To all my dear readers :

May all of us have an eventful and fulfilling 2011 =)

Sparkly spinning skater

I saw a spinning card tutorial on one of my favourite pop up card blogs, Cornerstone Cards and Pyrography, and decided to give it a try.

I've got glitter all over my table, my computer and my hands now (my friend even said there was a sparkle on my face!) but the skater is so pretty I don't feel like strangling someone anymore =)

The skater gives a little twirl the minute you open the card, as shown in the video below.

I don't know why the purple looks so dark here. The real card is more purpley, like in the first picture.

I could do this with anything that looks pretty spinning. Maybe a cupid for Valentine's, a snowflake, or a pink ballerina next!

Miyyah@Kertas giveaway

Miyyah@Kertas is having her first giveaway!

Just check out this pretty photo album which she has decorated with quilling :

The giveaway album won't be exactly like this, but is also of the same type of quilling. Isn't it lovely?

Miyyah is one of the best Malaysian quillers around and I must say I've gotten a lot of inspiration from her. What I really love is her generosity in sharing bargain finds, like the Mini USB Paper Shredder which I just checked out at Cineleisure today!

To stand a chance to win this lovely handcraft of Miyyah's, drop by here and leave her some love!

Personal Christmas Cards

I've been making quite a lot of cards lately but just lazy to put up the photos (Picasa is about as fast as a snail.)

Here are my personal Christmas cards (which, in my personal opinion, are not as fanciful, no extra ribbons/embellishments/glitter, but make up for it with  layers of meaning).

The line upon which I designed this is : 

"May our friendship continue to bloom and grow, rooted in the love of God".

As you can see the heart has 3 layers, symbolising our triune God.

Many of you who know me will recognize this little sweetie!

He is a bit out of place in this card (turtles don't climb red trees, do they?) but I wanted to add him anyway.

 Yes, it's my SmileyTurtle, whom I draw everywhere I go =)

This is the inside part of the red tree card.

My mum had something a little more different : a Chinese character pop up card, for which I used my favorite shimmery blue-green cardstock.

"妈"

Mother. A word, carrying with it so many other meanings. Great love, supreme self sacrifice.

My mother is the most resilient woman I know. She's lived through many difficult experiences : the death of a beloved daughter, the betrayal of her most loved, the loss of 2 siblings. And yet here she is : where others might have crumbled, she stands firm and keeps on living her life to the fullest. A true lady, a woman highly respected and dearly loved.

 

After painstakingly carving the "妈" on the inside I was too tired (or lazy) to do anything too elaborate on the outside, so I simply gave it a little flourish with my best organza ribbon.

Sale of hand powered shredders

A question to my fellow quillers out there :

Tired of hand cutting endless strips of paper? Or feel that purchased quilled paper is too expensive?

Rainbow Chick Resources is having a sale for Mini Hand Powered Shredders on her blog! 

They're pretty cute, and really useful! =) Believe me, it is waaaay better than having to cut hundreds of strips manually. I still shudder at the thought of THIS : 

I manually measured, drew and handcut 185 strips of 3 mm for quilling, and I wasn't fit for anything but the bed after that. 

So, yes, shredders = gift from heaven.

If you're interested, email her at happy_feet6@yahoo.com or leave a comment on her blogpost (click here).

Colorful Quilled Balloons Birthday Card

 When I was young, I really liked the word "technicolour" after hearing it in a Lizzie Maguire song. It sounded cool to say and was fun to roll around the tongue. Technicolourtechnicolourtechnicolour. 

According to The Free Online Dictionary, it means 

"brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable".

And that is exactly what my new card is : 

I nearly got blinded when making this card, the colours was so bright and cheery.

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Great for the young and the young at heart =)

Christmas Card Frenzy

Hello!

As you can see, I'm still alive and kicking. Sorry for the long break, I've had a pretty hectic time these past weeks. After the flurry of my final exams, there was the mad rush of making Christmas cards (completing custom orders as well as my personal cards), and then off to Australia for a family holiday! Just got back on Christmas Eve with bundles of Australian chocolates, fruit, clothes, and everything else you can expect a teenage shopaholic to buy on vacation.

Just to share some of the cards I made for the advent season :

This is one of my personal favourites - simply adore the 2 snowgirls!

Look at the glitter lining on their hats =) i love adding the teeny details!

Another pop up card :

This is actually the card mentioned here, but with colorful baubles added to the tree and presents underneath.

I have more cards to share, but right now that Turkish Delight I bought in Australia is calling my name (yes, that Turkish Delight which rose to fame after the White Queen's endorsement in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia.) What a pity it can't be found in Malaysia!  But then I suppose White Queens are more suited to colder climates than our humble tropical land.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! Have a great year ahead =)