Dare to Dream

Edited on 2/8/2019

I am so excited that this tag as chosen as a Top Three by A Inky Mess Challenge. Thanks DTs, you certainly made my day!

 

Hi Stamping Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The November Challenge Theme is BIRDS.

For more details and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Anything mixed media could be linked up to our challenge as long as it follows our theme. Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop!

I apologize for the last-minute upload without any detail of how I made this tag. Well, if this tag is eye-pleasing to you, please do come back again for the details.

Thanks and see you soon. 


Challenges to Enter
 

• STAMPlorations Mixed Media November Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes

  

• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Black
• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It November Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Stamps and Stencils November Challenge – Remember, Remember, the 5th of November - Fire, Fireworks, Color

 I hope the bright dots and circles can be interpreted as fireworks!

• We Love 2 Create Challenge #14 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• Mix it Up Challenge #19 - Anything Goes

• Love to Craft  LTCCB #28 - November Anything Goes
• My Besties International Challenge - Anything Goes

• A Inky Mess CHALLENGE 26 Theme - Anything Mixed media Goes

Happy Halloween

Edited on 10/30/2018I’m thrilled that this tag was picked as Top 3 by The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge.
Thanks you, DTs, you made my day.
 

Hello Artsy Friends,

I’m super excited and honored to be the Featured Guest Designer for Stamps and Stencils’ October Challenge - Spooky Fun with an Autumnal twist. I'd like to thank Stamps and Stencils DTs for choosing my tag as the Winner and inviting me as Guest Designer.

I must confess that I’m not really into the spooky things, especially that I don’t have little children around me for some years. Yet I’ve decided to challenge myself to create an Autumnal tag with some spooky elements. It’s fun to explore something out of my comfort zone.

For details of how I made my tag, please check out my Guest Designer Post.

Hope my non-traditional Halloween tag is eye-pleasing and inspirational to you. Please do check out the Challenge Blog for more inspirations from the talents DTs and join us for the fun.

If you like my tag, please do let me know. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter

• Time Out Challenge #120 – Colorful

  

• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Cute Spooks
• Creative Artiste Challenge #43- Anything Mixed Media Goes

My Besties International Challenge - Halloween/Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Mixed Media October Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes

More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Orange

Mixed Media Place September Challenge - Autumn

  

• A Vintage Journey October Challenge : Autumn Splendour

Love to Scrap Challenge #114 - Fall Back

Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge #10 – Anything Goes

I Appreciate All That You Do

Hi Stamping Friends,

I’m so thrilled to be the Guest Designer of CAS on Friday Challenge #143. I’d like to thank Janneke for the offer. The challenge theme is Thank You Card. Please stop by the challenge blog is get inspirations from all the wonderful artworks made by the DTs.

Card Details
1. Apply Distress Inks on a grid stencil (Altenew). Mist the stencil and flip it to stamp on a card panel.
2. Die cut butterflies (Memory Box). Apply Perfect Medium on butterfly details then cover it with Bronze Perfect Pearls to get Faux Metal effect.
3. Die cut text (Hero Arts). Apply Perfect Medium on text then cover it with Bronze Perfect Pearls to get Faux Metal effect.
4. Stamp text (Hero Arts) in black on card panel and heat emboss .
5. Affix butterfly, text and sequins on card panel. Mount the card panel to card.

I hope this CAS card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter

• CAS Mix Up October Challenge – Metal + Stamping+ Your Choice

I was inspired by Metal Finish with Perfect Pearls by Kimberly Crawford and dug out my Bronze Perfect Pearls to make the butterfly and text. My choices are distress ink stenciling, heat embossing and die cutting.

• STAMPlorations CAS October Challenge – Anything CAS Goes with Optional Color Twist, Black

I did not play with the Optional Color Twist.

• Happy Little Stampers October Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

   

• Back to Basics and Beyond Challenge #13 Watercolors
• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #27 - October Anything Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make It October Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge October # 10
• Mix it Up Challenge #18 - Anything Goes + Optional Twist Monochrome
• A Perfect Time To Craft October Challenge # 10
   

Wherever You Go

Hi Stamping Friends, 
It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The October Challenge Theme is MEN.

For more details and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Anything mixed media could be linked up to our challenge as long as it follows our theme. Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED! 

I have very few MEN-themed stamps. Besides I wanted to challenge myself to create a masculine tag with warm and pretty color scheme to echo the coming Autumn. The following is how I made my tag. 

1. Scribble several Distress randomly on tag.

2.Use a piece of baby wipe to spread the colors.

3. Apply Distress Oxide Inks over Leave Stencil (Tim Holtz) on tag.

4. Stamp Wherever You Go Collage stamp (produced by Paperbag Studios yet discontinued) with Black Archival Ink on tag.

5. Apply Texture Paste (Tim Holtz) over Clock Stencil (The Crafters’ Workshop) on tag.

6. Die cut leaves (Tim Holtz) and Distress Oxide Inks on leaves.

7. Attached leaves on tag and finalize the tag.

I hope this non-traditional MEN-Themed tag is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter

• STAMPlorations Mixed Media October Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes

  

• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Orange
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #13 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• A Vintage Journey October Challenge : Autumn Splendour
• Mix it Up Challenge #18 - Anything Goes + Optional Twist Monochrome
• Country View Challenge October - Plant-tastic
• Crafter’s Castle Challenge #10 – Anything Goes OPTION is Winter / Christmas
• A Inky Mess CHALLENGE 24 Theme - Anything Mixed media Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make, It October Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Classic Design Team Open September Challenge # 10

 

 

Wishing You Everything Good

Edited on 2/8/2019I can't believe this card won the following awards.

• featured by Little Red Wagon Challenge,
• Outstanding Designs by CAS Mix Up Challenge
• Winner by Love to Craft Challenge
• Winner by CAS on Friday Challenge.

 Oh my, this is indeed fourfold happiness and excitements. Thanks for all the talented DTs, you made my day again.

Hi Artsy Friends,

Direct marker coloring and heat embossing are the very techniques that I learned when I first entered the stamping world. The floral and text stamps are old Hero Arts stamps. The subtle Aida Cloth background is an old Stampin’ Up stamp. Hmm, this card made me feel going back to basics and nostalgia even though the colors are bright. Hope this CAS card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter

• CAS Mix Up September Challenge – Ink Stamps with Markers + Stamping+ Your Choice

  

My choices are heat embossing and die cutting.

• The Flower Challenge #24- Anything Goes

  

•   CAS on Friday Challenge #141 – Flowers
• Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Stamp It for STAMPtember
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #462 ~ Back to Basics
• STAMPlorations Summer CAS Card Challenge

  

• Love to Craft Challenge #26 - September Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC186 - Marsha's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
• A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge September #09 - Theme Always Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge 213 Anything Goes / Optional Twist Clean and Simple  

You’re One in a Million

Edited on 10/15/2018
I am glad that this tag was chosen as a Winner by More Mixed Media Challenge.

Hi Stamping Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The September Challenge Theme is MESSY.
  
For more details and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Anything mixed media could be linked up to our challenge as long as it follows our theme. Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

Honestly speaking, I am not sure what MESSY really means. It’s dumb, I know. Ha! I thought something dark, dirty or muddy might qualify as MESSY and this tag is what I came up with. For me, this is really a challenge because I tend to use pretty and bright color schemes. I'm delighted that I challenged myself to go beyond my comfort zone. Hope this tag with galaxy background is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Tag Details

1. Apply several Distress Oxide Inks directly on watercolor paper.

2. Spritz generous amount of pearlized water on paper.Heat set.

3. Apply Black Soot Distress Oxide on acrylic block, then randomly cover paper.

4. Spritz generous amount of pearlized water on paper. Heat set.

5. Use Picket Fence Distress Spray Stain to create lots of white spots and heat set.

6. Cut the paper into a tag and sponge the edge with Black Soot Distress Oxide.

7. Stamp stars and heat emboss in silver. Stamp moon and text and heat emboss in white. The messy tag is done!

 

 

I'd like to thank Jennifer McGuire for the inspiration.

 

Challenges to Enter

• Stamps and Stencils September Challenge- Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge – Stamp it on

More Mixed Media Challenge – Anything Goes with Optional Brown

  

• We Love 2 Create Challenge #12 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make It September Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Mix it Up Challenge #17 - Anything Goes + Layering
• Rhedds’ Creative Spirit September Challenge - Mixed Media, Anything Goes
• A Inky Mess CHALLENGE 23 Theme - Anything Mixed media Goes
• Crafter’s Castle Challenge #9 – Anything Goes
• Classic Design Team Open September Challenge # 9

Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Edited on 8/29/2018

I’m thrilled that this card won the following awards. 

• Outstanding Designs by CAS Watercolor Challenge.
• Top 3 by Use Your Stuff Challenge with the following compliment:

This is such a gorgeous background and your white flower just really pops!
Thanks again, DTs, for the double happiness.

Hi Stamping Friends,

I was inspired by so many stunning artworks of sunflowers from CAS Watercolor Challenge Theme and decided to give it a try tonight. Thank god it’s Friday! Ha. I’m happy I made it. Hope you like it too. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details
1. Applied Distress Oxide Ink Smooshes Technique for the background.
2. Die cut is by Impression Obsession and text is by Papertrey Inks.

Challenges to Enter

• CAS Watercolor August Challenge – Sunflowers

• Happy Little Stamps Watercolor Challenge August – Anything Goes with Optional Twist Flowers

  

• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Bloomin' Flowers

• Time Out Challenge #116 - Bright

• Use Your Stuff Challenge #326- Mood Board

   
 I was inspired by sun, yellow, orange and blue.

• A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge August #08 - Theme Always Anything Goes
• STAMPlorations Summer Theme & Sketch Challenge

  

• Aud Sentiments Challenge #210 Anything Goes + A Sentiment
• Crafter’s Castle Challenge #8 – Anything Goes with Optional Elegant/Shabby Chic
• Crafty Creations Challenge #373 - Anything Goes

Choose Joy

Hi Stamping Friends,

I was so inspired by this card of Stamping with Loll that I had to CASE it. Thanks, Loll!
I do feel joyful after finishing this card. Hope it's eye-pleasing to you.

Card Details

Stencil is by The Crafter’s Workshop, text is by Papertrey Inks and die cuts are by Stamipin' Up.
Challenges to Enter
 

• CAS Mix Up August Challenge – Stencil Monoprint+ Stamping+ Your Choice

My choice is Crackle Embossing Paste.

• AAA Cards CAS Game #122 - Use A Stencil

  

• Butterfly Challenge #105 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with the Letter F

I have Butterfly and Theme- Flower in my card.

• Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #306 - Anything Goes

      

• My Besties International August Challenge- Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Bloomin' Flowers
• STAMPlorations Summer CAS Card Challenge!
• Aud Sentiment Challenge #210 Anything Goes + A Sentiment
• Through the Craft Room Door Challenge – Anything Goes 21th August
• Classic Design Team Open August Challenge # 8
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make It August Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge