Christmas Cards 2019-Dec-03

Hi,

I am sharing a couple Christmas cards stamped with a non-Christmas icon image stamp.  I heat embossed Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peonies Background on red card stock.  Let's take a look:

This first one I white embossed the image on red card stock, and darken the blooms with watercolor.  The embossed panel is then trimmed and adhere to white card base.  The greeting is also white heat embossed, and I embellished with a few red sequins.

I made a second one using Brass embossing powder.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Group Challenge #137 - Merry Making

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peonies Background Cling Stamp

Penny Black Sentimental Clear Stamp set

Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Frame

Versamark Watermark Ink

Ranger Super Fine White Embossing Powder

PSX Detail Brass Embossing Powder

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

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

Center Cut Flower bouquet

Hi there, welcome back to my blog.

This is my second post today, for my Nasturtium Hello on a2z post, click here.

Did you watch the Royal Wedding?  I didn't but there are enough media coverage everywhere so I am aware of a few things about it, such as the white and green palette of the bouquet.  I love it!!  That is the inspiration of my card below.

I wanted to keep my card very light and airy.  So, just simple heat embossing in Brass the confetti background, the sentiment and the flowers.  I gave the flower a light pale wash of yellow and green.  And I added a shimmery coat of Perfect Pearl powder mixed with water.

Really shiny under the sun light!  Then I embellished with some clear and pale green sequins.  

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp flickr group challenge #99

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anniversary / Wedding

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge June 2018

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Center Cut Flower Cling Stamp 

Simon Says Stamp Congratulations Clear Stamp

Ranger Perfect Pearl Powder

Watercolor

Brass embossing powder

Versamark Watermark Ink

Little Things from Lucy's Card Sequin Mix (Apple Ice)

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a lovely day.

Neon Hugs

Welcome back to my blog.  I hope you are enjoying your day!


A quick post to share a card I've made for a few challenges:

A Blog Named Hero: A Bit of Sparkle

Addicted to CAS #81 code word: Bloom

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #179 - CAS

Simon Says Stamps Flickr Challenge #38 - Lots of Love ( I chose to add hearts and use "sending hugs")

Supplies:

SSS Cutting dies (Single Roses, Painted Hugs)
SSS Stamp (Flower Friend)
Hero Arts Stamp (Love by Lia)
Hero Arts Neon Daubers ( Pink, Orange, Yellow, Blue)
Hero Arts Daubers (Pale Tomato)
Ranger Acrylic Paint Dabber (Pearl)
Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

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

White on white Congrats

Okay so today is one of those days that I put cooking and working on the back burner!  :D

Instead I made a card!  For the Simon Says Stamp Flickr group challenge #25, the theme is White on White with a Touch of Colour.  God I hope the silver embossing is nutral enough so it doesn't count as a colour, otherwise I'd have two touches!!  LOL!!

Okay here's the card:

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Congratulations
Simon Says Stamp Woodland Tree Die (use for the leaves of the single bloom bouquet)
Sizzix Cornflowers & Posies Embossing folders
Silver embossing powder

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

rainbow confettis

Happy Sunday everyone!!

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!   I worked in the vegetable garden yesterday, so today it's craft time!!  And the sun is shining thus photographing my card is easier.

I am playing for:

Simon Says We're going Dotty

SSS Flickr Challenge#22 - Photo Inspiration

Virginia's View Challenge #16 - 100% Stamped

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamps (Lovely Spring)
Simon Says Stamps (Congratulations)
Ranger Distress Ink (Barn Door, Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Milled Lavender, Spun Sugar)
Hero Arts Ombre Ink (Pink to Red)
Hero Arts Mid-tone Shadow Ink (Butter Bar)

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

Blue Thank You

Hello my crafty friends,

Did you have nice weather in the weekend?  It was warm and sunny yesterday, so I went outside to work in my yard.  The Lilies of the Valley is blooming now, oh that fragrance is intoxicating!!!  But I can't enjoy completely since I have really bad allergy symptoms since the beginning of Spring!  :(  It's raining today, perfect for stamping and rest my aching back.

This is what I made:

The large flowers in the background are stamped with Broken China and heat embossed with clear EP.  The small leaf and flowers on both foreground and die cut are stamped with Broken China and heat embossed with Pearl Blue EP.  Sentiment is stamped with Chipped Sapphire and heat embossed with clear EP.   After I adhere the die cut piece on the card base, I place the cutting die on top and use it as a guide to add the white dots using white gel pen.

I would enter into these challenges:

SSS Monday Challenge - Thank You

SSS Flickr Challenge #19 - Create Your Own Background

Stamps:
SSS Lovely Spring (SSS101523)
SSS Flower Friend (SSS130301)
Cutting die:
 Hero Arts Stamp & Cut (Christmas Tag)
Ink:
Ranger Distress (Broken China, Chipped Sapphire)
EP:
Ranger: Clear, Pearl Bue
Others:
Sakura Gelly Roll (White)

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

Pillowcase Shaped Gift boxes

Hello my crafty friends,

I have a quick share today, made a couple of pillowcase shape gift boxes for my DM and MIL.  I used stamps from the SSS Lovely Spring set (part of the Falling for You Collection).

The box behind shows the backside of the boxes.  Sentiment is from Avery Elle.  The center of the yellow flower on the right hand side is from Hero Arts Printed Flower set.

The wreath in the center of the box is heat embossed with gold EP.  The rest of the images are stamped with distress inks.

Challenges:

SSS Flickr Challenge #18

Simon Says Let's Get Sentimental

Falling for You 2015 Gallery

Thanks for stopping by.  I wish you a lovely day!  And for all the crafty moms, Happy Mother's Day to you, and have a wonderful weekend!!!

Les Beaux Arbres

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - A is for...

so I went with "A" is for Arbres (French word for tree).  I hope it's okay.  :)

I coloured these trees using a watercolour effects by mixing distress ink with Perfect Pearl solution.  You could see the shimmer here and there, and I love how they turned out.  However I keep thinking I could add more to the card but don't want to make it too cluttered, so I left it.

I am also submitting it to the Simon Says Stamp flickr Group pool Challenge #16 - Water Colouring.

ETA (April 14th): Arlene encouraged me to enter this to the Die Cut Diva's April Challenge - In the garden.

Supplies:
Cutting die: SSS (Woodland Tree)
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Ink: Ranger Distress (Wild Honey, Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Squeezed Lemonade, Old Paper, Milled Lavender, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China), Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Other: Ranger Perfect Pearl

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

Have a Heart

Hello there:

I hope the sun is shining wherever you are!

So February is just a few days away and there are many Love theme challenges.  I made a shaker card like this:

The heart shape is hand cut after I traced the shape from a template.  Both 'home' and sentiment are from the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive - Make a Home stamp set.  Inside the shaker, there are two sizes of punched hearts, pink seed beads, and red sequins.

Challenges to link up:

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart

Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #11 - Love theme

Time Out Challenge #23 - Valentine's Day with the Optional Twist of Hearts and Something extra

SOS #186 - Love Me Do (my stash is the old large heart shape template and the small heart shape punch) and red CS.

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

I love my home

Hi,

I am playing with another new cutting die, and stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.  Let's take a look:

The tree cut from Woodland Tree die (DieCember 2014 Collection).

The house, mail box, bird, and cloud are from the Make a Home (Better Together Collection).  As you can see I paper pieced this little scene.  The cloud is actually the tree stamp, but I stamped it with Broken China on vellum to make it lighter.  This would be a New Home card. 

I will link up to a couple challenge:

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

SSS Flickr Challenge #9 - Celebrate for/with Anything new.

Die Cut Diva's New Year New Challenge - Anything Goes.

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