Hot Weather

It's been hot for these past few days. TOO hot, in fact! I sweat a lot as I took some pictures of my cards as if I was in a sauna. The air conditioner in my bedroom was on almost 24/7. At nights we have to turn both ACs on. Yes, we need 2 to make it cool enough for this 400 square feet bedroom.


That just brought the electricity bill went up to the roof. Eek! But at least we save some money on laundry :-)



Here are some Christmas tags and cards I made recently. These will add variety to my AdoreByNat store.




Although I'm not anywhere near scrapbooking stores, I LOVE receiving their newsletters. They make me feel closer to home. Today, I received a newsletters from Treasuries of Memories. And guess what, these buttons, flowers & ribbons from Daisy D's are only $2.50 or 5 for $2 each (regular price is $5.99). That's REALLY a bargain! If I were in Vancouver, I would make an excuse to my husband to drive me to Bellingham. I will load up a cart with them. But until then, I can only drool...

"I Love Your Blog" Award

I'm so thrilled that VinK of As Mind Goes By honored me with this "I Love Your Blog" award.

Now it's my turn to nominate 7 other blogs that I enjoy visiting.
If you are nominated, and choose to display the logo, please follow these simple steps, after accepting your award:

1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person you received the award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of the nominated blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs you nominated.

So here it goes the list in alphabetical order:
Coffee Bean Cards

Design By Vink
I can't resist to give Vink the award for this beautiful blog as well.

Mrs. Dragon's Wares

My Lily Eden

Oodabug Alley

Paper Crafting in NY

World Kampung Girl

Enjoy your day, everyone! Nat

World Card Making Day

Let's celebrate the World Card Making Day which falls on the first Saturday of October. This year it falls on October 4th. I know...I'm a day late.

It's founded by Paper Crafts magazine, one of my favorites!

To know more about the World Card Making Day, visit here. In a nutshell, it's to "Celebrate the creativity of handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between friends and family" and to "Kick off (and get a head start on) the holiday card-making season", which I already have :-)

Mission Soldier Support - Holiday Season Troop Card Drive

The first Mission Soldier Support (MSS) Promo was successful. We were able to collect over 1700 handmade greeting cards.

This holiday season, I will also be donating cards to the 2nd Mission Soldier Support (MSS) Project. Soldiers can use these cards to write to their loved ones back home. That's the least I can do for them.


If you'd like to participate also, simply purchase holiday cards from my shop and include "MSS" in your Notes to Seller. I'll send the cards directly to our project coordinator, Captured Time Books, for shipment overseas. Cards must be purchased by Nov. 7, 2008. Please spread the word!