Wee Memories Fall Into Autumn

Hi peeps... happy Saturday to you all. I wish we have another long weekend as I have tons of things to do. Quick & short post for today, so I can tackle all... hmm... make it most of the items on my to do list.

It's time for new Wee Memories challenge. Our new theme is "FALL INTO AUTUMN". Here's an inspiration pic for you:

Create any project inspired by this pic. For my card, I simply pick the orange color to add that fall warmth to  the design.Since this week we're sponsored by SEI, I used SEI patterned paper to make this card. Those leaves are from SEI "Dill Blossom" paper set. I simply cut a couple leaves from the paper and use it as the main image for my card.

I hope you can join us and play along. Don't forget to check all the DT awesome cards at Wee Memories for more inspirations.

Have a super duper blessed Saturday. And in memory of 9/11 please take the time to pray for world peace and may people can be more tolerant to one another. Be more open minded to accept each other difference whether it's race, religions, beliefs, etc. Simply be kind to one another. Cheers!

Fun cards

So happy it's already Friday again. Seems like when we have 4 days workdays, the week seems to flew by real fast. And me.. likey. Weekend is the only time I get to craft a lot and catching up with all my DT projects. Anyway, this weekend I really have to get lots of things done as next weekend I won't get to do any crafting at all cause my li'l brother is visiting!! Yay... yay... yay... :)

Today, I have a couple fun cards. I call them fun cards 'cause I had so much fun making them. I haven't play the Caardvarks challenge for awhile. But, when I saw their current sketch, I knew I want to play along. I combine it with DeNami and Play Date Cafe color challenge, which is to use pink, black, and white. The card itself is a long card, which I really dig the look. Note to self: must do this type of card more often.

When hubby looked at this card, that's the first thing he commented on, the size of the card. I am really happy with the way this card turn out. The pink, black, and white combo is so striking and that turtle.. me lovey. I love turtle. I have many turtles collection. From stuff animal to figurine to key chain, I have it. :) In Chinese & Budhism turtle symbolize longevity & wisdom. Besides that, for me, turtle also somehow reminds me of calmness, grace and it simply makes me happy when I see them.

Next, is my card using Mojo Monday sketch and Lilybean fairy from Pollycrafts that I also enter for Fab 'n Funky anything goes challenge. This is one of my favorite digi stamp. The background patterned paper (except the teal one) is from Woofy World "Chic Vera" set. Of course, I have to have it since it's so pretty and hey... it has my name. LOL. How can I resist??

I have this patterned paper printed several times ready to be used for future projects. And that olive wrinkly ribbon is part of the ribbon sets from PrairieBirdBoutique that I won from Paulina Pretty Pink Posh ribbon giveaway last month. I didn't quite get it what the fuss all about wrinkly ribbon, until I try this one. LOVE it big time! I can't believe it when this ribbon thread in smoothly into the teeny tiny hole in the small tag here. I ended up not using it that way, but I was impress that it went through that tiny hole & I easily pulled it back out with  no damage to the tag whatsoever.

I hope you like both cards. I am slowly gathering some stuff for a giveaway and I think I'll be ready to post it by  next week. So, keep checking back. Enjoy your Friday and thank you all for stopping by. Hugs, Vera.

ETA: Goodness... so excited! Just saw my card being featured at CARDS!! My first one. Sigh... my Friday is so dandy now. Happy... :)

Paper Play & DDSB

Thank you all so much for the get well wishes you sent my way after my post yesterday. I definitely feel much better. Still have a bit of cramping, but at least no pain. As long as there's no pain, I am good. Last night I even managed to created a couple cute cards. But, since, I already have 2 cards for today, I'll save the cards I made last night for tomorrow's post. :)

Fist up is my card for Paper Play Autumn is comin' challenge sponsored by Simon Say Stamp. For all the details & prize information, check it out here. All the stamps that I used here are from Hero Arts, except for the sentiment, which is from Verve Stamps. When it comes to sentiment, Verve stamps does have some of the best sentiments & style in my opinion. I love this saying. I always admired Mother Teresa and pretty much as soon as I saw this, I know I have to have it right away. It's such a powerful words.

I actually submitted this card for the recent Stamp It! submission call, but it didn't get pick. Oh well, I just have to keep on trying. :)

Second is my card for Digi Doodle Shop's Best "Charm" challenge. Isn't this spider just too cute? I love that his eyes all goofy looking. I cut & layered the spider twice for extra dimension. Forgot  to take picture from the side to show the layers & I already gave this card to my SIL. I don't have charms handy in my stash, so I created my  own charms using my always reliable Silhouette. I hanged all 3 charms on black thread.

I really love how fun this card looks.  Likey the spider? You can get it here. And for details on the challenge please go here.

Also just a reminder, you have till Friday midnight to enter Wee Memories "Wee Ones" challenge.

So happy it's already Thursday and only 9 more days till I see my brother!! So, so excited & looking forward to spending some time with him. That's it for today, peep! Have a blessed day! Hugs, Vera.

Sick Day

Yesterday was not a good day at all for me or hubby. We were both sick, but for different things. Hubby was up all night, throwing up, so he felt yucky when it was time to go to work. And he has slight fever & ligh headed. I was fine, then on the way to work, I started to feel my stomach cramping. I thought must be that time of the month. Wrong. By the time I got to the office, I felt like crawling. I asked my coworker for a pain medicine.

Well, the pain was so severe that just drinking water was enough to make me empty my stomach. Nuff said. My coworker made me lay down at one of the office that has a couch and she emailed my bosses & husband to tell them I was sick as a dog and hubby needs to pick me up.

I was telling hubby, what a pair we are. In sickness & health together, alright, just wish it's not at the same time. Sigh.... Went to the doctor, they couldn't really tell me what's wrong. So, we'll see. I sure hope the cramp won't come back. Not often I ever have the thought geez, pass out seems like a good idea rather than dealing with the intense pain. Then my rational part of the brain, well, if you passed out there's a chance you might bust your head or crack you teeth, so better stay focus and don't pass out. Yeah, basically I argued with myself. LOL, I can be nuts sometime.

Anyhoo..., that's the reason I didn't have anything posted yesterday. All I did was laid on the sofa curled up with the babies. Today, I have card for MyGrafico challenge that luckily I finished last week.

This week it's "Beach theme". For details on the challenge please check out MyGrafico challenge blog. Thank you for stopping by and I sure hope I'll get back on the swing of things again. Hugs, Vera.

Happy Labor Day

Aaahh.... I am so enjoying this day off. My first thought when I woke up this morning was, yay, I can sleep in a bit. Gotta love that feeling when you can just enjoy the day.

Yesterday, I finally get to meet my blog & Hero Arts Flickr friend Trinh. She ordered a bunch of Papertrey Ink stuff when I went to CHA and she said she'll pick it up from me in person so we get to meet. Of course I said yes! She brought her daughter along & I recognized her immediately. She's so lovely & tiny. I am so, so happy to finally meet her!

We went to lunch at Kenny & Ziggy by the Galleria in Houston and just chat. I had so much fun getting to know her. I am hoping to be able to meet up with her again sometime soon & hopefully do some crafting together. Trinh, I am looking forward to all the cards that you're going to make with your new Papertrey Ink goodies!! And I can't wait to hang out with you again!

OK, on to my card. Here's my card using Meljen's digi stamp for their stripe challenge.

I covered the flowers with Denami super fine glitters. You can click on the picture to make it bigger and you can see all the glitter yumminess. :)
I am entering this card for these challenges as well:
Paper Players - Simple & clean
Alice In Wonderland - What make you shine or sparkle
Stamp Something - Something cute

Okie dokie, that's it for today. Enjoy your labor day!! Hugs, Vera.

Hero Arts Blog Hop

Quick late night post. I almost forgot that today is the Hero Arts Blog Hop day. You can check out all the links here at Hero Arts Flickr discussion forum. If you come from Pia's blog then you're on the right track.

Here's my card:

Thank you for stopping by!! Hugs, Vera.

Wee Memories Challenge 20

Long weekend... don't you just love it? Extra time to chill out or do errands around the house and more importantly more time to craft. Heh... I'm hoping I have my creativity running this weekend. Sometime I can have so many ideas swirling in my head, yet by the time I sit in my desk, I can be at lost of what to do. LOL, don't know which idea to use first.

On to my card for Wee Memories "WEE ONES" challenge. This week we are sponsored by Digital Stamp Characters who provided is with the cutest Pure Innocence digi stamps.

I pick the winter image one, hoping it would inspires me to start working on my Christmas cards. LOL, I am trying to be optimistic here.

I truly love Pure Innocence line of stamps. They're just so adorable. For the design, I used CPS sketch 182. I embossed 3/4 of the aqua blue panel, add the Papertrey Ink ribbon, then add the matted image.  I really should take 2 pictures to show the layering on this card. The girl and the red rider wagon were layered for extra dimension.

Head over to Wee Memories blog and check out all the amazing cards that DT came up with. And if you play, you get a chance to win "4 digital stamps" from Digital Stamp Character.

Have a great long weekend and be safe!! Hugs, Vera.

A couple cards

TGIF, peeps!! I {heart} long weekend. Plenty of time to chill out & be crafty.

This week been a great blessed week for me. My week start with Hero Arts tweeted my card, my tutorial being featured at Love My Tapes, then yesterday, I found out that I won the mystery blog candy giveaway from Simply Flourishes here. Thank you, Jennifer for your generosity! Can't wait to see what goodies I got.

And, last but not least, I am delighted to announce that I am joining Kathy Martin's Digital Doodles DT. I love her clean and simple design and am looking forward to this new adventure.

Okay, I have new Mami Doodles sketch challenge for you. Check out the blog for challenge & prize details.

We get to work with this super cute image of Madeline Bakes A Cake. As soon as I saw the image, I fell in love with it right away. She just looks so cute. Simply loved it!! Reminds me of my niece when she was younger. I have this pic of her wearing an apron & a chef's hat. Even the name is the same. :)

I am also entering this card for Your Next Stamp "Anything Goes" challenge. I love the image so much, I ended up using the same image again for another card. I was so inspired last night that actually I completed 3 cards. But, I'll save the the other cards for other post. That way I have back up card for when I am swamp. :) I made this next card using Card Patterns Sketch 79.

I used Love My Tapes washi tapes to create the stripe panel. Then I taped the washi tape on a piece of white cardstock and adhere the clear button on top of it. I haven't use my clear button for awhile. Sometime I just forgot what embelishments I have eventhough it's right in front of me.

This Sunday, I will have the pleasure of meeting a blog friend, Trinh. I met her through Hero Arts Flickr group, she was my advisor during the Gallery Idol, & now we're in a couple DT together. So excited to finally meeting her in person. I am sure will be talking cards a lot. Peeps, I hope you have a super duper great long weekend! Be safe & enjoy your weekend. Hugs....

Counting The Days

Happy Thursday, peep! 16 more days before I get to see my brother again!! Yes, I am counting the day till I get to see him again. 2 years is along time of not seeing each other. I can't wait to see him. 4 days is not long enough, but I'll take whatever chance I have. Hoping we'll have some time to take cool pictures. He's such an excellent photographer. Well, his trip to the States is to do wedding pictures in San Fransisco. How cool is  that? Sometime I wish I have his job, where you get paid to travel & enjoying the view. You can see sample of his underwater pictures here, for fashion/people pictures you can check it out here. I am so proud of him and  you can bet I am his biggest cheerleader!

Okay, usually Thursday I have 2 cards for you, one for Paper Play and one for Digi Doodle's Shop Best. Well, at Paper Play now we're divided ito 2 groups, so instead of having to post weekly, I only have to do it bi-weekly. And this week, I am free of Paper Play duty.:) But, they do still have their weekly challenge and this week theme is "IN STITCHES". Create a project using stitches. It can be real stitches or faux stitches.  

For Digi Doodle's Shops' Best this week challenge is "SENTIMENT". Basically make sure you use sentiment on your card. Without saying, it's almost like anything goes, since most of the time we all use sentiments, right? For my card I used Sketch & Stash challenge 43 sketch.

Here's up-close of the flowers, so you can see all the glitters on them. I traces the flowers with Sakura Glitter pens. I really love this pen. Click on the picture to see it in bigger scale.

Hope you will join us in the challenge. Looking forward to seeing  your creations!! Hugs, Vera.

MyGrafico Challenge 64

Yesterday, 2 things happened that totally made me smile big time! Hero Arts highlighted my card here through twitter. Eekk.... and I found it through Kryssi's comment on my post. Thank you, Kryssi, you're a doll!! Then, while I was at  my Flickr group browsing around, Michelle mentioned this post at Love My Tapes!! Double eeekk... LOL, I know I was going to be featured, just didn't know it's up already. Thank you, Shemaine for the lovely post.

All I can say, that poppy flowers from Hero Arts is my good luck charm! Whenever I used it, it seems to bring me luck! :)

On to today's card for MyGrafico challenge 64. This week, easy peasy, ANYTHING GOES. The DT get to play with digi papers by Cupcake Cuties & digi stamps by Kelly Medina.

From the background paper to the crayons and star, all digi images. I just layered everything on Words and voila, it's done. Quick & easy.The only thing I stamped is the sentiment. Here's a peek of what's included with the set that we get to play with.

You can get both sets here. And  they do have sales regularly, so you might want to sign up for their newsletter. To enter the challenge & for a chance to win free digis check MyGrafico challenge blog. Hope you will join us and play along. Hugs, Vera.