City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 167 ~ Strawberry Farm

I really do not like summer here in Las Vegas, but I do love the summer colors, like strawberry on green field.....

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So I am going to pick the theme

Strawberry Farm 

for this week challenge at

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I make a notepad 

and a notebook 

for my sister's birthday this year

I was going to make a set of cards but realized that I used this same stamp set to make her the berry cards for her last birthday, I must have love this strawberry stamp set from PTI a lot! : )

I used chipboard as the backing for the note pad, punch holes on top so it could be hang anywhere in the kitchen or work space

the note book is just ordinary cheap notebook I bought at Michael's bargain bin, just dressed it up with the same paper on and same theme as the notepad

my sister already got the gift few days ago and she loved it.

I hope you hop over and play along with us this week, our special guest star is my blog buddy Linda B, she and the CCCB designers have some beautiful projects over at the blog, check it out!!!!

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Our Beautiful World Week 2 ~ July

How is July like at your part of the world?

For Las Vegas

it is......

Ya, HEAT!!!! Every single day...... : (

I don't remember it was like that the first year we moved here, oh I should have documented it so I could compare.

On my desk.......

Oh yes, I wish we could have more

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in Las Vegas

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Our Beautiful World

I make a collage with the above photos

using Photoshop Element 10 with Picmonkey as well

Picmonkey is an online photo editor, very user friendly, and so very fun, you should try it

I am not very good with photoshop yet, I often get frustrated easily and then I switched to Picmonkey to fixed the rest of the problem, LOL! So you can see, it is easy, try it!

Come share what JULY is all about at your part of the world

with 

us

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Our Beautiful World

*note - July button created using photoshop element 10 with French Ribbon Frame, a beautiful image from The Graphics Fairy. Thanks Karen!

Thank You Tag

I have been playing with gesso and paint lately, so how could I miss this one

The Challenge:

PTI Make it Monday #123 - Making Your Own Paint

if you want to know how, hop over to the tutorial 

I like to have tags handy at home, so I make a few...

after the background (gesso + ink + mask), it's time to decorate the tag

Following is a list of PTI products used in this project

PTI framed out #1 die 
Sentiment (Thank you)It's Official Stamp Set 
PTI beautiful beads pink + orange 4x6 paper pad
PTI banner borders die
PTI butterfly dream stamp set
PTI butterfly die
PTI ink - Hawaiian Shores
PTI grosgrain ribbon - Ripe avocado


I will be back tomorrow for a new word prompt for

Our Beautiful World

Courage

The Challenge:

Bird is the word - Courage

All our dreams can come true, if we have the COURAGE to pursue it.

~ Walt Disney

Here's the sketch from Bird is the word

Here's my layout

picture was taken in 2006, when my daughter Clare received a music award in Sydney, we stopped by the Opera House for photos

that's that girl - that has big dream

When Clare graduated from The Juilliard School, she insisted to go to CalArts instead of continuing her study in New York City, it was a struggle for me but I realized that it should be Clare's choice and not mine, her dream school is CalArts in California, and that's where she is, and happy right now, I thought the quote is just perfect, not only she is that girl who dare to pursue her dream, the man behind CalArts is also Walt Disney.

One more thing I need to mention in this post is the new die I bought, it is from MFT. I am amazed at how "clean" it cuts with just one go, usually when I have a die cut that has delicate and small details, it never works well with my cuttle bug, but this one, PERFECT! hmmm... I might look into buying more die from MFT from now on.

Thanks for stopping by....

Happy 4th of July

To all my friends in America

Happy 4th of July!!!!

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List of places you could hang out

Our Beautiful World - sharing the world through our lens

(a new photo share blog)

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This week - Cooling Down ( a color challenge)

LESSology Challenge #27 - Packaging Central

(show us what you do with your packaging materials)

Have FUN!!!!

LESSology Challenge #27 ~ Packaging Central

Our new challenge at LESSology is called

Packaging Central

So it is understood - work with the packaging materials, hmm.... like these paper?

if you are like me, order most of your crafting supplies online, you should have paper like these too, you know, the one they used to filled up the gap in between the goodies so they won't shift around during shipping....

Well, every time I get a piece or two, I just stretch them out nicely and folded then into my stack, slowly.... I have a pile of them, thinking someday I will make good used of them AND that someday is today - when Clare ask to make a note book for her, and she wanted those without lines, just plain paper.....

I start out by cutting the paper, fold them and stitch them together like a little booklet, I used 3 pieces of paper and make 3 booklets, and then stitch them onto a piece of kraft card stock

next is to find a piece of pretty paper for its cover, score and glue and then start decorating, easy as 123

and here's July prize

"Sun Kissed" paper collection from GCD Studios

Yummy isn't it? So come play along with us

LESSology Challenge #27 ~ Packaging Central

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 166 ~ Cooling Down

Wendy is our host for City Crafter Challenge Blog this week

Week 166 ~ Cooling down

The inspiration photo and color palette for this challenge

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Don't you just love the cool blue....

I add another page to my 2013 year book

The photo was taken at San Diego in May 2013

Come join in the fun!

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