Spring Music

 Hi, and welcome back to my blog.  Before I explain anything, let's take a look of my card.

This cute violin image reminds me of a couple pieces of music that has Spring in its title, Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and Beethoven's Spring Sonata.  I thought this makes perfect sense for Die Cut Diva's March challenge theme: Spring Is Coming.  Thus the birth of this card.  

This cute violin image is from the Gina K. Designs' Note Of Encouragement stamp and die bundle.  

Gina K Designs, our March sponsor is giving a $25 gift card as the challenge prize.  So don't wait, take your favorite supplies out and play along.  Make any paper craft project(s) for the theme: Spring is Coming (do explain the reasoning of your design), use die cut and/or dry embossing to qualify for the draw.  If you're on social media, use hashtag #diecutdivaschallengeblog so we could find you in the future.  To link up, click the "monthly challenge" button on the right sidebar on Die Cut Divas.

  After I've created my card, I wasn't done.  I went ahead and make an art journaling page with a window.

The quote "Spring: the music of open windows" is by Terri Guillemets.

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes Week#742-743

Supplies:

Gina K. Designs Note Of Encouragement stamp & die bundle

Gina K. Designs Smile Today stamp & die bundle

Darice Sheet Music embossing folder

Ranger Distress Ink (Broken China, Uncharted Mariner, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo, Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey)

Ranger Archival Ink (Watering Can)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Copic Markers

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Stamperia Primer

AALL & Create Bits Of Alpha clear stamp set

I hope I've inspired you to play along.  Happy crafting!

Purple/Lavender Wedding Card

 Hi everyone,

I attended a beautiful wedding this past weekend, and the bride's favorite color is purple.  And this is the card (with matching envelope) I made for the new couple.

The sentiment means harmony and fullness

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge #107 - Add Purple

Word Art Wednesday Week #720-#721 Anything Goes

Supplies:

Hero Arts Congrats Stamp & Cut

Altenew Lanvender Bud Clear Stamp & Die

Spellbinders Essential Arches Die Set

Stamperia Lavender Collection Pattern Stencil KSTD-168

Lawn Fawn I Heart Panda Clear Stamp & Lawn Cut

Ranger Distress Ink (Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserves, Peeled Paint, Weathered Wood)

Ranger Distress Spritz (Antique Linen)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for coming over to my blog.  I wish you a lovely day!

Scrapbook Centrale Creative Team Project 2023-Mar-03

 Happy Friday!

It's my turn to post on Creation Scrapbook Centrale FB page today.  Our March challenge theme: The Arts.  For the first week of March, we concentrate on using Embossing Powder and Watercolors in our art projects.

I first created the 'watercolor look' background by 'ink-smooshing' with distress inks.  Next I stamped the floral image with Soft Granite Shadow ink.  Then I used Tim Holtz's Distress Watercolor Pencil to color the stamp, spritz with water and stamp.  I did it in several passes once with each of the different colors.  After the stamped images is dried, I stamped with watermark ink and clear embossed it.  

The clear embossing intensified the watercolored image.

Next came the rest of the stamping, the large butterfly, and the post marks.  I distressed the edges and added sentiment banners.  Lastly I adhereed to a warm grey card base.

Main supplies in the photos below.

Thanks for coming over, have an crafty day!!

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week # 585- 586

Book Adventure on Die Cut Divas

 Happy March everyone!

I am sharing a '3D' card today on Die Cut Divas.  No, this is not the challenge theme for our March challenge on Die Cut Divas, it's actually Anything Goes.   

I used one of the images from the Scrapflower Estudio Reading Nordic Gnome Digital Stamp set for my project. 

I printed it three times and hand cut, the base layer has everything, 2nd layer only contains the reading Gnome, and top layer only the book.  Foam adhesive is added to raise each layer to create a '3D' look.  The images were colored with alcohol markers.

My card base has been dry embossed with an Altenew Narrow Brick stencil and then ink blended.  The plant is from a Hero Arts set called Layered Topiary, the sentiment is also from Hero Arts.  The light is from Technique Tuesday.

Our March sponsor on Die Cut Divas is Scrapflower Estudio.  Challenge winner will receive 4 digital image of their choice.   

Now it's your turn, grab your favorite craft supplies and play along.  Remember to use your die cut machine in the process to either die cut something and/or dry emboss something.  See you in the challenge gallery!  Click here to link up.

Other challenge I am linking to:

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week 585 - 586

Supplies: 

Scrapflower Estudio Reading Nordic Gnome Digital Stamp Set

Altenew Narrow Brick Stencil

Hero Arts Layered Topiary Clear Stamp Set

Hero Arts Love Books Clear Stamp Set

Ranger Distress Ink (Weathered Wood, Squeezed Lemonade, Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage)

Ranger Archival Ink (Watering Can)

Copic Markers

Memories Dye Ink (Soft Grey)

Thanks for coming over to my blog, have a great day!

Woodblock Wednesday Jan 2023

 Hi,

I am joining Amy Tsuruta for Woodblock Wednesday today.  I used one of my oldest woodblock stamp (Floating Hearts) sent to me by Hero Arts after I entered their 'mail-in' card challenge even though I didn't win.  Their kind act encouraged me to keep on trying.  

I created the main panel with heat embossing, watercoloring, and masking; and matted it with a couple layer of card stock.  Very simple.  But I did add a coat of glossy accent on the red heart.

Woodblock I used are:

Hero Arts Floating Hearts F2818

Hero Arts Old Letter Writing S4878

Other supplies includes:

Hero Arts Mid-tone Shadow ink (Wet Cement)

Versamark Watermark Ink

Brass Embossing Powder

Glossy Accent

Challenges:

January Woodblock Wednesday

Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero - Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Word Art Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes - Week #577-578

Thanks for coming over to my blog.  Have a very good day!!

So Dam Much on Die Cut Divas

 Hi,

Hope you're all enjoying the New Year!  It's my turn today to post on Die Cut Divas today.  This month's challenge theme is: Valentine's Day.

Our sponsor is Lawn Fawn, and they make the cutest stamps!!  

My mini slimline project features one of the very cute stamps from their 2023 Valentine's release.  Let's take a look.

I had so much fun putting this scene together.  The background panel is pattern paper from Lawn Fawn (Watercolor Wishes Rainbow), I didn't have to do much, just die cut with Large Mini Slimline Stackables and darken a little with distress ink at the bottom.

I die cut some "branches" using brown cardstock and built the dam for the hugging beavers.  The stamped images are colored with Copic markers.

While I got my Lawn Fawn pile out, I made a second project; a mini slimline shaker card.

I used the Large Mini Slimline Stackable and die cut the frame, then a bunch of hearts using the Candy Hearts die set to place inside the shaker.  I use smaller heart shape from other sets to cut the smaller hearts as part of the shaker bits.  I even stamped the inside.

I hope I have inspired you to play along.  Hop over to Die Cut Divas to get all the details.

And I am playing along these challenges:

Time Out Challenge #229 - Romantic

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #140 - Let's Celebrate

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes week #577-578

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Something New

(Lawn Fawn So Dam Much Clear stamp & Lawn Cuts are new)

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn So Dam Much Clear Stamp Set

Lawn Fawn So Dam Much Lawn Cuts

Lawn Fawn Large Mini Slimline Stackables

Lawn Fawn Candy Hearts

Copic Markers

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Ranger Distress Ink (Uncharted Mariner)

Thanks for coming over.  Have a very sweet day!

Warm Wishes

 Hello there,

A quick share today, a fun holiday card created using 
Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel die set, and 
Lawn Fawn Say What Holiday Critters Stamp set.

I stenciled the background with both Aleene's Glitter Snow and Nuvo Glacier Paste using Tim Holtz's Speckles (THS021) stencil.

Challenges:

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #137 - Holiday Critters

NBUS Challenge #44

(First time I use the Say What Holiday Critters stamp set)

Fusion Card Challenge - Christmas Chalkboard

(my background was inspired by the chalkboard)

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Week #571-572

Thanks for coming over.  Have a lovely day!

Missing You

 Hi,

It's the weekend and I get to spend time in my craft room.  Okay I am always there anyway.  LOL

I admit I was light handed with the watercolors.  But it's okay.  I am quite delighted on how it turned out.  The 'trellis' is actually stenciled with two inks, and I hand cut the openings.

My card is inspired by a Laelia Orchid plant that didn't survive my care.  I have been pretty lucky with my other orchid plants in general, they have been blooming every year.  But this one (picture below) I miss very much.  And I haven't been able to find another just like it.

Here's a side by side look:

Challenges:

Altenew Pair-A-Flower Watercolor Edition Contest

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday #559-560

Supplies:

Altenew Build-A-Flower Laelia Layering Stamp and Die set

Altenew Woven Stencil

Altenew Label Love Stamp Set

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black, Watering Can)

Ranger Distress Ink (Peeled Paint, Weather Wood)

Hero Arts Mid-tone Shadow Ink (Wet Cement)

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a very sweet day!

Christmas Cards 2018-Oct-17

Hi,

Another Christmas card I share today.  :)  I am CASEing Jennifer McGuire again, see her post here.  I wanted to stamp the wreath off the side/corner for my cards, and I did it!!  :)  Thanks Jennifer for sharing.

I used some of the stand alone images from the Simon Says Stamp Kind Flower Clear Stamp set to stamp my wreath on white card panel.  Rendered with watercolors, embellished with Stickles, and  sequins.  Adhered to red card base and added the white heat embossed sentiment fish tail banner.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Flickr challenge #108 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #356 - 357

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Clear Stamp Kind Flower
Avery Elle Clear Stamp Simply Said:Happy

Hero Arts Ink Cubes (Amy's Shades of Green, Jayne's Fall Colors)

Ranger Distress Ink (Peeled Paint)

Ranger Stickles (Cooled Mint, Candy Cane)

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Hero Arts Pigment Ink (Unicorn)

white embossing powder

red sequins

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a sweet day!

2018 Spring + Summer Coffee Bloghop card 7

Hi,

On this day seven of the 2018 Spring + Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop, I created a card using the Uniko I Love Tea set (which I was lucky enough to have won during the last summer hop).  The set is so pretty, I just stamped the tea cups and motif on some pattern paper, touched up with Copic markers, hand cut and adhered to pattern paper background stamped with sentiment.

I am inspired by this photo for Uniko Challenge #47 and am playing along.  

Other challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes Week #336 - #337

Supplies:

Uniko I Love Tea Clear Stamp

Copic Markers (YR25, YR95, RV63, RV66)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for visiting.  I wish you a sweet day!

I've Been Thinking

Hi,

I've been thinking to play a few challenges, however one thing lead to another, it was only a thought.  But I realized it today.  The layout comes from CAS(E) this Sketch, the color scheme from Altenew.

The flowering branch is gold heat embossed and then watercolored.  Then I scored the horizontal lines, then stamped the sentiment.  Lastly I added some shimmering speckles using Twinkling H2O watercolors.

Challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch #235

Altenew August 2017 Inspiration Challenge

Word Art Wednesday #296-297 Anything Goes 

HLS August Watercolor Challenge - Anything Goes with optional twist Bloom

Uniko Challenge #42 - Flowers

Supplies [elements and/or ink used in square brackets]:

Altenew Clear Stamp - Under The Cherry Blossom Tree [flower branch, sentiment]
watercolors [flower branch]
Twinkling H2O watercolors [the speckles]
Ranger Distress Ink - Chipped Sapphire [sentiment]

Thanks for visiting.  Have a very lovely day!