Birthday Card with Chinese Zodiac sign 2026-Aug-15

 Hello, and welcome back!

I am sharing a birthday card with Chinese Zodiac sign on Lunar New Year Challenge today. 

The focal point is the adorable monkey from Clearly Besotted Year Of You stamp set.  I stamped it with  Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo), colored with both alcohol markers and coloring pencils, then hand cut.  It is then adhered to a decorative panel die cut using Sunbird Spark Bellezza Frames Nested Dies in white and gold card stock.

The sentiment was die cut using Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2025 Day 21 Window in gold card stock, I die cut it three more times in white and glue all the layers together. 

Both focal element and sentiment die cuts were adhered to a background panel which was stencil using Spellbinders Villa Tiles stencil (part of the weekender 2024 kit) with Pinkfresh Studio Premium Dye Ink (Coral Reef, Passion Fruit) and Altenew Shimmer Relief Pasted (Enchanted Gold).

For the very final touch, I applied Hero Arts Glimmer Metallic Ink (Gold) to the peach to make it shiny and highlighted with white gel pen.

In the inside of the card, I stamped "for your birthday". 

Do you know that besides Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year cards, you can enter also birthday card or baby cards to the Lunar New Year Challenge?  As long as your project features a Chinese Zodiac animal or have a strong Asian design element, you're good to go.

I hope I'll see you in the challenge gallery.

What to do when Life Gives you Lemon

 Hi, 

I am back with another project created as guest designer of Scrapbook Centrale's FB group page.  I used the colors of August's challenge: Yellow & Blue.

Lemon often pops into my mind when I think of Yellow.  And when I think of Lemon, this quote "When life gives you lemon"... comes to mind.

When life gives you lemon, why not grow a tree.  😉 

Funny story, while I was making this art journal page, an old song named Lemon Tree was playing in my head over and over.  "When I was just a lad of ten, my father said to me, come here and take a lesson from the lovely lemon tree...".

Anyway, shown in the photos below are the supplies I used, no lemon involved though.  Hehe.

That's all for now.  Have a lovely day!!

White on White with a splash of French Pink

 Hi,

It's my turn to post on Die Cut Divas, our challenge theme this August is: White on White with a splash with one color.

My teammate sent me these beautiful die cuts to play, and really I didn't have to do much to make this one.

The Birch Press Kinsley Heart Plate Layer die set is so beautiful, I simply added Hero Arts Reactive Glitz French Pink to the base layer, adhere them all together, then added a Birch Press Design Big Hugs Sugar Script die cut inked with the same color.

Birch Press Design is our sponsor this month, the challenge prize is $20 gift card to their online store (U.S. address only).

Go here to the link up post.  I'll see you in the challenge gallery.

Happy crafting!

Escape The Ordinary On Scrapbook Centrale

 Hello there,

I have the pleasure of guest designing for the FB page monthly challenge hosted by my local stamp store, Scrapbook Centrale this month.  The challenge theme is: Heat, Sun, Holiday, and/or color Yellow & Blue.

When I saw the challenge theme, I thought of the Beyond the Door die set from Spellbinders.  And here's what I've created.

Don't you just want to step outside that door and walk onto the beach during a beautiful sunset?  I surely do.  That background is a page from a travel magazine.  I think it is a great match for the die set I've chosen.

Here's photos of the supplies I used:

There you have it.  Have a lovely day!!

White on White with a splash of one color on Die Cut Divas

 Hello,

Welcome to my blog.  Today's make is all about White on White with a splash of one color.  And that is August's challenge theme on Die Cut Divas.

My card:

I started my card with the white background panel, it was debossed twice with Birch Press Design Pinpoint Contour Plate,  I passed it thru the die cut machine one way, then I turned it around180 degree and passed it again.  I then adhered that to a white card base.

The shaker element was created using Uniquely Creative Folding Ticket Frame die.

The foliage was die cut in white card stock using Birch Press Design Forest Leaf and Berries Contour Layers die set.  I applied Hero Arts Reactive Ink Key Lime Fizz to the leaves only.  That's my splash of color. 😉

I assembled all the elements and adhere to the prepared card base.  Then added a stamped sentiment. 

August's sponsor is Birch Press Design, they are giving a $20 gift card as a challenge prize (U.S. address only).

Hop over to Die Cut Divas for more inspirations, and join in the fun!

Happy crafting!!