Thanks for the Company!

Happy Sunday, everyone! I'll be posting later on to tell you who won my blog candy. I'll also post my team's (International Ink) entry for the final round of the TGF Royal Battle.

But first, my card is for the Oh Alice! Queen of Tarts Challenge. The goal is to incorporate food in your card.

What I like about the Elaine Cox Alice series from Sweet Pea is that it forces me to think outside the box as far as coloring. I'm learning a lot from coloring the background and I'm quite enjoying it. Time to get more Copics, haha!

Speaking of...I was up late last night (actually, this morning) till 2:00 am buying stamps!! I just had to look at my favorite blogs on Google Reader and saw some stamps that I liked -- thanks to 'enabler' BFF, Jo, and my new friend & TGF teammate, Sheena. I went a bit overboard though and may have bought *ahem*...like a lot! *sighs* Stamping diet? What stamping diet?

In other news, I am so excited about new and upcoming things! I can't talk about them right now but I will soon!

Supplies for the card include the April Key Ingredients kit from Taylored Expressions (CS, PP, buttons, ribbon). The border and journaling stickers are from Sassafras.

Enjoy your day!



PS. I don't remember Humpty Dumpty being in Alice in Wonderland (?). LOL~!

Celebrate Good Times, c'mon!

Happy Saturday, everyone!!! Today is a great day.. it feels like mid-70's outside as the sun is fully out!

I will start my birthday celebrations tonight. Most of my besties and I will be going to Joya, a trendy restaurant that serves Spanish dishes.

I picked the restaurant but I must admit... I'm pretty nervous about getting all dolled up. Being a new mom, I haven't really had the time to put myself together for a special occasion. But I know how important that is so I picked this place to sort of 'force' myself.

I don't have a new outfit but I do have a new bib necklace for my ladies' night. Am truly excited to have fun and chop it up with my ladies! I'll be sure to take some pictures to share with you!

Anyway, today's card is for my niece's Communion celebration. It is a blessed time for Catholics. I don't own any religious stamps so I customized one of my Alice in Wonderland stamps from Sweet Pea. The children are dressed in all white during this special mass. And I've colored her hair black. This card is also for the Copics Creations Challenge # 26 -- coloring black hair.

The PP are from October Afternoon and Scenic Route. I've also used more of my Taylored Expressions March Key Ingredients kit (butterflies, ribbon).

Have a great weekend!

Owl Love You

At first glance, you'd probably ask... what do owls have to do with the words in the background??

Well, peeps, this card is for my hubby and it has sort of an inside joke between us. I'll share some of it with ya.

On this post, I talked about how the G & I started hanging out.

Well, during those long bike rides, we'd sometimes even be out during nighttime. There was this one time when we ended up sitting on a picnic bench, resting and looking out into the creeks & hills of a nearby park. It felt like it was just us and nature. And the only sounds were of our conversation. We were sitting pretty close for people who were "just friends" and I thought of it as the beginning of THE turning point.

We were not even talking about anything personal or intimate. But I remember that my heart started beating fast and that the wind was tickling my skin. My senses were on high alert. I was sitting so close to HIM! (Ahhh, the start of being in love....isn't it the best feeling??).

This Owl stamp by Elaine Cox at Sweet Pea's reminds me of that night. Alone in the midst of the woods, sitting ever so close, listening intently to each other :).

In a few days, we'll be celebrating our 2nd wedding anniversary.

This card has love, lust, and comfort all in one.

I decided to use Love Elsie's Jack & Abby's PP -- the words describe our everyday home life. The ribbon is from My Little Shoebox and the chipboard stickers are from Basic Grey. I also made this for Inspirational Cards Sketches # 62.

The scene is colored by my copics. I wanted to show off every texture of feathers on the owls and of bark on the trees.

Hope you all don't mind my analyzing my card again. I tend to do that -- explain why I chose certain elements. I like to do that, too, when I make comments about why I like your cards. Am really detailed-oriented, you see :).

Ok, the l'il baby has crawled up and is trying to lick my knee ... a sign that I must log off now & feed him, LOL! Talk to you later!

TGIF!





****** and don't forget, there's still time to creat a card with ephemera for my Club Anya & Friends Monday Mania challenge. I will be picking the winner tomorrow! **********

Curiouser and Curiouser

Hello, hello! So I've been to Wonderland and back...and now went to Wonderland again to see the adult Alice.

I must say that Tim Burton did a great job. I enjoyed the movie and it was visually stunning! Johnny Depp was fabulous! Although there was one part of the movie I was disappointed in. I was so looking forward to the tea party but it was so short. And it lacked the old one's pizzazz and antics. I would still recommend seeing it though.

Today's card is for the Oh, Alice! Picturing Wonderland challenge this week. It's a sketch and I've used Alice Drink Me stamp by Elaine Cox from Sweet Pea. I really like her drawings of Alice -- she looks so curious and innocent.



The patterned paper are from American Crafts (multicolored swirling stripes) and Basic Grey. The letter stickers are from My Little Shoebox and the button/brads are from Doodlebug Design Inc.

On another note, I'm excited to be part of a group for TGF's upcoming team challenges. Sunghee invited me, and Tanya, Sheena, and Stephanie are in our team! It's so cool to meet new people!

Have a great Sunday!