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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!!!

Myself, I'm making a simple pop-up card using set of Surf's up ready for swim dudes from AI Factory, they are sooo cute, aren't they? :) Love playing with them all!! You can find those dudes here :) I have also created the sentiment on the cover as well as making the sun, clouds, beach and using real sand beach :)

Here's my card

~ Surf's up ready for swim dudes set - AI Factory, Sentiment on the cover and inside - myself, Sun and clouds images - myself using word program :P, Sand beach - myself using real sand from Kuta beach :), Water - myself using plastic scrap and Cuttlebug Japanese scales embossing folder ~

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!!!

Happy creating and Have a great summer day everyone!!! :)

Helloooo!!

New challenge at AI Factory has started again yesterday!! yipeeee.. I'm so happy yet so sad coz I'm a bit late in posting the challenge :P (guess, it's not new thing for those of you who knows me hehe..) But anyway, I'm so glad to create this week project using my new recycle paper! :) well, coz the theme is Using Something New in Your Project!! I'm also using new mermaid set from AI Factory! I love this cute little mermaid and her fish friends so much. You can meet them and see other new set here :)

Here's my card

~ Mermaid digital stamp - AI Factory, Coloring - Faber Castell Color Pencils,
Sentiment "thank you" - from scrap chocolate wrapping :P ~

You will have until 11:59EST on Wednesday, 15th June to submit your project here and do let us know what is the "new" thing you use for your project :) You do not require to use AIF images but if you do then they'll be happy to see it. Also check out our DT creations to get more inspiration!

Can't wait to see your creations here!!!

See you soon and happy creating! :)

Hi there!

Wow it's already June!! I can't believe time flies by so fast , I blink my eyes and voila, I'm in the middle of the year!! so many things I haven't done and yet keep hoping I can have the time do everything I wanted to do, and I hope the same for you too :)

Well, today I'm so excited to welcome another new challenge at AI Factory for this week :) It's all about distressing.. To be honest, I am far left behind from other crafters as I'm not so good in distressing my card :P coz the result is still too rough. Guess I must keep practice practice and practice!

On this challenge, the DTs are using the new Bugs and Birdie clipart collection from AI Factory which you can find HERE.

They are soooo very cute!!

And here's my card

*Clipart Bugs & Birdies - AI Factory; Distress Ink peeled paint - Ranger; Colorbox Pad Burnt Sienna; Sentiment Sweet Bug - AI Factory; Sentiment For You - myself *

I printed out some of these cute clipart directly onto the card and distress the edges. I also cut the flower clipart and attached it using a double tape foam. I'm gonna send this card to one of my friend soon :)

Ok soo, you will have time to submit your project until Wednesday, 11:59EST, 8 June. Go to AI Factory Challenge to find out the details and you know what, they have prepared a very beautiful freebies for you to use! We all love freebies, right! So go now visit their challenge blog :) Oh, also don't forget to see the DT creations as they are all fabulous!!

See you there!! Big hugs

Hello there! Happy Monday :)

How's everything in your life? Hope you had a great weekend!

Really apologize that I couldn't upload my project for AI Factory last week. I had an exam at my language course and things at work and home were so chaotic that I couldn't update my blog :P Today I have a little time to upload this challenge at last! Please note that AI Factory challenge runs on every Thursday, so if you don't find my posting on that day, please please please go into their challenge blog directly here :)

Well, this is my project for their challenge on Thursday, 26 May. Its all about pretty in pink or girly project :) and I'm using this cute little princess from one of their collections. She is soo very cute in her pink princess dress and I love the castle on the background!

I'm giving my card to one of my nieces in Jakarta who really loves pink colors :) here's my card:

~ Princess Image - AI Factory, Paisley Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug, Pink Flower Pattern Ribbon from a friend, Glitter, Frame, Heart shape and sentiment created by me on word program :) ~

You will have time until 11:59EST, Wednesday 1st June to upload your project here and DO NOT forget to visit other wow creations from the DTs to get more inspiration! Can't wait to see your creation! :)

Well, I'm off to work now :P and tonight I will have to finish my crepe paper roses which requested by a friend, will let you once they've finished :)

See you all soon and thanks for stopping by here!

Hugs

Hi all! How's everyone doing?

I've been quite occupied lately and although it's exhausting but am grateful that I can still have many things to do :) So today is a new challenge at AI Factory. Theme for this week is Nature Walk! Create something which is inspired by nature :) Isn't this fun?!! :)

For me, it was so fun using these two sets of birdie digi stamps and sentiment from AI Factory. You can find them here. I love all of these images and I decided not to do any coloring coz I love to leave them as they are.My card is very simple as always :) I printed out all of the stamps on the card and added with sentiment that is printed on separate paper. I put the sentiment on the center using foam tape and gave two small feathers as embellishment (which I pull out off an old duster) :P

Now, we'd like to see your projects! Go to AI Factory for the details and find more inspiration from other DTs! You will have until Wednesday, 18 May 11:59 EST to upload your creations. You do not required to use images from AI Factory but if you do, we'll all be happy to see the outcome! :)

Happy Thursday and Enjoy Crafting!

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers in the world! :)

Here at my country, we are celebrating this special day on the 22nd of December which is different from US, UK, Europe etc. But it's great though coz I'm going to celebrate this special day again in the next few months :) Firstly, I'd like to apologize for the delay in uploading the new challenge. I've been having trouble with my internet connection (again) recently!! Finally tonight I'm able to log into my blog! yaaayyy.

So this week's challenge theme at AI Factory is about mother.. We'd like to see your Mother's Day creations! :) All DTs have worked so hard creating wonderful project for this theme using new products from AI Factory which you can find at AI Factory Store. Myself I chose to use one of their sentiments..

I'm creating a simple card with my mom's picture.. I used photoshop to change her photo from an ordinary image to a painting character.. then I made an embossed picture frame and colored it with colorbox inkpad. I printed out the sentiment and added ribbon and embellishment. I'm gonna send this card soon to my mom as a surprise :)

Don't forget to see the DT's creations as they are all gorgeous and inspiring!! You will have until next Wednesday, 11th May at 11:59EST to upload your creations HERE. You are not required to use images from AIF but if you do, we would really love to see it! :)

Happy crafting you all!

Hi there..

How's everything with you? It's time for new challenge at AI Factory which has started yesterday.
My apologize for being late in uploading the challenge. The theme this week is ANYTHING GOES and I'm using the flourish set from their collections.

It feels so great to be able to use this florish set which contains very beautiful and elegant images! They are so perfectly designed and can be used with or without coloring. You can find it here. Myself, this time I'm only making a very simple postcard which you also can make less than 10 minutes :) Since the images are already perfect so I won't have to work hard for coloring it (actually it's another word for me to say that I was in a situation where I only have this florish set, a printer and a very limited time :P)

My card

Now you can go to AI Factory Challenge for more details and upload your projects there. Don't forget to check out those wonderful "wow" creations from the DT to give you more inspirations!
You will have until next Wednesday, 4th May at 11:59EST to upload your creations.

You are not required to use images from AIF but if you do, they would really love to see it!

Happy creating!

Now last but not least is her wedding ring box.. And thank you to my friend SUSAN for sending me some flower ribbons which are very useful and very beautiful!! thank you dear for your kindness! *big hugs*

I made this wedding ring tray on a very last minute just few hours before my flight departed to Java. It was very mixed feeling and chaotic situation because on that night we received news that my father-in-law had passed away. The problem was that I hadn't even started making this box as at first I wanted to make it carefully and the only thing ready was the tray but without cover :P So well, things were a bit chaotic when we had to rush to the airport that night and trying to get on the earliest flight for the next morning. Lucky we easily got the ticket and packed all of our stuff. Since we had to go to airport at 4 am so I decided not to sleep at all to be able to catch the flight and make the box :P And fortunately, I can still open my eyes and finished this box much more quickly than I thought :)

I bought the pink ring box on a local store, then I used cotton and woven fabric for the tray. I added some flowers which given by my special friend Susan and I gave ivory ribbon underneath the box. And lastly I put those scrap pretty pink roses flower imitation :P Well, well, that's all for my special friend's wedding.. I love all these boxes but most importantly, I hope she and her husband loved them too!

Congratulation for your Wedding, dear friend! May your marriage will last forever! :)

Now this is a box for her jeweleries items. Instead of putting them in a closed box, I preferred to display them with clear acrylic cover :) I'd like to keep it simple in order to show off the items inside.. I'm using the Bali woven fabric too and the unique flower pattern ribbon..