You Warm My Heart – MCC#102 & Color Challenge#14

I made this card for More Cards Challenge #102, a Color Challenge below.

This is the last card I made for More Cards Challenge as a DT member. I have decided to resign starting from 2014 due to limited available time.

It is a very simple card which is in fact a postcard. I simply colored the image by watercolor pencils and then shaded by a wet brush pen.

這張卡為魔卡挑戰#102-顏色挑戰14而做，是魔卡挑戰在2013年的最後一次挑戰。Helen在2014年因個人時間因素，將不再擔任魔卡挑戰的示範團隊成員，在此向大家說聲抱歉，也以這張明信片卡向眾多時常參加魔卡挑戰的同好們說聲Bye Bye了。同時也祝福大家，在2014年繼續創作愉快，以卡會友！

對了，這張明信片卡要寄給阿閑，謝謝妳寄來的明信片卡， 在寒冬中著實溫暖了Helen的心田！

卡片說明

1.印章圖案出自My Favorite Things。
2.上色技法為水彩色鉛筆上色技法
3.白色雪花是用最近非常夯的浮雕膏(Embossing Paste)和型版(Stencil)做出。

高貴冷豔的結婚卡 – MCC #101 構圖#13

辦公室有同仁先斬後奏 - 結了婚才通知訊息，因為籌備宴客的過程太過麻煩了，所以跳過！哈，真的很另類也很不可思議！雖然如此，Helen還是親手做了張卡片，讓部門同仁寫上祝福話語，相信這張卡片比十來個紅包更珍貴。


構圖採用魔卡挑戰#101的構圖(如圖二)，左右對調；整個版面非常乾淨，銀色燙凸後卻又非常華麗，同事們都非常喜歡，事實上是嘖嘖稱奇喔！是的，對於不知道有凸粉、熱風槍、刀模片、小綠(或大人物)等玩意兒的人，是很難想像這張卡片是如何完成的，難怪會「哇」！

因為銀色燙凸和橢圓花邊會反光，這張照片賣相平平，附上燙凸效果如圖三，讓大家可以實際的質感，稍微平反一下！

卡片說明
所有印章出自Stampin’ Up。

You’re an 11 –Giveaway Winner!

Helen為了魔卡挑戰第100次挑戰而辦的錦上添花慶祝活動，共有13個串聯，由電腦隨機抽出的幸運者為#8- Fanny Li。

恭喜Fanny，請用私密方式在本文下方留下您的姓名地址，Helen將儘快寄出下圖這套印章。

You’re an 11 – MCC#100 Anything Goes and a Giveaway!

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I hope this card’s background technique and card design look mysterious to you because I intended to enter it into Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – It’s a Mystery! For me, something that I can’t figure it out at first sight is mysterious! Ha!

In addition, this card was made for More Cards Challenge #100 – Anything Goes and I would like to dedicate it to MCC hostess – Rainny. I salute to her for her big heart to host More Cards Challenge on a bi-weekly basis in the past four years. Her passion, discipline and persistence have no doubt won my respect and I am so proud to have been in her design team since the very beginning.

Dear Rainny, on a scale from one to ten, you’re an 11! Bravo and well done!

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Photo II shows how the card looks like when you open it. I learn this card structure from a recent class named Holiday Card Workshop offered by Online Card Classes.

 

Card Details

1. The background and floral stamps are by Hero Arts and the text stamps are by Stampin’ Up.
2. The stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop.

本週魔卡挑戰進入第100次挑戰了，這真是件了不起的事，讓我們一起給瑞尼最熱烈的掌聲吧！一份義務工作，憑藉的是熱忱、毅力或甚至是使命感，能夠持之以恆即將進入第四個年頭，這真不是常人做得到的，Helen要向瑞尼致上最高的敬意，台灣卡界有妳真好！Helen也很榮幸從一開始就是MCC展示團隊的成員，除了激勵自己不要怠惰，也希望能為台灣卡界盡點心力！

 

為了慶祝魔卡挑戰的第100次挑戰，Helen要送出全新的Stampin’ Up絕版章一組(如圖三)。

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遊戲規則如下:

即日起至12月5日晚上九點(同MCC#100截止時刻)，請在本篇文章上留言，同時將您參加魔卡挑戰MCC#100的卡片網址聯結到本文下方的Mister Linky，Helen將在12月7日公布得獎人名。也就是說，參加MCC#100您除了可以得到魔卡挑戰提供的正常獎項機會，還有機會得到Helen提供的這套印章喔！這是Helen搬到Blogger以後第一次辦活動，請大家(限台灣地區同好)踴躍參加，也讓Helen知道我們沒有失去聯絡！

You’re an 11 – Cards for Cath

I would like to dedicate this card to Cath Edvalson, host of Moxie Fab World website and Trends Editor for Paper Crafts Magazine. It is shocking and sad news that she has recently decided to step down from this position.

Under her leadership, Moxie Fab World had been a fun and cheerful place to visit. It is a source full of stamping knowledge, inspirations and product trends. Besides, Cath is very important to me because she discovered me out of hundreds of stampers and gave me a spotlight in the honorable Moxie Fabber of the Week Column.

Dear Cath, you inspire me. On a scale from one to ten, YOU’RE AN 11! I am already missing you and I hope to see you very soon somewhere in the stamping world. I am sure you will be as bright as sunshine no matter where you are.

Cath is so well loved that there is a Moxie Fab Blog Hop consisting of 285 well-known professional stampers’ cards for her. There is also another activity named Cards for Cath for stampers like me to express my thoughts and bid farewell to Cath. Please do check out these two links.

Card Details
1.All stamps are by Stampin’ Up.
2.Stencils are by The Crafter’s Workshop.
3.The card is also made for More Cards Challenge, MCC#99 – Brads.
4.The color palette is inspired by Stampin’ Royalty Challenge #201.

復古噴液與型版的3種技法

如果不是好友Peipei及好心藝Laura姐的鼓勵，Helen也許永遠也不會下決心整理教材，而開課也會一直是一個遙遠且不著邊際的夢想！

好心藝名師如雲，已涵蓋的課程非常多元，要開什麼樣的課才會讓同好們有興趣呢？這也是Helen一直以來心中的疑惑和裹足不前的原因。不過Helen決定不要想太多了，就拿最近Helen自己很著迷的型版和復古噴液技法開始吧！是的，Helen要在好心藝開課了。本次課程將製作的三種背景技法如圖，課程請詳好心藝部落格－精彩課程。

希望和大家在好心藝見喔，也再次感謝Peipei的鼓勵和Laura姐的促成！

Baby Girl Card - MCC#98 Sketch Challenge

I needed to make a card for More Card Challenges MCC#98 – Sketch Challenge and I needed to make a baby girl card for a colleague of mine! Voila! This is what I got!

This is a very simple card – simply stamping, simply die cutting and simply dry embossing. Besides, I think monochrome fits perfectly to baby cards. Anyway, I personally like this card very much!

Card Details

1. All stamps are by Stampin’ Up.
2. Oval Doily Die is by My Favorite Thing and Emboss Folder is by Sizzix.

MCC #98 ends at Nov 7, be sure to check it out!

Birthday Card (Watercolor Effect by Marker Direct)

I made this card some months ago but forgot to share it here! I believe it was made for some challenges! Ha!

The watercolor effect was done by applying marker directly to the stamp, then huffing and misting, and stamped! Voila!

Card Details
All stamps are by Hero Arts.

Birthday Card Inspired by Tuesday Trigger

I need to urgently make a birthday card for a senior colleague of mine. I am so glad this week’s Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger- Apache Tears in the Key of Autumn (photo below) gave me some inspirations!



I will also enter it into Moxie Fab World, The Color Media Challenge with the inspiration as follows:



Card Details

1. Stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop.
2. All stamps are by Hero Arts.
3. Flower centers were decorated by Ranger Glitz Stickles (Tiara) for a gorgeous look!

It’s been an extreme busy week. I am so glad I managed to make this card!

Birthday Card - MCC #97 Watercolor Effect

I made this card for the following three challenges:

1.More Cards Challenge, MCC#97, Watercolor Effect
2.Moxie Fab World, The Color Media Challenge. The inspiration photo is as follows:



3.Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Use a Rubber or Clear Stamp

魔卡挑戰MCC #97挑戰主題為水彩暈染技法，看完Valerie老師的示範後，Helen馬上就想到那買來就一直擱著的Twinkling H2O(珠光水彩粉餅)，此時不用更待何時呢？謝謝瑞尼的出題和Valerie老師的示範，也邀請大家參加挑戰喔！

卡片說明

1. 花朵印章出自Hero Arts，運用Paper Piecing(剪紙拼貼)技法。
2. 字章及刀模出自Simon Says Stamp。
3. 背景以Twinkling H2O(珠光水彩粉餅)完成，非常簡單。

本張卡片將同時參加Moxie Fab World, The Color Media Challenge和Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Use a Rubber or Clear Stamp兩個挑戰。

She Believed That She Could…

I made this card for the following challenges:

1. Moxie Fab World, Tuesday Trigger : A Fine-Toothed Comb

The inspiration photo is as follows:

2. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Say it with Stamps

If you think the fishtail background looks familiar, you have very good memory! Yes, it is the leftover from this tag.

Card Details

1. All stamps are by Hero Arts

2. Butterfly die cuts are by Memory Box and stencil is by The Crafters’ Workshop.

3. The vintage flower is by Stampin’ Up.

A Happy Hello - Celebrating World Card Making Day 2

I hope this card looks familiar to you! Yes, it is the sequel of this card! Whenever you do the Die Cut Inlay Technique, you normally can make two cards at once!

Today is World Card Making Day. Have you made any cards to celebrate yet? If yes, please leave a link to me so that I can visit and admire!

     

I will enter this card to the following challenges of Moxie Fab World:

1. The Metal, Wood & Cork Challenge
2. The Stickers & Tape Challenge

Card Details

1. Sentiment stamp and die cut are by Papertrey Ink.

2. Washi tapes are by kamoi and Mark’s.

3. Wood Veneer (木片紙) is by Simon Says Stamp.

4. The technique I used is named Die Cut Inlay by Jennifer McGuire. The same technique is called Inset Die Cuts by Julia Stainton.

Be sure to check out Moxie Fab World and Paper Craft Connection blogs. There are some giveaways!

這張卡片是前一張卡的續集，理論上，只要是玩「刀模鑲嵌」技法，應該是一次就可以做兩張相類似的卡片！所以大家不妨多嘗試！

今天是「世界做卡片日」，大家有無做卡片慶祝呢？若有，歡迎提供網址，大夥兒一起欣賞慶祝吧！

Hello - Celebrating World Card Making Day

World Card Making Day is October 5 this year!

    

Paper Craft Connection Blog is holding an activity called Celebrating the International Aspect of World Card Making. Be sure to check out! Moxie Fab World Blog Host Cath Edvalson invited 12 crafters from 12 different countries to each create a card and answer a question.

I am so thrilled to be invited. The other 11 crafters are from countries in Asia, Europe and North America. I have known their names and admired their talents and artwork for quite a while. It is indeed my honor to be on list with them. Thanks, Cath! Here is the card I made. I would like to say HELLO to card makers worldwide!

Card Details

1. Sentiment stamp and die cut are by Papertrey Ink.
2. Washi tapes are by kamoi and Mark’s.
3. Wood veneer is by Simon Says Stamp.
4. The technique I used is named Die Cut Inlay by Jennifer McGuire. The same technique is called Inset Die Cuts by Julia Stainton. This technique also reminded me of some artwork of mine done several years ago using positive and negative die cuts. Please check out Wish, Joy and Grateful!
5. I am not sure if I am cheating. I will also enter this card to Handmade Cards Week, The Metal, Wood & Cork Challenge and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Say it with Stamps.

I hope you will join me to celebrate our own festival, World Card Making Day. Tomorrow is the World Card Making Day, always the first Saturday of October! I plan to spoil myself by making cards like crazy! How about you?

你知道有個節日叫做「世界做卡片日」嗎？它是每年的十月第一個星期六，在今年就是10月5日！Paper Craft Connection網站特別以此做專文，邀請了12個國家的12位手製卡片者，每個人做一張卡片，並回答如何因為手工卡片結識國際友人及所受影響！

Helen非常榮幸是受邀的12位手製卡片者之一！Helen用這張簡潔風的招呼卡向全世界手製卡片者問候，希望在屬於自己節日的這一天，大家都能盡情的做卡片，好好寵愛自己一天！

如果你也以做卡片慶祝「世界做卡片日」，歡迎提供網址，讓我們彼此交流、觀摩，一起來慶祝！

Happy to Call You Friend

I made this card for the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge which requires us to use a Simon Says Stamp exclusive product on the project.

   I actually used three products!

2. Moxie Fab World, the Metal, Wood & Cord Challenge
    
3. Stampin' Royalty Challenge #195 – Trendy Triangles

Card Details

1. The daisies die cut and sentiment stamp are by Simon Says Stamp and so is the wood veneer paper.

2. The stencil is by The Crafters’ Workshop and butterfly die cut is by Stampin’ Up.

3. For DIY Perfect Distress Mist, please check out my old article here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Never More Than a Thought Away

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I made this card for the following two challenges:

1. More Card Challenge MCC#96 – Photo Inspiration as follows.

My inspiration source was purely the Hydrangea.
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2. Moxie Fab World, The All That Glitters is Gold Challenge
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Card Details

1. All stamps are by Stampin’ Up. They happened to be free stamps from Hostess and Sale-A-Bration in the past.

2. Hydrangea was heat embossed in Gold. It seems that Stampin’ Up’s gold embossing powder is not gold and glitter enough!

3. The flower and leaves were colored by Ranger Distress Markers.

4. The fishtail tag border was covered by Ranger Suze Weinberg Glitz Stickles Champagne which is so glittering gold!

這張卡靈感來自兩個挑戰(網址詳英文部分)，圖片如圖二、三與四。為切合金色挑戰主題，繡球花以金粉燙凸，不過SU的金色凸粉感覺不夠金、不夠閃亮，倒是亮膠非常搶眼，也讓這張卡片素雅中帶些貴氣！瑞尼很認真辦魔卡挑戰喔，出題很用心又有獎品，請大家多參加捧場！

Merriest Christmas Wishes

Inspired by Brushstroke Stamped Flowers of Vickie Boutin and a card of mine, I thought to myself, how about making a Brushstroke Stamped Tree? Viola! This is what I made! I am so excited that my random idea worked well!

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

1. Moxie Fab World, The Color Media Challenge
2. Moxie Fab World, The Stickers and Tape Challenge
3. Hero Arts Stamp Your Story Inspiration Challenge

Card Details

1. All stamps are by Hero Arts.
2. Sticker Gems are by Hero Arts and Washi Tape is by kamoi MT Deco.

If you like this card, please do let me know!

今年以來印章界掀起了水彩筆觸圖案的熱潮，一家家公司都推出類似的印章圖案；會畫水彩的人可能匪夷所思，不過像Helen這種不會畫畫的人，倒是很開心能藉著印章一圓自己的水彩夢！做完上一張筆觸花朵後，Helen直覺：能畫花，那是否能畫樹？哈哈！沒想到竟成功了，真開心！也許有空可以再想想，還能畫什麼？大家不妨也來腦力激動一下吧！

Hello – Tuesday Trigger, In Transition

 

I made this card mainly for Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - In Transition. I was inspired by the photo below and had to give it a try!


Generally speaking, I am not a graphic person. Yet, the fine line background reminded me of a stamp which has been sleeping on the shelf for quite a while! And the rectangle of Hero Arts’ Texture and Shape Set, my newly arrived toy, happened to be the only rectangle-shaped stamp I have! Voila, this is how the card was made! It’s too bad the photo did not do it justice as the white random lines are not clearly shown!

Card Detail

1. Random Line background stamp is by Impression Obsession. All other stamps are by Hero Arts.

2. Technique involved: White Ink Resist (Or Velveteen Technique)

3. I am also entering this card to Hero Arts Stamp Your Story Challenge and Simon Says Stamp STAMPTEMBER Challenge.

Helen並不擅長線條與幾合圖案設計，不過看到圖二的照片後，馬上想到手邊的兩個章¬¬- 背景細條紋章和水彩紋長方形章，於是產出這張卡片，清爽與明亮的風格讓自己也心情大好，就以這張卡片和大家說聲「哈囉」！

大夥兒搬家告一段落了嗎？感覺上搬到Blogger的格友不多，不過Blogger可開放留言和訂閱都無須用Google帳號，因此即使不在Blogger當鄰居，大家交流還是很方便！歡迎大家重新訂閱，好讓Helen也可以重新找到妳！.

Feel Better Soon

I have been extremely busy for the entire August and half of September. I am trying to catch up! This card is for the following three challenges:

1. Hero Arts Stamp Your Story Inspiration Challenge

  
I got inspiration from Vicki Boutin’s Brushstroke Stamped Flowers and instantly decided to give it a try! A colleague of mine is currently in hospital. I thought the Clean and Simple style together with bright colors are quite suitable for a get-well card.

2. Moxie Fab World, The Stickers and Tape Challenge



3. CAS-ual Fridays, CFC115, Fall Colors and a Leaf



Card Detail

1. All stamps are by Hero Arts except the stem which is by Simon Says Stamp.
2. Washi tape is by Kamoi, MT Deco.
3. Technique involved: Masking.

At Home Thinking of You - MCC#95

I am entering this card for the following four challenges:

1. Hero Arts Stamp Your Story Inspiration Challenge
    I got inspiration from this card (of Kelly Rasmussen) for sketch
    and that card (of Cheiron Brandon) for colors.

2. Moxie Fab World, The Ready-Made Embellishments Challenge

3. More Cards Challenge #95

4. Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Wednesday Challenge Group Blog Hop

搬到新家(Google Blogger)已經一個禮拜了，雖然已經有個樣子，還是有很多東西要調整，例如：Helen想把原先清一色中文的標籤改成英中文並存，就是一個不小的工程。調整的過程，今天偶然讀到這篇文章，心中一下子又甜蜜又傷感，當時的情景也浮上心頭。啊！這就是回憶。這也讓Helen馬上想起目前魔卡挑戰#95的主題，正是「回憶」，然而示範卡截止日前Helen完全沒有 Fu，於是只好缺席，真是對不起瑞尼！

哈哈！既然現在非常有Fu，馬上就做！

Helen覺得卡片上散落的愛心，就像當時女兒撿起的散落一地的桂花，很傳神，是吧？而這回憶讓Helen更加思念離家不到一個月的小女兒。

卡片說明
1. All stamps are by Hero Arts.
2. Falling Hearts Die is by Simon Says Stamp.
3. Chipboard Hearts are by Simon Says Stamp.

對了，雖然今晚應該是看不到月亮，還是要祝大家中秋節快樂！

XOXO -- 六張 Artist Trading Card (ATC) 之九

These are the last series, series 9, of the ATCs I made for Stampers in Taiwan Gathering Activity back in July this year.

Since black is not my style, I seldom used black as background. But I wanted to try this technique – pencil coloring over white ink on black cardstock. I think the outcome is fine. It surprised me that lots of stampers chose this set when we were doing ATC exchange! 

Card Detail

1.      All stamps are by Hero Arts.

2.      Oil-based Color Pencils are by Faber-Castell. 

All in all, I made a total of 45 ATCs in nine kinds as shown below.

 

 

 

A Night with Chris Botti at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, CA

Grammy Award Winner Chris Botti is coming to Taiwan for two performances on 9/16 and 9/17.

My family had a chance to enjoy his beautiful music concert at Wente Vineyards (Livermore, California) in mid-August. How how how lucky! 

We enjoyed this one-of-a-kind night with delicate gourmet, lovely music and relaxing environment to the fullest. The night was truly impeccable! 

We not only got his signature (Photo 2) but had a chance to take a photo with the contemporary trumpet musician (Photo 1). Wow!

 

To sample one of his famous performances, please visit Chris Botti & Yo-Yo Ma - Cinema Paradiso live at Boston. Take a look and enjoy. You won’t regret!

著名小喇叭音樂家Chris Botti於9/16與9/17在台北演奏兩場音樂會，Helen與家人非常幸運地在八月中旬於北加州灣區的Livermore城的Wente酒莊已躬逢其盛，享受了一個非常浪漫的夜晚！美食與音樂，在皎潔的月光下，那真是個無可挑剔的美好時刻！

當晚的演奏家如圖三，無法去欣賞的朋友不妨聆聽上面聯結(是Chris Botti在2008年Boston的演奏會)！
 

 

The Best is Yet to Come --六張 Artist Trading Card (ATC) 之八

These are a series of ATC (Artist Trading Card) that I made for a special gathering activity - Stampers in Taiwan Gathering back in July! Boy, I was so so busy that I totally forgot to share! 

I like the quote – The best is yet to come. Then we can always hope for the best, right? 

Card Detail

1.      Background technique is called Alcohol Ink Floating, an easy and great technique that you can mass produce background paper in no effort.

 

2.      Stamp is by Stampington & Company, Christine Adolph.

World of Imagination

This is the third tag I made for my younger daughter. She plans to use it as a bookmark. Although I used same tools, stencil and DIY Perfect Distress Mists, the method are different from the previous two, and so are the effects! Hope you will tell the difference! 

I like the quote too  – 現實世界有其極限，而想像的世界中是無窮的. Hope it will encourage my daughter to think out of the box. 

Card detail 

1.          The stamp is by Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz.

2.          The stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop.

3.          For DIY Perfect Distress Mist, please check here. The entire background paper is shown below.

 

Learning to Dance in the Rain

 

這張書籤也是為小女兒而做的。同樣用復古金質噴液和型版，不過做法和呈現的視覺效果與上一張大不同，不知大家是否看出端倪？ 
 
這句話Helen也覺得很有意思，「Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain. 人生不在等待暴風雨結束，而應學著在雨中跳舞」哇！好有哲理的一句話，也許18歲的大孩子不見得有所領悟，不過看久了，也許能潛移默化培養出逆轉勝的意志力！

 

卡片說明

1.          印章出自Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz

2.          Stencil 出自The Crafter’s Workshop

3.          背景技法詳自製復古金質噴液。整張背景紙如圖二。

 

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