created by ika

Hi friends,

I made another cards to join in two great challenges.

My card theme is get well soon with simple and clean design.

I used white and black card stock from drawing paper. I created the simple and easy-to-make roses from paper, just cut them in circle and roll it starting from the edge then stick it to the base with white glue. I created the background using black drawing paper, colored it with Simbalion pastel color and attached it to a white card stock. I wrote the sentiment on computer and then printed it on vellum, glue it on a tiny paper and attached it on the card. For finishing touch, I added some sequins just to make it more alive :)

I join this card on the following challenges:

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Challenge #117 Get Well Soon

Check out their blog to see fabulous creations from the DT and participants

AND

The Card Concept - #35 Frilly & Fabulous

The theme is focusing on simple and clean design. I was inspired by Kerin Sylvester with her clean & layered style. I love her paper roses and the background wood she created! Check out their web to see amazing creations from other DT.

Thank you for reading my post and have a lovely day! :)

Materials I use:
Black Card Stock - Canson drawing paper
White Card Stock - Non branded local paper
Vellum - Non branded local paper
Paper Flowers - Non branded local paper
Pastel Color - Simballion Sketch Pastel
Sequins - Non branded personal collection

Hello friends!

Hope you had wonderful weekend holiday with your family and get more energy to start your weekday activities tomorrow! :)

I managed to make some cards this weekend and here's one of them:

It's very clean and simple card. I used white card stock and put a wedding ring sticker which I got from my lovely cousin and then stamped it using Brilliant Dew Drop Ink Galaxy Gold with sentiment on it from KaiserKraft "Being together is the best gift of all". Well, even though the stamp is from Christmas theme collection, I use it coz the meaning of the words is quite universal to me.

I made this card to join the following challenge:

CASology - Week #147 Wedding

Thank you for reading my post!

See you soon :)

Hello friends,

I'd like to share my newest greeting card.. for you.. yes, you my friend!... coz you've come here and spend your valuable time to visit and read my post.. so thank you and you're the best!! :)

On this card, I'm using my >> DIY Stencil from plastic snack pack << which is also another way for me to recycle the plastic. I have to tell you that the stencil really does work!! Well, I'm sure it stays long until I can afford the proper one :)

So for details, I created and printed out the sentiment on vellum paper and then stick it on a masking paper tape. I made flower from cork sheet and cut it manually, I created the background using the plastic stencil tool and color it with dew drop ink (olive color), give small pearls on the flowers, leather twine and added some sequins for the finishing touch :)

I join my greeting card on the following challenges:

Crafty Creation Challenges - Challenge #289 Color Palette

Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge #216 Water a Flower Day

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge #228 Anything Goes

Simply Paper Crafts - Challenge 5

Challenge Up Your Life - Challenge #15 Ribbon, Buttons and Twine

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and reading my post!

Have a lovely day, friends :)

Materials:

Cardstock and Paper - local paper no brand

DIY Stencil - personal collection

Dew Drop Ink Olive

Cork Sheet - plumeria crafts

Leather Twine - plumeria crafts

Sequins - personal collection

Pearl - gift from a friend

Hello friends,

I'd like to upload my newest greeting card today and to join in some challenges. This time I made a very simple birthday greeting card with a slider. The idea is like giving a present to someone and let her/him open it :) well, something like that I guess hehe.. anyway, here's the card:

This is how I made it:

First decide the size of your gift box and how you want the slider look. Myself, I made the frame and hide the gift box by making small frame that fits for the ribbon to slide.

I measure and cut it manually with cutter.

Then make the gift box in square, colored it with water color and wrap it with ribbon embellishment which I made from fabric tape. Make sure that the size of the box is a bit bigger than the frame so it gives a tiny space to move.

Then, make the card primary base. Cut paper in rectangle form for the slider. The rectangle must have a space fit the gift box to move left and right. On the rectangle paper, I hand draw a simple high heel stamp as the gift (this one is special for my friend Mbak Monika who loves shoes stamp and whom having a Birthday Linky Party on her blog HERE :) I created the image using a black Snowman drawing pen 0.2 and colored it with Staedler pen and Copic for the shadows.

Fold the edges of the rectangle paper. Make sure to fold and leave a space about 0,5 mm on each side so that the gift box can move to slide. When you're done, put double sided tape on each side then insert the gift box inside and test the slider by moving it left and right.

Once you have insert the gift box, attached it to the card by turning it upside down and adjust it with the frame you made previously. Make sure that the double tape stick properly.

I hand drawn dots and small arrows with pen so the receiver can slide and open the gift box :) Oh, I forgot, before attaching the gift box, make sure to stamp the sentiment first to avoid messy result.

I decorate the bottom card with similar washi tape as the gift box.

Voila, finish and you get a very easy and simple greeting card with slider :)

Hope this is useful for you and thank you for reading my post!

Have a great weekend everyone! :)

I join this card on below challenges:

Creative with Monika - CASE-ing My Card Birthday Linky Party

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge 308 Make Your Own Embellishment

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Challenge #113 Ribbon and/or Lace

Simply Paper Crafts - Challenge 3 - Anything Goes or Lots of Layers
Crafty Creations Challenge - Seeing Spots

Sister Act Card Challenge - Challenge #103 - Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity - Recipe #223 - Anything Goes

Hello friends!

Hope you're doing well.

For the past few days, I've been making simple packaging for my bracelets.

I'm using scissors, krafts paper, twill tape, magnets, double tape foam and cloth. I make pocket cloth to keep the bracelet and also to reduce plastic usage.

Below is the result:

Use A4 size kraft paper, measure the space for the bracelets.

Score the paper depending on the size of the packaging you need. Make sure that it covers the height of the bracelets too. Cut the excess on every sides of the papers and form the edges as desired.

I put the bracelets inside a cloth pocket.

Then close the package by folding each side carefully.

I printed a label and stick it on front of the package using double tape foam. Measure and cut the twill tape, glue it on the back and pull it to the front. Stick small piece of magnetic sheet on the edge of the twill tape. The magnet on top side is longer than the one below, it's made so it can still move depending on the bracelets thickness. Glue the excess of twill tape on the edge so it won't messy.

Slip the twill tape beneath the label so magnets on the edges can meet to secure the package.

Voila, the package is done and my bracelets are ready to be shipped! :)

Thank you very much for taking your time in reading my post!

Have a great weekend all!

Hello friends,

I finally received the ATCs of WCMD 2014 from Mbak Dwita at Paper Unique! Apparently, I am the 10th winner hehe and It really made my day!

Thanks to Mbak Dwita who had organized the event very well and great to managed almost a hundreds ATC! and thank you to all friends who voted for my card :) I truly appreciate it!

So here they are, some of the ATC from friends in Indonesia, each of them are gorgeous, beautiful and inspiring!

Enjoy the beauty of ATC, friends and have a great weekend! :)

Happy Saka New Year 1937 for all my Hindu friends in Bali! I hope that this year's Seclusion Day will bring peace to you and your families :)

Right now, I'm writing this blog in the dark. My Hindu friends are doing Brata Rituals (one of rituals in Nyepi Day) started earlier this morning from 6.00 AM until tomorrow morning at 6.00 AM. Other rituals called: Amati Geni (no fire or light which also means no electricity), Amati karya (no work), Amati Lelunganan (no travelling or walking on the street) and Amati Lelanguan (fasting and no self-entertainment). I don't celebrate this Nyepi Day but we honor their holy day by following the rules and all activities on this island is closed since yesterday.

Below is Nyepi Day card that I made yesterday:

I draw Bali island from the magazine

Using carbon paper to draw it on a black cardstock

As for the "poleng" black and white square background, I draw and color it manually using a black drawing pen

And as for the sentiment, I used dew drop silver ink and gold and alphabet stamp. Unfortunately the ink didn't seem to attach well on the stamp, so I actually feel quite disappointed with the result and I do need more practice :)

Thank you for stopping by here and see you again soon!

Hello friends,

I'd like to wish a Happy Chinese New Year 2566.

May you will be blessed with joy, happiness and prosperity.

Below is the card I made to celebrate this special day.
This card is made by using recycled embellishment which is aluminum foil which I get from my baby daughter's milk can and cork sheet. I hand painted the background with water color.

Embellishment is embossed with cuttlebug, cut manually with scissor and
sprayed with pylox gold spray paint.
I framed the background with cork sheet and colored it with gold spray paint.

Sentiment is stamped using Stamped Alphabet (no specific brand) and
colored with chinese water color painting then cut manually with scissors

So that's it, very easy and simple :)
I enter this card to some challenges below:

All Sorts Challenge - Week 298 Any Occasion than Birthday
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge 299 Clean and Simple
Crafty Creations Challenge - Challenge # 283 White Plus One
The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Challenge #104 One Layer Use Red

Thank you very much for stopping by here and see you soon again :)

Materials:

Gold Paper - Local paper

Aluminum Foil - Recycled milk can

Cork Sheet - Plumeria Crafts

Stamp - Stamped Alphabet from Gramedia book store

White Paper - Canson Watercolor Paper

Coloring - Pylox Gold spray paint

Coloring - Marie's Chinese watercolor painting

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Asian Bundle Lantern

Hello friends,

Hope you all had a wonderful day today whether at work or at home!

Last weekend, I had lovely time with my baby daughter. In one morning she woke up and then said to me that she wanted to go to school :) Well, I wish I could send her to school but since this poor 2-year-old girl cannot go anywhere and stuck with her mom, so I asked her to play alphabet hehe..

So then together we made alphabet banner to put in her bedroom :) I'm glad that she loves making it and really enjoying the process.

The alphabet banner is very simple and easy to make. I only cut the felt using scissor to make the flags and the alphabet. Hand sew the flag and insert the rope to hang it on the wall.

Thank you for your visit and take care! :)

Hugs, Ika

Hi friends,

This month is about storing my crafts stuff by using any kind of storage that I have. As you know, my crafts room is not fancy and I promise to keep all my crafts stuff as tidy as I can but with very tiny small budget and the most important thing is to be able to find what I need as quickly and as easy as possible :P

So, I finally have a storage for my ribbons at least for now until I can purchase the best one :) I'm using a SPICE RACK. Well, since I don't use this rack so I think it's best for me to use it as ribbon holder. And the good thing is that is has something like a small bars where I can slip each ribbons into it, and just pull it off whenever I need it. Ofcourse I still have to use my two hands to keep it in place so it doesn't fall out when I pull it. And I think it is also best if you can put a spacer for each ribbons so it doesn't pull off one another OR you can install a small stick to hold the ribbons.

As for my findings.. I have some findings, buttons etc. I decide to use CARTRIDGE STORAGE. I have been collecting this for months which I got from my previous office :) These are cartridge storage from Canon printer. It has small space that fits for small findings.. you can also paint them if you want but I prefer to keep it white. I put them in one container and since it has same sizes I can fill them in one container and put another container on top. The best thing is I can easily get it using my fingers or tweezers would be great too.

And lastly that all of you already know, is I'm using TAPE HOLDER to store my findings too. You can paint it or cover them in paper so it looks more attractive but for me, I just leave them as it is so I can write my finding codes on it and maybe later when I'm in the mood, I will decorate it :)