Slacker

Has it really been 4 months since I last posted anything? Really??? Talk about slack! I apologise profusely, but my muse has been away and shows no signs of coming back. See exhibit A below...

I made this card for a friend's birthday, and I was very desperate (I don't create well under pressure) and short on time. I cringe whenever I look at this photo, especially considering the ginormous mistake I made which meant the card had to be flipped around and opens left to right. My cards at the moment are very hit or miss. Sorry for the crummy card, Zhi, I'll make it up to you!

Now onto exhibit B below, an A5 card made in desperation using my Cricut. Again, I cringe. Enough said.

Still, there is a glimmer of hope in a card I made when a friend gave birth to a wee baby girl (hello Annabel!).

I also bought some new goodies from my fave store, PTI. I especially like their Wonderful Words dies and matching stamp set, which I used on a birthday card.

Soooo.........I needed a belated birthday card for my awesome personal trainer whose birthday was last week but I didn't know about. With the absence of any creativity, I fell to CASEing a card by Maile Belles, changing the colours a wee bit. I kinda like it. The peach colour makes it so fresh and bright. And the satin ribbon is just beautiful stuff.

And another birthday card, this time for a super awesome gym instructor who is always fabulous and full of pep. Her classes are the best! It's another CASE, and the original is by Gina K. I loooooooooooove this PTI set!

A close up of the glitter on the flowers, courtesy of a clear Spica pen.

Well, that's all for the moment. Hopefully I'll get back into the rhythm of card making again. Fingers crossed!

It's just paper

I made this card for my aunt's birthday, and it nearly drove me nuts! The chiyogami/yuzen paper is so thin and delicate that the Cricut kept ripping it apart. I wasted an entire A4 sheet of the stuff trying to cut the fan out and was almost in tears. I finally figured out (after the entire episode) I'd have to interface the paper on thin CS, probably with JAC paper. Why didn't I think of it earlier???? D'OH! Ah, well. I keep telling myself it's just paper. :)

I got a shout out on the Wee Memories blog for this card, and I'm absolutely thrilled to bits!! Hoot hoot hooray! Thanks for stopping by!

FTL 139

So, it's been a hole month since I've posted anything, but I have a good excuse.....really! My BFF got married last month, and it was absolutely beautiful! Anyhoo, onto the latest FTL sketch from the fabulous Clean and Simple Stamping ladies.



I had to make a super quick card an hour before leaving the house for a baby shower. Talk about last minute.....and I don't create very well under pressure. However, my muse is on holiday and I had no inspiration prior to my last-minute panic.



I just adore PTI's Night Night Moon stamp set, not that I've used it very much. The little diaper stamp is soooo cute, as well as the duck and the bottle. They're pretty sure the baby will be a girl, but I'm not fond of pink and chose to go yellow and green. Thanks for looking!

FTL 134

I just adore pretty butterflies and as a result, I have many butterfly stickers/rub ons/patterned paper etc. I've been hoarding my stash of Maya Road butterfly rub ons, but I finally broke into the packet for the latest FTL sketch challenge.

It seemed like such a good idea at the time, until I started fussy cutting the darned things. I was sorely tempted to throw in the towel after cutting 3!! I just love these rub ons, though.

ETA: I've just realized my card also counts for the Wee Memories colour inspiration challenge, and the photo they've used just grabbed me immediately. I love rainbows! Thanks for stopping by!

ABSC 36

I really like the latest Annabelle Stamps sketch and when I saw it, I immediately thought of PTI's Take Three series. I needed a birthday card, so I decided to add in the sentiment. Apologies for the poor photo, but I couldn't take the photo in natural light. Thanks for stopping by!

FTL 132

Wow, it's been a while since I made any cards or participated in any challenges! So after a long hiatus, here is my offering for FTL 132.





It feels so good to be creating again, and many thanks to the Clean & Simple Stamping team for another fabulous sketch! Thanks for stopping by.

Papertrey Ink's 4th Anniversary!

Hello all! So, it's been almost a month since I last made a card because I've been so busy having fun with Project Life! Still, this February is Papertrey Ink's 4th anniversary, and they're having an extra special release over at Nichole Heady's blog. The first Make it Monday challenge was to use similar sentiments to make a card and I couldn't resist playing along, especially since participating gets you in the running for a $250 PTI gift certificate!! Be still, my heart! Without further ado, here is my creation.



Happy anniversary, PTI!