Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday to all of my family and friends!

I hope you had a wonderful holiday and celebrated it with lots of love, joy and laughter!! :)
It's been quite long time since the last time I updated my blog. And glad to be back here again to wishing you a happy christmas :) You can feel the breeze of Christmas spirit since last month. Lights, flowers, green and red colors and all of those holiday theme are everywhere coloring this island with joy :)  This year I'm glad to give a friend my old small christmas tree as she needs it more than I do. Yes I do like christmas tree because I always love to see how people decorating it :) Although I don't celebrate christmas but I'm happy enough to see my family and friends are celebrating it peacefully.. and that's all that matters, right :)

Well, many things had happened to me for the past few weeks. Hmm, let's see: First, my work volume is increasing suddenlly :P and it has pushed me to postpone many of my personal plans which I regret. Second, I am sad to have to leave my DT task at AI Factory Graphics :( even if I enjoy my time there but I don't think I can fulfill the responsibility. I am very thankful to Asma the owner and other creative DTs with the chance they gave me. It was wonderful experience working with them! Thank you all and I'm gonna miss you so much. Third, my hubby and I have just finished moving all of our furnitures and stuff to the new house, the great thing is it's nearby the beach (well, not by the beach though :P only nearby the beach about 5 minutes drive with motorbike) and next week will be our first night to live there.. sooo excited :) And last but not least, I'm now in the mid of preparing a simple online craft store with a brand new name :P Actually I have missed my own deadline for this, but well, sometimes we have to put aside our priority for more other important things..  anyway, once it has finished I will surely tell you all about it :)

Those are at least few things that had happened to me. And although I am not a part of AI Factory DT now but I do suggest you to visit their site and join the challenges, you will not regret it as they have lots of great digital stamps etc. and you will learn a lot from the amazing creations of the DT :)

Ok, I'm off for now! Once again, happy christmas all and enjoy your holiday!

Hugs, Ika

Hello there,

It's been a while since the last time we had challenge with AI Factory! It is sad that we also have to say goodbye to our talented DT Leader Tammy has stepped down due to her personal reasons - she's such a wonderful person to work with and we're all gonna miss her so much!! - Now it's with a great pleasure that we welcome her replacement who is one of our talented DT - Petra -! Goodluck with the new assignment, Petra and we believe you can manage the challenges very well! :)

Some changes on the rules is that Petra have changed the day of our challenge so instead of THURSDAY, she has decided to run it every WEDNESDAY. She wanted all of you to have more time to create you project! great, huh! :) And another thing is that you don't have to use AIF image, but if you do then you will have the chance to win two digital stamps!! how cool is that??!! :)

Okaayyy, now here's the challenge for this week, the theme is Something red, use anything that is red and our DTs are using the Christmas Birdie image which you can find here. It is soo cute and we love it and it can be used on every occassion too :) 

Below is my card for this challenge

Here's a card I made to celebrate this special day'

My drawing theme is Qurban animals Camel, Lamb, Goat and Cow which are partying on heaven :) and I added a short sentiment too hehe.. Since I'm still learning to draw and to use Adobe Illustration so I have to say that I'm quite happy with the result hehehe..

 

For this card, I used Prisma Color Pencils for the coloring, Rose paper pattern from scraps that I collected :P then I used a wood embellishment and small organdy ribbon..

 

That's all and hope you had a good time celebrating Idul Adha this year and for those of you who are starting another working day tomorrow --that includes me-- 

Happy working and may the sun will always shine your days!!!

See you next time and I really appreciate you're stopping by here! 

Hi Everyone,

Glad to be back here again for another challenge from AI Factory Challenge Blog.

This time the theme for this week's challenge is Autumn. I hear that fall is coming in other part of the world! We don't have autumn here but we do know that the colors of autumn are sooo beautiful!! I love it so much! :)

 

Well, we are now using a gorgeous stamp above designed by Mia. You can have it too actually by downloading the image on AIF website here and you have to do it asap coz it will be available only in a very limited time!

So, here's a simple card I created for this week's challenge:

 

 ~ Image Fall: AI Factory-Mia; Image Maple Leaf: Ika; Coloring: Distress Ink and Prisma Color Pencils; Embellishment & Ribbon: Caramel Craft ~

Ok, now, it's your turn to show us your creation! Please visit AIF Challenge Blog HERE for more details and you will have time to submit your project until 11:59 EST on Wednesday, 16th November.

See you there and Happy creating!!! :)

Hello there! It's time for another new challenge at AIF graphics! :)

This week's challenge theme and image is chosen by one of our talented DT Anne. The theme is Friendship and we are using this adorable image of a cute puppy and a lovely kitten! Soo cute that you just wanna play with them everyday :) love it so much! Oh, and you can download them free but in limited of time, so go visit the website now and grab it while you can :)

~ Image: AIF Graphics, Sentiment: clear stamp Stampendous; Images bones: my hand drawing using black drawing pen 0.2; Embellishment: jeweleries seal; Coloring: Prisma coloring pencils ~

Myself, I'm making another simple card for this challenge.. I printed out the image on the card paper and stamped it with "Friend" sentiment and embellish it with two pink of jeweleries seal. I gave soft blue and green colors on the sentiment background. And I draw bones on each side of the paper.. I also cut their heads and attached it to the card paper using foam tape..

Now, it's your turn to show us your creation! Visit AIF graphics HERE to see the details and to upload your project! The challenge runs from Thursday, 6th October until 11:59 EST on Wednesday, 19th October, So you've got plenty of time to join the challenge!

Happy World Card Making Day everyone!
At last I can upload this card after struggling with my internet connection again ;P

 

Anyway, for those who love card making, I believe it's a great feeling to celebrate a card making day! :) I don't think words are enough to describe it. Myself, it's always a great feeling knowing that although we never meet but we are sharing what we love doing and celebrating it with the rest of the world..

 

Hello All!

Hope things are going well with you! today I'm posting a new challenge from AI Factory.

The theme is Tri-colored, so you will need to use any 3 colors on your project.
The challenge will run for 2 weeks again so you have plenty of time to join us :) For this project, we are using the Ella Fairy image chosen by one of our talented DT Petra.
I'm a big fan of Ella images so I'm sooo very happy to play with her again :)

Finallyyyy, I am connected to the internet!!! Ahhhh Gosh what a week it has been! I'm so sorry that I'm so late in uploading the challenge again.. having been disconnected from the internet is really frustratring. I have changed my modem and i hope that this kind of disconnecting will be history but let's see if the provider can cooperate too, if not, then i just don't know what to do coz i have tried so many different kinds of internet provider and the results are still far from satisfying :P

Anyway, today is not about my internet :P I'd like to upload AIF new challenge which has been running since Sept 9th and will end by Sept 22nd. Since AIF now has moved to a new location so therefore please notice that there has been some changes on the rules and regulations too. However, it does not lose any fun and you can still winning prizes! I'm telling you, the prizes are soooo delicious :) The theme is BACK TO SCHOOL/TEACHER and am using Ella Teacher's image.

As for my self, on this challenge, I'm making a paper bag and a paper clip with Ella's image. I love working with Ella coz she's just sooo cute!

I printed out Ella on a paper then cut it into elipse pattern then colored with Prisma coloring pencil, after that I glued Ella on a clip paper, thus it can be used to clip the paper bag and also you can use it as a bookmark :) I made the paper bag out of A4 size recycled paper (coz I don't have big sizes paper), I made the flower by cutting an orange color paper then put a black draing paper so it will look a bit like sunflower :) then I handwritten the sentiment with Prisma coloring pencil, my aim is to make it like writing on a blackboard at school (reminds me of my childhood :)
Well, that's it from me, I hope you all can join the challenge as you still have many times to submit your project! Go to the new site here at >>> AI Factory <<< to enter your project!

I'll see you around, okay!!
Take care and bye for now :)

Welcome to the Aifgraphics Celebration Blog Hop!  

We want to introduce you to our new site and all the great fun that you can find there. The hop runs from Friday September 2nd until Sunday September 4th.  The winners will be announced on the new site on September 6th.  Our new site has challenges, tutorials, a gallery, freebies and more. We are excited to have you participate and join us! Each DT member will showcase a different AIF image, one that is a favorite to work with. Complete the blog hop and leave a comment on the DT blogs and the new site for a chance to win one of 5 great prizes!  We have digital images, GC to our store and yummy scrapping product to give away!  

Here is your blog hop order:

                                Petra: http://pscreations-sa.blogspot.com/

Make sure that you leave a comment on each DT blog as one of the 5 prizes will be a random winner from one of the blogs.  Even the DT members don't know which one it will be! Once you have completed the hop, leave us a comment on the new site letting us know what you think of the new site and anything you might like to see in the future, images, tutorials etc.

On this occasion, I'm making a very fast and simple card using one of their stamp collection, the birdies..you can find the image here and they are soo very cute that you just want to use them over and over! :) Well, when I had to make this project I was actually staying at my parents house and unfortunately I left all of my craft tools at home, so I ended up using old newspaper for the background and just did little coloring on the image with coloring pencils.

Now, hop on to the next blog >>> Shelley and leave some love on her wonderful creation!

Good luck everyone and see you at AIF graphics new website!!

Happy Eid El Fitr to all of my moslem friends and families around the globe!!! 

I hope you will forgive all of my mistakes (should there are any :) and all unpleasant things I've done which I may not realized! I hope that you and your family will always be showered by God's blessings! Amen.

I feel sooo happy after visiting my family although in a very short time! But well, it has been wonderful Eid El Fitr day for us, lots of laugh and fun ofcourse! I just hope God still give me another chance to meet Ramadhan month again next year :) There are soo many things I want to write here about my Eid El Fitr celebration, but unfortunately I'm too tired as I had just arrived at my house few hours ago and I didn't get the chance to sleep on the plane and now it's already 2.00 am here :P 

soo I think I have to postpone my story and will tell you all about it next time :)

OOhh, but before I go to bed, I just want to let you know that AI Factory graphics has a new website! And they are having a BLOG HOP to celebrate it with lots of fun gifts that you wouldn't want to miss! Remember and mark your calendar that the blog hop is starting from September 2nd until September 4th, so stay tune for the update! :)

Okay, I'm off to bed now! Thank you for visiting :)

See you all soon!!

Hello there..

I'm back again!!! Missing my blog so much.. I've been quite busy at work and been having migraine and cold since last week that had kept me away from my laptop :P Today I feel much better after my hubby gave me a  massage treatment yesterday!! :)

Now I just wanna show you the card I made for AI Factory Challenge which has started on Thursday last week and ended by tonight :P the theme was "Handmade by Me" which means we are using anything made by ourselves, it can be embellishments, papers etc :) I'm using the Ella Ballerina image from AI Factory which you can find here. 

For this theme, I made my own flower embellishment from yellow yarn. First, I draw the flower pattern on a paper and cut it. I applied glue on the pattern and covered it with yarn. I gave a small bead on the flower to make it sweeter.

Please make sure you visit AI Factory Store to get so many wonderful images and of course they also have freebies digis as well! I have to go now but see you all soon!

HI Everyone,

Hope you're enjoying your weekend :) Mine is gonna be ended within few hours. I must say that this has been really exhausting weekend for me! I managed to clean all the mess at my house :P and found  stacks of scraps papers that I compiled with deep intention to use them all someday :P Well, I then took the time to use it at least for one project. So I ended up choosing label papers scraps. You see, when I made wedding invitations, I printed out the address of receivers on sticker label papers and I have many of them that were rejected because the results of the printing was bad or wrong. And as always, I didn't have the heart to throw them away as I can still use the back of the paper to write notes or even to make a sketch.

Then I decided to make a notebook out of these scraps sticker label papers for my weekend project :P as I didn't have much time to make it so I took a simple way by using the Microsoft Word program :) And below is the result.  The clipart and border are available on the word program and I put a sentiment from one of my quotes collections.

Thank you for reading all and see you soon! :) 

Hi Everyone,

Back again and this time I'm a bit earlier than last week but still same lateness ;) another new challenge time at AI Factory challenge has started yesterday. This week the theme is Double Time! Which means you have to use two of something on your project, it can be anything :) two buttons, two ribbons, two images etc.

Myself, I'm using the above Ella at Peace image from AI Factory which you can find here. She is soo cute, isn't she? Really enjoyed playing with her image :) I make a simple greeting card and a bookmark, both are in one place. I printed out Ella image as the center piece then use it as a pocket to hold the bookmark. I used bamboo embossing folder from Cuttlebug for the background and embellish the card with small red ribbon and two old coins..

So, show us your creation and if you ever need more inspiration, just go visit other DTs blogs to see their stunning creations! You will have time until Wednesday, 13th July, 11:59EST to submit your project here. 

You are not required to use image from AIF but if you do, 

they'll be glad to see it! :) Can't wait to see your creation!

See you there!

Hi Everyone, OOhhhhh I'm finally able to upload this challenge at AI Factory, really sorry for the delay. It's been quite chaotic weeks at work and home, not to mention the pathetic internet connection here is really frustrating.. well, just grateful to be here again :)

Last week, new challenge has started at AI Factory and will end by Thursday this week. I hope you have visited AIF challenge blog here. The theme is Embellish It! Use any of your favorite embellishment to make your project more beautiful and attractive. This time I'm using troy train clipart from AIF which available here and embellished it with a very cute wood crafted embellishment. I didn't make any changes on the clipart, just added the carriages by duplicating the single carriage using crop tools, copy and paste on photoshop program to get those extra carriages. Once I got the number of carriages I wanted, I adjusted the size and printed out the train image from CorelDraw program. 

This card is for Belated Birthday card and I created a little poem too :) 

 

Here's my card

~ Troy Train clipart - AI Factory, Wood embellishment & ribbon - Caramel Crafts, 

 

The challenge itself will be ended by Wednesday, 6th July at 11:59EST. Soorrryyy :( I know I'm so late in posting this challenge but I really hope you can join us by submitting your project here. And do not forget to get inspiration from other DTs as they have make wonderful projects!

Helloo...

Great to see you again! :) how are things with you over there? Myself, it's been a hectic week as always hehe.. but I am grateful to have those busy days coz it's a good thing to keep me alive hehe :P

Anyway, this is another week for AI Factory challenge, sorry for being late again everyone!! (I'm sure you're all tired reading this "late" thing again :P). Well, the theme for this week is Summer Fun! sun, beach, ice cream etc. are the colors of summer!! So I really cant wait to see the outcome from your project as I believe they all will be sooo bright and colorful :) fun fun fun!!! 

Remember, you will have until Wednesday, 22nd June 11:59EST to submit your summer project here and do not forget to check out other awesome DTs creations!!!