Congrats New Baby

My country has the lowest birth rate yet I have been making baby cards for my colleagues lately. I am so proud of my colleagues' productivity, haha!

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

1. AAA card Game#53 – Anything Goes
2. Happy Little Stampers November CAS Challenge – Gilding
  
3. Fusion Card Challenge
 
   I play for the sketch.
4. Addicted To CAS #77 – Dimension
      
5. Addicted to Stamps and More #171 – Anything Goes

Card Details

1. Bib stamp is by Stampin’ Up and textsvare by Hero Arts.
2. Scallop and circle dies are by Spellbinder, text die is by Hero Arts and embossing folder is by Cuttlebug.
3. To meet the gilding requirement, the texts are in gold.

I personally like this card a lot and hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Celebrate Baby Girl

I made this baby card for a colleague. I am entering the card to the following challenges:

1. Use Your Stuff Challenge #200 Celebrate
2. House of Cards November Challenge – Stamped and Cut Window Technology
  
3. Freshly Made Sketches #213
  
4. Addicted to Stamps and More #171– Anything Goes
5. CASology Week #173- Pretty
         

Card Details
Stamps are by Stampin' Up, Papertrey Inks and Hero Arts.

I hope this soft and sweet card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Baby Boy Welcome to the World

I made this card for a colleague who recently got a baby boy. I am also entering this card to the following challenges:

1. Addicted to Stamps and More #169 - Clean and Simple
2. CAS(E) this Sketch #148

3. Inkspirational Challenge -#95 Anything Goes with Silver
  

Card Details
1. Baby onesie stamp is by Stampin’ Up, texts are by Hero Arts and embossing folder is by Sizzix.
2. The embossed parts are colored using brayer.
3. Texts are heat embossed in silver.

Somehow I tend to make baby cards in Clean and Simple style and this one is no exception. Yet I am pretty sure I will get "Wow" because of the embossing effect. Hope it is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Surprise - Guest Designing For STAMPlorations

 

It is my pleasure and honor to be invited as Guest Designer for STAMPlorations November Challenge. This month’s theme is Stamps & Newsprint.

As one of the Top Picks of July Challenge, I was awarded three digi stamps of STAMPlorations. I am using Framed Butterflies and Surprise text digi stamps for my card.

Card Details

1. The butterflies and text digi stamps are by STAMPlorations. The background newsprint stamp and stencil are by Hero Arts.
2. Butterflies are colored by Copic markers.
3. To get a sophisticated look with textures, I applied Cracked Glass technique for the butterfly panel. The following picture shows a closer look of the cracked glass effect.

Please join us for the fun. The interpretations of the theme (Stamps & Newsprint) are endless. Please check out STAMPlorations Blog for all the details.

I am also entering this card to the following challenges:

1. That Craft Place Challenge - Anything Goes Mixed Media
2. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- So Glossy
3. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge - #18 Texture
  
Hope my card is eye-pleasing and inspiring to you. Please drop me a note if you like my card. Thanks for stopping by.

Thanksgiving Blessing Tag

It is a 3-day long weekend here in Taiwan and I am so blessed to have been able to make artworks three days in a row. After making a super CAS card yesterday, I challenged myself to make a quite sophisticated-looking one and this tag is what I made today. Boy, I am in a heaven.

I am entering this tag to the following challenges:

1. Stamploration {Stencil Sunday #14} + October Mixed Media Challenge
   
2. Crafter Stampers, Take it Make it October Challenge, 'Take A Technique - Ink Stitch Paint Collage Print Paper
In my tag, I have inks, faux stitches and faux newspaper.
3. Just Us Girls Trend Week 314 – Use Stencils
4. The Sisterhood of Crafters, Lets All Go To 'The Pumpkin Patch
5. The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #17 - Word Search


   
    My word inspirations are pumkin and black.

Card Details

1. All stamps are by Hero Arts and all stencils are by Tim/Stampers Anonymous.
2. Pumpkins were colored by Copic Markers.
3. I added crackle embossing paste first. After dry, I applied two layers of stenciling then covered the whole tag with some distress inks.  I overstamped the newspaper background, making the whole background full of textures as shown below.

 
4. I added faux stitiches on the side as the final finishing touch.

I feel extremely blessed after making this tag. Hope you like this tag. Thanks for stopping by.

Some Days are Better

Once in a while I’d like to challenge myself to do a One Layer Card (OLC) and this is what I made today. This Clean & Simple (CAS) card is not as easy as imagined, as I found it quite challenging to align up the stripes.

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

1. Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #226: Creating With Stripes
2. One-Layer Simplicity Challenge, OLS 21 - Whatever the weather
3. AAA Cards Game #49: Word Play
4. Addicted to Stamps Challenge #165 - Photo Inspiration
5. Simon Says Stamp World Cardmaking Day Challenge

Card Details

1. All stamps are by Papertrey Ink.
2. I bent the stripe stamp to mimic the rainbow shape. It is creative, isn't it?  Haha!

Hope you like this simple sweet. Thanks for stopping by.

Edited on 10/28/2015
This card is so lucky!  It was picked as the randomly selected winner by Papertrey Ink and won me US$25 gift certificate. Yay!

Fall Color Birthday Card

This is a card for a senior. She likes autumn colors. I I used four colors of the orange family, namely dried marigold, spiced marmalade, rusty hinge and ripe persimmon, for the card. I am entering this card to the following challenges:

1. Mixed Media Worlds: MMW#7 Anything Goes with Autumn Colours
2. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #16 - Black and Orange
                
3. Simon Says Monday Challenge, Autumn Is In The Air
4. Seize the Birthday, Anything Goes Birthday
 
5. That Craft Place Mixed Media Anything Goes
6. House of Cards, October Challenge: Add Texture &/or Color Inspiration
            
7. Time Out Challenges #41- Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile

Card Details

1. Stamps are by Hero Arts. Stencil is by Simon Says stamp and die cut is by Tim Holtz/Sizzix. Gold embossing paste is by Wendy Vecchi/Ranger.
2. I die cut the Falling Hearts (by Simon Says) to create my own stencil.

I just came back from a long trip and can’t wait to catch up with more inklings and stampings. Oh, I must say this card is warm and gorgeous, with the family of orange colors and gold tiny hearts. Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Edited on 10/28/2015
This card  was selected as the Winner by Seize the Birthday Challenge DTs. Woo Hoo! Thanks, DTs. You made my day!

Edited on 11/21/2015
This card  was selected as the Top Winner by House of Cards October Challenge.  I must say I am thrilled and honored. Thank you, DTs.

Hello Friend

This card is inspired by the following challenges:

1. Virginia's View Challenge #18 Geometric Patterns
  
2. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #15 {Friendship}
  
3. Take It & Make It Challenge – Take a Stamp
4. Hero Arts Makeover Challenge
    My old project as inspiration is the card below which I personally love a lot. I substituted the big pom pom flower with two flowers and added white embossing paste on the card base. The original card has been well liked by blog friends as it is among the top 10 popular posts.

5. Mixed Media World MMW'#6- Gorgeous Textures
6. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - MAKE IT COLORFUL
   The beautiful colors made me happy.

Card Details

The triangle stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop. All others (stamps & stencil) are by Hero Arts.

This card has lots of white spaces yet is full of textures. I am fascinated by this kind of Clean & Simple mixed media style. How about you?

Thanks for stopping by. Wish you a great week ahead.

High School Graduation Congratulation Card

My nephew is going to the best college of his state. I am so proud of him yet quite embarrassed for myself as I just made this belated congratulation card for him. May he enjoy the college journey and have no fear to explore and embrace life.

I will also enter this card to the following challenges:

1. House of Cards August Challenge – Metallics
2. AAA Card Challenge #47: Spectacular Embossing
3. Tag You're It Challenge #29
  
4. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Card Details

1. The background stamp is by Hero Arts and the rest are retired stamps of Stampin’ Up.
2. The gold star embellishments are die cuts by Memory Box die.
3. The tiny stars are heat embossed in silver.

Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Twin Babies Card

I made this card for a colleague who just got twin babies, a boy and a girl. Yay! I am very happy for the proud parents.

The card is inspired by the following challenges:

1.CASology #158 Precious White Space
     
2.CAS(E) this Sketch #134
 
3.Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Stamp - Anything Goes
4.Online Card Classes Background Check Class Day 5 – Faux Letterpress

Card Details

1.Text is by Hero Arts and Baby Tees are by Stampin’ Up.
2.Stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop.

I always feel delighted when making baby cards. Hope you feel delighted seeing this card.

Warmest Blessings

This card is 100% stamped. Yes, no play of inks, pastes, powders, stencils, embellishments, heat gun, die cut machine, etc, thanks to Virginia’s challenge – 100% stamped. Well, I did manage to incorporate a technique which is white ink resist. I just hope you are able to see the subtle textured canvas background through flowers and leaves.

The card is for the following challenges:
1. Virginia's View Challenge #16: 100% Stamped

  
2. CAS(E) this Sketch #131

      
3. House of Cards July Challenge: Food &/or Color Inspiration!

   
4. Time Out Challenge #35 Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals
5.  Take It Make It Challenge: July Challenge - Take a Stamp, Anything Goes

Card Details
Background canvas stamp is by Hero Arts, flowers and leaves stamps are by WPlus9 and text stamps are by Winnie& Walter.

I am delighted by this simple card. Hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by.

Live with Zest Tag

I can't believe I managed to stamp three days in a row. Wow! I am in heaven!

I made this tag for the following challenges:

1.Tag You’re It Challenge#25
    
2.Virginia's View Challenge #16: 100% Stamped
    
3.Time Out Challenge #35 Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals
4.Stamploratons July Challenge: Stamps & Distressing
    
Tag Details
All stamps are by Hero Arts except the background canvas stamp by Stampin' Up.

If you like this tag, please drop me a note. Thanks.

Edited on 7/18/2015
This tag was chosen as one of the three Challenge Favorites by Tag You're It Challenge. Thank you again, DTs. Yay, you made my day!

Edited on 9/5/2015
This tag was also chosen as one of the four Top Picks by Stamplorations July Challenge. Wow, thank you, DTs. This is double excitements!

Starry Night, You Shine Like a Diamond

After making yesterday’s Starry Night card, I can’t help making another one with a twist. The starry night consists of heat embossing stars in silver and droplets of perfect pearls water. I must say the sky is gorgeously sparkling and shining.

This card is for the following challenges:

1.AAA Card Challenge, Game #43 Star Scene
  
2.One-Layer Simplicity Challenge, OLS18 Sparkle and Shine
3.CASology Week 154: REPEAT
4.CAS on Sunday Challenge #62, Embossing
5.The Mixed Media Card Challenge #13 {Blue}
       

Card Details
All stamps are by Hero Arts.

Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Edited on 8/8/2015

This card was featured in OLS’s Details Post#18. Yay! Thank you, Heather, you made my day!

Starry Nighit Holiday Cheer

We got an unexpected typhoon holiday here in Taipei today. Benefitting from this, I was able to make a card. Ha! This is also the first time in my life that I made a Christmas card in a typhoon day.

The card is for the following challenges:

1. AAA Card Challenge, Game #43 Star Scene
  
2. Mixed Media Mojo July Challenge, Christmas in July
     
3. Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge, Challenge #152 - Make your Mark
4. Take It Make It Challenge: July Challenge - Take a Stamp, Anything Goes

Card Details

1. The stamp is by Hero Arts and the die is by Memory Box.
2. I applied distress inks (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Broken China, Faded Jeans and Weathered Wood) in the background and splashed droplets of Perfect Pearls water to mimic the starry night. The droplets are shining and very pretty.

Hope you like my starry night Christmas card.

Need Caffeine

This tag was inspired by the following two challenges:

1. Tag You’re It Challenge #21
  
2. House of Cards May Challenge – Bokeh Effect
  
Card Details
1. All stamps are by Hero Arts.
2. I added Clear Rock Candy on the cream part. Too bad that the photo does not do it justice!

Bokeh Effect has been all the rage. And I am glad I finally gave it a try. If you like my tag, please let me know. Thanks!

Edited on 7/10/2015
This tag was chosen as one of the three Challenge Favorites. Thank you, DTs. Yay!