Just keep swimming

 Hi,

I just want to share a CAS encouragement card.

The focal die cut is from Poppystamp, Whittle Shark.  The sentiment (clear heat embossed) is from Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish.

Two distress inks are used for the ink smooshed background, Evergreen Bough and Peeled Paint.

Challenge:

Poppystamps Challenge #127 - Make a Splash

Thanks for stopping by.   Have a good one!

A Spring Hello

 Hi,

Just a couple more days, and we'd be Springing Forward here in North America.  Spring is on the way.

Here's a card created with:

Poppystamps Potpourri Flower Set Die

Poppystamps Orchard Leaves Die

Poppystamps Whittle Birds Die

Poppystamps Freestyle Hello Die

The background is dry embossed with Darice Sheet Music Embossing Folder.

I colored the die cuts with distress inks.  But the most challenging part of this card is to make bird on the left side looks similar to the other two.  

The die set cut the bigger bird facing left.  And I want one to face right, so I turn it over and used some stylus and poky tool to make the same indentation.  It took some patience but it turn out really fine.

To match the Whittle Birds, I hand-drew some faux stitch on the 'hello'.

Challenges:

Poppystamps Challenge #126 - Cute Critters

Thanks for coming over to my blog, I wish you a beautiful day!

Birthday Card with A Midas Touch

 Hey there,

Short post today.  This card: 

The florals are die cut using watercolor paper, some of the pieces I applied watercolors, other pieces I applied distress spritz for the shine.  All the flowers pieces are distressed with Burgundy dye ink before I assembled them.

I am linking it to:

Poppystamps Challenge #124 - Midas Touch.

Supplies:

Poppystamps Nordic Drifting Flower Die Set

Birch Press Design Pinpoint Contour Plate

Altenew Celebratory Banner Outline Stamp Set

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Ranger Distress Spritz (Fossilized Amber)

Versamark Watermark Ink

WOW Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine Embossing Powder

Stamperia Dye Ink (Burgundy)

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

A little tag

 Hi,

I am sharing a small project today, a gift tag created using Poppystamps Penelope Pinpoint Frame and Potpourri Flower Set.

The shimmers from the iridescent card stock show up more in the next photo.

Challenge:

Poppystamps Challenge #123 ABC - Anything But a Card

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A little note

 Hi,

A quick share today.  A mini slimline CAS card for a challenge.

I dry embossed the background with a couple nested stitch die, stamped the sentiment, adhered the butterfly and embellished with an enamel heart.

Challenge:

Poppystamps Challenge #120 - Clean and Simple

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #267 - Just A Note

Supplies:

Poppystamps Nordic Spectacular Butterfly Die Set

Lawn Fawn Large Mini Slimline Stackables Die Set

Simon Says Stamps Beautiful Butterflies Clear Stamp Set

Altenew Dye Ink (Bamboo)

Ranger Distress Ink (Scorched Timber)

Thanks for coming over, have a great day!

Snowflake Ornament

 Happy Friday everyone!

I am sharing a delicate snowflake ornament today.  I had lots of fun making, but it was DIFFICULT to photograph!!  

I die cut Poppystamps Stained Glass Snowflake using bright yellow glitter paper six times, fold each one at center point and glue them together, adding a string weight down by a button in the middle.

It is quite delicate.  I think my next version could be using some vellum or acetate in between the die cuts.  

Challenge:

Poppystamps Challenge #97 - Anything but a Card

Supplies:

Poppystamps Stain Glass Snowflake Die

Thanks for coming over, have a good one!

Christmas Card 2022-Sept-26

 Hi,

I am sharing another addition to my Christmas card stash.  I've just picked up Tim's Distress Mica Stain Holiday Set #3 so....

Don't you love all that shimmery goodness?!  I do!!  I sprayed Winter Frost on the house (die cut using pattern paper), Fresh Balsam on the pine branches, and Tart Cranberry on the birds.   The bird house die is an easel set, but I skipped the easel and just made it a shaped card.  

And then I made a matching envelope.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #66 - Home For the Holiday

Poppystamps Challenge #96 - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Card + Matching Envelope

Happy Little Stampers September Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes (optional Metallic)

Supplies:

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Mica Stain Holiday Set #3

Poppystamps Bird House Pop-up Easel Set

Mama Elephant Easy Xmas Greeting Stamp Set

Mama Elephant Easy Sentiment Creative Cut

Versamark Watermark Ink

Wow Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Floral 4 U

 Hello,

Hope you're all doing well.  I've sharing a card I created for a few challenges.

I had lots of fun making this one.  The flowers and letters are die cut from a watercolor panel I found in my stash.  The rest of the card pretty straight forward.

Challenges:

Poppy Stamps Challenge #92: Floral Fantasy

The Flower Challenge #68 - Use A Number

NBUS Challenge #38

(Product used for the very first time: all the Poppystamps die listed in the supplies section)

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Feminine

Supplies:

Poppystamps Potpourri Flower Die Set

Poppystamps Orchard Leaves Die Set

Poppystamps Penelope Pinpoint Frame

Altenew Inline Alpha Die Set

Hero Arts Classic Numbers Fancy Dies

Sizzix Tim Holtz Brushstroke Flowers #2

Thanks for visiting.  Have a lovely day!

All about texture on Poppystamps

 Hello there,

If you're looking for my Die Cut Divas post, please click Here.

I know it is April's Fool today, but there is no joke, I am tickled pink to be invited to be Guest Designer on Poppystamps today.

Poppystamps' challenge #91 is: Add Texture.  

Here's my project.

My project features Poppystamps' Bird House Pop-up Easel Die Set.  There many ways to add texture to a project, embossing paste, dry embossing, adding textured material, ...etc.  I chose to use corrugated cardboard to die cut the birdhouse, I added some paint to give it a good weathered look, and I also added some dyed cheesecloth at the bottom of the house.  On the roof, I added some distress embossing powder, you could see it in the close up photo below.

Adding textures to a card does not need to be complicated, you could simply do some torn edges, or distress the edges of the panels, add some splatters, or even adding layers to your project will make it 'texturized'.  Go ahead, make a textured project using Poppystamps products and join in the challenge.  Click here for the details.

Supplies:

Poppystamps Bird House Pop Up Easel Die Set

Poppystamps Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Die Set

Sizzix Creamy Acrylic Paint (Limoncello, Green Tea)

Copic Markers

Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder

Ranger Peeled Paint Distress Ink

VersaMarker Watermark Pen

Thank so much for stopping by.  Have a lovely day!

White bloom

Hi,

I am inspired, Inspired by All the Little Things Challenge #81.  Here's the inspiration photo.

I am inspred by the glass jar and white flowers and the neutral colors.  And this is my take.

Other challenge:

Poppystamps Challenge #42 - Clean and Simple

Supplies:

Poppystamp Cutting Die (Marcelle Flower)

Elizabeth Craft Designs Cutting Die (Pair of Leaves 1)

Penny Black Cutting Die (Cut Out Borders)

American Kraft Clear Stamp [jar]

Hero Arts So Sorry Stamp & Cut

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a sweet day!!

Mother's Day Tag

Hi,

A quick share of a Mother's Day tag made for a couple challenges.

Poppystamps Challenge #7 - Spring Fever

Tag You're It! Challenge #19

Here's my tag:

Supplies:

Cutting die: Poppystamps (Elsa Butterfly Branch), EchoPark (Take Notes)
Stamp: Avery Elle (Simply Said: Happy)
EP: Stampendous (Rose Quartz), Ranger (Clear)
Watercolours: Peerless Water colors
Ink: Ranger Distress (Broken China, Peeled Paint, Squeezed Lemonade, Vintage Photo)

Thanks for visiting, I wish you a lovely day!

Christmas Greetings

Hello my crafty friends:

One of my crafty pals I got to know on line via the Hero Arts Flickr group and I did a card exchange. I'd sent her this card, and you could see the beautiful one she sent me here on her blog watermarks.  Is n't it lovely!?

Christmas is still one week away, but I don't think it's too early to send you a Christmas greeting right?!  So I'd like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a joyful holiday season with this holiday card!

I kept it rather simple, hoping to achieve a CAS design.  The cutting die is the Fancy Happy Holiday from Poppystamps (which I've won from their November new release blog blitz giveaway, thanks so much Poppystamps!).

On the background, I used the Speckles stencil from the Tim Holtz Collection, some homemade embossing paste, and EC's Silk Microfine Glitter (Cool Diamond) to create the illusion of falling snow.

The ornament is from the Hero Arts - Magic of Christmas clear stamp set.  I stamped and coloured with Copics and add Candy Cane stickles.

And I would like to link it up to some challenges:

Poppystamps Challenge #3 - Sparkle and Shine.

Simon Says Winter Inspiration.

CASology #126 - Snow.

Shop Our Stash #181 - Red Alert, my stash item is the ornament stamp.

Die Cut Diva's December Challenge - Snow and Christmas/Holiday cards.

Thanks for stopping by!  May you experience the magic of the season!!  Hugs!

Glitterly snowflake

Well hello there!

We've got snow!  Not a lot, but it makes everything looks brighter now that the day is much shorter.  Speaking of snow, I am enjoying the my Frozen Flake cutting die from Poppystamps very much, it's so pretty and delicate!  I made another CAS card with it:

Here's a close up shot so you could see the sparkles on the flakes:

I die cut using white CS, adhere to pattern paper panel.  Gave it a coat of Diamond Stickle . Sentiment, from Hero Arts Magic of Christmas set, is heat embossed with white EP.

Challeges entered:

Poppystamps Challenge #3 - Sparkle & Shine

Die Cut Diva's December Challenge - Snow and Christmas / Holidays

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Christmas / Holidays

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