Birthday trip & Giveaway updates

I'm finally back and at my work desk trying to get some work done after a weekend away. I always believe that relaxing holidays, in reality actually simply means, delaying & piling up work so you need to work extra hard after your holidays. I had a wonderful time in East Malaysia. What's there not to love when the skies are blue & the sea is crystal clear!

View from the plane

View from the hotel

Lucas enjoying the view from our room window :)

Sunset @ Day 1

On the second day, we did some street market shopping

& in the evening we chilled by the beach at Sunset Bar, Tanjung Aru.

The view : Superb! 

Day 3, we head out to the islands.

As a results, 2 & half lobsters, all red from sunburned during dinner! :)

Cake from a dear friend who host us during our trip.

Well, that's just a little update from our mini trip. Now to announce the winner of the giveaway, Ike Kwed. Please email me your mailing details at josieteh@gmail.com so I can send you the goodies. Also a big thank you to everyone who has joined!

The BIG THREE 'O' + Giveaway

I'm still in denial that I'm turning 30 this year! I must say that there any many ups and downs in life but I'm grateful for today. I'm blessed with a lovely family, my little angel & friends, who are & will always  be there for me. I thank god for Today. I altered this little book - the title seemed apt for the occasion :)

So, I have been blogging for a few years now. I have never given a RAK before. This year on this special day, I thought I would gather some goodies to send out to one of my lucky readers. 

Just do the following before 3rd of Sept. 11.59pm, Malaysian Time.

1. Follow me on my blog.

2. Leave a comment on this post.

I will pick a lucky winner on the 4th of Sept.

*Some of the cuts are my handwriting ^_^

I'm on a roll - Another card!

Somedays, when the ideas start kicking, I just don't want to stop. I'm back to share another card with you. I am so in love with this card. Although it looks abit whimsy & quirky, I love every bit of it :)

It's also a very good way to use up your scraps :)

Stamps : PTI Everyday Button Bits

Back to basics

A few days ago, my mind just went blank trying to create cards for the Street fair this Sunday. So, finally decided to Keep It Simple. Started to play with my Lily of The Valley Stamps & my watercolor pencils. Love how crisp the image it when stamped with LOTV rubber stamps.

Did a few with slight different color variations.

Paired with Stamped Sentiments from PTI {Everyday button bits}

Little Penang Street Market

Oh my, it's Friday again. How busy this week has been... Looking forward to this Sunday's Little Penang Street Market. We will be participating at the market. To those who are in Penang, do drop by and say hi! :) Come early for some great early bird bargains!

And of course, I made some cards for the market. It's been a while since I made CAS cards :)

Here are some of the cards I made. They will be on sale this Sunday.

There you go. Three new designs... more to come! 

Love Josie

Just for Daddy!

This year, I wanted to make hubby's present meaningful. Getting Lucas involved in the process gives him the freedom to create & enjoy. I could learn a thing or two from him. To be free & original. Sometimes, the most honest designs comes from children. I'm very happy and honoured to be able to "work" with my son as we team-up to come out with a "masterpiece" for daddy...

Look at how serious he is working on his "masterpiece"...

This is what he scribbled with paint...

I cropped the art paper & started to work my "magic" on it :) I added a few drops of black ink splatter.

I tried to keep the embellishments minimal & try not to steal the limelight away from Lucas' artwork.

And the result? An Altered clipboard for daddy to display at his office :)

This makes me so proud of my lil guy!

What about the rest of his "artwork"?

I cropped one of it & made it into a card. 

Alot of random stickers & cut outs from Amy Tangerine, Studio Calico, My Mind's Eye, Cosmo Cricket & etc. with items that hubby can relate to :) such as his love for cycling, travelling, photography.... Working with a background paper that is not designer was definitely good practice for me to work beyond my comfort zone.

I hope hubby will love his handmade gifts from us! Excited to give them to him tomorrow... ^_^

Thanks for looking! 

Love, Josie

Happy News!

I would love to share with you a happy news! I won the summer challenge by Mei Li Paperie. Thanks for the shout out, Jen!

If you haven't heard of them before, do drop by their store and check out their stuffs! Also, my scrapping friend, Jessy Christopher, is the guest designer for Mei Li Paperie. Her take for this month's challenge is just awesome! Love it so much! Do check it out HERE :)

With love,

Josie