WhimsyLoft has been using these cards for sometime now.

Yesterday, I decided to spice it up a little (because it’s Christmas!!!) and added MERRY CHRISTMAS behind the cards.

I handcarved the rubber stamps for my business cards, and use fabric ink to chop on the cards. Everthing on the cards are from my handcarved stamps.

Ones these are done, I packed up some of the sales with this Merry Christmas cards. I hope my customers will like them.

I’ve been practising my carving this weekend.

Made some progress and happy with it. My fingers are more steady now. Yay!

Having a precision knife helps a lot. But I wish I had the actual rubber stamp carving knife (the one with the “U”). It is hard for me to carve neatly in betweens because the precision blade cannot turn, so I usually make zig zags (which is not very neat).

Anyway, I had fun. Check them out at WhimsyLoft Flickr.

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This swap package came for me on Saturday. I love it!

It is the October swap in Flickr for Autumn Colours on Fat Quater Swaps with a Twist.

We are to send 3 FQs in Autumn colours, 2 sewing notions and a surprise. So I got these with a few extras .

Thank you to my swap partner Dmariem!

In Chinese culture, Goldfish is a symbol of wealth and good fortune.

If you present someone with Goldfish (the life one) or any ornament with a motif of Goldfish, it means your are presenting that person with a blessing of good fortune.

Read more about Chinese beliefs in Goldfish here.

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I spent one week to complete this. Mainly because I’ve not been consistently working on this. One coaster a day keep me satisfied of my sewing cravings haha!

Anyway, this coasters are made of Batik printed fabric on one side. The other side, is just plain cotton which I stamped with Goldfish. Then because I thought it was too plain, I embroidery one of the Goldfish on each of the coasters. I like the idea! Yay!

The ink will not come off because I use Versacraft fabric ink, and it sticks on ones you have iron over the stamped picture.

I’m thinking to write a Tutorial for this. Well, maybe! Still thinking!

By the way, it’s a wonderful day here in Malaysia today. Cooling and breezy with just a little sun. I heart this type of day.