Coffee card for April 2024 card swap

Aloha~

This is the card I made for Coffee card swap group for April.

I've been really wanting to use my new addition of coffee mugs background stencil from NND. I colored them in different colors, and on different card stock but for this month's card, I decided to use this one for this swap card. I also wanted to use my new addition from C9's dies. It became kinda fun card, in my opinion😊I used Echo paper's sentiment stamp. I used the little puffy white star stickers from C9 from last summer release. At last, I used the brown twine to finish this card. 

"Coffee is always a good idea"! To me, "Great" idea! LOL

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Have a great weekend!

Love, Eve  

Easter & Coffee combined card for March card swap!

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I had the same paper from Newton's Nook Designs, and wanted to use it! I just love this paper (and the whole pad!). Sometimes the designer's papers are so pretty and you don't have to do too much on it, to make a card. This paper is definitely one of them! 

I made sure there was a GOLDEN EGG on this card and the1st Easter card 😉I like to use organza ribbons on Spring cards. 😊

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Have a nice weekend! Love, Eve

Happy Easter #2!

Aloha~

This is for my godmother. Most dies are from Honey Bee stamps. The sentiment is from Poppy Stamps. Pretty much self explanatory. Only the difficult part was to "attach small dies" from the set. It's hard to tell on this photo but I used "shimmery" white card stock for the clouds. 

"My wish this Easter is for PEACE" for everyone, around the world! Hugs, Eve 

Happy Easter! #1

Aloha~ 

This is my 1st Easter card for this spring. I really loved this Newton's Nook Designs paper and wanted to use it last spring but never had a chance. I'm happy that I could use it this spring! Bunny is also from Newton's Nook Designs. The sentiment is from Poppy Stamps, eggs are from Memory box and layering pinking die is from Waffle Flowers. After I received this layering die sets, I noticed it looked like the sun. I really like this die set! 

Easter is almost here. How many Easter cards have you made this year? 

Everyday I check the weather forecast in US mainland, and see some crazy weather still continues ... please stay safe!

Love, Eve

Happy St. Patrick's day! #2

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I used new Shamrock shaker die to make this card. I usually don't make "interactive" cards because of no time except shaker cards! I love making them! I used LF's stencils for the background. Once in a while, I use brads. I HOARDED (!!) so many brads and eyelets when it was really popular years ago. I'm sure that many of you can relate! 😄

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Love, Eve

Happy St. Patrick's day! #1

Aloha~

This is my first St. Patrick's day card this year. Although I bought this Shamrock die this year, having another idea, I ended up using St. Patrick's day stamp set from the past from the same company for this design. 😊I used LF's paper. I have started to wear greens! 💚

Hope you are having a nice weekend! Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Love, Eve

Coffee (Hot chocolate) card for February swap.

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I'm not sure you guys checked my last post but I'm really liking LF's kraft cs, which I used the last months' card, too! It's kraft but I like the color, to use it instead of off-white and cream color cs. I have other Kraft color cs from other companies but I'm liking this the most at the moment! I've had this for some years and hardly ever used them!! LOL I might end up making cards with this cs this entire year, until I run out. lol 

The background is my new 2-layer stencil from Pretty Pink Posh. Mugs are from the Greetery and the mouse and a tiny heart are from Lawn Fawn. I really liked this mouse on Kraft cs, too! The sentiment is from MFT. I thought it's rather appropriate cuz of Valentine's day coming up. 

My friends in "severe weather" path, please stay safe and keep warm with Hot Chocolate! 

Love, Eve

Happy New Year! #3 (for Coffee card swap)

Aloha~

I love this postage dies and stamps. I also used stamps and dies from different companies, 7 companies to be exact, from stamps, dies to stencils to finish the front panel! 

It's hard to see it in the picture but I cut the top part, after I made the whole front panel before attaching it to the card base, because, in person, I felt that 2/3 of the panel "looked" heavy with all those die cuts. I used the foam tape to give a bit of dimension to adhere the top part to the card base in the end. 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Stay safe & stay warm! 

Love, Eve

Happy New Year!! #2

My 2nd card in 2024 which I used the same stamp set from the previous post but the different stamps. I used the same colors and the medium for the main dragon stamp. Same background, using my very old clouds stencil from Print Works/1997! I have a couple of clouds stencils but I still use this old one, sometimes. It was $2.79, probably found at nearby stamp store, in late 90's..."Stencils" never go bad! lol I used different embellishments from different company. I layered that front to the white card stock which I just swiped with my Honeydew Encore inkpad from Tsukineko, directly around the edge of the card stock. The sentiment is from old stamp set from HA. 

This is going to my godmother. 😊

Well, my friends, it's cold here, too... yesterday morning, it was the 2nd coldest in the record! That was 58F! The coldest day ever was 57F which was recorded in 1978! It's definitely a hoodie weather in this "tropical" island. Stay safe, stay warm! Love, Eve

A Happy New Year!!

This is my 1st card in 2024! I received a Christmas card from someone whom I didn't expect to receive it from but unfortunately last 2 months had been very busy and I hardly could make a card, so, I decided to make a New Year's card for the sender. 

2024 is the year of Dragon, the only non-real life animal among 12 Chinese zodiac. The main image is new from Mama Elephant stamps. My mom's sign is the Dragon and she kept some decoration of dragons. They were all green and gold, and that's how I remembered the dragon and decided to use those colors. For "mane?" and the tip of the tail, I used light green color, and picked the gold color from Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor palette, using a watercolor brush pen, to color over the light green colored areas. The photo didn't pick up well but it's a bit golden. The vertical sentiment is from Purple Daisy Designs.  

Wishing you an abundance of happiness for 2024! 

Love, Eve