Lulu's Giveaway Part II: Announcement! :)

Hello, dolls!

Today is the last day of fasting and tomorrow we will have eid al fitr (in Bahasa Indonesia we called it Idul Fitri or mostly known as Lebaran). This is the holy day for moslem and since my country is dominated with moslem (but still I love the multiculturalism we have and how we appreciate others who have different religion and/or beliefs with us) the routine before the day is so hectic. Many people will go back to their hometown (we called it with "mudik"), meet up with their big family, and preparing eid al fitr. Usually kids will buy new stuff (mostly fashion items), while mothers will bake or prepare some cakes and foods. The "must serve" cakes are nastar -cake filled with jam, mostly pineapple jam- and kastengel -cheesy cake-, while the "must serve" foods are opor ayam -chicken braised with coconut milk-, and ketupat -packed rice-. When the day comes, people will go to the mosque to have pray, meet up with family, relatives, and their neighbors asking for their apologize, and the kids will have "money tip" -things like angpao in Chinese"- from the older family. Since the eid al fitr is a big day here and many people go back in their hometown so the traffic is almost getting you all crazy. This is a special moment so people wouldn't mind to get stuck in traffic for hours just to meet up with their family.

Some companies use this moment to make some brand activation and CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities to get in touch with their customers. Mostly, people who run business in automotive industry will be busy holding some activities like building rest areas, holding "mudik" events for their employees and/or loyal customer, etc. Since my man is currently working in an international automotive industry, he will be super busy holding the events.

Oh ya, yesterday was the day of our independence day. After being colonized for about 353.5 years, we finally free and yesterday we celebrate our 67th years of freedom. We have two national ceremony, in the morning to turn up the flag and in the afternoon to turn down the flag. I personally join two ceremonies, in the morning I participate in digital ceremony (this is unofficial ceremony, held digitally so that people around the world could participate) and national ceremony in Presidential Palace in the afternoon. The most interesting part of the ceremony was that the flag will be turned up by "Paskibraka" who are consist of  selected senior high school students from all around Indonesia. My man was a commandant of Paskibraka in 2006 and currently his sister belongs to Paskibraka this year. This is sooo exciting! :)

Well, I guess things I said is not telling you yet about the title of this post. LOL! Okay, jumping to the topic. Few days ago I post about Lulu's Giveaway Part II and thank God I got lucky of winning one, again! :D

She choose about 30 finalists selected then she picks the winner randomly to keep her objectivity. Thank God I got lucky to win one of the gift. Here they are! :D

(the gift I will receive form Lulu's giveaway. Consist of Victoria's Secret make up pouch, Etude nail polish, shimmer, Lioele BB, Lioele Whitening&Wrinkle. Can't wait to receive it! :D )

This is my second time of winning her giveaway. I feel so lucky to have the opportunity of winning. She is so generous! She inspires me a lot especially with her handmade craft and accessories. If we live in a same city perhaps I will learn a lot of make-up tips from her. I hope she will held any giveaway again so that everyone can join and may have the opportunity of winning. :D

Anyway, I am currently joining August Challenge in Mbak Dwita's Facebook. I joined the July Challenge last month and I already received the goodies she sent. I will post and share more about it on my next post while waiting my man to have a way more relax time so that he can shoot it in good angles. :)

Stay inspiring and keep on sharing goodness, dolls! I'm sending all my best wishes for your eid al fitr day and I am sorry for all the mistakes I did.

Love,

Syaifa Tania

Photo by Lulu Putri Wijaya

Flower Meets Pearl

Hello, Dolls!

Life has been so busy these days. I finally finished some of my research works so that I can back on this blog to share my new creation. I actually made it last month but since this is an entry for a challenge therefore I am just being able to publish it now.

I made a simple card with three quilling flowers and four golden pearls. Too bad I did not glue the pearls precisely so that there is a pearl in sideways. :(

I cover the card with broken white tatami paper. You can said that tatami paper is my favorite paper. I love the texture and color. Previously I made lot of cards with tatami paper, one of them is when I made a birthday card for my man's mother last January.

Talking about this card, I love the quilled flowers. I used 3mm paper strip (80gs) in purple and ivory, make some eye and half moon shaped then combine it into petals. I add a dark brown manila paper punch-out border for the under-side layer. I also add four golden pearls on the right side of the card. These days I really love to combine my quilled creations with pearls. Guess I need to buy more pearls to be put on my cards. :p

Well, dolls I think it's enough for today. I need to wake up earlier tomorrow for fasting -and off course I have to go to my office tomorrow- so I need to catch my bed super soon. Oh ya, does the picture looks pretty? Haha no wonder, my man did the shoot so that the pictures are beautiful. If I did the shoot, no wonder it would be much uglier. LOL!

I will see you on my next post. Perhaps I will share about my handmade graduation photo album -still in tatami paper and quilled creations-. Until then, have a good day and keep on sharing all the goodness! :)

Love,

Syaifa Tania

Paper Quilling Cards Handmade and Created by Syaifa Tania

Photographed by Christa Adhi Dharma

Lovely Lue Giveaway: Part II

Hello, Dolls!

How are you? Been a long long long time I did not post anything. Pardon my super busy schedule, I currently doing some research project that is super exhausting and taking my time a lot so that I can not quill as much as before. Anyway, I love my job as a researcher as well as I love crafting some paper quilling projects.

Well, today I drop by to share a really good news from our dear fellow, Lulu who is currently holding an interesting giveaway for us, dolls. Previously, she already held a similar giveaway and thank God I got lucky to have the opportunity of winning one. Too bad there was an error occurred on the site so that there was a little complication happened but we definitely okay and found out that there was only a technical problem issue. Lulu is a very nice one, she kindly shares her expertise about make-up in her blog (and also her personal life that could make every girl in this world get jealous on her, LOL!) and previously I ever talk with her in facebook discussing about some make-up technique. She really a good one, she answers all my questions clearly and nicely so that the solution is crystal clear for me. :D

I personally start reading her blog on March 17, 2012 (Eps 18) when she held her first giveaway. I knew her blog from a friend who I followed and she shared about Lulu's giveaway in her blog. My friend's post update appeared on my blog's dashboard and Lulu's giveaway photos was totally caught my attention. I love the composition of the photos and the angle of the shoot either (no doubt about it, I recently knew from Lulu's facebook bio that she was learning photograph in her college life so that no surprise she could take a lot of good picts. I seriously mean it, dolls) so I decided to open Lulu's blog and seriously it surprises me that the blog is awesome. It still fresh in my mind that it was almost midnight when I firstly read her blog and I could not get enough, I could not stop. I read her previous posts about her make-up tips, information, personal life, and DIY crafting project. Sounds like I am stalker huh? LOL! But seriously, once you read her blog I am not sure that you can stop.


Okay, jumping back to the topic. Lulu is currently holding a giveaway for her blog followers and non-blog friends. Wohooo, she is adorable and a nice one, isn't she? yes, I told you, dolls! :D
So, Lulu is making giveaway for five winners who are her blog followers and four others for friends who has no blog but dropping by to read or kindly leave comments on her post. NINE lucky winners, baby! Oh my God it is a big number of winner, seems like she wants to please everybody by making a bigger opportunity for every friends to win her interesting gifts. Seriously the gift are extremely interesting and I have no idea what would the winner will feel if she ever wins them. There are lot of prizes. Okay, I repeat once more A LOT of prizes, and I seriously mean it when I say it. Well, here I told you about her giveaway prizes for blog followers:

1. Skin Care and Make-Up Set from Estee Lauder
I am totally speechless. It definitely interesting and I guess everyone want to own it. It consists of moisture rich foaming cleanser, wrinkle reducing&anti wrinkle creme, eye shadow, lipstick, body cream&regard divin divine eyes from L'occitane. Sounds interesting? Yes, it definitely does.

2. A box of make-up mix with pretty accesories
Another speechless, the gift are interesting either. She kindly gives Victoria Secret eye shadow, Etude nail polishes, mascara from Benefit, Urban Decay lipgloss, SkinFood over powder glitter, PM&Elise fake eyeshadow, nail stickers, Revlon nail polish, Benefit girls meets pearl, rings and bracelet. Oh my God, they are totally pretty because it packed on a pretty box handmade by her self. Seriously I almost lost my words to tell you how excited I am writing this post.

3. NYX Book of Eye Shadow in 112 Gorgeous Shades
This is pretty, sooooo pretty! I wish this is the kind of book that I have to read when I was in school, LOL! Seriously, there so many colors so that you can create make-up experiments as much as you want!

4. A pouch of mix make-up
Another speechless and this is nice! She kindly give a Victoria Secret make-up pouch, Etude nail polish, shimmer, Lioele BB, Whitening&Wrinkle Lioele. It is a simple but gorgeous kit to bring in everywhere.

5. Mascara and accessories
Last but not least, simpler but cute! She gives you a set of Relian mascara and a very pretty handmade bross she made by her own. So talented one! :)

Well, here I go to the non-blog follower. If you get lucky enough, you can win them!
1. NYX make-up kit

2. The Crimson Amulete

3. Lioele BB Cream and OPI Nail Lacquer

4. Kleancolor Jingle Splash Nail Lacquer and Etude House Nail Accessories

Well, since I have a blog and her blog follower, so I really wish I could get lucky once more to have the opportunity of winning one of her giveaway for her blog follower. Hoho I guess I post a long one but I am sure you won't get bored because the information are a cool one. So, dolls no more waiting just jump to her blog, join the giveaway, and keep on wishing of the opportunity to win! :D


Love,
Syaifa Tania


Photograph credited to Lovely Lue

Say Hello to Paper Mad!

Hello, Dolls!

It's been too long since the last time I post. I am truly sorry for the absence of my post these days. I have been busy writing and doing some projects, so that I could not write any post to you all, dolls. Too bad, I have no time either to create new paper quilling works. Even so, I am coming back right now to share my story about "Paper Mad", a newborn paper lover community. :)

Last week, I met up some friends who I knew from their blog and facebook accounts. All of us are in love with paper and we do love to make paper-based works. Most of them love to make cards and other paper-based products with stamping technique, and the other one love to make paper-based products for kids. Reminds that we have the same interest in paper works, we initiate to make a community named "Paper Mad".  Well, actually "Paper Mad" was already begun since four of our friends participated in a craft carnival few months ago and they wonder if "Paper Mad" would be a community for every paper lover to share their interest in paper crafting and more importantly, it would be a space for us to mingle with others, so that we would be able to be friends and support each other.

"Paper Mad" committed to share goodness in supporting others to enrich their competency in paper crafting. I came up with the idea to make a monthly meeting, which one of the agenda was a thematic mini workshop for every member. For example, I will be hosting a mini paper quilling workshop for them once in month. The term hosting in this case means that I will make a demo, teach them and prepare the material. All they have to do is coming to the spot, reimburse the material expense, and try to make some quilling works. "Paper Mad" is an open group, so that we really welcome to new fellow who wants to join us.

Our friends in "Paper Mad" was really nice and friendly. They will tell you anything about your curiosity in paper crafting and they do not mind to share any tips or good place to buy good paper. Here, I attach a photo of us when we met last week. Too bad, some others did not come. :(

Well, I think enough for today. I should be back on my feet and finish my works soon. I will share more on my next post, until then I wish you all have a nice weekend, dolls!

Love,

Syaifa Tania

Photographed by Syaifa Tania

Mathemagic: Math is Fun!

Hello, Dolls!

How are you today? I am wishing you had a really good day. As I said in my previous post, here I fulfill the promise I said to share about "mathematics simple card". Mirah and I were going to Kado Kita before we had our ultra short paper quilling course. We both loves beautiful wrapping paper, textured paper and colorful ribbon. No wonder we put Kado Kita as one of the most calming place in the world! :D

We were take a look around and my eyes seen a cute numerical wrapping paper. It is more like a wrapping paper to wrap kid's gift but I do like it. I love the combination of the numbers, colors and its glossy texture. I bought it one even actually I had no idea what to do with this paper.

On the next couple day, I came up with the idea of making mathematics card theme. I remember when I was kid, I love mathematics subject. I am not a super smart girl who is exactly excellent in math, but I do love the mathematics' magic. Since I was kid, my daddy told me about the importance of math in our life. Unfortunately, no matter how much I love math, no matter how hard I learn math, my logical mathematics' understanding ability always way lower than Dhidha's :(. You know what is the part of math that I am best of? Yes, counting the discount. LOL! :p

Even I am not a super smart mathematics girl, I would like to give an honor to all of my mathematics teachers from kindergarten to senior high. Even they may not reading this blog, I hope they will know that here is their student already growing up and no matter how many times I failed to understand some part of mathematics in past, I still love mathematics as well. :)

Here is the honor, I share my simple mathematics card!

The card is made with lettering technique, using HVS white paper strips (100gr). It covers with numerical wrapping paper and supported with a polka dot brown-white ribbon, also a red flower made by punch art. Talking about the flower, I did not punch it my self because yeah I don't have the puncher yet. LOL! I bought it from a friend of mine who sells punch art creations and scrapbook supply.

Well, enough for today. I would share more post about my paper quilling project soon. During that, I wish you all dolls are having a great day!

Love,

Syaifa Tania

Paper Quilling Card Handmade and Created by Syaifa Tania

Photographed by Christa Adhi Dharma

Ultra Short Paper Quilling Course #2

Hello, Dolls!

It feels good to see you again and share something new about our paper quilling activities. Yesterday, I met my good friend when I was in junior high school, named Ninin. We were classmate on the 9th grade and I still remember we were crazy about math subject. No, I am not a super smart girl in math, but I just love it. Well, it's been a looong time since the last time I met her (maybe about 4-5 years ago) even we live in the same city and even the same university for God's sake! Although we didn't meet each other for long time but sometimes we still communicate and share some daily life stories. I have no idea how could we live a life like this. LOL! :p

So, last week she told me that she wants to learn paper quilling. Actually, I know that besides learning paper quilling, she also wants to meet me hahaha. :p

We met yesterday on a shopping mall's food court and spent some hours to talk and quilling. She is a fast learner and it's good to know that she loves crafting, too. It didn't take a long time for her to learn various technique of paper quilling. It was about five technique she learned and she did it well. She made a floral paper quilling card only in a short time. I am so proud of her! :D

(Ninin and her paper quilling card)

Remind that there are some friends who wants to learn paper quilling, I am just thinking about making a paper quilling class consist of small group of people so that everybody can learn way more comfortable. Well, I still don't know but this idea supposed to be discussed with Dhidha so that we will find the perfect form to make it real.

Enough for today and I will post about the "mathematics simple card" next time.  During that time, I hope you have a good day and keep on crafting. Good day, dear Dolls! :)

Love,

Syaifa Tania

Paper Quilling Created and Handmade by Arnindyah Lei

Photographed by Syaifa Tania

Our Hamper of Flowers

Hello, Dolls!

How are you? I hope that all of you are in a really good condition. I got cold since two days ago and it feels bad. I got dizzy, hard to sleep, and surely I have been spending many tissues. I also bring my mini vick's inhaler almost everywhere. And by the way dolls, have you watched the avengers? I watched it two days ago and it is a really good movie. The queue was crazy, I was in line for 2.5 hours and sure I was watching the avengers while inhaling my inhaler. :p

Okay, back to the topic. As subjected, today I want to share "our hamper of flowers". Actually, I previously ever share about the picture in this post. It was the card in Mirah's hand that refers to this "our hamper of flowers". This card is already made from weeks ago but it just got captured about last week. You see any better quality of photograph than in my recent post? Sure, it was Dhidha who took the picture. Must be not me, no doubt about it. Pardon my lack of photography skill. :(

 The idea behind this card came up when Mirah told me that she wants to learn paper quilling. I was thinking that I need to share not just the very basic paper quilling technique but I need to share more. Then I made a card with various technique of paper quilling. The next question, why flowers? Well, instead of making flower in paper quilling seems to be the most common start up for beginners, it is actually influenced by my personal reason. I really love the floral paper quilling design. I grew up in a family who loves gardening and since I am not really good at it, I think making floral paper quilling are counted. :p

Jumping back to the photograph, here I share more photos from various sides. Thank you for Dhidha, my man who always dependable. I hope you all dolls enjoys the pictures.

I used some paper quilling technique in this card. To be honest, I have no idea with the technique's name other than the flower husking, beehive and combing. What makes it fun is that you can explore more technique in paper quilling so that it can encourages you to be more creative. By the way, I love the black background. I always love the black background because you can put any colors and the colors seems "alive" on it. I used cyber and deep color of spectra paper (80gsm) as the strip and black manila paper (100gsm) as the background.

Hope you have a good day, dolls and please wish me to get health soon. I don't want to deal with the tissue issue anymore. :(

Love,

Syaifa Tania

Paper Quilling Handmade and Created by Syaifa Tania
Photographed by Christa Adhi Dharma