We're moving!

...tooo another space on the web. It's at http://www.maiefaazhar.blogspot.com. I'll be updating all my arts and crafts over there, hopefully on a regular basis. Heh. This blog will still be here though. For the archives of two year's works. Allright then. See ya there!

Under Construction

I'm working on a quite last minute project. But it's a very good elated feeling stamping and stamping with all my heart. Will update once it's done.

Meanwhile, I've been thinking I should like to combine this blog with my primary blog. Should I? Well, I thought that since I do have art projects (some I've shared here) aside from greeting cards I might as well dump it all into one space. Otherwise it'll be kind of confusing and contrary of the blog title. Plus it'll be easier to maintain only one blog! Ha ha. Wee~

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Barakallah to Atun..

The wedding card was specifically ordered in blue. I tried to find the perfect baby blue colour card but unfortunately to no avail. Instead I only got this card which is kind of tiffany blue. I wasn't so keen with the colour at first. But the more I work on the design, the more I fell in love with this colour. In fact, tiffany blue is fast becoming the chosen theme for weddings nowadays. They're rare, unique and there's something romantic about it. Have a look at the wedding photos of this girl. I absolutely adore all the deco until the itsy bitsy details. So gorgeous! I just recently found out that she's a wedding planner as well. Ah, no wonder everything looks perfect.

A garland of roses, never fails to delight me. I used Versafine in onyx black to stamp the collage behind and I must say that I am absolutely satisfied with this brand. I've been looking for the best black ink for me in the market and I must have read hundreds of review from around the world. So basically I chose Versafine because it won't bleed hence it's suitable for coloring inside the images even with watercolour. It captures every fine details on the stamp and it's very clear. I absolutely want vivid black. Some ink pad just didn't produce the 'clearest' black. Also it's oil-based hence it's permanent. Yet it won't leave stain on my stamps. It's really easy to wash out.

Love is a many splendour things.

Simply cupcakes

I had a last minute order for a birthday card and a wedding card. Both for the same person. This girl is getting married a day before her birthday. Nice birthday present. Hehe.

Stamped cupcakes. I meant to leave it black and white at first because it looks so classic. But then, colouring it would be fun too and so I did.

Tiered foam for the 3D effect.

A peek on the inside. I know the card is really simple but that's what I like about it. The stark contrast of white card with colourful cupcakes. Sometimes the beauty lies in the simplicity :)

I'll post the wedding card later on. My lunch is waiting. Ciao.

Sneak peek 2

Sneak peek

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Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity

~ John Ruskin

Like I said before, I cannot get enough of these roses. Haha. I love the way it adds dimension to the cards and I love that it looks good in almost every colour. So here's the paper roses again. This time, I used a crinkle cut scissors instead. The roses look cool eh? ;)

What's great is the new rubber stamp set that I bought at a local bookstore. There's various patterns in one set and it's so cheap! I've noticed that more art supplies are becoming available at that bookstore nowadays. I guess the art of scrapping and crafting is starting to grow and spread here in our country. Hence the increasing demand for such things but still, the stores in KL has much more to offer.

My friend wanted a bigger card to fit in the box she'd already bought. But I'm not so fond of larger card because it tend to be flabby and difficult to construct. Then I thought why not I just put together two cards with the back one aligned a few cm forward. I got to make it the size she wanted and it's more sturdy and stable.

So it's actually double layered. Isn't it great that there's more space to write inside? Those who always seem couldn't say enough would really appreciate this kind of card. Hehe. By the way, it's for her niece who's sitting for SPM soon.

Sometimes luck is what we wish for in life :)

Aiseh. I meant to post a new card. Hmm, not exactly 'brand' new. It was done and sold last 2 weeks. But clever me didn't transfer the picts from my camera yet. And I was so excited to share this one because it's kinda different from everything else I've done. Guess it'll have to wait until I got my hands on the camera back home. So in the meantime can I just share the picture of this beautiful flower instead? It was from my honeymoon trip at Cameron Highlands. Believe me, I only used Canon S90 for this :)

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone

~G.B. Stern

Ok, now I have a thing for blue roses. The one I made here is quite a spontaneous idea. I feel it will be too pale a card if all were in pink colours. Then I remembered my wedding hand bouquet of blue and purple hydrangea. Blue is not in my list of favourite colour but now I do find certain hue of blue as striking and interesting. While I'm fiddling with these blue roses, my head is brimming with ideas of blue rose's cards. I can't wait to start on one but I have tons of laundry and cleaning up to do after my wedding leave. Patience honey.

A peek on the inside

This card is a request from a colleague for another colleague. I hope Puan Mimi likes this card :)

Click!

Woot! I have a brand new camera now. So I'll be taking my card's photos with lots of enthusiasm. I'm so excited that now the actual colour of the cards won't be compromised. You may have notice that lately my cards have been photographed outdoor because the natural daylight really helps compared to indoor photos. But now I don't have to worry anymore. Yeeha!

Dreams. Believe. Inspire.

I'm too tired and too lazy for words. Just picts for sharing.

I like that it's grunge looking even with flowers :)


For Fairuz (my colleague's brother). He'll be pursuing PHD in Paris.


Dreams. Believe. Inspire. All the best!

P/S: Paris reminds me of Moulin Rouge. Can I say that the card looks Boho too? ;)

The countdown has begin =)

It's my wedding in one month! Ooh, so happy and excited. Who wouldn't eh. Hee. But most of all I'm so thankful to God that I met him. He has been so sweet and caring and nice and gentleman and patient with me. Not just to me, but to my family as well. I'm praying for a life of happiness ahead. I want to share all my joys and sorrows with him.

I made this card for my fiance. Hope he receive it first before reading this post though ;)

I looked over the net to find a nice 'number 1'. Kind of flowery, romantic and victorian but couldn't find any. So I made this using PhotoImpact. Phew, quite a number of try. Alas I'm really satisfied with this.

Pray for me and wish me all the best eh ;)

All the other colors are just colors, but purple seems to have a soul. Purple is not just a noun and an adjective but also a verb -

when you look at it, it's looking back at you.

~Uniek Swain

Ngee hee. Forgive me for obsessing with purple then. Who is this Uniek Swain by the way? I've a habit of checking out who's the owner of every quote I found. I just want to know more about them and what inspires them. But this one dude is nowhere to be found. Even on wiki, though he's quoted all over the net. Hmm.

Anyway, this is quite a simple card. Basically I used white cardstock, American Crafts patterned paper, mauve grossgrain ribbon, computer generated 'happy birthday' wish, purple beads, round purple button and bright pink eyelets. Yey, I love the eyelets colour! It's where I stuck the ribbon through.

Oh, I found a new use of the tracing wheel. The one we used to trace pattern for sewing. Well, I run it over the front a few times to create a dashed pattern. Make sure to place a cutting mat or a piece of thick paper inside the card first to avoid hitting the inside.

I had a clumsy moment with the ribbon. Hehe. When I managed to fold it nicely in shape, I had to let go one hand to reach for the glue and there goes my ribbon. So I find it easier to use double sided tape. Cut a few ready on hands. Ha!

This week's card is posted a bit early since it's holiday today for Nuzul Quran. So, I am all energetic to finish a card after sahur and take pictures. I'm so happy that I don't have to grudgingly dragged myself to work today. Hehe. Have a happy weekend everyone!

Something blue?

I've heard the phrase somewhere but I've never quite understand what does it mean. Then it was uttered by nanny Fine in The Nanny during her wedding day. She went panic when she didn't have something old something new, something borrowed something blue. By then I get it that the phrase has something to do with wedding. But what exactly is still unclear.

Lo and behold, I met the phrase again on my 7Gypsies wedding rub on. I didn't notice it before. It was accidentally that I made a blue wedding card for I want to use the blue heart shaped bead. Then I saw the phrase, I was like 'Hey, perfect!'. Naturally being a curious person, I decided to google it up. So, it was actually a modern tradition in the customs of British wedding. It is considered as good luck for brides to wear or carry 'something old something new, something borrowed something blue'. Ok, so nanny Fine married the handsome brit Maxwell Sheffield. In her case, the something blue was an old earring given by Val which she actually borrowed from Fran sometime ago but never return it yet. Lol. Get it? It was old, it was newly returned, it was borrowed and it was blue. Haha.

Ah well, you could read more on the phrase here and here.

Soft and sweet pink

To me this is a sweet card indeed. I really adore soft pink and wedding. Much like I adore white and wedding. In this card, I assemble a few shades of pink. The base cardstock is the softest followed by a brighter pink paper which I inked the edges with white stamp pad. Then followed by the patterned paper with circle shapes in pink and chocolate.

The wordings were from 7 Gypsies wedding rub on and I stamped the pink circle cut out with collage pattern in white before rubbing on the words. I also add eyelets each and am so excited using it for the first time =)

I just love the pink roses. And I made it myself! Learned it from here. It is awesome since I really have a thing for roses and now I'm able to make it from any colour and any type of paper to embellish my project. The blogger has many other tutorials as well and it is very generous of them to share. Their art craft is amazing too. Do check out the awesome blog.

I'm so addicted that I make plenty in a go for keepsake. So it'll be easier to use whenever I want to. Oh sweet pretty roses=)

Gratitude

The feeling of gratitude can be express in so many words. Best of all we are able to recognize it from some other language. Thank you, shukran, arigato, shukriya, gracias, terima kasih, merci, kamsahamnida, xie xie, em koi, khawp khun khrap (I hope I had the spelling right=p), maraming salamat and so on. At least I do from watching all the films and drama. Hehe. But I'm sure many people can too.

Doilies are a wonderful embelishment. Previously they are crocheted or knitted out of cotton thread. Nowadays they are available as papers to decorate plates as ornamentation underneath the foods. The various patterns are really beautiful that many scrappers and card makers have been using it in their artwork too. I've always been awed at the many ways doilies can be used in greeting cards but I haven't buy any for myself yet. To be truthful, the one I used here was snagged from the table I sat for a contact lens workshop last year. It was used on the sweets plates. Haha. Hey, no point of wasting right. I'm sure it's gonna be disposed afterwards. Might as well make a good use of it ;)

I don't have a recipient yet for this card. Just an idea out of the blue. Plus I wanted to try out my new 'Thank you' clear stamp. Well, I'm sure I'll need to use this card one day.

Till then. Thank you!

~It's wedding season again

Yes, it's school holiday in Malaysia and it means wedding bells around each corner. The scent of love and joy. Plus the scent of yummy foods as well. Hehe. I make this wedding card for my distant niece who got married last week. It's in deep purple! =) The shiny cardstock is a new type of card that I found at the bookstore. Really beautiful and makes a nice card.

I'm still in circles/ round/ polka dots mood. The excitement is further enhanced since I bought my first ever Making Memories Instant Setter. It punches holes and sets eyelet wherever I want it! I've been eyeing it for some time. I still have to buy the cute colourful eyelets to use with the eyelet setting but right now I'm fully enjoying the puncher kit. There are three sizes of hole punch tips available. I got the idea to make this kind of card from a handmade card magazine.

After punching the holes, I paste a piece of green patterned paper behind. Then cut a piece of mauve grossgrain ribbon, paste it and add on top a nice layered glittery poppies. It's from Blossomwood I think. The wordings are printed on a pearly white cardstock.

It's best to punch from in front of the card to get a clean cut result so I draw the circles inside and I marked first with the setter inside. Then only I punched through from in front of the card. There's a lot of ideas swirling in my mind now so watch out for more circles card from me. Hehe.

There are lots of eyelet setter available but currently I'm satisfied with mine. Very costly though, probably the most I spend for card making stuffs. Still I love it. Like my dear fiance said, it can do wonders. Hehe. If you still have no idea what an eyelet setter is, you can watch a tutorial here.

A good friend is cheaper than therapy

~ Author unknown

Indeed. Good friends are hard to find too=)

You know how we always walk in a straight line. Well most of the time everything is straight in card making too. Come to think of it, I rarely used circles in my cards. Or make a round base card. Through online and magazine, I found many refreshing ideas to incorporate round patterns. Polka dots are cute!

Like in this card I used pearly white cardstock as a base and patterned paper by American Crafts from the Sixth Avenue Collection. It's double sided and I used the pink part inside the card. The front cover is smaller to give a view of the pink side trimmed with craft scissor. A new way for me to add a zest to a card. Hehe.

I found the cool alphabet sticker at Tesco. For those who don't know, Tesco do offer a variety of art and craft supplies. Once in a while, I can find something unique there. The wordings are computer generated, printed on the same pearly white cardstock. I really love that cardstock. Pearly white is romantic. Ngee.

~to all my f.r.i.e.n.d.s

Daddy's girl

I am a daddy's girl. I believe most girls are. He is the first man in our life after all. Our first hero.

So it was my father's birthday yesterday. 61 years old yet he still looks as handsome as ever. At least to me. Hehe.

This time, I try to make a cheery colourful card for him. The base is light purple cardstock and I kind of mix and match a few elements in this card. Ribbons, foam, caption label and corrugate paper. Experimenting? Every cards are ;)

Caption label are really great. Now not only different type of fonts are available, but they also include symbols and numbers. There's also different colours of label available. But black suits just anything. The cake and the wish was cut out from a wrapping paper. So is the colourful round pattern paper. So never throw away any left over of wrapping papers. Even little scraps of left over from the other cards you've made is bound to be useful someday.

Beautiful ribbons! Sometimes ribbons is all you need. Not so expensive and very useful. See the black ribbon with gold circle, it's given by my good friend. She got it from a wedding's goodie bag and she knows I like this kind of stuff. I'm a left over junkie I guess. I practically keeps everything. Hehe.

Finally I got to use the new rub on. Weee! It's the 'love you' wording. Rub on a gold coloured paper. I can't wait to use the others. Really easy with awesome result. The gold paper was mounted on a black foam before I paste it on the card with the rest of the embellishment.

It certainly was a night of celebration. The family went out to the new A&W restaurant. It's not so often that my father appreciate fast food compared to proper home cooked meal. But he did last night. Happy birthday Ayah! =)