City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 329 ~ Photo Inspiration Challenge by Kirsty

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I found this online as our inspiration photo for the challenge....

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The yellow and flowers inspired me to choose the little floral print paper for my project...

and because fall is almost here, I think the harvest mouse would be fun.....

Things at home is getting better so is my mood.... we finally decide that I need to go back to the ocean, even for a while, my teaching schedule is just getting harder and harder for me to go back to Long Branch, NJ for a month or two, it was on the list of "things to do in 2015", we didn't make it and it is impossible this year as well since taking off from work is hard and summer is just too expensive at the Jersey Shores, to fix that, we decided to do a short trip to Oceano, CA, by the Pacific Ocean, the trip will be just a 6 hours drive, we are staying for 5 days, that makes it all possible for me to go away before all my classes starts in school in October, I just need to take a few days off from my private teaching classes, so YES!!! I am going back to the Ocean, this September. The Mermaid in me is HAPPY!

Dolce and Coconut went back to NYC for school few days ago.....

I miss both of them so much...... Alfie is slowly adjusting the life in NYC, the noise, the siren, the underground.... Dolce takes him everywhere she goes.

this one at home also need some adjustment, sad to say, the new puppy plus issue with Lila (Clare's dog) at home trigger some aggressive behaviour in Papi, he started barking at other dogs when we go for walks, and he even nip at one of the dog at the dog park the other day, we had to take him out and it was very embarrassing, he had become the dog we used to hate at the dog park, so sad..... where is my sweet little boy?

Movie Night

JASONBOURNE

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It has been a while since our last movie, DH sure likes this more than me.

Alright, done with my update, thanks for letting me share, I hope you could play along with us at City Crafter Challenge Blog.

Handmade Holiday Tags (Share Handmade Kindness Challenge Week 1)

The Challenge:

Share Handmade Kindness Challenge Week 1

It is a fun challenge at Jennifer Mcguire's blog...

especially this time of the year, where we starting to make lots of handmade gifts for family and friends

my projects are handmade tags made with lots the old christmas theme paper I had a long time ago....

each box has 10 tags, 2 different designs and it goes with baker's twine.

I made 3 boxes of these!

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Movie Night

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SPECTRE

I am not really a big fan of 007, but I do like Daniel Craig. Hubby thought it was one of the weakest Bond's movie, the theatre was packed last night and we had to sat on the 5th row, my neck hurts after the movie, LOL!

PTI Make it Monday #221 ~ Masking Sentiments

The Challenge:

PTI Make it Monday #221 ~ Masking Sentiments

It is a fun technique this week at PTI Make it Monday, I always love those one layer card in the store, this one looks like one....

I used the following stamp sets for the floral background and sentiment

and here are the ink pads I used

the sentiment was masked using this die

I added some dotted line free hand since the sentiment does not have a frame

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Movie Night

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We went to Ricki and The Flash last weekend, usually this kind of movie doesn't attract me but when I knew that it was Meryl Streep, right away I suggested to DH that we should go. She is one amazing actress, she is just that person whatever she is in, be it Julia Child or Ricki in the movie, she is just awesome, I strongly recommended this one too!

PTI Make it Monday #195 ~ 2014 A la Carte

The Challenge:

PTI Make it Monday #195 - 2014 A la Carte

I have been following the challenge almost on a weekly basis, missed once in a while when I was on the road, of all the techniques I learn this year, my favorite got to be Laura Bassen's PTI Make it Monday #193 - Camouflaging die-cuts, I like it so much that I have the thought of making a 2nd entry that week, but unfortunately, time is not always on my side, now here's another opportunity.

This time, I am going with the blue green shade, PTI inks used are Spring moss, Spring Rain and Hawaiian shores

The sparkles is PTI Sparkle and Shine Holiday Addition mini stamp set inked with PTI ink simple chartreuse and then a touch of glitter glue

Sentiment is a word die from PTI, and the word YOU is from a stamp set from PTI called Simply You.

I wish I could do a better job at the inking, oh well, next time!

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Movie Night

We went to a movie at a new theatre near us - Downtown Summerlin, I love the reclined seat, from now on, I only want to go to movie at Regal Downtown Summerlin, LOL!

Oh, and the movie we saw......

UNBROKEN

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I have a thing with war world 2, this is a good one!

Olympic distance runner, War world 2 prisoner of war surviver and Purple heart recipient Louis Zamperini just passed away July, 2014

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and we are going to Olivia Newton John this evening, she was my idol growing up... it is going to be good!

PTI make it monday 183 and Moxie Fab World WCMD sketch

I hardly combined challenges, but I thought this technique from PTI Make it Monday #183 could be used on the sketch found at Moxie Fab World WCMD Sketch Challenge.

Here's the sketch from Moxie Fab World

and here's my card with the technique learn this week at PTI Make it Monday #183

 the little banner on the right is actually the bottom part of the patterned paper where the name of the paper and manufacturer was printed, I think it is MME Lime Twist, haha... I told you I hoard every bits of paper

I picked out different flower stamp from various PTI stamp set, they are....

Happiness in bloom

Strawberry patch

Mini bloom

Bold bouquet

Egg hunt

and the sentiment is PTI Make a wish stamp set

PTI Inks used here are...

Melon berry

Lemon Tart

Hibiscus burst

Autumn rose

Sweet blush

Simply chartreuse

I am linking this project to


PTI Make it Monday #183 ~ Dry Embossing over Heat Embossing

Moxie Fab World WCMD Sketch Challenge



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Movie Night

We went for GONE GIRL on Tuesday evening, great story line and well done, the only part I don't like is that it leaves you wonder how the story ends......

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 224 ~ Roses

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Anna is our lovely host and she picked a lovely theme

Roses

this scribble die is my favorite right now, when you layered two of them, it looks like a rose

on top of that, I also used a rose print vellum paper for the background

I hope you come share your roses with us this week 

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we have a wonderful sponsor this week

All Color Envelopes

“All Colour Envelopes are a family-run business based in Lewes, Sussex, who supply high quality envelopes and post bags in a huge variety of colours, textures and finishes. Perfect for both business and personal use, they offer a personalisation service to suit any colour scheme or campaign.”

and our guest this week is Dawn from France

Check out her work at City Crafter Challenge Blog and be inspired by the CCCB Designers

Ros

Char

Anna

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Movie Night

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Beautiful movie! Love it!

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 214 ~ Nautical

I love the ocean, I love light houses, and I love the theme this week at

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Set by Ros, the theme is

Nautical

The project is for a student's grandma, who asked me to make a few things for the upcoming baby shower of her grand baby

I started by making this pocket tag card as a sample

Malina tag in a glassine bag and then filled with Nautical themed confetti

she loves it and order a few of that from me

with her grand baby's name "Alex" on it

plus a few more for the boys where she could send it to friends

Come play along with us at

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Our guest designer this week is Jenny Martin

and pop over to CCCB and be inspired by the designers

Ros

Char

Anna

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Movie Night

A Million Way to Die in the West

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I am not a big fan of Seth MacFarlane but husband is, I watched Ted and was uncomfortable of how "dirty" that was, but I had to say, this one is really hilarious, even I am still quite uncomfortable with certain act and language, I did get a good laugh out of it.