Happie Stamps

The Pearl Pen

2012-01-23T05:02:00.000-08:00

I enjoy making collage and ATCs ( Atrist Trading Cards) by using this new pen!

It can be used on paper and fabric! Once it's dry, It look just like pearl.

It says you can wash the fabric after being dry. This does add a great personality to your art.

Baking

2012-01-18T01:26:00.000-08:00

One of my customer has ordered a few custom stamps.

This is one of them.

She loves to bake, so She told she would like to have a

rubber stamp to use when She bakes.

Coffee L.O.V.E.

2012-01-17T15:26:00.000-08:00

I LOVE coffee. I love everything about it!

From the shape of the coffee beans to the designs of those packages.

I adore the smell of it and LOVE the cute dangles that they sell at Starbucks!

a bookmark....

CUTE designs on the cards....

and of course, I had to carve rubber stamps too!

Clutch

2011-12-26T04:03:00.000-08:00

I went to a fabric store and bought some table-cloth-like-fabric.
Here is what I got the idea from to make this clutch. If you want to know the specific template,her blog shows you that and how to sew step by step! cool huh?

First, cut out the fabric of your choice into the size and shape you want.
I added another payer of fabric inside like below. Just sew the two layers together.

I added some stitches and the buttons at the end. That was it! Easy and fun!

I LOVE handmade stuff!

Peacock like colors!

2011-12-26T03:47:00.000-08:00

Here is my new ink pad! i love the all the colors!

So, I used this ink pad on my newest rubber stamp I carved.

It makes me think of a peacock feather! You can look at my newest stamp here.
And You can look at similar ink pads here too!!

I LOVE zentangles.

2011-12-25T04:14:00.000-08:00

So, i love this doodling called, Zentangle art. It is such a great day to relax for me.
These are TONS of ways to make this kind of art. You can google it or look at my favorite site.
I swap my art with other artists too!

Cookie day

2011-12-24T03:46:00.000-08:00

It was such a chilly day yesterday, so my baby and i baked some cookies. YUM!

Valentine's day stamps

2011-12-22T17:37:00.000-08:00

Above is my fav! I thought I decided to design and start selling the valentine's stamps early!

You can leave a note in the heart!

Curious George Pillow case

2011-12-22T17:26:00.000-08:00

First Print out the picture and cut him out. Trace around his shapes.

Sew all the parts as you want. I stitched some parts.

Cut him into the shape of his face.... and....
Sew the edges.

Sew it on a pillow case you have or you made.

My lil owl

2011-12-22T17:16:00.000-08:00

I made this Owl costume this year for mu lil one! I used this template to make.
I LOVE halloween, so it was a LOT of fun to make this one and join all the fun activities!

New Years card 2011

2011-12-18T03:26:00.001-08:00

These are made with the rubber stamps i carved the other day.
Mt Fuji, the sun and the clouds.
The little seal in Kanji is the symbol of Year of Dragon!

So sweet

2011-07-29T14:34:00.001-07:00

Baked with my 2 yr old. She mostly licked though.....

Wedding card

2011-07-29T13:56:00.000-07:00

I have made a card by using my hand carved rubber stamp!

Hope this gives you an idea of how easy it is to make your own cards for events.

xxx

Tommie

I am BACK!

2011-07-29T13:50:00.000-07:00

It has been way too long since I posted stuff here!!! My baby is almost 2 and I have been back to work.

I am posting some pics of my recent work.

Enjoy!

some small stamps i carved for xmas

2009-10-11T22:44:00.001-07:00

i have been on my leave for a week but i am bored already! i kept designing and carving new stamps! here are some of them! if i come back before xmas, i will list them on my shop!

2 of us plus 1 new angel

2009-10-11T22:43:00.001-07:00

Snowman family

2009-10-04T18:05:00.000-07:00

Now I am on my maternity leave, I have more time to do stuff for myself. This is a little rubber stamp of my family for the holiday season.

cutest diaper cakes!

2009-09-21T15:50:00.000-07:00

my friend and my mom-in-law made these cute diaper cakes for our baby shower! such a great addition to the baby's room.

Loving Hallooween

2009-09-21T15:46:00.000-07:00

my fav event is halloween! i made some halloween inchies for swapping ;)

animal themed inchies

2009-09-17T18:37:00.000-07:00

Here are more inchies i have made recently! i used some of the animal themed stuff on them. it's only 1" by 1" world, but it can contain a lot. it's just so much fun to make them. working on craft can be so addictive!!! i haven't been in bed at a normal time, because of them ;)

Goldfish

2009-09-15T02:22:00.000-07:00

There cute dudes are my recent work. Goldfish is one of the symbols of summer time in Japan. At Summer festivals, you see Kingyo Sukui Games. A little bag they give you to carry the Goldfish that you scooped matches your Yukata too!

Living with Texan

2009-09-02T16:07:00.000-07:00

stars and long horns. hubby made this one! i really like all the cute stuff they sell in tx that are designed by their flag! hubby is pround to be a texan! i was raised like him too, so i enjoyed tx a lot, just not that heat!!!

he is excited to dress our little baby to come as his little cow girl.....

Baby crib mobile

2009-09-02T16:04:00.000-07:00

hubby and i made this one for our little one. my back hurts so much that i couldn't make a bigger one. but i guess it works ok.

three monkeys cloth diapers!

2009-08-30T17:48:00.000-07:00

i have worked with this customer many times! this time, she ordered another custom stamp for her company! the monkeys are sooooo cute, aren't they?! here is her shop!

pincushion

2009-08-30T17:43:00.000-07:00

i made it too!
pretty pincushion by using a lid of a plastic bottle.

more inchies

2009-08-22T23:57:00.000-07:00

i've got only 2 mo left till this little baby comes out. everything on my body is heavy and larger that it's getting hard to carve rubber stamps! so i am thinking to start my maternity leave around mid september.

once our baby comes out, things will be crazy! so i have been making some new inchies while i have my free time.

please follow my blog if you are also into inchies! i would love to see yours too!

tiny stamps

2009-08-18T02:38:00.000-07:00

here are some tiny stamps that i carved for my grandma. she needed to use these for her church event. the theme is *chocolate* - so i drew a few candies and she picked these three.

Point, click and learn!

2009-08-06T18:06:00.001-07:00

my friend is also a teacher. she will use computers in her class in september, so she asked me to design and carve these stamps for her class.

i really enjoy drawing and designing. super glad she likes them all ;)

cake!!

2009-08-04T22:06:00.001-07:00

my friend, darcy makes the best looking cakes!
we wnet to her daughter's b-day party last weekend, -- here are the cakes she baked and decorated! they were yummy too.

My favorite Tarot cards

2009-08-04T22:02:00.000-07:00

a few years ago, i met a wonderful minded elder woman. she studied how to read tarot and had lots of beautiful collection of tarot cards. this is one of the deck she had, which i loved.
i am studying tarot a little bit now! this one is called 'whimsical tarot' and made for even young kids to enjoy.

Saint Rooster

2009-08-04T15:05:00.000-07:00

Here is a custom stamp that my customer ordered!
glad she likes it!!

here's how you can enjoy your stamps!

2009-07-24T21:06:00.000-07:00

i cut out this beautiful japanese washi paper into circle. then i stamped my stamps to make a wedding place card. you can add your pictures or messages like the picture below too.

for this one ( above), i cut out the same washi paper into heart shape.
then stamped my rubber stamps, and used ribbons to make it look even more pretty!

chose simple pattern of fabric. use strong glue to apply on tin can. after letting it dry, stamp your favorite rubber stamps!

you can turn your simple paper into cute wrapping paper!! use them to make cute boxes to give out your goodies!!

here's a great way to make your one-of-a-kind envelopes & cards.

Sweetest way to make a gift tag!!!

do you bake? like cooking? cute way to keep your jars organized!

Send your personal messages!!!

If you want to order custom stamps, please contact me via e-mail. or through my shop on etsy.

homemade icecream

2009-07-22T23:04:00.000-07:00

condence milk - 260g
heavy cream - 2 cups
vanila extract - a few drops

mix all in a ziplog bag. close it and shake it gently for 40 secs.
keep it flat in freezer till it gets harder.

i used fat free stuff, so mine wasn't sweet. so here are some things you can add to it:

- honey
-banana
-nuts
-straberry jam ( better if you add before freezer)
-oreo or other cookies
-green tea powder
-instant coffee ( 2 tbsp instant coffee with 1 tbsp hot water)

of course you can add suger/sweetner, when you make it too! your choice :)

Enjoy!

more inchies

2009-07-22T18:44:00.001-07:00

/blush
i recently swaped some inchies with other poeple.
here are the ones i made for the little cute swap.

Hippie's Banana Cake

2009-07-20T23:22:00.001-07:00

hippie.... that's me! /hihi

i bake stuff without white suger, oil, butter, white flour and such.

instead, i usually use honey, wheat flour, fruits and nuts. if you use sweet fruits such as bananas or raisins, it will turn out to be sweet enough. this is one of the reasons why i bake at home. you know what's in the cake! and i would like to do the same once this baby comes out.

/bye

Onions

2009-07-20T23:15:00.000-07:00

my girlfriend gave me tons of fresh onions!

i love them but hubby hates them as long as he can remember. so, i had to think of a recipe that works only for me. here is my onion dressing! it's sooo goooooood! you can use it on salad, of course, and on other veggies, tofu, meat, and anything you like!

Recycling Daddy's old pants

2009-07-20T23:05:00.000-07:00

hubby's pants got smaller as we washed and put them in the dryer many times. so here i come --- i used them to make our baby's cute dress. why waste fabric that is still good?!

Little cuet bag for Kimono

2009-07-20T23:01:00.000-07:00

i made this bag out of some leftover fabric. Gave it to my friend who just got her new kimono...
happy summer time!

Hand stampsed pastcard by using my handcarved rubber stamp

2009-07-07T03:30:00.000-07:00

it was a bigger project than carving normal stamps.
this rubber is about the size of a postcard. so i had to carve all the details as you see in the pictures.

this is a chinese drawing. this couple is pounding some rice or something. i love this type of picture/drawing a lot. i am going to use different colors on it and make more postcards later.
if you would like to see them, i will post them here. just let me know :)

Happy 4th of July

2009-07-03T14:36:00.001-07:00

Last year, we had a BBQ party for July 4th.

I remember me and other women got together and talked about pregnancy. AND I clearly remember how scared I was to be gregnant and gain weight.... and loosing control over my own body!

Right now, I am 6 mo pregnant. I was very very uncomfortable with all the stuff I have been scared of. But when we had the recent Eco done to see if everything is ok with the baby, the reason of the weight gain finally made sence ( I mean, I know I am supposed to gain weight and all the good stuff)

My body is doing everything for the baby! She NEEDS me to grow! By looking at all the cute parts of the baby and her movements, We fell in love with her deeper than ever & i re-thought that I'd do anything to grow our 'crops' as healthy as she can be!

inchies

2009-06-25T13:46:00.000-07:00

one of my customers told me about inchies! have you heard of it?
it's a tiny art that is 1" by 1". you can use any material to decorate that small world of 1 by 1".

here are my first ones. i joined a swap group, so i am so excited to see what the other poeple are making as well. if you are looking at my etsy store, and would like to swap inchies, let me know.

i am back!

2009-06-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

i'm back, everyone! refreshed and ready to carve again!
i had lots of fun on my vacation! the flight was long and was hard on this prego's body! but i am glad i went!

here is a custom stamp i carved yesterday. large sized stamp!
here is her shop, if you are interested.

Thank you cards with ribbon

2009-05-20T04:18:00.001-07:00

We are finally done with our handmade wedding Thank you cards.

curry bread

2009-05-18T04:24:00.000-07:00

on the weeked, while my hubby works on his r/c, i baked some bread.
mmmmmm!

Wedding card

2009-05-17T13:14:00.001-07:00

my hubby and i have been working on making handmade wedding cards.
we make a good team! i did the heart part with the stamps and he was in charge of the photos.

wedding

2009-05-16T17:56:00.001-07:00

i am planning to use this stamp for our wedding ceremony.

flowers and plants in my garden

2009-05-11T02:18:00.001-07:00

i really like to look at my plants! on mother's day, my hubby bought me the rose bush.

drawings for the house

2009-05-04T18:08:00.000-07:00

the other day, i started to notice that the dining table area is kind of 'quiet'. i have bought these pretty drawings from an oz artist - i am sure i will think of the beautiful sky of sydney everytime i see them. i really want to go back to sydney sometime soon. i really enjoyed it.

bugs!

2009-04-22T23:55:00.000-07:00

now i started to feel a bit better, i spent all my morning in my art room. i carved a few new designs.

i have been thinking about making myself a 2010 calendar, so i had been designing for it. but i gave up on it, because of my morning sickness. instead, i carved some of those designs for stamps to sell.
my fav is the mosquito!

A bag from Bali and the forgetful woman

2009-04-22T13:57:00.001-07:00

when i saw this bag, i had to get it! the color was just me!
after using it for a few days, i noticed there is a wrip on my shoulder! i mend it and put cute buttons! not too bad, eh?

now i am pregnant, i forget stuff even more! that's why i like bags that allow me to use both of my hands, just like the photos. i was trying to pay for the gas, and i left my sunglasses at the counter. i walked into starbucks, bought a scone and paid. then, i walked out without getting the scone!!! at the post office, i asked to ship my stamps by first class mail. but when the worder told me the price and it IS first class, i said "first class? does it have to be first class?"

yup, this is not funny...

My hair

2009-04-14T16:33:00.001-07:00

hi all.

i know you all must be wondeting why i have not listed new stamps on my shop recently.
i am suffering from crazy morning sickness, so i have been having a hard time to carve.
but i do promise i will be back with many new stamps, when this sickness goes away!!!!!

yesterday, i had enough with my long hair! so i cut it off!
i need to cut it because i wasn't able to take care of it well any more. i am too sick to wash it well.

my hair will be donated to Locks Of love!

sushi bento!

2009-04-05T22:47:00.000-07:00

The beauty of Japanese sushi bento boxes!
AND they were sooo so yummy.

Cherry Blossom 09

2009-04-02T23:50:00.000-07:00

I just can't find any adjectives to describe these blossoms.
I am loving this time of the year so very much.

camera

2009-04-01T22:51:00.000-07:00

i love my deigns of this camera!!!! thanks for the custom order!!
her work is really nice!

most well behaved kitten i have ever fostered

2009-03-24T05:26:00.000-07:00

is...... him, Mr. Choco!
Loved all the fluffy toys and his brother.

FFFFF???

2009-03-24T05:06:00.000-07:00

My hubby got me an alphabet rubber stamp set.
( Yes I know I know, I can carve them by myself and I have)

I guess I just wanted to have some machine made ones for the first time.

They came in the mail today and I was so excited to spell my name - T O M M I F ( huh???!!!)
The E stamp was F and the real F stamp was also F.

I thought about how to send them back or maybe get a new *E* stamp.
I was talking to Hubby about it all day.

Then I was like ' Heeeey, carving stamps is what I do, isn't it!?'

If you know me and what I do, this is really a silly thing.
I should have thought of fixing it myself in a heart beat.

So here is the new *E* stamp, and now, I can spell my name, TOMMIE.

Skating Girl

2009-03-23T17:38:00.000-07:00

one of my customers asked for a custom order.
her daughter drew such cute picture of a girl skating in the snow.
the image on top is the original drawing.

Spring Air

2009-03-15T23:07:00.000-07:00

me and my husband went out to hike on the weekend.

it was just a lovely day and i enjoy the spring air so much!
all the flowers and blossoms are pretty too.

ahhhhhhhh i love this season!

cards

2009-02-28T01:45:00.000-08:00

my stamps turned into such CUTE cards!

kittens' food prints

2009-02-23T21:14:00.000-08:00

these two kittens are at my home right now recovering from the cold they have.
they are brothers and 3.5 months old. very very friendly and love to snuggle up with me.

they love to go in the shower right after i am done, then they would come out and used the litter box. so i see their foot prints on the floor. i will miss them once they go back to the shelter, where they find their forever home.

they keep me company when i am carving alone. sweet boys....

valentine cards

2009-02-18T16:15:00.000-08:00

my sweet customer showed me how she decorated her valentine cards and gifts by using my stamp. i hope you all had a sweet valentine's day!

Wedding themed stamps

2009-02-18T03:39:00.000-08:00

wedding

2009-02-09T03:16:00.000-08:00

my friend from high school got married......

postcard

2009-02-09T03:13:00.000-08:00

i am addicted to all those cute/whimsicle/ugly stationaries. this postcard was made in nepal. the design is sooooooooo me!

paws

2009-02-09T03:12:00.000-08:00

Mermaid

2009-01-21T00:38:00.001-08:00

maneki neko

2009-01-21T00:37:00.001-08:00

Puppy

2009-01-21T00:33:00.000-08:00

Save Handmade

2009-01-14T03:04:00.000-08:00

Thanks to melanie's blog for sharing this site's info.

I am trained ( as a teacher) that teachers and parents and everyone who's around the kids should be aware of *plastic* . Everything is made out of plastic recently. Young leaner's brain gets stimulated by what they touch/hold/carry and MUCH MORE.

In my class, we had wooden blocks, real silverware, glasses and even real food, but NO PLASTIC. I am not going to get into the details, but i am all for Handmade stuff, because I personally love it and I know for a fact that it is important for young leaners.

Thank you to my Mom for showing me how to handmake stuff - sewing, cooking, knitting, crochetting, and doing many of the small stuff by hands.　

sweeeeets

2009-01-08T03:18:00.000-08:00

some cute and sweet custom stamp order from a teacher. hope her students will enjot them as much as she does :)

thank you, jamie oliver

2009-01-08T03:02:00.000-08:00

i adore the cooking book of jamie oliver. i totally agree with his thoughts.
i already made his pizza and calzone, which were sooooooooo goooooood!

while i am carving new stamps, i look through his book, thinking what to cook with my hubby...

to my customers

2008-12-30T21:40:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to say thank you to all my customers who supported me and my stamp company!
Enjoy the last day of 2008 and you all have a great 2009!

Love,
Tommie - Happie Stamps

To/From stamp

2008-12-23T06:09:00.000-08:00

a happy family

2008-12-23T06:08:00.000-08:00

this year's last litter of kittens

2008-12-23T06:06:00.000-08:00

your drawings

2008-12-23T06:05:00.000-08:00

i carve your drawings into rubber stamps!

for a business

2008-12-23T06:04:00.000-08:00

Musical notes

2008-12-16T15:03:00.000-08:00

Doggie holiday cards

2008-12-12T13:42:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!
Here is my stamp made into cute cards!
This is desined by my customer.

This year's Xmas card from our home

2008-12-05T21:39:00.000-08:00

My 2008 was just one word, Kittens! Thanks to Family & Hubby for listening to how much I love them all the time! Happy Holidays to everyone!

address stamps

2008-12-04T02:25:00.000-08:00

Xmas gift tags with my stamps

2008-12-04T02:23:00.000-08:00

Save the date stamp

2008-12-04T02:21:00.000-08:00

Xmas custom stamps

2008-12-04T02:20:00.000-08:00

Metal tag

2008-11-16T01:17:00.000-08:00

I have worked with a great artist and recieved a cute metal tag. this has the five names of the litter of kitten that we fostered this season.

BUT they are taking turns & coming back to our house! they have been having an infection. once one gets better, another gets sick! so here we are agin, taking care fo them and giving meds and love! tons of love!!!

Lotus

2008-11-16T01:16:00.000-08:00

Tree and Memories

2008-11-16T01:15:00.000-08:00

Autumn

2008-11-16T01:12:00.000-08:00

how can anyone explain what colors they are! it is just so pretty!
great walk on the weekend...

Balance

2008-11-09T03:16:00.000-08:00

A to Z - Walt Disney's font

2008-11-09T03:13:00.000-08:00

yesterday, i was sitting at starbucks. the air was chilly but it felt good. i had my carving stuff with me. there, i finished these stamps. beautiful walt disney's handwriting font.

DO NOT BEND

2008-11-08T02:00:00.001-08:00

Mommy and me

2008-11-08T01:53:00.000-08:00

Congrats

2008-11-08T01:51:00.001-08:00

Custom Order stamp. Spool of thred and scissors

2008-10-29T04:43:00.000-07:00

Teacher's stamps

2008-10-26T23:27:00.001-07:00

Yarn and a sock

2008-10-23T16:14:00.001-07:00

when i was little, my mom tried to teach me how to knit.
but i wasn't really paying attention.
i can knit and crochet ok, but not as well as she does!
her hands are like magic and made everything i asked for.

Our new Nephew is here!

2008-10-22T04:17:00.000-07:00

Princess

2008-10-22T04:16:00.000-07:00

Bag for winter!

2008-10-19T16:55:00.000-07:00

I finaly finished the bag for the winter! The kittens have been playing with the yarn, so I wasn't able to finish this till now!

Joker, the Cat

2008-10-16T16:25:00.000-07:00