Showers in June

I think my mojo is slowly but surely finding its way back to my system. I started working at 6 this morning on a couple of cards that my friend ordered ... she needed cards for a baby shower and a bridal shower. By 7 AM, both cards are ready for delivery!

I had fun using 3D stickers I got from Michael's way way back for this baby shower card.



And for the bridal shower card, I used my very versatile "Who's that girl/rain or shine umbrella stamp".


Looks like a lot of showers {yes, literally and figuratively} are coming our way this June! Whose complaining? I love the rain and the shower parties are good for my card business!

Cheers,

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

A friend of mine ordered 20 Thank You cards a couple of weeks ago. Delivery date is May 2. So last Friday, hubby and I spent our usual "Friday night home date" working on these cards.

Instead of working in my craft studio, I put out a blanket in the living room, scattered my craft materials, opened a bottle of wine, prepared crostini with spinach and garlic dip and voila... we had a perfect craft night date!

Following my instructions, JV trimmed, punched and glued all the patterned papers while I took care of stamping and tying the ribbons. After 3 hours, {I guess we spent more time drinking, eating and chatting than working!!} the cards are good to go!

By the time you are reading this post, the cards, 20 of them are signed, sealed and delivered!

Nail It!

Every time I'm in Manila, I look forward to going to the beauty salon with my mom and sister Jing to have our nails done!!!! Honestly, it is one of our family traditions. Even my Papa would ask ... "O, kailan kayo magpapakulay ng mga kuko nyo? {When are you going to have your nails done?)". And the experience is always the same ... comparing nail colors, talking about our dad {you always talk about somebody who's not there, right? don't worry Papa, they are all good, most of the time!}, and who's who in Philippine showbiz {actually, I'm the one giving them update because I spend more time watching Pinoy stuff from the internet in Canada than my mom and my sister do in Manila). Oh, those are priceless memories ....

Talking about nails, I found this gorgeous spring/summer nail color collection from ZOYA.

Cute huh? After hiding my feet and hands in boots and gloves for the last six months, I am so looking forward to have these on my nails! I can almost hear my Mama saying ... "I'll take the fuchsia". No doubt, my sister will pick the blush pink and I will definitely go for the blue!

Finally, let me share another card from my OWN collection .... My friend bought this for her sister's birthday and she's enclosing a manicure/pedicure gift certificate in it.

Cheers!

For a Sweet Friend

"If God closes a door, He will surely opens a window". Over the years I've seen the reality of this saying not only in my personal experiences but to that of families and friends.

Late last year, a very dear friend of mine lost her job due to the company's downsizing strategy. Considering her excellent skills and superb work ethics, we know that it's just a matter of time before she finds another one. To cheer her up, I made this card for her last year. Inside the card, I wrote, "if the going gets rough, the tough gets a card!"


After 3 months I am so happy that she's now back in the workforce doing the same thing that she loves the most. Congratulations P! I look forward to having lunch with you soon! For the meantime, here's another card for you.


And I wrote ... "If God closes a door, He will surely opens a window!"