Pop up birthday cake!

HB042

OK! Here's the bright orange, dark pink and white card I was telling about! hehehe! I must say I love making this design :) You know why? Because I finally get to experiment with my new clear stamps! Yay! I receive them as gifts from a dear friend of mine. She's so sweet! I had loads of fun stamping the designs on paper. The best thing about clear stamps is that you can adjust the patterns that you wish to stamp on paper, meaning that you can see through the stamp itself right on the paper. It's just so much fun! Right now I wish I have more different color ink pads to match my designs. I will get some when I go to KL hehehe....coz I can't seem to find any here in Alor Setar.

I also added a pop up birthday cake inside the card. I've never done this before and it was fun! It's not that hard to do after all.....the only thing that I wish I had done more is to decorate the cake hehehe......I made it quite simple with lots and lots of candles. Yup there are quite a number of candles there....on each one of them. :)

Bright colors...

SGC009

Another one of my new small cute little gift cards......I adore this color combination a lot....in fact I made another card which is a birthday card with these color combination too.....bright orange, dark pink and white. Love it! :)

Another sweet gift card....

SGC008

Ok....this is another small gift card design I made using my new flower and leaf craft punch......the flowers are layered one on top of the other. I enjoy doing that and matching the colors. I'm sorry the color of the card here is slightly off because of the lighting problem. I still need to find a better place in my house where I can take photos with better lighting area to get the best effect. I cut the two bottom corners of the card using patterned scissors to make the design look more interesting. :)

Cute little daisy....

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SGC007a

Alhamdulillah.....the internet connection is working again :). So today I am able to post some gift cards that I made for my aunt's friend. She loves to order them in quite a large quantity....and place money in them to give away as a gift to the newlyweds. It's a simple design.....scattered paper daisy flowers that I made using a small craft punch. I wanted to make more of this design with different color papers but I only have two organza ribbons of white and gold color. She loves pastel color cards.....so I will be posting two more designs of gift cards that I made for her after this.... :)

Internet connection problem! Urrrghhh!

Hello everybody! Here I am today at the internet cafe, with great regret, I have to make this announcement regarding my online store. I am experiencing yet another problem! Urrrgggghhh! Yes people....another sickening problem regarding this internet thingy hehehe......well, I am not sure why, but for the past few days I have been experiencing problems connecting to the internet. Not sure what is wrong with the Streamyx broadband huhuhuhu..... :(. And because of that I have not been online as much as I can to entertain your emails and inquiries regarding my handmade card orders. But every now and then I will go check my emails at the internet cafe and reply your inquiries as soon as I possibly can.

Also.....I will be away for the next 4 days......so I won't be online at all starting tomorrow 14/10 till Saturday 17/10. I really really hope by next week all my problems concerning this matter will be over and so that I can resume with work smoothly. I really am trying my best to be there for everyone.

So, if anyone out there is interested to purchase my handmade cards, please be patient....I will be available again for work, next week on 18/10....... :)

Thank you again for your support towards my online store....I really appreciate it. Truly sorry for any inconvenience!!!

Blue heart cards.....the finale...

Blue heart card with laces and sequins

Blue heart card with sequins

Finally! It's done! But.....aaaahhhh....one thing I forgot to do is the envelope!! But it's ok.....that one I can do later hehehe......I'm excited to upload these photos first....the envelopes can wait hehehe.....

At first I was contented to leave the heart shape buttons and sequins card as it is without any laces or extra embellishments added to it.....then when my Mom saw it, she told me that it would look a lot better with some borders around the heart.....huh??? BORDERS????? HOW???? Well, she couldn't answer.....but all she said that something is missing to this design and I should figure it out myself! LOL! So here is what I came up with.....and she was pretty happy about it, especially with the one with the laces at the top and bottom of the card. I also added the pop up heart shapes inside the card. I had a hard time figuring out what color would match.....I didn't have a lot of colored paper that would be suitable.....so I just used what was available. :) Loving it so far! hehehe!

Blue heart......

Blue heart card

I have a plan for this new card design....I wanted to give this to a very dear friend of mine who lives far far away. She loves the color blue and purple too. And heart shapes are her favorite motif! hehehehe! I haven't done any wordings or pop up inside it yet. It's a bit bigger than the other buttons and sequins card as it is half the size of an A4. I'm planning on doing something to it tomorrow if possible. I'm still working on this card but am just so excited to show everyone this new design. I'll take more photos of it once it's all done with the envelope and view on the inside of the card as well.

I was thinking of adding something to the front of the card to make it a little different from the previous design. I hope it will be suitable and not spoil the whole design. Well, I guess we will just have to wait and see how it turns out in the end. Till then!

Oh by the way.....if anyone is interested to purchase this card with this simple design without any pop up or wordings, do let me know!!! ;) TQ!!!

A moo moo bufday ;)

Example of wordings and tag inside the card

HB009 C

HB009 B (SOLD)

HB009 A

Hehehe.....I got three moo moo birthday cards for sale.....one of it is already booked by my customer and the other two will be for anybody who is interested to purchase them! LOL! :) As you can see the picture of the cute little cows are different from one another, none of them are exactly the same if you look closely.

This is actually not a new design.....I've made this before some years ago....the material I used for the pattern is actually a print from a wrapping paper. Wrapping paper is a good material to use for card making. But you have to get the good quality ones so that it will last longer. I love using it especially for this type of layout. It works great this way! :)

So if you are interested to purchase the other two designs, do email me! First come first serve! TQ!

The golden heart.....

V012a (NO WORDINGS)

This design is definitely not something new but there is something new that I added to it to make it look more complete. That new addition to the design is the gold glitter glue which I added a lot in all the teeny tiny spaces in between the buttons and sequins. Those tiny spaces can't be filled anymore with tiny sequins or beads, so I thought glitter glue is the best solution to for it so far. It's easy to apply and the end result is great as it makes the heart shape sparkle when it hits the light. Love it so much. :)

This card design was left empty or blank with no wordings on it or inside it.....but there is a pop up heart shape inside it with colors that match the card design. I haven't done this design for awhile now, so when I got an order for this again I realized how hard it is to do it.....it takes such a long time to finish the design.....especially the front design where I have to glue all the tiny sequins.... :D This design is suitable for Valentines Day or for any occasion whatsoever..... :)

Working again.....

HB041a

Phew! I was really relieved when my printer magically started to function again last few days ago. I was thinking of which computer shop I can go to repair it but fortunately for me it's ok now. I started to take orders again after the Eid and this was one of the cards that I had to make. I was so happy that I was able to print the wordings otherwise I would have to figure out a way to write it myself or stamp it......that would be difficult...printing is always easiest! hehehe.... This design is exactly the same as HB041 except that the wordings on this card is a little bigger because there is no name printed on it other than Happy Birthday.

But anyways, I have been thinking of doing some rubber stamping projects though....the designs will be out soon....still working on them hehehe....till then!!

Orders for Raya Cards closed!

Dear all.....I'm sorry but all orders for Raya cards is now closed. Thank you so much to all who have purchased my Raya Cards this year.....it means a lot to me!! Thanks again!!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all Muslims around the world!!!

XOXO,
Lin

Orange and yellow ketupat ribbon card

HR014

I made a new arrangement using similar materials.....all I did was just arranged the two ketupat differently and adding more ribbons at the side of the card. So it looks more fancy. Well, at least I think it does hehehe.....lol! Am just playing with the same materials.....but different color combination hehehe :)

Mosque.....Soft baby blue and soft purple

HR013

A request I had recently for a raya card with purple and blue combination! As usual I would take a look at my paper collection and see what color paper would match one another. And this is what I came up with. I love the soft baby blue color as the base of the card, it just matched the soft purple ribbon really well. :)

Blue and brown ketupat ribbon card

HR012

Blue! My favorite color! Yay! I love this one.....and I made it especially for the guys hehe..... :) Since my printer is not working I wrote the wordings myself....all capital letters so that it can be read clearly. I already know who I'll be sending this one to! LOL! ;)

Pink and green ketupat ribbon card

HR011

The pink and soft green ketupat ribbon card! Yup! I had a hard time thinking of how to arrange the ketupat in other layouts....so I came up with this idea. I placed the printed wordings on top and the ketupat below it. Oh well! So much for an idea! hahaha! LOL! Honestly for me, I have been having a hard time making raya cards......ideas are just not coming out as they should be and problems with my PC and printer is making it worse. I have to improvise and make do with what is available at hand.

This card has no wordings on the inside as you can see....and I can't print it either!! The printer is not working. Yikes! Just when I need it the most, that's when it decides to stop functioning! Urrgghh! Oh well!!

I have been figuring out where is the best place to shoot the photos as well.....sometimes it looks nice but sometimes it doesn't. But I do my best to make it work. I hope you will be able to see the photos of the card well here. The colors may not be that clear but at least you have an idea of how it looks like hehehe........hope you guys like it!

Green & yellow ketupat ribbon cards

HR010a

HR010

Yes! I finally did this! A ketupat ribbon card! I've wanted to do this technique for quite sometime now. I had this idea in my head of making a "ketupat" using ribbons but was trying to find an easy way of doing it. Finally I got it and am thinking of making more of it in different colors. As usual I love to play with colors hehehe....it's fun! More ketupat ribbon cards coming soon! ;)

Mosque.... pink + brown

HR008 (vertical)

HR009 (horizontal)

HR008 & HR009

I made something similar to the Raya cards I made recently.....the cards you see here are in my opinion is more suitable to be given to the ladies because of the color combination :). There is pink and brown and some white and beige.....love it! Sweet! hehe...

If you look closely at the crescent moon, I made it using white foam and decorate it with some silver glitters! The cards are the same size as the Raya cards I made before, which is 10.4cm x 14.7cm. The cards come with a matching soft pink handmade envelope. The inside of the card has a beige colored paper inserted on the inside for writing in personal wishes. :)

Mosque....

HR006 (vertical) and HR007 (horizontal)

I tried.....I really did.....but all that came out from the trials were these two designs that looks just a little too simple hehehe. I made these two cards last night after thinking hard on how to go about it hehehe......I made a few other designs but I hated how they looked and can only be happy with the ones I am posting here. As you can see I wrote the wordings on the card myself instead of printing it just to see how it looks :) I still think if I print it, it will look better but I'm just experimenting this time around with my own handwriting hehehe....

I find it kinda awkward working in this new place too :S....I'm still trying to adjust to the new working environment. Since I haven't been working for almost 3 months now, I find it quite challenging when I start working again. I'm also searching for the best spot in the house where I can take the photos of the cards. So far I haven't found a comfortable spot yet hehehe.....as you can see the photos I took did not turn out that nice huhuhuhu.......Suddenly I find myself lost.....don't know where to start.....blurred and dizzy all at the same time hehehee......hopefully in time I will be alright.....but at the same time I'm so scared because a lot of people are putting such high hopes on me to produce something really pretty for them and all I can come up with is these two simple designs huhuhuhuhu.......I'm feeling the pressure now :S. Yikes!

Even though these designs are simple, I'm actually thinking of creating more of these in different color combination......hehehe...well, that's me....just love playing around with colors.... ;)

These cards are quite small in size. It's 10.4cm x 14.7cm and is left blank on the inside. I haven't made any envelopes yet for these cards but the envelopes can be soft blue or beige in color. Either two colors are suitable for the cards. I really appreciate any suggestions from everyone about the designs. It will help me to improve whatever needs improving hehehe......thank you!

XOXO
Lin

Back to work......

Ok....I am back in Alor Setar, been here almost 2 weeks now.......so everything is about 80% settled here....I've still got a lot of organizing work to do in my studio but because of the time constraint I got to put that aside and start thinking about work....hmmmph!!! I'm also still not that well, still having this flu and bad cough. :( Been to the doctors for check up twice already over the past 3 weeks and still the flu and cough is there probably because I have not had enough rest. I'm really hoping that I will be better before the fasting month.

I've given it a lot of thought and decided that I can't take anymore custom made orders. Why? Because of my PC problem.....it's just difficult to work if the PC starts to act up every now and then. It's easier if I just prepare the cards that I like and sell them here rather than custom make them for my customers.......it's just too time consuming as well and time is something I don't have much of especially since I'm doing this all by myself. And since I am not only making cards for a living, I'm also doing other types of craft and selling them online, it's just becoming too much for me to handle.

I know a lot of people would be upset to hear this but I have no choice. I can only do what I can and this is what I can do for now. I do accept suggestions if there is something that you would like to see in my collection then I can consider making them for you BUT only at my own time. I will try to make the collection of cards here more interesting for everyone. I know I can't please everyone and I can't promise anybody anything.....what I can do is make myself happy and then perhaps it will show in my artwork..... :) makes sense??? It does to me hehehe.....

I am currently busy preparing my new card collection.....hope to post photos of them here soon! Till then!

XOXO
Lin

Alhamdulillah.....

It's been a while since I last blogged here......a lot has happened in the past few weeks....been about 5 weeks now I think....wow...that's a long time. A lot of good things and bad things that happened. There were times when I was so depressed that I just didn't want to talk to anyone. But I am blessed to have good friends who gave me a lot of support....and I also got a lot of support from family and everyone I know too. So it's been really great to get some words of encouragement.....as that is what I use to keep me going through tough times. Thank you all.....it means a lot to me.... :)

Alhamdulillah, I am slowly recovering....been following closely to the advice from my doctor and also been going on a strict healthy diet. So, slowly but surely I am positive about getting better. I just can't wait to get back to work again. I am also in the midst of preparing for the big move....I have decided on moving to Alor Setar to live with my Mom there. So far, everything has been going smoothly with the preparations. Am doing some final packing and then all will be moved back there by end of July :) .

I am also happy that today an article about me came out in Utusan Malaysia......Alhamdulillah....this is one of the best thing that happened to me since I got sick. It also has given me some hope and motivation to continue doing what I love in life. I know that I must never giving up hope, never feel negative about myself and to appreciate what God has given me all these years. You can view the article HERE at my personal blog.

I am hoping that I will be able to start resuming back to work in middle of August. I have a lot to do once I head back to Alor Setar....a lot of stuff to unpack and rearrange in the new place. Gosh I hope there is enough space for all of my stuff there......there are just so many things!!! arrgghhh! Whatever it is, I only have about less than 2 weeks to settle down there....and then start taking orders and start working again. I have to remember not to over work otherwise I'll get sick.....wouldn't want that to happen again right??? ......all work and no rest will make Lin a sick and dull person hehehehe......Wish me luck guys...wish me good health too....I sure do need both of them real bad hehehe.... ;)

The Big Move.....

Hmmmm.........where do I begin...... Let's just start by saying that I am MOVING AWAY.....moving to another place, a totally different environment...... :( I'm just overwhelmed with emotions right now....feels sad to leave this place.....but I don't have much of a choice. Been thinking of moving since last year, but the plan was postponed due to the orders I've been getting at that time..... Where to you might be wondering? I will update about the location when the time comes......but for now I'm just concentrating on the move......doing a lot of packing, little by little and some important matters to settle as well before I go.

Not many of you know about my situation right now......to be honest, I really am not well.....I don't really like to mention here what's wrong with me.....only my family and close buddies know what's going on. And I like to keep it that way......for now. It's just sad talking about it..... :( This is one of the reasons why I am moving away..... I can't afford to stay here alone....I can't afford to work at a normal pace.....I can only do if I have the energy to do so. I just have to figure out another way of finding income that would not jeopardize my health. Something that will work for me and my customers.....a win- win situation so to speak......

I told my Mom......it's weird how it all turns out......I never wanted to move in the first place, even though she told me so and now whether I like it or not, I have to......it's like a domino effect.....everything just came falling down.....first I got really sick....then the computer broke down, which completely stopped me from doing any work......from there things just kept going wrong....as if it was meant to be....It was time to leave.... It is a hard fact for me to accept, but maybe there will be a much better life for me some place else...... I really hope so....

All I want to do now is concentrate on getting better.....focus on the move as well......and if ever I get the chance to create, I will........ till then.....I guess this blog will be very very quiet and empty for the next couple of months.....I hope it won't take that long to update......will try my best to do what I can..... bye bye for now guys.......hope to blog here again soon.....wish me luck!

Happy Birthday Mak Ngah

HB041

Oh my gosh......it has been quite a long time since I last posted anything here..... :( . I made this card design last month for my dear aunt but was not able to post it in this blog because of the PC problem....even though the PC has been "fixed" but most of the time it acts up and honestly I'm getting pretty frustrated with it. I can't afford to buy a new one yet so I have to be patient with this one. Because of this problem I have not been taking any orders online......so I have to find income in other ways.....boohooohoooooo :(

OK, let's talk about the design......I wanted so badly to do this design for a long time now.....got the idea of doing a pop up vase with flowers from the Extreme Cards and Paper Crafting blog.....gosh, there are just so many interesting tutorials there to try......I learned about how to assemble my 7 flower pop up there as well. :) Since I've been so into making designs that looks like quilt or shall I say looks like embroidery designs.....so I did it again here....with a combination of pink and brown....so sweet, sweet like my dear aunt hehehe......

The pop up vase and flowers were so hard to do......I guess the hard part would be to arrange the flowers in the vase and make it look organized and pretty at the same time.....and the important thing is that it has to pop up nicely! ha! It really really tested my patients hahahaha..... ;) I guess it will be a while till I will do this design again because I think I would have to be in a really good mood to do it......otherwise I would tear it all up!! LOL!

I'm just happy that my aunt loved it so much.....that made everything worth while ;)

Offline........

Dear all..................

I have yet another announcement to make.....I will be offline from tomorrow onwards for at least a week......this is because my computer needs some "fixing". Actually I'm not so sure how it's going to work out.....but I hope that it will not take too long for them to fix it as I will miss my darling PC badly hehehe.......

I will try to check my mails from the internet cafe within that period in case any of you guys sent me emails inquiring about the cards.

Till then..... ;)

Important announcement

Dear all.........

As of today, due to unforeseen circumstances, I won't be able to take anymore orders until further notice. Truly sorry for the inconvenience.

For those who have placed their orders earlier, especially those who have already made the payments, please don't worry as I will be sure to get your orders done as promised.

Thank you.
Lin

Happy Mother's Day... :)

MD007

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOMMIES AROUND THE WORLD!!!!

For Moms.....

MD006

I think I'm just so into this new embroidery look hehehe......so much so that I've been doing a lot with the arrangements.....hehehe....don't know why I just like it so much. Will be coming out with more of different arrangements and color combination soon.

Pop up flowers in a pot

HB040

A birthday card for an old friend......my aunt's dear friend, Kak Ann....I think they have known each other for more than 20 years now....My aunt wanted me to do a pop up card for her dear friend. I've been thinking of a design for a long long long time......my ideas have dried up! hahaha! Plus I was not in the mood to create lately.....just don't feel like creating anything.....just want to go to the beach and relax....huhuhuhu....But since a promise is a promise....I had to fulfill it.

Inspired by one of the designs I did for my Teacher's day cards.....I expanded the idea and made it in a bigger card with a different combination of colors. In the beginning I wanted to do a different pop up design.....and the layout design for the card had to be vertical in order for me to do that....but a slight mistake in the printing, made me change the layout. I printed the wordings too big for the vertical design.....so that's how it ended up being horizontal. I had fun arranging the flowers and the leaves on the card......it looks like an embroidery design or something hehehe....

As for the pop up.....I've longed wanted to do the box pop up technique....I should have made the box a bit smaller in width so that the pot would be able to hide it...hehehe....I kinda like this technique as it is easy to do and you can paste any object on it to make it pop up. :)

Kak Ann's birthday is on the 10th of May......Hope she will love the card :) Happy Birthday Kak Ann!!!!! ;)

Pattern 3

TD008 (soft blue + purple + white + pink)

I simply love this combination of colors as they are looking so soft and sweet! Very cool colors.....which is quite contrasting to the colors that you will see at the card below ;)

TD008 (red + pink + white + peach)

As you can see this combination of colors are warm and cozy :) This design layout is so simple and suitable for all sorts of occasions.....like for a Thank you card, a Hello or Just for you......those would be suitable with this design in my opinion. :)

These cards are the size of a note card ( 10.4cm x 14.7cm). Each comes with a matching handmade envelope.

Twin girls together forever!

HB039

Twins! It's a first for me to do a birthday card for twins. When I first got the request from my customer....Aizat (he wanted me to mention his name hehehe), I thought to myself, wow......how on earth shall I do this?? Especially when he said that he wanted the twins to be holding each others hands or make it look like as if they were hugging each other! Ack!! Knowing how limited my skills were when it comes to doing figures, I even asked him to ask someone else to do this design for him.....but he insisted I do this! So, in the end, he had to wait and wait and wait.......it took me almost or was it over a month to get the idea and figure out how to go about doing it hahaha..... ;)

Why choose the color pink and brown you might wonder?? Well....that's because I asked him what are the twin girl's favorite colors. Fizah loves brown and Zimah loves pink! He went through a lot of trouble to find that out from the twins! hahaha! So after that, I got the idea to use those colors as the main colors for their clothes....I decided to do the baju kurung moden hehehe.....I already knew how to do the top part, it is similar to the blouse pattern I've done before....all that is needed is to add the long skirt below. And as for the skarf....I got the info from him that the twin girls are studying at a religious school.....so both of them wear the skarves....luckily I asked! Otherwise I had to think of how to do their hair! hahah! Yikes! That would be a major problem for me to do hehehe...... I also found out that both of them wear rectangular shape glasses.....just like me! LOL! So I added those details too....hehehe....

As for the big red heart shape behind the twins and the wording "Together Forever", that was Aizat's idea.....he wanted it that way.....I just had to figure out how to do the design layout. :) The heart shape pop up inside the card, was my idea hehehe......at first Aizat wanted me to do a pop up of the twins hugging each other but I didn't know how to do that although I tried and tried, it didn't work out the way I wanted it....so I had to cancel that idea and do the V-fold heart shapes instead. This way, I could add some wordings.....such as the names of the twins and birthday wishes.......and since he wanted some space on the inside for him to write out personal wishes for both the girls, this pop up design would be most suitable as there are plenty of space on the left and right side of the card for him to do so. :)

I really hope the twins will be happy when they receive this birthday card from their dear brother.....they sure are lucky to have a brother who cared enough to do this for them :) So sweet! :) I'm just happy that I get to do this in the end......almost gave up half way.....but sometimes when people believe in you so much, it's kinda hard to let them down......so, I just did the best I could, and the only way I knew how...... :)

Pattern 2

TD007 (orange + blue + pink + white)

TD007 (purple + blue + peach + white)

This is another pattern I did with the same flowers and leaves. I only changed the arrangement of the flowers and leaves to create a design pattern on the card. Each card is left blank on the inside and has a matching white paper inserted to write on personal wishes.

Pattern 1

TD006 (cream + pink + brown)

Ok, I guess I am simply in love with this embroidery type of design hehehe......so much so that I have created a few arrangements or patterns of them for the Teacher's Day Cards this year. You'll see more of the patterns after this......all with different sets of color combination. :)

Bookmark + Card

TD006 (yellow + purple + pink + white)
*added ribbon beaded bookmark

This design is totally different from what I've done before.......it's a combination of a card and a ribbon beaded bookmark. At first it was suppose to be a paper beaded bookmark but in the end I had to used the ribbon beaded bookmark instead because it was kinda difficult to do the paper bookmark according to my customer's request. The receiver of this card can take out the bookmark from the card by untying the soft pink ribbon that ties the ribbon beaded bookmark to the card.

For the inside of the card, I added decorations of the flower for the left side of the page.....the flower is actually the design from my latest teacher's day paper beaded bookmark. My customer wanted me to add that design in this card. It has on it the wordings, Happy Teacher's Day on the flower and leaves. The right side of the card has the poem that is dedicated to the teacher. Really lovely wordings picked out by my customer herself. :)

Again as you can see the color combination is of yellow and purple as it's the color based on the school's logo. My customer ordered a few of these cards for the teachers there. :) I really hope the teachers will love the card that they will be receiving soon hehehe.....

Teacher's day pop up flowers

TD003 (Purple and Yellow combo)

Ok...this is what I have been busy doing lately along with the other card orders I've been receiving lately. This particular design is actually an old one I did back in 2007. But my customer loved the design so much that she wanted the same one except the color combination has to be of yellow and purple as this card design will be given to the teacher's of her former school. Their school logo has those two colors....purple and yellow.

The other differences are that this card will be added the 7 pop up flowers. I had a hard time thinking of a suitable flower shape that would match the flowers in the front design. In the end, I decided to do something that resembles it, and made the small scallops on the petals of the pop up flowers. The decorations on the inside of the pop up flowers are similar to the decorations I did for the CNY cards. I happen to love that decorations.....can't think of any other that would look nice at the moment though. Perhaps in future I'll get some new ideas. I wish! ;)

MU team color...

HB025 (RED & YELLOW COMBO)

Ok....this was what happened...I got this order to do the HB025 card design....BUT!!! With a Manchester United team color hehehe! Why? Because my customer's father is a big MU fan :). See how flexible I am? I'm willing to change the color of the original design for my customer's satisfaction hehehe.......So this is the result of the changes I did with the color combination.

Of course the layout remained the same....the only changes I did was to the color of the paper, ribbons and of course not forgetting the buttons. I had fun coloring the soccer ball though....black and white hehee.....and I even added one at the back of the envelope. :) Hope he loves the card! I wish! I wish! LOL!

Back from the dead......LOL!

Dear all.........

Good news......I took my dead hand phone to the hand phone hospital and met with the "specialist" and believe it or not....it came back from the dead! I just couldn't believe it....it's ALIVE AGAIN!! It didn't even have to be warded for a few days LOL!.......I went there for just about half an hour and then it was all ready to go! I thought I might have to buy myself a new one.....luckily it could still be saved and therefore this saves a lot of my money as well hahahaha..... :D

The bad news is I lost all the contact numbers inside it....sob sob..... :( All contacts numbers of my friends, family and customers.....SO.....now I have to add in everything all over again! I hate it when these things happen......especially since I don't have all those numbers written down anywhere else. I guess I just have to wait for them to contact me back in order for me to get their numbers back again hahahaha.....!

Anyways......I guess there won't be a "funeral" after all........hahahaha! Yay!!!

Important info....

Dear all......

Sadly to announce that today my hand phone decided to stop functioning for the 4th or 5th time....I lost count hahaha......so in other words, it died today..... (due to natural causes I suppose hahaha).

So.......in the mean time while I get this problem fixed, I'm not able to use my Maxis number......and therefore you (my dear beloved customers) will not be able to contact me on that number as well......

If you have any inquiries regarding the orders ......please do so via email at my email address : inaabdul_21@yahoo.com or can call or sms me at my personal number : 019 - 3634006

Truly sorry for any inconvenience.........

Brown and blue.....

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I saw in my research in the net and magazines, quite a few designers who have used this color combination......especially the combination of dark brown and sky blue.....I just added some white and silver to it hehehe :) Really love this color combination especially since my favorite color is blue. I've always wanted to try out this combination and at last I did it hehee....

This birthday card was a request from a customer who wanted something simple....not too overly romantic and yet meaningful.....for her BF heheh..... :)

The card has a white paper inserted on the inside. I added some printed wordings in it as per request........and the card has a matching soft blue handmade envelope.

Bunny out of the easter egg!

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The 3rd design! Ok....at first I wanted to use foam for the big Easter egg.....but somehow it didn't turn out well.....so I opted to use a thicker paper instead...much easier to work with :).

The original design was to have the little yellow chick in the egg.....but my customer preferred the bunny instead, so I changed it as per request hehe....the bunny looked a little blur here....must be wondering what happened hehehe.....

A very simple design but colorful and bright! No wordings on the inside and there is a peach color paper on the inside for writing in personal wishes.......included together with the card is a soft yellow handmade envelope :)

A stack of easter eggs!

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Ok, here is the second design from the order.....this time around I came up with an idea of using multicolored Easter eggs stacked up on the green bushes......I wanted to make grass....but I thought the bushes were easier to do and looked better than the spiky grasses.....hahaha

This little white bunny was also hand drawn and hand cut......just like the Easter eggs and bushes too. The bunny has that plastic eye as well....hehehe.....love that! The cute little teeny tiny butterflies were made using the craft punch. I just bought that punch a few weeks ago and thought of using it for this project.....really love those cute little butterflies hehehe..... :)

Easter bunny hopping around.....

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I must admit, it has been a long time since I last made any Easter cards......the last time I made any was in 2007 for my first online customer! hehehe! And the Easter cards were the first order I got from her .... :)

As usual I wanted to make something that looks cute....heheh....hopefully I achieved that.....you guys be the judge ok?? :D I used sweet soft pink card and olive green mixed with dark brown....love that combination! The bunny has a small plastic eye that can move whenever you shake it! Love that touch.....but lately I have trouble finding those teeny tiny plastic eyes at the store....couldn't find any to buy there huhuhu.......only the bigger eyes are available...I wonder why.....

The Easter bunny are hand drawn and cut out by hand....including all the Easter eggs.... :) A lot of work there.....especially cutting out the easter eggs.....since they are so small...

The card is left blank on the inside.....since no wordings were requested. The card has a soft pink paper inserted on the inside and has a matching handmade envelope too.

Graduation day card.....

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I received a request to do a graduation card recently.......and it was up to me to decide how to design it.....I had total freedom! Yay! The journey begins!

I find that a very simple layout can be made difficult simply by the motif itself. I had a vision of how the graduation robe would look like but didn't know how to go about making the hat hahaha.......I wanted to do the tassel a bit bigger for the hat but didn't know how......so I ended up using just a gold string and opening up the ends to make it look like a tassel hehehe...... LOL!

I just didn't know how else to decorate the card......the card itself is quite big....it's half the size of an A4 paper......so there were a lot of space to fill up hehehe......I ended up decorating the empty spaces with punched out pattern of a sun and I simply love this new pattern, it's really pretty ( at least I think so hehehe ).......by right the pattern that I should have used is stars .....but since I don't have that pattern, I decided that the sun would look just as nice! :) After all the sun is a star as well right?? A really really big one! hehehe! Eddhie is now a shining star! One with a bright future ahead of him! :) Congrats!!!

Dora the Explorer

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Another order with a little challenge! Yes indeed! When I heard that my customer was interested with the theme "Dora the Explorer" .....I went like....WHO???? hahaha.....I don't even know the character hehehe! LOL! I'm not really familiar with the new cartoon characters.....I only know just a few.....so I had to do a little research for this order....hehehe. :)

I think everyone who's been following my work would know that I'm not the expert when it comes to doing figures! Yup! I'm no expert in that! As you can see here.....Dora looks like....errrmmmmm......I think I better leave the comments to myself hahahaha.....LOL! But at least I tried my best to make it look like Dora....luckily Dora's figure is not extremely difficult to draw...otherwise I just don't know how I would have done it. The only person I know who can do figures really well is my blogger friend Teddie.....you can view his pop up handmade cards here. I love how he does the figures...... :) Really pretty! I need to learn more on this..... :) Learn.....I must hehehe........

Pop up lips with hearts

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I had fun with this one.....as usual when there is pop up involved, it's always fun and challenging too. But I do love simple pop ups.....mainly because they are easier for me to do LOL! hehehe......I'm still learning!

My customer wanted a pop up lip or pop up hearts inside the card.....so I thought why not just combine the two together :). At first I was thinking of using the printed lips of a girl that I normally use for my pop up lips card, but I decided to do something different this time. By making my own paper lips instead of using the printed one, I get to decorate it with glitter glue and also added the golden heart shape at the center :)

The front design is similar to the pop up lips card I made before but I made some little changes to the original design to make it look a little different. I've always wanted to do the heart shape with scallops at the edges of the heart shape.......and I got to do it here....and loving how it turned out. :)

Golf theme....

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Golf theme.....this is a request from my customer that I thought was pretty interesting :) The card design is actually a father's day card I made last year, with football as the theme.....but since he love the design and colors, he wanted to change the football to a golf theme instead. And so I did as he requested. :)

I was thinking of how to go about it when I suddenly thought of the foam I have that would be so suitable for this color combination as it is also white in color. So I drew the shape of a golf bag and decorated it with some glitter glue...... the white dots you see around the cards are actually supposed to be golf balls hehehe.....LOL! I had this white paper that I thought had the texture similar to a golf ball.....hehehe.....what a coincidence..... :). For the golf sticks, I used a metallic silver paper......

It was a fun project....... :)

The final design......

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Hello everyone! Glad to be back at home now......just came back from my short trip to my hometown to deliver some card orders for my Mom's high school reunion. It was indeed quite a challenging project.....the final design was a last minute decision.....a few things from the design had to be altered and I had a panic attack! I changed a few things from the original design, simply because of stock problem and also because of wanting it to look fancier.....There wasn't enough of this...there wasn't enough of that! And I had to do some searching for the materials here and there and everywhere just to make sure the design looks good. Gosh.....I almost gave up but even though it was so challenging, I had to carry on because time was limited and I just had to make good decisions to make it work! Funny how it all turned out in the end.......managed to finish all of the 50 pieces of cards on the day of the distribution itself!!! Phew! My Mom was so worried that I couldn't make it on time.....hahahaha.....but I did it in the end! It was so crazy hahaha.....Never felt so exhausted making cards before......I think this was the worst exhausting card making experience ever! :D

Am so sorry that the photos of the cards are not that clear......I took the photos right after they were done.....and at that time it was already in the evening....so, the lighting was not good, plus the photographer (that's me), was too tired to take good photos hahahaha!! LOL!

I'm just glad that I managed to get the cards done and they are happy with the cards.....that's what's important.... I certainly learned a lot from this project..... :)

Will be away.......

To all my dearest customers......

I have an important announcement to make......I will be going away for awhile tomorrow......way up north, for a few days.....got some important things to settle there and some deliveries of cards to my dearly beloved Mom hehehe!

So......I won't be able to have access to the internet for a few days! Urrrgggghhhh! That means I won't be able to reply any emails regarding orders or inquiries regarding my handmade cards for a while.......however, if you have anything that you wish to inquire or order....please do email me about it and I will reply them as soon as I get back to KL.....sorry for the inconvenience!

THANKS! :)

March 2009 : FULLY BOOKED!

Dear all valued customers..........

Truly sorry to inform everyone that for this month, my schedule is fully booked! Therefore, I won't be able to take anymore orders for this month. However, you are welcomed to book your orders starting 1st of April 2009......

* A little note for serious buyers only.....

For those who are interested to place an order......... please, please allow at least 1 weeks time for me to complete your orders......completion of the orders depend on the quantity of the cards you ordered....the more you order, the longer it takes for me to complete them for you. I work alone therefore I need ample time to make them.

Also, I would like to add that I will only proceed with your order once payment has been made upon confirmation of the order. If you fail to make the payment within the time allocated, I will not entertain your order (in other words, I won't make the cards for you hehehe)......please please understand, I only take serious buyers only.....thank you for your kind understanding of my situation..... :)

Blouse full of sequins!

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I love this one!!! Can't help it, I sure do love it......I feel so sad to part with this one today.....it will be leaving me shortly once I put it in the mailbox to be posted to my customer hehehe! This idea came from my customer herself.....she loved the V012 buttons and sequins card so much but wanted it to be in the form of a bag or clothes or shoes.....so I decided to do a blouse instead! hehehe!

This was so much fun! I had to first figure out what type of blouse to draw and then I glued all the sequins on it...one by one! Sounds like a lot of work right? You got that right! It took me hours to get this one done! But it was well worth the trouble..... :)

I also love the paper bag I drew on the inside of the card......first I drew it on a piece of white paper, then I cut it out and colored it a bit with gold lines.....look fancy shmancy? I think so hehehe.....not sure what people will think about it though but I don't care....coz I love it hehehe.....LOL! :)

You are 3!

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I just got this order done and it's all set to be posted to my customer. It's similar to LBL012.....but a smaller version with wordings on the front of the card.......the original has only gift boxes....I had a hard time figuring out how to do this as the card was pretty small.....my mind just went blank! So I did what I had to do.....and did the best I could to make it look pretty. :)

I am enjoying the new craft punch I got last week......it's the shape of the sun... so cute. :) I love decorating it on the card....making it look fancy shmancy hehehe....I had them on the card, inside the card and on the back of the envelope too! I hope I didn't over do it! LOL! The gift boxes are super small and lightly decorated. This was fun! :)

Not more than Friend......

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Another order from my regular customer came about more than a week ago.....I was not able to get it done on the time she wanted it......so had to postpone it so that I can have time to prepare the card for her. Managed to get it done today and posted this afternoon.....phew!

This is a a blue, green, cream and white combo......suitable for a guy......but this card is a sad card.....just by reading the title, we can tell how sad it is huhuhuhuhu......... :( That's another reason why I used the color blue.........coz she's feeling blue......feeling sad.....

I tried using a different layout for this design and I like how it turned out...... :) First time ever writing wordings on ribbons too! Love it :)

Pop up guy catching a fish!

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Oh this was fun! hehe! A fun design to make.....especially for the front of the card, loved it very much, but the design on the inside was the one that really tested my patience hehehe! My aunt's friend ordered this card for her hubby's birthday......and he LOVES to go fishing! So that's how this card came about. It's all about his love for fishing.....and I tried to translate it on this card.

I wanted to do something like this for a longest time but never had the guts to do it plus I didn't know how......so I did some research on the net on the shape of a guy holding a fishing rod. Gosh, this was so difficult to do.....urgggh!! I almost gave up. But I had no choice but to carry on as time was limited to find any other ideas. I had to stick to the original idea and just try to make it work!

I know I know......the guy does look a little funny right??? It looks as if he is holding a light saber instead of a fishing rod!! hahaha! But, hey......at least I tried!!! LOL! It was a good experiment though....hopefully in time I will be able to make it look better. :)

Selamat bersara En. Khairul....

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Another order from my aunt's friend.....Kak An :). This card is for their colleague who will be retiring this month. He has worked at that company since 1984......it's been 25 years...WOW! That's a long time to be working at the same place......such a loyal employee :).

I tried this new soft blue paper I got recently for this card design and mixed it with combination of silver, purple and white. I experimented with the ribbons and made the stripe patterns on the bottom design of the card using those 1/8 inch ribbons mixed with strips of color papers. Am loving that idea very much hehehe.......as it saves me a lot of time cutting out the paper strips.

This card is about half the size of an A4 paper, and comes with a purple handmade envelope. There is also a white paper inserted on the inside of the card for writing on personal wishes. :)

My first wedding invitation cards

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I am so thrilled that all the wedding invitation cards are all done! This is the first time I was given the opportunity to do invitation cards for a wedding. I must say I was a bit intimidated at first and was really worried with the amount of work that will take place once I accepted this order. But luckily it was only for 90 pieces......But even so, I had a hard time getting them done in the short time frame. This was definitely a lot of work and time consuming.....but I felt so happy to see how happy my customer was when she received the cards from me.......she was glowing with joy hehehe! :)

The motif used was of course a wedding dress......using paper doily as the main element in the design.......but as you can see, there are two types of doily here since there wasn't enough doily for me to make a wedding dress for the black card design. My customer wanted the black one, but the doily was not enough to make 90 pieces of them.....so she decided that I do two different types, one black and one dark red.....45 pieces of each. Definitely these wedding cards are of limited edition......I won't be able to do the same ones again as those particular doily design are not available in stock. So if there is anyone who are interested in ordering something similar like these, I would have to use another type of doily design for the wedding dress. So in other words, these wedding dresses are one of a kind hehehe!

The wording on the front design, "Our Wedding" was handwritten by me...........I had to practice writing it many many times on a piece of paper before actually writing it down on the card itself. One slight mistake and all will be ruined! So I had to be careful.....can't make any mistake otherwise I would have to make them all over again.

I have learned a lot from this experience and I believe that I need to learn more in order to make the invitation cards in future. Especially learning how to do the map! Yup! Must learn how to make those hehehe.....Learn, I must! LOL!

Both designs are special in their own way..........the black one is special for the black paper, which is kinda expensive and it's doily design is unique.....with 2 color combination, silver and gold.....the dark red one is special for the tiny flower it has on neckline of the dress, I really love that touch! hehehe

Pop up fish......

Side view

Top view

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I can't remember exactly when my cute little aunt ordered this pop up birthday card from me, but it was definitely quite a while back. She constantly reminded me about it over and over again....week after week.....then days after days.....and yet I never came down to doing it until just a couple of days ago. Honestly I was literally out of ideas.....my mind was occupied with other orders and work that had to be done and I kept postponing making this birthday card for her cute little friend. Then when the time was running out, the deadline was drawing nearer and nearer, I had to force my brain to function otherwise my cute little aunt would murder me for not doing this for her hahaha......LOL!

Her cute little friend loves to go fishing......with her family whenever she has the spare time. So in other words, fishing is the theme and my cute little aunt wants it to be a pop up fish or a pop up sailing boat. I was thinking of doing that sailboat but in the end decided to try this new technique I picked up from the net. It's a different type of pop up....but there weren't any with fish on it. So I had to create my own with the limited ideas in my small brain. :D

The front design is kept fairly simple with water and fishes hanging around spreading some "bubble love" hehehe.......spreading some love in other words, LOL! And on the inside I made it look like as if she managed to catch a fish with the red hot fish dangling from the string of the invisible fishing rod hehehe...... :D There are plenty of fish in the water left for her to catch too! hehehe......I definitely had fun making this design...... :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAK MUS!!! HAPPINESS ALWAYS TO YOU!!!

My first engagement invitation card

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Phew! Finally all of the engagement invitation cards are done! Painstakingly made with lots of care and love as always. :) This engagement invitation card was custom made for a customer of mine from Sarawak. I almost wanted to turn down the order since I was afraid I couldn't get them all done on time.......but my customer managed to persuade me hehehehe......LOL

It looks like a simple design right? Nothing too fancy but when I got down to doing it in a large quantity I realized how hard it is to make them all by myself. This was a real challenge for me.

What I do love about this card design are the tag at the bottom of the card that has the initials of couples, with the gold strings on it too.....and the punch out engagement/wedding rings are so cute as well.....luckily I bought that craft punch when it was available at the store, so I can use it for this design and not have to cut out the rings one by one by hand. Ouch! That would have really hurt my hands. hehehe....

This invitation card comes in a postcard form. So there is only enough space for writing on wordings and no space for a map. It's simple, straight to the point and it delivers the message. :)

Happy 60th Birthday whenever it is.....

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The photos of the card on top is an order I got from my customer to do a similar card just like HB031 but without the number 60th between the Happy Birthday......and she also wanted a 7 flower pop up inside it. I made something different with the flowers to make it look suitable for the card design. :)

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Ain't it just simply sweet? I really adore this new combination of colors. This card design is actually a request from my own Mommy hehehe....it's for her school girls gathering. Ex-students from the Sultanah Asma Secondary School who were Form 5 students in 1967 will be doing a gathering in Alor Setar sometime in March for the reunion. So this birthday card is to commemorate the occasion......as all of them will be turning 60 this year......whenever it is, which ever date or month it may be. So all of the ex students who will be attending this reunion will be getting one of this birthday card for themselves to keep.

The card is quite big.....bigger than what I usually make for my customers.....it's half of A4 in size. The envelope itself has to be big too in order to fit in the card....that was a challenge for me since I make all the envelopes myself. :)

I wanted the card to be soft and sweet looking.....pleasant to the eyes and cheerful looking too. I really hope they will love this card as much as I do.......hehehe.....made with lots of love!

1st Anniversary............

I wrote the dates of their wedding day on both of the big red heart shapes (07.02.08 - 07.02.09) exactly one year of marriage to each other hehehe......pops up at the top part of the card with smaller heart shapes with a combination of reds, beige and gold.....

Slowly opening up the card........to the see pop up hearts! :)

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This card design is an order I got from one of my regular customer.......it's her 1 year wedding anniversary hehehe.....and so it's the first time I had to make an anniversary card :). With this customer....it's always a first time for me to do anything hehehe......and she always make me try new ideas......best kan???? :) She wanted a square card......and you know what??? I think I love this shape too! It's like one of those Memory Lane card shapes you can find in the market but this one is a bit smaller......couldn't make it any bigger than this! hehe!

I wanted to try a V fold pop up card......so I tried making one....and realized that this pop up version is kinda fun to do! Actually, anything that pops up from the card is fun! LOL! hehe! I love arranging the heart shapes on the V fold too.... :)

Valentines Day Promotions

Important updates for all customers of Lin Handmade Greetings Card!

In conjunction with the Valentines Day that's just around the corner.....I am collaborating with Miss Suzana from Little Flower Pot to give you a special promotion! I know I am a bit late with this promotion, but better late than never right? :) Here's what the promotion is all about!

Pre order your Valentines Day flower bouquet from Little Flower Pot and you will receive a FREE Valentines Day handmade greetings card!! The free handmade greetings cards are actually cards from my Valentines Day card collection:). Tomorrow (4th of February) will be the last day to pre order and get that free card.....so hurry hurry!!! There is still time for you to pre order the bouquets today and tomorrow to get your free card! Yay!!!

Contact Miss Suzana of Little Flower Pot and Gifts at:
Office: 03-88887177 , Mobile: 019-2517133

Check out the promotion at her website here:

http://www.littleflowerpot.com.my/

AND.......from 5th till the 9th of February this month.... I will be giving a special discount for any orders of the selected Valentines Day handmade greetings card. 10% discount will be given for those selected cards within that period. So don't forget to check out those discounted cards soon!

Baby stroller shaped card

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I am so excited about this new baby gift card I made for my customer.....it's for her new born's majlis cukur jambul! :) She specifically wanted the shape of the card to be of a baby stroller. So I designed a simple one for her that would be suitable to be given as a Thank You card to her friends and relatives who have helped her during the ceremony......

This card is pretty small in size.....about 8.5cm wide x 8.5cm in length. It comes with a cute little handmade envelope that's soft green in color! So cute! :)

Buttons and sequins unite ( version 2 )

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* This card design has a pop up heart inside it. This was a request from a customer of mine for his loved one. The pop up hearts is a similar pop up that I made for my Anniversary card, but I changed the colors of the hearts to match with the colors of the buttons and sequins on the front of the card. :)

The photos above shows another sample of V012a with the wordings "Happy Birthday".
This was a request from my customer :)

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This is a new version of the V012 Valentine day card I designed earlier......I wanted to make the same design with a different color because I plan to give this to my Mom hehehe......and I know how much she loves this color combination compared to the other one. This new version has a mixture of orange, gold, beige, cream, peach, soft browns, yellow and sprinkles of red and white too.....I love this combination as it somehow looks very bright and cheerful.

There is no wordings on the inside, just like the original V012......so if you would like me to add in the wordings for you, or a pop up heart shape on the inside, that can be done too..... :)

Baby doll dresses

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Silver doily on gold metallic paper.

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Gold doily on silver metallic paper.

I got carried away with the paper doily lately :) I tried numerous patterns and the first was the wedding dresses.....now it's the baby doll dresses.....I still have a few more that I want to publish soon. But due to the heavy workload I have not been able to do so. For this particular design....I like to keep it simple, using a heavy stock card that has some texture on it.

This card comes with a matching beige handmade envelope. It has no paper inserted on the inside....no wordings either. But if you wish to request for wordings, I can do it for you with additional charges. This cute card is suitable for birthdays....especially for your little princess on her birthday :) .

The symbol of love

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White doves have always represented love, loyalty, fidelity and honesty......which is why I love using this motif for occasions such as weddings and engagement......perhaps for Valentine as well?? hehehe. For me, this design fits all..... :)

White butterflies

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Another postcard greeting I made which has two white butterflies flying with two wedding rings above them. It's very sweet and simple.....adding a wide white satin ribbon to match! :) I used simple scallops cut out at the four edges of the postcard, almost similar to my white doves postcard except that this one, if you look closely has no sharp points between the scallops.

You can write your wishes at the back of the postcard.......but if you wish for me to paste a piece of white paper at the back of the postcard for easier writing purposes, that can be done for you too. No problem at all......just let me know if your preference. :)

This card too can be sent to couples who are getting engaged as well as for couples who are getting married.....both occasions are suitable! :)

White doves...

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I just adore these two love birds ehehehe.....sweet little white doves facing each other...in love forever hehehe LOL! :) I'm trying out something new in my card making....which is making postcards greetings....so this design was made in the form of a postcard.....not folded. It's very simple, elegant and straight to the point. No ribbons or fancy decorations on it.....I like to keep it simple and neat.

The white doves were hand drawn and hand cut with scissors.....including the gold heart and gold rings.....I think, in this case...making the rings were the most difficult.....it's small and one slip of the finger and it will all be spoiled....so I had to be extra careful not to make a mistake....otherwise I would waste the paper... :)

I think that this card is not only suitable to be given for wedding occasions but also for couples who are getting engaged. :)

A silver wedding dress

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This is another version of the wedding dress card series....the difference is in the wedding dress itself. I chose a light soft silver doily with rose flower as it's intricate lace for the dress. Love it! :) I also did a different type of cut for the top part of the dress. A lot more simpler than the gold wedding dress.

The inside of the card, I place a white paper for writing on personal wishes. It matches the white handmade envelope too. :)

A gold wedding dress

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This is another version of the W005. It has no gold ribbon at the side of the card and I cut the all the four corners of the cards with the patterned scissors. I think I adore this new one more hehehe :)

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I just love this one! So excited about this! I have made cards with paper doily before and it was a fun project......but I love this recent doily project better. Simply because I get to make wedding dresses with them hehehe! :D There isn't much going on the card.....just a simple cut out of the gold paper doily and I added a small 1/8" gold ribbon on the side......and I made patterns using my pattern scissors on the corners of the card.....just to make it a little fancy....and last but not least, I wrote at the side of the wedding dress "Happily Ever After"....as a simple wish for the bride to be.....so that she will live happily ever after with her hubby :).

This card is like a note card, so it's pretty cute and not too small and not too big.....suitable to be given together with a wedding gift for the bride :)

You are my heartbead ;-)

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This is another one of my new experiments! This time around it's with fine silver color wires and stringing it up with a mixture of colorful seed beads. I had a hard time figuring out how to go about it at first.....since I couldn't find a good tutorial video online that could teach me how to wrap the seeded wire around the heart.....so I had to use my own creativity instead...LOL! Which in this case took me a few days to find a solution and a few wires that was ruined in the process! hehehehe!

I used a red foam and cut it into the shape of a heart, to be the base where the seeded wire would hang on to.....I just love using the foam...it's so flexible...I also smeared the foam with silver glitters.....just love using those these days! The sparkle makes everything look fancy! :) I tried to glue the furry wire around the foam too.....to make it look neat around the edges of the heart....glad that worked well....I was afraid that it wouldn't work but luckily it did, simply by using UHU to make it stick. :)

There are no wordings made for this card......but if you wish to have any, I can make them for you and paste it on the inside of the card as well as the outside, which ever suits your fancy! :)

Buttons and sequins unite!

I love looking at the shine from the sequins when it hits the light! :)

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I have always wanted to do this! I've seen numerous artist doing this before...so it's not really something new. But there is always something different in the way all those artist do it. All have their own interpretation of their artwork. That's what makes it special.

I've seen them arranging buttons of numerous sizes and forming them in the heart shape form......some took photos of it and print them out as cards instead of selling the actual handmade card itself...I saw the other day in an online website where this lady showed how she made the heart shape button card......and she used all sorts of shapes of buttons, some are round, some are in the form of flowers and in different colors too. It was the cutest thing! I just loved it. It was so simple.....and I wanted to do the same too but I don't have the different sizes of buttons like she does......so I thought maybe I could mix sequins with the buttons instead and see how it looks. So this is how it came about.

I only wrote there "Love You"....a simple message on the card beside the buttons and sequins....there are no wordings or pop ups inside the card. But if you wish for me to write or decorate the inside of the card for you.....it can be done...no worries. I just love keeping it simple......as the card has a soft pink paper inserted on the inside, you can always write your own personal wishes on it.....it would be more personal and meaningful to your loved one! :)

Sending you all my love...

Colorful hearts popping up! :)

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All my loving.....I will send to you..... :) I had The Beatles song in my head when I was thinking of a new Valentine Day card to design today. I just love that song! I must say that this design is another one of those designs that tested my patience! hehehehe! Probably because I had a lot of heart shapes to draw and cut out one piece at a time....and that was just the beginning! Then I had to paste them on the card and make sure that the arrangement look good. Sometimes I just don't know why I do these things.....but I was in the mood to do it at the time, so I did it! :D

As you can see here, I used a red foam which I have cut out in the shape of a heart....4 pieces of it which I pasted on the card around the wordings. And then I decorated it with some silver glitters.....I just love doing that! Love the sparkling effect!

I also made my first pop up heart inside the card! Yay! And I decorate it with lots of colorful hearts on it.....that was fun to do! :) I made sure the pop up heart is popped up at the top of the card so that there is enough space below it to write personal wordings too. I also made a soft pink handmade envelope to match the card.....and I added a layered heart behind it :)

Experiment with foam...

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I recently bought a new material for my card making activity hehehe.....It's actually a foam! I've been wanting to buy it for the longest time! But never had the chance to do so until one day I came across it at the craft department store. It is available in a variety of colors and can be bought individually....so you can choose which colors you like and not have to buy all sorts of colors at the same time. It's quite affordable too, which is why I bought it!! hehehe!!

I simply love the texture and the flexibility of the material. It's so soft and easy to cut out with scissors or with a craft knife. I started out cutting heart shapes since I was thinking of designs for Valentine's Day.....and it was such a breeze! I love the fact that I can write things on it easily and decorate on it too as you can see here I applied some glitters on it!

This card is blank on the inside but has a matching paper inserted inside it for writing on personal wishes.....but if you would like me to print out your personal wishes there, that can be done too! Whatever you wish, I will do my best for you! :)

Red cherry blossoms pop up card

See how the flowers pop up when the card is opened! I just love how it looks! :)

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I must say that this must be my most favorite Chinese New Year cards for this year....I simply adore it because this is one of my experiments with making pop up flowers. I've done the simple pop up lotus flower already and now I've done the seven flowers pop up card! Yay! I've changed the flowers a bit, plus I added some decorations on the inside of the flowers to make it look like a cherry blossom. I just love watching it bloom up when I open the card!! It's so exciting! :) Funny how simple things like this can excite me so much! Silly me! hehehe! LOL!

I made this design on a smaller sized card, but it can also be done on a bigger sized card, no problem at all......this is because the flowers can be made in different sizes according to the size of the card. This card comes with a matching soft pink handmade envelope.

Note: Thank you so much to my dear friends who have inspired me to do this!! Appreciate it so much......especially to Michael.... :) I wouldn't have dared to do this without your support!!! LOL!

Lotus flower pop up card

The pop up lotus in full bloom

Top view of the pop up lotus

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I was finding a pop up card design that I thought would be suitable for a Chinese New Year card and so I thought, why not do a lotus pop up.....? I searched for the simplest one I could find in the net that has a video tutorial for me to learn from. And so I found one! It was the simplest one of all!

One thing about pop up cards is that not only do you have to think of the design for the inside of the card, but you also have to think about the design you have to do on the front of the card! Double work! I just couldn't think of a good one for the lotus pop up.....and ended up doing this design that you see here......it's pretty simple....nothing outstanding about it except for the dragonfly which I thought is a cutie! hehehe! First time I am doing that too....never done a dragonfly before.....I just drew it out on paper and cut it up and pasted it on the card....decorated it with some glitters.....

The lotus flower for the front of the card was cut out by hand as well.....and I arranged it one by one on the card to form a lotus.....does it look like one guys??? hehehe hopefully it does! :D The card comes with a soft pink handmade envelope too and on the inside of the card, it has ample space below the lotus flower for you to write on personal wishes :)

Mandarin firecrackers!!

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What would Chinese New Year be like without firecrackers...? No Chinese New Year celebration will be complete without it. I wanted to do the firecracker motif this year for my CNY cards......tried making one of those Mandarin firecrackers with paper hehehe....and gave it some dimension. Created a spark at the end of the string to show that it has been lit and all ready to fire up! :) It's very simple and very spontaneously done.....

I chose the tall slim cards again for this particular design....it suits the design well. The inside of the card is left blank for writing on personal wishes and it comes with a soft pink handmade envelope too.

Here are some information regarding to Mandarin firecrackers that I got from the net:
Did you know that this Mandarin crackers produced a less loud, duller thud when they exploded, compared to modern flash light crackers (which utilize a different explosive composition known as flash powder). Mandarin crackers produced a dimmer, less brilliant flash when they exploded also. Individual Mandarin crackers were most often braided into "strings" of varying lengths, which, when set afire, would explode in rapid sequence. Generally, the strings (sometimes containing as many as several thousand crackers) would be hung from an overhead line or high hook before being ignited. Most Mandarin crackers were colored all red and did not generally have designs or logos decorating their exterior surface (AKA a "shell wraps"). Occasionally a few yellow and green Mandarin crackers were created and would be braided into the predominantly all red strings, to symbolized the emperor and the ruling class, while the numerous red crackers symbolized the common man.

Falling Cherry Blossoms....

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This is my first Chinese New Year card design for this year....there are a few more coming soon.. :) I really like this particular design for it's simplicity. Just a simple drawing of a few branches with cherry blossoms and having some of the blossoms fall on the ground.

For this design I am using a tall slim card, which makes it suitable for this design. In order to make it look like the blossoms fell from the tree, I would need a tall card to match the idea. This card too already has a simple wish printed on the inside of the card with 2 other layers of pink and red paper as part of the decoration. It has a matching soft pink handmade envelope too! :)

2 cars in love!

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I got this idea to do this cute design from a card making book I bought years ago......It's called PARTY PAPER by Christian Sanladerer. I was never really attracted by the color scheme they used for the cards in the book and the layouts of the cards was too small. The colors they used were too dark and just not cheerful enough for my liking. But since I love the ideas so much, I decided to make it my own by changing the color scheme and size, plus I also added in my personal touch to it. :)

There are many more designs that I love from the book but I would have to make some changes since I don't like the way the cards are presented and the colors they use. The ideas are there and I think it would be a waste not to give it a try only because of certain reasons. So I am game to do more from the book and make full use of it this year. I was not confident enough to try them years ago as my skills and tools were so limited. I guess I'm ready to try them out now :). Wish me luck guys!!

Subaru Impreza STI

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Hari ni dalam sejarah.......for the first time ever, I did a design for new years AND a car themed card! Gosh! I got an order from one of my darling customer who wanted a new years card with a car theme for her BF....it had to be either a Satria Neo or Subaru Impreza STI because he loves those type of cars. I love the design on the Subaru so I decided to do that one. After tones of research on the net to find the perfect image of the car, I found one that would be suitable and of course it had to be BLUE in color as it is his favorite!

I had a hard time figuring out how to do the layout.....as usual lah!! hahaha....I always have that problem when it comes to designing. Just couldn't figure out where to put what! I just went blank for a few days until one day I just sat down and just did it! Time was running out and it had to be done by hook or by crook! Yikes! I really didn't want to disappoint my customer and so the panic began! hehehehe! However, I had to remain calm otherwise it will all be ruined.

The design for the car was done by drawing the image of the car on a plastic sheet and cut out the design to form a template of the car. Then from the template , I drew the image on paper and cut out the pieces one by one and pasting them on the white paper first before pasting it on the card itself. I adorned the car with all the details of the Subaru and did the finishing touches with metallic gold and silver pen. All around the car I decorated with strips of shiny metallic paper that would shine when it hits the light. I love that effect as it matches the shine on the car. I chose all the colors that is available on the car and cut many strips of multi color paper. Then I glued them one piece at a time next to each other. I formed 4 sections on the card (top, bottom, left and right) and filled the sections with the multi color paper strips. That really tested my patience hehehe.....one mistake will ruin the whole card! So I had to be careful.

I'm so happy that it's all done and my darling customer is happy with it. I do hope her BF will be happy to receive it too!!! :)

Purple flowers....

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(This is a similar design like the one below but only has the wordings "Happy Birthday" on it without the person's name)

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This card is another one of my experiments done for a customer of mine. One thing I have always had problems with is how to arrange the layout design on the card. I always have problems deciding where to place the wordings so that it does not bother the decorations. So that's how this layout came about. I made the wordings as part of the background design. The wordings where printed and cut out line by line.....and then glued on to the paper. The card itself is almost covered with all the decorations and wordings. You could only see the color of the card in between the lines wordings.

The flowers were cut by hand....the petals were traced from a template onto a metallic purple paper and I cut out each petal one by one with scissors, then layered it onto 2 more pieces of paper, one dark purple and the other is soft purple. Once that is done, I assembled it together and glued them to form the flowers. It's a lot of work....but I love the effect it gives on the flowers. :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

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I just had to post this Christmas card design today before I leave for Alor Setar tomorrow morning!! hehehehe! :D I made it last night......and I got two more to do tonight if my eyes can still open! I'm just so tired but this is something that I just got to do. The cards are for my best buddies.....need to get it sent as soon as possible....before it's too late. Not sure if it will arrive on time, but at least I tried my level best to do it . I guess this is the only Christmas card design I manage to make this year......if I can find the time to do some more after I get back from my hometown then I can post it here. Till then, Merry Christmas everyone! :)

Happy Birthday Mom!

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This card was made for my Mom's 59th birthday today.......I wanted to use that furry wire again and couldn't help but use it for her birthday card. I made this card in about an one hour.....so fast because the time I had to make it was so limited. So I didn't even think much, I just did what I thought was ok. Gosh, if she knew this she would just fire me hehehe......but at least I managed to find the time to do it anyways even though my mind was not working too well lately. hahahaha....... :) Love you Mom.....Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!

This card is also so very suitable for Valentines Day....it can be given to your Mother on Valentines Day to show her how much you love her :).

Just for you babe!

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This must be one of the card designs that I love but, have to think many many times to do it again. It's because of the paper that I used to make the stems of the flowers. Gosh was it hard to make the flower stalks hug each other like that! :D hahaha LOL! The flower stalks are actually made of crepe paper which I folded and twisted so that it would look like a stalk. The wordings were hand written with a metallic silver pen.....no stamping involved....hehehe.....

This particular card is made from a much softer paper (2 sheet card) :) ....so it's not the usual thick paper that I normally use for my cards.....but I have always loved working with this type of material when I first started designing cards. You could see it in my earlier card collections.

The flowers are actually made using heart shape cut outs, served as petals to form the flowers. I've always love using that idea....in fact I have a few cards which I designed using this similar idea....it's not easy, as I would have to cut the heart shapes out one by one and then gather them together to form the flower. But it can be fun especially if I am in the mood to do it hehehe..... This card has no wordings on the inside, it's left blank for writing on your own personal wishes and it comes with a matching red hot envelope. :)

Kain Pelikat la la la la....... :D

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Kain pelikat la la la la....kain pelikat la la la la.....kain pelikat selesa, memang selesaaaaaaaa...... ;D I got inspired to do a design that has a pelikat motif on it. I've always been interested in textile designs, especially the Malay fabrics....such as kain pelikat, batik, songket etc etc.

The different color paper strips were layered one by one on the card. It's quite tricky.....one mistake can ruin the whole thing. I simply chose the bright green color card as the base and mix it with red, purlpe and orange......the black is suppose to make it stand out. I think this card would be suitable to be given to a guy even though the color is a bit cheerful. :)

There is no wordings inside the card, I left it blank for writing on personal wishes. But if you want me to print out some special wordings for you, it can be done, no problem at all. :) The card comes with a matching bright orangy handmade envelope too.

Black package with gold paper ribbon...........

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From the top it looks like a black box wrapped with a gold ribbon......and a small card pasted on top of it. But actually it's a card :) . This card design is so simple and clean cut. The tiny card is a folded card that can actually be written on the inside hehehe.....so cute. And the wordings on it are handwritten, because I don't have a rubber stamp that is small enough to stamp on the tiny cream colored card. This card comes with a soft cream colored handmade envelope. The inside of the card is left blank and has a paper inserted in it for writing on personal wishes. :)

The furry wire experiment

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It's been awhile since I last posted anything here.....been busy posting in my personal blog instead hehehe........ :D

I got this new material recently from the craft store....it's a form of wire with furry rayon swirling around it. I'm not sure what they are actually called, so I guess I'll just call it the furry wire hehehe :D I bought two different colors of the wire, one red and the other is dark purplish pink. The dark purplish pink the one I'm using for this card design as it matches the purple card I'm using. They wires comes in a variety of colors.....namely blue, green, black, brown etc etc....will probably get more of them in future for me to use in my new designs.

For this particular design, I used the furry wire and form it into the shape of a heart. I love working with this wire as it is quite flexible....I haven't tried forming it into any other shapes yet. I have only tried the heart shapes for now. It is also not that hard to glue it on the paper, so that's why I love this new material hehehe..... I also used lots of glitter glue to decorate the card, dark pink and also silver....I just love the sparkling effect it gives to the card. As you can also see, the tiny purple rectangular shapes around the center of the card is actually pieces of ribbons which I cut out piece by piece and glued them around the card as part of the decoration. That is also some new in my design. :)

This card comes with a matching soft purple envelope and also has a soft pink paper inserted inside the card for writing on personal wishes. For now I haven't decided on what to write inside it, so I leave it blank. This card is suitable for any occasion and also can be used for Valentines day to be given to loved ones :)

A wedding cake

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This is a wedding card I made sometime ago but could not find it in my heart to sell nor to give it away hehehe......It is adorned with seed beads, sequins, ribbons and gold strings too.....it has no wordings whatsoever.....inside or outside. I have not decided yet on what to write :D. It's just an idea I had and just love leaving it that way. It has a bright yellow handmade envelope to match it and a yellow paper inserted inside it for writing on personal wishes :)

Wedding card for the sweetest bride......

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This is a special card I made for my cute sis, Aleen.....for her wedding day... :) Her wedding day is on the 29th of November 2008. So I wanted to give her a special card on her special day.

I used a scented patterned paper to make the base of the card.....I simply decorated the card with laces and ribbons....sweet colors for a sweet girl. Well, that is how I see her....and that is how I try to convey in this card.

The front part of the card was also decorated with tiny heart shaped punched out paper....the heart shape paper is the same paper as the paper for the base of the card and by pasting them on the card, it somehow creates an illusion that the card is embossed with heart shapes. Pasting the heart shapes on the card one by one was not easy....it took sometime to get it done.....but the results was worth the trouble. The card has a matching peach colored handmade envelope and is decorated on the inside with a simple printed message for the bride.

Congratulations Dear...

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A matching red hot envelope for the card

The tiniest paper cupcake I ever made ;)

I got an order to make a pop up card recently.....pretty excited about that :) My customer wanted the same design as the pop up card that I made a while back, but instead of writing wordings like "Happy Birthday Honey", she wanted it to be "Congratulations Dear". Well that was not a problem hehehe......so I made it just the way she requested. The pop up lip and cupcakes inside the card is the same like the original design I made as you can see at the link here. However, the wordings inside had to be changed to suit the needs of my customer. One thing that I would like to mention here is that this is the first time I had to make the tiniest paper cupcake ever! hehehe......actually, my customer wanted a small photo of a cupcake beside her signature, but I decided to make one by hand instead. So tiny and cute! :)

More embossed gift cards!

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I came up with another idea! I used the same technique....the same white embossed paper and same ribbon wrap idea except, instead of using white ribbons, I used a variety of soft sweet colored ribbons. I used purple, blue, green and peach, pink....so sweet! :) To match it up even more, I used matching colored handmade envelopes. Don't they just look so cute? hehehe......

Thank You Teacher

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This is a new design I made last night....plus the whole day of yesterday hehehe.....I was brainstorming for new ideas on how to design a thank you card that is meant to be given to a lady teacher. A sweet customer of mine wanted a thank you card design that has soft colours and somehow combine it with an apple (a motif that is always used for teacher's greeting cards). My head just went spinning like crazy thinking of a few designs that would be suitable. I was running out of time.....and I knew I couldn't do anything that was too complicated otherwise it would take too long to complete it.....however I did came up with 2 designs for her to choose from. She finally chose this one and also these wordings that I found in the net for her. I love poems by Joanna Fuchs....they are beautiful.

I've always wanted to do something different everytime I design a new card. And this time around I tried stamping with the big letter stamps that I have. I've seen before in many other handmade designs by other artist whereby they used this similar technique, so I wanted to give it a try. I had to make a small rectangular template so that I could draw it out on paper and cut them up so that I could stamp the letters on them. It's quite fun to do actually hehehe...I really enjoyed stamping the letters "T", "E", "A", "C", "H", "E", "R", then layering them with different colour papers and later arranging them to form a word. The apple was another thing that I loved making....and I even made a miniature one for the envelope. And all that was hand drawn....as I don't have any ready made template available.....from the apple to the leaf to the stalk of the apple, all hand drawn and cut out using the old scissor hehehe..... I would probably make more card designs using this similar technique of stamping on small rectangular shape paper...because it's actually fun to do! :)

Embossed gift card....

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Ain't this cute! :) I just love making these....so simple to make and look so cute...hehehe It's a gift card I designed that is suitable to be given together with your gift to that someone special.....or for weddings....

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Cute pictures....

I got this really pretty wrapping paper with pictures of cute little boys and girls.....I just adore the colour they used for the pictures....the shades of brown, oranges, creams, black, soft green....just so pretty!

Then I cut them up along the lines....all of the pictures from the wrapping paper are not of the same size and it was really tricky to sort them and figure out how to use them in the best way. But I did a design for a card and some bookmarks too. I made a few paper beaded bookmark using those pictures as you can see above. Click here to view the bookmarks in detail in my bead blog.

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I really like this card for it's colours.....the mix of brown, mustard yellow, gold and dark brown just suits each other real well. The dots of gold completes everything else. I used the picture from the wrapping paper......it had to be cut this way because the picture was not square or rectangular in shape. So decided to choose this shape as it is something different from what I have done before. This card has a paper insert in it just like all of my other cards, to write on personal wishes. It also comes with a matching handmade beige envelope. :)

Pure white and a touch of silver....

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I came up with this idea today when my aunt told me that she needed some cards made for her to use.......errrrmmmmm, a card design that would be suitable for all occasions.....she was specific about the the type of paper she wanted though....the white embossed swirling vines paper....she is in lurve with it! :) This card comes with a white handmade envelope and is left blank on the inside for writing in personal wishes. I wish I had a broader white organza ribbon for the card though....it would have been a lot nicer....but I just used what is available in my ribbon collection....I added a string of beads to the knot of the ribbon....just to add some sparkle to it hehehe :). And for the flowers....this time around I added the silver dots to them so that they would match the silver ribbon.... Such a simple card indeed! :)

Confetti!

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Last Sunday I went to the hypermarket and saw some really interesting looking confetti sold there......I thought it would be cool to buy some for me to use for my new birthday card designs.....I finally had the chance to try them out today. The confetti are very thin but not so fragile and I find the thickness of it similar to some type of sequins I find in the craft store. So it's easy enough to work with. I just love the wordings as it does come in a variety of colours but the balloons and stars are only available in gold colour.....but it's ok, I love them anyways. It sparkles and shines really nicely on the card. Can't wait to use them again for another birthday card design soon! :) As you can see the card comes with a soft pink handmade envelope and is left blank on the inside for writing on personal wishes.

Happy Diwali 2008!

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For the first time in my life, I have finally designed a Deepavali card this year hehehe.....it's not that big in size, just an A6 size card. Start small as they say hehehe......I chose the oil lamp as the main motif for the card......which is the symbol of light over darkness. I love the card for it's colours, sequins and it's simplicity I suppose......but the colour sure does attracts the eye. I chose those colours because they remind me of the fabrics from the Indian traditional clothes. I've seen some that uses these colour combinations before.....and I love them :). The background of the card does look like the patterns on fabrics....especially with the sequins on them....and the gold dots represents the beads.....most traditional Indian dresses incorporates lots of sequins and beads on them....so I guess I was inspired by them when designing a card for Deepavali.....

"Deep"/ "Dip" means "light of the dharma", and "avali" means "a continuous line". The more literal translation is "rows of clay lamps". Deepavali or Diwali is a major colourful festival for all Indians around the world.....and it is also a very signigficant festival for all believers of Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. It is also commonly called as the "Festival of Light". The lights or lamps marks the triumph of good over evil....and the victory of light over darkness.

HAPPY DIWALI to all!!!! :)

Easter bunny in basket 2

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This is the 3rd design I made.......another Easter card that I had to scan. Luckily nowadays I have the digital camera and capturing the design is made easier :) This design is made using one of my tall slim cards......and the bunny is standing upright hehehe....smiling away :). Probably because of all the Easter eggs surrounding it! LOL!.......

Easter bunny in basket

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Ok....this is the second Easter card design I did for my customer.......I made 3 designs for her....so I will post the other 3rd one after this heheh......this design has the bunny in the basket filled with Easter eggs and flowers all around.

Actually the hard part of making Easter cards is cutting out the Easter eggs one by one....since they are so small in size....it can get pretty tricky! I wish I had a craft punch for that! hahaha.....it would make things easier for me :)

Easter bunny

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This is my first Easter day card design....... :) I made this design for my first online customer in 2007. But I didn't upload the photos on my blog that year......in fact there are a lot more designs that I have not upload yet here! hehehe!

The design that I actually made for my customer had some little changes to the Easter egg.....the Easter egg was colorful unlike the one you see here........I didn't have the time to scan the final design huhuhu......at that time, I didn't have a digital camera and most of my designs were scanned by the printer.

The Easter bunny and the eggs were hand drawn and hand cut.....didn't have any special puncher to do all that.....so everything had to be done by hand....... :).

True blue

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Black and white

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Birthday buttons

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The falling leaves....

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I just got carried away with this one ;). Glued on the card 4 types of leaf....3 of the leaves were done using craft punch and one was hand drawn and cut out by hand...I just had fun pasting them on the card.... :) The card comes with a beige handmade envelope and is blank on the inside for writing on personal wishes.

A bouquet.....

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I had a hard time designing this card.....it was really difficult to make...half way through I almost gave up hehhehehe............ the bouquet of flowers took a lot of my time because of the sewing. I sew the beads and sequins on the white paper....and later pasted the white paper with two other layers of paper. I love the lace at the top and bottom of the card....the lace was cut out from a bigger piece of lace.....I only wanted that part of the lace for this design so I had to cut it out from the original lace itself.....and that was not an easy task to do either hehehe.......the butterfly were traced on paper using a template and later cut out by hand....

I think this card would be suitable to be given to a bride and groom on their wedding day.....to wish them all the best in their future as husband and wife.... The card is left blank for writing on personal wishes.....and comes with a soft pink handmade envelope...

Something new from an old design

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I'm loving this new card design.....it's something new that I made inspired by an old design I did some time ago....have a look at it here. The old design had 3 flowers but this one has only one main flower with lots of small flowers around it. So far I've only come up with the idea for this pink flowers....I do plan to make a new design for the brown flowers as well....

This card has no wordings in it.....left it blank for writing on personal wishes. It can be used as a Thank You card, Thinking of You card or just to say Hi card......anything that you feel it's suitable for. It also comes with a soft pink handmade envelope too :).

Embossed look....

I have been spinning my head trying to figure out an idea for this design hehehe......what happened was that I bought this really pretty paper.....a white paper with embossed vines on it....at least I think it's vines hehehe.....swirling vines.....the paper itself was already pretty....so I pretty much didn't know what to do with it....oh dear! So one day it just came to me....why not just add on some flowers to the vines...flowers of the same colour as the paper to add on some more embossed look to the paper....just to make it different! And since the decorations on the card was already full, I just tied to it a soft pink organza ribbon with a "Baby Girl" tag to it to complete the design.....and I love it! Finally I managed to make a card using this paper! Yippee! LOL!

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Back to work....

16/10/2008.............As you all know.....I haven't been around lately to blog here due to the internet problem, as well as other issues that has been bothering me. But I have saved some of the dates on this blog for posting later on, as I have done for this post and also other posts that you'll be seeing published later on! Heheheh! :D It took the Telekom technicians almost a month to fix my phone line! From August 28th till September 23rd! So I had to spend time at the internet cafe whenever I can to check my mails etc etc etc....really hated that! But all that is over now and I can now have a more relaxed time in front of the PC, surfing, researching and working in the comfort of my own home....aaahhhh...bliss! Since it all pretty much happened a little before and during Ramadhan.....I managed to use the time I had to attend to my personal matters....things that needed taken care of rather urgently and also things that I have been meaning to do for quite some time now. All in all.....the time I had to myself were used in a good way.....and soon, you'll be seeing more of my work being published here....I am taking time publishing them one by one....hehehe.....so...do drop by whenever possible to check them out....thank you all!! :)

More troubles....sob sob.... :(

Dear all......I have an announcement to make....due to problems with my internet connection at home, I won't be able to entertain any orders of custom made cards until further notice. However I am able to entertain orders of cards that are available in this blog....Truly sorry guys..... I hope to have the problem solved as soon as I can..... :(

Baby stroller for baby boy

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I just love the sweet combination of soft green and soft turquoise. It's so sweet! This small card was made using an A6 size card stock. It has no long wordings on the inside, just a simple "CONGRATS" stamped on the soft green paper insert inside the card. It also comes with a soft green handmade envelope. Its just perfect to give together with a gift for the new proud parents of a baby boy. I plan to give this to a friend of mine who just gave birth recently to a baby boy. :)

I have always loved to try out new things and this is definitely new for me.....I had to make my own template for the baby's stroller....I made three different parts, the handle, the bottom and top part of the stroller....then paste them together. And then added the face of the baby peeking out of the stroller hehehehe! I also made the tag with the stamped "BABY BOY" wordings on it. :)

Shiny gold squares....

Here is another similar design that I made together with the brown and blue square cards....I wanted to point out in this post that all the cards can be used either horizontally or vertically since there are no wordings made inside it.....so you are free to choose which angle you like as the design I made looks good vertically or horizontally :). One card I decorated with buttons on it and the other I replaced it with decorations of smaller squares of yellow paper.....both have small orange flowers decorated on the beige squares.....I love the colour contrast of the beige and orange paper...really pops out. :) Both comes with a handmade beige envelope.

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