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