Happy Ever After – Two-Tone Glitter Ritz

 

Hi Artsy Friends,

I need to make a wedding card for a subordinate. I revisited an old card and made this one. It’s sparkly gorgeous. 

In my country, red is a traditional color for wedding event despite that nowadays young people may not follow the tradition. I used it anyway. Hope my card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Card Details

1. Stencil is by Simon Says Stamp. Stamp and sentiment are by STAMPlorations.

2. For  more Two-Tone Glitter Ritz cards, please check out my old card. I also applied an old school technique – Faux Metal Technique for the sentiment.

Challenges Entered

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
• As You Like it Challenge – Favorite: Dies versus Stencils and Why

I love using dies and stencils in my cards. If I need to choose only one, I’d choose stencil because it’s inexpensive and can be used to stamp, layering, emboss, etc. And you can apply lots of media on it to achieve versatile effects.

• Freshly Made Sketches Challenge # 513     

• STAMPlorations November Stencil Challenge – Anything Goes     

• STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge     

• Krafty Chicks Challenge KCC #587 {ALL OCCASIONS}
• Allsorts Challenge Week 652 🌺 Use a hand stamped or digital image
• Card Making & Craft challenge - Anything Goes - Challenge 24
• Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Anything Goes Challenge November 2021

Floral Flurries Thermos

Edited on 12/17/2021

I almost fell from the chair when I noticed that my Floral Flurries Thermos Project was chosen as the Second Place Winner by Altenew for its “Get Wild with Washi Creativity Inspired: Washi Tape Contest 2021!”. Woohoo!      

Altenew offered one CRAFT YOUR LIFE PROJECT KIT: GARDEN ROSE (worth $59.99 each), shown below, as a prize.      

I can’t thank Altenew’s inspirations and generosity enough!

Hi Artsy Friends,

My favorite thermos has a terrible (ugly) appearance because I use it every day. 

Inspired by artworks of Altenew’s “Get Wild with Washi Creativity Inspired: Washi Tape Contest 2021!”, I decided to dig out my brand new Altenew Washi Tape to cover the bottle.

I applied two layers of washi tape which created awesome visual depth. I think the new look is great and I love it even though there are some wrinkles. Wrinkles are organic, and handmade doesn’t need to be perfect, right? 

Anyway, flower power! I can’t wait to bring my Floral Flurries Thermos out. Thanks for stopping by and have a cheerful day.

Challenge Entered

• Altenew “Get Wild with Washi Creativity Inspired: Washi Tape Contest 2021!”     

• Love to Craft Challenge #64 - November Anything Goes
• Moving Along with the Times Challenge #136- Anything But a Card     

• Through the Craft Room Door Starting Nov 16 –Anything Goes
• Crafter’s Castle Challenge #47 – Anything Goes
• Love to Create Challenge #11 – Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge November/December - Anything Goes
• Mix it Up Challenge #55 - Anything Goes + 3-D Project

Thinking of You – Stencil Monoprint

Edited on 11/20/2021

I’m thrilled that this card was chosen as a Top 3 by As You Like It Challenge – Favorite Circle Embellishment. Thanks, DTs.

Hi Artsy Friends,

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge again. The November Challenge Theme remains to be Anything Goes.       

For Challenge Rules and other DT’s inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. Please join us for the fun. I can’t wait to see what you have come up with.  

I’ve been buried by overwhelming matters (both business and personal) lately. In order to deliver my DT artwork, I dug out a Stencil Monoprint background that I made in August. This is in fact a Make-Two-At-One-Time project.  I’m so grateful that I saved it which in turn saved my day! Ha! Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Card Details

1. The Make-Two-At-One-Time project’s two stenciled background is shown above. And for my first card, please check out here.  

2. Stencil and Butterfly die cut are by Simon Says Stamp and so is the Holographic Rainbow Paper which is used for butterfly die cut. Scribble die cut is by Tim Holtz, Sizzix. Sentiment is by Hero Arts. 

Challenges Entered

• CAS Mix Up November Stencil Challenge – Stencil Monoprint     

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Thinking of You
• STAMPlorations November Stencil Challenge- Always Anything Goes     

• The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge – Wreath

I hope my non-standard flowers wreath background is qualitied.

• As You Like It Challenge – Favorite Circle Embellishment

My favorite circle embellishment is scribble circle like the one I used in this card. It adds texture to the background with artsy effect. Sometimes standard is boring! Ha!

• The Crafter’s Café Challenge #277 – Anything Goes

• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Black

I did not play with the optional.

• Cardz 4 Galz Challenge #159 – CAS (Clean and Simple)
• PIP Challenge 2144 – Anything Goes
• The Paper Funday Challenge November 2021 Challenge #35 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Thanks/Thankful/Grateful

I did not play with the optional twist.

So Grateful – Pigment Ink Blending

Hi Artsy Friends,

I used to think Pigment Inks are for Heat Embossing. After noticing some demonstration stunning cards of ERUM TASNEEM using light-colored pigments inks over dark-colored cardstocks, I thought I might give it a try.

I decided to apply complimentary color scheme for this card. I think it turned out not bad. This has opened up more opportunities for me to make use of Pigment Inks. Thanks, Altenew, for hosting this challenge.  

Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and have a colorful day.

Card Details

Pigment Inks (Buttercream, Warm Sunshine and Ruby Red), Embossing Folder and sentiment die are all by Altenew.

Challenge Entered

• Altenew Pigment Inks Contest 2021     

• Tic Tac Toe Challenge #138     

My take is Thankful Sentiment, Free and Any Color

• Cut it Up Challenge 238 - Thanks or Thanksgiving
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #626 - So Very Thankful
• Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC328 - Tristan's Challenge: All About Occasions
• Crafty Sentiments Designs – Anything Goes (November 2)
• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #64 - November Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge for November #11
• Love to Scrap Challenge #151 - Anything Goes