June 2010
I do like cat. Anything with cat in it I like. I made a bit mess around the b-day message circle edge! At that time, I didn't own "permanent" pens so ink went everywhere when I touched it.... This was my first time I tried to highlight the card edge. I learned from my mistake; I can do it better now :)
My very first time using "embolishments" on my hand-made card. Quick one. I like simple card like this one sometimes. I also like Green/Yellow combo.
I guess because I am Asian, I don't paticulary fancy to use Asian things in my card crafting. Actually, I lied. Most of my crafting supplies are.... inkpad, glue, papers, etc; they are all "Made in Japan". I do have lots... What I mean is "Asian Thame" is not my thing!
But I do like this one & surely enjoyed making this. I stamped on the several patterned papers and build it up with silicon glue for 3D effect. One of my quick card that I made a year ago. This was probably the first stamp that I coloured in with my "Letraset Promarker" pen set that I am crazy on. As of today, I am only 21 pens away to collect whole set!
I did say I don't like it - but I do like this one a lot.
I don't make much sense. I guess too much heat in the house today... Another sleepless night to come...
I was stunned when I saw this card before making it in the hot & packed class room. I just LOVE this card so much. I bought the stamp & flower punch on the day. It is just so simple stamp can do so much impression and so creative. Just to let you know, I do not like the bookmark thing on the right side but surely can use this idea for something else.
Ah, I think I am going to make a card tonight using this idea!
Oh, I love it.
I am defnetely making one for my old work colleague who has left the firm recently. She loved all of my hand-made cards & I know she will love it no matter what!
Categories: 3D , Best Wishes , Cards , Flower , Girl , Punch , Ribbon , Women
Using punches with flowers class @ Glitter Pot. This card was my very first card using punches. I loved this so much so I bought over 20 punches at once and tried various version myself. I also bought this stamp too - no regret. I absolutely loved this card and I think I will keep it forever in my collection.
I made two cards in the afternoon class. I will show you the other one tomorrow :)
Categories: 3D , Cards , Flower , Girl , Punch , Thank you , Women
My second time attended to the card making classes @ Glitter Pot and made the card above. I enjoyed making this but I don't think this was not my type of card that I would usually make. I think the problem is that I can not put it into an envelope and post - no way... However I would keep this card forever!
Please see below - message card pop-out like this:
The card was done in the morning class. I will show you what I did in the afternoon tomorrow (hopefully). To be continued....
I just realised that one flower is missing from the top right side!! I found the piece on the carpet & the card is now fixed... lol
Categories: 3D , Best Wishes , Bithday , Cards , Die Cutting , Flower , Girl , Punch , Thank you , Women
This is a "Bunny Friends" stamp from 2002 Penny Black collections. I like most of Penny Black stamps and I have many more (maybe too much!). I totally loved using water-pencils for this stamp. I think it went well. I also used my very first owned border punch (Scalloped with dot holes) from Friskers too. I saw it on the crafting magazine and totally fall in love with that punch. Now I am crazy on Martha Stewart border punches (with corner punches too!) and buying a set at the time monthly basis. Don't you think they are over priced?! It cost over £30 for the set! I have no extra money to buy a shoe (my current one has a hole!) because of their ridiculous price! Their prices has not gone down for several months now... Must be one of the Hot Sale item at the moment. Ah, never ending on card crafting supplies... I have a week to go for my next payday & I am already thinking which one to buy next :) I can't hardly wait!
Categories: 3D , Animal , Border punch , Cards , Girl , Stamping , Women
I confess - I totally copycat the whole card idea from my friend! I just couldn't resist making this card - love it! I gave this card to my work colleague who loves FASHIOON. This is one of Sizzix die (Big one). I made similar version of this card three time so far and really enjoyed making this.
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Added on Monday 21 June 2010: Just found an another version of this girly card (see below). I made this one first as "Good Luck" card and this was my very first Sizzix card (it didn't go well tho... I can see some glue marks everywhere....). I remember I spent several hours on this & it was hard to put things together on the small 5" sqare card.
I didn't owned the die cutting machine yet at that time. After I made this one, I totally fall in love with die cutting technics. So I wanted one for my b-day (it was on my wish list). I now owned a Sizzix Big-Shot machine that was given for my birthday present two years ago from someone special :) Big thank you!
Categories: 3D , Bithday , Border punch , Cards , Die Cutting , Girl , Ribbon , Women
Continue from yesterday's blog - this is made in the afternoon card making class @ Glitter Pot (first visit to the shop!). Also Gaynor's original idea for Men card. Men card idea is always tricky. Loved cutting out little pieces & piled up with silicon blue. I think this type of technique is my favourite thing in card making. I didn't buy the stamp it is because I didn't have any idea of who to give the card to... I like it tho.
The stamp is quite big so just to fit on 5" square card & there is a girl owl stamp also available to buy. I think good paper selection too by Gaynor. It is truly sad that I can not see her card in the shop anymore. Really miss her card... Please come back!
This card was my very first card that I made in the card making class @ Glitter Pot last summer. I was so excited going there at very first time (to Glitter Pot). When I step into the shop, it was like..... "paradise". Really. I was so overwhelmed and stood at the entrance for at least 15mins; I couldn't move! I was surrounded by the card crafting gadgets and you would not believe me; I spent there for a whole day (9:30am to 5pm)! Also spent over £150 on that day.... (maybe over £200??!...).
The card is Gaynor's idea. I have to say I just love this card and I made this at least 5 times with different colours with backing papers & all sorts of layout. Simply nice & chic - I can just look @ it for a looong time...
Gaynor has inspired me on the beauty of 3D effect (with many thanks) and I am just loving it. She is no longer @ Glitter Pot so I really miss her class (well, only attended once!) and wish I went to her class more if I knew she was leaving... Gaynor - come back!!
Categories: 3D , Bithday , Cards , Flower , Glitter , Peel Off & Sticker , Ribbon , Stamping , Thank you , Women
My sizzix has saved my day; made a quick card for my friend - Nick. He is crazy, really, but truly lovely person. I wasn't sure about his hair (I'm talking about the card above...) but it does look like him from the picture here. Don't ask me why pink underware is there; I will leave that to your imagination (dirty boy@!).
I could of done better especially on the very white background area (using distress ink or chalk etc); I just didn't have much stuff with me at that time (away from home). My sizzix machine has not been used for a while so I made my effort to take the machine out from the storage room. I'm glad I did this - love sizzix machine especially this (bath tab) is my favourite. Sentiment was used from the Woodware Cocktail stamp collection. Just happened to have one spare on the day.
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My very first bath tab card was given to my male work colleague who is always surfing on the net called "aussieBum" (www.aussiebum.com) in the office. I just can't explain the site on my blog (please do have a look @ the site"!); it is too much... What I did on that card was that I printed out all the pants photo from his favourite site (approx. 20 pants!) and I ended up cutting out of all male models (that was well too much to handle....). Then I piled the pants next to the bath tab & also some pants were hanging above the tab to dry with wahing line & wooden clip attached to the card. That is probably my best card that I made so far. Some of my work colleagues has offered me £20 for that card! I can not believe I didn't take photo of it. I am planning to make one again very soon for someone special so stay tuned!
Hope you like the card too :)
Categories: 3D , Bithday , Boy , Cards , Die Cutting , Girl , Men , Stamping , Women
My very first Piramid card that I made but never given to anyone yet. The picture is Whistable, Kent (I think). Hope to give this card to my local villege fisherman this year (I know he will not, ever find my blog on the net!).
I enjoyed making this but it was actually a hard work putting the pictures in the right position. I used 1mm - 3D form pad. Maybe some silicon glue was better idea for Piramid; well it was too late...
Oh forgot to mention - I feel much better this evening. I am still ill but I have an energy for my blog! See you all tomorrow & stay well!
I am proud to say that this is my very first hand-made card with a little stuff/ gadgets to make it at that time. You would not believe me; took me several hours to put this card together! And also I remember I was so nervous when I sat on my desk chair thinking what I was about to do now. My hands were start to shake...
Before you carry on reading my blog below, I am warning you; this is a tragedy story. Really.
First - "Scissor Disaster!". I didn't have paper trimmer. So I tried to cut around the backing paper was tricky - I couldn't cut straight then ended-up cutting the paper smaller and smaller... so I had to trim my stamp card even smaller and I also needed to cut the base card smaller too... It was suppose to be much bigger as I planned...
OMG!
Second - "Glue Disaster!". I didn't have any double-sided tape at that time so I used very sticky gel-type glue all over the paper (corner to the corner). Then I placed the paper onto the base card, it wasn't easy as I thought - I just couldn't put the paper onto the base card in the right place! I lifted up the paper & re-position it over & over; at least 10 times. Eventually I got it right but my hand was covered with sticky glue and the base card was a mess too!!
Oh crap!
Third - "Whole Disaster!". I didn't know how to put the eyelets into the card (originally tried to glue the ribbon but didn't hold it...) and ended up drilling many wholes. Just to let you know I was lucky; the 'birthday' ribbon rescued me (don't lift the ribbon; at least 5 wholes there...).
.... (totally lost my words there).
At last - "Pad Disaster!" (see below). First time I used the '3D form pad' and I only had thickest ones (5mm) so the image was very high up & the base card wouldn't even stand itself... keep falling to the carpet...
Absolute total failure. I never able to give this card to anyone and eventually I did throw into the bin! .....but I kept the card to laugh with and somehow this card is now one of my valuable collection item in my album.
Categories: 3D , Bithday , Cards , Girl , Ribbon , Stamping , Thank you , Women
Last year, I bought this "Cat's Party" stamp above @ Glitter Pot (<- as you can probably figure it out by now; love the shop & still the best shop I've ever seen so far!). I think its one of Whipper Snapper collection which I really like. Believe it or not, it was over £10! I made three cards out of the stamp so far and probably need to make more for such an expensive stamp to worth something!
This card was my very first hand-crafted card that I brought into the office. Everyone @ work could not believe I made it (I don't think they still believe it that I made it...). I can't remember who I gave this card to but the one with red backing paper card (I forgot to take a photo!) was given to my work colleague who LOVES cat. I chat with her; "How is your kittie?". The lady always say; "My Cat is so FAAT! He has FAT hands".... I love when she say that loud.... lol.
Categories: 3D , Animal , Bithday , Cards , Flower , Girl , Stamping , Women
This is my favourite bear card that I made with my favourite stamp & paper that I bought from Glitter Pot. Cut off little leaf and flowers to make it a bit of 3D touch & also tinted a little for shine effect. Where is my card gone?! I haven't seen it for a while - going to look for it now; bye!
Categories: 3D , Animal , Baby , Bithday , Cards , Flower , Girl , Stamping , Thank you , Women
Don't you just LOVE "Cupcake" on card! This was a tiny cupcake stamp that came with one of the craft magazine. Also my very first stamp that I actually used from a magazine (actually I never thought I would use anything from the magazine - free goodies). Simply nice & just love this card - yumm! I remember I gave this card to my boss @ work last year - hope she liked it.
I think the image above is my very first purchased stamp from Glitter Pot shop (@ Surrey) two year's ago. I remember I did not know how to put the card together; I spent over 4 hours on this card... lol. This card was given to my village boy and he was the first person received my hand-made card. I was very nurvous about that. I got so attached to thoes cards and I had a hard time letting my card go after 4 months of card crafting experience! I miss you & good bye card.....
Categories: 3D , Animal , Bithday , Boy , Cards , Peel Off & Sticker , Ribbon , Sentiment , Stamping
Welcome to my new card crafting blog! Finally decided to setup one after a long thought. Try to update daily. Hope you all like it. Love, Mika.