Love My Tapes 2nd Week

Today is my 2nd time my works being featured at Love My Tapes blog. I get to show different ways of using the washi tape again. You can check it out here. Let's get on with it, shall we??

For my 1st card, I used the Akane washi tape to make the flowers. Since the washi tape is pretty sticky, it makes it easy that I don't have to put any glue on the circle base. I basically just did the accordion fold following the circle. The washi tape is sticky but not crazy sticky (just like paint tape, you can reposition it after you just out in on. Warning, it will stick to your paper for good after a while), so I can adjust and readjust the fold. I made this card using Sweet Sunday Sketch # 66. 

On to the 2nd card. This time, I taped several rows of the Akane washi tape and used Papertry Ink Dahlia die to cut the flower and then stamped it with the Delightful Dahlia set. I actually made this last week using Sweet Sunday Sketch #65, but didn't get to enter it as you can see, we're using it for Love My Tapes today. :)

Finally, my last card. Can you guess where I used it? Hint: so far, I am showing the Akane one (yellow), because that's what I received on my package.

Yep, this time I used only a small piece of the tape. It's behind the button! I need to get the washi tape in different colors, as they all very yummy and very practical to use. Beside the washi tape, Loves My Tapes also offers Permanent Double Sided Adhesive. They works great. Basically, all my cards this past weeks that required any layering were made using Loves My Tape. See my post from yesterday, here, where I used it with tissue paper (1st card). You can't even see it.

What do you think? Would washi tape be on your wish list anytime soon? They have the double sided adhesive special right now, so go and check it out.

Also, just a reminder, you still have time to play Digi Doodle Shop's Best color challenge for a chance to win free stamps & guest designer spot. Thanks for stopping by peeps. May your week be great one! Hugs, Vera.

Papertrey Blog Hop

Hi peeps, it's my favorite time of the month again! Time for Papertrey blog hop. Requirement for today blog hop is to use tissue paper. Honestly, I was struggling a bit at first. I saw so many sample of flower made of tissue paper and I thought I give it a try.

Didn't work out. I lost my patience... LOL. After several attempt, I decided to try different thing. First, I found out that stamping on tissue paper can give you soft look result. And by accident, I also found out that I love the look, when I layered the tissue paper 3 times. If only 1 layer, it will show whatever other colors you have on the background. 2 layers, still didn't quite give me the look I like. So, 3 layers it is. :) Here's the first card, all I did was die-cutting the flower & the leave, then stamped the Delightful Dahlia set.

I also loved the way my border came out. My hand were shaking a bit, but all in all it lined up pretty good. :) For the 2nd card, I gave folding tissue paper another try, but this time just as border. Remind me of pleated skirt somehow. Anyhoo, here's the card:

I am looking forward to seeing everybody's creation tonight. I know I am going to be overload with inspirations and for that I thank you all. And a big thank you for everybody that stopping by my blog. Please kindly leave a comment as your comments means a lot to me and I apreciate each and every single one of them. I'm gonna get comfy and start hopping! :) Hugs, Vera.

Basket Sign

Happy weekend, peeps! How are you all doing this weekend? This past Thursday I got a last minute request from my SIL. It's basically for my niece, Maddy. Her school have this silent auction going on and each classroom made a goody basket and turned out they needed to make a sign for their basket. The auction was on Friday, and they found out on Thursday. How's that for last minute?

I love my niece and find it hard to say no. Besides, I am such a sucker for this kind of project. Nothing like working under pressure. Love the challenge. :) As soon as I got home from work, I started working on it as I have my 7pm, Flash Forward show to watch.

Here's what I made.

I found this cute Sassy Cheryl's digital stamp. I forgot to take picture to show the layers I created. There's actually 3 layers on the girl. I love the dimension it created. I colored each layer (with Prismacolor pencils), too, so if people peeked from the side, they can see all the layers are colored. I thought of only coloring the top layer, but my perfectionism won. It would have bugged me if I didn't colored it. LOL.

All in all, for last minute request, between searching for image and making the sign, it took me about an hour and I thought it came out fun looking. My SIL said many people at the school asked her about it. It's always fun to hear that others appreciate what we created.

Am getting ready to grab some breakfast. Hope you all have a great weekend. Hugs, Vera.

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge # 4

Happy Thursday, peeps! I am excited to show you my card for Digi Doodle Shop color challenge. I thought the card came out pretty cute and fun looking.  I just loved, loved the way the puffer fish look. Truly, this fish make me smile everytime I look at it, because it just look so darn cute! There's 4 images in this one set and you can get it here.

What's  the challenge? For this week it's color challenge. Create any card, using any stamps you want (although if you use Digi Doodle stamps, you get extra point), using this color combo: robin blue, grass green, buttercup yellow, and a neutral color (could be white or kraft).

For my card, I resize the puffer fish in several different sizes, colored them with Prismacolor pencils, then cut them all one by one. Attached 3 of the fish with pop dots and the other 2 just glued directly to the paper. Of course, I couldn't do fish without glossy accents. Isn't it cute how the biggest puffer fish looks so shiny. And, I thought the greeting is perfect. "Blowing birthday wishes"...., see how the puffer fish looks like their blowing?? Blowing wishes.... Maybe I am silly, but I was giggling when I thought about it. LOL.

I got the idea for the card from Clean & Simple FTL86 sketch. It's simple sketch, but I love it. It was a very fun sketch. And I did turn it vertically, instead of doing it horizontally like the sketch shown. And this card also perfect for Paper Play Challenge this week.

So, come on over to Digi Doodle Shop's Best Challenge blog to get all the details and join us for a fun color challenge. remember, you don't have to use our stamp, but if you do, you'll get an extra point. And the prize... free stamps! You have 1 week to enter this challenge and I can't wait to see what you come up with. :) Hugs, Vera.

2S4Y Sketch # 50

I wasn't planning on making card last night, but ended up making one after all. When I see fun sketches to play with, the temptation is just too good to ingore. :)

This time, I am following the sketches from 2s4Y. I used Hero Arts Poppy stamp for this card. And, I was impressed when my husband made the comment of how neat I highlighted each of the stems with the shiny stuff. LOL. I was like, you noticed that? Sigh... have to love a husband who pay attention to the little details.

Then he said, of course he paid attention to what I made because he's proud of my creativity and he loves seeing how much I enjoy doing it. Aww... heart melt. :) Seriously, how could I not melt when I heard that?? I am so lucky to have someone who's so supportive of my hobby.

So, here's the card. Hand cut this delicate image, higlighted the poppies with glitters and the stem with Glossy Accents (or as my husband say that shiny stuff).

By the way, any of you going to CKC in Houston this July? I am planning to go and want to see if anybody else care to join me for fun day of shopping and learning. OK peeps, hope you like the card and may your day be a sunny one! Hugs, Vera

Mojo Monday # 135

I haven't do the Mojo Monday challenge for awhile now. But, I like this week sketch, so I decided to play. I am using the Lilybean fairy again as I do love how cute they look. The good thing about digital stamp is I can resize and print a bunch of them ahead of time, which is great for those spur of the moment kind of thing.

The bad thing? LOL, now beside my pile of scrap papers, I have to find way to organize those digital stamps that I printed. As much as I try to use up the pile that I already have, sometime you just have to print some new ones and then the pile just get larger and larger.

Right now, I just put them in envelopes. Maybe I should put them in ziploc, so I don't have to open each envelope just to see what's in there. Any suggestion?

OK, here's the card, before I keep rambling with no direction. :) As always, am sticking to simple and quick.

I think I'll skip card making tonight as I have "Lost" to watch. As much as I am curious to see the end, to understand the whole island thing, I will really miss this show. Right now I have 3 shows that I watched consistently, which are Lost, Flash Forward, and Gray's Anatomy. I was trying to watch Glee, but they're the same time with Lost, so I'll catch up online and then maybe after Lost done, I'll watch that!

Before I forget,  there's still time to join the Mami Doodle color challenge. You can use any stamp you want and when you play, you can win the Midori stamp and an additional stamp of your choice. So, please join. And, I'm doing a little giveaway, too. If you join the Mami Doodles challenge, leave me a comment here on my blog to let me know and I'll add your name on the list, for a chance to win some goodies. Okay peeps, hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Love My Tapes

Today, I am featured on Love My Tapes. So excited!! A couple months ago, I was chosen as one of the lucky person that get to try their products, which include permanent adhesive and the popular washi tape.

I have to say, I do love the versatility of the washi tape. They are pretty to start with and you can use them for quick border or go for more elaborate stuff. Washi tapes is from Japan and kind of like paint tape, except they're way prettier. One roll will last you a good while as the roll is pretty thick. You can find them here.

And, if you read my previous post a couple days ago, you know I've been talking about how I find it challenging working with the color yellow. LOL.  Being spotlighted, I was worried if the cards I made were too simple. But, then again, that's my card style and at the end I chose to stay true to my style. So, let's see what I came up with. Here's the 1st card.

              

 Here, I taped several row of Akane washi tape on white cardstock and stamped it with the flower from Papertrey Ink Friends Till The End set. Used white embossing powder to match the brightness of the daisy on the tape. The tape can be embossed, just be careful not to bend the cardstock afterwards, cause it can flake. Otherwise it works like a charm. Next is the 2nd card I made.

 

This second card, I simply used the Akane washi tape for borders. Since, I don't usually use yellow cardstock, I don't keep them in stock. In occasion like this, the washi tape is awesome when all you want to do is to add a bit of that certain color as border. The cat is from Penny Black, colored with Prismacolor pencils. Greeting from Hero Arts.

Please let me know what you think. And don't forget to check Love My Tapes blog. Next week, I'll have more cards featured and hopefully this week, I'll have more inspiration on using yellow! I really appreciate any comments you leave and each time, I hope I am able to inspire you to create. Thank you for sharing this exciting day with me. Hugs, Vera. 

Quick card

I made this card a couple weeks ago, just didn't get to post it here. It's a super quick card. No coloring required. The only detail I add was the perfect pearl on  the center of the flowers.

My hand was shaking a bit, when I did that as the dots getting smaller. As card maker, isn't it funny that sometime we have the patience to do detail works and can be so impatient with other things. Most people think I must have lots of patience since I often do such detail works with my cards. The truth is, I don't consider myself as someone like that. When I want something done, I have hard time waiting, especially when it's job related. I don't like to keep people waiting either. It runs in the family. LOL. I don't consider it as flaw, we're just very efficient. How's that?

Anyhoo, how did I get to that? My brain have tendency to ramble sometimes. :) Back to the card. Here it is.

Very simple and if you ever need to make a whole set, you can accomplish this in minutes! Enjoy your Sunday! Hugs, Vera.

Yellow...

Hi'ya there peeps. Today, I am buried in my desk and feeling stumped at the same time. This week, I am seriously struggling with my creativity. I mean, I have all kind of ideas swirling in my heads, been jotting down ideas on my sketch book, etc., yet when I sit down on my desk, I just don't quite know what to do.

I think, sometimes, when I have too many ideas, I get overwhelmed. I really need to just decompress and declutter my desk. Usually, I can create card pretty quick. But, not this week. Took me forever to complete any card.

Part of it, I think I get a bit nervous. On Monday, I will be featured on Love My Tapes, and somehow it makes me nervous. I am excited but nervous, too. I've been published in magazine before and I wasn't even that nervous then. Let just say, what makes me really nervous maybe is the fact that I have to work with the color yellow. Not my strong suit. Yellow make my brain feel like jello. :)

As much as I love colors, anything that involve yellow would stumped me to no end. I've been stressing out the whole week about using yellow. Oh well, you'll see on Monday what I am talking about.

Meanwhile, this is a card that I made for Hero Arts challenge and yes, it does have some kind of yellow. I can't get yellow out of my mind. LOL, didn't I tell you color can affect me so much?? After this week, I think I'll get away from yellow for awhile. :) This card, had me staring at my desk for awhile. Not quite sure how to finish it, then I was crazy enough to do layers. Oh my gosh, the detail, the cutting, I was about ready to give up. Anyhooo, this is the end result.

Pretty happy with the way it looks. And I know my mom will love this! :) I colored the poppy with my prismacolor pencils this  time. Mixing the red and orange, then cover it with the glossy accent. To create dimension, most of the poppy blossoms are popped with pop dots.

Okay, hope you enjoy your weekend. Husband calling. Time to go grab some italian ice cream! :) Ciao!

Mami Doodles "Midori"

Today, I am unveiling my work as Mami Doodles DT member. You definitely need to check Mami Doodles blog. Oh my gosh, I was speechless when I saw what the other girls created. They're stuff are so awesome. I am in awe by their talents. I have so much to learn from them.

One of their digital stamp, is this one called Midori. You can get her here. The price is soooo reasonable. You'll get a few variation from this 1 set. If you see what the other girl created, you'll be so inspired. I am thinking of making one for wall display like Elisa (Mami Doodles) did.

We also have a color challenge going that I hope you will join. Please join and you can win  free stamps. You can find the detail here. Also, from my part, if you join the challenge and left a comment here that you join the challenge (add your blog link, so I can see your work), I will send you some goodies, too, that will include some of the cards I have made and some other surprise.

The challenge is to create a card using the color combo inspired by the picture I found here: 

And here's the card that I made for the challenge.

It's basically a hybrid card. Midori is digital stamp, the rest is Papertrey Ink & Stampendous stamp. The tree branch and the bird is from Quickutz Silhouette colored with Copic. Extra glitters and glazed diamond here and there. So, what you think?

Please leave a comment and if you have any suggestion for digital stamp please doo so and I will let the talented Elisa knows. Happy Friday, peeps! Hugs, Vera.