Helen Plus Three

  A simply designed, slider card from last year's collection, using Reindeer stamp from Stamp City embossed in gold and a pair of paper Poinsettia flowers from Prima Flowers..   Advent has begun... time to prepare cards for Christmas again.  I've decided to play with the inks this year...mostly Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels here. My first card made for 2011 Xmas Two stamps used, one from Hero Arts the Nativity scene for the centre piece which is a Clear stamp and the background with the words is Penny Black "Christmas text'  wood mounted. Punch out is from EK.  No die cuts here, used a design scissors to cut out the oval shape.

One can never get too many hugs.! A blessed Sunday and pleasant week to all.

These stamps are from Heartfelt Creations, they're gorgeous and I just discovered them in time for this holy event.....and of course Martha Stewart's edge heart punch. Get them at Paper Craft Garden at Suntec City or get them online...

Five little birds sitting on a branch, preening themselves.  Managed to grab a still and while I was fumbling with the camera trying to figure out how to switch to video,  they decided they had sat long enough for me. Such a pretty sight. ..... Bulbuls..

An old Rose with Bow stamp from...Stampa Rosa (Santa Rosa) (1999) Favourite wish stamps. 'God Sent His Best' from Stampendous, 'Be happy' from Santa Rosa, .....   " Warm.. toasty" from Sandi Gore Evans (Uptpwn Design Co) on paper backing from Cupcake (Basic Grey), bit of brown cardstock, loosely cut strips  to give it a rough easel look.   Using a cuttlebug die on my sizzix machine on Yellow cardstock,..(die image on separate paper layered on front of card)  those tiny butterflies are the by-products of a spellbinders nestabilities((Butterflies circle) die image. A mix of inks from Distress and .Versa Color and Versa Magic (pink and green and orange shades), ... All Purpose Ink 72 Frost White lightly brushed on raised embossed areas. A problem with this cardstock, embossing powder tends to get absorbed into the card and image becomes flat except for the copper powder on Warm & Toasty.. A card for my niece.

Titled: World without Fences The scenic views and sights mostly shot on Semakau island......

We're not big on natural expressions,  Asians are still relatively conservative you could say!  But perhaps behind a horror mask it might be enjoyable and easier to be forward! We're growing a larger international community and the practice of halloween here is becoming more visible among that crowd and the local younger educated ones are catching on to this in small ways through the pubs and clubs but other than that it's still a foreign festivity. But it looks like a lot of fun for the kids. For the Catholics, it's All Souls Day - a time to pray for the dead.. a solemn occasion. Let's not forget All Saints on the 1st - the good souls, not the scary ones... :)... Strangely though, why does Halloween happen just before Christmas? Another foreign celebration, I'm glad Valentine's caught on a while back,  I like that concept of a special day for special people (FRIENDS not just of the opposite gender kid) and that's taken on it's own local...