Do not let your heart be troubled, trust in God, John 14:1

I have wonderful news to share, the baby of the family, Jer finally got her driving licence!   We went out for an orientation drive today and she is a pretty much steady and safe driver.  Well done Jer!   

I made this card while home nursing a cold and cough caught over the last weekend.   

This card is for the following challenges :

1.  Elisabeth Bells World Challenge Blog, August project (bingo) and I chose : gems, lace and buttons

2.  Our Daily Bread Designs Blog stamping in time challenge, SNTOBDBD42

Materials used :

1.  Stamps : Do not let your hearts be troubled, trust in God - ODBD 

2.  Pattern paper : Sei, sunny day, cardstock : DCWV

3.  Lace, button, ribbon : HK

4.  Spellbinders nestie

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You're never more than a THOUGHT away

I am so happy and honored my card was chosen : customer card of the day by Our Daily Bread Designs!    I am literally over the moon.

I have not made an easel card for quite a while and when Elisabeth Bell's world challenge for May is to make an easel card, I am inspired and motivated by the many beautiful easel cards to make one too.  And congratulations to Summer of BnW for the arrival of her baby girl!   Since I received the beautiful sweetart girls and new fairy friends stamps from Summer the week before, I have to use one of them to make the easel card.

Here is for easel card for the following challenges :

1.  Elisabeth Bell's World challenge
2.  BnW Challenge - Ribbon or lace or both

Materials used :
1.  BnW clear stamp : Fairy fond thoughs inked, colored with caran d'ache crayons and blended with ox gall liquid which increases the wetting and flow of water colours, and improves the acceptance of wash on paper.
2.  Patter paper : K&co specialty paper by Susan Winget, glitter paper : K&co, card stock : DCWV
3.  Magnolia doohickey romantic tag
4.  Lace : Websters page
5.  Paper flowers and pearls : Wild orchid crafts
6.  Stickles
7.  Pearl brads : American craft
8.  Heart beads : Hong Kong

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Easter Blessings

I am so happy to have won top 3 @ Elisabeth Bell's World challenge Feb project and I can't wait to make another project for the march challenge which an Easter decoration or centrepiece.

I have been mulling over it for a while, bought the easter eggs, and finally made this for Elisabeth Bell's world March project.  I used a 12 x 12 prima pattern paper, scored, folded and taped into a box to hold the eggs.

Materials used :

1.  Elisabeth Bell digi coloured with copic markers

2.  ODBD stamps : Easter Blessing, and Hero art stamp : Sweetie

3.  Pattern paper : Prima sweet fairy collection

4.  Spellbinders dies

5.  American Crafts pearl brads

6.  Ribbons : Hong Kong

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A little yummy for your tummy

I did 2 sessions of yoga this morning, came back feeling really great!  I am going for another 2 sessions tomorrow, followed by a one week break since I am going to HK with ma, Ti (my younger brother) and his family, meeting my older brother who is working in Shanghai in Hong Kong.  I am looking forward to this trip as it would be ma's first trip out of the country since pa passed on 17 years ago.

Since I am going to be away,  I want to make a few cards before I take a one week break.   I have not played with my Elisabeth Bells' stamps for a while, so here is a card I made for the following challenges :

1.  Elisabeth Bells World challenge : Recipe cards
2.  Whiff of Joy 100th challenge - lets celebrate : anything goes
3.  Happy monday challenge : Its what inside that counts

 I used sizzix extra large bigz scallop envelop to hold the recipe card.

I have alot of fun making this card, and the recipe is from Joy of baking, shortbread cookies, which I baked for my friends when they came over on Wednesday.

Materials used :-

1.  Whiff of joy stamp : Melinda with cookies, coloured with caran d'ache and copic markers

2.  Pattern paper : DCWV Sweet stack, cardstock DCWV pastels stack

3.  DCWV chipboard

4.  Teapot and teacup eyelets : Eyelets store

5.  Organza flowers and ribbon : HK

6.  Spellbinders nestie

7.  Sizzix extra bigz die

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It's a girl box

There is a standing joke in Vincent's company that those who works in the company will have girls, we have 3 girls, Irene has Crystabel when she started working with him, Wichit has 3 girls, both Victors (one in Singapore and the other in HK) each has a daughter recently when it was Jean's turn, naturally it is another girl!  

I made this cute 3 x 3 box for Denise (Jean's baby girl) and for the following challenges :-

1.   B 'n W trick or treat me - such a cute baby image is definitely a treat to the eyes

2.   Elisabeth Bells World of Challenge blog - a 3 x 3 card box or tote

Tutorials on how to make the card box and tote is available at Elisabeth Bells world of challenge blog.

Here is my 3 x 3 box :-

1.  Belles 'n Whistles clear stamps - sweet dreams coloured with copic markers

2.  Cardstock : DCWV

3.  Pattern paper : Dovercraft 12 x 12 designer paper pack - baby 

4.  Spellbinder nestabilities

5.  It's a girl ribbon : spotlight

6.  Ranger stickles : star dust

7.  Martha stewart punch

8.  Crochet flowers : bought in HK 

Thanks for dropping by :-)

The Digi Bells DT call

I was pondering if I should make a card for Elisabeth Bell : The Digi Bells Guest DT call (November/December) which ends today!   And since I was on a high after attending David Foster and friends concert 2 nights ago featuring the ever classy Natalie Cole, Charice, Peter Cetera, Ruben Studdard and the Canadian Tenors, plus remembering what my ever encouraging (but brutally honest) mentor Angie shifu told me : you have nothing to lose, except your pride, I made this card which is based on the following sketch, to participate in the above guest DT call.

1.   Image : I love you this much from Elisabeth Bell Digi collection which can be ordered @ Elisabeth Bell digishop, coloured with copic markers

2.  Cardstock : American crafts - pastels

3.  Pattern paper : my mind's eye, and K & Company

4.  EK Success corner punch

5.  Lace : Wild orchid crafts

6.  Ribbon and organza flowers : bought from HK

Thanks for dropping by and good luck to all who participated :-)

Elisabeth Bell

I saw the DT call by Elisabeth Bell for her digis last week when I was in Hong Kong and wondered if I could make a submission for it when I returned to Singapore.    I love the delicately beautiful images by Elisabeth Bell, both the digis and the stamps and hope I can do justice to the images.

I finally made this card for submission after my mentor Angie encouraged me to go for it, go go go, she said, what have you got to lose beside your pride.   Pride is something I have too much of and it will do me go to lose some along the way, so, here is the card for the Elisabeth Bell digi DT call.   Here are the links to Elisabeth Bell's blog and facebook :

Elisabeth Bell's Blog
Elisabeth Bell Facebook

I have to credit my youngest daughter Jermaine for taking the photos for me, she woke up early at 6.30 to catch the morning sun.

Materials used :

1.    Elisabeth Bell's digi : Little Rapunzel coloured with copic markers

2.    Pattern paper and card stock from my all time favourite DCWV Spring Flowers stack, which I have not used since I bought them because they are so pretty and I can't bear to use them.   I am such a hoarder!!

3.   Stampin up sentiment stamp is a gift from my mentor

4.   Cutout from spellbinders nesties and distress with bundled sage

5.   Orange peel stickles

6.   Flowers from Thailand

Thanks for creating all the lovely images Elisabeth, and good luck to all who submitted entires for the DT calls and thanks for dropping by :-)

The Definitive Elisabeth Bell Blog Candy Give Away - Elisabeth Bell Designs

If you like me love Elisabeth Bell's stamps which includes Belles 'n Whistles, Whiff of Joy, SCACD as much as I do, you will love her blog candy give away.   Pop by her blog and participate in her blog candy and join her facebook page.

The Definitive Elisabeth Bell Blog Candy Give Away - Elisabeth Bell Designs

Have fun and good luck my dear friends :-)