Birthday Cards

Dear all,

Here are three set of cards requested by a friend for her children birthday. Some of the images are upside down so bear with me. If you have any other constructive comments, you are more than welcome to write them down.

Thank you.

New Cards

Dear all,

It's been ages since I last updated my blog. It's past Ramadhan and now it's Raya time. Selamat Hari Raya everyone. In Malaysia, Eid is celebrated for a whole month with all the open houses comes every weekend. Currently, I am on leave and made up my mind to update the blog.

Above are all the cards that I did since the last post. All of the work were commissioned by friends, so Alhamdulillah.

I am planning to also change the name of the blog so if you have any idea, do leave a comment.

Till the next post. See ya.

Long Lost Card

Salam all,

Yes, above is a card I made long, long, long time ago. Recently, as I was reorganizing my room, this card came out of the stacks of art books I kept above the cupboard. It has been embellished with lots of sequines  and the white flowery shape paper is actually doily. The three colourful sticker in the middle is the sticker 'pottu'. Young Hindu ladies wear them instead of the traditional black 'pottu'.

I still need to add things to this card and layer the inner part with white paper. E-mail me if you are interested in purchasing this card.

Why I make handmade greeting cards?

Salaam all,

When I was young, I used to collect and keep greeting cards sent to me. I still have birthdays cards friends sent  and when I read them back, I reminisce the good old days.

Greeting cards are sent to remind one of another. though we have sms and online greeting cards, the feeling of getting a posted greeting card is totally different. Once you opened the card and know that this person had send it to you, you'll feel special and appreciated. You know that the person take the extra effort to look for a card that reflects you and take time to post it to you. These days, time is very precious, so imagine if the person is willing to take the time to do it all for you.

That is the sole reason why I took up the idea of making handmade greeting cards. I know that some people would love to get handmade cards rather than the machine printed. I take time to design and cut each card with care. It started off when I was still in college. I gave my cards to my cousin sister to sell them at a shop near her office. I was happy when she gave me the sales money (thanks kak Aida). After a while, I stopped making them.

After I joined the current place, I started again. I made the cards to cheer up colleagues and to bring them together. I used to prepare a birthday card for colleagues and go to each of them for a signature.

Now, after three years, I am still making them and I am also very happy when people start purchasing them. Thank you very much to all who have been supportive. Moreover, thank you for commenting on my cards and that just makes me want to create more and more.

Importantly, I just hope the cards will bring each of us closer together.