Call to me and I will answer you Jeremiah 33:3

I finally went to the doctor yesterday for a dose of antibiotics after coughing for more than a week!   And since I am on medication, I did nothing but sleep the entire day away yesterday.     I am much better today, so I decided to make a card for the following challenges :-

1.  Our Daily Bread Designs Blog : odbdslc75 dots or stripes

2.  Stamping sisters in Christ - use quiet colours, nothing bright, either pastels or low key earthtones, soft, muted shades of beige or neutrals. (I only use shades of pink (pastel) and hopefully my card is not deemed too "bright"

3.  Card pattern - sketch 131

Materials used :
1.  ODBD stamps
2.  Cardstock : American crafts white cardstock, pattern paper : scraps
3.  MS punch
4.  KCK swirl die
5.  Paper flowers : wild orchid crafts
6.  Ribbons : HK

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Wishing you showers of blessings

I finally settled down to make a card today.  Somehow the days just seemed to pass so quickly.   Cassie was back for 5 days after spending 2 weeks in Ghana doing a microfinancing project, stayed for 5 days, and left for Shanghai for 8 weeks of internship last saturday.

The card I made is a clean and simple card for Stamping Sisters in Christ challenge #96, based on my favorite verse - Psalm 46:10 - Be still and know that I am God

Materials used :

1.  ODBD stamp : Wishing you showers of blessings

2.  Card stock : Hero arts layering paper

3.  Prima sparkling spring note cards

4.  MS punch

5.  Satin flowers : Hong Kong

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If God is for us, who can be against us?

The theme of my current painting class with Astrid is : the wonders of a tree.   Astrid always wants us to paint from photo, and with our own interpretation and inspiration.   I love how this majestic tree provide shade to the other side of the road.  I have completed a pastel version and will be starting on oil next week.   I am one person who loves colors, so I added vibrant hues to the sky as well as wild flowers on the grass.   Here is a smaller version I did with pastel and sprayed with prefix colorless fixative to seal in the pastel colors, and use it to make into a card for the : Stamping Sisters in Christ challenge #94 - make a card that you doodle on.

The tree which I based my painting on :-)

Materials used :

1.  ODBD stamp : If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 inked with versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder

2.   Card stock : DCWV

3.   MS punches

This is a very simple card, no fuss, no frills, thanks for dropping by :-)

Happy Mail

I am supposed to make this gift box and send to a friend in the States weeks ago, but I was too caught up with stuff and I kept delaying it.  Another reason for the delay was I was waiting for the great Singapore sale to start as I wanted to buy some KCK die cuts for her (KCK die cuts are designed in Singapore, as I wanted to send her something uniquely Singaporean.   I am so sorry for the delay my dear friend,  and I hope you would love what I made and bought for you.  But so much for the great Singapore sale, the KCK range of products are only on 10% discount, but the USA products are 40% off!!

So, here is my gift box which I used a new stamp I just bought from Belles 'n Whistles, SweetArts Girls happy mail.   I have also used a new KCK paper, plus I am trying out a new blending technic, using ox gall liquid from Winsor & Newton to blend instead of the usual sansador.   As this is the first time I am using it, I forgot to use water color paper, plus I am new to the technic, so there is still much room for improvements, I hope to achieve a more "water color" effect next time.  And this is also the first time I used quilled butterflies as embellishments.   I also bought a book on quilling and hope to make my own quilled embellishments in time to come.

This project is for the following challenges :-

1.  Belles 'n Whistles - please include ribbon or lace or both (I have both)
2.  Stamping sisters in Christ challenge 92 Challenge: Use something new on your project - it can be a new product, technique, embellishment - even a colour combo that is new 

The inside of the box

 I used ox gall liquid (Winsor & Newton) to blend instead of the usual sansador 

Materials used : 

1.  Belles 'n Whistles SweetArt Girl happy mail stamp colored with caran d'ache color pencils and blend with ox gall liquid.

2.  Pattern paper : KCK Singapore

3.  MS punch

4.  Rhinestones lace and ribbon. organza flowers  : HK

5.  Lace : Webster's page

6.  Quilled butterflies : HK

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Wishing you all God's blessings today and every day

A friend spoke to me about how I always enthuse about yoga online and I feel the need to clarify that yoga to me is purely a form of exercise, just like some people are into jogging, body combat, boxing, etc.  I choose to do yoga because of all the health benefits I get when I am practicing.    Last week, I advanced from shoulder stand to head stand with the help of my instructor and I felt great after I did the head stand which has numerous benefits, one of which is increases circulation to the brain, which causes improved brain function.  

Before I go on to the project I just made, I have a piece of good news to share : I am so thrilled to have won the Stamping Sisters in Christ challenge #87!  

Now on to the box I made for my dear friend Flo whose birthday was on May 1st, but we are only meeting on monday.   I made the box a while ago, following the instructions by Becca of Amazing Paper Grace but this instructions was posted on Our daily bread designs blog.   

I am entering this box for Stamping Sisters in Christ Challenge #88

Challenge: Make a card and put all things "beautiful" on it, such as flowers, pearls, bling, butterflies, birds, lace, etc.

I made a box instead of a card as I bought Flo a couple of stamps and they would fit nicely into the compartments in the box.  Every single thing I used on this box is beautiful, the most beautiful being the sequined ribbon which I bought from Hong Kong.

I love these beautiful sequined ribbon 

 These are the compartments for the stamps I bought for Flo, thanks Becca for the really good idea :-) 

Materials used :

1.  Stamp : ODBD 

2.  Pattern paper : Webster's page

3.  Butterflies : K & Company

4.  Flowers and pearls : Wild Orchid

5.  Spellbinders nestie

6.  Ribbons : Hong Kong

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It is such a blessing to have a friend like you!

I have been feeling in the dumps the last 2 weeks!  And I want to thank a special friend who stood by me and tried to cheer me and I made this card with this special friend in mind for the Stamping Sisters in Christ challenge 87 - no designer paper, paper must start with a solid colour

Materials used :

1.  ODBD stamp : it is such a blessing to have a friend like you
2.  Cardstock : DCWV
3.  Spellbinder window frame created for Heartfelt creation
4.  Cuttlebug embossing folder
5.  Butterfly and flowers embellishments : K & Co
6.  MS grass punch

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Happy mother's day

I made this card early this morning, and I really like how the card turns out, cheer me up tremendously.  This is for the following challenges :-

1. Stamping sisters in Christ challenge 86 - create a round card
2.  Mojo Monday 188

Materials used :

1.  Peachy Keen stamps : Happy Mother's Day and butterflies ring, inked with versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

2.  Pattern paper : Little Yellow bicyle - Tonal polkahearts, card stock : DWCV

3.  KCK embossing die and spellbinders circle die

4.  MS punch 

5.  Ribbons and flowers : Hong Kong

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A warm Hello

Yay, this is my 2nd card of the day, since I only did one session of yoga today (my fave instructor is on course and there are no classes in the afternoon, so I do have plenty of time to craft today.

I have not played with my penny black stamps for a while but I could not resist buying this stamp in HK when I saw it.   This card is for the following challenges :

1.  Simon Says - Domi Sketch, use Penny Black stamps if possible
2.   Stamping Sisters in Christ - challenge #83 : make a card/project for a child

Materials used :

1.  Penny Black stamps : toadily yours (coloured with copic markers) and a warm hello (stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed

2.  Pattern paper : DCWV doodle away stack, cardstock : DCWV

3.  Flowers : K & Co

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Blog award from Yenni

I am so honoured Yenni gave me the Versatile Blogger Award, thanks Yenni :-)

I am not sure if I fit in the versatile blogger, but I do like to make try out different types of cards and crafts.  So I decided to make a simple card, it is a blessing to have a friend like you, for Stamping Sisters in Christ challenge 82 : Challenge: A different kind of peace... piece... as in paper piecing. Use paper piecing in the main image of your card/project. 

Here is my card :-

I stamped with versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder on blue cardstock, then again on pink cardstock.   The butterflies are cut from the pink cardstock and piece onto those on the blue cardstock.   This is the times time I made a card without using pattern paper!

Materials used :

1.  ODBD stamps, both sentiments and corner flourishes.

2.  Cardstock : DCWV

3.  White embossing powder : Personal stamp exchange

4.  Versamark dazzle

5.  Spellbinders nestie

6.  Lace : Hong Kong

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You're never more than a thought away

I am back!  I had a great time in Hong Kong with ma and my brother's family.   It was great to have my elder brother joined us for dinner one of the night.  I have never seen ma more happy.  I shall blog more about my first trip with ma later as I am rushing to link my following card which I made this afternoon for :

Stamping Sisters in Christ challenge 81 - Matthew 6:6 : Challenge: Create a card or project that has something hidden from first view. It could be many things... an envelope, a pull out, doors that open to reveal something, a Joy Fold, Flip Flop, Magic Slider...anything that you don't see at first glance. 

I made a gate fold card

and 2 bookmarks

I used sizzix extra biz scallop rectangle for the base to hold the bookmarks , and spellbinders label eleven to cut the window.

Materials used :

1.  ODBD stamps, doily stamp : Kodomo Inc (I just bought this in Hong Kong)

2.  Pattern paper : Graphic 45, cardstock : DCWV

3.  Sizzix dies

4.  Spellbinders nestie

5.  DCWV chipboard chipboard embellishments : blossoms and butterflies

6.  Ribbons and flowers : Hong Kong

7.  Fabric ribbon

8.  Prima pearls swirl

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