Coffee Blog Hop Day 2

It's Day 2 of the Coffee Lover's Spring Blog Hop. Have you checked out the hop and the cool sponsors that are giving away prizes at the end of the hop?? psssttt : I'm giving away some coffee themed digitals from my shop

Today, I am sharing this card :) Bright and cheery for a Saturday morning, ya?

I used Always a Good Idea, Coffee Anytime and Coffee + Me for this card

I created some faux stitching and added some hearts with a puncher to create balance for the coffee mugs at the bottom left of the card :) The coffee mugs are popped up with foam tape to create dimension. If you noticed, I also added white dots on the mugs using Uniball Signo white gel pen. I love how the white dots has a little texture once they dry.

I am also giving away my calligraphed "Enjoy Life" digital image with every purchase of $9 or more from my store. This weekend only! This image will be emailed to those with qualifying orders within 24 hours of your checkout from my store.

Hope to see your cards linked up and do check out my store for the digital images :)

July Sweet Release Part 1

Hallo there sweeties! It's a brand new month and that means a brand new release from the Sweet Stamp Shop :)

This month is all about magic and glitter and everything fun! 

This is one of the projects I made (and I will be sharing more in the coming blog posts) but you will want to head on over to the Sweet Blog to check out all the fun projects and possibly a sweet discount code? :)

Princess

Enjoy Calligraphy

(I calligraphed this set! yippee!)

Dragon

Royal Wish

Foodie

Awesome release, right? Yes, I know it is... :)

Sweet Journalling Cards

Warning : This is a picture heavy post :) Not going to have a lot of words but would still be nice to go through the pictures with a cup of coffee or tea in your hands *winks*

When I design my stamp sets, I try to think of as many ways as I can to use them (I really do love versatility and that adds more bang for our buck too, right?). And so I think of using them for Project Life cards as well as for mini albums, scrapbooking and of course, card making. 

In this post, I am sharing project life cards that I made with my designs (you can get them over at Sweet Stamp Shop or for my Malaysian peeps, I do offer pre-order so we can all save on some shipping. Email me at evelin@evelintdesigns.com)

A monkey, an elephant and a bear :)

Life is a balancing act 

Lets fly away

Remembering today

And now, for some close-ups :)

I added Wink of Stella on the balloons. It really does glitter but can't seem to capture that on camera.

I know I have Copic markers but watercolor is so fun too!

And yes,  I fussy-cut all of them :)

Below are the stamp sets I illustrated and you can get them over at Sweet Stamp Shop or pre-order them with me at evelin@evelintdesigns.com (pre-order only open for Malaysian/Singaporean peeps for them to save on shipping. US folks get a great shipping deal from the Sweet Shop)

Juggling Bear

Monkey Business

Elephant Hearts

Thanks for reading all the way through. Hope you love my illustrations as much as I do and find them versatile as well. Remember to post a comment to link me to your projects using them, ya? :)

Card : Juggling Bear & Happy Monkey

I was waiting excitedly for the postman to arrive and when I opened the envelope containing the stamps, it felt so surreal. Wow, stamp sets that I designed (!) How awesome is that? I am very thankful to sweet Nicole from Sweet Stamp Shop for having confidence in me & for this fantastic opportunity.

I couldn't wait to ink up the stamps I designed for Sweet Stamp Shop when I received them. However, I had to wait for my hubby to take over baby duties and boy, it seemed like a long wait (although, it really wasn't.. He's great & help out whenever he's home from work. Am VERY grateful for that).

So I inked up quite a number of images on watercolor paper and then painted them when the baby fell asleep. That gives time for the ink to dry completely and not run when I use watercolor so that worked out great :)

This is one of the cards I made (and I will be sharing more in the coming weeks.. I made some Project Life cards with these stamps too) *winks*

Happy Birthday, happy friend :)

I use watercolor to paint my images. I love the translucent effect of watercolor.

And these are two of the 3 sets I designed. You can purchase them over at the Sweet Stamp Shop. Do tell Nicole that I sent you (in the comment section when you purchase).

Friends in Malaysia or Singapore, if you would like to purchase these sets or any other sets from the Sweet Stamp Shop, you can pre-order them from me. Just email me at evelin@evelintdesigns.com with the Subject : "Sweet Pre-Order"

Pre-Order closes on the 10th June PDT.

Greeting Cards

Getting back into the groove of illustrating again last year and slowly but surely finding my own style & character through my art. There will be more refining as time goes by, I am sure, as we all strive to improve but here's my illustrations that I have printed into greeting cards.

They make really cute greeting cards and are available in my shop now. They are blank inside so you can customize your own heartfelt message and some of the cards are appropriate for multiple occasions. Perfect when you buy in bulk to keep for future occasions :)

Sharing a few designs with you here (there's more in the shop!)

  Happy Beary Birthday

Elephant Party

Sweethearts

A Little Magic

Hope you like my illustrations and hop on over to my shop if you are keen to have them in your greeting cards stash :)

*** pssstttt... they can be placed in a frame and voila, it's an art print too!

Some enabling... :)

Don't you love sales? You get to shop and save on the things you like? Wanted to buy something but was contemplating... now's the time!!!

From today until the 28th, I am giving 15% off my handmade journals and other knick-knacks in my Etsy shop! :)

By now, you now that you want to click on the link to my shop to buy my journals NOW! :D

Eve
p/s : minimum purchase of $10 applies. Thank you and happy shopping!

Giveaway Winner!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in Cassie's Birthday week giveaway! :)

*cue the drumroll.......*

The winner for my handmade journal is ---> Amy Tsuruta!!!

Please drop me an email with your mailing address and I will get this journal packed and shipped to you! :)

And to all the other participants who joined but did not win this time around, I am giving you a 10% off to purchase the journal of your choice (or anything you want) from my shop. Please email me at evelintee@gmail.com and I will give you a coupon code :)

Do drop by often as I will be having another giveaway in the near future! and if you want to purchase anything from Paper Issues, remember to use my code Evelin20 to get 20% off your purchase!

Have a great day!



Eve

Handmade Journals

I have started making journals again.... this time in 100% recycled, FSC certified paper. Well, also because I recently preferred creamy colored paper. 

I have posted pictures of the journals I made on my facebook page and am slowly listing them on my Etsy shop too. If you see any that you like and wish to purchase them before they are on Etsy, please do drop me a private message on my facebook page :)

Eve

Blog banner

Some ideas has been playing around in my mind to design a new blog banner... I changed it a couple of weeks back and then I decided I wanted to change it again. This time, I am finally satisfied with the results (let's hope for a longer period of time.. haha)

The cabochon flowers are from Studio Calico's kit... I love them but somehow always fail to integrate them into my layouts. Perhaps I will attach them to a frame or something. Will have to think about it more... 

I have changed the name of my little 'business' from "Angelicquirk" to "Evelin T designs" on my Facebook page (the url has been changed too). I will proceed to change it here on blogspot as well. Am still thinking of the best way to do it... should I just change the name here on the original blog or create a new blog and direct people there? What do you think?

I also made a little custom stamp for the new name :) I do hope this new name will be a whole lot easier for people to remember (fingers crossed!). 

Angelicquirk was a fun name and I was published in a number of local (Malaysian) magazines, however I wanted my little crafting business to meld into something more professional and I think a name change was in place.

We will offer custom and ready made journals & albums, scrapbooking, mini albums, altered shadow boxes and photography as well as some new ventures on the way (to be announced soon).

Maybe one day, Angelicquirk will emerge again under the umbrella of "Evelin T designs"... who knows?

Eve

June Gloom

The mornings has been gloomy and makes it so comfy to be tucked-in under the sheets and just stay there... it takes a lot of willpower to get my a*s out of the bed. Yes, I struggle to get out of bed... it's a daily affair.. haha....

Made this layout with a photo taken in Werribee Park, Melbourne. haha... I am still not done yet with the photos from that trip. I love that park and we took a lot of photos there  :)

Am trying out the 'banner' design on this layout... just some simple banners I cut out and assembled. I added hidden journalling on this layout too. Cut the tag out using a puncher and I 'divided' the photo into 3 as well just for some added dimension. 

I am needing those moments where I need to write down my plans on paper and prioritize again. They are all scrambled in my mind again... LOL... running around and making me dizzy.. haha. 

Eve

Hedgehogs

I didn't go all out to make Valentine cards this year but I still received a couple of custom orders which was fun :)

Made this cute hedgehog card, painted in with watercolour and I absolutely adore it.

I hope the recipient loves it too :) 

Quirky

Time for fun, again!

It's time to unleash your creativity and believe that with some guidance and perseverance, one can make something fun with their own hands! :)

It's going to be another fun session filled with laughter and glue on our hands... Learning new skills causes neurons to create new linkages to each other making our brains more active and delays aging of brain cells :)

Come, join me! Have fun! Email me at angelicquirk@gmail.com to register!!!

Quirky

3-in-1

3-in-1 brings to my mind, pre-mix coffee... that is the first thing that comes to my mind (erm, cos I'm hopelessly addicted to coffee). 

This time around, 3-in-1 is a special request by a sweet girl for me to make a custom card for her boyfriend. It's for Chinese New Year, Valentine's and his Birthday... 

It was quite a task actually... I was thinking of how I'm going to incorporate all 3 elements into one cover.. and then, I thought, maybe I can make the card into something like a mini 'album'.... that will give me more room to add more elements and make the card more special :) So, that's how this idea was borned :) 

The dude is one lucky dude... Not many girlfriends will order cards for their boyfriends... normally, they expect cards from them... not vice versa *winks*

Quirky

Umbrella of Love

You know the song from Mary Poppins which goes something like, "a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, the medicine go down ...."? Mine is "an umbrella of love puts a smile on your face, a smile on your face ..."

Been dabbling in cardmaking again these last few days. Had to restock as my handmade cards are running low on the stock count and I had to restock my consignment in CzipLee, Bangsar too :) 

Going to make more new designs so that you can have more choices in the coming craft markets! :)

Quirky

Couch day, anyone?

I don't know about you but I *am* definitely needing a couch day! I seem to be bustling around a lot after coming back from our 'holiday' (somehow, it's very tiring to go on holidays... LOL... walked a LOT) and have not really had the time to sit down and just be a couch potato.

And I'm the kind who loves and needs *ME* time. I need time alone to just mind my own business. That's makes me happy and if I have not had the chance to do so, I feel like I have not rested... haha... do you have idiosyncrasies such as mine? Care to share? :)

Quirky

Making Cards again...

This is my second post for today! Please scroll down if you're interested to read the first posting... hehe... 


Well, I have not participated in card challenges for a while.. since I started bookbinding and participating in craft markets, I really have not been active commenting on blogs and making cards for challenges and for that, I apologize. I do 'lurk' at some of my besties blogs, though... I'm never far away... but today, I thought, "Hey, it's time to participate again!".


Here's my card based on Card Pattern's Sketch #133

and then I made another one in another colour! haha... I kinda love them! 

Unfortunately, every time I take pictures during the night, they don't turn out so well even after I tweaked them... hmmm, I may need to learn how to improve my editing skills! :P

Off to make a couple more cards and then it's journal sewing time again! Gonna be cutting fabrics and glueing them to covers tomorrow morning! :)

Quirky

Markets @ Jaya One

Angelicquirk will be participating at this Saturday's Markets @ Jaya One. What is Markets @ Jaya One?

Well, it's a combination of 3 awesome markets, namely Chic Pop, Crafty and Bettr Weekend! :) You'll be able to get your fashion and vintage, handmade items and organic produce fix all at one location. How cool is that?

All you have to do is head down to Jaya One THIS Saturday from 11am-6pm to soak in the atmosphere and bring back some goodies or two! It's going to be AWESOME!

Angelicquirk is going to be at Booth 14. You'll be able to see us near the water feature where Old Town and Nando's are. I am a little bit hidden at the corner but do come and say, 'HI'. I will really appreciate it!

Can you spot where No. 14 is? That's where I'll be at the G/B1 floor :)

And this is the entire layout for you to better see where the Crafty people are!

What better way to spend the weekend? See you there!!!

Quirky