Happy Birthday Lizzie Anne!
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Lizzie Anne Designs is turning THREE!
Here, I made a card using Wendy‘s sketch.
“The front flap is about 1 inch shorter than the back bottom and is supported by the focal point.”
Wire: Making Memories (I bought this a very very long time ago and knew it would come in very handy =)
Clear sheet on the outside and polka dots papers (Lux Designs) on the inside.
Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs “Party Animals”
Cupcake frosting on the red background: Liquid Applique;
Green: Flower soft;
Brown: Martha Stewart Snow Glitter;
Blue: Fun Flock;
Thank you!!!
Playing Tennis
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More I take photos of kids, more I think of taking photographs as playing tennis. I always loved the thought of playing tennis but never liked to play. I mean, I did not like to run toward the ball. It bounced too quickly and I was supposed to run after it? No way! I would just hold my racquet and pretended that I was participating in the game. Hoping the whole time that the ball would land right in front of me so I would not have to move much. And most of the time, it landed on my side of the court and flew away even before my brain signaled me to go after it.
Well, kids move very fast. And my kids move lightening fast. It’s not an easy task to take photos of my kids. In the beginning, I was hoping they would pose for me when I was ready to push the camera button. But, nope, that didn’t happen. I realized that I had to run after them before they moved (if it’s even possible).
Last Wednesday, I took my kids to a local park hoping to get some good, loving brother and sister smiling at their not-so patient mother, playing happily together photos. But, nope, that didn’t happen. I had to constantly ask my son (4.5 yrs old) to hold his sister’s hand (1.5 yrs old) or to stay with her, but she didn’t cooperate. She had a different agenda. She wanted to run, run, run away from everybody.
I wanted to put Kyle into an army print(?) pants while his hair was still very short like a soldier (My husband ordered(?) me not to cut his hair too short ever again.) Well, he looks more like a little Buddhist monk with the short hair than a G.I. Joe. =)
Most of the photos were edited with watercolor effect in Photoshop with the technique I learned from here. I got the helpful info from Stef’s blog.
Digital kit: Dreamy by Bohemian Art from ScrapArtist.com
An Accidental Photographer
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Before I had kids, I never really liked to take photographs because I took bad photos. But thanks to digital camera AND Photoshop, I’ve gotten better =) I never thought I would get paid to take photos, but I did. Three weeks ago, I had my very first clients. They were celebrating 50th wedding anniversary! I wasn’t planning on becoming a proPassional photographer, but I’ve been taking a lot of photos of my son’s friends and was good about sharing all the photos with their parents. They appreciated it, and I felt obligated (hehe) to take better photos. So, I practiced and practiced and got better (if I do say so myself, heehee.)
It was a very challenging first job for an amateur like me. There were mirrors everywhere, and you know how dark inside the restaurants can be! I had to make sure not to take photos of my reflection on the mirror and bounce the flash like the below photo, heehee. Well, it was unintended, but I like how this one came out. I’ve wanted to photograph of me taking photos, and here I did it, ACCIDENTALLY =)
Here’s a mini album I made for them for letting me use their photos on my blog AND to thank my very first client.
All supplies from s.e.i Bridgeport and Oasis collections.
An envelope in the middle panel for me to put a DVD disk of their photos. I wanted to put more embellishments, but I already couldn’t close/fold the album.
Back panel.
Mommy Needs to Relax~
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I first saw this pop-up card technique on a Stampin’ Up! publication, and then on the SplitCoastStampers.com. I wanted to make one, but didn’t know which stamp to use. Then, I saw one of my favorite stamp company, Elzybells’ challenge, to create a card that includes the colors of my country’s flag.
Well, I’m a Korean-American, so I decided to use the colors from both flags, heehee. Korean flag has Red, Blue, White, and Black.
Stamps: Elzybelles “Rubbadubdub”, “Post Stamp Robin”.
The girl in the tub stamp gave me the idea to make the pop-up card.
Ackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk~~~~!!!!!!! Her arm is not connected! It was 2 am when I was working on this, and I forgot to put bubbles over to disguise what’s not there. Poor girl~.
It was my first time using Marvy Uchida Liquid Applique, and didnt’ know how it would turn out. I put Smoochi on top when the Liquid Applique dried a little bit, but the Smoochi never did. I was supposed to wait over night for the Liquid Applique to dry, but I don’t have that kind of patience. So, I messed up the bubbles with my finger prints. Poor girl~.
Is this a window? Or a picture frame? Haven’t decided it yet. =) Doesn’t show on the photo, but I put clear sheet on it.
Heehee, handmade langerie. “I” drew the panty myself! *gasp*
Connected two pins to create the towel bar. I cut the towel from my baby’s wash cloth. Stamped the “relax” image using the Palette ink, and colored with Copic.
Urmmm… I wasn’t planning on using the red potty, but I remembered that I had two sheets of baby potty training stickers by Jolee’s, and since it was in red, I decided to use it. Heehee.
Originally, I wanted to stamp bubbles and use the sentiment, “May all your troubles drift away like tiny bubbles” since this sentence was what made me buy the stamp set. But, I thought “Take some time for you” fit better with the potty and the mommy relaxing with her disconnected arm =)
Too fat to fold down flat =)
Happy Independence Day!
Card Positioning Systems + MSE Sketch
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Created the card for MSE give-away.
Stamp: Sadness Flies;
Patterned papers: LUXE design;
Ink: Brilliance;
Ribbon: Close to my Heart;
Die cuts: Sizzix Stampin’ Up! (green leaves); Martha Stewart punch (yellow leaves)
Others:Shimmerz; Sakura glitter pen;
Ugh! Now I’m off to fold some laundry. Ugh!
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