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.

~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.

I.ENJOY.ART

I am so excited today. My parcel of art goodies just arrived today and I can't wait to start using them. There are clear stamps, rub-ons and a few patterned paper plus stockcard. On my next project, I'll be working on a card for my mother again. She's a teacher and Teacher's Day is coming up. Plus she's retiring this year and this is her last Teacher's Day celebration. So I just want to make something special for her =)

Till then peeps!