When CNY meets V-day

Gong Xi Fa Cai, everyone!!

I hope everyone has a good time & lavish meals with your family last night for the Chinese New Year Eve.

As Chinese New Year and St. Valentine's day falls on the same day in this year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone for this double celebrations. In the first day of New Year, may the Tiger brings bountiful prosperity, good health, lots of fortune and wisdom throughout the year. Also, a romantic moments with your loved ones in this very special occasion!恭喜發財+甜甜蜜蜜！

希望每個家庭在大年夜都有個非常團圓溫馨和氣的年夜飯。也藉大年初一在這裡祝福大家：祈願每個人在虎年裡虎虎生豐，闔家安康，心想事成，大吉大利！同時在這大年初一適逢情人節的特別日子；但願天下的有情人幸福甜蜜！

Unwrap Christmas Gifts

Well, a little overwhelmed recently as Chinese New Year is around the corner. Spring cleaning kicked off and it's completely exhausted after all.

This post intentionally to be posted before end January but I was having connection problem in past few days. All right, let's have the glace for all the 25 little belated Christmas gifts plus an extra below, just click on each image for enlarge view. :)

I'll find time to post the 25 gifts that I sent to my partner in next post shortly.

Hey! It's arrived...

a looooooooooooooong waited Christmas parcel from Germany for swap-bot "25 Days of Christmas" had finally arrived.

This parcel assumed to be arrived before or on December. Swap created in July and partner being assigned in September and parcel to be sent latest by 10th November 2009. My partner sent her parcel on 23rd October and I was happily waiting for it to arrive early so that I could open every little pressie each day from 1st day of December.

Toward end of the year, the parcel never knocked my door. As this is an expensive swap for international, my partner refused to resend me another parcel but offered to send her zine as replacement. I even contacted our coordinator for her advise about the rating because I'm not interested in zine. We had a long negotiation for the resend and eventually problem resolved.

3 days after the deal, I received a notification from local post office and I went to collect it the next day. Oh boy, it was the parcel from my partner sent on October! I can't imagine it takes around 3 months for dispatching a parcel via "AIR" all the way from Germany to Malaysia!

Cash Gift Envelope

This post is supposed to post on yesterday as a last card for year 2009. Due to an unexpected duty, it was postponed to post in the first day of 2010.

這篇文章原本應該在昨天發出來為我結束2009的最後手作。但是因為工作上有突發狀況而推後到2010的第一天。
Upon receipt of my best friend's wedding invitation, I attempted to make this cash gift envelope. I make a minor mistake on the measurements, thus the size is too small and can only fit Ten Malaysia Ringgit but not bigger notes. I wish I have time to do another bigger size right before his wedding to deliver my blessing after finishing my current workload.

在收到了好友的結婚邀請卡後就動手做了這張放禮金封套。因尺寸的拿捏出了點小錯誤而太小，所以不適放入面值較大的紙鈔而只能放十元的紙幣。希望忙完工作後，並在好友婚禮前再弄一張正確尺寸的封套送上我的祝福。
Again, may all of you Peace, Joy, Good Health and a Bountiful New Year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, folks!

2009 is over! I hope each of you have had a wonderful 2009 and wishing you all Good Health, Happiness, Successful and Prosperous in 2010!!

新年快樂！

隨著2009年的謝幕，但願大家再過去的一年裡都過的非常精采。我亦藉此機會遙祝大家在這全新的2010裡健康、喜樂、順心和富足！

Last Minutes Cards

Merry Christmas, friends!

Hope each of you have a wonderful and blessed Christmas.

朋友們，聖誕快樂！
但願每位都有個平安愉悅的聖誕假期。

These three cards were made in last minutes, really a last minutes card as two of them are made on the eve and the last one completed this morning.

在最後一分鐘完成了這三張聖誕卡，其中两張是在平安夜完成而最後一張則在今早完成。

The first card I made - Snowman card. Image and background patterned paper are downloaded from Cuddly Buddly Craft and Paper Craft Inspirations respectively. I decorated the snowflakes by glitter glue to make it bling, however it doesn't reveal the sparkling effect in the picture. I like this chubby snowman, he is so lovely!

最先完成了這張雪人卡。圖像和襯紙也是跟先前小綿羊卡同樣由Cuddly Buddly Craft以及Paper Card Inspirations下載的。我很喜歡這個可愛的胖雪人，很可惜照片裡顯示不出雪花運用了金蔥膠閃閃的效果。

I love this second card, it is mother bird and little birdie from Cocoa Studio Digital Stamp at My Grafico. Isn't it a very warm graphic? Again, used of Paper Craft Inspirations' free background paper as a frame for the card and stamped the Merry Christmas sentiments from Paper Craft Inspirations issue 67's free clear stamp to complete the card.

第二張卡是一對母鳥和小鳥的溫馨卡，圖像屬Cocoa Studio Digital Stamps。框框是由Paper Card Inspirations免費下載的襯紙裁剪出來，最後蓋上銀色Merry Christmas的字體是Paper Card Inspiration第67期的免費透明印章。

Christmas Tree Cupcake is the last card for this Christmas which was made this morning. I can't remember where I got the candy cane background paper but the polka dots background paper was downloaded from Paper Craft Inspirations and the Christmas Tree Cupcake image was a freebie from My Grafico.

這張杯子蛋糕是今早剛完成的卡片，棒棒糖的襯紙忘了是從那裡下載的；不過圓點襯紙還是採用了Paper Craft Inspirations免費下載圖。杯子蛋糕的圖也從My Grafico免費下載的。

Last but not least,

may the Christmas season fill your home with joy, your heart with love and may the coming year fill your life with laughter and happiness!

最後，

祝願這個聖誕節日讓你的家庭充滿愛和歡樂並在來臨的新年裡填滿了喜悅和幸福！

warmest wishes

Glitter Graphics

Sheepy Christmas

Happy New Year to Muslim readers! Today is Awal Muharram holiday in Malaysia, how is everyone's holiday?

This month, we're having 3 continuous long weekends, weekend in conjunction with Friday, which are Awal Muharram, Christmas Day and New year. Yippee! I love December, always!!

Christmas is around the corner; however I've no mood for crafting. Besides a little busy on job, the main reason is I'm too lazy and addicted on facebook. heehee...

A few free digi images were downloaded and printed in past few days and still no movement. Finally, I did a little colouring last night. And, do the final touch up based on Card Positioning Systems' weekly sketch (CPS146) for my first Christmas card today.

今天是回歷新年假期，不知道大家過的如何呢？這個十二月假期非常的多，而且都落在星期五：今天的回歷新年，下星期的聖誕節和後個星期的新年。加上週休二日就是連續三天的長假喔！

聖誕跫音一近，一直有想動手做卡片的想法，可是就無法理出心情。除了工作上一點小忙，罪魁禍首應該懶蟲作祟和沉迷於facebook！

幾天前，在幾個網站下載免費圖像；打印出來後一直沒有進一步的動作。終於在昨晚開始了一小部分的上色。今天繼續前進並以Card Positioning Systems最近一期的卡片設計草圖(CPS146)完成了……第一張聖誕卡片！呵呵～

This pair of adorable sheeps was free digi from Cuddly Buddly Craft, and the snowflakes background paper is from Paper Craft Inspiration Issue 67, it is available to download at their official website either. I appreciated there are plenty of free sources online for download for people like me without much stamps to make cards.

這對可愛的小綿羊是由Cuddly Buddly Craft 免費下載下來的，卡片紅色背景雪花襯紙也是由第67期的Paper Craft Inspiration雜誌的官網下載打印出來。非常感恩有這些免費下載的資源，至少在沒有印章和襯紙的情況下還能夠DIY卡片。

Here is another gift tag I have done, image also downloaded from Cuddly Buddly Craft. I trimmed the little birdy out (cut off its tiny feet and tail) and then glued it on the circle tag. Stamped "NOEL" (anyone discovers the "E" is inversion? heehee...) at the edge and match a "JOY" inside the tag. It is simple, right? This gift tag is made to enclose to a little present for a friend.

還有一張小標籤卡，圖像也是來自Cuddly Buddly Craft。我把鳥兒裁了出來(取去了牠瘦小的腳和尾巴)然後黏貼在圓形標籤卡上；隨後在邊緣蓋上"NOEL"，卡的內頁則以"JOY"來配合。就這樣完成了一張簡單的小標籤並用來點綴即將送出去給朋友的小禮物。