joyful spirit

against the busy backdrop of reds, yellow and turquoise on the centre panel of this card, I just wanted a simple sentiment to stand out as the highlight of the card

a polka-dotted red and yellow big brad holds the red ribbon and tag in place at the top left hand corner of the card - and this helps to balance against the scalloped circles at the bottom right hand corner

the sketch from The Paper Players Challenge #201 was perfect to show off that beautiful patterned card-stock

the 'joyful spirit' sentiment stamp comes from Paper Smooches - Spiritual Sampler stamp set

some kind of wonderful

red, white and black are my favourite colour combination, and when they are colours for Fusion Card Challenge (Dinner is Served) - goodness, how could I resist?

the circles are die-cuts on white card stock and red polka-dotted pattern paper - using Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Scallops Dies

the background banner and centrepiece music score was stamped using Hero Arts Cling Stamp - Music Background whilst the sentiment stamp is from Just Rite - What I Like About You clear stamps set

there was a bit of glitter added onto the music notes, which didn't photograph well in the top photo .... so I took another close-up to try to show it (but it still didn't turn out that well) but at least you can see the lovely silver edge embossing to the sentiment tag!

Gingerbread Christmas

A bit early for Christmas, I know, but if I try to make one a week, I will be less stressed when this Christmas comes around!

And it's good to get inspiration from these gals at Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #106 (Use a Gingerbread Man/Woman)

card design was taken off this week's Freshly Made Sketches #134

the cute gingerbread people are stamps from Paper Smooches - Giddy Gumdrops stamp set - such happy looking gingerbread yummies

my cup of coffee

sometimes, I can stare at a sketch for a long time and then suddenly, 'click' - the light bulb comes on and I know exactly what I want to see on the card

this happened with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch #73, which was paired together with Runway Inspired Challenge #58 (love the dramatic combination of red against black)

for this card, I thought the CTS sketch of the semi-circle was perfect to depict a checkered-tablecloth with cups of coffee on the table... 

the coffee cups and latte glass stamps are from Hero Arts - Need Caffeine stamp set whilst the checked gingham stamp is from Impression Obsession - Cover-a-Card Gingham

More Altered Post-It-Noteholders!

3M has made a Post-It-Note addict out of me with their super attractive colours! I was itching to make more of the noteholders using the acrylic stands mentioned in my previous post - this time using the bright yellow and cool blue colours of the post-it-notes.

First in YELLOW (with contrasting reds)......

And then in BLUE!


The Bible verses are from Stampendous - Hope Verses clear stamp set, whilst the die-cuts for the frames come from Spellbinders Shapeabilities (Fancy Tags Two) and Nestabilities Decorative Elements(Beaded Circles) range.

Supplies Used:

thanks with a lollipop

thanks with a lollipop, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

stars and gingham... wouldn't have thought that they will go together but I was proven wrong - what a great combination of patterns!

Card design was based on the following sketch in Freshly Made Sketches #103 and what a hoot that I was first in line in the card submission (especially since I'm usually late, with too many missed submission deadlines!)

And the image is a printed digital image from Tiddly Inks - Summer Sweet Wryn, which has been colored using Caran D'ache Neocolor II water-soluble wax pastels.

Card was also submitted for the current Tiddly Inks Challenge #117 - Saying Thanks.

dear santa

dear santa, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

made this cute card at my coloring class yesterday evening ... and the stamps and the red and green colors have now got me into the Christmas mood ... and it was a good reminder that it's time to start cracking on my Christmas cards!

The main image of that cute teddy bear comes from Crafter's Companion - Popcorn the Bear series - Dear Santa stamp set.

Background stamp (in grey with red highlights on the title) comes from Stampendous - First Christmas stamp.

And on the inside of the card - I added a small circle of a mini cute Popcorn on the upper right hand of the holiday sentiment!

Card was also entered into the Crafter's Companion August Challenge: Animals

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)

you're too sweet

you're too sweet, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

one cannot but feel cheerful when confronted by these two bright colors - red and yellow! And this week's Dynamic Duos Challenge #64 - Strawberry Slush and Daffodil Delight brought a big smile as I was coloring this cute digital image from Tiddly Inks - Anna Belle Sweetness.

Card was also submitted for this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge: CFC111 - Buttons.

As well as for this week's Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Watermelon Wonder

A close-up of the very cute Anna Belle with her slice of refreshing watermelon!

Have a great week ahead!

News Flash!

News Flash!, a photo by eatzycath on Flickr.

Card was inspired by

1. color choice of red, blue, grey and cream in this week's Paper Smooches July 15-21 Cool Shades Challenge - Celebration

2. card sketch from CAS(E) this sketch #36

Love the choice of colors but I didn't want the card to end up looking too patriotic with the reds and blues - so I decided to choose a non-patriotic subject - the television!

* after stamping the television (stamp is from the Paper Smooches - Boob Tubes stamp set), I cut out the centre screen portion and backed the same with a zigzag-pattern paper

* the zigzag theme was repeated in the centre circle - which was die-cut both in red and in the grey polka-dotted paper using QuicKutz Nesting Pinking Circles die

* the banner (from the Paper Smooches -Streamers stamp set) was matted on dark blue paper

* banner and tv set were fixed on the card using mounting tape for extra dimension

PS Note: hurrah ... this card was chosen for Featured Player mention in the Paper Smooches Cool Shades Challenge!