Oh boy, this summer certainly is very hot here! Is it hot where you are too? Well, cool off with the brand new Aquatica, a refreshing Studio Mix collaboration!

We hear all sorts of sound almost every moment of our waking life – sometimes even when we’re asleep. How does sound affect you? What kind of sounds speak to you the most? What kind of sounds you find unbearable? I found the sound of birds chirping and toddlers chattering to be most delightful – always makes me smile, while sound of people shouting in anger to be very unpleasant. I also enjoy listening to the hum of daily life, the sound of neighborhood – distant and yet close. It is familiar and comforting.

The word ‘Sound’ also has another meaning, which has a positive value as in ‘sound health’, ‘sleeping soundly’, ‘sound argument’, and so on. I wonder how this came to be! Do any of you know?

Now, how is it for you? What kind of sounds you find most pleasing? What kind of sound you find disturbing? What does the word ‘sound’ invoke in you?

All these thoughts came to mind when I picked the word ‘Sound’ from a list of words provided by Tangie as the theme for my contribution for her Art Journal Caravan Parcel #34. It is so inspiring, I had to create these ‘Sound PaperPack‘ to add to it :). Of course, these papers are also versatile to be used with any of Ztampf! kits.

Just take a closer look… The delicate details are truly wonderful even if it’s I who say so :).

See these amazing layouts that the talented Z!Girls have made with them
(Notes: Items from Parcel #34 Art Journal Caravan at Studio Tangie are used in most of the layouts featured here. The rest are from various other Ztampf! kits):

by Lynn, with Sound Paper Pack and elements from Parcel #34 Art Journal Caravan

by Carolyn, with Sound Paper Pack and elements from Parcel #34 Art Journal Caravan

by Tracy, with Sound Paper Pack and elements from Parcel #34 Art Journal Caravan, stitching is from Adventouriste ARTiStitches

by Tracy, with Sound Paper Pack and elements from Liquid Kit and Seashore Kit

 Get ’Sound PaperPack‘ and Parcel #34 Art Journal Caravan now!

This HongBao Rabbit Envelopes Set contains 6 designs/templates for ‘Hong Bao’ (‘Red Pockets’ or ‘Lai See’ for Chinese New Year) to help you create beautiful and totally unique ‘Hong Bao’ this coming Chinese New Year! This set is created mostly with the new Year of The Rabbit Kit (coming soon!). The preview just doesn’t do justice to the rich fine details and colors of the actual files. You can see the larger, Zoomify preview at Studio Ztampf! to better glimpse how ztampfilicious they are! And I’ve decided to run the Early Birds Special a bit longer – so go ahead at grab this set now at 20% OFF!

The finished size of each pocket is 3.5″ wide x 6.5″ tall. Just insert your photos/add your own greetings, then print, trim and glue together (or use double-sided sticky tape or tape gun) – quick and easy with gorgeous results that sure to impress everyone who receive them! Simple Instruction is provided with the kit. Tips: You can also crop the front part and use it as a mini card/pages!

Warning: the actual set shows so much more ztampfilicious details than the preview images shown above!

The Chinese Greetings on the pockets read:
- “Gong Xi Fat Chai” means: “Congratulations and be prosperous” the most common greetings used for Chinese New Year (also known as Spring Festival).
- “Xinnian Kuaile” means: “Happy New Year”

All PNG format created at 300dpi for optimum print out quality.
Comments? Questions? Just contact me anytime!

Finally the Ztampfever #51 is here for your perusal! There have been a lot of changes at Ztampf! recently, which I will reveal to you one by one… Let’s begin with the Ztampfever Newsletter: I’m experimenting with a new format, displayed on Ztampfilicious Blog. This is just a start – I will continue to improve it along the way.

One of the main reasons for this format change is because there are too many subscribers who didn’t receive their Ztampfever and this appears to be random. With the blog format, you can choose to subscribe via RSS. You can choose just Ztampfever under the Categories, or you can also choose other categories that interest you. Please let me know how do you like this new format by commenting on the blog under the Ztampfever #51 posting. Thanks in advance!

Thank you very much for your continuing support which enables Ztampf! to continue to grow. And now… the Ztampfever #51:

NEW YEAR SALE!

Let’s welcome the New Year 2010 with a Shuffle Sale! 15 – 18 January 2010 For those of you who are not familiar with Shuffle Sale, it is a Sale when various random products are randomly marked down. The products that are marked down are changing too – so come back often to see if the products you’ve been coveting are in the Shuffle at any given time! But wait before you jump into the shop… I have a Special Offer just for you – pick one: • Spend a total of $8 or more in one order, you will get this new Soul Searching Ensembles for free! That is a $4.50 value. • Spend a total of $15 or more in one order, you will get the new Soul Searching QuickPage Album for free! A sweet $7 value! • Spend a total of $20 or more in one order, you will get BOTH the new Soul Searching Ensembles AND the Soul Searching QuickPage Album for free! A sweeping $12.50 value! Just shop the Shuffle Sale – you will receive a coupon code for your free deal accordingly by e-mail within 1 x 24 hours of upon your order completion.

FYI, the Soul Searching Kit and Soul Searching ARTiculate Set are also available at Ztampf!Shop. In case you’re wondering, yes, I do have a brand new series in the work – which I am quite excited about! But. It’s not ready yet because it’s evolving into a collection so I simply can’t finish it this weekend. Watch out for it though – hopefully I will be able to release it next weekend! For this weekend, please enjoy the Shuffle Sale! Until next weekend! Ztampfest | Ztampfever | Ztampfaqs | Behind The Scenes | ZtampfShop

Ztampfever #48 has been released – with a Gift included ;). Check it out now!

And guess what! The QUADRUPLE SHOPPING SPREE is being extended through Friday, Sep. 18th! So it’s not too late to benefit from this super rare chance to get your Ztampf! at an incredible saving rate! ENJOY!