Vintage Birthday

Hi all! Sorry I wasn't able to come back yesterday to post this card that I promised you. Things just got busy and I didn't get the chance to sit and post. Anyway, here it is...a Vintage Birthday card which a friend of mine requested for her mum.

What can you say about the gorgeous dp?? Very gorgeous isn't it?!?? And yes, they're from K&Company Charlotte collection. It's very lovely as they look like fabric or a very expensive wallpaper, lol! And they're very vintage to look at!

I used 3 colours of cs here. Purely Pomegranate for the base, Rose Red for the Labels 4 frame and the one punched with Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, and of course Whisper White for the sentiment panel. The Bible verse btw is from Our Daily Bread Designs Scripture Collection 1 which was stamped with Purely Pomegranate (loaded with Versamark first) then heat-embossed with clear ep.

I once again did some faux stiching here after edge distressing and inking to make it look more vintage. Flowers are from Prima which I also sponged with Versafine Vintage Sepia.

This lovely K&Company paper was purchased from Windsor Cottage Botanicals and they have an ongoing 25% off on designer papers 'til the end of this month. There are lots of good finds there so visit it when you get the chance.

Thanks for the visit until next post.

Jhet

Vintage Birthday

DUST STORM

Hello everyone! Yesterday was an awful day for most of us here in Australia. Sydney (where I am) experienced Dust Storm and other states experienced other natural calamities. Hubby went to work at 5am and in just a little while sent me an SMS and told me not to do the laundry as there's a dust storm approaching. And yeah, at around 5:15am as I looked out from our window, I saw a very red sky and the scene was so eerie. I woke up my eldest son and showed him what I've seen and he too was shocked. It was very windy and so I went out of our room and shut all the windows just so the dust won't come in though it's a bit late. I managed to took photos from our window and here they are:






That's what we had yesterday. DS1 and I prayed in the middle of the Dust Storm because in natural calamities such as this, there's nothing you can do but pray because God is always in control of everything. After praying, I called some of our family friends to check out how they're doing or if they were, at that time, aware of what's happening outside.

The sky turned clear and blue around 2pm though it's too dusty around here. :) I already did some vacuuming and cleaning and I think will be doing it until weekend. My cough got worse and I sometimes feel suffocated because of the dust but I thank God really for taking control of everything.

I will be sharing with you a card which I made a few days ago. It's Vintage Birthday (just so you have a hint, LOL!) and I used my new K&Company Charlotte paper pad (so yummy!).

Be back later. Thanks for the visit! Have a blessed day.

JHET

DUST STORM

More Christmas Cards

Happy Saturday! I haven't been feeling well since last night and I think a case of colds and sneezing will be here soon. :( I'm also experiencing headaches which hinders me from sitting and stamping. Anyways, I just pray I'll get well soon.

Just want to show you 2 more Christmas cards that I've finished few days ago. These are part of my Christmas orders and I need to make them as early as now so I won't be in a rush to make my own cards for my family and friends. These cards highlight the ODBD Scripture Collections.

See the flowers? They're from Prima Festive Christmas collection. Aren't they gorgeous? Got them on an online shop that closed-down recently for less than a dollar a pack! Yeah, and a pack contains more than 15pcs of flowers and leaves. What a bargain, hey?! :)

Will be posting more info about these cards later. Just want to lie down on my bed and relax at the moment.

Be back with another card so don't forget to come back and check it out.

Thanks for the visit. God bless you!

More Christmas Cards

BEC'S "MY EVERYTHING BLOG CANDY"

Good morning blogland! Praise God for another lovely and productive day ahead of us! Just want to tell you that my online buddy BEC is having a fab blog candy giveaway. Hop on to her blog and join. Winner will be chosen on 11 October via random.org. See you there!

** Whew! At last I already figured out how to post a clickable photo thumbnail (yeah I'm the last to know, LOL!) At last!!!

BEC'S "MY EVERYTHING BLOG CANDY"

Scripture Christmas Card

Hi everyone! Sorry for not posting for a couple of days. I've been a bit busy making Christmas cards orders. Yes! Some of my friends have ordered Christmas cards as early as now and I'm so excited to create them!! :)

Here's the very first one. At the moment, I still don't have any Bible verses for Christmas but I believe that any Bible verse can fit for a Christmas card. :)


She requested this particular verse to be put in this card. I stamped it using Versafine Crimson Red, heat embossed with clear ep then cut with Spellbinders Labels 4. While still inside the die, I sponged around using Versamagic Sage to complement the Basic Grey Wassail dp. And for the first time, I tried using Glimmer Mist! Gosh, it really gives gorgeous outcome to any project. When hubby and I went to our LSS, I thought I should try it out and so I bought the Pearl one. I spritzed a bit onto the red Swiss Dots embossed panel. Too bad the camera didn't capture the glimmery appearance of it. I then wrapped it with an organdy ribbon that I bought from one of our dollar stores here. I finished it off with flower and leaves that I bought some weeks ago from an online shop that was about to close down. I bought it for only $1.50/pack if I'm not mistaken and a pack contains more than 15 flowers & leaves. What a bargain?!

Okay, this is it for now. Thanks for the visit and I'm pretty sure I will be very busy for the next couple of days making my card orders! And I thank God for this, it's such a blessing!

Take care everyone!

Jhet


Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 1
Paper: white cs, Quill Manhattan Ruby, Basic Grey Wassail dp
Ink: Versafine Crimson Red, Versamagic Sage
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 4, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, organdy ribbon, sponge dauber, Christmas flower & ;eaves, Kaiser pearl, Glimmer Mist Pearl, heat gun, clear ep

Scripture Christmas Card

Psalm 138:3

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! I so enjoy making cards using Bible verses as the "main image" or focus. I've seen some who only puts the verses inside the card but that's not the case with me. I want it always at the front! :)

Here's a card I came up with the other night. I was just too sleepy to upload it that time and yesterday was a busy day for me around the house.

Here it is:

I used my new Basic Grey Wassail dp which I received last Friday on the mail. I ordered it from Bizzy Becs along with some Versamagic Dew Drops ink. I'm a bit surprised that the Wassail papers are all Christmas-themed, LOL! But this one will pass for an everyday card and I like the colour combo.

That's it for now as I still have tons of house chores to do. Be back later with a card or two. :)

God bless everyone!

Jhet

Stamps: ODBD Scripture Collection 2
Paper: white cs, SU! Whisper White, Always Atichoke, Mellow Moss, River Rock, Choc Chip, Basic Grey Wassail dp
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamagic Wheat
Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities Square & Scalloped square, Fiskars Lace punch, Spellbinders Daisy Heads shapeabilities, satin ribbon, Kaiser Pearl

Psalm 138:3

HEADS UP: $1 POSTAGE

Hello to my fellow stampers/crafters in Australia! This heads up is for you. WINDSOR COTTAGE BOTANICALS is having $1 postage (for orders $10 up) from today 'til Sunday 13.09.09) midnight.

You can order anything from the smallest items to bulk ones and it's still $1 postage but orders should be a minimum of $10 and this offer is good for Australian addresses only. Such a good deal, you wouldn't want to miss it. ;)

Come on and visit Windsor Cottage Botanicals and avail of this rare $1-postage offer! Just thought I'd let you know so you can buy heaps without worrying about the postage cost. :)

I'll see you there!!!

Jhet

HEADS UP: $1 POSTAGE