A Jar of Sand Dollars

 Hello there,

Lately I have been playing with Elizabeth Craft Designs' Mason Jar die.  Today I share with you a shorter version of the jar, and I made it into a shaker card.

Here's a look of the flip side.

I glue two sand dollars back to back so both sides are finished.  However, the front side is clear embossed and the back side just stamped.  And for the back panel, I used the "snow" die from the Jar die set as stencil and ink blended to look like water hiting the sand (on the beach). The star fish is embossed and watercolored.

Challenges:

A Blog Named Hero July Challenge - Repeat Yourself

The Card Concept #58: Long Summer Days

I am not sure how to categorize my shaker card, so I will label it as Mixed Media.  I did use ink, embossing powder and watercolors.

Supplies:

Hero Arts Sea You Soon Clear Stamp Set

Elizabeth Craft Designs Mason Jar (Snow Globe Special)

Ranger Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China, Tumbled Glass)

Ranger Distress Glaze (Antique Linen)

Ranger Archival Ink (Acorn)

Versamark Watermark Ink 

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Thanks for visiting.  Have a sweet day!

Lotus and Koi

 Happy Saturday everyone!

It's crafting time!  😁  I made another mini slimline card today.

First time using my Hero Floral Lotus Stamp set.  I stamped and watercolored the flower and leaves on a light weight mix media paper, then die cut.  I use the same weight paper and trimmed a card base and watercolored and stamped the background (water and Koi).  And I hand drew some stems for the flower and leaves, and some underwater grass. I also used a white gel pen to highlight the surface of the water. I glue the lotus flower and leaves in the last step to complete the card.

Challenges:

A Blog Named Hero March 2021 Challenge - Floral 

NBUS Challenge #24

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Beautiful Blossoms

Supplies:

Hero Arts Hero Floral Lotus Stamp Set

Hero Arts Hero Floral Lotus Frame Cut

Hero Arts Coloring Layering Koi Stamp Set

Hero Arts Delicate Leaf Cluster Stamp Set

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)

Hero Arts Shadow Ink (Soft Granite)

Thanks for visiting me.  Have a wonderful day!

Made a Fun Fold on Die Cut Divas

Happy February 1st!! 

Our new challenge at Die Cut Divas is ready for you, are you ready for it?  Challenge theme this month is: Fun Fold.  Our sponsor is Hero Arts, challenge winner would receive a $25 gift card to the Hero Arts store.

For my project, I made a twisted easel card.

I've combined two Hero Arts stamp sets, Color Layering Seahorse and Sea You Soon.  I first cover my card base with a pattern paper that's very watercolor like.  And I did some light stamping of the star fish from the Sea You Soon stamp set.  Then I stamped, added watercolors and hand cut the Sea Horse and a few other shells and arrange them on the main circle die and the sentiment banner like I did in the photo. 

I also added a few sequins for embellishment.  Here's a look at the card when it is closed.

The subtle shine from the shimmering watercolors are difficult to photograph, but you could catch a small glimpse here in the close up shot.

Now it's your turn to create a Fun Fold card and join in the fun.  Link up here.  Can't wait to see what you'll come up with!!

And I am linking this card to challenges:

A Blog Named Hero - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge #46 Anything Goes + Fancy Fold

Supplies:

Hero Arts Color Layering Seahorse Stamp Set

Hero Arts Sea You Soon Stamp Set

Spellbinders Elegent Twist Circles Etched Die

Ranger Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Spun Sugar)

LuminArte Twinkling H2O Shimmering Watercolors

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Ranger Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder

Recollection Clear Embossing Powder

Assorted sequins

Thanks so much for checking in here, I wish you a joyful day!!

Christmas Cards 2020-Nov-24

Hi and welcome back!

I finally finished the cards created using the last two colorings for the 11 Day Coloring Challenge.

This simple watercolored moose now lives in a faux shaker card.  Yes you heard me right!  LOL  For my international cards, I'd like to minimize the bulkiness and thickness so I avoid anything that have too many layers.  But I do want some fun in these cards too.  Hence my faux shaker card.

Remember this moose?  From my day 10 coloring.

Now it is here.

The snowflakes are glue down on the bottom layer of my snowglobe which is vellum, sealed on top is thin acetate.  I modified the Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Snowglobe add-on die to make my snowglobe.  Since I didn't need foam adhesive, the card is relatively flat for mailing.

Challenges for this card:

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Virginia's 2020 November Show & Share

A Blog Named Hero Glitter & Sparkle

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Snow Globe add-on Die

Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Die

Hero Arts Wooland Set by Lia Stamp & Cut

Hero Arts Winter Cheer Tag by Lis Stamp & Cut

Carta Bella Snowflake Swirls Stencil

Nuvo Sea Sprite Glacier Paste

Ranger Acorn Archival Ink

Versamark Watermark Ink

Ranger Super Fine Detail White Emobssing Powder

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

The watercolored panel I did on day 11 of the challenge, I cut up and made two cards.

From this:

to these:

I think both are quickly self explanetory.

Challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #163 - Holidays Cards

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamps Pretty Peonies Background

Poppystamps Fancy Happy Holidays Die

MFT Die-namics Stitched Sq Scallope Die

Hero Arts Vintage Christmas Post Stamp Set

Versamark Watermark Ink

Wow Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine Embossing Powder

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Thanks so much for visiting, and reading all the way thru.  Have a wonderful day!!

Hero Arts Fans Group Scramble Challenge Jan 2020

Hi everyone,

I am sharing my scramble challenge card, a card I made, photograph and upload to my computer in less than 90 minutes.

Challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch #355

A Blog Name Hero - Anything Goes

Supplies:

Hero Arts Color Layering Seahorse Stamp Set

Ranger Distress Inks (Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Broken China, Peeled Paint, Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserve)

Ranger Perfect Pearl

Ranger Jet Black Archival

Versamark Watermark Ink

Clear embossing powder

Thanks for checking out my blog.  I wish you a joyful day!

Christmas Tags 2019-Jul-24

Hello and welcome back!

Instead of sharing Christmas cards in this post I am sharing some tags.  These would be handy to use during the holiday season.  I am pretty happy how they turned out, so I would make more!  :D

I die cut the tags using Cas-ual Friday Scallop Tag Fri-Dies.  And made four different styles.

For this tag, I simply stamped (Happy Little Stamps Merry Kissmas) and colored.  To create some visual depth, I used both light and dark ink for the outline and different shades of reds.  The greeting is stamped in black and I added an die cut bow (Hero Arts Ornament Infinity Die) that is made up by two die cuts glued together in an offset fashion.  I also coated the berries in Sprinkled Sugar Stickles which does not show up in the photo.

For this one, I stamped the wreath (Winner & Walter Bloom: Hollie's Festive Floral) in distress ink, but clear heat embossed the red berries.  The pine cones (Hero Arts Vintage Christmas Post Stamp & Frame Cut) are stamped and colored in pencils, and embellished with Platinum Stickles.  The greeting is stamped in Walnut Stain and clear embossed.

For the third tag, I stamped the background using Cas-ual Friday Stamp Starlequin.  And then layered the poinsettia stamped using Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia.  

My last tag is similar to the third, instead of a stamped background, I dry embossed it using Kaiser Craft Wood Grain Embossing Folder.  And used a gold leafing pen to edge the poinsettia and leaves.

Challenges:

Tag You're It! Challenge #92 - Christmas In July

Simon Monday Challenge: Not A Card

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies

Die Cut Divas July Challenge - Anything Goes

A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Christmas In July

Thanks for stopping by.  I wish you a lovely day!

Christmas Cards 2019-Apr-26

Hi,

A couple days ago I shared a post about my first Hero Arts stamp and I did a make over of my first challenge card, if you like you can read about it Here.  While I got the supplies out, I made a CAS card to add to my Christmas card stash.

Challenges:

A Blog Named Hero - Clean And Simple

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:

Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia

Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia Frame Cut

Hero Arts Long Leaves Stencil

Hero Arts Mid-tone Shadow Ink (Red Royal)

Ranger Distress Ink (Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for stopping by.  I wish you a bright and sunny day!

Color Layering Koi Art Journal/Calendar page on a2z

Hello,

I think the best way to finishing off the month is to prepare for the next one.  :)  Yes I am sharing my February's Art Journal/Calendar pages on a2z Scrapbooking Supplies.

I used the Hero Arts Color Layering Koi for my pages and my reason is this.  Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year) falls on the 5th of February this year and Fish is a symbol we often used in Chinese New Year decoration.  Because the word Fish in Chinese sounds the same as the word Surplus or Excess, we often wish other 'having surplus every year'.  And we always serve a fish dish in the Chinese New Year dinner.

Alright story aside, here's my project.

I cut myself a wavy mask/stencil and applied Tumbled Glass ink using inking tool for the 'water'.  Then I stamped the Koi, the waterlilies around the lined area in various inks including some Glimmer Metallic Gold ink (on the red fish).

I am linking up to these challenge:

A Blog Named Hero - Crafter's Choice 

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:

Hero Arts Color Layering Koi

Hero Arts Ombre Ink Pad (Butter Bar to Orange, Pink to Red)

Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad (Ultra Pink, Soft Granite)

Hero Arts Glimmer Metallic Ink (Gold)

Memories Dye Ink (Soft Grey)

Ranger Distress Ink Pad (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive)

Memento Dye Ink Pad (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a lovely day.

Hero Arts Pink Poinsettia Greeting on a2z

Hi everyone,

I'd bet you're all quite busy getting ready for the next few days!  So let's get right to my card I am sharing on a2z today.

For more details please visit this blog post on a2z.

I am also linking up to these challenges:

 A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Winter

Supplies for my card:

Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia
Hero Arts Winter Cheer Tag Set by Lia
Hero Arts Glimmer Metallic Pewter Ink
Hero Arts Mid-Tone Shadow Ink (Ultra Pink)
Ranger Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Crushed Olive)
Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Ranger Stickles (Gold Dust)
VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad
28 Lilac Lane Premium Sequins (Wine)


Thanks for stopping by.  Merry Merry Christmas!!

Color Layering Poinsettia Trio on a2z

Happy Sunday!

I must say I am doing pretty well in building up my Christmas Cards Stash this year.  Today I share three cards on a2z Scrapbooking Supplies.

I have other poinsettia stamps already, but when I saw the Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia Stamps and Frame cut, I just could not resist!  LOL   Right after I got them I tried different color combinations, the reds ones were easy.  But it took me many tries to get the white/yellow ones to my liking.  So let's see this one first.

Colors for the poinsettia are (base, middle, top): Ranger Distress Squeezed Lemonade, Lemon Yellow (from Jayne's Fall Color), Lime Green (from Amy's Shades of Green). 

And I used a paint brush to add some Perfect Pearl solution for the shimmery highlights on the petals, and used Liquid Pearl for the center.

The sentiment is stamped in Ranger Distress Crushed Olive and clear heat embossed.  The decorative strip is part of a panel I did by painting wide strips of Glimmer Metallic Gold ink across a white panel with a flat toothed watercolor brush.  I cut up my panel and used on all three cards.

Colors for this poinsettia are (base, middle, top): Ranger Distress Barn Door, Hero Arts Mid-tone Shadow Red Royal, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo.  The flower center is painted with Glimmer Metallic Gold Ink.  The sentiment is stamped in Ranger Distress Peeled Paint and clear heat embossed.  

On this last one, the sentiment is gold heat embossed but it was kind of lost, so I used a marker and added shadow to make it stand out.  Instead of sequins I added dots of Glimmer Metallic Gold Ink.

Here's a couple close up you could see the glimmer and shine.

Group shot Here.

Challenges I am linking up:

A Blog Named Hero - Sparkle & Shine

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Stamp On It

Happy Little Stampers September Anything Goes with Die Challenge

Supplies:

Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia Clear Stamp

Hero Arts Color Layering Poinsettia Frame Cut

Hero Arts Winter Cheer Tag Set by Lia

Hero Arts Congrats Stamp & Cut

Hero Arts Glimmer Metallic Gold Ink

Hero Arts Mid-tone Shadow Ink (Red Royal)

Hero Arts Jayne's Fall Colors (Lemon Yellow)

Hero Arts Amy's Shades of Green (Lime Green)

Ranger Distress Ink (Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Chipped Sapphire, Squeezed Lemonade, Vintage Photo)

Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Clear EP

Gold EP

Ranger Liquid Pearl (White Opal)

Ranger Perfect Pearl Powder

Thanks for visiting my blog, I wish you a lovely day!