Birthday easel card with pink quilling flowers

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I guess there's always a story behind every art work that I do and this one is no exception. It all started when I was playing with my quilling comb about a week ago. It had been a while since I last held one in my hand and made any quilling shapes with it. I then tried to make quilling loops with the comb and started layering each one on top of the other and somehow created this quilling pattern below.

After doing that, I kept thinking of how to turn it into a petal because I wanted to make a flower with it. But since it was so big, I turned it into a flower bud instead. Then when I did so.....it somehow reminded me of a strawberry ...doesn't it look like one to you?? Hahahahha....Check out the photo below....

No matter how it looked, pink strawberries or flower buds, I still loved it! And decided to use it for my new handmade card design that I was requested to do for a very special person.

These days I prefer to hand letter all my sentiments for my handmade cards. I guess, it would make the card more special and unique instead of just printing them. Plus by doing so, I get to practice writing with the brush again too. Which I don't get to do everyday. So it was fun. :) Do check out the video of the card below.

Like I said earlier, this card was made for someone special. And that someone is actually the founder of Jamu Mandara, Puan Azliza Ahmad. Her birthday was earlier this month but I was only able to give the card to her a week later. A little late but better late than never right? Hehe! :) Below are a couple of photos of her and me when we met a few days ago in Kangar, Perlis for a business meeting.

I also made her a hand bound book. A simple coptic stitch hand bound book. Actually, both the card and the hand bound book had the same colour combination of bright pink and lime green. This is because the product she sells uses the same colour for the packaging. So I thought that it would be cool to use those colours for the design of the handmade card and hand bound book. So it's something that she would appreciate because it's related to her products. 

I started taking her Jamu products since August this year. I've been getting really great results ever since I took them. I feel so much lighter, more energetic and I've been able to do my work better ever since. I can't imagine going through a day without it. So I am very much grateful to Puan Azliza Ahmad for her help in making me feel good through her products and I couldn't be happier to be able to meet her in person to thank her personally for that. The meeting was also for us to talk more about business since last October I decided to become an agent for Jamu Mandara because I was so confident of their products and would like to spread the word about it to all my friends and family about how wonderful Jamu Mandara is. I would certainly not hide whatever good things I know and would like more people to feel good like I do. Below is Jamu Mandara's advert and description of their product that I take every day. So if you would like to give it try, you can contact me at my WhatsApp 017-6508141 for orders. I would definitely give you a special price for it :). 

Apple Toner - For all your Printer ink and Toner Cartridge needs!

Hello everyone!!

So you must be wondering what do I want to blog about today? I usually talk about arts and crafts here but for today, I would like to talk about convenience for a change. Recently I found this really cool website called Apple Toner that specializes in tending to all your commercial printing needs. That means they sell household and office printing equipment like laser printers, printer cartridges, ink refills as well as repairs and maintenance services (in my case it was for the standard HP ink cartridges). They carry most of the mainstream brands so as long you don’t go all hipster or pick out some obscure brand, you’re good. It’s easy to find a compatible toner for your machine as long as you know what you’re looking for. A quick type on your printer brand and series and the site lists down all the things you’d need.

Apple Toner is a local company based off in Klang but offer nationwide delivery for all their products, even same-day services if you order before 12pm on a weekday. Like most others, I get a bit uneasy when purchasing certain types of products online, and these guys even addressed that issue by placing a 1-year warranty on all their items. So buy something from them and if it doesn’t work out the way you want it, then BAM!!! They’ll sort you right out! So I think that’s pretty cool.

There’s this one part though I thought was a considerate touch - they made a step-by-step walk-through on how to place an order with them. I think it may not seem like that a big a deal for most of us, but I can imagine quite a few beginners to online shopping would appreciate the gesture.

The above photo is a screenshot of the page where they teach you step by step on how to make the order. Like most e-tailers these days, they offer a variety of payment options which makes it super easy to deal with.

It seems they’ve got quite a fair amount of companies as well, tending to government and private companies alike. All in all I quite like what I see so far. Not too bad. I know where I’ll be getting my next refill of HP ink cartridges next time around. Ha! But do note that these guys offer compatible toner types only. NOT the original printer cartridges. But they do boast about its high quality and they’ve got a strong line of customers so that’s saying something. So do check out their FAQ to find out more about this.

Fesyen Tudung Benang Hijau Terkini di Zalora!

Hello everyone!

You must be wondering what this post is all about right? Something different from the usual craft post I do here since day one. Well, today I'm doing a special post about a special new brand called Benang Hijau that is currently trending at Zalora Malaysia. If you didn't know, Zalora Malaysia is one of the fastest growing online retailer in Southeast Asia! I personally have checked out the tudung collections at the site and they are all gorgeous!! I can't wait to get the collection for myself soon! Yay!! Do read a short introduction about Fesyen Tudung Benang Hijau below :). As you can see, I wrote it in Malay as I plan to mix some of my post in the future in the Malay language once in a while to make my blog more Malaysian friendly! Haha! ;)

Ok girls! Untuk pengetahuan semua, Benang Hijau sebenarnya bukanlah nama yang begitu besar dalam industri fesyen tempatan dan masih belum setanding dengan jenama-jenama tudung popular tanah air seperti Airiani, Naelofar Hijab dan seumpamanya. Namun, jenama yang masih "hijau" ini telah mempunyai jumlah penggemar yang cukup ramai dan semaking mendapat tempat di hati para hijabista.  Bermula secara kecil-kecilan, Benang Hijau Collection kini mengorak langkah yang semakin besar dengan mempertaruhkan koleksi tudung online yang cukup berkualiti dengan rekaan yang trendi.

Jika dilihat secara kasar, koleksi tudung Benang Hijau rata-rata sama dengan koleksi tudung online dari jenama-jenama online yang lain. Namun, apa yang membezakan koleksi tudung jenama ini adalah penggunaan fabrik yang digunakan dalam pembuatan setiap helai koleksi tudung adalah benar-benar berkualiti dan menepati jangkaan para pembeli. Benang Hijau sangat pentingkan kualiti pada setiap koleksi tudung yang dicipta dan kepuasan pelanggan amatlah dititikberatkan.

Selain menggunakan fabrik yang selesa dan mudah untuk dipakai setiap hari, koleksi tudung Benang Hijau juga dijahit kemas dan direka dengan teliti. Bukan itu sahaja, malah koleksi tudung-tudung ini juga boleh anda miliki dalam tawaran harga yang jauh lebih murah daripada jenama-jenama popular yang lain. Ini sangat menarik kerana kita boleh mendapat kualiti yang sama tanpa perlu membayar lebih. Yay!! Itu yang saya suka! Dan saya pasti anda pun suka juga kan? Hehe! ;)

Untuk rekaan koleksi tudung Benang Hijau yang terkini, mereka kini membawakan koleksi instant shawl Benang Hijau yang boleh anda dapatkan dalam pelbagai pilihan warna dan corak yang cantik dan menarik! Rekaan tudungnya yang cukup praktikal membolehkan anda menggayakannya ke mana sahaja yang anda inginkan! Senang serta cepat untuk digayakan dan cantik sentiasa!

As you can see from the photos above, the instant shawl can be matched with the other chosen accessories and outfits perfectly to make you look good everyday. So what are you waiting for girls?! Go check out the link and get your cool and trendy tudung from Benang Hijau today!! Stay cool and trendy always with Zalora Malaysia! :)