Happy Fall Blog Hop

Our first set from long time designer, and now ILLUSTRATOR, Danielle Lounds!! Happy Fall is full of fun images, and awesome sayings and fonts, perfect for all your Fall scrapbooking and card making needs.

Happy Fall is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 16 stamps and will sell for $15



Would you like to win the new Happy Fall stamp set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, October 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

i {heart} papers Birthday Bash

This week, i {heart} papers is celebrating it's 5th birthday and we'd like for you to join the party. Come celebrate with us with 5 days of saving. Lots of stuff is marked down 40-50% off. So, it's great time to stock up!

 

And, you know what's even better?? 10% of your purchase will be donated to dog rescues!! Awesome, right? So, what you waiting for? Go shopping! And, yes I am enabling you. ;)

 

 

Dreaming Always of You

You know what... for the last few post of my blog post, I've been wondering why the heck my blog pics looked so different than the way they look on my Photoshop program. Today, I was about fed up and was going to uninstall my Photoshop program and re-install thinking that maybe my program has gone wonky.

Good thing that I decided to google the issue beforehand and found out that it wasn't me. Hah... So, apparently when you upload your picture to blogger  blogger automatically upload your picture to Picasa and auto-enhanced it. And, when they do that the picture tend to looks splotchy and grayish.

Apparently there's some simple step you can do. I found my answer from Peek & Ponder blog. So, if you've been having issue with your blog pictures, do these simple step an uncheck the auto-enhanced option.

Now, that my pictures back to looking normal, I feel better at sharing my projects knowing it looks the way it should look. :)

I am making this card for Moxie Fab challenge to use general craft supply. I found this plain wooden bird at Michael's and make it look all pretty by transferring the patterned paper pattern to it. The pretty patterned paper is from Simple Stories.

I cover the bird with mod podge and do the same to the patterned paper. Adhere the patterned paper to the bird and let it dry over night. The next day, I soak the bird in water and gently rub away the patterned paper till it's very last layer that stick to the bird. I then stamped the sentiment once the bird dry.

I kind of like this technique. It's fun. 

Well, that's it for me. I need to take care of my ol'd lady, my pug, Ollie. She is over 15 years old and 2 weeks ago the vet found out she has gal bladder on top of already pretty bad arthritis. Hubby and I have some tough periods coming up and most likely will have a very tough decision to make. However at this moment, we're still trying to do as much as we can. Hoping and praying that the medications will help her.

Ollie is my baby. I have her since she was only 8 weeks old and she's been my loyal companion through so many stages of my life. She kept me going, kept me sane when I went through really bad time. She loves me and I love her. For me, all my dogs are my babies. The one I lost, I still think of them, one in particular is Milo, who I lost when he was only slightly over 2 years old. The sentiment, "dreaming always of you" still ringing true for me.

So sorry... didn't mean to ramble into my doggies situation, but it just something that been weighed heavily on my mind. I know many of you are dog lovers and understand what I am feeling and going through. All I can do is pray and wait. Hoping for miracle. 

Have a blessed Sunday everyone.

Wrapped In Joy

Happy Friday! This week There She Goes Stamp is highlighting a few previously released sets. One of them is a set called Wrapped In Joy. Here's a look at the set:

I love the cute images on this set and made this mini card.

 

I notice that my pile of mini cards is growing and I am okay with that. I really love this size of card 3" x 4.25".

 

Super short post today. Too much stuff on my to do list today, so I better get going. Check out what my team mates has created HERE.

Stamping on Feather

On the recent Paper Crafts Handmade Cards publication, I have 2 of my favorite cards in there. One was the one that showcased HERE and the other one is this one: 

This card has very soft and pretty look. I got the feathers from the general craft section at Hobby Lobby and color them with distress ink and then stamped one of them with handwritten background stamp. Definitely color them first, then stamp it. If you do it the other way around, you'll end up with lots of smear. LOL... yep, speaking from experience. ;)

To keep the soft look, I stamp the pretty sentiment from Avery Elle "Celebrate" set in colors that match the colors on the feathers. If you're interested on Avery Elle's products check out i {heart} papers.

I also want to use this chance to thank both Avery Elle and i {heart} papers for their support for Caring Hearts Card Drive. They are simply awesome, awesome companies!

PS: So excited to share that my Santa card is being showcased at Paper Crafts Connection HERE and on Moxie Fab HERE. Double happiness. So grateful... 

May your day be filled with things that makes you grateful. Cheers.... 

Holiday Wreath

Hi there lovely creative peeps. Today, I am sharing a card that I made for i {heart} papers. My order came in last weekend and I spent the weekend playing with the new goodies.

Among the goodies I received were the Wplus9 Woodland Wreaths stamp set along with  the matching die and the Silver Bells set. Those pretty bells kind of reminds me of those old days when lots of the Christmas cards we received has bells image.

I'll be needing lots of holiday cards for my Caring Hearts Card Drive, so I decided to start on my holiday card stash. Starting with this card. :)

And, this past weekend I also received my prize goody box from Paper Crafts filled with many colorful stuff, including some ice sticklers. I can't believe how much I resisted on  buying ice sticklers. This is my first time trying them and they are awesome! Lots of glitters. Totally perfect for adding gorgeous sparkle to your project. I am hooked!

I hope as you work on your Christmas or holiday cards you will consider to send some in for the card drive. There's lots of prizes. Check out all the details HERE. And, I thank you in advance for all your support.  If you have any question, feel free to email me or if you have a nursing home in mind that you'd like for us to send cards to let me know.

Fall Floral

There's quite a few companies out there that offer digital stamps, but I have to say that to this day, one of my favorite is A Day For Daisies. I love her delicate design. And, I am not just saying it because I used to design for her. Just check out her shop, and you'll see she has so many gorgeous images.

When I was browsing through the store, I saw this cute squirrel, I know right away I want it. It simply looks adorable and it holds poppy flowers. Double whammy. Love at first sight. :)

I have such soft spot for cute animal image. I made this card for ADFD challenge #80 to add flower.

Does the squirrel image make you think of fall? For us here, squirrel is for all season since we usually have mild winter. And the squirrels on our yard is spoiled rotten. Our orange trees are bearing quite a load of fruits right now and every day we found a couple laying on the ground, totally empty in the middle. Hubby thinks the squirrels are enjoying the juicy orange. Sweet hubby decided not to anything about it as he said it's probably rare for the squirrels to enjoy delicious juice. :) Another reason why I married this kind man.

Hope you are enjoying fall no matter where you live. Cheers...

Happy & Bright

Good morning, peeps and happy Monday! So sorry that my blog been so neglected this past couple weeks. 

Now that things kind of back to normal at the office, am optimistic that I can get back to blogging regularly. :) Starts with new challenge from There She Goes Stamp, shall we?

This week, TSG is challenging us to be prepared and get our Christmas card done early. Of course, I totally agree with this as I will need lots of cards done for the card drive. :)

I love snow globe and even have a small collection of snow globe. Seeing the glitter floating around always mesmerize me. So, needless to say I also love making card with snow globe image. For the snow underneath the snowman I use white opal liquid pearls. Then for extra sparkle, I trace the snow globe outline with Star Dust stickles.

You have 1 week to play along. For more inspiration and for the challenge and prize detail please checkout TSG blog. Thank you so much for swinging by here.

Welcome Baby

Knock... knock... Hello?? I am still here. Sorry for disappearing for a bit. Things are a bit cray, cray in my world right now. I only managed to get the card drive details up. And I really have to thank Jennifer McGuire in helping me in getting the card drive ready. Without her help, I wouldn't have been able to do the card drive. 

In case you missed it,  you can find all the card drive details HERE.

At work, my boss has me buried under tons of paper works. We're working on finishing the company's taxes, which I only have 7 more days to finish. To say I am going nuts is an understatement. I've been alternating between wanting to cry, laugh out of frustration to just blankly staring at the computer. We had to postpone our vacation so we can get things done.

Pretty sure that after all this done, I'd need glasses and I'll have carpel tunnel. What helps me going is the fact that I do love my job and I do work for pretty awesome company.

I actually still making cards, too whenever I can, but they are mostly for submission. However, I do have a sweet card today to share with you all.

Made this card for my i {heart} papers post. This sweet deer from Lawn Fawn Into The Woods set is perfect for baby card, don't you think?

The polka dots paper is from Echo Park Bundle of Joy 6x6 pad and yes, I finally jump in the enamel dot trend wagon. And, boy, I am totally hooked! Love, love, love this enamel dots from Doodlebug. Here I used the dots from Bubblegum Pink Sprinkles.

Am also entering this to Lawnscaping challenge 67 to use patterned paper.

Well, I am glad that I managed to get a post up today. Hopefully, I can get more post up this week. Thank you for not abandoning my blog. I appreciate your visit very much. :) Have a great day!

2013 Caring Hearts Card Drive

Hi all. It's that time of the year again! Holiday time is approaching and we are back for the 4th year for our annual Caring Hearts Card Drive to collect holiday cards for the elderly that lives in nursing homes. This year, I teamed up again with Jennifer McGuire and we really hoping that we can bring holiday cheers to as many nursing homes as possible. 

We also have a couple ladies helping us in collecting the cards. Tina Schrof is working with Jennifer in collecting the cards. And we want to support the nursing homes that are located in Canada as well, so, we have Anita Recksiedler helping out for our Canada joint venture. Since international shipping is expensive, those of you in Canada can mail your cards to Anita and she'll distribute the cards.

I hope you will join and help us to reach as many nursing homes as possible and continue to spread more joy.

The holidays are about family, about kindness, and joy. During this time many of the elderly who lives in nursing homes would really feel the loneliness or missing their family. Wouldn't it be so awesome if we can bring a smile to their face & brighten their holiday season simply by sharing our love of card making? A simple gesture to let them know that they are not forgotten.

We all love making cards and what’s better than knowing our creations can bring a smile to others, right? Some helpful people already agree to help us deliver the cards to selected nursing homes.

A few important details:

• This card drive will be going on till November 28, 2013. We need to receive your card by November 28, 2013.
•  Please make the cards for Christmas or Holiday Wishes. Anyone can send a card, your children, church group, scout troops, etc.
• All cards need to have a message in it (it can be stamped or hand written).  
• Please sign your name and where you are from. 
• Please include an envelope for each card and please don't seal the envelope.
• Please stick to just cards (all size welcome)
• And please don't use any pins (safety reason).
• You can mail the cards to:

                 Vera Yates                                         Card Drive                                             Piney-fine

                       109 N. Post Oak Lane Ste. 430               c/o Tina Schrof                                    Attn: Anita

                       Houston, TX 77024                                        P.O. Box 75                                          P.O. Box 30       

                                                                                                     Springboro, Ohio 45066                  Piney. MBR0A 1 K0

                                                                                                                             Canada

• In each package, PLEASE include THIS SUBMISSION FORM.  This helps us in keeping track for prizes! For each card you send, you will get a chance.  So the more cards you send, the better your chances. 

To thank you for your generosity in supporting this drive, I have several PRIZES ready for several winners. There will be many winners and remember… the more cards you send the better your chances. :)

I'll update the prize list as more prizes coming in. And huge thank you to all the fabulous companies who support this card drive by donating awesome prizes.

Avery Elle - $30 gift certificate

 Framed Sentiments, Thinking of You, Nuts For You with coordinating dies

Elise Blaha Cripe - 3 stamps of winner's choice & a spot on quilting e-course

Ellen Hutson - $25 GC

 Fresh Squeezed Stamps - 1 stamp set of your choice

5 Cling Stamp of your choice

i {heart} papers - $10GC

Inspiration Emporium - $25GC

 From Jennifer McGuire - Online Card Classes - 2 classes of your choice

Lawn Fawn - $30 GC

Lil' Inkers Designs - $15GC

May Arts - 3 rolls of ribbon of your choice

My Favorite Things - $25GC

Neat & Tangled - $25 GC

Newton's Nook Design - $20GC

Paper Crafts Magazine - 4 Special Edition

Handmade Cards, Holiday Cards & More 8, Birthday Creations, and Card Creations: Volume 11

Paper Smooches - $25 GC

Secret Sponsor

Simon Says Stamp - $40GC

Studio Calico - 3 months subscription

There She Goes Stamp - $15GC

Tim Holtz

The Twinery - $40 GC

Latina Crafters - $30 GC

BABY BIRD & BUB BUB - $25 GC

Wplus9 - $25 GC

Gina K. Designs - Petite Border Clear Stamp

Ren- Yi Lo 

Waltzing Mouse Stamps - $30GC

Crafter's Companion - $20 GC

Spectrum Noir - (2) 6-marker set of your choice

Melissa Bickford - 3 Papertrey Background Sets

Canuck Craft Distributing - $25 GC 

Uniko Studio - £15 GC

I will update the prize list as I get more. :) Please feel free to share about this card drive. We really appreciate your support & kindness. Let's rock this card drive and bring Christmas joy to as many nursing homes as we can!! Thank you. 

PS: Thank you to Kristy from Some Odd Girl for designing the badge. :)