inspiration: hearts

So I said I don't celebrate Valentine's, but these pixelated heart cards from ChurchMag are too awesome not to post. Click here for more images and the PDF print-out, to make your own pop-up pixel papercraft!

  

images from ChurchMag

A paper-heart garland or a strand of felt hearts would be easy to make too!

amazing paper art by Yulia Brodskaya

antique paper heart strands by MaisyandAlice

felt hearts from Purl Bee

...and now, for some stuff that I made...

...here's a notebook cover I collaged recently using a free Valentine's-themed food flyer that I picked up and some paper scraps. I didn't make this collage specifically for Valentine's but it still turned out pretty sweet... (the bad jokes never cease)... that's why you keep on coming back, am I right? haha.

...and of course, I have to re-introduce you to one of my old doodles... since it's most fitting...

 (ha... ha... punny...)... =S

I think this image was drawn after overloading on timbits during my University days...

Oh how I miss timbits...

fathers are awesome

On Father's Day, my brother and I filmed my dad waking up from his slumber (for no reason other than our amusement). He retaliated by hiding behind his bed and trying to scare us by jumping out (he failed). And that is why my father is hilarious/awesome. Our poor dad had to endure our ridicule but at least I made a nice card for my grandpa... 

*side note: if you're thinking, "Wow! Laura knows how to write GRANDPA in Chinese?!?!", I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but every time I have to write something in Chinese, I force my dad to write the message on a scrap of paper and I copy the characters like a drawing. I try =)

For dinner, we all ate at Kingspark, an asian cafe place that doesn't ever seem to have any female employees. Every time I go it's a waiter sausage fest. ANYWAY, my grandpa and I ordered the same thing - baked filet garoupa and spinach on rice (I have no idea what garoupa is but it tastes good!). This is basically the only thing that I order from that place because they always smother it with a MOUNTAIN of cheese. I think I've got my grandpa hooked on it too! (The love for fattiness is evident in every generation of our family).

Happy Father's Day everyone!