Ztampfilicious

Well… it is very cold here in Hong Kong these days – cold enough for a tropical creature like me anyway! So I caught a cold. Ugh! And I’m leaving Hong Kong and my darling man for my 2-month Artist Residency in Vermont soon. March 1st is my departure date. My application for US Visa has been received today – I will get my passport back (with the visa!) by post next Wednesday, Feb. 13th – just before Valentine’s Day! And tonight is the Chinese New Year’s Eve. All these combined somehow brought out the lovey-dovey in me. So here’s what I’ve made:

This Heart2Heart ARTiStrokes Set can be found here: http://ztampf.com/ZtampfShop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=632, where you can also see the preview image showing just the Black version. Hope you like it and will find it useful for your layouts and projects!

Happy Lunar New Year to those celebrating it! May good health, nurturing love and lasting success be always with you and your loved ones!

… has just been released! It’s available from Ztampf!Shop and my SBB Store :). The Crop at SBB was fun – it was great to chat with many of you! And I’m glad that you all liked the template and enjoyed the chat. So here are more layered templates… freshly brewed! Check out other Layered Templates I’ve got there too!

And here are some layouts I did with this set – just click to see larger versions with more info:

The first 2 layouts are about my old good friend from art school who came to Hong Kong last summer. The 3rd one is of my last birthday! Feel free to post layouts you made using my template over at Ztampfest Gallery too!

Happy Scrapping!

Did you know that SBB is the first digital scrapbooking website around? I was accepted to sell at SBB Store back in November 2005 and I just love it there – it’s one of the most friendliest and helpful places online! I’ve been active as SBB Elements Team too. And now SBB is turning 5! Let’s celebrate it together! There are a lot of exciting activities happening this weekend.

Join me and Amy Edwards in Layered Template Challenge on Sunday, 27 Jan. 2008 – 9-10 p.m. (US EST) at http://scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/! All participants will get to download the layered template I created especially for the event. A “String of Presents” PNG element is included! There are Gift Certificates and Discount Coupons for Prizes too! So come join us and have fun together!

For complete celebration schedule just visit:
http://scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=273

See you at SBB!

Another New Year is upon us soon! Yes, the Chinese New Year – also known as the Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 7th this year. If I’m not mistaken, Japanese and Koreans are also celebrating the Lunar New Year. This year it is the Year Of The Mouse (or Rat; in Chinese language there’s no difference between the two). Those who were born in the year of the mouse (1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, 1924 …) are said to be energetic, quick witted, charming and sharp as a needle. You can find a lot of fun and interesting stuff on Chinese astrology just by googling “chinese horoscope”.

Anyway! For those celebrating the Chinese New Year or simply want to send Chinese New Year greeting cards to friends who do, here’s something that you might find helpful:

If you want to give something even more special – be it for Chinese New Year gifts – or for Valentine’s Day (or Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Just Because…), you might want to take advantage of this:

This Calendar Kits Specials runs through end of February 2008. All versions of Crafty Calendar Kits have 2009 January & February Date Overlays added! And remember, Ztampf! calendar kits are so packed full with versatile stuff for various other uses besides for making calendars. Enjoy :).

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Ztampf!Shopping!

Here’s a new kit to help you create beautiful cards for your loved ones quickly! This For My Love TentFold Cards Kit contains 3 sets of tentfold cards, the finished card is 5″x7″ folded. Each set has Front, Back, Inside Left and Inside Right parts that you can use together or separately. Use them as TwoFold cards, Postcards, Mini Albums, etc. Full Instruction is provided with the kit!

Valentine’s Day, Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Thank You notes… the uses are endless! This kit will also be made available from SBB Store soon!

Happy digiscrafting ;).

Isn’t it such a super cool layout? It’s being featured at Memory Makers Idea Gallery. It’s by Amy Head – check out her equally cool photo overlays here at NDISB! You’re going to love her ‘Get Dirty’! And yes, it’s done with Ztampf! stuff :). Can you guess which kits used there?

And remember, you can still post layouts to the Ztampfans Challenges #5 through Jan. 24th! So go on… post away!

Satinne Ribbons by requests!
Long pieces of satin ribbons to match the BeRibbow Sampler! Use these twirly ribbons with the half-bows in BeRibbow Sampler or use them on their own. Versatile!
16 twirled satin ribbon each approx. 8″ long in individual PNG format files. Created at 300 dpi for optimum print out quality. Enjoy!

And… don’t forget to join in the Ztampfans Challenge #5 – post your layouts through Jan. 24. Voting period is 25 – 30 Jan. See you there!

Well… here’s one:
Ztampfans Challenge #5

Enjoy the first Ztampfans Challenge for this year:
Posting period: 17 – 24 Jan.
Voting period: 25 – 30 Jan.
Winner announcement 31 Jan.

The Challenge:
Post layouts with ‘NEW BEGINNING’ as the theme. It may contain journaling only, or photos only or both. The words ‘New Beginning’ has to appear in the layout somewhere.

The Requirements:
Everything has to be made 100% using Ztampf! stuff.
Fonts and Photo Actions from other sources are accepted, though.

The Prize:
One lucky winner will receive a Ztampf! $15 Gift Certificate PLUS a 20% Discount Coupon that she can use up to 3 (three) times during the whole month of February 2008.

Come on… post away! Let your creativity spark!

I also have some new layouts to share with you! They’re done with the QuickPages in the new Amorelle Album Set. As usual, just click to see the larger version:

Have wonderful days for the rest of the week!

Yup, the first Ztampfever for the year 2008 has been sent out! Have you got it? Make sure you have subscribed as there is a little discount coupon tucked in there that you could use for this new Amorelle Package Saving:

Now that the newsletter is out, I can go to bed… (It’s almot 4 am here!).

Hope you all like the new series :).

Yes, there is a little new stuff up at Ztampf!Shop now to welcome the new year:

See my layouts done with it (just click to see larger):

Plus… the Ztampf! 2005 QuickPages Collection is going to be retired soon…
Get it now at a Super Saving Price at only $15 for a total of 36 QuickPages.
(NOTE: Individual QuickPages in this collection will still be available as single or 4-set offers).

That’s it for now :). Have a wonderful weekend!

I hope all of you had a lovely New Year’s Eve!

See what wonderful news opens the new year for Ztampf!:

Yes, Ztampf! Crafty Calendar 2008 is being featured at Memory Makers Magazine’s Idea Gallery for Jan. 1st :). Isn’t it cool?

I would also like to take this opportunity to announce and to congratulate these 3 lucky Ztampf! customers:

1. Hilke Raab, as the customer who has purchased the most Ztampf! stuff since the start of Ztampf! Digiscraptistry. She is receiving a $50 Ztampf! Gift Certificate as a token of my gratitude :).
2. Anna Nordstrom, as the last customer who placed an order in the year of 2007. She is receiving a 30% Off Discount Coupon for her next purchase at Ztampf! Shop.
3. Carma Lewis, as the first customer who placed an order in the new year 2008. She is receiving a 30% Off Discount Coupon for her next purchase at Ztampf! Shop.

Thank you to all of Ztampf! customers too :). 2007 has been a pretty good year and I hope I will be able to deliver even more ztampfilicious goodies to you all in 2008!

Cheers!

just Click to see the larger version

I hope all of you have a lovely holiday season and a wonderful new year with your loved ones :).

And Congratulations to Lynn Zant! Her layout is the most voted in the Ztampfans Challenge #4 so she is receiving $15 Ztampf! GC and 25% Off Discount Coupon that she can use up to 3 times during the month of January 2008! Enjoy your prize, Lynn :).

That’s it for now! Cheers!

Back in Jakarta again after spending 2 nights in Puncak with my parents, my older brother and his 11 y.o. daughter, Olivia. It’s good to be here in my childhood home spending time with my parents and my brothers. Especially my older brother whom I haven’t seen since 2003. I love spending time with my only niece, Olivia too! She has grown so tall and she talked a lot after the initial shy period. I think this is the longest period of time I spent almost constantly with a child. I must say I did enjoy it although yeah, it felt good to be left alone for a while! LOL!

Oh have I told you about the bummer I made? I was so busy prior to my trip to Jakarta this time and things were so hectic I left all the chargers in Hong Kong! So I have to be very selective in taking photos because once I ran out of my battery, that’s it! Hence I haven’t downloaded most of the photos I took these past several days. I’ll just download them all at once when I’m back in Hong Kong.

Anyway, here’s a couple of layouts I quickly did using the new “Through The Year” QuickPage Album – just click to see the larger versions and to read more detail:

The layout on the left is about Olivia – she had a blast playing with my Mac’s PhotoBooth. What’s best is that they’re taken with the built-in camera on my Mac so there’s no worry about battery life or anything like that :).

Well, I hope you all have a lovely time with your family too! Cheers!