Sending Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Edited on 4/4/2019

I am so glad that this card was chosen as an Outstanding Design by CAS Watercolor Challenge. Thanks DTs, you certainly made my day!

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

I’m so happy that I made this card right before the end of the weekends. Yay!
I’m sending hugs and happy thoughts to you, artsy friends. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Card Details,
1. Floral and text stamps are by Altenew.
2. Frame is created by two rectangle dies by Simon Says Stamps and background Plaid Cover die is by Altenew.
3. Frame is embossed by Wow embossing powder. It's really gorgeous.

4. White panel background is spritzed with Distress Marker (Tim Holtz Spritzer) to add some interests.


Challenges to Enter

• CAS Watercolor March Challenge – Watercolor on Vellum
  

• Altenew March Inspiration Challenge

  

• The Flower Challenge #30 'Anything Goes'

  

• Cut it Up Challenge 170 – Flowers
• Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Say it with Flowers
• Crafting by Designs Challenge - Blooming Flowers
• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - One for the Ladies/Girls
• Creative with Stamps CWS #36: Friends

• Dies R Us Challenge #117 - One for the Ladies
• Aud Sentiments Challenge #223 Any Sentiment Except "Happy Birthday"

Choose Joy

Edited on 4/4/2019

Boy, I am so thrilled that this card won the following awards.

• Outstanding Design by CAS Stencil March Challenge
• Top Three by Butterfly Challenge #119
• Top Three by As You Like It Challenge

This indeed is triple happiness!

Hi Artsy Friends,

I’m happy to squeeze time out of my overwhelming busy schedule to make this CAS card. And, I’m also happy that I dug out some of my favorite old stencil, die, and text stamp for this card.

Spring is coming here in Taiwan with lots of flowers blooming. I hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Card Details
1. Flower stencil is by Hero Arts, die is by Memory Box and text is by Papertrey Inks.

2. Background technique is Ghosting or so-called Water Stenciling.

3. The entire background panel is covered with Clear Wink of Stella. The sparkling effect is really pretty.

Challenges to Enter

• March CAS Stencil Challenge – Ghosting

  

• Mix it Up Challenge #23 - Anything Goes + Inked Background
• STAMPlorations March CAS Card Challenge – Anything CAS Goes Optional Color Twist Coral Pink

 

• Butterfly Challenge #119 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with C for Centre Step

My card uses Centre Step + Cerise/Circles + Butterfly, e.g. Theme +  Colour +  Butterfly

• Memory Box Challenge #47- Flower Power (cards with flowers on them)
• As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Dies or Stencils & WHY

I love using dies and stencils in my cards. If I can only choose one, I would choose stencils because they help to create awesome background, depth and textures easily, and they are generally inexpensive.

• Happy Little Stampers March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
• Try It On Tuesday Say It with Flowers
• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It March Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Through the Craft Room Door Anything goes challenge week of March 19

Art Journal Page – Just a Note

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

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

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.

Starting from 2019, I decided to challenge myself to create art journal pages as my DT artwork for HLS MM Challenge. This is my third try. I love music, yet with this theme I found that I have very rare music-related stamps. I finally dug out this set of stamps (by My Favorite Things, retired) which is perfect for this challenge. Yay! The following are how I made my page.

Art Journal Details
1. Apply various Distress Oxide Inks on page.

2. Splash some water droplets on page for fade effect.

3. Glue tissue paper scrap on page and apply various Distress Oxide Inks over stencil on page.

4. Apply Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink over another stencil on page.

5. Stamp focal image, color the image by Copic, cut out and adhere to page. Stamp several texts on page.

6. Apply more Distress Oxide Inks over stencils and also sponge edges to create more visual effects.

7. Apply Embossing Paste over stencils on edges to create textures.

8. Stamp treble score and music notes to finish.

I personally like the quotes very much.
“A real leader faces the music, even when he doesn’t like the tune.
Life is like a piano…what you get out of it depends on how you play it.
Love is like playing the piano. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.”

I hope my page is inspirational to you. Please drop me a note if you like it. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter

• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Green
• STAMPlorations Mixed Media March Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes + Must Use a Stencil

  

• We Love 2 Create Challenge #3 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #32 - March Anything Goes
• Mixed it Up Challenge #23 - Anything Goes + Inked Background
• A Inky Mess CHALLENGE 28 Theme - Anything Mixed media Goes
• Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge #47 - - Anything Mixed Media Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It March Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Classic DT Open Challenge for March # 3
• A Perfect Time To Craft Challege for March #3