SHERA'S BORDER

It's been a while since I've posted a card and entering a challenge.  Hehe.  Anyways, here's an order requested for a couple who is expecting and this is my attempt for a sketch challenge.  May the couple be blessed :)  Retro Sketch RS#132

This is one of my favourite sites which I have been following for a few years now.  Many fun recycling ideas can be found here and its really inspiring.  I tried submitted some of my cards and journals here for fun and it has been posted!!! Woots!!! Soooooo excited to see my stuff on the Home page! Here's the link to the page of my post ^^: http://www.recyclart.org/2014/05/handmade-cards-journals-using-recycled-paper/

Made this for one of my client.  She's one of those people who repeatly buy cards from me since few years ago.  I'm quite touched to have 'loyal' customers who appreciate my works and also I think its sweet of her to always get a card to care for her friends and families.  She kinda mentioned she likes my green cards so I decided to make her a quick card using my handmade recycled papers.   Ingredients: Card Stock: Popular Card - Ivory Background Recycled Paper: Made using milk carton, toilet paper roll, pos ekspress information paper, some brown scraps Flower Recycled Paper (Bottom Layer): Made using milk carton Flower Recycled Paper (Top Layer): Made using milk carton, toilet paper roll, GBOX wrapping paper (red part) Stamp: Technique Tuesday / Ali Edwards - Loving Words, Hero Arts - Hugs and Hearts Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Die: SU/Sizzix -  Embosslits (Beautiful Wings), SU/Sizzix - Bigz L (Fun Flowers) Others: Pink Flower, White Flo...

This is another mother's card I made for sale.  The sentiment stamp is my favourite stamp :)  Simple card with washi tapes.  Washi tapes make designing so much easier sometimes :)  Ingredients: Card Stock: SU - Crumb cake, Popular Card - Ivory Stamp: SU - For the Birds, Technique Tuesday / Ali Edwards - Loving Words, SU - Teeny Tiny Wishes Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Punch: SU - Modern Label Others: White Brads, MT Washi Tapes I'm entering this for Simon Says Stamp Blog (Spring Flowers)

I made this mother's card for sale.  Just a simple card using my recycled paper scraps :)  It's sold out.  I hope it makes the mommy happy :)  Ingredients: Card Stock: Popular Card - Ivory Background Recycled Paper: Made of Milk Carton & Toilet Roll Flower Recycled Paper (Bottom layer): Made of Milk Carton Flower Recycled Paper (Top Layer): Made of Milk Carton, Toilet Roll, GBOX wrapping paper, Tea Leaves (Gryphon, Hanami Flavor - Japanese Sencha with Cherry Blossoms) Stamps: Technique Tuesday / Ali Edwards - Mom=Love Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Dies: SU/Sizzix - Embosslits (Beautiful Wings), SU/Sizzix - Bigz L (Fun Flowers) Others (No Brand): Lace, Pink Flower, Wooden Button, Straw Rope, Pearls I'm entering this for: Spring Flowers

A young pastor couple is getting married soon.  My grandma has always been very fond of the groom and wants to buy a wedding gift for the couple.  She's really cute where she keep asking me if I'm gonna buy them a present and actually is she who wants to get it.  And she kinda make me share the present, without paying for it but just my name is there too.  She also made sure its packed/wrapped nicely and requested a card... really putting lots of thoughts in it.  XD I hope the couple will like the gift and God bless their marriage ^^ Ah Po wishing them to have twins next year. ^^ Ingredients: Card Stock: Popular Card - Ivory, SU - Rich Razzleberry Patterned Paper: Kaiserkraft - Photo Friendly Stamp: SU - Occasional Quotes, Inkadinkado - Wedding Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Punch: SU - Heart to Heart Die: SU - Framelits (Apothercary Accents) Others (No brand): Bronze Eyelet, Pink & Purple Flower, Purple Rope I'm entering ...

I made a new friend recently from postcrossing and I am really touched by her story to foster then adopt a kid.  There is just so much love in her :)  She showed interest in my cards and I promised to make one for her.  Since Mother's Day is near, I thought of making her a mother's day card.  I played around with my handmade recycled paper and distress inks.  Find it pretty fun and unintentionally created a little rugged elegance, which I would never thought of putting together.  Just posted this out and this card is gonna be belated though using snail mail.  Hope she likes it and has a very special mother's day this year :)  Ingredients: Card Stock: Popular Card - Ivory Recycled Paper: Batch 006 Stamp: SU - Teeny Tiny Wishes, SU - Trust God Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Distress Ink: Tim Holtz - Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany, Tea Dye, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed Texture: SU/Sizzix - Manhattan Flower Dies: SU/Sizzix - Embosslit...

Mummy's best buddy Auntie Susan's birthday is around the corner and she asked if I could make a card for her.  Being on short notice to make the card in less than an hour, I decided to grab this ready card to make one.  Pretty happy with the outcome I must say ^^  Getting pretty papers makes card making so easy!   Ingredients: Card Stock: Popular Card - Ivory, Espresso Patterned Paper: Sn@p! Cards - Life Stamp: Avery Elle -Picture it! Ink: SU - Cherry Cobbler Letters: SU/Sizzix - Decorative Strip Billboard Punch: SU - Heart to Heart Others (No brand): Bright Blue Brads I'm entering this for Retrosketches #113 Anything Goes

Last Frid ay we also celebrated Uncle Dan's birthday, whose birthday is only a week away from Jeannie's.  Even though we are not blood related, but Uncle Dan has been family ever since I could remember.  He's the one who fix everything in my house, who babysat us when we were little, have countless meals in my house and after he got married and has children, his family also became family.  He's the only one person who doesn't live with us but holds our house keys and can come and go whenever he wants.  He has been truly a blessing to our family. ^^     Ingredients: Card Stock: SU - Early Espresso Patterned Paper: Sn@p! Cards - Life Stamp: SU - Teeny Tiny Wishes Punch: SU - Modern Label, SU - Heart to Heart Letters: Tim Holtz Alterations - Typeset I'm entering this for Anything Goes

It was Jeannie's birthday last Friday.  Knowing her to be an all time Winnie the Pooh fan, I decided to put my Winnie the Pooh's stamps into good use.  Did a few trials, and this is the third card actually.  Kinda out of mojo due to the rush to prepare dinner I guess :p.  Anyways, I'm glad she likes it.   Ingredients: Card Stock: SU - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Exclusive Card Stock Smooth Stamps: Disney Based on the "Winnie the Pooh" works by A.A. Milne and E.H.Shepard, SU - Grunge Rock, SU - Whimsical Words Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Punch: SU - Heart to Heart I'm entering this for Anything Goes

I received another card order... yay!! Anyways, this is a request to go with a gift for friend who is going through some tough time and who is in need of support and hope.  I'm glad my orders serve such purposes :)  I hope the receiver is comforted by my client and finds strength to continue his journey.  I designed the card using this sketch but not entering for it as I missed the due date to post this (made this five days ago actually).  Anyways, it was still fun playing along with the sketch :)      CAS(E) this Sketch #73 Ingredients: Card Stock: SU - Early Espresso Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft (6.5" Paper Pad) - Check In Stamp: Verve - Psalm 121:1-2, Verve -Joy for the Journey, SU - Punch Bunch Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Die Cut: SU - Top Note Letters: Tim Holtz Alterations - Typeset Punch: SU - Modern Label, Martha Stewart - Butterfly Stamp and Punch Ribbon: SU - Ribbon Taffeta (Soft Suede) Others (No brand): Pale Yel...

I made this card as per my mom's request for Ps. Cathy who was too kind to help her get some crafty stuff in Phillippines.  I used the left over patterned paper for Ps. Nono's card  and its fun how you can use same papers and even same sketches to produce different cards.     Ingredients: Card Stock: Popular Card - Espresso, Ivory Patterned Paper: Studio Calico - Here + There Stamps: SU - Whimsical Words, SU - So Happy for You, Avery Elle - Airmail Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Punch: SU - 1 1/4" Circle, SU 1 3/8" Circle, SU - Scallop Circle, Round Corner Punch Others (No brand): Brown brads I'm entering this for: Retrosketches #112

I made this for my GBOX partner Marlene who is going for a missiontrip in Kazakhstan. Just want to make her a small card to show her my support and to let her know that I'm praying for the trip.  I think its a BIG effort to go on a missiontrip like that.  I used some of my favourite recycled papers.  But seems a bit too much after putting everything together :p  Oh well, hope next try gets better.   Ingredients: Card Stock: Popular Card - Espresso Recycled Paper: As Picture above Stamp: Verve - Joy for the Journey, Philippians 4:13 (designed by Marlene), SU - Sanded Ink: VersaFine - Vintage Sepia Letters: Tim Holtz Alterations - Typeset Punch: SU - Heart to Heart, 1 1/4" circle stamp, 1 3/8" circle stamp Others (No brand): Red buttons, Pink Button, Brown Brads I'm entering this for: Retrosketches #112