Baby Boy

Dear all,

This is the very first time I did a card celebrating the birth of a baby boy. I have always wanted to explore this theme but finally I got the chance. However, I think I did not do justice to it. The approach is as similar to the Anniversary and the Birthday cards I did last year.

The first white and the second blue layers are intended to be flat. This goes the same for the two circles. The reason is I want to create a focus on the baby pyjama, the bottle and the shoes. I used foam tape to raise the illustrations. It creates a 3 dimensional effect.

As for the right side, I used small handmade flowers and ribbons from Korea. The orange horizontal and vertical strips were added to balance out the orange circle placed on the left. The word 'Congratulations' was placed on top of the gold card just to create an emphasis.

Do send me a post if you have any comments or suggestions.

Cards and more cards

Dear all,

It is really surprising to find out that I have not been making cards for a while. I could not figure out a reason, either I have been distracted by something more important (the only important thing on my mind these days are my Art & Design IGCSE students and my thesis) or I was just demotivated for whatever reason. These cards were requested by Kak Hijjah, my colleague. She started this tradition of giving best wishes cards for her students who are taking IGCSE. This is her second year to do that.

I am so grateful to be doing these cards for several reasons. First and foremost, I can meddle with my craft again. Second, it was a great challenge for me because she requested 45 cards. Me, being me, procrastinate and finally I was left with just a week to complete all. Alhamdulillah, I made it. Third reason, her students are my students as well, so it is rewarding to see their smiles when they receive the cards.