Best Wishes

Today is my SIL birthday. Actually most of the time I just refer to her as my sister. :) Gina dated my brother back when they were still in high school and I was taken with her from the very first moment I met her. I was 12 and if I remember correctly it was close to my birthday and she gave me a small white teddy bear that I still have to this day. Yep, she got me with that small ( but smart) gesture. Hah...

Besides, like my younger brother said, once she entered our life, we have ammunition against our big brother, Jeff. Cause since then, whenever he's being  bossy to us, lol, we'd tell on him. And you don't want to looks bad in front of your girlfriend, right??? 

Anyway, I just want to wish my dear sister a very happy birthday. She is currently busy baking like crazy in preparation for the Ramadhan celebration in Indonesia. She started her own bakery last year and it's been growing steadily. I wish her all the very best as she's pursuing her dream.

And, for  this post I think this card is perfect.

I made this card using the flower from Deasy Designs set called Floral Fusion. Deasy Designs is a new company started by my dear friend Melania Deasy & Laurel Beard. Check out the store and you'll find some really cute stamps. Here's a look at what come with this gorgeous flower set. I love the big flowers.

                                                 

Enjoy the last day of July! Stay cool. :)

Perfect Day

So, how are you loving the Olympic so far? I love the Olympic. Watching the opening is definitely a must for me. And, I know many people probably bored at watching the athletes marching through during the opening, but I actually love watching that part.

Behind each of the athlete is hard work, dedication, discipline, sacrifice. And, some of these athletes, especially the ones from third world country, have some of the most amazing stories. Many of them don't have fancy facilities to train at and some come despite their country political turmoil. Simply said, I love amazing human courage story. I admire these people so much.

And yes, I spent the weekend watching the Olympic. It was a perfect weekend for me.

Now, enough Olympic babbling and let me share you my card for Avocado Arts using August new set, called Perfectly Perfect Day.

The ribbon on the bottom of the tree is my newest ribbon from May Arts. I love this ribbon! I think it's a perfect match for this image.

Check out what my team mates created using this fun set.

Ashley Harris
Cristal Hobbs
Becky Oehlers

AJ Otto

Latisha Yoast

Hope you have a perfect day! :)

Purging Sale

Hi everyone. I've been cleaning up my happy place again and have filled up 1 medium priority mail box with lots of goodies. Inside you can find at least 100 patterned paper from various manufacturer, including American Crafts, SEI, Making Memories, Imaginisce, KI Memories, Doodlebug, Cosmo Cricket, etc. Some are old papers, but they're still awesome. :)

Besides the patterned papers, the box also contained a pad of Graphic 45 (I think I only used 2 sheets from the whole pad),  Bazzill cardstocks, Amcerican Crafts embellishments, some acrylic stamp sets (there's at least 4 brand new PSA Essentials stamp sets, which has retail value of $60), Unity rubber stamps, Sweet Stamp Shop stamps, various May Arts ribbons, etc.

The craft goodies in this box is ready to find a new place. For $60 this can be yours. (Price includes Priority Mail Shipping. US only. No international orders. Paypal preferred.) 

I tried hard to put variety of stuff in this box. Please email me if you're interested or if you have any question. Thank you for helping me in cleaning my supplies. :)

Camera Card

This past couple days I am down with sore throat. Hoping it wouldn't continue into coughing fit that hubby just had. All I wanna do is just curled up on a the couch and snuggled with my pup. Alas... no rest this week. At work, I am overseeing the purchasing and payable for about 30 houses that our company is building. Basically, I handle almost everything that paper work related. So, needless to say, I cannot afford being sick.

Haven't make many cards either this past couple of weeks. Just a bit here and there. Not complaining though. There's certain sense of satisfaction in getting things done and right now I am also learning some accounting stuff that get my brain going all over the place. Am always excited when I learn something new that I know would be useful. :)

Anyway, I want to share this card. I think my brother, Jerry, who is a photographer would love this card. And, with that gnome popping through the lens, how could you not smile? Making this for Paper Crafts July shaped card challenge. It fits the summer theme as well, since summer = vacation time = picture taking time. That's my logic. Hah.

The li'l gnome is glued to the inside of the card and I made it popped through the opening. Sigh, this gnome makes me smile. Every time. I think it would be cool  to have a thumb size gnome friend. I never have imaginary friend growing up, but if I had, I would want one that's cute and tiny like this. Okay, that must be the Nyquil speaking.

Time to go to bed. Yep, this time I'll just have my post go up in the evening rather than waiting till morning. With Nyquil in my system the bed is calling. :)

Moxie Fab Stamp It!

Super duper last minute entries for Moxie Fab Stamp It! week challenges. I am telling you, these days my job is keeping my mind going at 100mph. So, needless to say as much as I plan on entering early, reality say otherwise. :)

Making this fun card for Moxie Fab Birthday challenge.

The candle is real candle. And, it fits perfectly inside the crab's claw. :)

Next, is a thank you card for Moxie Fab Thank You card challenge. This card is inspired by my team mate, JJ Bolton. You can check out her tutorial HERE.

Now, time to get back  to work. Yep, I am taking work home today.  Good thing I love my job. :)

Happy Rooster Card

Where did last week went? I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Hubby and I did chores around the house and catching up on movies. I think this past weekend is the first in a long while where I chill out a lot and actually finished watching 4 movies, including The Vow, which made me cry and This Means War which made me laugh. I love Reese Whiterspoon.

Anyway, to start this week I want to share a bright, cheerful color congratulations card. I love this new set called Poultry In Motion from There She Goes Stamp. I mean this set is CUTE! It has sentiment for every occasion but in a punny way. :)

The sun background is perfect for the crowing rooster, don't you  think? This rooster just make me smile. I think this is such a happy card. I am entering this card to Moxie Fab Stamp It! Week Congratulations Card challenge.

Hope this card bring smile to your week and I wish you all a wonderful week.

License To Drive

Last weekend, my niece, Maddy stopped by for a chat and I am reminded again and again how fast time flies. When I first met her, she was only 10 and shorter than me. Fast forward 5 years, she's of course much taller than me (which when she first pointed it out to me, I told her it's not that hard to do, since I am vertically challenge, hah!) and she's going to high school!!

My niece has good head on her shoulder. LOL, back when we had the big lottery going on and her dad asked what she would do with the money if she won, she said she'd use it to pay for her school tuition. I was like, this kid is amazing, what 15 years old would ever think that way? 

She's smart (she's in honor roll program), has amazing voice (she sang in the Houston Opera), and has a look like a model. And... she knows how to apply makeup properly. Which means it looks like a professional applied her make up and it still looks natural.

I am gushing about her, because I am so proud of her. And, I do love her to pieces. I know, it's still a year away before she'd get her own car, but I thought I prepared ahead for the occasion by making this fun card. :) Besides as she excitedly mention she got her learner's permit now.

This card is so much fun to make. I used transparency for the windshield. I used purple for the hearts since that's her favorite color. 

Am entering this card for Moxie Fab Stamp It! Week Congratulations card challenge.

And, before I go, as you know I am trying for a second term with May Arts ribbon. On THIS blog post, they're showing all of the finalist creations including mine. Would you pretty please leave comment on the blog post to let them know that you'd like to me to stay for a second term? And just for doing this, you'll be entered for May Arts giveaway. You can see all the detail on the post. Thank you again for all your support & kind words.

Lawnscaping Inspiration Challenge

Happy Monday, everyone. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I started my weekend with a happy email. I have 7 cards accepted for publication. I am super duper excited about this. Saturday morning, my girlfriend and I went for a pedicure followed by a bit of hard work of helping her moving some stuff.

LOL, I know we got it backwards. It supposed to be hard work first then some pampering, right? Then in the afternoon we picked up her little girl from her parents place and boy, did we have a blast. I think this weekend, hubby showed me his secret skill. He came up with most creative play to entertain any kid and before we know it he got the best uncle award. :) 

Anyway, card wise, I did take it a bit easy this weekend. After a month of working on tons of card, it's nice to finally able to take a little break, even if it's just for a couple nights.

But, today I am back with a card for Lawnscaping Inspiration challenge sponsored by Lawn Fawn.

And, here's a look at my card. I really love the way this card turned out.  The colors works so well  together and that platypus.... how cute is he? I have a platypus stuff animal. I said "have" because believe it or not I still have it. It's in my mom's care at the moment. :) 

Hope you will join us on this fun, cheerful challenge. Please check out the DT creations HERE. Thank you so much for stopping by here and may your week starts off wonderfully.

Avocado Arts

Happy Sunday everyone. Today, the Avocado Arts team is showing more projects using the July release set Bold Creations and in our projects you can see some sneak peek from the up coming August set.

Let's take a look, shall we?

I used the wire stamp from Bold Creations set to create the fun border. I had so much fun playing with it, that I decided to create a second card with the same look, but using softer, lighter color and change the sentiment. I love the font combo on this sentiment.

Today, I plan to do some reading and chill out. The past month I've been pushing myself so much in making submissions, DT work and CHA projects, that this weekend is the first weekend, where I feel caught up and can take a breath. 

Please check out the Avocado Arts Pit Crew blog to see what they created. Have a blessed Sunday everyone.

Teri Anderson

Emily Branch

Kelley Eubanks

Ashley Harris

Cristal Hobbs

Emily Leiphart

Julie Masse

Becky Oehlers

AJ Otto

Vera Yates <------ you are here

Latisha Yoast

May Arts Project

Hello there lovely peeps. As some of you may have known, this past year I've been on May Arts DT and I truly love being part of their DT. This time, I made it again to their top finalist for 2013-2013 term and today, I am sharing a project that I am  hoping will get me selected to be part of their DT again.

 As you already know May Arts carries so many beautiful ribbons that you can use for all kind of projects. For me, my favorite kind of projects is the ones that related to card making of course.

This time, I am sharing a card that utilizes three different kinds of ribbons. I think when people think of ribbons on card, we tend to immediately think of bow. But, the truth is we can use ribbons on card in many different way. You can use it to create your own embellishment, as border, as background, etc.

Here’s a look at my card using ribbons and no bow in sight. :)

My supply list to make this card:
- Cardstock
- Flower & leaves from Avocado Arts Thoughts & Smiles set
- Sentiment from Avery Elle Framed Fonts set
- Papertrey Ink Smokey Shadow Inkpad
- May Arts Lace Ribbon (390-38-09)
- May Arts Sheer Dots Ribbon (JD46)
- May Arts Grosgrain Ivory Stripe (RG17)
- Helmar 450 Quick dry Adhesive

How to:
1. Cut a panel slightly smaller than the card base. Adhere the grosgrain ivory stripe ribbon, tucking the end behind the panel.
2. Run a thin line of glue on the bottom of the grosgrain ribbon and layer the lace ribbon. Trim it to match the edge of the panel.  Adhere panel to card.
3. Make a ring or wreath base by cutting a circle with an opening on the inside. My wreath size is 3-7/8 and the inside opening is about 2 inch wide. And, don’t throw away the inside circle. Stamp it with sentiment and adhere to the ribbon border. Helmar 450 Quick adhesive is awesome for this kind of project.
4. Wrap sheer dots ribbon on the ring. I simply add a dot of adhesive at the starting point and then just wrap the ribbon around the ring. Add another dab of adhesive to secure the end. Adhere ribbon wreath to card.
5. Stamp flower and leaves, color (I used watercolor marker to color the leaves and copic marker for the flower), fussy cut them, and adhere to the side of the wreath. I only glue the bottom part of the leaves and leave the top part free for extra dimension.

And… there you have it a beautiful card that uses 3 different kind of ribbon.  I love the way this card turns out because even though I used more than one ribbon it doesn’t look busy. In fact it has a clean & modern look.  

I hope you enjoy this project and be inspired to use ribbons in your projects. Thank you so much for stopping by here and have a fabulous day.