Get Well Shaker Card

This card is for a colleague who recently got breast cancer and is currently under Chemotherapy. Shaker cards are all the rage. I hope this motion card with sweet colors will cheer her up and help her gain strengh to overcome the treatment process.

The card is also for the following challenges:

1. CAS(E) this Sketch #103.

2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Bling It On

Card Detail

1. I used several stamps by My Favorite Things, Stampin’ Up and Hero Arts.
2. Butterfly die cut is by Memory Box.
3. Techniques applied are Shaker Card and Heat Emboss.

Silver One-Layer Christmas Card

This is a last-minute entry to Hero Arts' Holiday Challenge - Mad About Metallics.

  

I am glad it can also fit to other challenges as follows:

1. Take It, Make It Challenge: November, Use a non Christmas stamp to create a Christmas themed image!
2. One-Layer Simplicity #11: Home, Sweet Home
3. Virginia's View Challenge # 9 - All Things Metallic
  
Card Details

1. All stamps are by Hero Arts.
2. Falling Snow stencil is by Simon Says Stamp.


I heat embossed the village image in silver. It is too bad that the photo did not do justice to the embossed silver metallic effect.

Hope you like this card!

Merriest Wishes – Mixed Media One-Layer CAS card

Living in a sub-tropical country, I have no idea if it is possible to have beautiful sunset under a snowy day. I wanted to go ahead giving it a try anyway and here is what I got!

This card is for the following challenges:

1.ColourQ Challenge #266

2.Hero Arts Holiday Challenge - Anything Goes holiday cards and projects Category
    
3.The Mixed Media Card Challenge – Christmas
    
4. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Good 'ol Day
   The good-old-day techniques I was using were Masking and One-Layer card. : )

Card Details

1.All stamps are by Hero Arts.
2.Falling Snow stencil and Slopes & Hills die are by Simon Says Stamp.
3.This card was inspired by a card of Laura Bassen at Online Card Classes.

Hope you will like this cheerful and warm Christmas card.

 

Watercolor Splattered Hello Card

I re-visited Watercolor Splatter Technique and made this card which will be entered into the following challenges:

1. CASology Week 116 - Splatter
       
2. Colour Me #41
 
3. Less is More #193 - One Layer Card, keeping it CAS and including 2 of something!
      
4. Virginia’s View Challenge # 8 Clean and Simple
  
5. Simon Says Use Watercolors

6. AAA Cards Game #24 Autumn Colors
  

Card Details

1. I used Distress Stains and Hero Arts Daubers to create splattered flowers and used paint brush to create water droplets.
2. Text stamp is by Simon Says Stamp.
3. I actually did a step-by-step tutorial about this technique back in 2009. Please check out here.

I must say I am still trying to get familiarized with this kind of CAS style. I think it's not bad. What do you think?

Edited on 2014/11/08
This card was selected as one of the Top Three in AAA Cards Game #24 Autumn Colors. What an honor! Thank you, ladies!

Ombre Baby Boy Card

This card is for my grand nephew! Boy, I can't believe I am this old!

I am happy for the young couple and wish the baby boy good health and cleverness.

This card is also for the following challenges:

1. Tag You’re It Challenge #8
  
2. Just Us Girls #262 Ombre Technique
  
3. Addicted to Stamps Challenge #116 – Anything Goes

4. Moxie Fab World Challenge - World Card Making Day Inspiration
  
Eveh though there are twelve colors in the palette, I simply chose one color and make it ombre.  So glad I am able to enter on the last day of the challenge.

Card Details

1. All stamps are by Stampin' Up.
2. Background and Chevron Embossing Folders are by Sizzix and Stampin' Up, respectively. Tag die cut is by Hero Arts.

I shall keep my YOUNG attitude even though I am entering the GRAND generation!

Thanks for stopping by. Wish you a happy and beautiful Sunday!

Ombre Birthday Card

This is a card for a senior but I think it shall fit for ladies in all ages! I am also entering it into the following challenges:

1. CAS(E) this Sketch #96
   
2. Addicted to CAS Challenge #49 – Stencil
  
3. Just Us Girls #262 Ombre Technique
  
4. Seize the Birthday – Anything Goes Birthday

5. AAA Cards # 23 Play with Watercolors             
    
6. Virginia’s View Challenge # 8 Clean and Simple
   
7. Simon Says Use Watercolors

Card Details

1. I was happy re-visiting Tim's Ink Monoprint Technique.
2. Die cut is by Simon Says Stamp. Stencil is by The Crafter's Workshop. Embossing Folder is by Sizzix. Text stamp is by Hero Arts.

The ombre hearts are covered by clear Wink of Stella and are elegantly shiny. It is a pity that the photo did not do it justice!

I hope you like this card. Thank you for stopping by!

Thinking of You Card – Multicolored Stamping

Before the weekend is ending, I decided to make a very simple and quick card, thanks to inspirations from the following challenges. I feel so delighted as I re-visited the Multicolored Stamping Technique and made such a simple yet colorful one-layer card!

1. Take It Make It Challenge: October! Multicolored Stamping Technique
2. CAS(E) This Sketch #95
   
3. Keep It Simple # 50 – Three
 
4. One Layer Simplicity Challenge # 10 – Turning to Fall
5. Virginia’s View Challenge # 8 – Clean and Simple
      

6. Hero Arts Holiday Challenge - White Out
    
7. Moxie Fab World- Celebrate World Card Making Day Blog Tour
    

Card Details
All stamps are by Hero Arts.

If you like my card, please do let me know! Thanks!

Edited on 2014/11/08

I can't believe this simple card won recognitions from two challenge sites, namely Take It Make It Challenge October Multicolored Stamping Technique and One Layer Simplicity Challenge #10 - Turning to Fall. Thank you, DTs.

The latter's remark is as follows:
Helen’s card is just so wonderfully done with lots of white space and multicoloured leaves. Thank you, Karen!

Thanks Card – No Stamp!

This is my first no-stamp card! Ha! Were it not for a challenge, I don't think I would ever give it a try (because I am a loyal stamper)!

The card is for the following challenges:

1. Keep it Simple # 49 – No Stamps
 
2. Just Add Ink # 233 - Sketch Challenge
        
3. colourQ challenge #260...
    
4. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Card Details
1. Text and butterfly drift dies are by Simon Says Stamp.
2. Stencils are by The Crafters Workshop.
3. Embossing Folder is by Lifestyle Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerful Get Well Card

I love stencils and I love butterflies.

This is definitely a CAS card, but you probably won't notice how much work it took to make this card at first glance! I practiced five stenciling techniques to make these seven butterflies. Besides, I also used the butterfly drift die to create embossed effect!

The card is for the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stencils & Stamps
    
2. CASology Week 114: FLUTTER
    
3. The Cutting Edge Challenge #11
  

4. Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #114 CAS

Card Details

1. Stencils are by The Crafters Workshop.
2. Butterfly Drift die is by Simon Says Stamp.
3. Text is by Hero Arts and the chevron washi stamp is by My Favorite Things.

Thanks for stopping by!

You Are Simply Awesome

This is a card for a crafty friend!

I enjoyed the process of making this card because I was playing mixed media again and I felt artsy! Ha!

This card is also for the following challenges as I applied Fall-themed colors and Metallic Gold Embossing Paste which has the metal effect:
1. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #4 - Color Challenge Photo Inspiration
    
2. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #3 {Autumn Colors}
          
3. Mixed Media Mojo September Challenge - FALL THEME AND USE PASTE
      
Card Details

1. Focal stamp is by Dina Wakley, Stampington, background stamps are by Hero Arts and the text stamps are by My Favorite Things.
2. Stencils are by The Crafters Workshop.
3. Metallic Gold Embossing Paste is by Wendy Vecchi.

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

Edited on Oct 11, 2014

This card was chosen as one of the Honorable Mentions by Mixed Media Mojo September Challenge. This is absolutely encouraging! Thanks!

Absolutely Proud of You

This is a card for a colleague who worked very hard for a project which finally won the championship in my bank's internal competition! Wow! This is the first time my division ever got a #1 Position in a contest and I am extremely thrilled!

There are around 200 people in my division. Due to limited available time, I normally make cards for my colleagues for occasions like wedding, having baby or serious illness. Making cards for these occasions (which generally do not happen often for one person) have been manageable to me thus far!

This colleague has been longing for my card, so I decided to make her a card to express my appreciation for the unusual glory she's got for me and my division!

The card is also for the following challenges:

1. Mixed Media Mojo September Challenge - FALL THEME AND USE PASTE
   
2. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #3 – Autumn Colors with the optional element (metal or leaves or both)
     
3. Time Out Challenges #13 Inspired by Words - If music be the food of love play on

4. Just Us Girls Challenge #257 Word Week - Leaves
 
5. Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Lovely Leaves
    

Card Details

1. Music Background and heart stamps are by Hero Arts. Stencils are by TCW (The Crafter's Workshop)
2. Leaves and butterfly dies are by Memory Box.
3. Edge text die and text stamp are by Simon Says Stamp.

Hope this colorful card will brighten your day too!

A Vellum Emboss Wedding Card

This is a card for a colleague who recently got engaged. In old Taiwanese tradition, engagement ceremony is held by the bride's side while the wedding is organized by the bridegroom's side. My colleague happened to follow the old tradition but we all treated it as a wedding ceremony!

I wish the young couple forever love and happiness!

Card Detail

1. The tone-on-tone background paper is stamped by a Hero Arts stamp. All other stamps are by Stampin' Up and so is the Rose emboss folder.

2. Techniques applied are Vellum Emboss and Heat Emboss in silver. It is a pity that the photo did not do justice on the embossed silver parts!

I am also linking this card to the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember® ‘Stamp-It’ Challenge which is to create a project with stamping on it.



2. Try Stampin' On Tuesday Challenge #183 - Anything That Makes Us Happy.

Seeing young couples to find their true loves makes me extremely happy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mixed Media Tag - Happy Hour

 

I just realized Color Throwdown Challenge #303 is about to close.

 

 

I like this color scheme very much, so even though I am quite tired, I am trying to finish this tag.

 

Tag details

1. All stamps are by Stampin' Up.
2. Stencil is by Tim Holtz.

3. Techniques applied are Tim's signature Wrinkle Free Distress Technique, then partially covered with White Embossing Paste over Tim's stencil!

 

Boy, I can barely keep my eyes open now but I am so glad I finally uploaded and entered it!

 

Edited on Aug 5

 

I was too tired last mid-night to enter this tag to other challenges which actually were also my inspiration sources!

2. Tag You're It –Challenge #3 which is combined with CAS(E) this Sketch #87 this week as follows:

    

This is a rather new challenge site, yet I fell in love with it immediately since I discovered it! Those who like to make miniature artwork better play along!

This week

 

3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes!

 

4. The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #3 – Stencils with Modeling Paste

    

This is also a rather new challenge site that I recently discovered. This month’s challenge is one of my favorites – Stencils with Paste. Yay!

 

With so many trendy challenge inspirations available, I sure will try to play more!