PAPER PIECING

Hello fellow bloggers and readers! I hope you're doing all very upon reading this post. I was able to finish 2 cards tonight. I actually finished them more than half an hour ago but I decided to post them and share them with you now (eventhough it's already late) 'coz I'm soooooooo excited about this. This is the very first card where I used "paper piecing" technique..and YAY! I did it! And I'm so proud of what I've done. :) I thank God for giving me the ability to do this technique.

I made this card for a friend who will celebrate his birthday tomorrow, (rather today! LOL!), it's already Aug 8. He loves playing golf but I don't have any golf stamps for that matter. So, I just searched over the net and found this cute golf player HERE. My colours and markers are very limited so I decided to paper piece his clothes and just coloured the rest of his image....

Here he is....

What do you think? Isn't he an adorable golfer? Tee hee! I'll just post the recipe for this card later today ' coz I wanna share the other card with you as well. But of course, before I forget, I also wanna thank my darling husband for giving me his endless support and input from my choice of papers to the colours to be used. I love you Mahal! (Mahal is a Filipino/Tagalog word for LOVE) :)

Anyway, here's the other card....

This one is for the birthday of my friend's daughter, Chloe. She'll be 4 this 13 August and found this cute image that would suit her personality (cute and bubbly). Found this one on this site. Again, I'll just share the recipe tomorrow as my feet are already dragging me to our bed.

May God bless all of you and remember: What is impossible to man, is possible with God.

To God be all the glory and praises!

Hugs to all!!

PAPER PIECING

Clearly Christian stamps and....

Happy Wednesday everyone! (15mins more and it's Happy Thursday already). Haven't updated my blog for quite awhile. I got sick (caught this so-called GI flu) and so were the kids. But thank God, we're all doing ok now, apart from the cough that my 2 sons have atm.

Got 2 cards here to share. For the first card, I used my new Clearly Christian stamp (tag) by ClearDollarStamps which I received along with Charlie (the horse). This is just a simple card but so meaningful because of the stamp sentiments used which says

"Always give thanks to God the Father for everything." -Ephesians 5:20

Sorry, the picture taken was a bit wonky ;)

Materials: Bazzill cs, Dena Designs paper, Prima flowers, brads, Nestabilities Circle and Petite Scallop circle, Versa Ink cube


Stamp: Clearly Christian by CD stamps


The 2nd card is actually a computer-generated image (got you there!) I just found it cute and easy to colour with so I printed it on my SU! Whisper white cs and coloured it. Credit for the image can be found here.

I put a bit of shading on her arms/elbow to show that she's already been playing (and got all those dirt from that).

Materials: DCWVglitter cs, SU! Whisper white & Pumpkin Pie cs, watercolour pencils, Sugarloaf markers and computer-generated image

I bet I'll be making more of this C-G image 'coz as I've said, they're easier and fun to colour with...and you can get heaps of them from the net (just don't forget to link back to where it came from). But of course, I'll still be stamping and cuttlebugging. Oh btw, have you already heard that...
Cuttlebug's ON SALE at Lincraft? It's $89 now..and I saw it with my 2 eyes this afternoon when we went to Roselands. It's the lowest I've ever seen 'coz I got mine at $99 last Mother's Day. So, to anyone who's waiting for this, well this is your chance....grab a bargain!

As I've mentioned earlier, I'll still be stamping, of course. In fact, I'm still waiting for my new stamps to arrive from US and from within the country as well. So keep an eye on my blog for updates.

Gotta go now. Have to sleep..my body needs it. Hope you'll have a good night sleep. Don't forget to say a prayer before retiring tonight.

God bless us all!

Clearly Christian stamps and....

Got another card for you before calling it a day :) it's a birthday card for my goddaughter back in the Philippines. She'll be 2 on the 5th of Aug., time really flies so fast, it's already the last day of July 2008!

Gotta hit the bed now....so, excited..it's hubby's off tomorrow! It would be our "us" day (DS2 will be at the kindy and DS1...well, he's not feeling ok atm, so I guess, he won't be coming to school tom)...it's still our "us" day, nonetheless hehehe...

The stamps used were from See D's Cheerleader Li'l Stamp set and Studio G Birthday set (mini as well), sentiment is from Hero Arts Birthday cupcake set. Images were coloured with watercolour pencils and Sugarloaf markers (I guess this is also from Inque Boutique, not sure though). See the "blings" on her hair? It's dusty pink by Kindyglitz. She's gorgeous. :)

God bless! Sweet dreams...

Friends, I want you to meet....Charlie!

hello! yes, enough for the cupcake cards (atm hehehe). I want to introduce to you ----
CHARLIE, the horse! This clear stamps set is from the Charlie Frolic set. I made this card for my nephew who will be turning 10 this Aug 1o (talk about 10!) Happy Birthday, Gabo! And isn't Charlie gorgeous for a birthday card?

I used DCWV glitter cardstock (from their All Glitter Collection), plain cardstocks, Cuttlebug A2 Happy Birthday Embossing folder, Sugarloaf markers, watercolour pencils and my Charlie Frolic stamps.

((((Neigh!!!)))) 'Til next blog. Thanks for looking. =)

God bless everyone!

Friends, I want you to meet....Charlie!

Cupcake Cards (again)

Good Morning, y'all! It's really a blessing waking up to another beautiful day, isn't it? That's why let's not forget to give thanks and praise to our Creator who is the Giver of this wonderful gift called "life".

I slept at 2am (yes..2am) and was able to accomplish these 2 yummy cupcake cards (I told you, I would be making lots of cupcake cards hehehe!) Just can't resist the Hero Arts Cupcake stamp set. They're very gorgeous!

Here's the first one:



I used this patched patterned paper from K & Co., cardstock, petite circle classic and scallop nestabilities, stamps (by Hero Arts), Sugarloaf markers, watercolour pencils


The next card was made of stamped and cut-out cupcakes. I cut a strip of SU! Pumpkin Pie, put a green grossgrain ribbon on top of it from BizzyBecs and adhere my cupcakes using 3D dots.



So, these are my cards for today. Off to do some chores then visit Roselands (or Westfield) to look for some of those magnetic sheets. (I'm working on storing my Nestabilities..they're growing hehehe) Any suggestions?

Feel free to leave a comment, ok? May we all have a blessed day today.

Cheers!

Cupcake Cards (again)

DELICIOUS CUPCAKES! (by Hero Arts)

Good Morning! Whoa! I can't believe I'm posting an entry in the morning. ;) Well, I usually do my blogging late in the evening so this is quite unusual for me. Today is a very lovely day...it feels so cold but the sun is up smiling. Another reason to thank and praise God for this.


As I've mentioned the other day, I've received my first Hero Arts clear stamps and I had the chance (rather, I took the chance) to play with them last night. These stamps are gorgeous and very neat! I 've done two cards and will do more in the near future with these "cupcake" stamps. Check the photos below:

This is a closer look to the card with 3 cupcakes on top of another. Saw this idea not quite long ago and I tried the what-so-called "masking" technique on this. First time and glad I did it right! hehehe! Aren't they gorgeous and yummy to look at?

This card with a cute, tiny cupcake (stamped & then cut out) is for someone who will be celebrating her birthday this weekend. Can't tell who she is 'coz she might read my blog (or one of our friends might). I used a strip of DCWV cardstock (fr the glitter stack collection), my Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder (small) and Kindyglitz to give the cupcake a bit of sparkle on top. (too bad the glittery part didn't show)

I also got hold of my Inque's mini stamps yesterday (they're very cute, too!) Will try to make a card today if my chores permit me. ;) And hopefully, some of the stamps that I ordered fr US of A will arrive next week...can't wait to see them IRL.

For the meantime, I so, so like these cupcake stamps and I'm sure I will make use of them more often. Yummy!

Have a blessed day everyone!

DELICIOUS CUPCAKES! (by Hero Arts)

happy birthday card

Hello friends, blog readers and fellow bloggers! wherever you are, I hope that you're all doing very well upon reading my latest post. It's been awhile I know that I haven't done any cards (6 days I think). Well, my 2 darling sons got sick and I, myself have cough and colds. Winter is on it's height atm here in Australia so, I guess that's the reason why alot of people get sick.

Anyhoo, here's my latest card to share. It's another first for me for it's the first time I used a clear (acrylic) stamp for a card. I'm starting to like stamping hehehe....and I'm always on the look-out for cute clear stamps over the internet (I even ordered some outside Australia). I actually received today my first Hero Arts clear stamps (and they're very gorgeous IRL)...can't wait to have a play with them.

Here's my card and I hope you'll like it.





GOD BLESS EVERYONE!

happy birthday card