Happy Birthday Maksu!!! :)

Alalalalalalalala....comelnyer Maksu I niiiiii hehehehe.... :D

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Today is my aunt's birthday! :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAKSU!!!!! She's 51 this year and yet she looks like she's in her 30s!!! How lucky to be able to look so young at that age....wonder if I will look that young when I reach 50! Yikes!! hehehe! We went out for lunch to celebrate...but I forgot to get her a cake!! Ooops! Maksu....jangan marah...I'll get you one when I come back from Alor Setar ok? hehehehe! She got presents too! Will not mention it here what they are hahahaha! Rahsiaaaaa.... :D

Made her a special dark red/marone colored card with cream and gold embellishments...I love the edges of the card where I used a scallop scissors to cut with...the flower petals are individually cut and pasted on the cards...same goes to the leaves...all cut by hand...they all look like they are dancing hehehe swaying from side to side and from up and down...I made a marone flower for the envelope...matches the card really nice. :) Happy that she loved it... :)

Flowers IN Heart

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Something blue...and something rosy....something for you...my sweetie ...does that rhyme?? hehehe! This card is an A7 size card....pretty small and cute in size......and is suitable for use as a gift card.

Pay It Forward

Everyone says they want to make the world a better place and young Trevor McKinney is no exception. Only he isn't just using words, he is using an idea. What would happen if three people were given a favor and, instead of paying it back, they paid it forward? If anyone has seen the movie Pay It Forward....one would believe that Pay It Forward is indeed a beautiful idea.

For those who have no idea what Pay It Forward means....please read this:
The expression "pay it forward" is used to describe the concept of third party beneficiary in which a creditor who offers the debtor the option of paying the debt forward to a third person instead of paying it back. Debt and payments can be monetary or by good deeds. In sociology, this concept is called "generalized reciprocity" or "generalized exchange". A related transaction, which starts with a gift instead of a loan, is alternative giving.

So here's the thing.......There is a blogger Pay It Forward going on. The idea is this: As part of the Pay It Forward venture, I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leaves a comment here on my blog requesting to join the Pay It Forward exchange. I am not sure what that gift will be yet, and you will not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days! That is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is to Pay It Forward by making this same promise on your blog. I really love that this supports the random acts of kindness philosophy, & gives a boost to handmade, all in one. I'm looking forward to see who the first 3 people will be to comment! I will have to be able to contact you to get your gift to you, but we'll deal with that once you comment! So, on your marks, get set, go!

My first Pop Up card!!!

The sexy lips popping up hehehehehe!

Notice the knot of the ribbons on the top part and bottom part of the card....symbolizes what I see as "tying the knot". Even though they have been married for 8 years now, but their love for each other is as strong and tight as before! Just like the knots, strongly tied together forever :)

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Where do I begin...to tell the story of how great a love can be....a simple story of a lovely young lady's love for her dearest husband....so much so that she wanted something extra special for his birthday card this year hehehe! :) I was really excited about this new project! A challenge on my side to create that special something for her deary beloved....she asked for a big heart and big hugs....but...changed to lips instead in the end...so sexy and so "seksa" she said hehehehe! I had an idea about doing pop up card since I've never done one before so I wanted to try something new....and popping up the sexy lips from the card was an idea I would love to do...challenging indeed but managed to figure it out how to make the card in the end.

She also wanted cupcakes, which explains why there are cupcakes patterns on the inside of the card. If only the card could be accompanied with real edible cupcakes...now that would be super surprise for her dearly beloved! Hope she could get some for him somehow. :) All the best to you Lita!!

Flowers in a row

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Another A7 size gift card that I would like to share this month! :) It's a first time for me to actually use the beige colored raffia I bought long ago...been keeping it safe for new projects! I've seen them being used to make ribbons and such...so I gave it try for this design...I love it! It matches the small beige flowers and it's easy to use too! I'll be using it more of it in other future projects... :)

Love in beads

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Oooops I did it again! hehehe! This is another card I made in January this year and only now am I posting it here. This very soft toned card with sweet colored paper and laces, adorned with tiny sequins and beads that were hand sewn on the white paper is a wonderful card to give for loved ones, especially for those who are very close to you and can be given at any time of the year. :)

On Your Wedding Day

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I made this design last month but only now do I have the time to add it in. Been so busy lately with work I forgot all about it! Yikes! :D I love the two butterflies on the edges of the wording on this card...it's shiny and metallic color just makes it attractive to look at. The soft and sweet colored papers with laces at the bottom adds a special touch to it! As usual there's no wordings on the inside of the card....I usually don't make any unless requested by my customers. But it does of course has a beige paper insert in it for writing your own thoughts inside. This cute card would be just lovely for someone's wedding day to give together with a wedding present and of course not forgetting to write something beautiful inside that comes from the heart for the bride and groom. :)

Shiny purple flowers

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Loved the shiny purple flowers crossing each other by the stems like two lovers united in love :). I would make this type of card that is quite small in size which is only A7 and use it to put in money in it for the bride and groom on their wedding day. There is even a paper insert in the inside of the card for writing on our wishes for the happy couple. It's like 2 in 1, a card and a gift in it too!! :) Suitable for busy people like me who just does not have the time to think of what to buy for them, so by just giving money it saves me lots of time and headache of wondering what to get them! hehehe! And the bride and groom can use the money to buy anything they like for their new home etc.

I have a few more of these types of cards that I use for weddings but have not yet published them here. Will do so soon!

A birthday card for Intan Khadijah

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(This is an example of a similar design but with only the wordings "Happy Birthday" on it)

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This is a special birthday card I made for a little girl named Intan Khadijah.....a darling client of mine ordered this for her little niece....how sweet! :) I believe that this is the first time I made for my collection a birthday cake hehehe...sweet colors and some confetti that looks like it was sprinkled on the card...the card is blank on the inside left for some inspirational thoughts from the sender... :)

Cupcake for your sweetheart!

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I really enjoyed making this cute cupcake card! Maybe because it looks delicious! hehehe! :) The pattern is a bit different from the cupcake card I made before and much more fun to do as well...I LOVE putting on the glitters on the pink icing on top with the tiny heart shapes that I made using textured paper...it kinda reminds me of strawberries...hehehe...because of the color and texture of the paper. :) I get hungry looking at this card! Yikes! :D

Sweet Love on her birthday

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What was I thinking when I design this card? Hmmm....sweet sweet sweet love hehehehe...the mood of Valentines day and probably hunger for candy prompted me to make this card hehehe...well, that's what I was feeling and thinking of at that time.....kinda cheerful and happy feeling inside with all the colorful heart shapes all around the birthday wording... :)

Love you girls even more....

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5.2.2008 - I thought I would share with everyone here a card I made for my dear friend who lives far far away in Maine...I wanted so much to give her this card design which was pink in color but I actually ran out of pink paper but still wanted to give her this card .....so I thought and thought about it and finally got an idea to use brown paper since brown hues are her favorite colors...and since the patterned paper has that color too, it just seemed perfect! My sister said that it looks like chocolate to her when she looked at the card...and I thought so too!! :) Looks yummy hehehe! Hope she loves it too! :)

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I found this really cool stripe patterned paper sometime ago...and I finally got an idea of what to do with it last night hehehe :D....I cut it out in heart shape forms and layered it with a thicker paper before pasting it on the card....and added the wordings "Love" and "You" on each heart... :) and later surrounding them with tiny red punched out heart shapes......As I thought of how to make the design using these heart shapes, I came up with an idea of matching them with a style that I love doing which is using strips of different colored paper pasted side by side using the colors found in the heart shape patterned paper....with a red hot ribbon tied up at the top, it completes the design!

I already know who I'm giving this hot card to....do you? :P hehehe.....This is to all the hot girls I love! :)

Love you guys too....

A simple wording inside of "Love You" in a tag form with a matching ribbon....sweet!

A matching soft purple handmade envelope with a heart shape form attached to the back of the envelope, using the same colors found in the card...

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I was thinking to myself when I made this card...hrmmm...wonder if the guys would prefer to receive a Valentines Day card that has colors other than red, pink or other girlish colors hehehe....WHY NOT RIGHT??? I wanted it to look less feminine and with a subtle look....I played with the different colored strips of paper to achieve that checkered pattern or maybe a "kain pelikat" pattern hehehehe....so that it is more masculine...but since it's for Valentines Day, I couldn't help but add the tiny punched out heart shapes on it!! :D Plus, I added a short sweet message inside by making a tag out of it saying "Love You"....

So what do you guys think?? Would you like to receive one of this card from a loved one this Valentines Day? Or is it a big NO NO NO!?? Hehehehe......I love it still no matter what :)

A birthday card for a dear friend :)

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This is a special card I designed for a good friend of mine for her friend's birthday that's coming very soon this month.....she wanted something sweet with soft colors. Since I am still crazily in love with making those plum blossoms for Chinese New Year cards....I decided to make some that would suit the birthday girl's card too! I am like soooooooooo addicted to making those plum blossoms at the moment and I just couldn't help myself! hehehehe!!!! :P Please forgive me hehehehe..... But I am happy that my good friend loved this design and so another mission is successfully completed! And I love it too!!! :) hehehehe!

Chinese lanterns....

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I am so excited about this design :) as I have never made a Chinese lantern before...how cool! Another fun project :).

Raising the red lantern is a tradition that began in China back in the 1600's during the Qing Dynasty. Chinese red lanterns are a symbol of happiness and good luck. These traditional Chinese paper lanterns are used on the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year for the Lantern Festival, are bright, colorful, and in many different sizes and shapes, but mostly they will be red in color.

Mandarin oranges...

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I got this cute idea to make a Chinese New Year card using mandarin oranges as a subject matter. Did you know........... that the mandarin oranges are the most popular and the most abundant fruit during Chinese New Year. Piles of oranges and mandarin oranges with leaves attached go on sale in the weeks before the New Year. Both oranges and mandarin oranges are round golden fruits surrounded by emerald leaves. Their shape and color symbolize the sun and connect with the yang principle, which represent the positive element and generative force in nature. Thus oranges are considered auspicious fruits and important symbols of the New Year.

The name of the fruit is gut in Cantonese, and therefore it symbolizes good fortune (dai gut). It is an important item for the household. At the New Year, a pair of mandarin oranges, together with a red envelope of money, is placed next to the pillow of every child in the family. This stands for dai gut lai see "good fortune and good business". The same items are placed on top of the chuen hop, the circular box, containing New Year's preserves and candies, as well as the family rice container, to bring good fortune for the home. Dishes of oranges are also placed in front of altars and on top of New Year's gifts for one's friends. Mandarin oranges are used as a "return" gift when one is given a New Year present. These are some infos I got about the mandarin oranges and what it symbolizes for the New Year....

So go and spread some wealth and good fortune to others with this cute card during this new year! :)

Colors of the new year...

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I simply am crazy about the combination of these colors on this new design of my mine. The red, orange and yellow colors are so bright and attracts one's attention to it. I bought this bright orange lace a few months ago last year but have not used it for any of my designs. Couldn't get the right combination of colored paper to suit the lace and now I have! So excited about that! I guess it must be the Chinese New Year mood that somehow got me the idea hehehe.... I am not sure if this card is suitable for use as a Chinese New Year card, but I do feel that it would be suitable as a Thank You note card or even as a card for one to use to just say Hello to a friend that's long been missed..... :)

Plum blossoms

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This yellow CNY card of red plum blossoms with a pinkish edge to it.....a real contrast to the yellow background of the card...with a matching red handmade envelope that has a red blossom at the back of it! :)

A striking red card with a soft pink matching handmade envelope added with a blossom at the back of the envelope...

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Don't you just love those plum blossoms?? So pretty when they blossom on the tree...I just love looking at them. My attempt to make Chinese New Year cards this year starts with this plum blossom motif. I love making cards with flower motifs and this one gives me great pleasure to design and produce. Each flower on these cards are hand cut using just plain scissors and layered with another paper beneath it and cut again for the second time. Only the flower buds are cut out using a paper puncher.

I made simple wordings for the cards on the outside and blank on the inside...I really enjoyed making these blossoms... :) . So much fun!

These are some facts I got from the net about the plum blossoms :). Did you know.........that it is customary for Chinese to decorate their homes with blossoms during Chinese New Year? For without flowers there will be no formation of fruit. The southern Chinese have a tradition of displaying a blossoming of peach tree or plum tree at home during the Chinese New Year, and immigrants have continued this custom. In Hong Kong and Canton, thousands upon thousands of peach and plum trees are sold in the annual New Year Flower Fair , and the Chinese buy these trees just as others would buy pine trees or fir trees to celebrate Christmas. The Chinese believe that blossoming flowers will bring prosperity (huakai fugui) therefore considerable care is taken in choosing these trees, so that many of the buds will bloom on New Year's Day. :)