The End

2010 ends here.
and i'm looking forward for more better designs in 2011, hopefully =)

and before i end this year,
i would like to express my gratitude and appreciation especially to friends and family,
also not to be forgotten, my dear fans, customers and crafters for your endless support!

kindly visit my main blog at Simple Rhyme

{♥}, As Ahmad
Malaysia

Giveaway Posted!

first of all, sorry my dear two lucky ladies.. i've just manage to find ample time to pack the books. huhu~ since this is my first time posting books ─you know with quilling decorations to be protected, i try to figure out how can i post it? hmmmm~

and then one night, TING! the idea come when i realize that i have large amount of corrugated papers which i bought years ago! hahah. so here they are, personally made by me (well not really perfect actually, but i like it!); *tada!* ^__^

the book (wrapped with bubble wrapper) with some simple handmade note card 

almost done: the box! :D

finishing touches: winners' name written on doily papers

hope they arrive safely! ♥

p/s: thanks to saza from ShareYourLoveWithCards for giving me the doilies and embellishments for the note cards! ^__^ oh still remember i owe her swap card. huhu (-_-)'

Winners for SR's Handbound Books!

by using random.org generator, here i announce the two winners of SR's handbound books. congratulation!! :D

to the winners, i will email you after this and i'm expecting for your respond by 7 Dec 2010. or else, new winners will be picked :)

for those who did not win, i'm so sorry but don't be sad. stay tune for another giveaway next year!

love, As {♥}

Quilling With Kids

happy Monday everyone! ♥ oh, i'm a bit busy since today is may registration day as a postgrad student and yeay! i'm now officially a master student :D but that is not the main topic to be shared here. the main topic is about my weekend ;)

last saturday and sunday, i've been given an opportunity from Miyyah@Kertas to help her to become an assistant instructor for Quilling Contest at The Star Kids Fair. the program was organized by ParenThots and held at kuala lumpur convention centre (KLCC) i am really really have so much fun and totally inspired by their arts :D {thank you kak miyyah for giving me this oppoturnity! ♥}

here i share some links of the pictures taken from ParenThots's facebook page :)

one of the picture taken during the contest by ParenThots

• day1: click here
• day2: click here

one of the 10 shortlisted entries

• 10 shorlisted entries (vote for them please!): click here
• more kids with thier arts ♥: click here

My First 3D Quilling + Hero's Update !

*continuing yesterday's story, this might a very long entry since i'm so excited to share the pics :P forgive me please ;)

ooooh, schooooool holiday! working at home during school holiday can make you very very very tired especially when your house full with kids! so again, the whole day, i can't do any research work. tons of housework to be settled and my hero starts messing up my room with his trillions of ideas that keep pushing him to turn them into real. ohhh =.=" my angel? she plays outside with her friends. heheh ;) others, doing their own business.

my hero told me he wants to do something 3D today. hoho! see, how he wants to challange me? :P okey let us see what he got.

a crayon kuala lumpur convention center. oh look at all the glues! :D

OMG! a whale!!!

a standing blue butterfly. me myself never make my butterflies stand :P

last but not least, mr. scarecrow! {really LOVE this!} :D it's a totally a brown man at first,
so i gave him green hat, pinnochio's nose, reddish smile, blue buttons and a football. now he happy! :D

end up to be 2D except for the KLCC building, but i'm really² impressed with his creations! and yup, he successfully makes me felt challanged and even defeated ;) and because of that feelings, i accidentally made my first 3D quilling! yeeehaa! grr.. :P

beautiful blind little girl. i love every details of her: her hair, her dress, her shoes ^^

adding some more hair for her ;)

and this beautiful blind little girl really shakes his macho scarecrow now! LOL! what a great moment we had today :D oh, can't wait to see his next creation. ahahah! >:D

hope you enjoy reading this entry ^^ happy becoming weekends everyone! ♥

My Angel's Expression

Last  night while my hero busy quilling and i'm excitedly taking pictures of him, i saw my little angel (which is our youngest sister) sat back at the corner of my room with her sad expression since she know she's not creative enough as her brother. actually, she is a happy go lucky kid and love to do everything at once! talking a lot while eating, telling stories each time we gather together, singing while bathing, recording videos of her teddy bears talking and fighting. etc. etc :P

so i told her, "why don't you make one simple quilling first. you need to practice more if you want to be like your brother. i promise to take picture of it and share at Simple Rhyme okey?"

now she feels happy. see the frog (what is that at it's forehead? a sleeping mask! hahah)
i just realize it's the frog that my brother made last night! it's name: keroppi!

so she agrees and she did one last night. and guess what? it's the sad expression! oh, poor my little angel. i felt so sorry and guilty :'( but at the same time, don't you think it's funny? :P

the sad expression: the blue one, she told me it can be two things.
tears or it can be a sweating expression. funny! :))

this evening she makes another one. it's an angry expression. hahah! now i felt ashamed. honestly, sometime i can't control my anger especially when she keep dancing and singing and keep asking me when can i allow her to use my laptop to play games while i'm trying to focus to do my research. argh!! hahah. bad sister i am.

the blur face but still she's an angry lady. grr.. haha!

anyhow, i really enjoy seing her quilling. never thought of making expressions in my art. she gave me an idea! :D

my angel, my angel :') ^__^

My Hero ♥

while quilling,

"when i grow up, i want to open quilling shop just as you", says him.
"oO, means you want to compete with me?", i asked him :P
"OF COURSE!" *while seriously focus on his creation*

haha! :)) he's been the most loyal person to be beside me from the first time i quill 7 years ago (he was 4 years old at that time) n until now, he is the only one who really really really love quilling. oh, another thing is he follow my style, quill with fingers! (see pic above)

there are what he did last night :D
oh, look at the frog's mouth and cheek! =))

my sweet little brother, my hero! ♥

Colours!

starts with red shades, and then purple..

next, brown followed by blue's family..

and then green, and then black&white, and some bright orange&yellow..

tadaaaa!! :D

do you like it? ~*^__^*~

Soul Sisters Quilling Shop

hi readers, i'm really² sorry for the silence. i've been very busy with all the tasks and responsibilities; and one of them is what i'm going to share with you in this entry :) ehem² ;)

me and my soul sister (Solehah Muhammad from My Quilling Soul) happily to announce that we have established a new blogshop for all of you, Malaysian quillers to get all the supplies for your quilling craft! :D we name this blogshop as Soul Sisters Quilling Shop, where you can find almost every tools that you need in quilling.

at the moment, SSQS has 32 beautiful colours of 5mm quilling strips (80gsm and 100gsm) for you to choose. they are all made from a very good quality paper, with smooth cutting edge brought from Indonesia. we also have slotted tool and we promise to add more tools (board, needle, etc) from time to time. plus, we plan to make a beginners kit complete with multicolour quilling strips, tool, board, etc soon! :D

and as a new blogshop, all the items are sold in promotion price and discounts will be given for the purchase above RM50. this blogshop is seasonal and the first pre-order is now open until 30th November 2010, 12:00pm. the delivery will be made by 13th December 2010 or earlier depends on our how fast our stockist can deliver the supplies from Indonesia.

now, i better stop talking too much ;P and before i end this entry, please, have a visit to our blogshop, happy shopping and happy quilling! :D

{♥}, As Ahmad

Nature Theme Handbound Books {with Quilling Decoration} ─To Be Win!

i am now really addicted in making books especially in binding/sewing part. tadaaaaaaaaa! ^__^

and even though i know there's still a lot to be improved, i'm happily to announce that i've made these two nature theme books to be given to two lucky person! :D so in other words, it is my first giveaway! ^_^

prize #1: daisies handbound book

prize #2: beauty of forest handbound book

this giveaway is open to Malaysian citizen. and two lucky winners will be selected by random selection or perhaps i may use random.org. much more fair isn't it? ;) There are only two possible entries to be choose. and please make sure after that you leave comment at this blog entry along with your name as well as your active email address to be contacted if you're win. The two ways to enter are:

1. 'Like' Simple Rhyme's page OR/AND
2. follow this blog.

i am grateful if you could share this entry at your facebook's wall or write a short entry at your blog (feel free to leave the entry's url). but it's an optional :) this contest will ends on 30th November 2010 11:59pm.

that's it. so, good luck everyone! :D

*prize description: 160 pages of blank white paper, size: ±14.5cm x 11cm, cover/back page by DCWV chipboard mat satck (neutral colours), quilling decoration: 3mm width, shredded papers

Behind Every Art is Heart

in learning how to make handmade book, i've bought this one book which shares lot's of handmade books as well as tips and some interesting method in making and binding books. i think everyone will do the same when we have to select the best book; it's pictures and that attract right? ;) and another thing that makes me atrracted to select this book is the word 'expressive' :)

i've scan all the pictures for many² times. and since i am the type of person who love to read stuff i bought including manuals of my handphone {!} now it's the time for me to read what had been written by the author, Alisa Golden {feel free to spent some time to visit her website ;)} and i'm glad i read from the first page even though i can straightly go to chapter one, two, or even skip all the simple things in bookmaking. this highlighted paragraph makes me appreciate her works more and even appreciate those who can positively turn their arts into beautiful things when they are in tough situation.

it reminds me about my life actually. i've been through hard times and stop quilling for almost half a year. until i found myself miss one big pieces of mine, which is the dream of having my own papercraft store. i am now more motivated by her story, and can't wait for weekend to make another version of books, to keep quilling, and to learn how to express my feelings in these two arts beautifully! ^^

i hope all of you are inspired too. happy crafting, and may all of you have a very wonderful days ahead ♥

footnote: plan to collect all her books! :D or perhaps someone wants to give as present for me? :P heheheh.

Handbound Books

i always dream to make my own book or journal. and since today is my birthday, i decided to try to make one as present for myslef. tada! :D combination of my three passionate: journal making, origami and *must have!* a bit of quilling as decoration ;) oh, that quilling flower, you may fond the tutorial from miss solehah at her blog ;)

japanese theme handbound book

so, happy birthday to me! :D i really like it! ^^ well, that was the second try actually. below here is my first attempt of making handbound book. i gave it to my youngest sister cuz she love it so much! colourful! :) i leave some empty space at the middle so she can write her name on it ;)

'summer holiday' handbound book

plan to try more type of handmade books in future ^^ {i'm happy! ^__^}

On Your Wedding

i believe this is my second time making greeting cards for wedding. the first one was around august 2007. hahah! a very long time aite? well, there still a lot to be improve here. anyhow, i hope you do like it and enjoy the pictures! ;) ♥

Mystical Flower

can i call this mystical flower? :D

p.s: it was made blindly {i.e: no idea at all} and rushingly, actually. hehuu~

Black & White Cat

err.. sorry it's bookmark again. and.. and.. next entry is scheduled to be bookmark also. hee~ :P hope you don't get bored. huhu~

anyway, anyone loves cat? ^^ i have one at home. we call him "gemuk". or in english means "fat". oh yes, he's getting fatter everyday! :D

On My Convocation

immediately, a day after our Quilling Get-Together, is my Convocation ceremony. i arrive home almost midnight and what comes to my mind is only, i have to make some quilling things for friends. since i started quilling, they are the the most important people that keep me strong and help me in many ways. they also always ask for simple quilling items, but i always refuse to do it. lazy me. heheh :P most importantly, they keep reminding me of my dream, which is having my own papercraft shop so that i will never gave up whenever life gets harder. really, even at this stage, the journey is still looooong way to go! huhu

so here they are; when everybody have fall asleep, i sacrifice my eyes and hands to make a simple bookmark of white-orange scroll. usually it's red right? but since our faculty is determined by orange colour of hood, so i decided to make it the same theme.

can you see my orange hood there! :D

if you notice, lately my bookmark has some modification in ribbon's hole. i try using eyelet, and it turns out really smart, ain't they? ;)

i sleep at 4:00am in the morning. and wake up at 6:00am. so sleepy. thank God i didn't fall at stage! :P

footnote: if you wish to see more pictures on my convocation, here's the link ;)

Review: Quilling Get-Together v1.0

hahah! i know, i know. i' m late. honestly, i'm quite busy with the research works and i just got the picture from my friend yesterday ;) now, where to start? oh, i almost forgot how happy and excited we are at quilling get-together, but i try to make this review as best as i can.

Picture Credit: Miyyah@Kertas

first time meeting all of quillers and newbies are strange. yet my heart felt totally excited! ;) i still can't believe what i dreamed for is now happening, right at this moment :D i am inspired by their enthusiasm, and see what i've made? i love those! ^^

All my 3 cards: funny how i can be so creative in mixing colours :P hahah

looping technique is new for me but i've try it a week before this get-together. the different is, mixing suitable colours is so not me. i always have trouble with mixing colours. but at that time, together with them, i am inspired and feel like being moved by them ;) *oh, please ignore my english. i always have trouble finding suitable vocab ;P*

everybody seem so busy! :D

the desks are full with creative items and colours. the laughter, exchanging tips, and the new ideas have surrounded us. like new aura. whoa~ am i exaggerate it too much? :P but honestly, that's what i feel ;) you know, i can't stop myself to keep standing and walking to see what others are doing, hoping i can steal some of their ideas! heheh :P *wink!*

tada! ♥ these are all that we've done on that day ^^

we quill for almost 5 hours. non-stop. not feeling hungry or thirsty! just quill and quill until the end. at my side, we are a bit shy i guess :P we don't talk much. but at the other side, we have happening people who talk, and laugh all the time ^__^ err.. perhaps, the next time we meet, shy people {including me who always speechless when meeting new people} can talk a bit more too ;) hihi.

i really miss them all, and wish we can meet again.. before next year? ;')

p.s i: more pictures, can be found here. oh, and here and here ;)
p.s ii: the best review can be found here and here ^^