Hummingbird Garden

Hello friends. How are you all doing? Ah, my blog been pretty quiet, isn't it? Well, today I am popping up to share these cards I made using Hummingbird Garden 3D Embossing Folder & Die set by Simon Hurley. Hummingbird is one of my favorite bird, so I am excited to play with this gorgeous set.

For the  card above, I embossed and die cut the hummingbird using watercolor paper, so I can do watercolor on it. Same with the card below.

I am totally channeling my love for soft, pastel colors on these cards. For the sentiment I gold foil them. These are older sentiment set that I still love to use years after I got them. I hope you enjoy today's cards. Thank you for stopping by and please say hi if you do. I appreciate you more than you know. 

Lil Birthday Docket

Hello friends. It's been a while. I've been posting my cards on Instagram more and more and not as much on my blog. Honestly just because it was faster and I often get lazy in writing post. Come on, I am not alone on this, am I? And, also I kind of wonder how many people still reading blogs. Anyway, I thought I need to pop in here for a bit. :)

One of my favorite brand is Mama Elephant and this weekend, I was feeling inspired to play with cute stuff. So, I made these 4 cards just for fun using Mama Elephant Lil Birthday Docket set. BTW, I just realize how long it's been since I used my Copic markers. Quite a few of them have dried nib. Yikes!!

And, the sentiment is from Kerry Bradford stamp set. I believe this set was from 2015 and already retired. But, I kept this set because I truly love the style. I am happy after all this time sitting in my drawer, I am finally showed it some love.

I hope you enjoy my li'l pop in here on blog land. Even though I am not making cards as much as I used to, I do still enjoy doing it. It brings me joy making these cards and it's my way to destress. Wishing you all a lovely week and where ever you are, my something good brighten your week. Till next time. 

The Ton 11th Anniversary Release

 Hello friends. Today we're celebrating The Ton 11th Anniversary release. The Ton is releasing many gorgeous layering stencil and for today I am showcasing 3 of them. You can see the full release HERE.

First up is this gorgeous Hydrangea Garden set featuring one of my favorite flower, Hydrangeas. Inking up this set is such a blast.

For the sentiment I used. My next card is showcasing Climbing Morning Glories layering stencils coordinate with The Ton Coming Up Morning Glories stamp and die.

And, my last card for today featuring Postage: Morning Glories layering stencils, consists of four stencils and coordinates with our Postage Party Die.

I am so excited for this release as it full of beauty. Can't wait to play with all the sets and sharing my creations with you all. Till then, I wish you all a lovely week.

Spellbinders' Block Print Zodiac

Hi friends. Today, I am excited to share my cards featuring Spellbinders new Block Print Zodiac collection. I had so much fun playing with these sets.

For my 1st card I am featuring the Block Print Capricorn Registration Press & Foil Plate.

Next, am showcasing Block Print Aries Registration Press & Foil Plate. 

Now, for my 3rd card I decided to go all rainbow as am showcasing Block Print Gemini. I love, love how colorful this card turned out. 

I did the same rainbow foil for the next card, featuring Block Print Leo. I am pretty much sticking to clean and simple style to really just let the zodiac image shine.

 And, last nut not least my card showcasing Block Print Sagittarius.

There you go. 5 fun cards showcasing the various zodiac from Spellbinders' latest collection. What do you think of this collection? I hope you enjoy today's cards friends. May your weeks starts off wonderfully. Cheers.

Glad We're Friends

Hi friends. Am popping up today to showcase Spellbinder's December Glimmer Hot Foil Kit, called Soft Hearted. This is such a fun background that's perfect for Valentine, anniversary or even just to celebrate friendship.

And, of course, Pug is my love language, so needless to say I have to pair it with this oldie but goodie Party Puggles set.

I think it turned out pretty cute. Well, its' quick one. Hope your weekend been a good one, frineds. 

Glimmer Plate Magic Wonderland

 Hi peeps. Wow, my card making days really become far and few in between isn't it. Happy to say that I got to craft a bit and made these 2 cards using Spellbinder's October Glimmer Hot Foil Kit, called Magic Wonderland. I love making Christmas cards.

I was so happy when I saw the pattern for this month's glimmer plate. Come on, falling snow mix with star and hearts? I paired them with older Simon's Snow Globe Etched Dies set.

For both cards, I added vellum to create soft layering. For me personally, vellum is an often forgotten supplies. So, am happy that I remember to use it. :) I hope you enjoy today's cards. I wonder though, does people still visiting blog? Curious on your opinion on this. Till next time, crafty peeps.

Spellbinders October Glimmer Hot Foil

Hello there crafty friends. It's been a good while since I visit  my own blog. Today, I am popping in to share a couple projects I made using Spellbinder's October Glimmer Hot Foil Kit. I have to say, I miss playing with hot foil. Let's get on with the first card, shall we?

For the first card, I ink blended various color on the card panel first. Then, I hot foiled the weave background using Copper hot foil roll. This background foiled beautifully and I was able to use the positive part of the foil on my 2nd card. So, no wasted part. Once that done, I used Autumn Leaves Press Plate for the leaf. For the sentiment, I used Yana's Layered Script Sentiments for the birthday word & for the small sentiment, I used Just Wanted To Say Glimmer plate. I believe both sets already discontinued,  but pretty much you can use any sentiment set you already have on your stash.

 

The panel on this 2nd card is using the positive part/left over from the 1st card hoy foiling. I used the same  Autumn Leaves Press Plate for the leaf. For the sentiment I used Sending Sentiments (November 2023 Clear Stamp Kit). This set is in clearance right now, so get if you want it, now is the time to get it.

I hope today's cards inspire you to get crafty this weekend. Till next time!!

Santa's Helpers

Hello friends. Am popping in on my often neglected blog to share a couple cards I made featuring Spellbinders' Santa's Elves dies set from North Pole Friends Collection by Simon Hurley. When I am stuck creativity wise, I always find going back to my clean and simple root help to get me unstuck.

I kept both cards super simple and let the elf take center stage, When an image is happy and colorful, I don't think it needed much else.

My card making been slow going lately. I've been dabbling more in watercolor and also been working more on my pictures on Project Life app. That sure does take a lot of my time. I still love card making, though and hoping to get a few more cards done soon. Till then, take care and be kind to one another, friends. <3

Spellbinder's Country Christmas

Hi friends. It's been a while, isn't it? I honestly haven't been crafting as much as I used to. And, I've been exploring other hobby. Currently, I am playing with watercolor. So, yeah card making definitely been reduced quite a bit. Still love it, though! Anyway, I did get some new goodies to play with and want to share the result with you. Today, am showcasing the newly released Christmas Horse Drawn Wagon die set. This is a gorgeous set part of Country Christmas Collection by Annie Williams.

There's quite a bit of details on this die set, but I think that's what make it fun to play with. I decided to make 2 cards while I have the dies out. Might as well. I need to build up my Christmas card stash as they're quite low at the moment.

 
For the sentiment, I used older sets from I believe a couple years ago. In the past couple of years, I've been trying to be more diligent on using the sets I already have and not just let them collecting dust. So, definitely glad that this sentiment get some love.

Friends, that's all I have for now. Maybe I'll share my watercolor journey on this blog as well. I just do it for fun. Totally in beginner, practicing stage. Is there new thing you are trying at the moment? Please share on the comment section. We can cheer each other on! Till next time...

Trio Pink Star Tulip Birthday Cards

 Hi friends. How are you all doing? It's been a while since I posted, since I haven't been crafting as much as I used to. Hubby and I took a trip to Iceland and it was totally amazing beyond our expectation. The landscape and nature of Iceland is simply breathtaking. From the many places I've visited, this was one of my favorite place.

Of course, with trip, catching up with work also comes with it. And, since I took like around 4000 pics, I was also busy sorting through pics and making album for our trip. Yes, I still scrapbook, though digitally nowadays. Anyway, this weekend, I finally spent a few hours in my craft room and just make cards for fun. I made this trio of cards using Altenew Pink Star Tulip set.

Altenew is definitely one of my favorite company. They have many gorgeous sets and I am guilty of hoarding many of them. I pretty much repeat the same step for all 3 cards. Die cut all the pieces from white cardstock and then just ink blend the colors on the pieces.

The first one I go with purple soft teal combination. Then the next one I went with fuchsia, orange combo.

Then for the 3rd card I did blue and blue combo. :)

When I feel stuck creatively, going back to clean and simple card always get my mojo going. It's my favorite kind of card. Well peeps, that's all from me for now. I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. Till next time. Cheers.