The Card Kitchen

Happy Mail day :)

2012-02-19T14:26:00.000+07:00

Good afternoon...

Have you had one of those Happy Mail day lately? Something in the mail that brought a big smile ... I just had one last week and it came in the shape of these colorful fabric tapes. All the way from Beijing where my dear friend/ fellow crafter Coline lives. Aren't these the yummiest things? Thank you so much, Coline!!

These are what I came up with so far :) So fun :)

This stamp image reminds me of my son and daughter :) Perfect to have in my stash.

Thank you for peeking...

Liza

Rue des Fleurs

2012-02-17T18:26:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I adore this color combo of Poppy Parade, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade. They just make me so happy :)

I thought this would also be a quick demoable card, if you are looking for a quick workshop ideas. This is using a new stamp set in the Occasions Mini catalog called Rue des Fleurs. I paired with a sentiment stamp from the Friendly Phrases stamp set.

Next up is a card using the Attic Boutique DSP as a background. I kept everything else simple to bring out the pretty paper. Just a Victoria lace ribbon and a Large Pearl Basic Jewel to finish off.

This one is the other end of the same DSP. Finished off with button and twine, Chantilly lace ribbon and a border medallion image from the Rue des Fleurs stamp set...

... and a large pearl.

Hope you enjoyed what I made today. Thank you for peeking in,

Liza

Sprinkled Expressions

2012-02-15T07:50:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Have you got your Sprinkled Expressions stamp set yet? It is part of the 2012 Sale a Bration items and it is sooo cute :)

I set it aside on my stamping desk to play around with it and I came with 2 different types of home made patterned papers and I am so pleased!!

Here are the finished cards from my stamped patterned paper:

Did you see that tiny butterfly brad? It is also a free Sale a Bration item from the Ribbon & Brad pack. Too cute, isn't it?

I added a layer of First Edition Specialty DSP. I found that that paper is so versatile, go with everything type of paper, I can add it on everything... Love that.

Note on making your own home made patterned paper: it does not have to be on Whisper White or Very Vanilla card stock. Go ahead and play around with other colored cardstocks. The star paper was using a Peach Parfait card stock and I think it turned out pretty. Works for men and women.

Thank you for peeking in what I made today. Have a great day to you all ...

Liza

Side Notes: Attic Boutique

2012-02-13T07:21:00.000+07:00

Happy Monday morning, crafting friends...

There is a very pretty pack of ready made die cuts in the Occasions Mini called Side Notes: Attic Boutique. The pack comes with various sizes and shapes of journals and tags that are matching with the Attic Boutique DSP.

I bought one and here are a few ways I am incorporating them in my cards. I hope it inspires... :)

I am using left over scrap as the background, tied with twine and spritzed with the Calypso Coral marker with my Spritzer Tool.

This one is using its matching Attic Boutique DSP. Love that DSP as well, vintage yet colorful.

Another one with torn up layer. A note when you tear paper, always tear it towards you so that the fiber will show. I really like that look and you see that I use it often :)

This ticket shape is so cute :) Sentiment is from Friendly Phrases stamp set. What a cute font combination...

Thanks for peeking and wishing you all a wonderful week ahead.

Liza

Take It to Heart

2012-02-11T07:12:00.000+07:00

Happy Saturday, crafting friends...

My friend/ neighbor Ana came over to visit one afternoon this week and we made a couple quick projects, one of them is this Valentine's card using the Take It to Heart stamp set and matching Framelits Dies: Hearts Collection (in the current Occasions Mini catalog).

The image was first stamped in Island Indigo ink, then die cut with the heart die. I added that pretty Poppy Parade brad that is part of the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (which is a FREE Sale a Bration 2012 item).

My card base is Blushing Bride and the torn up layer behind the focal point is Pool Party from the In Color 2011-2013 DSP Stack. Then I finished off with an Island Indigo ribbon.

Here is another quick sample of the same stamp set inside a Framelits Dies: Labels Collection. Pink button is from Twitterpatted Designer Buttons pack and I finished off with a spray of Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz.

Thanks for peeking and enjoy the rest of your weekend,

Liza

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-02-09T19:44:00.000+07:00

Hi there, crafting friends...

I have more Valentine's Day card to share :)

This is a simple card that is easy to mass produce. I actually made several of these. The easy part was just punching out the silver hearts and sponged them with Soft Suede ink to make them vintage style :)

First Edition Specialty DSP was the background. And I used a Cherry Cobbler card stock as the card base.

You can also swap out the hearts into other shapes to suit the occasion.

Hope you like it.

Liza

Framelits Dies: Labels Collection

2012-02-07T19:31:00.000+07:00

Good evening, crafting friends...

There is a set of dies in the Occasions Mini called the Labels Collection. It is a set of 6 dies in the shape of the frame above in 6 sizes. I can just use them on everything!

I precut a stack of these and put them aside on my desk for when I am ready to use them. I love doing that.

Today's card is a simple one, stamped with 3 vintage style hearts from a stamp set called Take It to Heart in Poppy Parade ink. I layered a Poppy Parade scallop circle behind it stamped with the swirls from the Fresh Vintage stamp set to add texture to it. And then finished off with the Calypso Coral twine.

Thanks for peeking today...

Liza

Pines & Poinsettias

2012-02-06T16:11:00.000+07:00

Good evening crafting friends...

A couple months ago, a few of us stampers got together to make red white and blue cards to raise fund for a local children cancer ward here.

Here is one that Dana made, it was using the Pines and Poinsettias stamp set in the Holiday Mini paired with sentiments from Herb Expressions stamp set. I really like the white layer on a white card base (Naturals White). Really pretty!

Thank you Dana for sharing your creations and talents with us.

Hugs,

Liza

Precious Butterflies

2012-02-05T16:07:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I made my own patterned paper with this Precious Butterflies stamp set (from the hostess merchandise list in the Idea Book & Catalog) some time ago when my friend Sesil came over to visit.

So, I got around to using the home made patterned paper on these cards today. More sympathy cards (as I want to have some on hand).

I paired this one with a Peach Parfait card base, a square of patterned paper from the Beau Chateau DSP and a paper doily.

Little details that I did with the sentiment, strip of ribbon and pearls and a button to make it special :)

Happy creating to you all, hope this inspires.

Liza

Everyday Enchantment DSP

2012-02-03T19:27:00.002+07:00

Good evening crafting friends... Ready for the weekend? I hope yours is relaxing!

I am on Valentine's Day mode, as you can see and playing with the goodies in the Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale a Bration 2012!

All the patterned papers I used today came from the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper which is a free Sale a Bration item with a $50 purchase (now on until Mar. 31, 2012). The DSP also comes with matching ribbons and brads (love...)

Check out the twine- it is Soft Sky and it is just too cute. It adds so much to a project without overpowering it, if you know what I mean. It comes in all the 5 In Colors 2011-2013 colors and they are in the Occasions Mini.

Next up is another card.

The focal point of this card above also comes from the new Occasions Mini. It is called Side Notes Attic Boutique. It is a pack of premade die cuts that make a great addition to your crafting projects and not to mention, short cut and time saver for you.

I finished up the card with tiny hearts from the Heart to Heart punch. Sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

Happy Valentine's Day crafting to you...

Liza

Cheerful Treat DSP

2012-02-02T15:56:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

You probably have these Designer Series Paper in your stash from the hostess merchandise list in the Idea Book & Catalog, it is called Cheerful Treat DSP and it does have cheerful yummy colors so I am using it :) I hope you will, too...

Simple and quick as a background with an edging of the Border Lace punch, a strip of pleated Concord Crush 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon and a Melon Mambo button.

Another one with Bashful Blue card base and 2 layers of background paper from the same DSP pack.

Love that sentiment from Petite Pairs stamp set paired with the Four Frames stamp set (and then punched out with the Decorative Label Punch). Love all these short cuts :)

I hope you like it.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Petite Pairs

2012-01-31T17:42:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

There is a stamp set in the current Idea Book & Catalog called Petite Pairs that I find very useful and I reach to again and again. It is a set of 20 sentiments that pair well with each other and make inside and outside sentiments on cards very nicely.

I made a couple of Sympathy cards here in the same color combo as my last post: More Mustard, Soft Suede and Pool Party.

A row of pearls on the die cut butterfly made it pretty and dry embossed it with the Houndstooth embossing folders, added a little bit of Victoria 5/8" crochet trim and a Cajun Craze button (from the Regals designer buttons pack), tied with Early Espresso twine.

Here is the other one on a Pool Party card base- love this In Color :)

Well, crafting friends... thanks for peeking into what I made today.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Birthday Card from Marlene

2012-01-29T17:11:00.000+07:00

Happy Sunday, crafting friends...

I finally had a chance to upload this special birthday card from Marlene- which I treasure.

She heat embossed the flowers in white and fuzzy cut the flower and leaves. Thank you so much Marlene and thank you for your friendship.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Fun flowers die

2012-01-28T17:33:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I found some piece of Early Espresso felt while out shopping one day and cut it up with my Fun Flowers die to create these hand made felt flowers. I cut up a stash at a time and then had fun playing with them as you can see in the cards I made at this posting.

This one here is a card I made for my friend Gina who was having a birthday not too long ago. I layered it up with a smaller flower punched out with the Fancy Flower punch.

This one here is a variation with a background made from left over paper pieces.

And this one is just a simple one with the same color combo of More Mustard, Early Espresso and Pool Party (love the color combo). A dose of red comes in the red wooden flower that was a gift from my friend Ariani from one of her travels (I blogged about it here).

It was a pleasure using the wooden bird and I also really loved how the More Mustard 1/2" Scallop

Dot Ribbon turned out.

Thank you for peeking in today,

Liza

You Inspire Me

2012-01-27T17:34:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I am sharing something beautiful that my friend Sesil sent me. A hand made card in the shape of a pot and flowers :) A work of art, isn't it?

It is now hanging in my card "tree" (where I display cards that are sent to me) :) and makes me happy to look at it :)

Enjoy and be inspired...

Liza

Baby girl Beau Chateau

2012-01-26T16:30:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I had this pretty Beau Chateau patterned paper sitting on my desk so I am working on this one :)

I simply added a banner (from a piece of Crumb Cake card stock) with the Friendly Phrases stamp set, stamped in Soft Suede ink.

Two buttons tied with twines finished them off.

Thanks for peeking :)

Liza

Sale a Brate 2012

2012-01-25T17:10:00.001+07:00

Good afternoon crafting friends,

I apologize for not updating in the longest time! Life has taken over with some challenges and changes in the home front and work :) (I am now officially a part time employee, which takes some adjusting and getting used to after being a stay at home mom for several years).

I hope to share some of my latest creations later, but for now I just want to quickly pop in to share the most exciting event of the year in the Stampin' Up! world is here :)

More info is on my online store here.

Happy browsing and happy stamping,

Liza

Barnyard Buddies

2011-11-22T16:45:00.000+07:00

Hello, stampers...

Just quickly sharing a birthday card I made for my son Hudson's class mate's birthday- using the Barnyard Buddies stamp set.

I haven't explored this stamp set further but really love these bright boyish color combo.

Thank you for peeking...

Liza

Online Extravaganza

2011-11-21T14:08:00.001+07:00

Hello, stampers...
Products discount up to 60% off. 21-30 November, 2011.
Click on my online store on the side bar to place your order. (Note: US addresses only).

Happy stamping,

Liza

Blue Vintage Birthday

2011-11-20T15:41:00.002+07:00

Hello there... I haven't been posting as often as I would like to be, as you can see. But let me share a couple of projects today- taking a break from Red White and Blue, ok? :)

I swear, that's the last of my Beau Chateau Side Notes :) you won't see it again :) I love them to bit, as you can see.

Island Indigo ruffled ribbon looks lovely with Marina Mist blue, in my humble opinion.

Next up is another Marina Mist blue.:

Just cutting the DSP beau Chateau to the lovely frame part and layered it with the blue patterned paper underneath.

Doily die cut is from the Perfect Pennant die, which as usual, I had cut up several at a time, ready to go - sitting on my desk. So this one was simply stamped with the sentiment. Tied with ribbon, popped up with the Pear Pizzazz button (from the Spice Cake designer buttons collection). Very demoable card for you demonstrators everywhere :)

Thanks for peeking,

Liza

Stitched Stockings

2011-11-07T13:57:00.004+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends... What did you make over the weekend?

A friend came over last week to play in my craft room to help me make more Red White and Blue cards and we decided to play with the Stitched Stockings stamp set. So, naturally, I showed her how to make your own patterned paper with these cute stockings :) You know come to think of it, I really like the outcome. What a cute stamp set. And then, you see, I added tiny snowflakes (from the Short & Sweet stamp set) to fill up the empty spaces in Soft Suede.

What did I make with this Stitched Stockings patterned paper? A couple designs below:

I am combining the home made patterned paper with the Stocking Builder Punch to make the punched image as the focal point. And then, I added the Dazzling Details glitter to make it merry :)

Next up is this FTL164 layout that I had up on a piece of scratch paper for me to play with.

I cut up a small piece of my home made patterned paper, matted it with Crumb Cake card stock and made the stockings paper as my focal point. (Don't forget to ink all the edges for added depth and dimension).

I added a strip of Very Vanilla 3/8" Velvet Stitched Ribbon (use a piece of Sticky Strip to make the velvet ribbon stick neatly), a Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Buttons, tied with Cherry Cobbler/ Whisper White baker's twine.

I rounded the bottom corner to finish it up.

This is easy enough to mass produce. I made 3 in no time :) Hope you enjoy.

Happy stamping...

Red White and Blue

2011-11-04T20:39:00.004+07:00

Good evening crafting friends... How are you? I am happy that it is Friday :)

What have I been up to lately? I have been making Red White and Blue cards in preparation to stock up our American booth at an upcoming international charity bazaar.

The profit will go to raise fund for children with cancer that have exhausted their family's resources for treatment in a local hospital here. I have personally visited this hospital several times and I am honored to make cards for this cause and hope it will make a little difference.

Well, first off I decided to play with chipboard. That is a chipboard house from a chipboard pack called On Board Merry Medley. I stamped a partial swirl image from a single stamp called Elizabeth on it.

Then, I used the same single Elizabeth stamp again on this card:

I used it as a full image and a partial image as you can see here. Ah, check out that Denim Jean ribbon. I really love how it looks.

For this card below, I thought of a stamp set that I barely use. It is called Cherish Friendship and it is in the big Idea Book & Catalog. That set has a nice friendship sentiment in it.

Since I am not a colorist, I left the image as is :) Simply stamped in Night of Navy ink.

I will be sharing more of these Red White and Blue cards in the coming days. I hope you enjoy.

Happy stamping to you...

Designer Frames

2011-11-03T09:37:00.002+07:00

Good morning crafting friends...

I don't know if you have noticed that there is a set of embossing folders in the Idea Book & Catalog called "Designer Frames". They are very pretty...

I had embossed several of them randomly on Naturals White card stock, ripped up some of them and had them sit on my desk until I was ready to use them :)

Here are a few of these:

Layered them up with the Tiny Teacup single stamp and the Domestic Goddess DSP. Making it a great Teacup themed card :)

Here is the the other bit of the Designer Frame. I had crumpled it up and sponged it with ink for added texture.

Then, with another piece of the same Domestic Goddess DSP, I made these two friendship cards.

I paired these 2 cards with the Precious Butterflies hostess stamp set- love the sentiments there. One of these went to my dear friend and ex room mate, Jenny on her recent birthday :)

Love these fresh color combinations too - Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive.

Thank you for peeking. I hope it gave you some idea on how to play with these Designer Frames.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Random projects...

2011-11-01T11:09:00.001+07:00

It is already November!! Whoa!! :) Doesn't time fly?

Here are the cards that I have not yet posted. I hope you enjoy...

For my uncle's birthday last month:

I dry embossed the card base with the Houndstooth Embossing Folders, swiped Soft Suede ink over it with my sponge dauber and then added the Happy Birthday circle stamp (from the Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess stamp set). Then simply finished off the card with an Island Indigo ruffled ribbon.

This one below is also randomly using bit and pieces on my desk. Some scraps, some ribbon, added a sentiment and button.

Combining Perfect Plum with the rest of the Beau Chateau DSP. Liking how it comes out, too :)

The ribbon is Elegant Eggplant but it works.

And lastly, a thank you card :) for the birthday gifts that people sent to me :)

That's all for now, folks...

Happy stamping,

Liza

Birthday cards from friends...

2011-10-31T15:52:00.003+07:00

Happy Monday!

I just had my birthday :) Here are some of the cards that I had received from friends...

From Stampin' Up! :

From Gaby (she is 14 and I think she has a great sense of color) :)

From my crafting friend and high school buddy: Lily... (it comes with a matching hand made box and a pair of pretty ear rings inside)

Thank you!! I am so blessed.

Hugs,

Liza

Sweet Little Love

2011-10-29T15:42:00.003+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

This Pink Pirouette card is going all the way to Hong Kong to welcome baby Eliana :) (waving hi to Raquel)...

Sweet Little Love is just the perfect sentiment from Fabulous Phrases stamp set. The background paper is called DSP Beau Chateau, that I had cut up on the part that had those pretty flowers. I added a piece of Sticky Strip and Chantilly crochet trim, a Bashful Blue button tied with twine.

Other supplies that I have used include: Always Elegant stamp set, Spritz Tool and Pink Pirouette marker, Soft Suede ink and Sponge Dauber (for the edges) and Basic Pearls.

Sorry for not posting too often. I started a new part time job and I am still adjusting to it :)

Hope you weekend is fabulous,

Liza

Paper Rosettes

2011-10-18T21:51:00.003+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Just to let you know that these paper rosettes are really fun and they are surprisingly quick and easy!

My friend Ana and I made these giant paper rosettes that we stuck on a skewer and these are for our dear friend Alena's baby shower decor.

You need a Simply Scored Tool for this. Cut out the paper length for however big you want it to be. For the biggest one, I cut up 3 pieces of 3.5" x 12" piece of DSP. Then, simply score at 1/2" interval. Seriously, it is that simple.

This is how the Simply Scored Tool looks like and it has taken a permanent spot in my craft room :) and this is the link to it in my online store.

We decorated it with Grunge Rock stamp set and metal brads to go with the baby shower's theme.

I hope you enjoy.

Liza

Delicate Doilies Congrats

2011-10-17T20:42:00.002+07:00

Happy Monday, crafting friends...

I haven't shared these cards that we made when my friend Dede came over to play :) We stamped a whole card stock sheet with the different images in the Delicate Doilies stamp set and made cards with the home made patterned paper.

And then, because I have a sliver of that patterned paper left over that I didn't want to waste, I made it into this congrats card.

I must be in love with Pool Party, it shows a lot on my projects, doesn't it?

Thank you for peeking today :)

Hugs,

Liza

Love Life ... Live Life

2011-10-14T20:05:00.003+07:00

Happy Friday evening, crafting friends... Lovely sentiment, isn't it?

I have more to share on the Big Top Birthday Quick Accents with you today.

A bit of details that I love about this one: fun twine wrapped around the card and shiny Glimmer Brads :)

Pretty background paper from the Big Top Birthday DSP

The sentiment is from the "You're a Gem" stamp set. It has a collection of nice phrases in there that I find I reach out to quite often.

I love the banners on the paper and want to showcase it on this card :)

Here is all of them together, displayed in my craft room. Really makes me smile to see all of these happy little creations together. (Click on picture to make photo larger). I hope you like it, too :)

Thank you for peeking. Happy stamping to you.

Liza

Quick Accents: Big Top Birthday

2011-10-13T17:54:00.007+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

It is mid term break in our household so I have not been around the computer much :) We took a family trip to the city of Jogja for a few days, exploring the city and the temples there and did some batik shopping.

I have been loving these Quick Accents lately, which is a set of self adhesive die cuts and paper ribbons. These are great short cuts for your projects and I love adding little fun details on top of them and stamped images that coordinate. {heart}... which just makes me a smile to see them all together :)

You can make anything: such as a tag like this... that I used to decorate a home made gift for a new neighbor last month.

Another card with a lovely sentiment from the Word Play stamp set.

And the fun little Mini Clothes Pin :) {heart}

And a set of paper baskets made from matching Big Top Birthday DSP and the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch as the basket handle. These are for my friend Ami, who is going through chemotherapy right now. Hang in there, dear Ami!!

A happy banner card...

More clothes pin :) and happy color combo.

Thank you for peeking, crafting friends... Hope your week is fabulous.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Precious Butterflies journal

2011-10-07T07:26:00.001+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

In a spur of the moment, I had this idea to dress up the On Board Journal from my post here as a birthday present for my dear friend and crafting buddy, Herly.

Using the Precious Butterflies stamp set, which is one of the hostess options in the Idea Book & Catalog, I stamped a scene on a piece of Scallop Square die cut. That became the front cover of the journal. My color combo are the new In Color 2011-2013: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, and Pool Party.

Personalizing it with her initial:

Added the row of ribbons:

Back cover view:

I brought it to her birthday party and had everyone write a special birthday wish and blessings for her.

Love you, Herly- what a blessing to get to know you.

Happy stamping to you all...

Liza

Rock Star Baby

2011-10-05T07:17:00.004+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

My friend Ana is planning a special baby shower for our friend Alena who is getting ready to have a baby and transferring to a new posting at the same time. The theme will be "Rock Star Baby"... I think it is super! :)

I wanted to make a set of baby cards that Alena can use as her thank yous or baby announcement notes so I pulled out my Extreme Element stamp set for this project.

And made this FTL160 my starting point as the card layout.

Here is my card:

Color combo is Night of Navy, Certainly Celery and Rich Razzleberry, with some neutrals thrown in: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and a piece of Naturals White card stock.

The sentiment is flanked by 2 mini brads that I think go with the rock star theme :)

Thank you for peeking.

Liza

Forever Young

2011-10-04T07:07:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I really love that little girl swinging on a tree from the Forever Young stamp set. How fun...

I paired it with bits and pieces lying around my desk: Domestic Goddess DSP, Side Notes journaling postcard (ripped in half), and an oversized button from the Spice Cake buttons pack.

Here is the other ripped half Side Notes postcard. Paired with Pool Party ruffled ribbon.

Happy stamping,

Liza

(More) Side Notes

2011-10-02T18:23:00.001+07:00

Happy October, crafting friends... I hope you enjoyed all the information/ specials in yesterday's post.

I am sharing the rest of my Side Notes collection :) This was a joy to make... I enjoyed using up all the different bits and pieces of the journaling tags and I love the subtle colors.

Here it is one by one:

I added a die cut doily to layer the 24/7 sentiment. My card base is Pink Pirouette.

A Marina Mist blue just for you:

In French:

I added a dash of Cajun Craze button there and embellished it with a mini clothespin and pearl. I sponge daubered Soft Suede ink over the clothes pin to make it look vintage.

A praying for you card. This sentiment comes from a set called Blessings from Heaven.

My friend Cassy gave me these Chocolate Chip butterflies, die cut from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Dies. They are so pretty.

I hope you enjoy....

Liza

October is here...

2011-10-01T12:36:00.006+07:00

Hello there crafting friends...

October is here and here are some exciting things to share:

During October: buy 2 Simply Sent card kits and get a coordinating stamp set FREE! Yay.... :)

New products starting October 1: these cookie stamps are available:

New items in clearance rack!! Yippee!! Please note: they are first come first serve. Not returnable and non refundable.

You can shop in my online store here.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Big Top Birthday Quick Accents

2011-09-30T06:08:00.002+07:00

Happy Friday, crafting friends...

How about closing the week with a trio of bright cheerful cards? They all come from the Big Top DSP and coordinating Big Top Birthday Quick Accents which make creating come quickly :)

The sentiments come from Perfect Words stamp set which is in the hostess section of the Idea Book & Catalog. I tried my new Dazzling Details on the hot air balloon (sorry for the oops...)

This is my favorite sayings :) I think it will be a good way to go card. I love that lion jumping through hoops :)

Thanks for peeking, crafting friends,

Liza

Forever Young hello

2011-09-28T17:59:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

If you remember my post here, I stamped a bunch of these cuckoo clocks (in Island Indigo ink) on these cast away office supplies :) and they are sitting on my desk :)

So, I took one of them and made it into this Hello card. It is layered onto So Saffron card base, First Edition Specialty DSP and punched out Hello sentiment from the Posy Punch hostess stamp set in the Idea Book & Catalog.

A spritz of Rich Razzleberry marker and the Color Spritzer Tool, glitter brad and rhinestones finished it up.

Thanks for peeking...

Liza

Tiny Teacup

2011-09-27T17:36:00.004+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Well, I meant to post this earlier but I am training for a new job this week and it has been busy learning all new stuff at work :) So I am a little late.

Here is the FTL159 sketch that I am working on these cards. This can be found weekly over at the Clean and Simple Stamping blog and it is my fun Saturday morning activity :)

Here are my row of Tiny Teacups. This is a single stamp that is on the Idea Book & Catalog. I love the polka dot cups :) It was punched out with the 1 1/4" circle punch. Perfect size. Everyone of these was mounted up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I paired the tea cups with the Domestic Goddess DSP as the background and my color combo comes straight from that patterned paper pack.

The sentiment comes from the Precious Butterflies stamp set in the hostess section of the Idea Book & Catalog. I stamped it in Basic Gray ink.

Here is another version since I have all my supplies laid out there :)

I added the Daffodil Delight elements there and Basic Gray button (from the Neutrals Designer Buttons pack) tied with white twine.

Thanks for visiting and happy stamping to you.

Liza

Tagtastic Congrats

2011-09-24T12:56:00.004+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Can you tell that I am not wasting a sliver of my DIY Gently Falling patterned paper from yesterday's post? :)

The small left over pieces became this card set that I had paired with the Spice Cake DSP and More Mustard card base.

I have also really enjoyed putting on the finishing touches like these Spice Cake buttons and Pool Party ruffled ribbon. {heart}...

I hope you enjoy.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Gently Falling 2

2011-09-23T07:39:00.004+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

Since I still had my Gently Falling stamp set and the Spice Cake Product Suite (from the current Holiday Mini catalog) on my desk, I made a patterned paper with it that you probably had seen a snippet on my post here.

I really love the element of Pool Party color among all those warm fall colors, I find it really inspiring :)

So here are more samples with what I had made from my DIY patterned paper. I hope you enjoy...

That twill tape ribbon is really pretty together with these leaves images. I rubbed some Soft Suede ink and sponge dauber on top of the twill tape to make it look vintage.

Home made sentiment banner with the Perfectly Penned stamp set, More Mustard button tied with Bakers Twine and mounted up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Here is another card made with the same DIY patterned paper - done on Naturals Ivory card stock. This is for a new team mate at work that we want to welcome :)

Color combo is: Pool Party, More Mustard, Daffodil Delight and River Rock.

Love that Spice Cake Designer Buttons together with the Twill Tape ribbon like this {heart}. Mmm...

Happy stamping to you,

Liza

Petite Pairs baby

2011-09-21T10:22:00.002+07:00

Hi there, crafting friends...

My dear friend Bella requested this project - a quick card for a baby boy that is simple enough to mass produce but still cute :) so I got to work...

Confetti stamp set as a subtle background on the bottom part and First Edition Specialty DSP for the upper part.

The stamped images are from Fox & Friends and Funky Four stamp sets. I {heart} these both and use these a lot :)

Matching stamped envelope to finish off the look.

Thank you for peeking...

Liza

More sentiments

2011-09-19T10:09:00.004+07:00

Good morning...

Here are the rest of my sentiment pieces from this post :)

Made this one to look like a tag.

And made this one on a different day:

I find that I like the combination of So Saffron card base with the First Edition Specialty DSP background paper :) That really sets off the sentiment panel nicely.

I also broke off a new roll of Twill Tape ribbon and found that it is a nice natural color that added to a project without overpowering it. {heart}

Thanks for peeking in today...

Hugs,

Liza

Cuckoo clock best wishes

2011-09-18T09:33:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

This is a special card I made for everyone in the section at work to sign... hence the triple fold card so that it can accommodate all the signatures.

My friend and fellow crafter Sasi is moving with her family tomorrow. Hence, the cuckoo clock image (from the Forever Young stamp set) which means: until we see each other again, Sasi. What a blessing to get to know you and your family.

I spritzed Pool Party marker on the Top Note die cut with a Color Spritzer Tool, added those polka dot brads from the In Color 2011-2013 Designer Printer Brads pack. And layered the Top Note die cut with a piece of Tangerine Tango card stock embossed with the Houndstooth Embossing Folders.

Sentiment is from Petite Pairs stamp set, stacked on top a Curly Label punch out and finished off with pearls.

Wishing you all the best in your new home, Sasi and to all of you, happy stamping.

Hugs,

Liza

Side Notes

2011-09-17T09:01:00.003+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends....

It has been a while since I played with the sketch over at Clean and Simple Stamping blog. So, today I am happy to play along...

FTL158 is here....

Here is my take:

The sentiment tag is from a pre made set of tags called "Side Notes" which is part of the Beau Chateau series and matching Beau Chateau DSP as the background.

I realized that I hardly reached out for the Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, but I thought here the black ribbon set it off nicely :)

I finished off with layers of die cuts: Scallop Circle #2 and Perfect Pennant die (that has that pretty doily die cuts there), punched black flower and Basic Pearls.

Then, as a no brainer, I quickly whipped up another card with the same lay out sketch- using a different tag in the same pack:

Here it is...

Thanks for peeking in what I made today. I hope your weekend is relaxing!!

Happy stamping,

Liza

Wish Big

2011-09-15T08:51:00.004+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

A while ago, I saw this post on Betsy Veldman's blog that was so inspiring, it quickly went into my "to try list" :) I really love the idea that I can use different sentiment stamps to make it a focal point for a card.

Here is my first try, using a variety of stamp sets/ sentiments.

You probably recognized that I mainly used all the new In Colors 2011-2013. I think these colors look fresh together.

Then, on another day I made one of these sentiment stacks into this "Wish Big" card. I added little button stamps from the Button, Button stamp set. Aren't they cute?

I finished off the card with pretty Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, spritzed More Mustard marker with my Color Spritzer Tool and then attached that big Designer Spice Cake button (in More Mustard) from the current Holiday Mini Catalog tied with the Baker's Twine. I {heart} those big buttons :)

And call it done.

Thank you for visiting, dear friends...

Happy stamping,

Liza

Big Top Birthday

2011-09-14T08:44:00.003+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

Hope this week is going well in your household... I have been creating quite a stack lately, here is a couple of them, using the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper and matching Big Top Birthday Quick Accents.

Happy bright colors... Really celebratory feeling... and making creating a quick work with all the little elements from the Quick Accents pack.

No stamping except for the sentiment tag which is from the Up, Up and Away stamp set.

Thanks for peeking and enjoy the rest of your week :)

Hugs,

Liza

Spice Cake Product Suite

2011-09-11T15:38:00.004+07:00

Good afternoon, crafting friends...

Here is another sample with the Gently Falling 2 step stamping stamp set, that I had stamped on a piece of Pool Party card stock and matching Pool Party ink pad for the inside image. Punched it out with the 2.5" circle punch and added the More Mustard button tied with hemp twine.

A Naturals Ivory card base and 2 layers of patterned papers from the DSP Spice Cake pack- which match the stamp set.

I couldn't decide on the sentiment so a "Just for you" is good and general enough, then... :)

Thanks for visiting. Happy stamping to you...

Liza

More RAKs

2011-09-10T07:53:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I have more RAKs to share with you today, each is beautifully made with love :)

This one is from my dear friend Yulis and her Little Corner blog is here. We are literally long lost friend for we went to high school together (that was half of my life ago :) ) and recently reconnected and had the happy discovery that we both love stamping and crafting!! Whoa!!

This lovely card came with a box of yummy surprise from her hometown, sweet butter bread that I remembered from my childhood and that now my children discover and love. How special to be able to share this experience with them :)

Close up coloring details... I need a coloring lesson!! :) So pretty...

Lovely balloons and everything else!! Thank you Yulis, I am treasuring this and our friendship.

Here is another RAK from Sheerah that I haven't shared.

That kraft background is a hand made paper and she stamped on the twill tape. Precious...

That little craved wooden block is so special, that is from her hometown. It says "Sarawak". She cleverly incorporated it into the card :) Great job, Sheerah!!

I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at these creations today.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Calypso Coral birthday

2011-09-09T08:12:00.002+07:00

Hi there, dear friends...

This card came about from bits and pieces that have been sitting on my working table :)

A little bit of left over DIY patterned paper that I had made on this post here.

Cast away doily paper from a dinner at a restaurant that was too pretty to throw away... Added a strip of Daffodil Delight card stock border, the polka dot brad (from In Color 2011-2013 brads), Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon, and lastly when everything is finished, I spritzed Calypso Coral marker on the card's surface with my Color Spritzer Tool.

Thanks for peeking...

Liza

Gently Falling

2011-09-07T15:28:00.002+07:00

Hi there...

It's been a while since I played along in the FTL sketches :) and so happy I got a chance today!

Here is the latest sketch that you can find here:

Here is my take:

A new stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog called Gently Falling. It is a 2 step stamping set, which means I first stamped the outline leaf image in Soft Suede and then stamped the inside image with Pool Party ink.

Finishing up the focal point with Pool Party ruffled ribbon, Basic Pearls, a Very Vanilla button tied with Baker's Twine Early Espresso and mounted up the whole thing with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Oh and the background is a new matching Designer Series Paper called Spice Cake. Pretty colors.

Thank you for peeking.

Liza

Tagtastic

2011-09-06T07:42:00.000+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends....

I hope you had a relaxing Labor Day weekend. My friend and stamping buddy Dede came over to play and we made some thank you cards for her daughter.

Here is one that we made in a color that hopefully reminds us of the sea :) Made our own patterned paper with the Delicate Doilies stamp set on a piece of Whisper White card stock. Punched one edge with the Scallop Edge punch and sponged daubered with Soft Suede ink.

The sentiment is from a hostess stamp set called Tagtastic which fit the 1 3/4" circle punch. So, it was easily punched out, mounted up with Stampin' Dimensionals, added some bling with the Basic Rhinestones and simply finished with the Baker's Twine Early Espresso/ White.

Something simple enough to mass produce because she needs 17 thank yous :)

Thank you for coming Dede, what fun we had. Thank you to you all for peeking what we made today. Happy stamping...

Hugs,

Liza

The Holiday Mini is Here...

2011-09-05T18:09:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

The Holiday Mini is here and to order items from the mini catalogs, click here.

To download the catalog, click here.

Happy stamping and be inspired...

Liza

A book from Sheerah

2011-08-29T08:40:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

The other day, a little gift came in the mail with this beautiful hand made creations from my fellow crafter, Sheerah Teo.

A personalized book with my name on it!!

Some of the pages inside that she has individually stamped with verses.

A matching hand made card as well...

Click on the photo to make it larger. The card has lots of beautiful details on it: pink embossed texture, pink flowers, tiny embossed butterflies with pearls on it and a beautiful sentiment from God's Blessings stamp set.

Thank you so much, Sheerah! I hope you enjoy it, too.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Just Add Cake DSP

2011-08-27T17:58:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I was playing with left over patterned paper scraps from the Just Add Cake DSP and liked these colors together.

Card base is Baja Breeze, scraps of patterned paper layered on each other, the Pennants Builder Punch to make the Poppy Parade banner. Flanked by pieces of Basic Rhinestones.

A Real Red button (from the Brights Buttons designer pack) tied with twine. Sentiment is from perfect Punches stamp set, punched out with the XL Oval Punch. And call it done.

Thank you for peeking...

Perfectly Penned

2011-08-26T17:23:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I had so enjoyed stamping different kinds of patterned paper lately and I have kept several pieces of them at hand. Here is one of them:

This one was using a stamp set called Flower Fest that is in the Idea Book & Catalog page 124. I really love the water color look it creates and I am using the new In Colors ink pads with these.

I then rubbed up the center parts of the largest flower images with sponge daubers and matching ink to create that soft look. I stamped a whole piece of 8.5 x 11" piece of card stock with it so that I have a patterned paper on the ready, for whenever I need to make a card or another paper crafting project.

I cut up some of the home made patterned paper above to make this card.

I then created a banner sentiment from the Perfectly Penned stamp set, notched one edge, crumpled it up, flanked it with Island Indigo brads and mounted it up with a couple of Stampin' Dimensionals- all that after I tied up a ribbon of Calypso Coral and a pearl in the biggest flower center.

This was for my aunt's close friend's birthday. So I hope she liked it :)

Happy stamping to you...

Liza

More Up, Up & Away

2011-08-25T05:48:00.006+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends... I am having a ball creating with the Up, Up & Away stamp set - as you can see :)

Here is a set of matching note cards I made with it, in all the In Colors combo.

I started with a piece of Naturals White card stock and stamped the hot air balloons, clouds, little birdies..., added the half doily, half circle of Crumb Cake card stock and In Color brad (love these brads... also going through them fast :) ), then rounded the right corners.

And then, since I wanted to give it away as a little gift, I thought it needed a matching folder to present these. So here it is:

I started with a Wisteria Wonder card stock as the folder base. I just scored and made them 1/2" bigger than the note card and envelope set. That's all. Then, I cut up a piece of Naturals White card stock and made my own patterned paper on it.

I tried to make it look like a folder by adding a half circle piece of Crumb Cake on it and a Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon to tie it up.

Here is a side view with all 4 note cards and matching envelopes tucked in.

Here is the matching Crumb Cake envelope.

And here is everything together with the folder:

I hope you enjoy...

Happy stamping,

Liza

Up, Up & Away in Melon Mambo

2011-08-23T17:28:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

My friend Sutji came over the other day and what a special visit it was because she is my high school friend!! It is amazing that after all these years and so many moves and life changes later, we are still keeping in touch and share the same love of stamping! Yay... :) We don't see each other as often as I wish, but I treasure the stolen moments here and there that we get to visit.

She wanted me to show her heat embossing. So I pulled out this Up, Up & Away stamp set and my Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, and got to work. And being the girly girls that we are, really love the wow effect of heat embossing in Melon Mambo :)

And then, it is just a matter of finishing up the card: Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon (LOVE all the new In Color ribbons, going through all of them fast!), Pool Party Designer Series Paper Stack that I had ripped and inked on all sides, sentiment from the same stamp set and In Color brad to top off the sentiment panel.

Melon Mambo is such a happy cheerful color. Enjoy...

Happy stamping to you,

Liza

Up, up and Away

2011-08-22T09:41:00.003+07:00

Hello, hello...

What a fun stamp set, isn't it? It has a set of scene-building images and I really love building the hot air balloons and added the little birds and clouds. How fun :)

One thing I love about having stamp sets and a Big Shot machine is to make my own embellishments. There will be days that I just stamp up a stack of embellishments to set aside and use at a later time.

Like this one:

And this one:

Colored the stripes of the hot air balloon in different markers: using the In Color 2011-2013 colors, pasted a piece of Pool Party patterned paper (from the In Colors 2011-2013 DSP Stack), Wisteria Wonder ruffled ribbon, and the In Color polka dot brad again :)

Happy stamping!! and I hope you enjoy...

Liza

On Board Journal

2011-08-21T09:20:00.002+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends... how are you all doing?

Hopefully I am back on track with blogging .. :)

My friend Ana gave me this really cute idea of making a baby book for a baby shower that she hosted last week. She was going to put up the book at the entrance so people could record their best wishes for baby Benjamin!! How lovely!!

I pulled out this On Board Journal that I had been putting aside for months, then found out I love the fact that the pages inside are Very Vanilla card stock! Love it!!

We set to work by stamping the baby's name on a piece of die cut Square Scallop. I am in love with the Broadsheet Alpha stamp set. Really cool looking. Added the little monkey from Fox & Friends stamp set by stamping it off on scratch paper first.

And then we had a blast tying a bunch of different ribbons on the spirals!

And quickly decorated the back of the book with this splashes images from this stamp set called Extreme Elements.

How fun!!

Happy stamping to you,

Liza

Blessings from Heaven

2011-08-20T08:59:00.003+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends....

The sentiment on the card above is: Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee. Psalm 55:22. It is from a stamp set called: Blessings from Heaven, which is a new stamp set in the Idea Book & Catalog. Love it! (and need to hear it!!)

Almost a whole month has passed since I last blogged... I hope life finds you all well. It has been a whirlwind of medical issues in our household which just took me away from blogging. Sorry... Then, the end of summer vacation, and first week of school are here before I knew it.

I have been stamping here and there, though not a whole lot. Sesil and I made this card for our friend who just lost her father to cancer. A really quick one and I quickly took photos of it before it was sent away.

Using a new stamp set called Forever Young in the Idea Book & Catalog. With several In Colors 2011-2013: Island Indigo for the cuckoo clock, Lucky Limeade as the card base, and matching In Colors brads. Oh my, it is polka dot :)

I had stamped it on a piece of cast away office supplies. Stamped the biggest doily image from the stamp set Delicate Doilies in Crumb Cake, inked the edges with Soft Suede, and spritzed Pool Party marker to finish with my Color Spritzer Tool.

Lastly, we finished off with the row of pearls and little pearls on the clock. And stamped a matching Crumb Cake envelope.

Really love the completed look.

I hope you all have a great summer and a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Liza

Buy 3 Get 1 Free

2011-08-19T09:57:00.002+07:00

Hello crafting friends...

I know most of August has passed... but there is still time until the end of the month for this promotion of buy 3 packs of Designer Series Paper, get 1 free.

Take advantage of the specials here in my online store.

Happy browsing....

Liza

Delicate Doilies

2011-07-27T10:06:00.003+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Finally had a chance to share what I made for my friend Cassy's wedding. A money envelope that I had made from this patterned paper from my post here.

The sentiment is from God's Blessings that I had added a punched out frame with the Decorative Label punch. Added a strip of Chantilly Lace ribbon, a Crumb Cake button (from the Neutrals designer buttons collection) tied with Early Espresso/ Whisper White twine.

Happy stamping...

Liza

Broadsheet Alphabet

2011-07-24T09:49:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

It has been a hectic week!! Our cook is sick and has to be hospitalized. We have also been sick and tired and trying to manage between work, home and taking care of the kids ... So I have not stepped into my craft room :( I have been peeking with longing in the mornings when it is light and airy from the morning sunshine and enjoy seeing the natural light through the floor length windows. But that's about it :)

Here is a home made patterned paper that I made using the Broadsheet Alphabet stamp set and a stack of the new In Color 2011-2013 ink pads. This was a joy to make and I was thinking of Huey (hi, dear!!) the whole time because she loves fonts :)

I had stamped these on a piece of 8.5 x 11" Naturals White cardstock and really love how it turned out. I spritzed some Pink Pirouette marker with my Color Spritzer Tool to finish off this patterned paper (click on the photo to make it larger).

Here is what I made the patterned paper into. Sentiment is from Perfect Punches stamp set and I added a strip Daffodil Delight scallop border that I had die cut with the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die.

Here is hoping everyone is healthy and safe...

Hugs,

Liza

Another RAK

2011-07-14T10:46:00.002+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

I have been so fortunate to have these wonderful crafty people around me. My friend Sassi came over for a play date last week and look what she brought for me!!

Her own hand made creations!!

Imagine she made this without ever knowing that a Big Shot machine and dies and punches and all these tools exist! Can you imagine what she will make when she does?

Thank you, Sassi... I gave this particular one away to another dear friend! So we all share the blessing of your creations.

Hugs,

Liza

Herb Expressions

2011-07-12T10:35:00.002+07:00

Good morning...

This sentiment from the Herb Expressions set is beautiful, isn't it?

I am thinking of all of you going to convention today, especially my dear friend Huey :) Have a super fun time, dear and share the photos!! (Wish I were there...)

Hugs,

Liza

Soccer Boy

2011-07-10T10:28:00.002+07:00

Good morning dearies,

Just quickly popping in to share this cute RAK card from Marlene for Hudson's 7th birthday. He is a soccer boy!! Go, Hudson... :)

Thank you aunty Marlene...

Love and hugs,

Liza

Birthday Jet

2011-07-09T10:16:00.005+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

What makes a happy mail day? A package from dear friends with hand made goodies and hand made cards, of course :) This one comes all the way from Sheerah in Malaysia.

A hand made birthday card for Hudson and a matching birthday jet!!

A closer look on the rocket focal image

and of course, aunty Sheerah did not forget Hannah :)

Thank you!!!

Hugs,

Liza

Candy wrapper no. 2

2011-07-08T09:59:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

A couple of you asked what was under the candy wrapper in my post here :) So, here it is :) I have been on a roll finding these candies from my childhood lately, haven't I? Not too long ago, I rediscovered this one too, we used to call it "the rooster brand" chocolate candies :)

Even the packaging still remains the same (to my recollection), it has this same vintage looking font, red paper wrapping and even the "rooster image" is still the same.

My children love it and I have a stash of these at home :)

That's when the idea hit, I could just wrap a few of these and give it away as little gifts. And it is nice to share the little story behind it, that these are candies from my childhood.

If you are interested in making these candy wrapper gifts yourself, you can easily adapt this idea into whatever candy bars that are available in your area.

Happy creating to you,

Liza

Posy punch envelope

2011-07-05T19:47:00.000+07:00

Hi there, crafting friends...

This is what I have been up to in the craft room this week: making a bunch of these "gift card/money envelopes". Here is one of them, dressed up with a tag made out of the Posy Punch hostess stamp set (in the Idea Book & Catalog 2011-2012).

I just adhered the inside with 2 pieces of Sticky Strip on either end to make it a pocket. Easy peasy and no messy glue. (Note to self: must not run out of Sticky Strip!)

Now, you must have seen the piece of patterned paper underneath that money envelope...

I am experimenting with making a whole sheet of DSP, just patterned paper with different sized images from the Delicate Doilies stamp set with a sprinkling of smaller images from the Button, Button stamp set- and actually liking the process of making it. A LOT!! Ha :)

This is a 8.5" x 11" Naturals White card stock that I had stamped in random, starting from the biggest image to the smallest one. The colors that I had picked out for this one are: Regal Rose, Tangerine Tango, Calypso Coral (a new In Color 2011-2013), Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive. Then for added good measure, I sprayed Pink Pirouette marker with my Color Spritzer Tool. Ha ha!!

Now, I haven't done anything with the home made DSP yet, it is just sitting there on my display white vintage tray for me to admire :) We'll see what next...

Enjoy your week, dear crafting friends... and happy stamping,

Liza

Candy wrapper

2011-07-04T11:30:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Happy 4th to all of you in the US. Having a day off and spending it relaxing at home. My husband took the kids out to brunch and I opted for the peace and quiet at home :)

I made several of these candy bars wrapped and decorated last week, with the arrivals of some new colleagues and neighbors.

It's been fun sharing these and thought it is a nice little way to say "welcome".

Here is a quick demo card in the wedding colors of the guest who came to visit my craft room last week :) This is a new In Color 2011-2013 called Wisteria Wonder as the card base. Sentiment is from Love & Care hostess stamp set in the Summer Mini Catalog.

Thanks for peeking, crafting friends...

Happy stamping to you,

Liza

It's Here...

2011-07-01T14:15:00.002+07:00

Happy Friday, crafting friends... :)

Just want to share that the new Idea Book & Catalogs are here...

English version:

Spanish version:

Beautiful publications. Happy browsing...

And happy Fourth of July for those of you in America!

Perfect Pennants die

2011-06-30T04:19:00.002+07:00

Good morning, friends...

Popping in to share a quick tag from last week's demonstration. A few different products and tools were in action: Perfect Pennants die (that will be in the new IB&C... hold your breath, only 1 more day :) that have this pretty doily shape, Delicate Doilies stamp set, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, Chantilly lace trim, and then topped off with a pearl.

Enjoy...

Hugs,

Liza

Sneak Peek: DSP Pocketful of Posies

2011-06-28T04:01:00.003+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

Aren't these colorful papers pretty? Looking at these baskets lined up like this makes me happy :) These are from a new DSP called Pocketful of Posies that will be in the new Idea Book & Catalog on July 1.

Today is a charity bake sale at the place where I work and these candy baskets would be my contribution :) I have made these before here back in April 2011. Reminding you of your childhood origami lessons at school, doesn't it?

I had found these candies from my childhood a while back in a Chinatown shop, so it was not hard to decide what would go into the baskets.

This basket looks best done in a double sided paper.

Making it pretty with a stamped tag, button, twine and a scrap of lace trim.

Happy stamping! Thank you for stopping by.

Every Little Bit

2011-06-27T10:46:00.000+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

It was a Hannah and me time (which she calls "card making lessons") so we set out to make a card for Daddy. She picked out these images from the Every Little Bit stamp set, the brads, cranked the Big Shot machine for the Polka Dot background and chose the card stock colors.

And then we mounted them all up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Fun morning...

Thanks for peeking.

Liza

Summer Splash

2011-06-25T07:46:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I have gotten this Summer Splash stamp set for a while now (from the Summer Mini catalog)... I have always liked beach themed stuff so this one is definitely going into my collection.

My first thought with this set is to ink up the surf boards with multiple colored markers: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise and More Mustard. Yummy, isn't it? And it works as a masculine card, too. Very summery feel...

Stamped this shell images and punched out into an oval.

Finished off with Pumpkin Pie grosgrain ribbon and a panel of Rich Razzleberry DSP from the Brights DSP Stack. Sentiment is from a tiny set called: (of course :)) Live, Laugh, Love.

Here is another take on the surf boards- an Americana theme. (Note to self: I need to start building a collection of Americana themed cards... ). This one feels nautical, don't you think?

Surf boards were colored with markers: Night of Navy and Poppy Parade. Mounted up on a banner shaped Naturals Ivory panel that had been stamped with the shell images again (in Crumb Cake).

Finished off with sentiment and my last sliver of Poppy Parade ribbon that exactly was enough to tie this bow! Perfect end of my roll of ribbon.

Ah... enjoy your summer, everyone.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Sneak Peek: DSP Just Add Cake

2011-06-24T05:43:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

This new DSP called Just Add Cake will be available starting July 1, 2011 when the new IB&C goes live. I really love the crisp colorful designs of stripes and polka dots and I thought it would be nice to showcase this pretty paper by making a set of thank you cards with its matching folder.

I am going to give it to a colleague who is going to have a baby girl, hence the Blushing Bride pink scallop circle punch behind the sentiment. I thought: it is baby girly enough but if his wife would like to use it as a general thank you card, that will work, too.

I am following Marlene's idea here for the heartfelt sentiment (from the Hodgepodge Happiness stamp set).

Card base and folder is Naturals White card stock. Here is the folder, with an Eyelet Border punch edge.

and dressed up with a tag and 1 1/4" Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain ribbon. That is a new hostess stamp set that will be in the new catalog as well: Posy Punch- that I had used as a tag.

Thanks for peeking in today...

Hugs,

Liza

Introducing: Delicate Doilies

2011-06-22T08:32:00.000+07:00

Good morning!!

What is one of the most exciting part of being a demonstrator? Getting sneak peeks and playing with them!! Oh my goodness!! It is always a crazy day when a sneak peek box (or two) arrives from Stampin' Up! (this year: it comes with a complimentary Idea Book & Catalog 2011-2012)!!

And that particular day was a super busy one, but of course, I had to break away and take a peek and let out a few screams looking through the pages (yep, that crazy!) and then put the catalog down to get on with my day. Madness, I know! Anybody relate with that?

A few nights ago, I was playing with this Delicate Doilies stamp set that came in my sneak peek box! Oh dear... how pretty! This big one was stamped in Whisper White ink (remember, I had been meaning to use the Whisper Whiter ink more often?) on a piece of Night of Navy card stock. And guess what? It fit the 2 1/2" circle punch!! Woohoo... I love those kind of coordination.

Here is the card: pieces of left over scraps thrown together on a piece of Soft Suede card base. Talking about hoarding every single piece of paper :) Sentiment is from (yes!!!) a new Hostess set that will be in the upcoming IB&C called Perfect Words.

Black button is from Neutrals Designer buttons pack- tied with Early Espresso/Whisper White twine.

Next up is another quick card, a demo it kind of card, that I did when family friends came over to visit. They made a stop in my craft room, so I quickly whipped this one up with ingredients still lying around my work table.

I used that strip of Island Indigo again, a new In Color that will be available starting July 1.

And here's me and Ceci, a fellow demonstrator, saying good bye for now on her last Sunday at church. Ceci will attend Convention 2011 - oh dear... I hope my time will come soon (going to Convention) :) and maybe we can go together, Ceci!! (*wink wink...)

Happy stamping to you,

Liza

Petite Pennants Builder Punch

2011-06-20T10:07:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

That is a sneak peek item of a new punch called Petite Pennants Builder Punch, that will be available starting July 1, 2011. Love it!! My little Hannah and me, we punched a bunch of these in different colors out of a stack of scraps. Good way to use up those scraps.

And matching stamp set called Pennant Parade, where I had stamped the asterisk image on those pennants in Versamark.

And then, I finished off with Early Espresso/ Whisper White twine and Crystal Effects dots.

The patterned paper is a new DSP called Just Add Cake.

Thank you for peeking...

Liza

Sail Away...

2011-06-19T17:22:00.003+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Here is the quickest Father's Day card that my friend Indrawaty and me made when she came visit on Friday. We each made one for our hubbies :) so that we can say: Father's Day card for hubby. Check.

I was showing her the result of tone on tone stamping with Versamark ink... hence, this card.

Sneak peek: that is a new Stampin' Up! In Color 2011-2013 called Island Indigo on the main panel. Yummy!!

Hope you have a wonderful day celebrating Father's Day today.

Hugs,

Liza

Perfect Punches and Flower Fest

2011-06-18T08:10:00.000+07:00

Hi there, crafting friends...

How has your weekend and summer been? The kids are officially a week off school now and it has been relaxing at home just pottering about and playing or reading together. Always followed by snack time, of course!! :) Constantly making snack here in our kitchen: cookies, cakes, ice cream, granola... endless baking.

There is a stamp set in the Summer Mini called Flower Fest. It has that crayon drawn look when you stamp it. Pretty cool. I have seen other ideas from the blog-o-world with that stamp set which I also love and goes into my to do list :)

My first thought with an image stamp set is usually to make DIY patterned paper. Something to do with me being drawn to patterns and colors... Maybe? :) I am a patterned paper junkie.

Now, why the envelope you ask? In Asia/ Asian cultures, people give money for special occasions like birthdays, weddings, or graduations. I figured the money can go into that little cute envelope and the envelope itself is part of the card design. Why not, right?

The envelope is die cut with the Scallop Envelope die in Rich Razzleberry patterned paper (from the Brights DSP Stack). Now, originally I made these cards as a set in a few other different colored envelopes- but of course, they were gone before I found a moment to shoot a picture :) But if you can imagine this one as a set of cards, this makes a great gift idea.

Sentiment is from Perfect Punches stamp set. Stamped in Rich Razzleberry and punched with the Modern Label punch.

Thanks for peeking.

Liza

Fabulous Florets

2011-06-17T16:36:00.001+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

When Herly came over to play, we were playing with this Fabulous Florets stamp set as well. It just is a fool proof stamp set in my opinion, you can not go wrong with this one. Anything will turn out beautiful.

Citrus colors are her favorite colors so I picked out this color combo of: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil Delight.

Randomly stamping the main panel of Naturals Ivory card stock. I stamped the big leaf image twice without reinking.

Sentiment is from Thoughts & Prayers. I plan to always have a stack of "praying for you" cards on hand so I can deploy them quickly as needed. (Staying on top of things and being organized and all that :) )

I layered the sentiment with 2 punches: Wide Oval punch and 1 3/4" scallop circle punch. Popped them both up with Stampin' Dimensionals. These punches get endless use from me, I keep coming up with different ways to layer them and I think it is super fun when I do.

And then, of course I had to add the pearls. They never leave my work desk, I need them all the time :)

Thank you for popping in today!! Enjoy the rest of your day.

Liza

Bold Blossoms

2011-06-16T13:31:00.000+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends... Finally!! (I know...)

A scrap page :) Woo hoo!! How long have I been meaning to do that? Forever!! :)

I snapped this picture of my daughter who suddenly fell asleep on the chair one evening, too tired playing.

Lots of neutrals and lots of "white space": Naturals White, Crumb Cake with a pop of Melon Mambo and Not Quite Navy.

Playing with several different stamp sets: Notably Ornate for the lined frame image, Bold Blossoms for the flower, butterfly and stem, and Broadsheet Alphabet. I love the sentiment: Thank you for being you. That comes with the Bold Blossoms stamp set.

A border of Pink Pirouette scallops made from the Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch decorate either side of the main panel. A left over Not Quite Navy punched flowers that did not make it into a past project comes into this one.

I was playing with Melon Mambo Embossing Powder that is currently in the Summer Mini Catalog and it will go over to the new Idea Book & Catalog 2011-2012. The butterfly was stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed with the Melon Mambo Embossing Powder. Really girlie!! :)

A bit of pearl, a bit of bling, and a brad for the flower center are the little finishing details.

Finished size is 8.5 x 8.5".

Thank you for taking time in your day today to visit me.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Creative Spaces

2011-06-15T19:28:00.005+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Just want to share what came in the mail today!! Exciting!!

It is my own copy of this beautiful publication above that takes you on a tour of some very inspiring craft rooms!! You can get it here.

I first read it on Shelli Gardner's blog post here and ordered it right away upon reading about it, but it had been backordered. I guess it must be popular!!

Well, enjoy the rest of your day. I am going to curl up with it a bit later :)

Liza

Love & Care

2011-06-14T17:27:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends... Have you tried rock and roll stamping?

I was showing this particular one to my friend Herly, who came over to play last week. It works with a large round image like this flower from the Love & Care stamp set (which is a level 2 hostess set). You rock and roll the stamp in 2 different ink colors. Starting with the lightest color first. Then stamp. You will then get an image with 2 ink colors. (Note: click on the photo to make it bigger for a closer look). Pretty cool.

And then just finished off the card by adding more images to make my own DIY patterned paper. Love this particular combo of Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze and Pear Pizzazz. Chic and shabby.

A scrap of Chantilly lace trim and Basic Pearls adorned the sentiment. And then, finished off with the Early Espresso/ Whisper White twine.

Here is another one, same rock and roll technique but with a Soft Suede card base. Love how it changes the look just by swapping card base color.

And here's more of the wooden birdie that Ariani had brought over from her travels. I perched it up on a punched oval. Stamped the oval with the words from Strength & Hope set so as to give it a subtle background. Sentiment is from Fabulous Phrases stamp set. I like the font.

These days, I ink every edge with a sponge dauber and Soft Suede ink!! :) Even the wooden birdie got a sponge treatment :) And really love the effect it produces.

Thank you for stopping by.

Liza

Shabbyblogs.com

2011-06-14T13:06:00.001+07:00

Hi there...

Feel like changing up some background on the blog-o. If you are interested in doing the same for your blog, hop on over to shabbyblogs.com where they have got pretty stuff.

Hope you like it.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Just Believe

2011-06-13T11:09:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

How about making something that is not so cutesy :) So I picked out this Just Believe stamp set. It has pretty botanical images there. Works for both masculine and feminine cards, just swap the color scheme.

The largest image on the set is this plant image. For some reason, I like bigger stamp images. Helps you make a card more quickly, in my opinion :)

Just stamped it twice at different heights and you're done. Sentiment is from Word Play set.

Finishing touches: Poppy Parade 1/2" stitched ribbon, Basic Pearls (everything looks nicer with these :) ) and a little border of the Pinking Heart punch.

Enjoy your week and thank you for peeking in today.

Here's Hannah...

2011-06-12T08:22:00.001+07:00

Good morning!!

Oh, I haven't shared this picture!! Here's Hannah with her first sewing project!! She sewed around the card. With the help of aunty Marlene :)

She is so proud!! My little crafter...

Liza

Funky Four

2011-06-11T10:52:00.003+07:00

Happy Saturday morning, crafting friends...

When Marlene and Sheerah were here, we were playing with this stamp set. What I had done here is a technique called "off stamping".

I stamped 3 images from the same set and made a little scenery. I stamped off some of the images to give dimension.

Finished off the project with: sentiment from Fabulous Phrases, Early Espresso/ Whisper White twine (available in the Summer Mini catalog) and it is hard to see on the photo (note: click on the photo to make it bigger) I have applied Crystal Effects on the tree as a finishing touch. It gives a dimensional, lacquered look to the tree. I love to touch it :) Really cool.

Happy stamping to you,

Liza

Tags Along

2011-06-09T09:52:00.001+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

Here are more tags that I had made to adorn the baked goodies that our cook, Pak Medi made. These particular ones are super yummy: double choco pound cake and blueberry pound cake. All 100% home made from scratch :) and these were for my uncle and aunt in Singapore (my husband went there last week).

I am not so much into the baking, but happy to decorate the goodies :) These ones used 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbons: Certainly Celery and Chocolate Chip and Tags Along stamp set.

Here is a quick card that I had made the other day when my friend Desy came to visit, playing with unusual color combo: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz. She picked the color combo :)

I thought these colors give the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder a fresh look. Love that!

Happy creating to you,

Liza

A gift from another land

2011-06-07T17:20:00.005+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

On Sunday, my friend Ariani surprised me with these tiny little wooden birds that she brought back from her recent travels to Denmark. Aren't these lovely?

So... coming home from church that day, I couldn't wait to see what I could make out of these :)

Here they are. One of these says "Take Care" to give back to Ariani, which is really appropriate. She is moving soon :( I am just thinking what a sad time this time of year is, I am saying several good byes already and there is more coming!! My friend Ceci and fellow SU! demo is also moving. (Good bye, Ceci... until I see you again... wish you lived closer so we could play more often).

"With Love" is using Love & Care hostess level 2 stamp set from the Summer Mini catalog. Textured Soft Suede card stock stamped with the flower images in Whisper White and Soft Suede. I really like the look of Whisper White ink on darker colored card stock (note to self: use it more often).

A strip of First Edition Specialty DSP, Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, and embellished the birdie with Basic Pearls. I think these tiny little pearls add so much to anything :)

"Take Care" is using the really sweet color combo of Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, and Crumb Cake. Did you see the rock and roll technique I used on the largest flower? It was first stamped in Baja Breeze then rolled in Regal Rose, but it left a mark on my Regal Rose ink pad... (even though it will not affect the ink pad color, I am not sure if I like to have a less than pristine ink pad now :) - but I really like it... talk about torn :)

Oh and the gold chocolate I used on the prop is also from Ariani... ha ha!! Kids haven't eaten them yet :)

Thank you for the pretty gift, Ariani and wishing you all the best!!

Happy stamping,

Liza

Happy Birthday, Hudson

2011-06-06T17:14:00.008+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Today is Hudson's 7th birthday :) Photo is courtesy of Marlene... (Love the photos you took of the kids, dearie!!)

We are preparing goodie bags for tomorrow's celebration at school and here are the tags that I had stamped and Hudson had hand written for all his friends and the teachers.

These are stamped with the Tag Alongs stamp set, that is going to retire on June 30, 2011. Punched with 1 3/4" circle punch and 2 3/8" scallop circle punches.

Happy birthday, Hudson...

And thank you for peeking today.

Hugs,

Liza

Fun Flowers die

2011-06-03T15:36:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Just quickly popping by today with a beautiful card that Sheerah made and left for me. Thanks, Sheerah!!

She stacked the Fun Flowers die, added strips of First Edition Specialty DSP and Dotted Scallop Ribbon border (which I never would have thought of... LOL... but now I can copy the idea :) and then stamped a strip of the words from Strength & Hope stamp set, which make a lovely background combination!! Good job, Sheerah!!

And last, we sprayed it with the Log Cabin Smooch Spritz. We love playing with those :)

Happy stamping and spraying to you :)

Liza

Last Chance List

2011-06-02T18:25:00.002+07:00

Hello there, stamping friends...

Here is the list of retiring stamp sets, last chance accessories, and Definitely Decorative wall arts. Available until June 30, 2011.

I meant to post this yesterday but our internet went down overnight :) Glad that it is now back on.

Happy browsing,

Liza

Happy Father's Day

2011-06-01T06:24:00.002+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Whew!! It is already the month of June! Today, June 1 - stay tuned for Stampin' Up! retiring list of stamp sets and accessories. They will be going, going, gone... on June 30.

I am posting some Father's Day cards that Marlene made when she came visit. Lucky me, she left me with a stash of cards to show on the blog :)

I love Marlene's use of sentiment mix. These come from 3 different stamp sets: Love & Care (hostess set level 2 from the Summer Mini catalog), Teeny Tiny Wishes and Falling Leaves (which I would never think of because it is a Thanksgiving set, which goes to show you, if we only think outside the stamp box, really, any set can be used year round :) ... )

Thanks, Marlene for sharing your creativity and thanks everyone for taking time out of your day to stop by.

Hugs,

Liza

Sail Away

2011-05-30T15:06:00.003+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends... Enjoying your Memorial Day weekend?

I made a couple of Father's Day cards with the Sail Away single stamp from the Summer Mini catalog.

This one I simply stamped on Naturals Ivory card stock with Basic Black ink. Added the strip of scallop edge Basic Black card stock on the bottom, punched a Basic Black circle and a piece of Antique Brads (mounted with Stampin' Dimensionals). My card base is Rich Razzleberry textured cardstock.

The finishing off is a twine bow and I took out my Color Spritzer Tool and Sahara Sand marker to add some "splash" on the water scene.

Here is a similar one, except that this one I sprayed with Smooch Spritz Gold Glow. It looks like "water sprays" on the sea. It fits the theme, doesn't it?

Are you making any Father's Day projects?

Happy stamping to you,

Liza

Dream

2011-05-29T05:53:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I am sharing with you 2 things today.

Here is a piece of my craft room where I have the display corner and photo shoot background. There is something new on top of it, where it had been an empty wall :)

I have gotten this piece of Decor Elements wall decor for a long time (from the Definitely Decorative catalog) but had never made time to put it up until Marlene and Sheerah came visit. This was what they did for me. Thank you so much, girls! It was very sweet of you to take care of that and I really love it especially in the morning when plenty of natural light shines in from the window. It is beautiful... You know, it is my favorite room in the house :)

Here is what my friend Mei Tan gave me last Sunday. A handmade paper bead star. Made by Beads of Java. Made by women who live in the Merapi volcano area, near Jogjakarta. Come visit and take a look around. I am continually amazed at how creative Indonesians are. Just sharing what I found out with you.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today.

Happy creating to you,

Liza

Just Believe

2011-05-27T05:43:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Here is card that I thought would be good for a graduate. "Imagine the Possibilities"... the sentiment is from Word Play stamp set (which is 30% off until May 31, 2011).

We made this one on the day when Marlene and Sheerah were leaving :) Had to squeeze in some play time!!

I used the silhouette botanical image from the Just Believe stamp set, stamping it off a couple of times randomly to sort of make a focal point. Added the swirl from Always Elegant stamp set (can you see it?), punched the sentiment and then finished it off with hemp twine and Rich Razzleberry buttons (from the Brights Designer Buttons).

I then swiped Whisper White Craft ink pad on the raised edges of the Framed Tulips embossing to give it some added texture.

My color combo is Peach Parfait, Concord Crush and Rich Razzleberry.

Thank you for stopping by...

Liza

Love & Care

2011-05-25T08:27:00.001+07:00

Good morning, crafting friends...

Just quickly popping by to share a trio of bookmarks that Marlene made with the Notably Ornate stamp set, Love & Care stamp set (hostess level 2 from the Summer Mini catalog) and Naturals White card stock.

Oh my!! So simple and yet so pretty. I really admire Marlene's clean and simple look.

These bookmarks make a picture together when the 3 of them are joined together. What a wonderful idea and makes a great gift to a reader.

Happy stamping,

Liza

Happy I do Day

2011-05-23T05:21:00.000+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

Just saw the layout at FTL 141 above and managed to play along :) Love the feeling of playing along, too :)

I thought of making a wedding card today and made some home made ruffle from my Victoria lace trim, which I did by sticking a Sticky Strip on the bottom of the Baja Breeze scallop. The scallop was cut from Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die. Love the variety of trims it does and the fact that I can now custom make whatever color I want in the shape of trim I want :)

I had cut up a piece of Peach Parfait card stock. Stamped the flower image from Flower Fest stamp set (from the Summer Mini catalog) and the leaf image in Tangerine Tango ink to make the background.

And then last, I dry embossed the frame with the Framed Tulips embossing folder on my Naturals Ivory card base.

From Mary Fish's blog post here I learnt that the Basic Rhinestones fit appropriately the "ring" in the Happy I do Day sentiment. Yay!!

Thanks for peeking...

Happy stamping,

Liza

You're in my thoughts...

2011-05-22T08:17:00.001+07:00

Hello there, crafting friends...

I just admired the beautifully artistic card up there. It has such a water color/ painting look to it. It is just amazing. And it is only a one layer card! Oh my....

Meet my new friend Ping Ping. She is the artist behind the card! Would you believe she is a new stamper and she has only started dabbled with ink and stamps and she is still only in high school!!

Ping Ping, Cucu (her sister) and my fellow demonstrator Ceci came over to the open house last Saturday. What a wonderful day it was.

Here is a close up look. Just Believe stamp set, Word Play stamp set, Strength & Hope stamp set, various inks and markers on a piece of Naturals White card stock and twine.

Thank you for peeking...

Hugs,

Liza