her sweet birthday...

Here it is:

I have embossed the birthday cake first and then paper pieced with some scraps. I stamped the sentiment on the ribbon itself by using black Memento Ink. The pearls were colored using R32 and glued using glue dots.The cake was then glued with pop dots and given some dimension.

The number 2 is from K&CO chipboard and then, a sheep button was stitched. Everything was then glued using glue dots and double sided glue. I have used the Clean & Simple sketch #198.

 

A close up of the sheep and the birthday cake

I will enter this card in the folowing:

Clean & Simple #198 - Sketch

Lawn Fawn - Dimension 

Cas-ual Fridays CFC60- Text in design