Chinese New Year blessings

Chinese New year is just round the corner and there are still so much things I needed to get done.  Somehow I am very very late this year and I have no help as my full time domestic helper Ju-an had been unwell and returned home.

So, while trying to do some spring cleaning, and going for my painting class, I made this chinese new year card for the girls. Qi is attending a conference in London so it is great that the two sisters could spend cny together.   I also sent a parcel of cny goodies together with the card, so they would not miss home too much.   Here is my card which is based on Peachy keen sketch challenge 44 with a twist - use monochromatic colour scheme.

Mandarin oranges are a must for chinese new year, as is the colour red, and the challenge called for a monochromatic colour so I decided to make a chinese new year card.

A closed up of the oranges, aren't they too cute for words?

 福 （fu) - blessings

吉祥如意 (ji xiang ru yi) - good fortune as one wishes (I need to practice writing my calligraphy more regularly)

Mandarin oranges 

Materials used :-

1.  Peachy keen stamps : Orange from PK 239 Faceless fruit set,  coloured with caran d'ache colour 

     pencils, face : PK-490 Everyday character face assortment (size : 1")

2.  Pattern paper : me & my BIG ideas, mambi color basics (red), waffle paper : Pacon, 

     cardstock : popular

3.  Fu punch, ribbon : Hong kong

4.  Spellbinders nestabilities 

5.  EK success punch

Thanks for dropping by :-)