Monkeys!

Here's a card to share which i made for an animal card swap a few weeks ago. I've been so busy since i last posted the card and i have more lined up to share for the next couple of days. We were going on a trip of a lifetime to Disneyland 2 weeks ago and I've been wanting to go there since my last trip there when i was 3! LOL.. But, i didnt realise that all the swaps i've signed up for months ago was due the day before i leave. Yikes!



Stamp Set: Mindy's Zoo by Autumn Leaves
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, White
Ink: Brilliance Black
Others: Copic markers, Dew drops

I would like to share another card today. I bought this set from My Favorite Things a few months ago and it has yet to see ink. So i thought i'll blow the dust off it and ink up a couple of images. When i saw the sentiment for this set, i knew i had to make a card with that sentiment for my sister. "Sisters and Chocolate make life bearable" It brings back memories of my sister and I having chocolate fondue in a Haagen Dazs cafe many years ago. Yumm! Just thinking about it made my mouth water!
They brought us a selection of fruits (strawberries, apples, blueberries, grapes, banana) together with cubes of your favorite ice cream and a nice warm pot of chocolate sauce. Oooooh...
And what makes this card even better is a card scent from Simply Sista's. Bought the Pikake scent and Hot Cocoa. Oh my goodness.. when it came, i was blown away by how real they smell! The Hot Cocoa scent would be perrrrfect! for this card!



Supplies:

Stamps: MFT -How Sweet it is
Cardstock: Barely Banana; SU!, Bazzil Black, Stampers Select White; PaperTrey
Patterned Paper: Basic Gray
Ink: Brilliance Black, Copic Markers
Others: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Felt flowers; Maya road, Brads ;Pinkhedgehog

This is a birthday card made specially for my MIL. She's a very special person and the best MIL one could ever ask for. She introduced me to paper crafting 4 years ago and ever since then i've been addicted to it. I've always and still am awed by the cards she sends me, appreciating the time she takes to make them.
For this card, i used PaperTrey's Out on a Limb set, Birthday Basics, March new colors, Sweet Blush and Berry Sorbet. The stem is stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate. I love this color of brown and use it all the time. It has a sparkle look to it and i love the rich brown color. Glitter is added to the middle of random flowers.

Supplies:
Stamps: Out on a Limb, Birthday Basics ; PaperTrey
Cardstock: Stampers Select, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet; PaperTrey
Ink: Pearlescent Brown ; Brilliance, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet; PaperTrey
Accessories: Glitter

Happy Easter!

This is my easter card this year. Decided to go with something more spring-looking. Actually this card came about because of the patterned paper. I loved the paper! It's from the collection For Peep's Sake by Imaginesce. I stamped the image with Brilliance Black and colored it with copic markers. The scalloped edge is done with a corner rounder. The chick is flocked, though you can't see it in the picture. I do need to get a new camera or a photo box. I find it so hard to take decent pictures with proper lighting. Any suggestions?

I do hope all of you had a wonderful Easter! Happy Easter!

Supplies:
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Ink: Brilliance Black
Paper: Aqua Mist ; PaperTrey, Spring Fling ; Imaginesce
Others: Copic Markers, Aqua Mist Satin Ribbon, Corner rounder punch

Lauren's Saturday Sketch

I finally tried out Lauren's Saturday Sketch. You can see it here. It's the first card sketch i ever participated in. The rules were just to keep it simple. = )
A few days ago, i was making my mother-in-law a birthday card (which i can't post here yet til she gets it or it wouldn't be a surprise) and i was going to have patterned paper and ribbons on it, when after i stamped the focal image, i liked how it looked with just 1 layer, i decided to keep it that way. I hope she likes it!

Supplies:
Stamps: Spiral Bouquet ; PaperTrey
Ink: Spring Moss, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet; PaperTrey , Always Artichoke; SU!

My Favorite Bella

Isn't she cute! When I first saw Cupcakebella, i knew i had to get it! You can find it here.
She's colored with copic markers and twinkling H2Os. Twinkling H2Os are awesome. They leave a nice shimmering look on the paper. The cupcake is colored with Twinkling H2Os and the lining is paper pierced. This card has a different fold to it. It opens in the middle. Cardstock is cut 4.25 by 11, scored at 2.75 and 8.25. I used the large rectangle and scalloped nestibilities. A dew drop is added as the "cherry" to the cupcake. You can find them at Ellen Hutson shop here.
Thanks for looking!

Supplies:
Stamps: Cupcakebella ; Stamping Bella
Ink: Brilliance Black
Cardstock: SU Pretty in pink, Regal rose, Stampers' Select; PaperTrey
Others: Twinkling H2Os, Copic Markers, Dew Drops in Island Blossom, Glitter, Patterned Paper ; Noteworthy Audrey collection by Making memories, Large Rectangle Nestibilities

Christmas

I know Christmas is long over and Spring is here, but i've just found these photos of projects which i did around Christmas as gifts so thought i'll just share them.

This is an altered tea tin which i got from PaperTrey. They make great gifts! I made one for my Mom and MIL.

Supplies:
Stamps: Holiday Treats are from PaperTrey Ink.
Ink: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy
Paper: Night of Navy, Soft Sky, patterned paper;from my stash
Embellishment: Brads were from a bulk buy share by Pinkhedgehog. Ribbons ; American Crafts

This is a tin which i got from Papertrey. They make perfect Christmas gifts for the office! I did like 10 of these for people in the office. Filled them with some of my favorite chocolates, Ferraro Rocher and Hershey Nuggets! Tutorial on decorating these tins can be found on Nichole's blog here. The snowflakes are stamped randomly with silver ink and glue pad and glitter is poured onto the snowflakes stamped with glue to give it a hint of sparkles but not overwhelming.

Supplies:
Stamp: Snowflake Serenade; Papertrey
Ink: Brocade Blue, Brilliance starlight silver, Tsukineko essential glue pad
Paper: Soft Sky
Others: Ribbon; my LSS, Tin; PaperTrey

These notebooks were my Christmas gifts for my Sunday School kids. The letter on the front are their first initials. Blue is for the boys and pink is for THE girl. Yup, you read it right. There's only 1 girl in my class this year. But there are 8 boys. So you can imagine the ruckus in class every sunday. But they're so fun to be with.

Supplies:
Stamps: Ambassador Monogram, Borders & Corners (Circle) ; PaperTrey, SU Typeset Uppercase
Paper: Regal Rose, Brocade Blue, Night of Navy
Ink: Regal Rose, Brocade Blue, ColorBox Baby Blue