PTI Make it Monday #262 ~ Pumpkin Stamps 3 Ways

The Challenge:

PTI Make it Monday #262 ~ Pumpkin Stamps 3 Ways

Ashley is so clever to come up with this challenge, I really love it!!!!

Of course the first thing I do is to dig out all the PTI pumpkin stamps and die, I decided to use the Pumpkin Patch Die as mask on my first card....

 a lot of sponging and splatting for the background, and then I used PTI Modern Alphabet Dies for "BOO"

Last thing is to use a very very old PTI paper pad, I believe already out of stock.

Well, after all those sponging and splatting, I left with the pumpkin that looks really fun, so I used it on my second card.....

 the background stamps are the acorn and leaves from PTI Falling Leaves Stamp Set, the sentiment "happy fall" is also from the same stamp set......

other PTI products behind the pumpkins are Frame Out #12 Die and  It's Official 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad.

I actually like the second card a lot better than the first, but the third card is my favorite of all three....

using the same pumpkin dies, I add glitters to them....

I stamped the pumpkins on vellum, embossed with white embossing powder and then layered it over grey card stock. The pumpkin stamps for the background is PTI Vintage Picnic Stamp Set. 

the sentiment is from PTI Pumpkin Patch Stamp Set and the banner is one of my favorite die - PTI Tag Sale Quilted Die. 

so  here's my Pumpkin Stamps 3 Ways, what do you think?

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In just a few hours, we are leaving for a road trip (I love road trip because Papi can come along). Going for a short break that I needed so badly, to be close to the ocean, ahhhh...... remember? I am a mermaid at heart!

2016 Fall Coffee Lover Blog Hop

My card is for.......

2016 Fall Coffee Lover Blog Hop

We were in San Francisco over the weekend for Singapore Day. Many might think that it is Singapore National Day, NO! It is not. Singapore Day is an initiative by Singapore Government, to connect Singaporean all over the world. Singapore government spent a few million on each of these event, bring in the best food from Singapore and local entertainers to attract overseas Singaporean to come together, free food, free door gifts and exhibition on career opportunities back home. I have attended the first one in NYC back in 2007, a Singapore community day 2 years ago in San Francisco and now the 9th Singapore Day again in San Francisco. Our government really take cares of its people and I am proud to be a Singaporean!

Here's a photo we took in front of the Garden by the Bay backdrop at the event, DH all dressed up for the event, look at his glasses, he is proud to be a Singapore Son-in-law!

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #331 ~ #Selfie

# tag and selfie is a big wave in the social media world, it also appeared a lot in the paper crafting world as well as the two are very much inter-connected, you could see selfie in a lot of layouts and project life spread, you can even find "selfie" dies used quite a bit, so my project today for City Crafter Challenge Blog includes not just #tag, but the world "selfie" too

the frame, #tag and selfie are all my new favorite dies....

 I made a few of them, some without the #selfie but I thought I did use a selfie

I hope you stop by City Crafter Challenge Blog and join in the fun!

 

PTI Blog Hop September 2016

The Challenge:

PTI September 2016 Blog Hop Challenge

Here's the inspiration photo...

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I decided to make a few more Christmas cards....

The leaves are from PTI Happiness in Bloom Stamp Set

I make three of the "NOEL" and three of the "JOY" using the dies from PTI holiday double cut dies
 

Our Beautiful World 166 ~ Paint

This week at.....

Our Beautiful World

The word is PAINT

some might think this window need some PAINT work, but I just love how rustic it looks...

{found this in Burano}

 Come join us this week at

Our Beautiful World

PTI Make it Monday #261 ~ Using Floral on a Masculine Project

The Challenge:

PTI Make it Monday #261 ~ Using Floral on a Masculine Project

My brother's birthday is coming soon, it is time to make him a card...

 
 I stamped the floral on green card stock using PTI Layerz Mat Stack 3 Die...

The floral stamp set is PTI Doodle-do stamp set using PTI ink Smoky Shadow

other PTI products include Wonderful words birthday die, and Butterfly dreams stamp set

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I am off again to.....

 

 "See" you soon when I am back! Wishing all a wonderful weekend!

Project Life 2016 ~ May 30 (From Florence to Grafing)

Project Life 2016

May 30

We woke up very early this morning to catch our flight to Munich, the hotel we stay at in Florence is great, I just wish that we could have a little more time at the breakfast room at Pitti Ponte Vecchio, the view is awesome....

 

we landed at Munich airport around 11 AM, our friend Augustin picked us up and take us back to their home in Grafing, Munich, about an hour away.

 

Ann and I knew each other since we were 13 years old, this is the third time I visited them in Grafing. We just had to take a selfie to send to our friends back home in Singapore.

This is Clare's first visit to Grafting, Augustin took her for a car ride to the country side while Ann and I stay at home to chat....

In the evening, they took us to Kugler Alm, a nearby German restaurant for dinner.

this old fashioned oven in the restaurant caught my eyes....

and Clare had her very first locally brew German beer....

here's my yummy Bavarian dinner....

and the priceless friendship for many decades...