Amber Ink, RAK Heaven and Three Blog Awards

This is going to be a looong post so I hope you have your beverage or snack of choice on hand when you sit down to read this. ;)

First up, I have another reject from the Paper Crafts Go-to Sketches call. This one uses Amber Ink's Hostess with the Mostess and a bunch of Amber Ink iPapers. I'm rather pleased with how this one came together since I'm not great getting better with sketches. :Þ If you're a new follower and missed my Torchbearer days, I urge you to check out Amber Ink's fun and stylish selection of stamps and iPapers. Most of the stamps are available in both digi and clear stamp formats!

Sources: Gina K Designs pure luxury kraft and 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; Bazzill Basics textured yellow cardstock; SU Real Red cardstock; Amber Ink Bubble Fizz - White, Bubble Fizz - White: Tiny, Eat Me, Drink Me - Blue: Tiny iPapers; Amber Ink Hostess with the Mostess; Papertrey Ink Birthday Basics; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copics; MFT Open Scallop Border die; Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 14; QuicKutz Epic Six; Stampin' Dimensionals

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Now, on to some stunning RAKs I've been very lucky to receive!

This first one is from Ujjwal who's the only Ippity Chick in India! I'm so pleased for all my Indian crafter friends who now have easy access to some of the world's finest stamps!! I loved this card when Ujjwal posted it but I had no idea the size of it which is about 5" x 7". Seeing it in person left me speechless at all the handstitching that went into it. WOW! I just love the way you use your stamps and I'm always amazed at your creativity whenever I visit your blog. Thank you so much, Ujjwal!

I'm ecstatic that Alice took me seriously when I commented on one of her cards (shown at left) and said that I loved it so much that I wanted to own it. LOL I couldn't believe it when she sent it to me along with another one of her masterpieces! If you've never been to Alice's blog, you must!!! She's my Copic colouring idol and I also love the way she uses patterned paper and dies! Every single card she creates is a stunner. Thank you so much, Alice!

And this beautiful St. Patrick's Day card from Meg! Green is one of my favourite colours and I love that this card is all green. I did chuckle over the fact that I, a Chinese girl, was on the receiving end of an Irish holiday card. LOL Thank you so much, Meg! You know I love you!

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And now the blog awards.

I'm exceptionally late in posting these blog awards and I'm sorry for that! These ladies already know how much I appreciate their inspiration and friendship!! I'm happy to receive these awards multiple times.

This Cherry on Top Award is from Savannah who's the current Moxie Fabber of the Week! Sav is one amazing crafter who loves Unity as much as I do. Okay, she might love it just a tad more. ;) LOL

To accept this award I need to do a few things:

1. Thank the person who gave it. Thank you, Sav! I love the comments you leave on my blog, the compliments you leave about me on your own blog and the fact that you make me want to strive for the best in my crafting!
2. Post this award on your blog. Done!
3. List three things you love about yourself. I appreciate my friends, I'm generous and I love to learn new things.
4. Post a picture that you love.

   

   This is a cellphone photo of my son on his second birthday as I was running backwards ahead of him. I promised him a Thomas balloon and he wanted to go pick it up with his bike. Little did we know how huge it was and that the wind would be smacking it on his head over and over. (Insert sound effects here.) After a few metres, he asked me to carry the balloon home. LOL!!!

5. Tag five people to receive this award.

• Alice Wertz
• Cristina Kowalczyk
• Jing-Jing Nickel
• Julie Lacey
• Kasia Curry

I received this Stylish Blogger Award from Smita, with whom I enjoy sharing fun toddler stories. Smita has an exotic, colourful and ornate style that I could only dream of achieving! Thank you, Smita!

To accept this award, I have to meet the following requirements:

Share 8 things about yourself.

• I'm out of things to share so I'd like to know what you'd like to know about me! Maybe I should ask you what things you'd like to know about my crafting. LOL No, seriously, anything goes here. Ask away!

Pass it on to 8 bloggers.

1. Anne Harada
2. Beth Ranney-Thomas
3. Janna Werner
4. Katrina Hunt
5. Laurel Seabrook
6. Monika Reeck
7. Savannah O'Gwynn
8. Tifany DeGough

Kasia honoured me with this Liebster Blog Award. Kasia's work can be seen in the March/April issue of Paper Crafts, currently on newstands! Her quirky, clean and simple style always makes me think, 'Why didn't I think of that?'. Thank you, Kasia!

The aim of this award is to bring to light three to five new bloggers who have very few followers. I'm delighted that Kasia gave me this award even though I have almost 200 followers. This just shocks and thrills me at the same time! A year ago, I only had a handful of followers and I'm speechless at how many of you think I'm worthy of following now. Thank you!!

Please visit these amazing blogs and leave some love! You will want to become a follower while you're there. ;)

1. Brenda Urbanik
2. Chan Vuong
3. Kary Lim
4. Paula Muse
5. Wendy Michels

If you received one of these awards, I urge you to pass them on. There are so many wonderfully talented paper crafters out there in blogland who would love to receive these, too!

Well, I hope this post wasn't too boring for you. ;) Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you've all had a great start to your week!