Pines & Pugs

 Hello. What, more Pugs? Yes, I am sorry, but not really. Hah! Today, I am pairing Party Puggles with Night & Day Pines Press Plate. I love this set of press plate as it allowed me to create background quickly in no time.

Here for my 1st card I used the Pines outline for the background. I guess, you could say this the day or the positive version of the background. And, I used the night or the negative version on the 2nd card.

How sweet is the Pug? I have a feeling a lot of my Christmas card this year will have a Pug on it. :) For the card above for the sentiment I used Handmade Sentiments Etched Dies set.

The Pugs on this set makes me think of Clyde, my Pug that just passed away a few months ago. He is just the sweetest and to this day when I think of him, I still feel an ache in my heart. I think whenever you lost a fur baby that you consider as family, as your baby, they will always leave an imprint on your heart.

Well peeps, that's all for today. Have a wonderful day.

Floral Garden

Hello. Today I am sharing a few cards I completed showcasing the new Stampendous Floral Garden and Agapanthus set.

I used Stampendous Floral Garden for both the card above and below. For the card above, I stamped the image twice using Misti. The 1st stamping was directly on the card base. Then, stamp it again on a piece of watercolor cardstock that's the same size as the card base. Once done, trim the watercolor cardstock on all 4 sides so it has even space on all side when place on top of the card base. Watercolor the image, let dry and adhere to card base. Finish by adding hot foiled sentiment.

For the card below, it's super easy as I just stamped the image on patterned paper that I have designed previously for Honey Bee. One of my favorite pattern. Hah! Again finish with foiled sentiment.

For the next card, I used  the Agapanthus set. Another quick card. I stamped the image on patterned paper. Of course, you can easily create this background with watercolor by swiping you choice of color from dark to light hue.

That's all the floral cards I have to share for today. Hope you enjoy today's inspiration & may the rest of your week be a good one. Cheers...
 

Pug, Cat & Colorful Joy

Hi there. Today, I continue sharing cards featuring my favorite dog, Pugs. As Pug mama myself, I feel like it's my duty to share the cuteness of Pug to everyone. :) I have a few cards to share today, The first two featuring the Party Puggles & Color Mix Joy Press Plates

The neat thing of this Joy press plate it comes with a mylar printed template so you can easily place the plate following the template to create the look as shown on my cards. For the above card, I keep the Pug plain. I might add something to it down the road, but for now it stays this way. For the card below, I decided to do a girl Pug. 

Now, to be fair for those who loves cat, I made another card using Color Mix Joy Press Plates and this time paired it with Cheerful Kittens set. And, I went with softer, pastel combo.

I love this Joy set. It's timeless and I can mix it with many other critter stamps or dies set that I already have. Well peeps, hope you enjoy today's cards and I hope somehow in my little way I inspire you to get crafty. Thank you for stopping by.

Handmade Holidays

Hello. I am back with more cards featuring Spellbinders latest release, this time highlighting the Handmade Holidays collection. First up is my card showcasing Delivering Joy Sleigh Etched Dies.

Am keeping it clean and simple with soft coloring except for the pop of red for the sleigh. For the sentiment I used Handmade Sentiments set and finish the card by adding some enamel drops.

For my next card, as usual, I ended up with non traditional color combination to showcase Winter Rose Background Press Plate.  I used the press plate for hot foiling on this card and am happy that the roses foiled perfectly for this card.

Once the foiling done, colored the image with Copic markers. At first, I was going to leave the background white just the way it is. Bu then, that's my comfort zone, so I decided to step out and colored the background with gray. Almost went with black, but too chicken to try it and I don't want to waste the whole thing. Honestly, am not quite sure how I feel about the gray. I think it's okay, but that's about it. Won't know till I try it, right?

That's all I have for today. Hope you enjoy today's cards and my wish for you may something good happened to you today that makes your heart smile. Till next time, friends.

Party Puggles

Hi there. Just popping in real quick. My indulgence of Pug related items continue. I really feel like month release truly made for me as it totally fulfil my love of Pugs. Today, am showcasing Spellbinders Party Puggles & Big Bicycles Etched dies set.

This Pug is the mini version and can be paired with so many other sets that I already have. Here I paired with a new set, but seriously I can  just see pairing the Pug with any floral sets or other sets that I've already owned. Am definitely looking forward to creating more with this set.

I'll be back with more from this month's release. Stay tune...

Bibi's Big Pug & Cat Collection

 Hi friends. I am back from my visiting my family in Jakarta. It was the shortest visit I ever had, due to work schedule. I am not complaining though as I am very grateful that I get to accompany my mom home and able to visit with my siblings even if it's only for a week. Oh, and of course, I got sick during the trip, too. As usual, the long flight mixed with being busy as soon as I arrived. I always try to soak in meeting family & friends that I don't get to see throughout the years and  as a result, I always get sick when I went home. :)

Anyway, to combat my sadness of saying bye to my family, I dive right in back to crafting & keep myself busy. Lucky for me, this month new release from Spellbinders is full of cuteness. Am thrilled to share my projects featuring Bibi Cameron's latest sets for Spellbinders, Big Pug Etched Dies set & Big Cat Etched Dies set.

If you have followed my blog for a long time, then you should know Pugs are my favorite. After all most of my fur babies are Pugs. So, needless to say when I saw this set, I was like please, please, please let me have it. Yep, this is a must have. In my opinion this is the best Pug set I've ever seen in the card making market so far.

So, my first card was inspired by the candle hat I have for my Pug. Hubby on the other hand said it reminded him of Elton John, which we both love.

Had to add some sparkles to the glasses of course. I love ,love, love  Big Pug Etched Dies set so much that I ended up making 3 cards with it right away. My second card reminds me of Pug LouLou that I followed on Instagram. Yea, more than half of the account I follow on IG are Pugs or animal related.

For my card above, I simply accessorize the Pug with flower crown. Same with the card below, except below instead of a Pug card, I made a Bulldog card. I do have special love for flat nose breed, though I love my long nose girl as well. My girl, Abby is a mutt and she has long nose, but I love her just as much.

Wanna know how much I adore Pugs? Besides the thousand pics of my Pugs on my phone and the various Pug collection I have at home, check out below, my stamp for the back of my card. Yep, I have this specially made by Bossy Joscie last year.

And, even though I don't have a cat and I really doubt I'll ever have a cat (though I am 100% love watching cat videos), I enjoyed making the card below just as much. I mean, Bibi really knock it out with her sets this month. I paired the Big Cat Etched Dies set with Cats & Pugs Accessory Dies set.

Phew...I feel like I pack lots of excitement on this post. I adore Pugs and I adore animals in general, so today's sets just make me so happy. I hope somehow, someway this post inspire you to create and get crafty. Would love to hear your thoughts on these sets and thank you for stopping by. Cheers....

Spellbinders Out & About

Ack, I had this post scheduled t go up while I was gone and that didn't happened. So, here we go. I made a few cards using Spellbinders sets before I left on my trip to visit my family in Jakarta.

First up is the card I made using Spellbinders Glimmering Buttercup Glimmer Plate & Stencils Bundle. & Thank You Etched Dies.

I simply hot foiled teh flower and colored it using the coordinating stencil. Finished by adding the sentiment. Pretty easy & straightforward. :) The next card, I paired an older embossing set that I think is just timeless & I used it quote often,the Leafy 3D Embossing folder with the Hello Stitched Dies that was part of  Spellbinders June release.

And, last but not least, a clean and simple card featuring Embossing Club Kit (Hydrangea Bloom). and Stitched Thank You & For You Etched Dies.

Now, I am back at home & been busy crafting. So stay tune as I have much more projects to share in the coming days. May your weeks started off wonderfully.

Nature's Botanical Garden

Hi peeps. As this post goes up, I'll be on my way back from visiting my family in Jakarta. A week with my family is definitely way too short, but am also looking forward to being home with hubby and the pups.

Today, I am featuring the new release from Spellbinders Nature Botanical Garden collection. First up is the Flowering Quince set. I decided to use this set to decorate the band that hold the gate card below.

I used white cardstock for the whole thing and then once I die cut all the pieces I colored them with Copic markers. Put all the flowers aside once they're all assembled. For the card's gate, I cut 2 strip of panel and embossed it with Leafy 3D Embossing folder, Colored the embossed part with Copic markers and I also ink blend green and blue ink on the panel. Adhere the panel to card base. Trim a piece a vellum strip and wrap around the card. Arrange the leaves and flowers on the vellum strip. For the sentiment I used the many extra strips I have from Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate.

For the next card, am featuring Azalea & Garden Pot set. At my office, our Azalea always make stunning display in the spring. Again, for the background I used Leafy 3D Embossing folder and this time I colored it with gray marker.

For the sentiment, I letter press the sentiment from Nature Botanical Garden Sentiment set and die cut the sentiment before adhering it to the card. I love the way both cards turned out. Hah... my mom asked me how am I going to mail these cards. I told her that these are the kind of cards that I hand delivered. So, yep, I save these cards for my local friends. :)

Well peeps, that's all from today. Pray for safe travel for me. Till next time as I have lots of projects to share this month. Cheers....