I Love, Love, Love You - Valentine's Card

Yet another card that didn't make it to the challenge.

http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.com/ 

I saw Paper Smooches had its challenge based on a sketch and thought I could practice with, and so made a card trying to beat the deadline.  Then one thing led to another I was busy cooking and forgot about uploading it.  Therefore I missed the deadline, again.

Still I am happy with the result.

Clean and simple.

I used Paper Smooches stitched dies eventually to meet the criteria too. 

Xx

Fusion Challenge: Hello (Summer! )

It's the Fusion Challenge again.  As always they offer two inspirations, one from the sketch and one from an actual photo with some elements waiting to be transformed.

FUSION {Red, White & Blue}

I'm particular interested in the sketch on the right side, since first I never did it before and second, non-Americans can still join the challenge even though the title says Red White and Blue.  

And third, a sketch inspiration is always easier.  Why?  It's because not many people have many choices of patterns, stamps and ink colours to match the elements/colours in the photos, especially new cardmakers.   As a result,I always look to the layout and try to put together my limited materials. ( I also wonder why scrap-booking stuff in Dubai is so shocking expensively, (2-3X more than US) but I'll talk about it later.)

Anyway, my friend Stephanie came to do card-making last Sunday, and we both produced a couple of nice ones. This is mine.

It's sunny, breezy and happy. It says Hello, which is a rub-on I purchased last year while in Singapore.

I will post Stephanie's cards later.  She's not big on making cards but I forced her to make some with me and I'm telling ya, she's a natural. 

Be You. Retro-Style Card Made with Rub-ons

Three weeks ago I saw on Fusion challenge that they had a new competition.  I didn't start doing it until just now, and when I'm done I found the link access is closed.  :-(

Fusion Card Challenge : Chervons, Colours & a Reminder!!

But anyway, still happy to make this card for the challenge. Slightly a different style than I normally do and good fun.

Oh and got a tipoff from a fellow card-maker. She says I can enter for this Challenge too!

UnstampaBelles - http://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.ae/2014/05/may-challenge35-first-posting.html


When I made this card, I was actually thinking of my niece, Jessie, in Taiwan.

She's a brilliant, beautiful and independent high school girl, living with her busy-working mother and she looks after herself no problem.  But looking back when my oldest brother had a divorce with Jessie's mother 8 years ago, I was heartbroken with her situation.  She was only 10 years old back then, when everything was turned up-side-down.  Although all these years I wasn't around to be on her side, as she always knows and says, she still has love from everyone in the family and also from her father and mother.   I wish her a brilliant future being who she is and go for it all.

And this is for you, Jessie, my dearest niece.

Basically just simple cut-out and paste.  I use foam tape for the BE YOU sentiment just to make it pop.  The leaves an diamonds are rub-ons, plus some sparkles on top.

Bit Close-up.  

I love the patterned paper. It has a clear coating on top, a little bit like how you apply clear embossing powders.  This paper is from DCWV, Vintage Collector.