Afternoon Tea at the Castle

A's birthday was way back in May, but there's a reason why I finally blogged about her birthday card. I bought a voucher from Dealfind for an afternoon tea for two people at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. To surprise A, I made her a cute tea party themed card.

High Tea birthday card

Tools and Supplies used:

♥ White card stock paper
♥ Light brown with small polka dots (Holiday Collection stack) by DCWV
♥ Blue stock paper with polka dot embossing
♥ White glitter stock paper
♥ Pink tea cup and tea pot embellishment
♥ Hot pink ribbon from Daiso
♥ Scalloped edge border by Stampin' Up! (here)
♥ 1/2" Round Corner squeeze punch by Fiskars

Reminiscing Summer

Hello again! :)

I just went through a full week of school, volunteer, and work! Even though I'm super tired, I feel very productive. I'm loving the sunshine in September, which is rare in Vancouver, BC. This got me reminiscing my awesome summer.

On the Labour Day, my friends and I walked along Stanley Park's Seawall. It was a very nice three hours walk; however, hunger kicked in at the last hour. In the end, some of us were separated since we walked at our own pace. We had dog walkers, bikers, and...me! I was the last one because I was taking pictures. I took a lot of pictures, but I was able to pick my top three. Enjoy! :)

Glistening Water

Good Company

Sun Rays Peeking

Beijing and Hong Kong Photos

As promised over a month ago, here are some of my favourite photos from my Beijing and Hong Kong trip with my mom. It was nice going through the pictures again. I kinda wish I'm still in Hong Kong..spending time with my relatives and eating delicious food. I'll be back again in the future :) For now, enjoy the photos!

We went to the Forbidden City on the first day of the tour. This imperial palace took us four hours to walk through!

A female guardian lion at Forbidden City
Can you see the baby lion?

You Make Me Smile, Dad

Happy Daddy's Day!

I spent the whole afternoon with the family ♥ We had dim sum in morning and then we went to the Car Free Vancouver Day. My dad was talking about this event yesterday so we decided to check it out. But first, let me show you my card for my wonderful dad.

Happy Father's Day

Tools and Supplies used:

♥ White card stock
♥ Green with polka dots scrapbook paper ('Tis the Season stack) by DCWV
♥ Light green scrapbook paper ('Tis the Season stack) by DCWV
♥ Light brown with small polka dots (Holiday Collection stack) by DCWV
♥ 2.5mm white pearl jewel stickers
♥ Curly Small Alphabets clear stamps #54 by doodlebug design Inc.
♥ Smile clear stamps #13 by doodlebug design Inc.
♥ Watermark stamp pad by VersaMark
♥ Glitter glue in Diamond by Tulip
♥ 1/2" Round Corner squeeze punch by Fiskars

All Pink Bridal Shower

CH's bridal shower was yesterday and her bridesmaids did an awesome job in decorations, games, and food! I was the charming camera lady for the day ;) The pictures turned out great! To start off, here's my card for the bride-to-be!

Happy Pink Bridal Shower Day!

Tools and Supplies used:

♥ Pink card stock (Butterfly Wings by Recollections)
♥ Southern Belle pink rose scrapbook paper by Recollections
♥ Ivory satin ribbon (from a wedding swap)
♥ Heart Lace Border No. 256
♥ Glitter glue in Diamond by Tulip
♥ Bridal-themed embellishment
♥ Scalloped edge border by Stampin' Up! (here)
♥ 1/2" Round Corner squeeze punch by Fiskars

Missy's and my gifts & cards for the bride

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Flowers For You

I was taking a break from writing my-never-ending-papers and looking at old photos in my albums. I stumbled these pictures (see below) which was photographed last summer. Clearly, I'm drooling for Summer...

Flowers around my neighbourhood

Crafts 'N More Store (Richmond, BC)

Happy Chinese New Year!

新年快樂!!!

I got this limited edition gold-toned Hello Kitty compact mirror from my older brother. I received it as a Christmas gift, but I decided to wait until the new year and blog about it.

As you may all know, I'm obsessed with Hello Kitty :P but one thing I'm in love with the Hello Kitty compact mirrors. Before I show you my collection, I want to share my Sephora's Hello Kitty 2012 Year of the Dragon compact mirror. Click "read more" and enjoy!

Year of the Dragon Hello Kitty Compact Mirror

Happy Birthday, Hello Kitty and Mimmy!

Happy Birthday to my  favouriteeeeeee Sanrio characters! Sorry, Mimmy...Hello Kitty is my number one favourite :P

Photo taken from Sanrio.com

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

How did you guys spend your Halloween weekend? :) I spent my weekend with my friends and we did some fun Halloween activities! Gnomie, A, and I carve pumpkins. This is our third year carving pumpkins and I think they improve each year...not me because my cupcake pumpkin from last year didn't look presentable (lol). This year, I decided to carve Hoho the monkey from Ni Hao, Kai-Lan...I carved it for the little ones :)

From left to right: Batman, Angry Bird, Hoho the monkey

Home Sweet Home & Wooden Stamps

My best dudette, A, and her family recently moved into their new house. What's so awesome about this is that we're only less than five minutes walking distance from each other! Muhahhaa! We're neighborinos ;)

I had to quickly make them a card so I can help A pack her very last box. I bought this "Home Sweet Home" wooden block stamp set a long time ago, so I was very excited to use it. Unfortunately, I dabbed too much ink onto the rubber stamp so it left a weird ink spot :( I even tried to cover it up by dabbing a little bit of ink to create an antique look...didn't really work.

Home Sweet Home

I'm more comfortable in using clear rubber stamps mainly because I can see where I'm stamping on the paper. If you're like me, here are some tips on how to use wooden stamps that may help you:

Nice to see you again

Hi everyone!

It's nice to be able to blog again. I'm watching The Ellen DeGeneres Show as I'm typing this :) I'll be posting some pictures of the cards that I've made for the past few weeks. Sorry, I'm really behind! Anyways, It's also nice to see some sunshine in Vancouver! I took a picture at False Creek while waiting for A's race for dragon boat. Yay!

Sunshine at False Creek :)

Spring Flowers and Long Weekend

Happy Birthday, AS!!! Her birthday was last week :)

I love the colours

It's 2011!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Okay, I'm a little late...it has already been 2011 for almost a week now. How's the new year for you guys? School has started and it's going to be a scary semester. I say that every time, but this semester IS intense :S Anyways, looking back at these pictures made me miss the holiday...

A and I on New Years Eve

Jay Chou The Era Concert 2010

If you don't know...I'm a huuuuuge Jay Chou fan! And when I found out he's coming to Vancouver for The Era America and Canada Tour Concert, I made sure I get a pair tickets! I went with Bunnie Pie and we had an awesome time! I managed to sing along with him. Other than that, I waved my pink glow stick the whole night! ;) Okay, enjoy the pictures!

I heart you, Jay Chou!!! ♥

More Holiday Cards & Stanley Park Bright Nights

I hope everyone is having a good holiday break...just a few more days until Christmas! Anyway, here are some more cards that I made for the 8th Annual Community Craft Fair. Check out more holiday cards.

For Sale
♥ Email me for Dear Santa 12-2010

Allergy-Friendly Flowers

Just finished my final exam today! Hooray! I can finally enjoy the rest of the summer...I have so many things I want to do, so hopefully I can find time to do them all :) I'm so happy right now that I want to share this cheerful card to you guys!

This card is perfect for any occasion! Also perfect for someone that loves flowers but allergic to them...like me :) Luckily my allergies were not as bad as last year...perhaps I'm not allergic to pollen anymore? :P I wish...

For Sale
♥ Email me for Bouquet of Flowers 08-2010

A matching envelope!

Don't worry, I took allergy medicine ;)

I submitted this photo at craftgawker for the first time! Maybe my cards will be posted there one day :P

Hang in there...the weekend is almost here!

I like to collect stuff

My brothers and cousins made up a nickname for me when we were younger. They used to call me 垃圾婆 (laap-saap-po), which translates into "Garbage Lady." Why? I used to collect all kinds of stuff! ...some stuff were useless though; hence "garbage." I used to have a collection of stickers (including those stickers on fruits), flyers that I like (mainly Toys "R" Us), clothing tags....yep.

Now I use my collecting habit into good use! In this example, I can shop AND collect goodies. I think some retail stores are eliminating plastic tag attachments because I'm starting to notice safety pins being used to attach clothing tags on garments. This is a great collection to my craft box/sewing kit because I can use it for my cards, like this one.


FREE safety pin! ...no, not really...

Another collection to add is the strings that are used for hanging on the hangers. I usually cut them off because I find them very annoying. Keep in mind that you should only cut the strings if you don't need to hang them. I like to keep the nice, satin-looking ones to use them as ribbons. Here's an example.


This is only an example. I need to hang this because it's a silk top. I guess I have already removed all the strings.

Also, don't forget to save those extra buttons! Collecting items like safety pins can be a great way to save money (a little means a lot!) and you can use them to add a special touch to your handmade card ;)


My collection. I have more buttons saved somewhere else :)

By the way, I'm loving this warm weather! I took some pictures in my backyard. It was awkward at first because my neighbour was hanging her laundry on the clothesline and most likely saw me taking pictures of myself -_- But that doesn't stop me from enjoying the sunshine!


My new converse shoes that I bought from Las Vegas


I have decided to make my necklace with the key on the side.Thanks to maybegirl and Noodle Kaboodle for their help!


Who took this picture??? Scroll down :)


My "handmade tripod." One small easel + an empty shoe box + a small stand

Good News, Everyone!

Professor Farnsworth from Futruama

As Professor Farnsworth would say, "Good news, everyone!"

There's going to be a new Michaels Craft Store opening this Fall 2010! This new location is a lot closer to the one I always go to. With less time traveling to places, I can shop even longer! :D My bff told me this a while ago and I finally got to see the sign in person!

I'm so excited!

Spring Cleaning

Remember my messy room with craft supplies all over the floor? Well, it's gone! I can actually call it my craft corner! Cleaning and organizing took a long time, but it was worth it! I'm quite proud of myself :) Take a look...



Isn't it beautiful? :*) The first drawer has my important tools like my craft knife, cutting board, scissors, and glitter glue! The second drawer is my favourite because of the colours of the ribbons and punches! And the ribbons are in order by colour :P (see picture below). The third drawer contains stickers, envelopes, and blank cards with envelopes. And the last drawer has patterned cardstock and scrapbook papers.


I'm so excited! Cleaning is going to be super easy and fast! I would like to thank my older brother for donating this lovely drawer. THANKS!

And best of all....



I CAN SEE MY CARPET!!!!

Vancouver Olympics 2010

Hi everyone! Sorry for the long wait. I’ve been busy exploring around Vancouver and attending to free Olympics events! I’m having so much fun and I feel like a tourist in my own hometown! :)

Also, I'll be away this weekend because I’m going to Seattle with my mom and brother! I’m hoping to stock up some paper craft supplies! So I'll update more when I come back :P

Anyways, here are some pictures I took during the Olympics! Enjoy!

Sochi House

Science World

Left: Quebec Pavilion; Right: Saskatchewan Pavilion

Stanley Park- Olympic Rings and the Convention Centre

Olympic Cauldron at Waterfront
(can you see the Olympic rings in the background? :))

Coca-Cola House