Birthday Card: 40's Better Than 30

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

Although I have to admit I'm a huge tennis freak,
I have a girl friend, Kelly, who is even more of a tennis freak than I am.
She just turned 40, and even though I could not attend her party,
I wanted to create a special card for her... tennis related, of course.

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when you are at 40...

you always have an ADVANTAGE over 30. 

tennis ball. wish i could've found a right color felt, but this will do. 

 this was quite a intricate process, but fun at the same time. 
love creative challenges. of course, i wish the strings were strung tighter. 






you original's grip is all kinds of wrong! haha!

Baby's Firsts: Happy 1st Birthday Paige!

A personal touch is always appreciated!

I was away living in another state when my friend's first child was born
and several years after that, so I was never able to do much for her.
Once I moved back home, I just assumed I would be there more for her second child,
but who would've thought I would have to go out of town the weekend of her 1st birthday?
I was sad and felt bad for not being there so I helped in any way I could before i left town.
got a lot of the ideas from looking online and made everything by hand.

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paige's 1st birthday table display. 

this is a demo display i did before i left. 

all about paige tree. 

the vase is filled with cellophane 

and i wrapped the outside of it with a pink ribbon. 

paige's firsts. 

her first pair of socks & gloves, photos... 

you can also see how i tied the ribbon around the vase.

paige's name in the colors her mommy chose for the party.

paige's 1st birthday table display.

tissue flower balls, frames, 

and just a couple of empty boxes used as a decor.

paige's 1st birthday table display.

a closer look at tissue flower balls. 

although it isn't the best photo, it is made with many mini tissue flowers. 

found so many frames perfect for this party at such a great price. 
in one frame, sleepyhead & smileyface paige photos along with her name made with felt. 

in another frame, paige with her big sis jenna, mommy & daddy.

another angle of the display. 

the day of the birthday party! 
a photo my friend sent me while the party was going on. 




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and of course, i didn't want jenna, paige's older sister, 
to feel left out, so i made her name with a little more grown up girl colors.

My Best Friends' Wedding: Sue & John Chen - City Girl from Thailand & Country Boy from China

When I was asked to be the maid of honor for one of my best friends' wedding, 
I jokingly told the bride, Sue, she only asked to to use and abuse me, 
but of course I was elated to help her and her soon-to-be husband, John,
who also happens to be a long-time friend of mine from my hometown. 

The theme of the wedding came quite clear when they chose 
red to be one of their main colors (bridesmaids' dresses were red), 
which is a wedding color in the Chinese culture (groom is Chinese), 
and when they chose an invitation design with cherry blossoms. 
They wanted their wedding to have a slight Asian feel, 
but mostly American modern. 
Thai ceremony for the bride's family and 
Chinese ceremony for the groom's family 
was performed the day before the actual wedding day. 

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INVITATIONS

wedding invitations were chosen by the bride & the groom through a vendor. 
in order to cut costs, i had them order just the pocket and the invitation 
and made the seal and the insert cards for the pocket myself. 
the seal has the bride & the groom's names in their native languages. 
the four cards are at different sizes so they can be placed in the pocket in layers. 



PROGRAMS

wedding programs were designed to emulate their wedding invitations. 
each layer showing tabs for each page. 
cover of the program has the bride & the groom's names in their native languages, 
like the seal for the pocket of the invitation. 



ESCORT CARDS

 
escort card idea came from a magazine i was about to toss. 

i decided to skim through before throwing it away, 

and it had an origami page with a how-to on a paper fortune cookie. 

i immediately thought how perfect it was for a chinese groom! 

cherry blossoms were printed in 3 different colors schemes to show some variety. 


 
TABLE NUMBERS

tables reserved for family were in red and 
the rest of the guests' table numbers were in pink 




More related to this wedding... 

i took the cherry blossom pattern and made this bridal shower invitation. 

the bride tossing her "practice" bouquet i made 
with all the ribbons and bows from her bridal shower gifts. 

New Arrival: Welcoming Baby Sian

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

Made for my friends who just had their precious little girl, Sian. 

Decided to break out my treasured colored pencils that I've had 

since I was in kindergarten, just for this little girl. 

They have been in deep hiding for way too long...

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baby kim

cute as a button!

you original mimicking the button

a closer look at my colored pencil "artwork", haha

Baby's Firsts: Happy 1st Birthday Adelyn!

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

I was able to take tons of photos of baby Adelyn myself,
so I decided those would make a great gift.
I found two colorful frames which I was able to decorate with
equally colorful ribbons that I already had.
With a few more of her photos, I made a birthday card for her.

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Baby's 100 Days: Happy Baggil to Jackson!

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

Besides 1st birthday, 100th day for a baby is a pretty big deal in Korean culture.
It is usually a celebration for just the family, extended family included.
Jackson's daddy is Korean-American so I decided to send them a card
to acknowledge his 100th day on earth.

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happy 100 days jackson

got the monkey idea from the wall decor in his room

Baby on Board: Precious Cargo Baby Sean

A personal touch is always appreciated! 

My sister thought it would be cute to have a baby on board sign 

made especially for my nephew from his favorite (and the only) auntie.

I didn't have all my tools with me to finish the project 

since I was visiting my sister in Los Angeles, 

so the finish on this signage isn't exactly up to par, 

but I still think it is very cute! Just like my nephew Sean! 

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made just in time to take sean home from the hospital

baby on board 
haha, do you get it, "board". yes, that is a skateboard. and a little baby peeking. 
printed on a yellow sheet of paper then mounted on a heavy cardstock.