love is patient

What is great with inlaid die-cutting is that one always ends up with another set of die-cuts for a second card...this card was made using the reverse set of the hearts die cuts used in my earlier post.

the card design was inspired by this week's retrosketches #114

the bible verse fro 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 is a stamp from Penny Black - Love Chapter stamp set, whilst the little birdie on a birdcage is a stamp from Penny Black - Tree-mendous  stamp set

you're special

you're special, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

card was made using the card sketch from Mojo Monday #332, which incorporated a tag on the front of the card:

I had used tacky glue to stick the patterned paper on the tag - but this turned out to be a bad idea as I had used too much glue - to save the tag, I edged the same using a maroon polka dotted washi tape which I also used for the horizontal design feature.

The hearts were cut using Quickutz Nesting Scallop Hearts die-set, edged with distress colour and each was mounted on foam tape on top of the other - finished with a little heart pearl.

Finally the tag and sentiment were stamped using Paper Smooches Streamers stamp set and Sentiment Sampler stamp set, and embossed in silver.

heart melt bunny

heart melt bunny, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

Valentine's Day this year also happens to fall on the 15th day of the Chinese Lunar New Year (or Chap Goh Meh) - the last day of the lunar new year celebrations - which means that the restaurants in Singapore will be doing a roaring business whether catering to loving couples or to families get-togethers!

This Valentine's Day card is a one-layer card made from kraft-card - in line with this week's

The Paper Players #179: One Layer Valentine

The stamps are from Paper Smooches - the goofy-looking bunny from the "A Little Lovin" stamp set whilst the sentiment and heart stamps come from the "Warm Hearts" stamp set. All were stamped with VersaMark ink and heat-embossed with white, pink and red embossing powders. The edges of the card were also heat-embossed using Stampendous - Aged Rose Embossing Enamel.

It's also great that this week's Paper Smooches Jan 19-25 Anything Goes (week 3) Challenge 

Stamps used:

LOVE - for a young couple

Love-marriage, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

a wedding card made for a young couple, the groom being the son of a friend

in Singapore, red is an auspicious color and in keeping with tradition, the background of this card and the fussy-cut hearts are red in color

but I kept the stamped image of the bridal couple (from Stampendous - Happy Couple wood-stamp) in white with gold embossed edges, to align with the gold-embossed 'LOVE' sentiment (from Hero Arts) created on the white card-stock

a further 'marriage' sentiment (from Impression Obsession - A Good Marriage wood-stamp) was stamped on the inside of the card

and a pocket was created also on the inside of the card for the 'ang-pow' to be given to the couple - 'ang-pow' being a red packet containing a cash gift for the couple

this card is submitted for this week's Freshly Made Sketches #99 (Sketch by Rita)

All things grow with LOVE

All things grow with LOVE, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

A second card made for this week's Paper Smooches July 8-14 Designer Drafts challenge, based on the card sketch below.

A very simple card to make,

* die-cut the circle on white card - I used the QuicKutz Nesting Floral Doilies set

* on the bottom half of the circle die-cut, I used a handmade stencil by cutting freehand a rolling form edge, and then colored in layers using chalk in dark brown and green (to represent the mounds of earth)

* using the Paper Smooches Green Thumb 1 die, I die-cut the watering can on green polka-dotted patterned paper, and then stamped the watering can from the Green Thumb stamp set

* the sentiment "All things grow with Love" from Impression Obsession was stamped in sepia ink

* the watering can was then affixed with mounting tape

* the little hearts were stamped in orange ink, and then dabbed with glitter glue

* final touch - a round brad with apple motive was added on top of the alphabet "O" in the word "LOVE"

* circle was then affixed to the green cardstock base using mounting tape

love is patient

love is patient, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

a simple card which took less than 15 mins to make - am definitely loving this clean and simple approach with minimal layers and embellishments

Card design is inspired by the following sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #34

the making of this card:

* stamped the oblong love sentiment (from Penny Black's Love Chapter stamp set) onto white card using Kaleidacolor (Spectrum range)

* die-cut the same using KCK Kutz die-cuts

* with die-cut still in place, the edges were colored with Pebbles Inc Chalks (Basic Brights range)

* stamped the longer edge-to-edge love sentiment (also from the the same Penny Black Love Chapter stamp set) towards the bottom half of the card

* affixed the die-cut sentiment with mounted tape

* affixed a die-cut flourish (colored in purple ink) with little red hearts as the final touch

this card was entered for the following challenges

# CAS(E) this sketch #34

# Penny Black & More - June Challenge - theme: CAS (Clean and Simple)

i love roo froggie

love roo froggie, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

Another card made with Paper Smooches stamps, which I have submitted for the Paper Smooches June 17-23 Cool Shades Challenge - to use a beautiful color palette with colors from "nature".

The happy froggie, the little heart and crown and the 'i love roo' sentiment stamps come from Paper Smooches "A Little Lovin" collection, whilst the cute cloud stamp comes from Paper Smooches "Spiffy Scooters" collection. The little frog is attached to the card using an Action Wobbles, which gives a nice bouncy effect when tapped at the side. Finished off with a bit of Ice Stickles (glitter glue) on the yellow hearts and some Liquid Pearl dabs on little froggie's spots.

The card is cute enough to send your love to your loved ones of all ages!