tomoh's attic

a card for Runway Inspired Challenge #3

2012-01-14T06:25:00.000+09:00

Hi, friends,

All of you visits here already knows 'Runway Inspired Challenge', I guess. I wanted to join in from their 1st time around. This time, I got the opportunity to make a card for RIC #3.

Here is the inspiration photo, Gareth Pugh 2012 S/S Paris collection.

photo source: fashionrogue.com

And here's my card.

Since I loved the monochromatic look of this prêt-à-porter women's wear, I was going to make mono-toned card. But at last, I made this card to use almost of the colors in the photograph - not only the dress.
I put the flower at the center like a model displayed clothes on a runway. And the image of the layered striped dress was placed its background. Made the background pattern like chevron to use grid pattern stamp. Added to draw the silver lines on it.
*The center piece was a little raised to use pop dots.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Enveloped pattern / S5507
Art of the card: Le Journal / AC010

Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Tsukineko Memento / Tuxedo Black, Brilliance / Starlite Silver
Ranger Acrylic Dabber / Silver Hero Arts Hues / Dots
ribbon, color pencils, copic markers

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Tomo

Lucky me! :) at 2 Peas

2012-01-13T23:30:00.000+09:00

Hello, friends,

My ATC won the prize of Faber-Castell / Design Memory Craft challenge over at Two Peas in a Bucket. That's quite an event! The entry to 2 Peas was for the first time last year. I did a happy dance on Jan. 4, when I knew the result. But I've been busy with doing New Year's events etc. So I totally forgot it till yesterday. I brought it to mind by the inquiry e-mail to ask my shipping address from the shipping department.Thanks so very much Faber-Castell, Design Memory Craft and Two Peas!!

Have a wonderful week!
Tomo

Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます

2012-01-07T22:53:00.000+09:00

Hi, friends,

Happy New Year! I wish this year will be the happiest and the best for you and your family!!

I took photo of the tree named Manryou (Ardisia Crenata - maybe the same as 'coral bush') in our garden, one of the symbol trees for celebrating the new year in Japan. And made this digital image as my greetings to you.

* I used a few images of my 2010's. ;) "Similar!", didn't you think so? 'Cause my favorite fonts haven't changed since I began to use computers. When I make digital images for personal purpose, I almost use a few from approx. 20 of my favorites, or draw the line of the letters to use Illustrator.

*The rock at the center of the picture is the one that surrounds a pond - we, family have the Japanese style garden. It consists of several elements, those are rock, pond, bridge, artificial miniature hill, trees and so on.
You must wonder why. This kind of sights is familiar in Japan.

-----
This Manryou, bears white fruits is rare species. Normally it bears red ones. So I picked this photo for my digi this time.

There's a explanation about Manryou (Ardisia Crenata) on this page of Wikipedia. Since I took pic of both, I posted here.

The reason that the trees is popular in most cases for Japanese New Year celeblation is ...

This is concerned with fortune.
'Man' of Man-ryou' means the unit of 'ten thousand', and 'ryou' is an OLD currency unit at Edo era (from 1603AD to 1867AD). Have you ever heard 1,000 ryou box at samrai dramas or films?
There're many Senryou trees (Sarcandra glabra) in our garden, too.
The senryou is the tree that were on my 2010's - with the pine. BUT these are truly superstitious. Because I'm not rich!!! Despite we have many manryou and senryou trees... Haha.

Have a beautiful weekend!
Tomo

a card for my Aunt

2011-12-29T19:15:00.000+09:00

Hello, my friends,
Hope you had a very happy Christmas with your beloveds.

At our region, the peak of the biggest cold wave this month was over this afternoon. The consumption of electricity at our supply company seems to be decreasing gradually. Thank you.

Yesterday, I finished a card for my aunt. Though I was going to make it after the coming New Year holidays, I couldn't wait to do it, because I received the HA new released stamps yesterday morning. This time, the delivery was quicker more than I expected for this time of year.　(But judging from the tracking report, my parcel seemed to have taken enough 'ZZZ time' for about a week at LA before going through the customs clearance.

Well, here is the card, Thinking of you'.

And, this is a close up.

The methods I used: Blended several Distress Inks after stamping with oil based ink, or after heat embossing. Spread the Distress Stickle Rock Candy on two hearts' surface after blending inks with blending foam.
By my broad interpretation of the sketches, I'm going to send this to Flickr to join in HA December challenge Round 2. Hope this qualifies their requirement.

The fleur-de-lis design (crest) has been my favorite design since my childhood. Fortunately, it was at the center of the postmark stamp 'Thinking of you'.
My aunt (elder sister of my mother) is now fine, and calls me up frequently, though she took into the hospital two times by mild heart attacks for the past four years. 'Cos she lives far away and she is much concerned about my health condition. So I'm now making a quilted pouch for her. What I have to do is only putting a zipper. *The lace I used for this card is left over of the pouch.

While writing this post, I wondered how to pronounce fleur-de-lis in English? Found [fləːrdəˈliːz], plural form : [fləːrdəˈliːz] at Wiki. I hadn't known it at all. In Japan, it is pronounced like French. Or 'Yuri(= Lily) no(= of) monshou(= crest) in Japanese.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Fabulous Flourish / S5449
Art of the card: Untitled Postmark / AC001, Untitled Heart / AC002

Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Tsukineko Versa Fine / Vintage Sepia
Ranger Distress Ink / Shabby Shutters, Bundled Sage, Antique Linen, Tea Dyed, Victorian Velvet, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Distress Stickles/ Rock Candy,Embossing Powder / Seafoam White, Adironduck Embossing Powder / Espresso
HA shadow Ink / Soft Blossom
Spellbinder nestability die, ribbon, torchon lace

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful week!!
Tomo

Merry Christmas! and about the electricity shortage of our city

2011-12-24T23:30:00.000+09:00

Hello, my friends,

Merry Christmas!

After the earthquakes hit Touhoku and Kantou area this March, the amount of electricity supply comes to decrease at Kyushu island where I live, without exception. Just only one works among four nuclear reactors stands on neighboring prefecture. Because those under suspension to be inspected can't restart even now. (There's one more plant at southern part of our island. But it is under similar situation now.)So I use my personal computer to check the rate of the consumption of electricity on the website of our power supply company to escape a large scale of power cut.

By the reason of increasing the consumption - it has been unusually cold this winter, and it stormes now -, I'm going to access friends' blogs after checking the situation, though I want to visit all by today. Thanks for your understandings.

If all the nuclear reactors restarts, it changes to be a stable supply. But we are very scary, because the nuclear power plant in neighboring prefecture is located on just only 60 km west of Fukuoka City where I live...

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
Tomo

Christmas card for my father

2011-12-22T22:36:00.000+09:00

Hi, again,
I have one more post today. Just finished a Christmas card for my father. When I thought about its design, I hit upon a good idea to take on two themes of Hero Arts December challenge Round 2.
Made the design to combine 'pocket card' with 'one of the sketches'. Wow, the card for my father was done, and I can join the challenge!

Here is the card.

The bottom half is a pocket. The method I used is stamping with distress inks and blending for the oval shaped area, and heat-embossing for the pocket area.

Here is a close up.

The reason I chose Starry Night stamp for this card is ...

The image of Starry Night stamp is very close to the scene of two holly trees that we family had.
- We had two holly trees beside the gate of our house. One was for my brother, and the other was for me. Oh yes, my parents bought those as each birthday trees. Though both trees were blew down by the typhoon hit, wind speed was over 40km/ps when my brother and I were high school student (15-16 years after those were planted, and grew over 5m in height), we have a wonderful memories that we enjoyed decorating or illuminating.-
Does my father remember our holly trees even now? Anyway, I put some money and a telephone card in the pocket, and I'm going to meet him tomorrow. Tomorrow is a national holiday in Japan.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Holly Floulish / S5067, Starry Night / CG224, Poly Clear Magic of Christmas / CL462

Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Kuretake CS, Basic Grey PP,
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Gold Pearl Embossing Powder
Ranger Distress Ink / Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage, Distress Stickles/ several
HA shadow Ink / Soft Pool, Felt Snowflake, button,
Spellbinder nestability die, Fiskers border punch

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful week!!
Tomo

a card and an ATC for sharing

2011-12-22T11:15:00.000+09:00

Hi, there,
Today, I'd like to share you a card which I rushed to make and already sent it to one of my friends yesterday. I used a paper piecing technique for the retro trees.

Here is the card.

And this is an ATC that I made after finishing my first card posted here on Dec.15.

I liked the combination of the girl holding the big ornament and the winter tree, so I made a few card last year. This year, I made to use Music Background with it.

The Music Background stamp by Hero Arts was omitted from my shopping list at first. 'Cos I already had a few similar stamps when it released, and I had actual music scores that I could digitize easily. BUT, while looking at so many beautiful works using it at Flickr HA group pool, I decided to order. Do you have it in your drawer? You are to blame! ;) But this is really a good purchase. It's one of my favorite. :)

Stamp used:
American Art Stamp: Robin Pickens Retro trees, Karen Stolper Stick Chick
Hero Arts: Winter Tree / H5244, Music Background / CG222, Poly Clear Holiday Sayings / CL343

Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP(left over)
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black
Ranger Distress Ink / Tumbled Glass, Stickles and Distress Stickles/ several
HA shadow Ink / Soft Pool, Felt Snowflake, button,
Faber-Castell / watercolor pencils (aquarelle and Albrecht Durer etc), Design Memory Craft /several painting tools

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful week!!
Tomo

Finally finished my 1st card in 2011 (Warmest Wishes)

2011-12-15T23:45:00.000+09:00

Hi, there,
My first paper craft creation in 2011 was a season's greetings card to use Fabulous flourish and Classic Holly which I ordered at the beginning of last November, but I received them on Christmas day. Oh yes, this was my first use.
(Last year, there were much rationing delay, misdelivery, and floating mail or parcel among the mails that I sent or I was supposed to receive last holiday season for maybe the security or a economic recession. Did you also annoy it?)
We are still now in a severe recession spread over the world. It's difficult to recover soon, as you know. Hope we will be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel next year!

Well, here is the card.

Made a simple card, though it was a hard task for me to cut out the holly branch. Its coloring is by Copic markers. The Fabulous Flourish stamp is just only heat-embossed. Stamped the sentiment on the sheer part of the ribbon to use StazOn.

Here's a closeup. (Click both photos to enlarge, please.)

The holly branch is a little raised partly. I'm going to send this to Flickr HA group pool to say hello to the members there and to join the ongoing contest.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Fabulous Flourish / S5449, Classic Holly /CG229, Christmas Sayings/ CL343

Other supplies:
Bazzill CS
Tsukineko StazOn / Jet Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black
Ranger Adirondack Dimensional Pearl / Cranberry, Stickels / Diamond, Embossing Powder / Seaform
Diamond Glaze, Copic Markers, button, ribbon

*I have a trouble in my both eyes. So I can't make out whether the photos is good or not. Sorry.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week, and have a wonderful holiday season!!
Tomo

Thank you! (9 months have passed since my last post)

2011-12-13T23:30:00.000+09:00

Hello, my friends,
How are you getting along? Hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

Thank you so very much for all of your/your countries' supports for the damages by the huge earthquakes and tsunamis hit the eastern parts of Japanese island this March.　Much of the information was fragmented and inconsistent here in this country. I always doubted to see the TV coverages while a few months since then. - that was correct? Or incorrect info to escape from the panics?　To date, it seems that the situation of the important problem related to nuclear power plants have not improved. << This is really my personal opinion. It hangs in the balance, because, even now, middle-scale earthquakes occur frequently over approx. a half area of Japan. The center of the shocks is sometimes Fukushima area where those plants stand. I wish the Japanese government, 'Not blot out, and send true infos over the world'. (Almost of the Japanese maybe think the same, because I often hear by several mass medias that their uneasy feelings that he/she should trust which information. I hope the infomation at present time is really true...)
Once again, thank you very much my friends, your family members, your relatives, and the governments of various nations of the world!

I should have post earlier than I do. I'm sorry, but I couldn't.
I've been suffering from Bronchial Asthma again and a frequent fever caused by it.
And I was unable to decide quite a while whether to tell you about my eye disease. This June, my left eye came down with myodesopsia by an infectious disease, and this October my right eye also came down with it. I'm bothered with its symptoms, when I have sore eyes, when my eye sight comes to 50 - 60% momentarily - this is a basic routine -, when I come to be very sensitive to light (cannot go out on sunny days, and cannot see the monitor of my computer for many hours), and so on.
Since I heard that this kind of patients sometimes lose his/her eyesight from my doctor, I decided to tell you on this blog today. But don't worry about me! I was very shocked when I knew my condition, but now, I gradually accept it as one of the pieces of my destiny.

P.S. My Dad and 16 years old cat Gray are not fine, but it looks like they spend time peacefully. :) Thank you.

Oh! I have one more P.S. Ha!
On Dec. 10, I went to 2Peas and bought a few 2012 stamps, there was no holiday stamps that I need - all that I wanted to buy was sold out. (Take it for granted? Yes, we have only 3 weeks left this year.) But I got a catalogue as their gift, and my order was despatched there yesterday. :) :) :)
And I checked HA December contest theme, too! ;) I don't know whether I can make a card or not. But I've got a few images already. So I'm going to try it. Even if it isn't a good one, I'm going to post here. Because there's no my works in 2011.

Thanks for reading!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

- 日本の皆様へ -
寒い日々が続いていますが、お元気にしていらっしゃいますか？
My近況報告は、近日M〇xiにでも載せようかと思っています。　プチ復活と言ったところですので、心配しないでね～　Tomo

About the huge earthquakes occurred in turn at the east parts of Japan island

2011-03-15T23:22:00.003+09:00

Hi, everyone,
Hope you've been having wonderful days!

My family members, relatives and I are in safe by the huge earthquakes occurred in turn at the east parts of Japan island since March 11.
We, family and relatives live our capital city Tokyo and southward. But I have a few friends in the tricken areas, and I've been looking for and praying for them since then.

Thank you very much for so many delegations (experts) or goods for relief over the world. As one of the Japanese, I want to express my appreciation to each
governments and each peoples. And I happened to know that some of the words include Japanese language in foreign newspapers to cheer us up.
(And I also found the articles about apprehension of delaying the economic recovery of Japan. But it deserved, I think. Because, I thought about it first, while watching scary live films on TV and worrying about the sufferers or victims at the same time.)

And ... The big apprehension of nuclear power plants. The experts has been working at the risk of their own lives. But since the first earthquake hit, it has occurred intermittently. And this condition is the first experience for all the people...sigh...
Please pray for them, the sufferers and families of the victims.
And I pray for foreign peoples and dogs belong to the delegations for relief.

-----
I wanted to post this post sooner. I'm afraid I couldn't, because I've been sick since middle of this January by the mental and physical stresses.

Talking about my father, he took in the hospital from last November to the end of this February - another disease was found in his brain last September.
And from March 1, he began to live at an private residential home. He sometimes hallucinate by drug adverse reaction. If he quit the medicines, he come to be a bedridden old man by the fulminant charley horse and paralyses all over his body.
He isn't a dementia patient at the moment. So he always has been having a hard time (He can walk himself, but needs assistance).

And one more ...
Thank you so much my friends for your gifts or cards after last November. I worked till the beginning of this January. And many days were out (for my biz, or going to my dad's hospital), so, I ordered our postal office that all the parcels and envelopes to me to keep there. I received all about a week ago. But I couldn't open all yet. There're 250 or more. Thank you!!
I'm not perfect recovery yet, and the sleepiness by the medicines forces me to go to bed every after taking the medicine.
I'm going to send e-mails to parcels or cards senders gradually. Please give me some time.
I have to open my father's before (those are over 310). 'cos, the time he has is shorter than mine, without a doubt, I think.

I always appreciate all of you!
Have a wonderful week!
Tomo

Winner! - Christmas goodies

2010-11-11T20:31:00.002+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I announce a winner of my Christmas giveaway.
I used the random number generator (www.random.org) for the drawing.

The prize goes to :
#20 Arlene --- November 5, 2010 1:38 PM

Congratulations! Please email me from here and I'll send your prize to you.

* Time and date I wrote above is in JST (UTC+9). At the comment field of my Nov. 4 post, your browser shows you your local time based on your time zone, I guess

.................................................
みなさん、こんばんは♪
昨日締切りのGIVEAWAYの当選者は、
#20 Arlene さん --- November 5, 2010 1:38 PM
でした。
またの機会に、ご参加くだされば、幸いです。

ニードルワーク物を・・のお声を、メールで数通頂きましたが、
あはは、「努力します」とだけ、お答えしておきますネ。
ですが、ステッチや編み物を数年ぶりに再開しました！
ご連絡頂きました方、短時間ですが、あちこちで話しているお友達の皆さん、本当に有難う。　*^^*

Thanks so much for joining!
Have a wonderful week! :)
Tomo

Giveaway! for Christmas goodies - クリスマスシーズン向けのプレ♪

2010-11-04T19:31:00.017+09:00

Good evening, everyone!
Well, I have my small giveaway to express my appreciations to you all. :)

Firstly, big thank you to Hero Arts to send me two snowy house cling stamps as my prize which arrived here last month. I used for one of them for this giveaway!

Since last autumn, it came to be difficult to import the new stamps for 'in season' use as gifts or for my use making cards to send abroad by the delaying of the shipment, freight traffic, and passing the both customs, in spite of the same rate of the shipping cost (realized several tracking reports) - before last autumn, I received my order items 5-10days after my order, but it has been taking 2-4 weeks. That's why, I asked Hero Arts to send me two house stamps. This giveaway couldn't carry out without their pleasently cooperation. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!
And fortunately, the reindeer was in here yesterday. :)

This time, I prepared a prize for Christmas season. Please join, if you are interested in this prize. Everyone is welcome! :)

< Prize details >
Hero Arts / Sparkle Clear stamp x1, Cling stamp x2, Art flowers Poinsettia x1,
Metallic Decor x1
Kamoi Kakoushi Co. 'mt' masking tape / Gold and Silver (15mm W x 15M L each)
7 Ribbons (Japanese x6 and German x1, approx. 1M per each)

- Here is the details and the rules to entry -

I ship the prize internationally to any other countries where the Japan Post accepts. - We can ship it almost of the countries in the world.
The deadline of this giveaway entry :
11:59PM UTC on November 10, 2010. And the winners will be announced on Nov. 11, 2010 here through this blog. And I'm going to write the winner's name on the topic at HA flickr discussion section.

** Please write your short message to entry! We're all in busy season. Right? ;)

**Anonymous post is also welcome. But writing your handle or your name at the 1st line in a comment field is needed.

**To the persons who visit here for the first time, the persons having the different handle between Blogger (or your name for entry this time) and Flickr, and the people who has blogger account, but doesn't open your profile :
I'm really glad that you come to be my follower temporarily, if you don't mind.
- to escape the difficulty to contact to the winner, if she/he is unaware of the win.
Of course, I truly don't mind that you quit my follower after this event. :) Because, I don't update this blog regularly.

I'm really happy that you make something to use these, or use for Christmas gifts to someone. Looking forward to your entries. :)
And, your appreciated comments will be published after my approval by my blog setting to escape the spams. Thanks for your understandings. :)

--I'd like to add the same info to the Japanese below.--

日本の皆様、こんばんは♪　急に寒さが厳しくなっていますが、如何お過ごしですか？
クリスマス向けのプレを行います。ご希望の方は、コメント欄より、エントリーしてくださいネ　*^^*

応募締切：11/10 11:59UTC (日本時間-9時間)
結果発表: 11/11 (いずれも、2010年です)

プレのお品は、上のお写真の・・・、
ヒーローアーツのクリアスタンプ×1、クリングスタンプ×2、ペーパーフラワー×1、メタリック・エンベリッシュメント×1
カモ井 mt マスキングテープ　（ゴールド、シルバーのセット）
リボン　７種類　各1M
です。
ご応募をお待ちしています♪

Updated: 2010/11/10 17:29 UTC (11/11 02:29 JST)

Entries for the prize

* Time and date I wrote is in JST (UTC+9). At the comment field of this post, your browser shows you your local time based on your time zone, I guess.

walchowDesign --- November 4, 2010 9:40 PM
Lin --- November 4, 2010 10:02 PM
Greta H --- November 4, 2010 11:04 PM
Michelle --- November 4, 2010 11:06 PM
Rene' Sharp --- November 4, 2010 11:11 PM
Vera W. Yates (Ling) --- November 4, 2010 11:14 PM
Sharon D. from Canada --- November 5, 2010 12:12 AM
mdoricheva (Maria (Zayasa)) --- November 5, 2010 12:21 AM
Anne --- November 5, 2010 12:30 AM
charli (readmorebooks) --- November 5, 2010 1:18 AM
Judy1223 --- November 5, 2010 1:49 AM
Kimba's Kreations --- November 5, 2010 2:57 AM
Donna (Irishmist) --- November 5, 2010 3:07 AM
Sanne --- November 5, 2010 6:31 AM
Dawn --- November 5, 2010 6:48 AM
Froggietalks --- November 5, 2010 7:02 AM
Yvette K --- November 5, 2010 7:47 AM
Jessica Kaye --- September 22, 2010 3:00 AM
Sandra --- November 5, 2010 10:16 AM
Arlene --- November 5, 2010 1:38 PM
Dotty Jo --- November 6, 2010 12:34 AM
Kathy Wade (krolski) --- November 6, 2010 1:49 AM
Alice Wertz --- November 6, 2010 1:46 PM
Message Keeper --- November 7, 2010 12:40 AM
Jill W. --- November 10, 2010 4:33 AM
Mao(Austria) --- November 11, 2010 1:53 AM <--Nov. 10,'10 16:53UTC

UPDATED: 2010/11/11 01:09 UTC
Closed to entry.
こちらへのコメントは、クローズしました。

Have a beautiful week!
Love, Tomo

On this day... - holiday card for Get Sketchy #62

2010-11-02T23:57:00.051+09:00

Good evening, my friends!
Fisrt of all, my blog giveaway of some goodies for Chrismas is going to start from the day after tommorow. Only one item doesn't arrive here now. But it will reach here tomorrow since it passed the domestic customs this afternoon. I'll announce you again.

And, the next is... about card making as usual. ;)
Tonight I played with some of my purchases arrived here the day before yesterday, and finished a card for Get Sketchy challenge #62. I knew this challenge site when I visited the Hero Arts blog on Oct. 29. It's been a few weeks since my last visit. While reading the blog article, I noticed the new tweet of an information for this challenge in the space of Hero Arts Twitter. They are the sponsor of #62! You can see the challenge details from the URL above.

Here is the sketch #62. This is my first attempt to send my card to 'Get Sketchy'.

There's no sketch for that challenge.

getsketchy.blogspot.com was already deleted. (added by January, 2012)

And, here's a card I made.

Click the photo above to enlarge please.

Loved the sketch at first sight, and soon I thought making the snowy scene to use the sketch. But it wasn't presumed to use the Winkling Reindeer stamp. Because, it hadn't arrived here yet.
The background, approximately the bottom half was dry embossed, and did sanding at the surface slightly. And added the die cutted holly trees by Quickutz. The coloring of the reindeer was all Copic markers. The reindeer, some of trees, and a tag were raised - it's difficult to show you by this photo. Sorry.
I used CB embossing folder after a long interval. And dared to take the way to use it for the terra. Is it strange? ;) - I wanted to express the terra snow-covered to use the dry embossed paper. Enjoyed creating this card so much! :)
Thanks so much for the wonderful challenge!

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Winkling Reindeer / H5457, Poly Clear Holiday Sayings / CL343
Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Core'dinations Color Core Whitewash
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black
Ranger Distress Ink / Victorian Velvet, Stickles / diamond,
Distress Stickles / Picket Fence, Tarnish Brass, Mustard Seed
Hero Arts Accent pearl and metalic decor, Copic markers,
Cuttlebug die and embossing folder

And finally, probably you all felt exactly the same as me. I was so surprised to see the breaking news that the suspicious packages were found last week. (I escaped to use the proper nouns intentionally).
And, another scary news reached here that Mt. Merapi in Indonesia (Gunung Merapi) erupt again. The natural disasters hit Indonesia continuously. Sending love and prayers for the victims and their family. And I'm worrying about the peoples I met when I visited there, the family members of my friends who are working at the neighbour cities as caregivers, and my friends met at Flickr.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful week!
Tomo

Christmas Wreath card

2010-10-28T23:54:00.005+09:00

Hi, there!
This is my second card to use my prize goodies from Hero Arts. I played it today :), though it was for a short time. And, finished a card to use the Starburst Lace and the Wreath of Leaves stamps with my favorite small holly tree since last year's release.

Here is my new holiday card for the the Hero Arts October challenge Round 2.

Click the photo above to enlarge please.

Love this elegant wreath stamp so much!
The wreath part was layered stamping and embossing - stamped with two pigment green color inks and embossed with embossing tinsel. I used the Starburst Lace first, and stamped the wreath stamp on it to make layers. And added Twinkling H2Os watercolors with a natural sponge onto the layered wreath. Also colored holly trees with them.
*The holly tree was stamped with green color oil based ink after stamping the Design Blocks Tree with Memories white on the Kraft.
The white ribbon was stamped with oil based red ink to use 'Peace Love Joy' clear stamp. And the central holly tree was raised a little to make 3 - dimensional.
Can you see the stamped image of the Starburst Lace? ;)

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Wreath Of Leaves / CG215, Starburst Lace / S5317, Poly Clear Holiday Sayings / CL343,
Design Blocks Tree / S5037, Sparkle Clear Merry Christmas / CL364
Other supplies:
Bazzill, American Crafts and Kuretake CS, Hero Arts Kraft notecard
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Crimson Red, Olympia Green
Kodomono Kao Ink/ moss green, viridian, Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft Pool
Ranger Embossing Tinsel / Snowflake, Glossy Accents
Luminarte Twinkling H2Os / Kiwi, Stargazer, Egyptian Gold
Hero Arts gemstones and metalic decor, Kreinik Blending filament

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!
Tomo

Branch & Flourish Tree with a dove - Christmas card

2010-10-28T01:01:00.005+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Tonight, I enjoyed holiday card making to use one of my new stamps given by Hero Arts as my fab-five prize in this August which was delivered about 10 days ago. I was going to play with them from this morning, but the urgent order from one of my clients was sent by e while my sleep time (I heard that they read my yesterday post of my today's schedule for playing with my new toys - I didn't ever told them about this non-official blog, but they already noticed it... So I played with stamps for about an hour after finishing it.)

The items I received from Hero Arts were: Cling / Wreath of Leaves (CG215) and Snowy House (CG212), Wood Mounted Starburst Lace (S5317) and Branch & Flourish Tree (K5445), Hue Ribbons (CH229, 230) and the Holiday catalogue. Thank you so very much Hero Arts for the generosity! :)

And, here is my brandnew holiday card, just finished for sharing and for the the Hero Arts October challenge Round 2.

Click the photo above to enlarge please.

This is a simple and flat card - only one wing at the front of the birdie is 3 - dimensional.
Used two pigment chalk inks for clear embossing for the Branch & Floulish tree, because I wanted to keep the clear lines of its elegant stamp image - generally, using color embossing powder makes tiny colored embossing dots which sometimes I'm not find of. (I recognized that it comes to be so effective elements. It depends on the designs or the purposes.) The coloring for the birdie are by Copic markers and Twinkling H2Os. And did hand stitching to use light pale lilac metalic thread for its finishing.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Branch & Flourish Tree / K5445, Al: Holiday Dove / LL213, Poly Clear Holiday Cheer/ CL359
Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Hero Arts Kraft notecard
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black
Color Bo Chalk Ink / Gold, Warm Red, Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft Sand
Ranger Diatress Ink / Spun Sugar, Stickles / Platinum, Glossy Accents
Liminarte Twinkling H2Os / Heavenly
sequens, Copic Markers, Kreinik Blending Filament

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Knit cap shaped Christmas card

2010-10-27T02:20:00.018+09:00

Hi, there!
I've been a bit detaching from playing on the internet and doing paper-crafts. Since my last post, it hasn't been difficult for me to use my time for those. But finally..., I finished just only a card last weekend! :)
Though I'm disgusted with myself to write similar words, I apologize you, my dear friends and visitors who visit here frequently and left me your lovely comments. I couldn't visit your blogs and probably couldn't read all your e or snail mails.

Here is my new holiday card, 'Knit cap shaped Christmas card' for the the Hero Arts October challenge Round 2. (I'm gonna go Frickr to submit this, if I make time for it.)

Click the photo above to enlarge please.

Knitted the border (length: 4") of 'one-purl-one rib stitch' to use left-over tweed yarn and also made a pompon to put on the stamped image of Winter Tree's top.
I've been wanting to make a holiday card to use the 'joy word border' stamp as a terra. This set is really 'Oldies, but goodies!'. Love those designed font shapes! :) As a matter of fact, this card was made. And maybe, the tiny cutie snowman inspired me. He whispered me about making a knit cap shaped card? ;) But, wait! It seems that it's too difficult to put into an envelope...

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Winter Tree / H5244, Holiday Word Borders / LL039, Stamp It Christmas / CM006
Other supplies:
Bazzill and American Crafts CS
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black
Color Box Chalk Ink / Creamy Brown, Warm Red, Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft Pool
Ranger Distress Ink / Spun Sugar, Rusty Hinge, Stickels / Diamond, Stampendous Fun Flock
Hero Arts Sequens and Heart Accent Pearl, Copic Markers, Tweed yarn

*Fortunately, I could upload this photo directly to blogger today. :)
It's over 2:30AM here. But I didn't have a dinner last night. I'm going to have something from now on and go to bed. Have a wonderful day, everyone!
And the prize for my fab-five win in this August was arrived here about 10 days ago (I was away at that time), and finally I opened the parcel last night. That made me so happy! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, Hero Arts for the generousity!
I'm going to play with them after I wake up.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Circle Doily tree and tree skirt - Christmas card

2010-10-07T02:58:00.005+09:00

Good evening, my friends!
Hero Arts' this month's theme is 'Holiday card making'! Knew it about 6 hours ago - of course, I expected it as same as everyone. ;)
I knew that I had to take enough sleep time (it's midnight here!) - I have an appointment after taking a nap. And according to the circumstances, I have to go abroad for several days. But I couldn't stop creating!
So, finished a Christmas card to use Circle Doily cling stamp for my holy tree and its skirt. Looking forward to the arrival of the new holiday stamps around next weekend. :)

Voila! Here is my first entry card for the Hero Arts October challenge Round 1.

Click the photo above to enlarge, please.

The image of this result was in my brain when I saw the stamp on the catalogue page.
The holly tree was created by white embossing on the purple colored vellum and decorated with the ribbon and the gemstones. I used the left-over leather, approximately 1 cm wide for a tree trunk.
The tree skirt was stamped the Circle Doily stamp with VersaMark Champagne and added to stamp the sentiment. The finished size of this easel card is 4" x4".
I'm going to make several same cards for actual use. I had a good time to make this one, I think. But, SLEEPY! ;)

To tell you the truth, I've been struggling with Blogger since yesterday evening. Probably, the limit file size for photo uploading was already over? Couldn't accept it at all... So, the enlarged photo is from my web server.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Cling Circle Doily / CG168 Sparkle Clear Holiday Messages / CL244
Other supplies:
Bazzill swiss dots and orange peel CS, Making Memories PP, World Win Translucent Vellum
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Versa Mark / Champagne
Ranger Embossing Powder / Sea Foam
Hero Arts gemstones, ribbons, brad, Spellbinders Nestabilitie die

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Simple Tags - 東京アンティークスタンプ

2010-10-06T19:31:00.009+09:00

Hi, there!
This is a quick post. Made these simple tags last friday for coming this year's gift season. Finished creating 20 maybe in an hour. But, just only five is left at the moment. 'Cos I was away past last weekend and used almost of them. So I just captured them! Haha. - I know that I can't keep supply and demand in balance.

Click the photo above to enlarge, please.

This tag measures 2.5"W X 4"H. I'm very fond of this size of tag to write a simple message for the receiver with a small gift or a flower bouquet etc. or to use like a note.

日本のお友達の中には、こちらのスタンプがお好みの方は多いはず♪
さほど量産されていないことと、少々お高め・・というところがネックですが、やはり大人向けの可愛いスタンプとしては秀逸！！　多分公開するのは初めてだと思いますが、気に入ったデザインを見つけては、時々使っています*^^*

Stamp used:
Tokyo Antique stamp (made in Japan)
Other supplies:
Bazzill white smooth CS
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Pigment marker, watercolor pencils, hemp cord

I haven't visit here and there to see fabulous works by my friends or Frickr members since last week. So Sorry!
I came to be more busy suddenly (though this month was expected the very busy month in my schedule) related on two fantastic news on my clients!
Want to drop in your blogs and flickr pools ASAP!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Autumn Objet (object) - distressed frame etc.

2010-10-01T16:22:00.010+09:00

Hi, friends!
It's already Friday here! And I'm away from my home office, and somehow I'm blogging. Ha ha. I'm now taking a coffee break. :)
Finished an autumnal distressed objet (object) and an autumnal ATC for masculine four days ago to join in the Hero Arts September challenge Round 2.
These items were by my hubby's request. - I may remove this line. He doesn't much like that I write about the private. :(

Here is the pic of those.

I made those by both vertical and horizontal use of left-over paper strips to add on the autumn leaves or some images for those.

This is a photo which I took the frame only.

For this background (mat), three Acrylic Dabbers were used by a paint brush on a chipboad. The stamp on the mat is Tim Holtz's. Other stamps are all Hero Arts.

And here is a partial closeup around the maple leaf.

This time, I used the Glossy Accents to cover a leaf, already colored with perfect pearls red to use like watercolor for a half of the leaf. Its finished look was like a kind of cool sticker. I thought about it for a while to use it flat or 3-dimensional. And finally decided to take the dimensional use. So, I put the distress stickes for the edge of the leaf and decorated with several Idea-ology metals for its finishing.

Click the photos above to see larger and more clear photos!

And here is the ATC. I used the stamped image of Misty Garden and a leaf covered with both Glossy and Crackle Accents which were made the other day - I posted it on Sep. 28, 2010.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Real Leaves / LL684, Poly Clear Season of Giving / CL361, Cling Dots and Stripes / CG150
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz stamp
Other supplies:
Bazzill and Kretake CS, Basic Grey PP,
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Smokey Grey
Ranger Acrylic Dabber / Espresso, Willow, Salmon, Distress Ink / Pumice Stone
Distress Stickles / Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Tarnished Brass, Glossy Accents
Perfect Pearl / Forever Red
Tim Holtz idea-ology Grungeboard, Key Hole, Philosophy Tag
ball chain, buttons, Chipboard

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week, and weekend!
Tomo

Giveaway winner!

2010-09-28T23:45:00.006+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I announce a winner of my Halloween giveaway.
I used the random number generator (www.random.org) for the drawing.

The prize goes to :
#27 Yvette K --- September 24, 2010 3:22 AM

Congratulations! Please email me from here and I'll send your prize to you.

.................................................
みなさん、こんばんは♪
昨日締切りのGIVEAWAYの当選者発表です。
#27 Yvette K --- September 24, 2010 3:22 AM

ご参加いただいて外れてしまった皆さん、本当にゴメンナサイ。
またの機会に、参加くだされば、幸いです。

Thank you so much everyone for joining in this event!
Have a wonderful week! :)
Tomo

a card for thanksgiving

2010-09-28T02:01:00.007+09:00

Hi, everyone!
It's already Tuesday, here! Today, I posted a card which was finished about a week ago, because I was very busy last week, and couldn't do it.
It looks like autumn season has begun around our region finally. But it was over 30C when I made the card. It's cool down at the moment - 22C at 2:05AM - . It's really comfortable! :) :) :)
I've been hearing about severe weathers or disaster hits here and there over the world by some TV news. Please take good care of yourself and your family members!

Well, here is my thanksgiving card for the Hero Arts September challenge Round 2.

Made this background to use three stamps, those were Misty Garden, Maple leaf from Season of Giving clear set and Circle Doily by Hero Arts. And then, decorated with layers of several papers, ribbons, clear circle and the stamped leaves.
* My Pin Oak leaf stamp is from © 2007 'More Real Leaves' set.
You can find it in the brand new poly clear set CL457 Real Leaves -probably, it looks like that the size is different from mine -, or the similar design in the digikit Foliage.

And this is a partial closeup photo.

Wanted to take the crackle effects into the leaves, because I saw several beautiful works by other Flickr group members. So I used both crackle and glossy accents by Ranger for my leaves, already stamped with Distress Inks and put Perfect Pearls on each. The reason I used both glossy glues was the difference of the time for dry. I added Glossy Accents for the veins of a leaf soon after covered all with Crackle Accents. The powders of the Perfect Pearls float in the area which almost covered with Crackle Accents.
But my autumnal card is almost the same as my last year's. I'm really ashamed of it.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Design Blocks Misty Garden / S5097, More Real Leaves / LL685,
Poly Clear Season of Giving / CL361, Cling Circle Doily / CG168
Other supplies:
Bazzill and American Craft CS, Basic Grey PP
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Toffee, Versa Magic / Sahara Sand
Ranger Distress Ink / Wild Honey, Tattered Rose, Fired Brick, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Satin
Perfect Pearls / Red, Kiwi, Green, Bronze, Glue / Crackle and Glossy Accents
Distress Stickles Tarnished Brass
Hero Arts Clear Circle, ribbons, button, paper code, Fiskars Punch

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Giveaway! :) for Halloween goodies plus alpha - ハロウィーン向けのプレ♪

2010-09-20T01:30:00.053+09:00

Hi! Happy Monday, Everyone!
How about my small giveaway?
This giveaway carries out to express my appreciations to you all. All of you has always encouraged me! Thank you so much!!
This time, I prepared a prize for Halloween season. I'm going to have again for Christmas goodies, probably in next month. (I was going to do it together, but couldn't do it related on my biz-schedule and some goodies don't arrive here yet. Sorry!)
Please join, if you are interested in the following prize. Everyone is welcome! :)

< Prize details >
Hero Arts / wood mounted rubber stamp x1, clear stamp x2
Kamoi Kakoushi Co. 'mt' masking tape / Apricot and Custard
(15mm W x 15M L each)
6 Ribbons, made in Japan (1M per each - for Halloween, autumn and Christmas)
Kamio Japan Sticker sheet x1

Here is the details and the rules to entry.

I ship the prize internationally to any other countries where the Japan Post accepts. - We can ship it almost of the countries in the world.
The deadline of this giveaway entry :
11:59PM UTC on September 27, 2010. And the winners will be announced on September 28, 2010 here through this blog.

** Please write a short comment. -Shoter message is better. And, your appreciated comments will be published after my approval by my blog setting to escape the spams. Thanks for your understandings. :)

**Anonymous post is also welcome. But writing your handle or your name at the 1st line in a comment field is needed.

I'm really glad that you make something to use these, or use for the Halloween gifts to someone. Looking forward to your entries. :)

--I'd like to add the same info to the Japanese below.--

日本の皆様、こんばんは♪　まだまだ暑さが続きますが、如何お過ごしですか？
ハロウィーングッズとクリスマス向けのリボン等のプレを行います。
ご希望の方は、コメント欄より、エントリーしてくださいネ　*^^*

応募締切：9/27 11:59UTC (日本時間-9時間)　結果発表: 9/28 (いずれも、2010年です)
プレのお品は、上のお写真の・・・、
ヒーローアーツのラバースタンプ×1、クリアスタンプ×2
カモ井 mt マスキングテープ　（アプリコット、マスタードのセット）
ハロウィーンのステッカー（←妙に可愛いキャラクターが、数え切れないほどで、思わず買ってしまいました。笑）
です。
ご応募をお待ちしています♪

Updated: 2010/09/27 16:35 UTC (09/28 1:35 JST)

Entries for the prize

* The time and date I wrote is in JST. The page shows you in your local time, I guess.

Digital Misfit --- September 20, 2010 3:08 AM
jintyoo7 --- September 20, 2010 4:27 AM
Sandra --- September 20, 2010 10:12 AM
charli (charlene) --- September 20, 2010 11:34 AM
mao from Austria (anonymous) --- September 20, 2010 12:00 PM
Ivy --- September 20, 2010 1:06 PM
Donna --- September 20, 2010 4:17 PM
Dawn --- September 20, 2010 5:03 PM
Michelle --- September 20, 2010 7:10 PM
donna mikasa --- September 21, 2010 6:20 AM
Alice Wertz --- September 21, 2010 7:33 AM
Lin --- September 21, 2010 11:12 PM
FUZZY WORMY --- September 21, 2010 11:42 PM
Froggietalks --- September 21, 2010 11:58 PM
Message Keeper --- September 22, 2010 12:43 AM
Virginia L. --- September 22, 2010 1:06 AM
Arlene --- September 22, 2010 1:32 AM
Deirdre --- September 22, 2010 3:00 AM
Samantha Wright --- September 22, 2010 5:24 AM
judy --- September 22, 2010 6:32 AM
rcwidow (Linda) --- September 22, 2010 7:38 AM
Ayana Posadas --- September 23, 2010 12:10 AM
yael --- September 23, 2010 5:26 AM
Heather Maria --- September 23, 2010 8:34 PM
Kelly Bee --- September 24, 2010 3:03 AM
Jennifer (Jenny F.) --- September 24, 2010 3:22 AM
Yvette K --- September 24, 2010 3:22 AM
Vera W. Yates (Ling) --- September 24, 2010 7:02 AM
Greta H --- September 27, 2010 2:54 PM

UPDATED: 2010/09/28 01:10 UTC
Closed.
こちらへのコメントは、クローズしました。

Have a beautiful week!
Love, Tomo

Ghosts!!! :) - Halloween ATCs and a card -

2010-09-17T23:02:00.047+09:00

Good evening, everyone!
Just about an hour ago, I came home from Tokyo visit by the last flight, left Haneda (Tokyo) Airport at 20:00 and arrived Fukuoka at 21:35. This was the third time biz-trip to Tokyo since last week. Though the landing was delayed for about 15 min., it was really a smooth flight tonight.
The previous biz-trip was really thrilling, because the 9th typhoon came close to my city. I had some meetings and worked at a TV broadcasting corporation and stayed Tokyo last Monday. The next day, I flied back to Fukuoka just an hour before when our citiy came into the storm area. LOL.

Well, tonight, I posted my ATCs and a card for this Halloween season.
Made these as my second submission for the Hero Arts September challenge Round 1 and my actual use for my friends etc. with some gifts.
* This was the same one in my Frickr gallery which I sent before 16:59JST today (before Sep.16, 23:59PST) to use my laptop computer - I brought it for my work this time. - to connect by my cell phone. Haha. I remembered that today was the deadline for Round 1! ;)

Love this little ghost (Of course, I love the big ghost in the clear set! and the new one which released this year! Don't they look a bit shy? Really cute! ) and the pumpkin stamp! I used those many times for my last year's creations. But this is the first time that I share you mine to use them, I think. I sure remember that I couldn't make time to take pics of those or to send them to Frickr and here, because I restarted my work perfectly since last Autumn, and came to be very busy suddenly.
After that, those stamps spent days boring in my drawer until I started using again this month.

This is a hybrid cards. The center piece was used an easy way of masking - the ghost was stamped with oil based ink twice onto the printed paper, the selected area (by Lasso Tool) of the digital data was already removed and the edge of it was blurred by Photoshop.
Other elements are a little 3-dimensional. The black colored ghost is filled with Copic multiliner. The coloring for the pumpkins is Copic markers and color pencils.

*The center piece of the greeting card at the left is the same size of the ATCs.
* And I want to apologize you who made the original, if anyone used the idea that the ghost bites the pumpkin. Suddenly, last night, I hit upon it and searched the same idea in the Flickr pool, and used it for my pumpkins. (just only searched by tags -the product ID numbers-). Though I remember the bitings on many ice lollies...

*The ATC at the center bottom was the inspiration for my first entried card for this month's.
UPDATED (Sep.18, 2010 1:51AM JST): I took a pic of the ATC with my first entried card. Here it is.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Tall Pumpkin / G5269, Stamp It : Halloween / CM004 (ghost & combats),
Hero Arts Digital / Halloween Greetings
Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Creative Imaginations PP, Hero Arts Tsugumi notecard, Printable paper
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft lilac
Ranger Distress Ink / Pumice Stone
Hero Arts 2mm gems, Copic Markers, Color pencils, ribbons

I'm going to have a give away (small goodies for Halloween with a bit ribbons for Christmas). I think I want to prepare it in a few days. Thank you.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week and weekend!
Tomo

Caardvarks 'Tiffany Doodles' Challenge

2010-09-13T15:45:00.006+09:00

Hi, everyone!
This morning, I tried to make a card for the Caardvarks 'Tiffany Doodles' Challenge to use the waiting time for some inquiries to my clients, and just finished it! Though I knew the digital stamps by Tiffany Doodles since a few of my blog and Frickr friends have been the DT members, I used it to catch an opportunity for the first time.
Thank you Caardvarks and Tiffany Doodles for the wonderful challenge! :)

Here is my card.

This is a partial closeup.

Click the photos above to see larger and more clear photos!

I thought, 'let's cash in on this'. So, I chose a free downloadable 'Velvet Flower stamp'. Love this GORGEOUS flower! :) Actually, I thought it quite a while, "which data should I choose among those pretty digital stamps?".But I was so satisfied with the result. (I folllow McDonald's advertisement, 'Everything it's cracked up to be.' *giggle* Really, I enjoyed creating and loved this a little tall card! Finished size is 2.5"w x 6.5"h.)
All the coloring for the flower is by Copic markers. Mainly I used extrafine‐pointed nibs to draw the fine lines, those were super fine and standard fine. And the sentiment and the butterfly are physical stamps by Hero Arts.

*I wanted to possess the present white space above the flower image, so I finished this card a little out of the sample sketch.

Stamp used:
Tiffany Doodles / Velvet Flower
Hero Arts Poly Clear Anytime Messages / CL129, Antique Engravings / CL383
Other supplies:
Printable paper, Basic Grey PP, 7gypsies Nottinghill PP, My Mind's Eyes PP,
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black,
Ranger Distress Ink / Victorian Velvet, Stickles / Platinum, Distress Mustard Seed, Rock Candy,
Acrylic Dabber / Snow Cap, Cloudy Blue, Archival Ink / Jet Black
Tim Holtz idea-ology / Muse token, Brads, Grunge Sheet, Copic Markers, ribbon, ball chain

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Halloween card for two challenges

2010-09-11T11:35:00.022+09:00

Hi, there!
How have you been in these days? It's yet like mid-summer here. :(
But, since passing away of the 9th typhoon Malou on Tuesday, it has been a bit calm. I wanna write here, "Autumn is just coming!!!" ASAP. How many days do I/we have to wait for it?

I had two biz-trips from last weekend to this Tuesday. Since then, I've been busy for my work. But I'm off today. So I could make a card for joining into both the Card Patterns sketch 80 - Thanks the Card Patterns for the great sketch! The left one is for this week's. I noticed it and had a lot of fun with this sketch before I went out. - and the Hero Arts September challenge Round 1. Hero Arts' September theme is 'Everything Autumn!' - Harvest, Halloween and Thanksgiving -. Also have a lots of fun theme! :)

Here is my Halloween card.

This is a hybrid card. The center piece was used an easy way of masking - the ghost was stamped with oil based ink twice onto the printed paper, the selected area (by Lasso Tool) of the digital data was already removed and the edge of it was blurred by Photoshop. Other elements were a little 3-dimensional.
This was my second time to join in the Card Patterns since last year.
*The actual color of the ribbon border is purple with emerald green stitching lines, and the stem of pumpkin is khaki green. Sorry, this photo isn't in good condition.　

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Tall Pumpkin / G5269, Stamp It : Halloween / CM004 (ghost & combats),
Digital / Halloween Greetings
Other supplies:
Bazzill and core'dinations CS, 7gypsies Nottinghill PP, Hero Arts Tsugumi notecard
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft lilac
Ranger Distress Ink / Black Soot, Stickles / Starry Night, Distress Black Soot
Tim Holtz idea-ology / Grunge Sheet, Copic Markers, Color pencils, ribbon, Torchon lace

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful weekend!
Tomo

Christmas tag for the Caardvarks Challenge #2

2010-09-01T13:30:00.031+09:00

Hi, everyone!
September has just begun! How are you today?
After submitting my tags to entry yesterday midnight, I tried to make some again (Of course, I took my sleep time!), and just finished one more tag for the Caardvarks August challenge. Wanted to make the round shaped tag like the JustRite stampers, the sponsor of this challenge, but the result was..., please see below!
I could be in time for the deadline? Or? Anyhow, it was worth trying to create three Christmas tags in two days for me. :)

Thank you so much Caardvarks for the wonderful challenge to have the opportunity to start thinking about something for this Christmas season!

Here is my new tag.

This image has been in my brain since I ordered the Silly Scape stamp. This kind of composition and the elements can be seen in many Christmas images over the world. But I did want to try with it and other stamps!

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Silly Scape / K5425, Three Holiday Messages / LL956
Inkadinkado stamps (Santa Claus and reindeers)
Other supplies:
Bazzill CS
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black
Ranger Distress Ink / Stormy Sky, Wild Honey, Embossing Powder / Espresso, Liquid Pearl / Cranberry
Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft Pool, Soft Stone, Snowflake sequins
Stampendous / Fun Flock, Cloud 9 Design / Metallic eyelet
genuine leather, button, color pencils, Copic colorless blender

And, thank you so much everyone for your lovely comments for my yesterday's post! There're many places in severe weathers in the world. Glad to hear from you and please take care, too!
I have some rest from now on, and I'm going to play on the internet after the temperature comes to be cool down a little.
Work, or not work (= my computers) ???, that is the question. Until then, my friends! ;)

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Christmas tags for the Caardvarks Challenge

2010-08-31T23:45:00.077+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Finally, I finished a few small projects for the Caardvarks August challenge.
I haven't made time for it, though I noticed it at the begining of this month. Literally, I made a small tag and a tag shaped slider card. To tell you the truth, I have to start my work...　But the intense heat weather disturbs me. So I played with my stamps tonight, despite I really have troubled that my computers work SLOW.

Thank you so much Caardvarks for the wonderful challenge to have the opportunity to start thinking about something for this Christmas season!

Here are my tags (3.5"H x 2.25"W), 'Peace on earth'.

This is an extra photo.

The left one is the slider card to use a Hitch Fastener by Tim Holtz idea-ology. For the right tag, I used a left-over genuine leather for its strap.
The globe graphic was made to use Adobe Illustrator. And, I doodled a holly tree at the upper letter 'P' on each. Really enjoyed making these. :)

Stamp used:
Stampendous stamps (bird, sentiment)
Other supplies:
Bazzill and American Crafts CS, letter paper
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black
Ranger Distress Ink / Stormy Sky, Liquid Pearl / Baby Blue, Distress Stickles / Picket Fence
Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft Pool, Soft Green, Snowflake felt & sequins
Stampendous / Fun Flock, Tim Holtz idea-ology / Hitch Fastener, Cloud 9 Design Metallic eyelet,
Copic Markers, Color pencils, ribbon, genuine leather, button, ball chain

To my dear friends:
My summer holiday season was already over on my schedule. But it has been intense heat days - it was over 37C (= about 100F) the day before yesterday. Now, it's 32C (11:55PM). Terrible! :(
My computers work really slow and heat dreadfully. The one was broke by its heating... So, I played with my stamps and took pics tonight. The holly tree and the snow shaped lights was prepared for my work to take pics for the Christmas images, and I used them for my tags. Haha.
I came to be better, thank you.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

3 cards (Teatime Silhouette)

2010-08-27T16:30:00.002+09:00

Hi, everyone!

How have you been in these days? We, family have been a bit weak by the abnormal heat since the middle of this month (it's been 35 - 36C for about a month). I wasn't feel good in a few days, but I came to be a little better today.

And finally, I made the set of cards for the Hero Arts August Challenge Round 2.

This 'XOXO' card is 1 of 3 cards, a little 3-dimensional.

And here is the photo taken 3 cards all together.

The two at the back are flat cards to have the same layers (except the torchon lace) as the one at the left.
I enjoyed creating with my new these woodblock and cling stamps. Love the nostalgic looks of these so much! :)

Stamp used:
Hero Arts
Teatime Silhouette / F5408, Cling Ancient Motif / CG186, Manuscript Background / H2141
Clear Design Thank You Sayings / CL341, Everyday Sayings / CL342(sentiment)
Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP(for the tiny tags)
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Vintage Sepia, Crimson Red, Onyx Black
Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Soft Lilac
Ranger Distress Ink / Tea Dye
ribbons, embroidery thread

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

One more card to use Silly Scape, and funny story about my disaster 'distressing?'

2010-08-12T16:55:00.011+09:00

Hi, everyone!
The typhoon was over, though the strong wind sometimes howled while yesterday night. There was no disaster around me, thank you. But it takes a long time to change an extratropical cyclone, and it will hit the Touhoku region, the northern area of Japan again soon. I have some friends met on the internet and had the actual meetings around there. Hope they are in safe!

Well, today, I posted another card to use the silly scape stamp here again. ;) The fact that I was going to share you with my last card. But I couldn't, since the two kitties (they are originally outside kitties, first three months of life.) broke it into fragments, while quite short time I was away from my desk. It was perfectly finished!
I had no disaster by the typhoon hit, but I had another disaster before the typhoon was coming! LOL?
I was astounded and very shocked when I found the scene, but I switched my mode soon and looked at their playing with their temporary toy, because they were so adorable! and I found no way to 'rescue' my card... they SCRATCHed it and BIT it A LOT already. They brought my card the fantastic effect of distressing? Oh, no!
So, I redid it - made new one - yesterday midnight to join the Hero Arts August challenge Round 1.

Here is the card, 'a little greeting to say HELLO'.

I was going to make 'back to school card' with a school bus and crayons (or pencils - the pencil shaped buildings exsist already in this scape) by the partial use of this stamp. But there's no recievers among my family, relatives and friends. So I finished this card to left my first idea behind.
I so love the font shape of this sentiment stamp. So I chose it for this card.
And, this time, I didn't color on the stamp image of the silly scape at all, just only stamped with black oil based ink. Added some stitching (both by hand and by machine) and the raised small colorful parts on the white cardstock for its accents.
These embelishments looks like epoxy stickers made by myself to heat-embossed. The heart and the balloon shape were die-cutted to use Quickutz cookie cutter dies.

And this is a partial closeup.

Click the photos above to see larger and more clear photos!

The heart shaped embelishment was made by heat-embossed with UTEE clear by Ranger a few times, and then I buried the HA heart shape accent pearl a little before it dried. And I heated it again slightly. No crackles were appeared on the pearl's surface. I was surprised at the result and I recognized again the high quality of the Hero Arts products!

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Silly Scape / K5425, Holly Bird / A5078, Poly Clear Say Hello / CL378
Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Kuretake CS, Basic Grey PP
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black
Ranger UTEE embossing powder / Clear
Color pencils, Copic markers, HA Accent pearl Heart, thread, Quickutz cookie cutter dies

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And, here is the photo of the kitties broke my card. I took this pic this morning when they were outside.
I thought they were gangs just only in our garden, but I noticed this time that they already came to be the gangs in my room... sigh. They dash into the house when I open the doors or the windows every time.
And they have a brother/sister. The kitty is yet fear to come into indoor. I hope him/her to keep its style! Three invaders? I prefer two than three!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

a window scene card to use Silly Scape

2010-08-10T13:40:00.011+09:00

Hi, there! How are you, today?
Finally I posted a card which finished last weekend. Oh, yes, I played with the Silly Scape stamp yet. Probably the photo wasn't in good condition. (This may appears in strange colors depends on your monitor settings. Sorry!)
I'm going to submit this to the Hero Arts August challenge Round 1.

Here is a window scene card, 'thinking of You'.

Click the photo above to see a larger and more clear photo!

Wanted to have it a soft look this time. I used color pencils with Copic markers for the buildings' image, though it may look like a watercolor.
Can you see it normal 'city' scape?, not 'silly'? Or, yet silly? *giggle*
Other colorings were... I used Ranger Distress inks for the tree, and HA Shadow Ink Pool for the sky to use a blending foam. And added the clear and color buttons with hemp cord. Saw many pretty embelishments to use buttons on HA blog last week,so I wanted to take several buttons into my card.
*The blue CS was punched out at the bottom and was just only folded. Because I wanted to add one more motion onto this card as same as the buttons drawing the wave line.
(I was going to post the partial closeup, but I quit it since the photo wasn't good and didn't have time to take its pic again. Sorry!)

Stamp used:
Hero Arts: Silly Scape / K5425, Design Blocks Tree / S5037, Poly Clear Say Hello / CL378 (a tiny bird), Sparkle Clear Simple Messages / CL173
Other supplies:
Bazzill Kraft CS, Kuretake CS
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Smokey Grey
Hero Arts Shadow Ink / Pool, Ranger Distress Ink / Tea Dye, Shabby Shutters
Color pencils, Copic markers and colorless blender, HA clear and color buttons, hemp cord, EK success punch

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

A night owl (me?) in the silly scape

2010-08-06T03:55:00.015+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I was a bit busy yesterday, but finished a card to join the 'Keeping in touch theme' of the Hero Arts August challenge Round 1, to use my favorite brand new Silly Scape stamp. It was delivered the day before yesterday. I wanted to make a little whimsical card to use it.

Here is the result, 'A night owl in the silly scape'.

I so love the silly scape stamp. This reminds me of my birth place, New York city, USA. And also love the tiny owl. This guy is my most favorite at this moment -actually since I saw him on the catalogue- among HA cute owls that I have. :) And I'm really a night owl. Ha!

I colored the HA notecard with several copic markers for the background, and added the machine stitching a little. And put star shaped gems.
Moved the second triangular roof partially in the back row from the left to the top of the third building to perch the owl on it. The buildings at the bottom right is 3-dimensional. And actual color of the circle around the sentiment is silver color. A red bow was too big???
I'm now having a few ideas to use this stamp. I hope finishing them in the near future.

This is a partial closeup.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Silly Scape / K5425, Poly Clear Say Hello / CL378
Other supplies:
Bazzill CS, Hero Arts notecard
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black, Brilliance / silver
HA star gemstones, eyelets, ribbon, Copic markers

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I inform all the lovely peoples of my father's update. He is going to leave hospital today's afternoon. I'm a bit worrying about taking care of him in this severe weather. - It continues over 35C for about 10 days. By the weather forecast, the burning hot days, the temperature around 35C will continue to 2 more weeks. *sigh*
And it's no doubt it makes me to take more time to him. And I have to prepare for my work little by little. But I hope him to spend comfortable days at home! - with our cat, Gray, too! Her condition comes to be pretty good - eats enough, sometimes plays, and ocasionally assumes a threat posture to the outside noisy three kitties - they were born in our garden on Mother's day in this May. And their mom is yet with them.
Thank you so very much for all your so kind words to me to cheer me up! I so appreciate all of you!

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week and weekend!
Hugs to you all, Tomo

a card for Moxie Fab World 'Clean and Graphic Challenge'

2010-08-02T23:55:00.008+09:00

Hi,everyone!,
August has just begun! It's burning hot today here. How are you doing?
Finished a card for the Card Style Clean and Graphic Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.
I happened to know it this morning, when I cleaned up my bookmarks of my internet browser. And I said to myself, 'this was it!' that a few of my friends made lovely cards and shared it/them with us on each blog or Flickr photostream. Oh, my! I'm really slow...
Probably, this is my first entry to the Moxie Fab World. (I added their blog in my bookmarks, since there were some articles or challenges I had interests, I guess.)

Here is my card, 'Thinking of you & Smiling'.

Though I thought whether I should submit this or not for quite a while after finished, I decided to join. Hope this qualifies the requirement.

The flower at the center is a little 3-dimensional. I took a paper-piecing technique slightly off-set.
*I removed the three stems - filled in it with Copic multiliner - from the original stamp image for this card. The black color for this background was also filled with the multiliner.
*You can see a larger photo by clicking the photo above.

UPDATED: August 3rd, 2010
I decided to entry this card to the Hero Arts August challenge Round 1, since very kind lady, Anita told me about it! Thank you, Anita! Her blog is here.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Cling Poppy Background / CG140
Hero Arts Poly Clear Say Hello / CL378

Supplies:
Bazzill CS, Making Memories PP
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Memento / Tuxedo Black
Ranger Stickles Diamond, Fruit Punch
Embelishments: HA Pearl, Copic markers and multiliners

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Friendship tag shaped card

2010-07-30T03:39:00.006+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I'd like to share you a card finished yesterday.
I made this one to put into the binder pocket for my friend.

Here is the tag shaped card.

Wanted to have this a soft look and the Japanese traditional feel.
Stamped Old french Writing with distress ink and put Ranger perfect pearl Rust on it. And then, heat-embossed with Gold-pearl powder to use the Cling Floral Garden (I stamped it a little slanted.) And colored with distress inks with foam brush. Sprayed a mist of Perfect pearl with water for finishing the center piece.

This is a closeup photo around the layered flower.

The flower on the right above has the layers of the watercolor paper and the vellum. Put those flowers together slightly off-set. I also colored with distress inks on a vellum flower, and put the Perfect Pearls on it.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Old french Writing / H2365
Hero Arts Cling Floral Garden / CG107
Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Hello Birdies / CL177

Supplies:
Bazzil CS, Kuretake CS, DCWV PP, White Vellum
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, Gold-Pearl embossing powder
Ranger Distree Ink / Antique Linen, Tea dye, Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, Wild Honey
Ranger Perfect Pearls / Rust, Pearl
Embelishments: HA, Cloud9 Design, paper cords, braid, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Gift of a Japanese Miyabi (a Washi paper binder etc.)

2010-07-30T02:35:00.022+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Finally, and just finished this Washi paper binder to join the Hero Arts July challenge Round 2, and I'm going to send it to one of my foreign friends as a gift.
Used two HA digikit, 'the Hues papers' and 'the Seed and Pod Backgrounds' for the background papers of the binder cover to have a washi paper look.
The center piece was a little different colors from the card that I made on July 19th. Probably the receiver likes the orange color, I guess.

Here is the result. (finished size: 6.5"w x 6"h )

After looked at a wonderful technique article by Shari Carroll on the Hero Arts web site, I hit upon making a washi paper folder binder for my friend.
Two kinds of the digi papers were created by a few layers of colors (applied a transparent effect on each Hues papers.), and I put 'the Seed and Pod Backgrounds' on the top layer.
Heat-embossed on the orange paper with Copper powder to use the Dots and Stripes Cling Stamp.
For the beige paper, I applied the Photoshop effect 'embossing filter' on 'the Seed and Pod's data.
* I wrote about the Photoshop embossing filter at the downward of this post with a picture.

This binder cover image was inspired by my Japanese Urushi dish and fork (the Japanese lacquerware), and the lovely Hero Arts Cling Stamp 'Floral Garden'.
*This lacquerware is for the Japanese sweets. I put the leaves and flowers. :)
I sometimes play like this way... Though I prepared the Japanese sweets to take pic with this dish, I had a several sudden visitors yesterday afternoon and I served all for them.

This is the binder inside. The tag shaped card is in a 1/4 circular shaped pocket.
Put the small size of washi papers into the 1st sheer pocket.

I used the method the French 'Cartonnage' which is very popular around me as same as in France, the place of origin for making this kind of hard covers or the boxes. - wrapping around the thick paper board with papers or fabrics. I used the digi papers this time and the 7 gypsies Kraft Bookboard, approx. 2mm thick. You can probably easy to find how to make it like this way in books or some resources on the web related on the bookbinding.

And the 2nd pocket. There are bigger size of Washi paper in it.

And 3rd pocket. Wanted to see through the stamp of 'Imagine, Play, Create' at inside of the back cover. So I put into a few paper cords to wind the circular shape.

And this is the inside of back cover. I always love to use this inchie stamp to give some materials to friends.
I added a HA gemstone heart on it. The ♥ is lilac color.

And this is a quite simple look of the binder back.

This binder has 3 sheer pocket pages. Those were made to cut A4 size document folders of office supplies, and made holes by Zutter Bind It All.
I didn't stamp on the sheer pages at all. I came to the feeling that I wanted to stamp a bit on those. But it's up to my friend! ;)

And I applied an embossing effect to use Photoshop on 'the Seed and Pod Backgrounds' on the beige paper.
Here is a comparable data.

To use the embossing filter brings a subtle mixtured different colors on the drawing lines of the pattern. Hope this helps.
*I used the PS CS5 this time. Probably this effect is in the PS-elements or other paint (raster based) application software. Because this is not a high level effect. Sorry, I've been a Photoshop user since PS3, and haven't ever use any raster based softwares. So I don't know the details. Glad that you look at and read your manual of your software, or visit the manufacturer or distributor web site to get the details of your's. Thank you.

Stamp used:
~ for the center piece ~
Hero Arts Old french Writing / H2365
Hero Arts Cling Floral Garden / CG107

~ for the binder base ~
Hero Arts Cling Dots and Stripes / CG150
Hero Arts Digikit Seed and Pod Backgrounds
Hero Arts Digikit Hues Papers

~for inside of the back cover ~
Hero Arts Clear Design Mix & Match Elements / CL266

~ for the tag ~
Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Hello Birdies / CL177
and the same stamps for the center piece

Supplies:
Bazzil CS, Basic Grey CS, watercolor paper, Printer paper
7 gypsies / Kraft Bookboard 12"x12"
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black
Ranger Distree Ink / Victorian Velbet, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade
Stormy Sky, Antique Linen, Tea Dye
Ranger Perfect Pearls / Rust, Pearl
Ranger Embossing Powder / Copper, Acrylic Dabber / Copper
Embelishments: HA, Cloud9 Design
Braid, Zutter Bind It All etc. Adobe Photoshop CS5

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Shadow work embroidery with fillet lace --- シャドウ・ワークとフィレ・レースのテーブルセンター

2010-07-27T03:26:00.132+09:00

こんばんは♪　本日、再びの投稿ですが、夜中だというのに、32℃というのは・・・ --;

この写真から判断すると、私の作品のようにも見えませんか？　笑
そうです！　そんな筈はありませんねぇ・・。
これは購入品ですが、技術的に素晴らしいので、撮影して載せました。

シャドウ・ワーク刺繍と、フィレ・レースの組合せ。
フィレは試した事がありませんから、これがどれほどの物かは、良く解りませんが、シャドウ・ワークは、本当に素晴らしいです。

こちらが表

そしてこちらが、感動の裏側！

2010/11/01 更新：
上２点の写真ですが、ピクセルの小さい物へと差し替えました。
※拡大写真に半月程前から、海外IPからのアクセスが、本当に異常とも思えるほど多く、当然ながら、コメントも無く、ダイレクトに写真にアクセスしてきており、
掲載分が図案を拾える大きさに近い為、企業損益の可能性も考え、差し替えを行いました。　ご了承ください。

そして最後に、全体像。

30×58cmのテーブルセンターです。
近沢レース。中国製品。

急速な経済発展に伴う人件費の値上がりによる価格高騰の前に購入した物です。
それにしても、中国の方はどうしてこんなに器用なのかしら？
では、おやすみなさい♪　tomo

Hi, there!,
One more post today for sharing.
How do you think this table center? Did you think this was made... by me?
Sorry... This embroidery with lace was a wonderful purchase made in China, distributed by Chikazawa Lace in Japan.
I bought it just before the raise of the labor costs in China by the rapid economic development.
I've been wondering why the Chinese peoples are so clever with their hands.
I took pics and posted to share, because the skills are amazing.
* You can see all of the bigger photos by clicking them.

UPDATED: July 31st, 2010
I forgot to write about the first photo.
To tell you the truth, this table cloth needed to mend a little. I noticed it when I ironed. The photo with my needle work goodies was from the reason. Sorry for the begining of this post to take you in.

UPDATED: Nov. 1st, 2010
The second and third photos were exchanged to small pixel photos.
The direct accesses to the enlarged photos from oversea's IPs have been extreamly increasing since a couple of weeks. So I changed them to think about the industries concerned with the product. - I don't know their real purposes, and I want to think that they are just only looking at those photos. But the frequency of the access is extreamly high. And the size of the previous photos are guessed to be easy to trace the pattern.
* The distributor doesn't open the photo of this product to the public. Thanks for your understandings.

Thank you for visiting!
the Graphideart, tomoh's attic
Tomo

My beading after a long interval --- 夏 = ビーズ!?

2010-07-27T01:55:00.011+09:00

2012/01/15更新
このページに、掲載していましたビーズ作品2点は、WEBサイトの方へ掲載いたしました。ご希望の方は、Beadingのコーナーをご覧ください。
尚、ご紹介していました以下のリンクは、既にメーカーホームページには存在していません。
在庫の有無につきましては、直接トーホービーズ様にお尋ねくださいますようお願いいたします。トーホーのビーズキット　”黒のタッティング結び”

コメントを頂いた皆様、どうも有難うございました。*^^*

Updated : Jan. 15, 2012
To the foreign friends and visitors (not speak or read Japanese),
Two necklaces that I posted on this page were moved to the gallery of my website. Thanks so much for your comments! :)

Thank you for visiting!
the Graphideart, tomoh's attic
Tomo

B-day card for the Caardvarks Challenge

2010-07-19T17:31:00.018+09:00

Hi, there!
This morning, I made this birthday card to join the current challenge over at the Caardvarks.
*They showed us so many sweet designed cards by DT members. I hope this qualifies to entry.

Here is my card, 'happy birthday'.

The fact that I needed a birthday card soon. I could finish this one since I noticed the challenge at the Caarvarks this morning. Thank you for the Caadvarks! :)

The bird staying up all night caught the worm??? Haha.I stayed up all night yesterday.
For the infant children or other school age children.
'The early bird catches the worm.' is a correct saying.

* I have a favor to ask of you, English native speakers. If I mistook to write the saying, please tell me about it. Thank you.)
UPDATED: July 25th, 2010
My question above was solved by a lovely lady (her blog) on Jul. 20th.
Thanks so much, Heather!!! :) - I almost forgot to update this post till today... I'm sorry!

I choose the color combo for the coloring on the stamped part, because the receiver loves mauve colors.
And I'm going to send this to one of my German friends tomorrow.
This spring, actually I sent this Cling Floral Garden stamp to her. Made this one as one of the samples, though this is not a good one, I know.

After stamped the cling stamp with Ranger distress inks Worn Lipstick and Victorian Velbet first, put the Perfect Pearls Rust slightly on it with a brush. Drew the line of the flower petals with opaque Bronze color marker. And then I added the colors of Distress inks -See my surpplies I listed below, please.- (I used the Distress inks as water colors.) And again, I put the Perfect Pearls Rust slightly on it with a brush.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Old french Writing / H2365
Hero Arts Cling Floral Garden / CG107
Hero Arts Sparkle Clear Happy Greetings / CL180

Supplies:
SEI CS, Bazzil Basics CS, watercolor paper
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black
Ranger Distree Ink / Worn Lipstick, Victorian Velbet, Broken China, Antique Linen,
Spiced Marmalade
Ranger Perfect Pearls / Rust, Stickles / Platinum, Fruite Punch
Hero Arts Accent Pearls, Opaque marker Bronze, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!
Tomo

Soccer ball shaped card

2010-07-19T16:33:00.020+09:00

Hi!,
This is a bit noisy shaped card for the kids of my German friend to celebrate the 3rd place on the FIFA World Cup 2010. Germany took third place at it for the second tournament in a row - this was really great. But I think that all of the players belonged to other national teams did a great job with their responsibilities. I enjoyed looking at almost of the games from the group league to the final game of the 2nd stage. There're so many good plays, performances, and the scenes that I moved.
(Of course I saw the bad manners and the fouls etc. at the moments the judges couldn't notice them. But I recognize that those are one of the factors of the football game.)

Well, here is the card that I finished a few days ago, 'Yippee!, Deutschland'.

Used 2 types of frogs and a sentiment 'Yippee!' from Lilypad Greetings stamp set to combine with the soccer ball die and the 2 types of font by QuicKutz.
The coloring of the four frogs are all Copic markers. And added the googly eyes on three small frogs. The sentiment 'Yippee!' was stamped inside with a signature.
Made a Grungesheet piece diecutted the upper letter D shape. And tapped with Acrylic dabber Gold, and used a heatgun to make texture on the surface.

*This method was learned from the 2 peas stamping class last year, maybe. after I find the resource, I'm going to add here the link to the page.
UPDATED: You can see more details and beautiful samples by Jennifer McGuire
on the page, 'Thinking Inking Week 3 - part 1' at 2 peas.
* This resource was published on the web in 2009. I used the method of 'Faux Textured Metal' for my upper letter 'D' among the techniques of this class.

I have the several reasons to use this frog stamp set. Of course, I love this set! and this set was the one that I bought through the Hero Arts Online store soon after this was released. This was a story before I belonged to the Hero Arts community.
I bought two sets at the same time, and I presented the one to my friend, the receivers of this card.

I enjoyed many kinds of the flag paints on its face of big frogs. :)
Because I had foreign visitors come from four different countries - that was the Americans, the English, the Hollanders, and the Korean peoples - to watch the football games on my catv. The broadcasting by terrestrial was really minimum by the expensive televising right.
They loved the frogs and brought them home. I wish I could take pics of those.

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Lilypad Greetings / LP119

Supplies:
American Crafts and Bazzil CS, Tim Holtz ideaology grungesheet
Tsukineko Memento / Tuxedo Black
Ranger Acrylic Dabber / Gold
Copic markers, QuicKutz dies, ribbons, googly eyes

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a wonderful day!
Tomo

My summer vacation went somewhere? and my teddy Paul

2010-07-19T06:01:00.008+09:00

Hi, there!,
I was back blogging a little at the end of last month, and I've been enjoying my summer vacation for a while.
But, at the begining of this month, my father was taken into the hospital again, and he has been in there. (He was in serious by high blood pressure for a few days. Now he is so so.)
I almost go to meet him twice or three times a day since then. Can't believe it? A half that I go there is independently, but the other half is his request. Fortunately, it takes me 10 minutes to go there by car from my house.

Till the end of the World Cup Soccer after he improved a little, I was 'a carrier of the recorded films' and 'a commentator' of the games. It was totaly disaster! Because, there're many good games which we could watch only on CATV, and the broadcasting by terrestrial was really minimum. The expensive televising right made it, I guess.
And why did I have to be a commentator for my father??? - despite the proffesional commentator exsisted -, his both eyes have 40 percents of normal visual field by glaucoma. So I often stopped the film and explained it to him, and started it again. Repeated the same thing, the same thing, the same thing.... :(
It took him about three hour to finish watching a game. I was so tired when I finished it.
I expected that this kind of my services would be over when the Japan national team lost the game. Because, one of the players among the eleven was his student when my father was an educator. (Happy to see my father's smiling face. He looked he was proud of his past student. I heard that he settled to join one of the soccer clubs in Euro countries.. - So sorry, I'd like to close his name and the club name to escape the crawler of the search engines and the noisy visitors.- )
But the watching the recorded films at his room of the hospital continued to the finals. I watched the live films at home with my guests (friends, clients, etc. almost every day) at midnight to the final game, and watched it again with my father at that afternoon, I was really tired.
This was the first time to watch it with peoples come from several countries, Americans, English, Hollanders, and Koreans for example, brought by the minimum broadcasting by terrestrial. And also, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME that I continued to watch the games of the Japan national team without changing the channel to the Wimbledon tennis tournaments. - The Blue Samurai was in good shape this time. They brought us the good effects as well as excitements, I think. The next afternoon they lost the game at the round of 16 soccer match, I went to play tennis with my friends. On my way to an indoor court, I could see many happy faces of youger peoples.They must have found something important which already forgot. -

A bit to share my poor teddy bear named Paul. He was born 4 years ago, a few days before WC 2006 (WM 2006) held in Germany. Oh, yes, I'm one of the fans of German national team.

Paul waited for the birth of his girl friend from last month to July 11th, the final day. But I was too busy, and I couldn't do it at all.
I sometimes have some sort of guilt feeling, when I see its photo of the pattern. The boy and the girl bears are on it.

*The teddy bear pattern is by Ele's Bläubaerchen, my favorite teddy bear artist. This is not a kit. The vintage mohair is by Helmbold, Germany.

There are many peoples in Japan who like the German style soccer.
Though I've been a fan of Fußball-Bundesliga since I lived Frankfurt or Hamburg, we can watch it on CATV as the same as other football games in Europe.

Thanks for visiting!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Tomo

Finished a summery card

2010-06-25T18:56:00.022+09:00

Hi, everyone!
After the two parties of the visitors in these few days left my home for their each countries, I accessed the Hero Arts blog, -just about four hours ago-, I tried to make a card. I knew that it was really reckless attempt, becase only two hours were left till the limit to entry at that moment.
But I could finish it. So I sent it to Frickr to join the June challenge Round 2.
Wow..., five months has already passed since my last entry.

Here is the card, 'You are the best'.

I used 8 pastels for the stamped image of the Scallop greenery, after stampd it with deep lagoon color oil-based ink.

And this photo is the one that I took pic with the pastels I used.

And, this is a closeup.

The reason I used pastels was...this has the merit to get an interesting effect and also I can expect rapid coloring and finishing. For this reason, I sometimes do it.
After I colored on the stamped image with these pastels broadly, spreaded them by finger to mix each pastels. After that, sprayed the mist of Perfect Pearls with water to fix the pastels and to add a bit shimmer effect on it. And one more ... , this way brings to add another effect mixed Pastel powders and Perfect Pearls on the surface.

The part of the bottom half is...,
Stamped the background stamp with white dye ink first, stamped it again with VersaMark Champane and embossed with clear powder.
This time, I chose the combination of champane color and clear embossing powder, because I also wanted to get 'a bit shimmer effect' for this part, the same as the center piece. ;)

Stamp used:
HA Scallop Greenery / H5365
HA Design Blocks Flourish / S5034
HA Clear Design Mix and Match Elements/ CL266

Supplies:
American Crafts CS, DCWV PP
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Deep Lagoon, Onyx Black, VersaMark / Champane
Memories Dye Ink / White
Ranger Distress Stickles/ Rock Candy, Worn Lipsticks
Ranger Perfect Pearls / Pearl
Ranger Acrylic Dabber / Gold
Jacquard / Gum Arabic
Pastels, ribbon, QuicKutz nesting die, Spellbinders Nestabillities die

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week and weekend!

The card, 'Just for You'

2010-06-23T01:33:00.004+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Today, I want to share you my first card after a long term that I was absent here and there.
Made this summer image card on June 10th for my friend to be with some gifts. Soon after finished, I sent them abroad and the parcel was already received a week ago. And finally tonight, oooh, it's midnight here, I could publish this post. :)

Here is the card, 'JUST FOR YOU'.

This card took me quite a long time. I worked for moving design for a while. So I couldn't get better ideas for the still image.
Many images for the landscape continued to increase in my brain like a movie. I couldn't get a definite idea while approximately 5 hours.
As a result, I finished this card without a landscape for the girl walking with her dogs.
-In a word, I couldn't get anything, despite I thought about it for taking my time. Haha. But I took a good choice to use this background stamp or to use this striped ribbon and paper flowers, I think.
(I divulge the fact. That is ... All other ideas were N.G. to be with all surroundings above!) -
Actually, from the end of this February to this May, I didn't create any cards. I bought Unicef cards mainly when I needed.

This main image stamp reminded me of our family dog lived with us for 12 years. He loved to go for a walk with me.
And I love this Hero Arts Friends Definition. I'm sure this cling stamp must be versatile, the same as other background stamps. And I really appreciate this size of the cling stamps, because those never make my drawer heavier soon. ;)

Stamp used:
Hero Arts Friends Definition / CG125
Hero Arts Clear Design All Ocasion Messages/ CL272
American Arts stamp

Supplies:
Bazzil white CS, Kretake Teal and Light yellow green CS
Tsukineko VersaFine / Onyx Black, Deep Lagoon
Tsukineko Brilliance / Moonlight White
Ranger Acrylic Dabber / Silver
Copic Markers,
Prima Paper flowers, Basic Grey button, shell button, ribbon, Fiskers Punch

*All the coloring for the American Arts stamp is copic markers.

Thank you for stopping by! :)
Have a wonderful week!
Tomo

I'm now embarrassing...

2010-06-21T19:28:00.006+09:00

Hi!
This is my quick post to apologize for the persons who sent me G-mails.

I'm now embarrassing how I should describe my apology to the ladies.
Just now, I noticed　the G-mail icon at the tool bar in my browser haven't been working, and I knew it received 3 precious e-mails.
Probably, these phenomena were begun to be caused 2 or 3 months ago at the time when I upgraded my browser, I guess.

I'm Very Very SORRY to:
Anne Gaal on Mar. 5
Virginia on Apr. 14
Donna on Apr. 19
I'm going to send you my reply as soon as possible. Give me time to write it, please! - I have guests tonight.

* I left the other g-mails out, because those seemed to be the invitations for some communities.

And also so sorry, if I fail to notice other e-mails from other peoples.

To tell you the truth, I've been anoying by the spam and spoofing mails in these several years, and those are over 100,000 (hundred thousand) e-mails per a day since this April. I have to check even in the spam mail folder, because a large number of e-mails frequently causes incorrect actions on my anti-virus application software every time.
And the web and mail servers that I own came to down 2 times by the spam attacks while I was in MIA.
So I stopped downloading e-mails except the accounts for my work several months ago from my mail servers to the e-mail application in my personal computer.

The impression of this post is 'self - justification', I know. But I sent this as my message to you all.

I chose the photo left　which I took this morning in our garden.
I regret to say that I don't know the name of this plant.

Thanks for visiting and reading!
Have a wonderful day!
Tomo

It's been a while, everyone!

2010-06-20T23:55:00.386+09:00

Hi!
How have you been? The start of the rainy season was announced in Japan except the northern Hokkaido island a few days ago.

But today was a sunny day here in Kyushu region. So I took this photo this afternoon in our Japanese style garden. The flower of Ericaceae are coming into bloom and the blooming lily of the valley will be over soon.

Finally, tonight, I could be back to update this blog. :)
Over four and a half months were already passed since I published the last one. I've been very busy from this February to the middle of this month for taking care of my parent and our aged cat, house keeping and my work.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for all your lovely comments here, by 'e', 'Flickr' and 'snail' mails for my family members and me.
And I'm VERY SORRY and BIG THANK YOU to the 5 persons left your messages here. I'm really happy if you are able to allow my rude manner.
Tejal on Feb. 23
Deirdre on Feb. 24
Anne Gaal on Mar. 5
DominoDebi (Deborah) on Mar. 19
Fika on May 23
*I published all your gentle comments this evening in JST that the system held to wait for my approvals. Actually I could read them this afternoon, and those touched me off to send my message on this blog. Thanks a lot! I want to say thank you to visit all your blogs in a few days.

While this term, many things I had to do forced me to take less 3 hrs. for my sleep time every day. Fortunately I'm alive and I need 'wrinkle treatment'. Ha! But this is the truth, because there were days I came to weak a little in mental and physical condition. :'-(
So I couldn't make time for checking any other blogs of friends, paper-crafters, and needle workers - mine wasn't exceptional. (About a month ago, I just only visited 'my Flickr home' once - only about 5 min., I remember. I hoped to look around all your beautiful works for taking my time, when I accessed there. But I had to go back to work soon, since I received the important appointment suddenly.)

My father's operation was successed on surgical and medical diagnosis, but he has been saying that he feels 'not good'. His subjective symptom worries me a lot. I sometimes can't find any words to cheer him up ...
(But today I was so happy! We could celebrate his Father's day!
There's no photo of today's family party, because I couldn't have got my family members' permissions for publishing it on the web. Sorry!)

And our family cat, Gray came to be serious by senility a week before my father's operation in this February. But the miracle was occurerd before taking a sad decision 'euthanasia', because she began to suffer. (She suddenly began to eat, despite the fact that she didn't eat at all while 4 days and became very weak.)

She came to be 15 years old on Mar. 30th. :)
The photo left is today's Gray. She looked she felt good all day long.
She is deaf by otitis externa was taken a month ago. It seems that she is in the condition to be easy to have bacterial infection. sigh)

Speaking of my work, while I was in MIA here, I made 2 designs for the registered trademarks, worked for 2 films (the one was already finished and the other will be finished in this October or November.), and for several web sites that I've been managing.
I'm not a workaholic. But I love to create. So the next one is now under negotiation.
And now, I take a little break and enjoy looking at the live films of FIFA World Cup, South Africa every day. But I don't suffer from jet lag. Love to see wonderful games. ;)

I'm going to share you only one card in a few days which I made about a week ago. And I want to make some during my summer vacation.

Thank you for reading! :) And sorry for my poor sentences. Maybe there are many mistakes, because I rushed to type and I forget English in my MIA. :(

Have a beautiful weekend and the next week!
Love,
Tomo

Red Heart with an owl

2010-01-28T07:40:00.004+09:00

Hi, there!
On Jan. 18th, after my winter vacation, I restarted my work.
And finally today, I could be back blogging. :)
So I introduce you my Valentine's card that I made last Wednesday -Oh! A week has already passed. - for participating in Hero Arts January challenge round 2, and Caardvarks 'Red Heart Challenge'.
And this is for my father, going to have an operation on an internal disease in this February.

Here is the card.

And this is the detail around the flower.

I like to make flower petals curl to use glitter glue, because it's so easy to get the effect for non heavy weight papers.
So I cut out one flower motif from 'Heart and Flowers' stamp image, and used Ranger Stickles and Distress Stickles, after slightly colored with Copic Markers.

Stamp used:
HA Owl / B4951
HA Cling Stamp Ledger / CG138
HA Cling Stamp Heart and Flowers / CG159
HA Clear Design Everyday Sayings/ CL342

Supplies:
HA Kraft notecard, Chatter Box PP, Bazzil Basics CS
Tsukineko / Brilliance Moonlight White, Copic markers, color pencils
Tim Holtz Idea-ology / snap
pearls, jute cord etc.

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!

Thank you card with a butterfly

2010-01-15T06:15:00.007+09:00

Hi, there!
Finished this card for one of my friends and for Hero Arts January challenge 1st round.
I've been playing with this butterfly cling stamp again, after I noticed the day before yesterday that the Hero Arts changed their challenges a little
- from former 'weekly' challenges to 'month-long' contests around the monthly theme. The details are on this page of their blog.

Here is my card.

And this is a closeup.

This Design Blocks 'Wallpaper background' has been in my favorites since last spring, but probably, this would be the first time to use it for the card opened to the public, I think.
I did heat embossed with white powder, colored with Liquid Pearls and put the Diamond Glaze inside of the leaves' shapes. And added Dimensional Pearls for the flower centers.
And I colored with opaque gold marker and put the Diamond Glaze for the dots in the butterfly image.

Stamp used:
HA Cling Stamp Butterflies (3 images) / CG130
HA Design Blocks Wallpaper background / S5166
HA Clear Design Thank You Sayings/ CL341

Supplies:
HA Kraft notecard
Ranger / Distress Inks, Perfect Pearls, Liquid & Dimensional Pearls,
Judikins / Diamond Glaze, opaque marker, ribbon, beads, wire etc.

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!

Hello card

2010-01-13T06:58:00.007+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I'm now making a few cards for the persons. Because I couldn't make them in last year. :(

Here is the finished card.

And this is a closeup.

I put Perfect Pearls on the butterfly stamp image after slightly inking with distress inks. Used Liquid Pearls for the dimensional dots. This was my first time use of this butterfly cling stamp - so lovely! - , despite it was delivered in last autumn... :(
I'm going to make more similar cards when the time allows. :)

Stamp used:
HA Cling Stamp Butterflies (3 images) / CG130
HA Design Blocks Misty Garden Pattern / S5097
HA Clear Design Feather Grasses / CL282

Supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, HA Kraft notecard, Shadow Ink
Ranger Distress Inks, Distress Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Perfect Pearls
linen ribbon, beads, wire etc.

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!

Updated: Jan. 13, 2010 8:18AM JST
About an hour ago, I knew the theme of January Challenge of
Hero Arts was 'Friendship and Valentine’s'. (I'm really slow from the last autumn. Ha!) So I decided to submit this and the works that I posted here on Jan. 11th, because I tend to miss the opportunities to entry.
Thank you.

the first creations in 2010

2010-01-11T15:50:00.010+09:00

Hi! Happy Monday, everyone!
In the evening of Jan 7th, I made a card for one of my friends, Ms. K, she gave me tons of needlework goodies before last Christmas when she stayed in Japan, teddy bear kits, embroidery flosses, a gorgeous embroidery chart book by Marie-Thérèse Saint-Aubin, the French designer, and the truffle (chololates) etc. (Thanks so much K chan!)
I'm going to send her the card with some gifts.

Well, here is the card.

I did heat-embossing on the pattern papers to use two stamps. And actual color of the flower is more pink, since I used Worn Lipstick Distress Ink for it, and added some colors to use copic markers.

And I also made the ATC to use left-over papers.

stamp used:
HA Houndstooth / K5175
HA Design Blocks Raindrop Background / S5101
HA Design Blocks Woodgrain / S5208
HA Clear Design All Ocasion Messsages / CL272
Stampers Anonymous / Studio 490 stamp

other supplies:
Bazzil Basics CS, SEI PP
Ranger Distress Inks, Distress Stickles、Dimensional Pearls
HA Hearts Accent Pearl, Copic Markers etc.

Today is the national holiday in Japan. And I'm in my winter holidays yet - I'm going to take holidays for one more week. So I'll try to make, and I'll be able to show you something. Until then.

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!

Happy New Year! 謹賀新年

2010-01-11T14:18:00.012+09:00

大変遅くなりましたが、
「初春のお慶びを申し上げます。
本年も皆様にとって、幸多き年となりますよう、心よりお祈り申し上げます。」

新年に入り11日も経過し、今頃・・・という感じですが、相変わらずいろいろなことで忙しく、１日４８時間くらい欲しいかな～という新年の開始となりました。
既に反省点が出てきていて、それは、仕事以外のことも前倒しで・・なのですが、追いかけている状態から、待ち受ける状態まで改善する為には、相当のパワーが必要！　あ～、おそらく難しい・・と新年早々思ったのでありました。

こんな私ですが、本年もどうぞよろしくお願いします。*^^*
tomo

Happy New Year! - Oh my, I'm really slow. :(
Thank you so much everyone for your New Year's greetings to me! :)

How are you doing?
It has been cold days here since the end of last month. Sometimes, the wind howls through the residences or buildings outside and we have a little snow. - we had only a day covered with snow on Jan. 1st. It's true that the cold here is very intense, but it bears no comparison with that in north regions of the North America, European countries or other regions stand in high latitude though. But I've been catching a bad cold.

The guests intermittently visited our house from New Year's day to yesterday. - Visitings of New Year is different from the party, there's no staring time. The guests come when they want to do. I don't like this New Year customary practice in Japan. Really happy to see the visitors, but the dishwashing machine keeps working. :(
I forgot to take pic of the Japanese flower arrangements that I made for New Year. So I took pic of the pine and the senryou (Chloranthus) in our garden this afternoon. This is natural 'the New Year's pine decoration'! The birds brought the seeds of the Chloranthus beside the pine tree. And I made the digital data above to use the photo. Unfortunately, it has been slightly raining since this morning.

May your days in 2010 be filled with happiness!
Love, Tomo

ATC 'Peace on Earth for 2010'

2009-12-31T23:55:00.012+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I have one more post for sharing today.
Made this yesterday morning with my thought, 'Peace on Earth'.

Here is the ATC.

And this is the photo which I took pic with my ATC Noel made in this October.
I used the acrylic paint resist technique and the coloring with Perfect Pearls this time, too.

stamp used:

HA Clear Design Winter Butterflies / CL234
HA Scallop Background / K5147 (the part of snow hill with heat-embossing)
Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holt & SEI stamps

other supplies:
American Crafts CS
Ranger Distress Inks, Distress Stickles, Perfect Pearls, Acrylic Dabber
HA gemstone and pearls, Basic Grey Rub-on, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! :)
PLEASE have a new year! I hope 2010 will be a wonderful year for you and your family!

Love, Tomo

良いお年をお迎えください

2009-12-31T23:50:00.002+09:00

日本の皆様へ。
あちこちで、ご挨拶が済んでいますが、
本年中は大変お世話になりまして、どうもありがとうございました。
　昨日あたりから、日本列島は寒波で冷え込み、気候的にも大変厳しい中の迎春となりますが、素敵な新年をお迎えになられますこと、心よりお祈り申し上げます。

　今年は、本Blogにて、日本語での発信があまり出来なかったにも関わらず、訪問していただいたり、あちこちでお声をかけていただいて、とても嬉しかったです。
来年は、ニードルワークの時間を増やしていきたい～！という希望をここに書きとめ、本年最後の発信とします。
本当はココに刺繍関連の写真を載せたかったのですが・・・、
結局、間に合いませんでした　^^;

the Graphideart, tomoh's attic
Tomo

2010 is just around the corner

2009-12-31T23:45:00.076+09:00

Hi, there! How are you today?
After 15 minutes, 2010 will be started in Japan. Thank you so very much everyone for all your encourage comments you left me here in this year.
We all now are faced with various crisis - the global recession, environment problems, the Pandemic Influenza and so on.
But PLEASE have a new year! I hope 2010 will be a wonderful year for you and your family!

Love, Tomo

A bit for sharing.
This is the one of the cards which I made for the children at the homes for orphans. Made five similar cards. Because, I needed them to be with the Christmas cakes and gifts.

And this is a close up.

Used Tsukineko's embossing powder, 'Gold Pearl' for the tree on the light blue paper. This powder can get a little transparent effect. Can't you see the tree like pale yellow green color? Sorry, I could't take this pic well. :(
I changed the sentiment from 'Season's Greetings' - it's general in Western countries - to 'Winter Greetings'. Because the Japanese children almost don't recognize this 'Season' means 'which season in four seasons', even if they study English. Probably it comes from the difference of culture, I guess.

Stamp used:
HA Clear Design Let It Snow / CL233
Penny Black and Stampendous stamps

Supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, Basic Grey PP,
Tsukineko embossing powder, Tim Holtz Grunge sheet, ribbon, button

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Snowman with a Christmas Stocking

2009-12-16T03:01:00.005+09:00

Hi, everyone! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
I had a little more time to post here tonight. So I wantetd to share you one of my cards that were also made and already mailed last week.

Here are the cards.

I made four cards to change the stocking color to use the paper piecing technique. Really enjoyed to make them. - This was the first time use of the Christmas Stocking stamp, despite I received it in this October...

This is a bit closeup.

Stamp used:
HA Christmas Stockings / K5254
HA Sparkle Clear Merry Christmas / CL364
HA Clear Design Let It Snow / CL233

Supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, Basic Grey PP,
Ranger Gold embossing powder, Stampendous Fun Flock,
Tim Holtz Grunge sheet, HA Snowflakes sequins
linen thread, embroidery thread, Copic markers

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!

Updated: Dec. 16, 2009 3:11AM JST
P.S. Thank you so very much everyone to post your lovely comments in my recent posts. I have to go biz-trip after I wake up. And I'm gonna take my winter holiday from this weekend. :)
So I'll visit your blogs or photo pools to see your fabulous works from when I'm off.
Thank you.
Love, Tomo

Simple designed Christmas card

2009-12-15T21:10:00.024+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Now I made time to post! :)
This time, I introduce you a simple Christmas card that was made and already shipped in last week. I didn't make enough time for making them in this October and November. So I don't know whether these will be in time before Dec. 25th or not. :( God knows! - I haven't ever send them to abroad in December.

Made three cards of the same design.
This is really a simple designed card to use Hero Arts Sparkle Clear 'Merry Christmas', 'Antique Flower Background' stamps and scalloped die-cutted paper. But I needed more time than I supposed to.

And this is a closeup.

I drew the edge of the scalopped paper with VersaMarker and heat-embossed with pearl embossing powder. Added some gemstones, the dew drops to use Diamond Glaze by Judikins and Making Memories' star brad for the tree decorations.

supplies:
HA Antique Flower Background / S5264
HA Sparkle Clear Merry Christmas / CL364
and some materials for the decoration.

Thanks for peeking!
Have a beautiful week! :)

Season's Greetings to you all

2009-12-15T03:20:00.007+09:00

Hi, there!
First of all, I want to express my appreciations to you all, the visitors for your very kind words for my recent posts. Thank you so very much!
I know well that I should visit all of your blogs or photo pools, and I truly want to see your fabulous works as soon as possible. But I can't now.
So I made the digital graphic for all of you to use the flower arrangement, made by myself.
Hope you have a wonderful holiday season! :)

This is the whole look of the arrangement part.

Made this to use preserved flowers, tree branches, nuts, moss, seed beads, crystal beads, pearls, and ribbons.

Talking about myself, I/we sometimes go the places where the bad connection of internet near the high mountain areas or seashores within this country or other near foreign Asian countries to take films for the TV-movies from this autumn, I was so worried about the condition of my father before I decided to put these works in my schedule though. But he told me, "I will not get well. After a few years, I will need more your help." - His both eyes have only half range of vision by his disease about a decade ago.
So, when I'm out, I employ the person to help him, but when I come back and stay at home, I have many things for house keeping, taking care of my father, and have to work to manage the web sites that I made or renewed.
It's really tight for me, but seeing the films on air makes me so happy, 'cause joining them is for the first time in about three years. I will be able to take the winter holidays from this weekend to Dec. 30th, 31st will for working to update the pages of several web sites, and maybe I will take the holidays again from the new year's day.

I will post here cards or something in this year again. See ya!
Once again, thank you so very much to you all, the visitors for your very kind words!

Thanks for looking and reading!
Love, Tomo

Thanks card & hello card

2009-12-01T06:50:00.030+09:00

Hi, there!
This is the post of card making!

Just finished two cards to use paper piecing technique. I couldn't join the paperpiecing challenge at Hero Arts, maybe about a month ago.
I found this is so interesting!!! after I did this technique. :) I want to make some cards in the near future.

This is the result.

Made this card for my aunt, always think about me. I met her at my mother's ceremony last month. Yes, she's an elder sister of my mother.
I'm going to send this to her with a book and a bobbin lace bookmark which I'm now making.

And this is a closeup.

This is the first time to use this 'Flower Box' cling stamp.

And the other is to use vibrant colors for one of my Japanese virtual friends.
I usually have actual meet after we met on internet, and I have 52 friends - the half is the Japanese and the other half is the foreigners - in the world, we could have the opportunities.
She is really lovely lady and one of my good friend, but she has been sick already when we met about 6 years ago. We usually contact using e-mails or snail mails. I made this one to cheer her up.

I used the bird stamp- this is my favorite- with the cling 'Flower Box'.

stamp used:
HA Design Brocks Antique Flower Background / S5264
HA Clear Design / CL341, CL342, CL182
HA Cling Flower Box / CG127

other supplies:
Bazzil Basics CS, Kaiser notecard, Basic Grey PP
Tsukineko Versafine / Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black
Distress Stickeles / Rock Candy, Copic Markers etc.

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful week!

- a thousand winds -

2009-11-30T23:58:00.008+09:00

Hi,
This is really a personal blogging...
10 days ago, two years has just passed since my mother passed away. I went the place my mother has been sleeping on the day by myself again. We, family and relatives held the memorial ceremony on Nov. 8th. - we usually hold it before the anniversary day in Japan.

I sometimes go there (her grave) by myself, when I want to talk with her. Of course, I know she is not there.
And I always remind of the song, 'a thousand winds'. My mother told me the Japanese lyrics of this song about a year before her death, despite I told her English lyrics approximately 20 years ago.

'a thousand winds'
- Author Unknown -

Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumun's rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.

I has been spending sad days for a while. But I'm okay!
Thanks so much, my friends!

Christmas tree tags

2009-11-30T23:50:00.072+09:00

Hi, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.
I have a little bit post tonight.
It seems that the theme of Hero Arts' this week's challenge is making tag. - I just accessed their blog for the first time in about 3 weeks. I didn't make time for it and for peeking Frickr pool at all.
And, SO MANY THANKS and APOLOGIZE to you, the visitors and friends for your kind words and e-mails <3, despite I didn't update this blog at all.

The Christmas tree tags I intoroduce you today is not for HA challenge. (There's a tag I used HA sentiment stamp at the back side though.)
These had been creating since about two weeks ago, and I finally finished them recently and shipped to some of my friends with gift or thanks card.

Sorry, this is not a good photo. :(
Used the same stamp and made same layering, but I did them different materials for each. From the left, the vintage look (like Victorian), a little aged look, and the modern look. I changed the kind of inks, embelishments, and glittered glues for the receivers.
All the coloring for the trees is several Perfect Pearls. And then, I added the glittered glue on it.

supplies: Stampington Company stamp etc.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a beautiful day! :)

3 cards! (Glass Baubles again!)

2009-11-02T15:42:00.005+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I made many cards today. Because I have to rush to make many Christmas cards to mail them soon. I sent part of them already, but I need more...
So I tried to make them taking on Hero Arts 'simpleholiday' challenge, this week.

Well, I introduce you another design card. This would be the last design today, I've thought about a few similar designs in another colors and styles already though. I have no power to continue...

Here are the cards.

I also have got some inspirations from my previous card, '6" x 6" card - Season's Greetings'. Again, the Glass Baubles design! Ha.
This time I made these Antique Brocade Cling stamp for the baubles. The base cards are HA Kraft notecards.

And this is a closeup of one of the cards.

It took about 20 minutes per a card. So I could finish them. :)

stamp used:
HA Sparkle Clear Merry Christmas / CL364
HA Cling Antique Brocade / CL102
HA Big Pine Bough / K5242

other supplies:
Bazzil Basics CS, HA Kraft Notecard
Tsukineko Versafine / Onyx Black / Gold & Silver embossing powder
Memories Dye Ink / White
Ranger Perfect Pearls / Pearl, Kiwi, Green Patina, Blue Patina
Stickeles / Frosted Lace, Diamond, Patina
Distress Ink / Several
Kreinik Braids

Thanks for stopping by! :) I'm really tired today, but I enjoyed!!!
Have a beautiful weekend and the next week!

6" x 6" card - Season's Greetings (Baubles)

2009-11-02T09:15:00.009+09:00

Hi, evereyone!
Finished to make one more card! This was a big one and also for Hero Arts 'simpleholiday' challenge.
Actually, I had a small inspiration for this card when I made the bauble shaped slider cards in this early morning. So I tried it.

再び、クリスマス・グラスバブルのデザインで、大きめのカードを作ってみました。こちらは、今朝方スライダー・カードを作っている時に、アイディアが頭の隅に湧いて来て、それを実現させるつもりで作ってみたもので、サイズが約15×15cmになりますが、使い残りのスタンプしていた紙などを使いましたので、約20分ほどで出来上がりでした。*^^*

Here is my result.

Used the Elegant Brocade and the Antique Flower Background stamps like decoration patterns and a metallic part of the big bauble. The color of the suede tape is kahki green. So this has a little traditional Chiristmas colors.

Here is an another angle photo.

The center strip in a small bauble was a left over paper which the Antique Flower Background was stamped. And the vellum in a big bauble was also a scrap left.
I just diecutted the baubles and did distress inking, embossing, and layering. After that, I put some embelishiments or ribbonon, and two stitching lines on it. So it took me about in 20 minutes or so.

stamp used:
HA Design Block Antique Flower Background / S5264
HA Elegant Brocade / F5243
HA Clear Design Holiday Cheer / CL359
Technique Tuesday stamp

other supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, Making Memories PP, Basic Grey PP, white vellum
Tsukineko StazOn / Jet Black, Brilliance / Gold, VersaMagic / Sage,
Gold & Silver embossing powder
Ranger Stickles / Platinum, Frosted lace
HA poinsetia felt, gems, suede tape, thread

Thanks for looking! :)

Simple and flat Christmas card

2009-11-02T06:15:00.005+09:00

Hi, there!
I just made one more design for Hero Arts 'simpleholiday' challenge to use very popular Sparkle Clear 'Merry Christmas' stamp among us, HA fans.
But this is the first time that I used it.
While looking at the stamp, I hit upon this design.

Here is the card.

This is just a simple and flat card.
The coloring for tree and the row of snowmen are color pencils, blending with copic colorless blender on the stamped image to use oil based stamp ink. I also put Fun Flock and Distress stickles for the snow.

stamp used:
HA Sparkle Clear Merry Christmas / CL364
HA Clear Design Holiday Cheer/ CL359 (partly use)
Lizzie Anne designs stamp

other supplies:
American crafts + letter papers (Domestic)
Tsukineko VersaFine / Onyx Black, Spanish Moss
Ranger Stitckles / Distress Picket Fence
Stampendpus Fun Flock / Cotton Ball White,
Color pencils + Copic colorless blender, Making Memories Brad

Thanks for looking!
Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Christmas Bouble slider cards　（スライダー・カード）

2009-11-02T02:31:00.015+09:00

Hi, there!
Made these quicky cards for Hero Arts 'simpleholiday' challenge.
I went out from Thursday and came home Sunday evening yesterday. So I tried to make these for it. It's Monday morning (midnight) here.

こんばんは♪　久しぶりにココに日本語を書きました！
昨夜一緒に遊んでいた私の友人達は、こんな真夜中に何をしているのか？と思っているかと思いますが・・・、１時間程（50分くらいかな？）で簡単なスライダーカードを３枚作りました。　おとぼけ顔の鳥達がかわいいでしょ？（笑）

Here are my cards, 'Christmas Bauble slider cards'.

and the pic of the slider card open.

Sorry the photos above weren't in good condition.
All the colorings into the stamp images are copics. The snow hills were drawned by the dark brown marker and put Fun Flock by Stampendous.
It took me in an hour (approximately 50 minutes) to finish these three cards. I enjoyed making them! :)

stamp used:
HA Bird with Holly / F5253
HA Clear Design Holiday Cheer/ CL359

other supplies:
American crafts + Bassil CS, Basic Grey PP
Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
Ranger Stitckles / Platinum, Waterfall, Fruits Passion
Stampendpus Fun Flock / Cotton Ball White, Copic Markers, Brads,
Quickutz bauble and tree dies

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Season's Greetings (paper tearing)

2009-10-26T16:49:00.010+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Finally I finished a card for Hero Art's 'Papertearing' challenge this week (October 19th - October 25th). Actually I made a card for HA challenge for the first time in about a couple of weeks.

Originally I'm not good at taking torn paper into the cards. Especially, it's difficult for me to combine it with Hero Arts stamp images.But I made this to use vellum paper and masking tapes made by Japanese Washi paper, since I could get some imaginations from the articles on HA blog.

Here is my card, 'Season's Greetings (paper tearing)'.

And this is a closeup.

*The coloring on vellum are all copics.
While looking these photo, I'm think about whether the blue masking tape is needed or not. There was one more blue masking tape on a diagonal line, and I changed it to the circle shaped die cut, the star image was heat-embossed. I was better that I changed it to lighter color, or took off both, maybe... (???)
Anyway, what I'm convinced is 'I need the time quite a while for thinking about the finished work.' :(

stamp used:
HA Clear Design Holiday Cheer/ CL359
HA Collage Season's Greetings / K4827
HA Design Blocks Moddern Lines / S5218

other supplies:
Bazzil Basics Kraft, American Crafts CS, White Vellum
Ranger Perfect Medium, Embossing Powder / Seafoam white,
Perfect Pearls / Kiwi, Distress Stickeles / Rock Candy
Copics / Several, Kamoi Masking Tapes, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! :)
Have a beautiful weekend and the next week!

a card for Card Patterns #37

2009-10-24T09:27:00.015+09:00

Hi, everyone!

I've been spending busy days. BUT!!!

But today is Saturday here, and it's been about two weeks and finally enjoying my weekend holidays. I played on the internet after I came home at midnight yesterday from biz-trip.

And happened to know this sketch at Card Patterns #37 . I was so interested in it! Because I haven't ever made any card like this design.

So I started to think about a few design for the card soon. This was literary a challenge for me, and also my first attempt to send my card to Card Patterns.

Here is my result. I used Coluzzle oval template to cut the shape.

And this is a closeup view.

*Used several Perfect Pearls for the tree.
And I also submitted this to 2Peas 'SOF09 - Earth Challenge' hosted by Suzz (aka stampersuzz) on Oct 25th.

stamp used:

Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz stamp

Inkadinkado (sentiment)

other supplies:

American Crafts CS, Anna Griffin PP

Ranger Distress Inks / Antique Linen, Black Soot, Embossig Tinsel / Snowflake

Perfect Pearls / Blue Smoke, Green Patina, Green, Heirloom Gold, Red, Perfect Medium

Tsukineko StazOn / Jet Black

Maya Road snowflake chipboard, brad, ribbon, Kreinik Blending Filament

Thanks for stopping by! Have a beautiful weekend! :)

I'm going to take a nap for a while from now on. This card making was so much fun. So I forgot to sleep... Haha.

Tule lace doiry (2) - チュールレース　ドイリー

2009-10-20T21:31:00.016+09:00

こんばんは♪
このところ、クラフト関係をする事の出来る時間が非常に少なく、時間が取れる日であっても、１日あたり10～15分という悲しい状況なのですが、とりあえず続けているボビンレースの進捗をアップしました。

んん～？　終わりは近いようで遠い！かな？　昨夜は少し飛ばして、只今第３コーナーの中間といった所です。第３コーナーを全部完了させれば良かったのですが、眠たくって眠たくって・・。「途中で止めたら大変な事になる！」の思いが半分、しかし、睡魔の方が勝ってしまい、ZZZ・・・。　それで、この写真は、第２コーナーを回ったあたりです。　^^;
Kちゃんから頂いたHorseshoe（緑色の馬蹄形のもの）、とても重宝しています♪　Kちゃん、ありがとう!!!

Hi, there!
I've been spending busy time every day since October began. I can hardly make time for paper crafting. Because I have many biz-trips to move using public transportation - mainly airplanes and trains. Escaping the messy inks etc. is necessary. So I enjoy needleworks or knitting while moving. And after coming home, I continue to knit the bobbin lace doiry. But even if I make time for it, it's only about 10 - 15 minutes per day. *sigh* :(
In these days, I long for the days I can do paper crafting...

Thanks for stopping by!

ATC 'Noel'

2009-10-05T16:25:00.005+09:00

Hi, everyone! I have one more post today.
Yesterday night, yes actually in this early morning, I finished this ATC to use acrylic paint resist technique to join 'HeroArtsATC' challenge.

Here is my ATC 'Noel'.

Last year, I made many ATC like this design. In this morning, I tried to use HA Metallic Decor in it.

Used Faded Jeans and several distress inks with blending foam on white cardstock for the background. And the trees coloring is several Perfect Pearls.

The design base for this ATC is from this tag which I made at the begining of this year.

stamp used:

HA Design Blocks Stunning Snowflakes / S5069
Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz stamp

other supplies:
American Crafts CS
Ranger Distress Inks / Faded Jeans, Broken China, Shabby Shutters
Ranger Stickles / Starry Night, Garnet, Distress Stickles / Picket Fence, Faded Jeans
Ranger Perfect Pearls / Blue Smoke, Green Patina, Acrylic Dabber / Pearl
HA Metallic Decor / Gold, Basic Grey Rub-on, button, DMC cotton embroidery thread, 7 Gypsies / ATC Punch

Thanks for stopping by! :)

ATC '2009 First Snow'

2009-10-05T15:35:00.004+09:00

Hi, everyone!,
I'm going to post this to join 'HeroArtsATC' challenge this week.

Here is my ATC, '2009 First Snow'.

Actually I made this ATC #1 of 3 soon after this snowman stamp was delivered. I SO love this cute snowman stamp! I made the same 3 ATCs then. (Both #2 of 3 and #3 of 3 are now at one of my friends and my clients.

Made these 3 cards to get the imagination by this snowman, that is ... He is so glad to find the small first snow (this is the smiley at the bottom right), and they thinks 'my friend' each other and they are smiling.
I colored the knitted cap with Christmas illumination to have the nuance of one of the traditional Fair Isle knitting patterns. Love his knitting-wears, too! I'm curious to knit something. It comes to be colder little by little.

*The coloring of the snowman is the way to use several Liquied Pearls and Dimentional Pearls with water medium.

stamp used:

HA Cling Stamp Share the Joy / CG109
HA Clear Design All Ocasion Messages / CL272
Prima Clear stamp

other supplies:
7 Gypsies / Cardholder Tag, Hampton Art / ATC card
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black, StazOn / Timber Brown
HA Shadow Ink / Soft Pool
Ranger Distress Stickles / Picket Fence
Ranger Liquid Pearls & Dimensional Pearls / Several, Acrylic Dabber / Pearl
Idea-ology Grungesheet, ribbon, 7 Gypsies / ATC Punch

Thanks for stopping by! :)

a CUTE card from Cassi (1st 'Card Chain Challenge')

2009-10-03T21:30:00.010+09:00

Hello, there!
Today, I want to share you this CUTE Halloween card, I received on Sep. 30th from Cassi.

She's one of the participants of the 1st 'Card Chain Challenge' hosted by Deborah, Society of Stamp & Scrap-aholics.

The entry for this challenge was accepted from Sep. 11th to Sep. 14th, 2009. (You can see the details from here. ) I entried a few hours before the deadline.

So, this cute card was sent me from Cassi with her lovely message. I love this card a lot! :) Thank you so very much Cassi for your too cute card!

And thank you dearest Deborah for the oppotunity to join this challenge! :)

Cassi's gallery at Two Peas is here , and the card I created for the 1st CCC can be seen from here.

こんばんは♪

今日は、9/30に Cassi さんから送られてきた可愛いハロウィーン・カードをご紹介します♪。　彼女はこのカードに優しいメッセージを添えて、送ってきてくださり、それを見ていると、何だか急にアメリカに飛びたくなった1日でした。　日本はハロウィーン・グッズが出回るものの、特にこのイベントは無いですからねぇ・・・。　Trick or treatでお菓子を貰いにアチコチを訪問したい～！（笑）

Thanks for looking! :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Tomo

2 Autumn cards

2009-10-01T20:55:00.004+09:00

Hi!, I have one more post today.

Last week, I made two cards for one of my Flickr friends, and for one of my needlework friends.

The card on the right side was mailed and she received this already, so I posted the photo here.

先週、実は2枚のカードを作りましたので、ここでご紹介を。
手前右のカードは、米国のお友達の元へ送り、一昨日届いたとの連絡を受けましたので公開しました。　左はスタンバイ中のものです。

stamp used

HA Sparkle Clear Simple Messages CL173

HA Design Blocks Antique Flower Background / S5264

HA Clear Design Mix & Match Elements / CL266

HA Clear Design Trees, Birds & Messages / CL182

Inkadinkado clear stamp etc.

Thanks for looking! :)

Giveaway winners

2009-10-01T20:47:00.004+09:00

Hi, everyone! It's October already.
I'll announce 3 winners of my giveaway here.
I used the random number generator by www.random.org for the drawing.

Prize No.1 goes to
#16 mao --- September 21, 2009 7:28 PM

Prize No.2 goes to
#29 Jacqueline --- September 30, 2009 1:07 AM

Prize No.3 goes to
#6 Jane --- September 20, 2009 11:30 PM

Congratulations! Please email me 3 winners from here and I'll send your goodies to you.

Thank you so much everyone for joining this event!
Have a wonderful week! :)

.................................................

みなさん、こんばんは♪
昨日締切りのGIVEAWAYの当選者発表です。
No.1の賞は、
#16 mao さん（September 21, 2009 7:28 PM）へ、

No.2 の賞は、
#29 Jacqueline （September 30, 2009 1:07 AM）へ

No.3の賞は、
#6 Jane （September 20, 2009 11:30 PM）　へお送りするという結果になりました。（※ www.random.org のランダム変数作成サービスを利用しました。）

maoさん、コチラから発送先を教えてください。お待ちしています。

ご参加いただいて外れてしまった皆さん、本当にゴメンナサイ。
少しずつ秋めいて参りましたので、創作意欲は復活するかな？の私です。

a hybrid card, 'Holiday Cheer'

2009-09-28T16:30:00.028+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I just finished this hybrid card and going to join Hero Arts 'photocard' challenge this week. Strictly speaking..., I could solve one of my troubles that I 've been thiking and thinking... by getting imagination from the theme of the challenge.

My summer holidays will be over and I'll start my work at the 1st or 2nd week of this October. I have many biz trips from next month.
Under such situations, what annoy me most is how I make 70 or more invitation cards to send whom volunteered for the Universiade that was held in our city in 1995. I worked at the press center and sometimes volunteered at the Athletes' Village then.
After the Universiade, we, some of volunteers met once here (near the christmas tree in the photo) at the millennium countdown, and promised to meet 10 years later. It'll be 10 yrs in this December.
- Fortunately I got an idea by HA this week's challenge, and started making super easy way to make many cards for both season's greetings and invitation for the reunion from this morning.

This is the card, 'Holiday Cheer and reunion invitation'.

This photo was taken in 1999. I rememberd so well that I took this pic over 11:00 PM. Because there were many peoples near the tree in day time or evening. 'Cos this electric christmas tree were at the passage way of an department store, renewed at the year. The tree was also its first revealing. And our city hall stands near by. So here is always a busy street, one of my favorite places in our city.

This is from another angle.

This photo doesn't have high resolution, 'cos this was taken 10 years ago. So I decided to make a little aged look card. So I changed the resolution of Digi data from 300 dpi to 150 dpi. I was so glad to find the HA Digi-Kit - HA Dictionary Page at 2 Peas. It has a brush of definition, 'Communicate' in the kit. :)

I'm going to put these parts together at the hotels where I stay by biz trips and gonna send them till the middle of this November. Really really glad that I could solve my trouble! :)

stamp used:
HA Clear Design Holiday Cheer/ CL359
HA Digi-Kit - HA Dictionary Page
K. Teague Digi-Kit Art F/X Paper Pack

other supplies:
Mat thick photo printer paper, Half mat photo printer paper
Bazzill Basics CS
Tsukineko VersaFine / Onyx Black
Ranger Distress Stickeles / Rock Candy
HA metals and clear gemstone, ribbon and thread

Thanks for looking! :)
Have a beautiful weekend and the next week!

Giveaway! :)

2009-09-19T11:36:00.024+09:00

Hi, everyone! Are you enjoying your weekend?
I've been hoping to carry out this giveaway since this January. But I couldn't take enough time for it, because I've been very busy in house keeping, my business, and taking care of my parent. Fortunately, I'm now in the rest of my summer holidays, so finally I could do this! Yay!
This giveaway is for the celebration of my personal website, the Graphideart's count was over 100,000 views, and also this blog's was over 5,000 such a long time ago. So I wanted to express my appreciations to you all.
We are used to do the count-over present at the time when it is over 5,000, 10,000, 30,000, 50,000, 100,000, and 200,000... in Japan. In many case, we do it for the counter on home (top page) of the personal website. But I haven't ever seen over 200,000 celebration yet. Can I continue it?
Recently the population to use weblog is increasing here.

Well, I prepare 3 prizes. Please join, if there are some goodies you are interested in. Everyone is welcome! :)

Here is the details and the rules to entry.

I ship the prizes internationally to any other countries where the Japan Post accepts. - We can ship it almost of the countries in the world.
You can entry all 3 prizes (prize no.1, 2 and 3. ), there's no limitation - ~~Just only, 1 person to 1 entry into the one prize is accepted.~~
I rewrote this part (right above) to avoid misunderstandings as follows :
Just only...1 person, entrying once for each prize is accepted.- twice or more 'entries' for a prize to raise the possibility to be a prizewinner is not accepted.
- I'm so sorry, my explanation was not good!-
But if you are the lucky person, one person never gets 2 or 3 prizes. 3 persons will be selected.
The winners will be selected by random drawing. And it starts Prize no.1, no.2 is the next, and no.3 is the last.
For example: If you aren't interested in prize no.1 and you're interested in 2 and/or 3, I think it's appropriate to entry no.2 and/or no.3. In the case, if you entried all of these, and if you won the no.1 prize by drawing, there's no possibility to win no.2 or no3 prize.
The deadline of this giveaway entry is at 11:59PM GMT(Greenwich Mean Time) on September 30th, 2009. And the winners will be announced on October 1st, 2009 here through this blog.

Please entry into the prize(s) which you want to get and write a short comment there (on 'each prize post' that I made).
-Shoter message is better. Thanks for your understandings. :)

The links for entry: Prize no.1 is here, 2 is here, and 3 is here. Or scroll down, please!

**Anonymous post is also welcome. But writing your handle or your name at the 1st line in a comment field is needed.

And if you have a question about this event, please feel free to write your comment here in English or Japanese.

I'm looking forward to your entries.

Have a beautiful weekend, everyone!

Love, Tomo

Giveaway! :)のご案内

2009-09-19T11:32:00.010+09:00

(For foreiners : I posted here the same info of my giveaway written in Japanese for Japanese people.)

みなさん、こんにちは♪
ずっと長い間しようと思っていたカウント・オーバーのプレゼント企画ですが、ようやくもようやく！辿り着き、本日アップする事が出来ました。
　このプレ企画は、長い間、家庭の事情で放り出していましたGraphideartのカウントが今年の１月（だったかな？）に、100,000ヒットを超え、スパムで散々参って停止していたBBSをこのblogへと変更し、こちらが5,000カウントをかなり前に回りましたので、その記念と、日頃お世話になっている皆さまへの感謝として、行ないます。

応募ルール等は：

どなたでも応募できます
３つの賞の全部に応募いただいても構いません。お一人様、１つの賞に対し、１回の応募までというだけで、特に制限は設けていません。
ですが、お一人の方が、複数の賞に当選ということはありません。
＜例えば＞no.1の賞に興味は無いが、2と3に興味がある場合は、no.2, no.3にご応募される事をお勧めします。もし、全ての賞に応募した場合で、幸か不幸か（笑）、あなたがno.1に当選した場合、no.2、no.3の当選の可能性は無くなります。
抽選は、no.1、no.2、no.3の順に行ないます。
締切は9/30 (2009年)の11：59PM　GMT（世界標準時）
結果発表は、10/1 (2009年)にこのblogにて行ないます。

応募は・・・、
各賞ごとに、分けていますので、ご希望の賞品のコメント欄に短いコメントを書いてください。
（短ければ短いほど歓迎しますぅ。短い人が当選するわけではないのですが、時間節約の為、ご協力をお願い致します）
それぞれの賞への応募は次のリンクからお願いします。 Prize no.1 はコチラ、2 は コチラ、 3 はコチラ。
または、スクロール・ダウンして見てくだい♪
**匿名での応募もOKですが.必ずコメント欄１行目に、ハンドルネーム、もしくは、お名前を書いてください。

尚、このGiveawayに関するご質問は、コチラのページのコメント欄へメッセージをお願いします。

皆様のご応募をお待ちしています(*^_^*)

それでは、素敵な週末（連休）をお過ごしください。　- Graphideart, tomo -

Blog Giveaway (Prize no.1)

2009-09-19T11:26:00.009+09:00

Here is the prize no.1.

Prize details:
Hero Arts Cling stamp (Antique Brocade)
Tim Holtz Idea-ology mini mask (Floret)
Ranger Distress Stickeles (Rock Candy)
Ribbons made in Japan (1m per each)

Please write your short comment here in this post, if you want to entry for the Prize no.1.

- I wrote the explanation in Japanese below.-

NO.１への応募はココにメッセージをお願いします。

プレゼントのお品は、ヒーロー・アーツのクリング・スタンプ、Idea-ologyのミニ・マスク、Ranger ディストレス・スティックルズ、リボン各1ｍです。

Updated: 2009/09/29 11:23 GMT (09/29 20:23 JST)

Entries for this prize

naoko --- September 19, 2009 6:50 PM
カエル --- September 19, 2009 10:25 PM
Vanessa --- September 20, 2009 4:26 PM
Heather Maria --- September 20, 2009 5:54 PM
Jane --- September 20, 2009 7:12 PM
Lin --- September 20, 2009 10:04 PM
Elise (Anonymous) --- September 20, 2009 11:43 PM
karen --- September 21, 2009 1:10 AM
TRace --- September 21, 2009 1:38 AM
Susan McRae --- September 21, 2009 3:03 AM
Yvette K --- September 21, 2009 3:45 AM
SarahLP --- September 21, 2009 6:17 AM
Arlene --- September 21, 2009 9:55 AM
charli --- September 21, 2009 11:04 AM
fibbi --- September 21, 2009 2:29 PM
mao (Anonymous) --- September 21, 2009 7:28 PM
Deirdre --- September 22, 2009 12:30 AM
satomi --- September 22, 2009 5:54 PM
Monika Reeck --- September 22, 2009 6:53 PM
Marla --- September 23, 2009 2:26 PM
Rie (Anonymous) --- September 25, 2009 12:53 AM
Dawn --- September 27, 2009 6:00 PM

UPDATED: 2009/10/01 00:22 GMT (10/01 09:22 JST)
Closed.
こちらへのコメントは、クローズしました。

Blog Giveaway (Prize no.2)

2009-09-19T11:24:00.008+09:00

Here is the prize no.2.

Prize details:
Hero Arts wood mounted stamp (Wallpaper Flowers)
Hero Arts Hearts Gemstones
Ribbons made in Japan (1m per each)

Please write your short comment here in this post, if you want to entry for the Prize no.2.

- I wrote the same explanation in Japanese below.-

NO.2への応募はココにメッセージをお願いします。

プレゼントのお品は、ヒーロー・アーツのウッドスタンプ、ハート型のジェムストーン、リボン各1ｍです。

Updated: 2009/ 9/29 23:53 GMT (09/30 08:53JST)
Entries for this prize

yumin --- September 19, 2009 8:22 PM
Vera Rhuhay --- September 19, 2009 8:51 PM
Vanessa --- September 20, 2009 4:27 PM
CHARLOTTE --- September 20, 2009 4:42 PM
Heather Maria --- September 20, 2009 5:47 PM
Jane --- September 20, 2009 7:13 PM
Cazzy --- September 20, 2009 7:31 PM
Beverley --- September 20, 2009 9:21 PM
Elise (Anonymous) --- September 20, 2009 11:45 PM
CinnamonSally --- September 21, 2009 12:51 AM
judy --- September 21, 2009 1:03 AM
Karen D --- September 21, 2009 1:15 AM
TRace --- September 21, 2009 1:40 AM
Virginia L. --- September 21, 2009 1:43 AM
Susan McRae --- September 21, 2009 3:03 AM
Yvette K --- September 21, 2009 3:43 AM
Cathy A --- September 21, 2009 3:48 AM
Sharon --- September 21, 2009 10:21 AM
charli --- September 21, 2009 11:07 AM
fika --- September 21, 2009 11:33 AM
mao (Anonymous) --- September 21, 2009 7:25 PM
Joby --- September 21, 2009 7:47 PM
Deirdre --- September 22, 2009 12:31 AM
Monika Reeck --- September 22, 2009 6:57 PM
ちゃあみい --- September 27, 2009 12:17 AM
Dawn --- September 27, 2009 6:01 PM
Debbie --- September 28, 2009 12:37 AM
nori --- September 29, 2009 1:09 PM
Jacqueline --- September 30, 2009 1:07 AM

UPDATED: 2009/10/01 00:22 GMT (10/01 09:22 JST)
Closed.
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Blog Giveaway (Prize no.3)

2009-09-19T11:23:00.011+09:00

Here is the prize no.3.

Prize details:
Prima clear stamps (Dots and Text)
Prima paper flower (Daisy Dreams Apple)
Ribbons made in Japan (1m per each)

Please write your short comment here in this post, if you want to entry for the Prize no.3.

- I wrote the same explanation in Japanese below.-

NO.3への応募はココにメッセージをお願いします。

プレゼントのお品は、プリマのクリアスタンプ、ペーパーフラワー、リボン各1ｍです。

Updated: 2009/ 9/29 23:56 GMT (09/30 08:56JST)
Entries for this prize

Suzanne C --- September 20, 2009 8:19 AM
Vanessa --- September 20, 2009 4:28 PM
Heather Maria --- September 20, 2009 5:42 PM
Cazzy --- September 20, 2009 7:30 PM
Janet --- September 20, 2009 10:58 PM
Jane --- September 20, 2009 11:30 PM
judy --- September 21, 2009 1:06 AM
TRace --- September 21, 2009 3:12 AM
Yvette K --- September 21, 2009 3:42 AM
Arlene --- September 21, 2009 9:52 AM
charli --- September 21, 2009 11:06 AM
mao (Anonymous) --- September 21, 2009 7:24 PM
Joby --- September 21, 2009 7:53 PM
Deirdre --- September 22, 2009 12:32 AM
Deborah --- September 22, 2009 3:55 AM
Rie (Anonymous) --- September 25, 2009 9:14 PM
Dawn --- September 27, 2009 6:03 PM
Nori --- September 29, 2009 1:10 PM
Jacqueline --- September 30, 2009 1:06 AM

UPDATED: 2009/10/01 00:20 GMT (10/01 09:20 JST)
Closed.
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Blog Giveaway (Question & Answer board)

2009-09-19T11:20:00.003+09:00

Please feel free to write your questions in English or Japanese, if you have some questions about this giveaway.

*This giveaway will be closed at 11:59PM GMT on September 30th, 2009.
So, I will close this Q&A board on September 28th, 2009.

Giveawayに関するご質問はココにお気軽に書き込んでください♪　使用言語は、日本語と英語のみでお願いします*^_^*

※この質問コーナーは、受付締切りを9/30GMT(世界標準時）としていますので、前々日の28日までにいたします。

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UPDATED: 2009/09/29 00:38 GMT (09/29 09:38 JST)
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Lucky me!　再びの受賞でビックリ！

2009-09-19T10:17:00.007+09:00

OMgosh! My 'Happy Fall' card was recognized as Hornable Mention at 'Fall Color Challenge' on September 17th, held by Hero Arts.
That entry was for the first time in about a month, because I was sick again... My brain wasn't clear at that time, but I began to make it since the fall color combos on HA blog inspired me a lot. So this result made me very happy.
And thank you so much everyone for your kind words concerning about my health!

9/17に、ヒーロー・アーツの秋色カラーチャレンジにて、HM(努力賞のようなもの)を頂きました。（9/13の掲載分のカードです）
1ヶ月ほど再び体調を崩し、まだ頭もすっきりしていないにも関わらず・・でしたが、秋色のカラーコンビネーションに刺激されて作ったカードだったので、とても嬉しい出来事となりました。*^^*

Thanks for reading!

A card for the 1st 'Card Chain Challenge'

2009-09-17T22:35:00.103+09:00

Hi, everyone!,
I knew the Card Chain Challenge (CCC) of 'Society of Stamp & Scrap-aholics'
3 days ago. I entried it a few hours before the deadline, and finished a card yesterday night.
This brandnew challenge is hosted by dearest Deborah. You can see the details and rules of it from here.
The participants make a card and send it to the other participant. So everybody gets a card from someone! Wonderful planning! She is so clever!

こんばんは♪　今回のカードは、'Society of Stamp & Scrap-aholics'のDeborahさんが始めた新規企画のチャレンジ用に作ったものです。
このチャレンジ、通常のチャレンジとはかなり違い、『参加者はそれぞれ１枚のカードを作り、別の参加者に郵便で送る - 参加者全員が、必ず１枚のカードを受け取る！』というものです。　とても良い企画だと思いませんか？
＊今後も企画は続くと思いますので、参加ご希望の方は、私に連絡をくださーい！　（メーカーさん等のチャレンジとは違い、使用する材料に関する制限は今回はありませんでした。チャレンジのテーマにもよるとは思いますが、おそらく今後も・・だと思います。）
読んでくださっているあなた方に投げかけていま～す！（笑）　

Here is the card, 'Fall is in the air'.

I made this one to get an imagination from both my 'happy fall' card which I made it on Sep. 12th and the color scheme that Deborah was made. I love this color combo so much.

I changed to make this to bright colors taking on the color scheme.

To send this to abroad, I used 1/16" thick foam adhesives and die-cutted idea-ology grungesheet alphabets (I used 1/8" thick foam and the grungeboard letters for my 'happy fall' card.)

To tell you the truth, the previous card was too thick and it's too hard to put into the HA envelope.

This is a closeup.

and one more closeup taken from another angle.

Can you see the Perfect Pearls on the veins of a leaf?
The results using Perfect Pearls (Mica Powder) is really beautiful! I love it! But it's TOO difficult to take picture...

stamp used:

HA Design Blocks Woodgrain / S5208
HA Design Blocks Antique Flower Background / S5264
HA PP: Real Leaves / LL684
HA PP: More Real Leaves / LL685
Making Memories stamp

other supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, HA notecard
Tsukineko Versa Magic / Sage
Ranger Distress Inks / several, Distress Stickles / Spiced Marmalade
Ranger Perfect Pearls / Blue Patina, Green Patina, Gold, Bronze
HA Metallic Decor, Idea-ology Grungesheet, ribbons, DMC cotton embroidery thread, Signo bronze gel pen
Quickutz Alphabet Biology, Nesting die

Thanks for looking! :)

'Thanks a bunch' card (Tuesday color)

2009-09-14T16:22:00.014+09:00

Hello, everyone! I finished one more card today for Hero Arts 'fall color challenge'. The Tuesday color scheme was most difficult to me, I thought. So I tried to make it.

本日、もう１点カードを作ってみました♪　HA秋色カラー・スキームの火曜日のカラーです。
今回の４つのカラーコンボのblogページは、今季ファッション・トレンドカラーでもあるので、面白いかな？と、リンクを入れておきますネ。
HA blog の9/7 ～　9/12 (September 7th, 2009 - September 12th, 2009) です。 9/9 のblog 内に、Pantone issue “Fashion Color Reports”　と、The Fall 2009 report と外部リンクが２箇所ありますが、双方のページを要約したような日本語ページを見つけましたので、そちらにもリンクを貼っておきますね。ご参考まで♪
http://coliss.com/articles/build-websites/operation/design/most-popular-color-for-autumn-2009.html

(* for foreigners:
The link just above is a summary page written in Japanese just like combined the 2 sites introduced on HA blog on Sep. 9th. I just linked it for the Japanese.)

Here is the result.

It looks like this card says, "Pick these flowers, and make a flower bunch yourself, please!".

This strange English and my thought can tell you what I mean??? ;)

This is a closeup.

I used Perfect Pearls 'Pearl' on Broken China Distress ink, and 'Heirlooom Gold' on Antique Linen ink.
Sorry I couldn't show you the actual results well by my poor photo technique.

stamp used:

HA Cling Silhouette Flower / CG105

HA Clear Design Thank You Sayings / CL341

other supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, HA notecard
Tsukineko StazOn / Timber Brown
Ranger Distress Inks / Broken China, Antique Linen
Ranger Distress Stickles / Spiced Marmalade, Acrylic Dabber / Copper
HA gemstones, ribbons, brad, paper flower

Thanks for looking! :)
Have a beautiful weekend and the next week! It's already Monday evening here.

'Happy Fall' card (Wednesday color)

2009-09-13T23:54:00.019+09:00

Hi, there!
I made a card for the first time in about a month, 'cos I've been sick. I've been having a slight fever yet, but felt quite good yesterday, so I tried to make it for Hero Arts 'fallcolors' challenge.
Thank you so very much everyone for your concern! All your gentle words cheered me up a lot. I so APPRECIATE YOU! <3

少々回復傾向でしたので、ほぼ１ヶ月ぶりになりますが、ヒーローアーツのウィークリーチャレンジ用に１点作ってみました。
テーマは'Fall Colors - 秋色' ♪♪♪　ファッションなど、秋冬コレクションの方が春夏より好きな私は、このテーマに妙に刺激されてしまい、結局仕上げてしまいました（笑）
お見舞いのお言葉をたくさん頂きまして、本当にありがとうございました。　気温が下がって来ましたので、皆様、どうぞご自愛くださいね。

Here is the card, 'Happy Fall'.

Made this card to use my favorite real leaves stamps. I used to use these maple and oak in autumn season since I got these sets.
Put a bit of distress stickles on the grungeboad 4 letters.
(I just knew the digital Real leaves named 'DigiKit - HA Foliage' were released at the 2 Peas.)

And, we had our typical autumn rain all day long yesterday. And the temperature came down to 19 in centigrade in midnight! We had over 31C in the afternoon the day before yesterday!!! Amazing! Fall is in the air? The leaves will be fallin' and the colors will be changing soon? The natural phenomenon gave me a hint that I should to express some raindrops to use Glossy Accents.

stamp used:

HA Blocks Design Woodgrain / S5208
HA Cling Antique Brocade / CG102
HA PP: Real Leaves / LL684
HA PP: More Real Leaves / LL685
Making Memories stamp

other supplies:
Bazzill Basics & American Crafts CS, HA notecard
Tsukineko StazOn / Timber Brown, Versa Magic / Sahara Sand
Color Box Chalk Que / Dark Peony
Ranger Distress Inks / several, Distress Stickles / Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, Glossy Accents, Opaque white pen
Kaiser Craft Pearl, Idea-ology Grungeboard, ribbons, DMC linen thread
Quickutz nesting die

Thanks for looking! :)
Have a beautiful weekend!

Tag for my friend (Stampers Anonymous)

2009-09-10T01:00:00.013+09:00

Hi! I have one more post today.
Made this tag for one of my needlework friends, Ms. N on last Saturday. She e-mailed me to receive this today. So I wanted to share you.

I didn't know whether she likes grungy look or not. So I made this to use pretty colors. Mainly blended the Distress Inks and added to spray the Perfect Pearl mist for the background.

The birds was colored with Liquid Pearls (with water medium) after stamped with an acrylic dabber.
All the stamps are Stampers Anonymous. And the metals and the grungeboard are Tim Holtz, idea-ology.
Thanks for looking!

Tule lace doily (1) - チュールレース　ドイリー

2009-09-10T00:40:00.006+09:00

こんばんは♪
日本の皆さんは、生地・糸物がようやく出て来たか・・・なんて思われているかと。（笑）

久しぶりに、レースを再開しました。と言っても、まだまだ練習中なのですが。
８月中頃にチュールの基本ステッチを作ってみましたので、それに続き、小さなドイリーを開始したところ、気管支喘息で中断してこの状態です。

チュールレース。昨年、初心者にも関わらず、結構複雑な物に挑戦して、「やはり基礎から」と再開したのが正解だったのでしょうか？　まあ、まずますの進捗具合のようです。
（お教室にも行っていないし、客観的に評価してくださる方がいらっしゃいませんので、自己評価ですけれどもネ。^^;）
とりあえず、コーナーは何とかクリアしたので（結構大変でした！）、あと３コーナーとドッキングですねぇ。　この写真を、今、よく見ていたところ、「コーナーでドッキングになるのだわ！どうしよう！？（冷や汗）」と気づきました！　><。
何とか完成まで頑張る予定です。

Hello, there!
I posted one more bobbin lace work today, 'cos the Japanese friends of mine are maybe waiting to resume my works related on needleworks.

I'm knitting (weaving) this tule lace small doily. Actually this is now interrupted by an asthma. I began this after finishing the sampler shared you on Sep. 8th. I don't feel bad now and I want to continue to knit, but I have a slight fever even now. I have to control myself to resume it.

Thanks for looking! :)

2009-09-10T00:30:00.001+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I want to express my appreciation to you!
Thank you so very much for your concern about my sick! and all your kind words!!! All your words really reassured me a lot. I so appreciate you taking the time.
I think I want to visit all your blogs or Flickr pages in a few days. Just give me some time.

Love, Tomo

Terrible summer and an asthma

2009-09-08T03:20:00.013+09:00

Hi, there!

I came back on my blog, but oh wow, today is September 8th!I'm very very sorry I couldn't visit any blogs, websites or Flickr pages for a couple of weeks.
I had an asthma attack around 20th August, and it was slightly then. But it hasn't been improved, and I came to have any other symptoms (caught cold by air conditioners. - I was so stupid. All the rooms in my house were well air‐conditioned, 'cause it was intense heat of summer outside and I had feverish. But the rooms were TOO COLD! I had CHILLS!) besides an asthma.
I've been a patient for about one and a half years. I thought it caused by the mental shock of my mother's death and my living environment was changed significantly. But I have sometimes slight symptoms even now. I have this kinds of DNA? Oh No!
I'm in recovery, I have a cough though.
I make it a rule to think positively, 'it improves than the last year'. I had fatigue fractures 4 times by the persistent coughs in 2008. And actually I had many stresses in this summer - natural disasters of flood and earthquakes, and diseases of my father's and mine.To tell you the truth, I've been so scary of fractures this times...

Today I had no photo related on paper crafts. So I introduce my bobbin lace.

I made this for the first time in about a year. This was a tule lace (point ground lace) sampler for practicing which I made in middle of last month.
The bobbin folder is stamped the Hero Arts 'Heart Flower Blossomes' stamp. Haha.
I made 2 more folders last year. I love its antique look. <3

Thank you for peeking! :)

Earthquakes... 2回の地震　:(

2009-08-17T21:41:00.010+09:00

Hi everyone!
One more post, today.
TWO earthquakes struck my city. The first one (M3.3) occured this early morning (actually at midnight over 2:00AM.) And the seconds hit us about an hour ago. It was M3.9. Those has been reported that the center of the shock was the sea floor where it was only a few kilometers away from the region we live. I'm so scary. These two remind me of the big earthquake struck us in 2005. But we are　in safe. :)
And I began to check supplies of drinking water, canned and dried foods and flashlights, spare batteries for cell phones etc. again. I forgot to check them out, 'cos we have not any earthquake in a couple of years.

今朝方とほんの先程、震度３クラスの地震が起こりました。特に被害はないのですが、震源がとても近く、直下型なので、縦揺れがひどく、規模からして「本当に震度３だったのだろうか？」と凄く疑問になるくらい恐ろしかったです。
我市は震度１と報道されていますが、２階などかなり揺れて、（観測地点との地盤の差が関係するからですね）、軽い物が落下したりして・・・。怖さもあるけれど、「片付けなくては！」& 「常備品のチェック！！！」と、今改めて思っています。
あの大地震の後、軽い揺れを感じる事は時々ありましたが、今回ほどではなく、何となく過去の恐怖が遠のいていってしまい、最近では災害時用の常備品等のチェックも怠りがちで・・・。
「忘れた頃にやってくる」とは、本当なのですね。先人達の残した言葉にも、改めて敬服です。

Thanks for reading! :)

Beautiful Blogger Award

2009-08-17T17:26:00.017+09:00

Hi, everyone! It was too late to post about this...
My friend, Vanessa ( Wings of a butterfly) gave me this lovely award the other day. It was on July 26th. She is one of the ladies I admire her style.

Love this design! Thank you so much Vanessa!
It's my turn to present this award to some of my friends. I'd like to give this award to these creative ladies. It was really difficult decision.

Donna ( three umbrellas )

Deborah ( Society of Stamp & Scrap-aholics )

Tiffany ( It's the Stuff I love )

Alice ( Alice's {Little} Wonderland )

Naoko ( Bear's Patch )
- She has been one of my needlework friends sicne 4-5 years.

Be sure to visit their blogs. I'm sure you are able to meet wonderful creations!
Have a beautiful week!
Hugs, Tomo

GRACIAS (Friday sketch)

2009-08-16T06:44:00.019+09:00

Hi, again, everyone!
I really enjoyed, but so tired to cleanse my messy hands! Finally I finished one more card today for Hero Arts 'sketch2' challenge and also for 2Peas, 'Thinking Inking class' week 9. It's Sunday morning here! :(

This is the card, 'GRACIAS'.

Started to think rotating HA Shari's Friday sketch 90 degree. -Her sketches of PDF can be downladed from the URL below:
http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/files/2009/08/sharis-blog-week-sketches.pdf -
'Cause I got some imaginations from Jennifer's card window panel which she showed us at Thinking Inking class part 2 of week 9 video at 2Peas.
And used the method from 'Dry Embossed Alcohol Inked Background'.

This is a closeup photo.

Sanding was really fun! Love the result looks like burnished metal! I would spend alcohol inks a lot from now on.

stamp used:
HA Clear Design Thank You Sayings / CL341
HA Clear Design Feather Grass / CL282

other supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, Ranger Glossy Paper, Acetate
Tsukineko Brilliance / Moonlight White
Tsukineko StazOn / Timber Brown,Olive Green
Ranger Alcohol Ink / Gold, Silver, Pearl, Lettuce, Aqua, Stream, Eggplant
HA Teal gems, paper flower, ribbon, CB embossing folder

Thanks for looking! :)
Have a beautiful weekend!

Friends (Wednesday sketch)

2009-08-16T02:34:00.026+09:00

Hi, everyone!
A couple of days, I had lots of things to do. Finally today (it's midnight here. LOL.) I took my time for creating and I finished a card for Hero Arts 'sketch2' challenge.

This is the card, 'Friends'.

I always think I've been not good at making the circle shaped card. I know I can't make it to posess the good balance. So this card design is almost taking on Shari's Wednesday sketch and her demonstration video. Wanted to find out and get a bit of its tips.
Used the methods of 'Dry embossed Alcohol ink background' from 'Thinking Inking class' week 9 - part2 video.
I wanted try this method! It's the narrow strip that is..., 'cos I began to make a small pieces. (The bigger one was made partly, but I yet to finish it. Will I able to finish it in today???)
The layered paper flower colorings are..., the one is sprayed Perfect Pearls with water, and the other is colored with alcohol ink.
This circle shaped card's diameter is about 3.5" (9cm).

stamp used:
HA SE: Creative Trees / LL230
HA Clear Design Friends / CL351

other supplies:
Bazzill Basics CS, Ranger Glossy Paper, Basic Grey PP
Tsukineko VersaFine / Onyx Black
Ranger Distress Ink / Fired Brick, Vinage Photo
Ranger Alcohol Ink / Silver, Pearl, Lettuce, Aqua, Salmon
Ranger Distress Stickles / Frayed Burlap
Zing embossing Powder / Apricot
Paper flowers, Braid, thread, button, Quickutz 4" dies, CB embossing folder

Thanks for looking! :)
Have a beautiful weekend!

Merry & Bright

2009-08-13T03:08:00.012+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Yesterday was a very hot day!
BUT, I rapidly shifted to the wintry design. Is the reason this is the one after I made autumnal card last time? No, no. Haha.
To tell the truth, there's a fantastic challenge 'Winter Wonderland' at Caardvarks sponsored by Hero Arts.

So I made a card for Caardvarks 'Winter Wonderland' challenge.
This is the card, 'Merry & Bright'.

I didn't have the new snowman stamp yet, so this is one of my favorite of last year's.
And this card is also to take on HA Shari's Tuesday sketch. So I'm gonna submit this to Hero Arts.
And one more taking on ..., oh my!
I made this background to use the 'pigment ink resist' technique of Thinking Inking class part 1 of week 9 at 2Peas. I was so interested in this method while watching the video. I haven't ever known pigment inks can use for resisting. So I tried.

This is a closeup photo.

I use VersaCraft white pigment ink with distress inks for resist. The coloring for the big snowman is Liquid Pearls with distress inks and water, and Snow Cap acrylic paint dabber for the sentiment.

stamp used:
HA Design Blocks Big Holiday Words / S5076
HA Clear Design Let It Snow / CL233
Lizzie Anne Designs stamp

other supplies:
Bazzill Basics & American Crafts CS
Tsukineko StazOn / Jet Black, Timber Brown
Ranger Distress Ink / Antique Linen, Broken China, Weathered Wood
Ranger Liquid Pearl / Gold, Baby Blue, Ruby Red
Ranger Stickles / Flosted lace, Acrylic Dabber / Snow Cap
HA Shadow Ink / Soft Pool
Judikins / Diamond Glaze
HA snow shaped felt and metal, Clear gem, Ribbon, thread

Thanks for looking! :)

You inspire me (Shari's Monday sketch)

2009-08-12T01:08:00.013+09:00

Hello, there!
This week, Hero Arts artist, Shari Carroll is showing us her beautiful works.
Yestreday, she gave us 4 marvelous sketches to work with for this week.
The PDF file can be downladed from the URL below:
http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/files/2009/08/sharis-blog-week-sketches.pdf.

今週は、ほとんど時間が取れそうに無いというのが事実なのですが、度々参加しているチャレンジ用に、ヒーローアーツ社のアーティストであるShari Carrollさんが、スケッチ（グリーティングカード用のパターン --- 雛形です---）を用意してくださっているので、時間の許す限り作ってみようかと思って、トライしてみました。
雛形は、上のURLからダウンロード出来ますので、興味をお持ちの方はダウンロードされていた方が良いと思います。オススメの貴重品！！！

So I decided to try some and going to join the 'sketches2' challenge.
This is my card, 'You inspire me'.

Made this card to take on her Monday sketch. I love her sketches!
My colors for this card were a little bit shift to autumn colors. The reason is ... I went to 2 department stores yesterday evening and received the Autumn - Winter clothes reserved them in this spring. (I'm really simple minded. Haha.)

The center circle coloring is used Perfect Pearls which I learned the methods at 2Peas Thinking Inking class by Jennifer Mcguire last week. And the background heat embossing is also from her class - mixing Perfect Pearls with clear embossing powder.

This is a closeup.

But I couldn't show you that I used perfect pearls, 'Green Patina' and 'Heirloom Gold' colors with clear embossing powder. I'm sorry! The center circle coloring is also used the same 2 powders.

stamp used:
HA Scallop Floulish / S5152
HA Design Blocks Modern Lines / S5218
HA Clear Design Friends / CL351
HA Clear Design Thank You Sayings / CL341 (Used a leaves stamp only)
Stampers Anonymous Background stamp

paper:Bazzill Basics CS, HA Kraft, Basic Grey PP

Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko StazOn / Jet Black
Meories Dye Ink / White
Ranger Distress Ink / Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Embossing Ink
Ranger Perfect Pearl / Green Patina, Heirloom Gold
Ranger Embossin Powder / Clear
American Crafts Zing / Teal Metallic

Accessories:
Basic Grey button, Kaisecraft gems, Kreinik Braid, ribbon,
Prima paper flower, Quickutz Nesting dies

Thanks for looking! :)

地震お見舞申し上げます

2009-08-11T22:40:00.006+09:00

本日早朝の静岡県駿河湾沖の地震被災者の皆様へ、心よりお見舞い申し上げます。

このニュースを知った時、私が2005年に遭遇した福岡西方沖地震M7.0の恐怖が蘇りました。今回の地震もほぼ同等規模ですし、台風の余波の大雨も降っているようですので、大変心配しています。
どうぞお気をつけられてください。

To all the victims and their families of the earthquake that struck around Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan this early morning.
I'd like to express my hearty sympathy with you all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Hugs, Tomo H.

one more card for 'sneakyinspiration' challenge

2009-08-10T16:28:00.008+09:00

Hi, there!
Just finished a card for the Hero Arts 'sneakyinspiration' challenge! This card was made inspired by the sneak peek #3 - a bigger flower motif at the left side of the cling stamp.
The choice of colors are inspired by Lisa Spangler's sample shabby chic cards she showed us on HA blog. It's so pretty! I changed it to modern look for my card, not shabby chic. Thanks Lisa for the inspiration!
I'm gonna send this card to one of my friends with gifts. So happy to finish this rapidly!

This is a card, 'You're the BEST'.

stamp used:
HA Dandelion / G4917
HA SE: Artistic Windows / LP128
HA Clear Design Mix & Match Elements/ CL266
HA Clear Design L Artistic Borders / CL322

paper: American Crafts CS, HA Kraft, Vellum

Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black
Zing Embossing Powder / White
Ranger Distress inks / Masterd seeds, Tea Dye
Ranger Liquid Pearls/ Ruby Red, White Opal, Gold, Petal Pink, Baby blue
Ranger Pearfect Pearls / Perfect Pearl, Gold

Accessories: HA Accent Pearls and Clear Circle, MS punches, ribbon

Thanks for looking! :)
Have a beautiful week, everyone!

a Digital e-card inspired by the HA sneak peek #5

2009-08-09T03:13:00.007+09:00

Hi, there!
This week, the Hero Arts' new products for Autumn - Winter were revealed! It's sneak peek time! And their challenge is to be inspired by the products will soon be released. But I had a lot of things to do in this weekday, and the deadline is Sunday midnight PST.
So tonight, I made a digital e-card inspired by the sneak peek #5 - red and green, soft pink, blue and orange colors and dots.
I decided to use Sunshine Daisy and Friendship Definition of the Hero Arts brandnew DigiKits. These are freebies. I LOVE this Sunshine Daisy! So many lovely kits are sold at the 2Peas! Just take a look!

This is the results, 'You're one of my nicest thoughts'.

The methods or effects I used are brushes, blends (blendmode:Colorblend, Difference, Multiply, Vividlight, Exclusion etc.), dropped shadows, and gradation overlay.
The outlines of daisies are created to use its brush - by changing the selected areas.

supplies:
HA Sunshine Daisy DigiKit
HA Friendship Definition DigiKit
Prima hybrid digital papers (2 patterned papers)
Tia Bennett DigiKit (stitch)

tool: Adobe Photoshop CS4

*The way of expression for this work can be create to use PS7, CS1, 2 and 3, I think, I use CS4 though.

Thanks for looking! :)

Lucky me!

2009-08-09T02:08:00.005+09:00

I won last week's digital weekly challenge by drawing at the 2Peas.
Oh, that was my first post among my digital works. (I rarely or never make digital works except offers on my business.)
The work brought me a fortune was this e-card, 'Hero Arts Tulips'.
Thanks mellypea! and the 2Peas!

Thanks for reading! :)

2 works to use Perfect Pearls by Ranger

2009-08-08T18:50:00.022+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Time flies! Today is Saturday!???? LOL. I finished 2 works today for the 2Peas education, Thinking Inking class week 8. Actually I began to create them at the begining of this week, but I couldn't go on to make my time for them.

こんばんは。このところ何だかバタバタ続きで、今週もなかなか時間が取れなかったのですが、ようやくカードとタグが完成しました。実は開始したのは、今週の始め・・・。本当にまとまった時間が取れず、細切れ作業の末・・・という感じです（笑）
今回カラーリングに使用したのは、RangerのPerfect Pearls というマイカパウダーですが、パール入りのチョークパウダーでも、--- いろいろなブランドがある為、製品にもよるとは思いますが --- ある程度似た事が出来ます。マイカパウダー入りと無しでは、輝き方が違う事と、マイカが入っている方が塗った箇所に厚みが出る感じでしょうか。

This is the card, 'You're in my thoughts'.

Made this card to use the technique from 'Thinking Inking Class Week 8', Part 1 and part 2 video by Jennifer McGuire. She showed us many techniques to use Perfect Pearls by Ranger. Truly beautiful works! Just love her works and techniques! If you don't see them yet, please visit the URLs!
This is a closeup photo.

stamp used:HA Design Blocks Dots and Flowers / S5213HA Clear Design Friends / CL351HA Clear Design L Artistic Borders / CL322
paper: Basic grey PP, SEI CS
Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko Versa Fine / Onyx Black
Ranger Embossing Ink, Clear Embossing Powder+ Perfect Pearl
Ranger Distress inks / Broken China, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick,　Scattered Straw
Ranger Pearfect Pearls / Perfect Pearl, Heirloom Gold, Green Patina, Blue Patina, Forever Red
Accessories: HA Accent Pearls, Prima paper flower, ribbon

And the next, I introduce you is 'the Asian image tag'.

I wanted to make the oriental image tag. So I chose these stamps by Hero Arts.stamp used:HA Clear Design Asian Frames / CL275
paper: a tag and normal CS (leftover papers)
Ink & embossing powder:Ranger Pearfect Pearls /Perfect Pearl, Heirloom Gold, Green Patina, Blue Patina, Forever Red, Copper,
Embossing clear powder,
Distress inks / Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint

*This tag actually has brighter colors. Sorry, this photo is not in good condition!
And I used part 1, 2 and part 3 techniques from 'Thinking Inking Class Week 8' video for this tag.

Thanks for looking! :)
Have a beautiful weekend, everyone! =)

3 tags set

2009-08-02T23:59:00.011+09:00

Hi, everyone!
I knew I didn't make enough time for creating this week, so I made these tags to use a method from the 2Peas education, and decided to submit this project both Hero Arts 'tag' challenge and Thinking Inking class week 7.

こんばんは。先週に引き続き今週もバタバタしていて、なかなか時間が取れなかったのですが、シンプルなタグを作ってみました。

This is the project, 'Three tags set'

Made to use the tissue paper tecnique on Sticky Back Canvas from the 2Peas,'Thinking Inking Class Week 7', Canvas Part 1 video.
After made the canvas part, I mounted it on the tag, already did the clear emboss resist to use Modern Lines Stamp with several distress inks and sprayed them perfect pearl mist.

This is a closeup photo.

stamp used:
HA AI: Three Designer Leaves / LP132
HA Design Blocks Modern Lines / S5218
HA Clear Design Everyday Sayings / CL342

paper:
Bazzil CS kraft, Ranger CH Sticky Back Canvas

Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko StazOn / Timber Brown / Teal Blue
Memories Dye Ink / White
Ranger Archival Ink / Jet Black, Embossing Powder / Clear
Ranger Distress inks / Broken China, Faded Jeans, Tattered Rose,
Worn Lipsticks, Shabby Shutters, Pine needle, Antique linen
Ranger Pearfect Pearls / Pearfect Pearl
Ranger Stickles / Waterfall, Eucalyptus, Burgandy, Platinum, Distress Peeled Paint

Accessories: threads

Thanks for looking! :)

Digital kit　デジデータ

2009-08-02T23:40:00.019+09:00

「今週の始め頃、HAからデジタルキットが発売されたのです・・・。」と書いても何の事だか、日本の方には解りづらいかと思いますが・・・、スクラップブッキング等用のデジタルデータのキットです。突然の事だったので、ビックリしましたが、ちょっと遊んで作ってみたのが、以下の2点です。
The Hero Arts released the digital kits through the 2Peas website on July 28th!http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/shop/digital-kits/hero-arts/I was so surprised to see them, and downloaded one of their freebies and tried to make an e-card and a digital layout.
E-card --- e-カード（HTMLメールへ貼り付けるタイプとして作ってみました）

This e-card is all digital.
A half transparant paper strip, sentiment, and the gradation background were made by myself to use Photoshop. And the tulips image was applied BlendMode.Dissolve.
チューリップ、ボタン、花、パールがデジキットの物で、チューリップはディザ合成、花はグラデーションマップ、その他影の位置を調整しています。

Digital layout --- ページ・レイアウト　（スクラップ・ブッキング）

This layout is also all digital. I did many photo editing and applied effects on this.
こちらは、もともと好きなRhonna Farrerさんのデジタルデータを多用していますが、このレイアウトの元になったPhotoshopのデータがなかなか秀逸だと思い、直ぐに使ってみたものです。この雛形データ（PSD形式）は、以下のページからDL出来ます。*勿論商用不可です。2Peas Free DigiKit (Photoshop file, Personal use only) .
普段は、オンデマンドの受注生産なので、全てオリジナル作る・・・これが基本になっていて、ましてや、デジタルで遊ぶという事は殆どないのですが、かなり楽しめました。*^^*
短時間で終了するのも良いですよね～。2点合わせて、2時間程！　これらを手動で行なったら、きっと10時間以上かかる？？？　深夜しか時間が取れない事が多いですので、短時間で終わるのは嬉しい事です。※上の2点は、ブルーが多いので、モニターによっては色味が変化して映る事があるかと思います。

Thinking of you

2009-07-27T06:05:00.006+09:00

Hi, everyone!
Thank you so much for your concern about our weather disaster.We are now in a respite from the heavy rain. And yesterday was..., it was so noisy that many helicopters - mass medias' included - flied, and the sirens of ambulances or police cars resounded all day long. ('Cos, there are heliports, firehouses, and police stations are all around here.) It's easy to have clear grasps of the conditions of stricken areas in urban districts, but so difficult in up‐country areas. The problem is how we find the peoples under disconnection and support them as soon as we can... I really appreciate all your kind words. Thank you.

Well, I made a card to use the technique from the 2Peas 'Thinking Inking Class Week 6'.And this card is for senior people who lives alone. This is one of my volunteers to carry out the intention of my deceased mother. I make 5 cards (or postcards) quarterly to hand them to the representative of the welfare section of our city hall. (I don't know who receives mine. The receiver's names and addresses are witten by the city hall staffs to protect the personal information.)

This is the card, 'Thinking of you'

I used the background fabric technique from 2Peas 'Thinking Inking class Week 6', part 3 video - distress stickles on fabric. The fabric I used is printed linen lawn, this is originally little bit distressed. 'Cos, this fabric is made to have the Durham Quilt look - Durham, England in Victorian Age.
And the butterfly coloring are Liquid Pearls, Acrylic Paint Dabbers and Perfect pearl with water as water colors.
* I don't have Dimensional Pearls yet, I tried to use several Liquid Pearls and acrylic paints with water this time. But the result was a little bit matte, so I added the mica powder, the Perfect Pearls by Ranger.
Love to do a few experiments and play. *grin*

This is a closeup photo.

I used coiled wire of Salzburg Gebinde (Austrian craft) for butterfly's antennae.

stamp used:
HA Heart Winged Butterfly / F5158HA Clear design Friends / CL351
paper: American Crafts CS
Ink & embossing powder:
Tsukineko VersaFine / Onyx Black
Ranger Distress Embossing Powder / Vintage Photo
Ranger Liquid Pearls/ White Opal, Gold, Petal Pink, Baby blue
Ranger Acrylic Dabber / Willow, Stream
Ranger Pearfect Pearls / Pearfect Pearls
Ranger Stickles / Diamond, Distress Frayed Burlap, Antique linen, Scattered Straw
Accessories:
HA heart shape pearl, threads, printed linen lawn fabric (Lucien Durham Quilt Collection), coiled wire

Thanks for looking! :)

I {Heart} Hero arts blog hop

2009-07-25T10:20:00.016+09:00

Hi, everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by!Today is Hero Arts Blog Hop day!
First of all, I want to express my appreciation to Ashley M at the Hero Arts Flickr Group and the promotor of this blog hop.
How did I start to use the Hero Arts products??? I don't know the details... I've been using rubber stamps made in US since my childhood, 'cos my mother loved them. The reason I chose the Hero Arts products since I began to buy them by myself (around 2002 - 2003) is ...in the early time, maybe the reason I bought them was by the brand name of the Hero Arts that I've already known it.And now, I recognize their products are high quality. And I love their designs.I'm so thankful to their products' qualities and their quantities of the samples, tequniques and tips to share with us. Those're absolutely valueable! And also they provide us the place to communicate with other members. It's so fun and I sure think there're a lot of things to learn from all of the members.
The Hero Arts is the greatest company I've ever known.Well, I made this card. :)

I used Liquid Pearls to color almost part of this. So this photo was a little bit glare... :( I'm so sorry!

stamp used:HA Design Blocks Clouds / S5215HA Clear design Printed Flowers / CL290HA Clear design Thank you Sayings / CL341HA Clear design Artistic Borders / CL322
Thanks for visiting and looking! :) And go here to see all the cards joining this blog hop!

tomoh's attic

a card for Runway Inspired Challenge #3

Lucky me! :) at 2 Peas

Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます

a card for my Aunt

Merry Christmas! and about the electricity shortage of our city

Christmas card for my father

a card and an ATC for sharing

Finally finished my 1st card in 2011 (Warmest Wishes)

Thank you! (9 months have passed since my last post)

About the huge earthquakes occurred in turn at the east parts of Japan island

Winner! - Christmas goodies

Giveaway! for Christmas goodies - クリスマスシーズン向けのプレ♪

On this day... - holiday card for Get Sketchy #62

Christmas Wreath card

Branch & Flourish Tree with a dove - Christmas card

Knit cap shaped Christmas card

Circle Doily tree and tree skirt - Christmas card

Simple Tags - 東京アンティークスタンプ

Autumn Objet (object) - distressed frame etc.

Giveaway winner!

a card for thanksgiving

Giveaway! :) for Halloween goodies plus alpha - ハロウィーン向けのプレ♪

Ghosts!!! :) - Halloween ATCs and a card -

Caardvarks 'Tiffany Doodles' Challenge

Halloween card for two challenges

Christmas tag for the Caardvarks Challenge #2

Christmas tags for the Caardvarks Challenge

3 cards (Teatime Silhouette)

One more card to use Silly Scape, and funny story about my disaster 'distressing?'

a window scene card to use Silly Scape

A night owl (me?) in the silly scape

a card for Moxie Fab World 'Clean and Graphic Challenge'

Friendship tag shaped card

Gift of a Japanese Miyabi (a Washi paper binder etc.)

Shadow work embroidery with fillet lace --- シャドウ・ワークとフィレ・レースのテーブルセンター

My beading after a long interval --- 夏 = ビーズ!?

B-day card for the Caardvarks Challenge

Soccer ball shaped card

My summer vacation went somewhere? and my teddy Paul

Finished a summery card

The card, 'Just for You'

I'm now embarrassing...

It's been a while, everyone!

Red Heart with an owl

Thank you card with a butterfly

Hello card

the first creations in 2010

Happy New Year! 謹 賀 新 年

ATC 'Peace on Earth for 2010'

良いお年をお迎えください

2010 is just around the corner

Snowman with a Christmas Stocking

Simple designed Christmas card

Season's Greetings to you all

Thanks card & hello card

- a thousand winds -

Christmas tree tags

3 cards! (Glass Baubles again!)

6" x 6" card - Season's Greetings (Baubles)

Simple and flat Christmas card

Christmas Bouble slider cards （スライダー・カード）

Season's Greetings (paper tearing)

a card for Card Patterns #37

Tule lace doiry (2) - チュールレース ドイリー

ATC 'Noel'

ATC '2009 First Snow'

a CUTE card from Cassi (1st 'Card Chain Challenge')

2 Autumn cards

Giveaway winners

a hybrid card, 'Holiday Cheer'

Giveaway! :)

Giveaway! :)のご案内

Blog Giveaway (Prize no.1)

Blog Giveaway (Prize no.2)

Blog Giveaway (Prize no.3)

Blog Giveaway (Question & Answer board)

Lucky me! 再びの受賞でビックリ！

A card for the 1st 'Card Chain Challenge'

'Thanks a bunch' card (Tuesday color)

Happy New Year! 謹賀新年

Christmas Bouble slider cards　（スライダー・カード）

Tule lace doiry (2) - チュールレース　ドイリー

Lucky me!　再びの受賞でビックリ！

Tule lace doily (1) - チュールレース　ドイリー

Earthquakes... 2回の地震　:(

Digital kit　デジデータ