Keep it to yourself:holiday card challenge

Not that I have anything to do for Christmas Eve, I can't imagine I can still make a card on Christmas Eve, and it's for 365 cards challenge: "Keep it to yourself". The rule is "do not put the message on the outside of the card".

Here is my card for my hubby:


I've been telling him that I'm not gonna make him a Christmas card, because every time I finished a Christmas card (that I made for someone else), I put it on his working table, that pretends it's me giving him the card. :) Anyway, I got the teddy bear from some gift tag. I found it cute and didn't want it going to the waste basket.

Merry Christmas!

365 cards challenge - Super Sketchy Sunday

Another 365 card challenge for me... This is the Super Sketchy Sunday. For some reason, I couldn't add the image by providing the image URL. Anyway, here is the sketch.

Hope you like my card. I like this color combination. :) And I just love the Martha Stewart border punch. I was struggling whether I should get the scallop border or the lace one. But I guess I'll be happy either way.


The images were created by heat embossing. I have a problem that I could not completely remove the embossing stick on the paper. What's the proper way to do it? To brush it off? I only tap on the paper and make the excess goes away. If you have any tips, please let me know!!

365 Cards Challenge - Ad Inspired

Here I come again for the 365 cards challenge. For the past 2 weeks, there are a few challenges that I really wanted to enter. Unfortunately, I was on business trip.

I hope it met the requirement for this Ad Inspired challenge. The Ad shown in the challenge is a very christmas red and green to me. However, due to my limited stocks, I don't have a darker green to put for the card. Here is my card:


The Santa and "Merry Christmas" stickers are actually coming from a card set some time ago. And I'm excited to tell you all about my new toy -- embossing powder and heat gun.



I need to find a better place with better lighting to take this picture. But I am kind of in a hurry... u know, away for 2 weeks just before Christmas... doing laundry, attending parties, etc. And I don't even know I'm late for the challenge.

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