Happy New Year

Hi Artsy Friends,

Happy New Year! I wish all of you another successful year full of achievements, laughter and love. Let’s stay healthy, be creative and happy throughout the year of 2020.

I made this card for my extremely talented artsy friend, Ann Chuang who was sweet enough to have sent me a Christmas card earlier. The inspirations came from Ann’s card sketch below,

my previous ATCs,

and the scene I saw in my recent trip to Nikko, Japan.

Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day and year ahead.

Card Details,
1. Stamp is by Hero Arts and dies are by Memory Box. Stencil and die cut are by Memory Box.
2. For the mixed media background tutorial, please check out my previous DT post here.

Challenges to Enter

•  A Blog Named Hero December Challenge – Sparkle

  

• Through the Craft Room Door Challenge – Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge – Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #107 - Anything Goes
• The Card Concept #HOL19 {Fav Card or Christmas Tree}

  

The Christmas Day (12/25) is a normal working day here in Taiwan and I haven’t decorated a Christmas tree in my home for some years. So I’m sharing a snowy landscape card with several snow-covered trees.  I made this card on the last day of 2019 and it surely is one of my favorite cards.

• Allsorts Challenge Week 551/2 - Anything Goes
• Dies R Us DRU Challenge #136 - Anything Goes
• STAMPlorations January Stencil Challenge- Always Anything Goes

  

• Happy Little Stampers HLS January Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

  

• Mix it Up MIUCB #33 - Anything Goes + Paper Piecing

Thinking of You When I Made This Card

Edited on 5/11/2019

I am thrilled that this card won the following awards.

• Outstanding Design of CAS Stencil April Challenge
• Top Five of Try it On Tuesday Use a stencil or two
• Top Pick of Mix It Up Challenge 24

This indeed is triple excitement!

 

Hello Artsy Friends,

I love playing stencils and I love playing with embossing pastes as well. I’m happy when I finished this card. Hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day ahead. 

Card Details
1. Apply Distress Paints, Distress Inks and splitzed water over background stencil (The Crafters’ Workshop) to make the background panel.
2. Apply Glossy Black Embossing Paste over focal floral stencil (Tim Holtz) on background panel. When dry, the Glossy Black Embossing Paste shines amazingly pretty.

3. Apply White Embossing Paste over stencil randomly on white card base.
4. Heat emboss text in black. Mount the floral panel on card. Voila.

Challenge to Enter

• April CAS Stencil Challenge – Embossing Paste

• Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Use a Stencil or Two
• CAS on Friday Challenge #155 - Spring
• STAMPlorations April Mixed Media Challenge 

  

• The Card Concept #112 - Cottage Florals

     My style is Mixed Media CAS.

• Use Your Stuff Challenge #354: Flora and Fauna

     I just played with flora.

• Simon Says Work It Wednesday March 2019: Spring Flowers
• Mix it Up Challenge #24 - Anything Goes + Optional Twist Black & White Plus One Color
  I did not play with Optional Twist.
• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It April Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge

Art Journal Page – Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often

Edited on 4/4/2019

I am so thrilled that this project won the following awards.

• Top Five by More Mixed Media Challenge January
• Top Three by We Love to Create Challenge #2

This is no doubt double excitements.

Hi Stamping Friends,
It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) Mixed Media Challenge again. The January Challenge Theme is LAYERS which I think most Mixed Media players are familiar with.

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 very first art journal page. Yay, I made it and I like it. I hope I and all my stamping friends will live well, love often and laugh much in 2019.

Hope this art journal page is eye-pleasing and inspirational to you. Please drop me a note if you like it. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Art Journal Details
1. Apply a thin layer of white gesso to prime the art journal page. After dry, apply various acrylic paints (by Dina Wakley) randomly on page.

2. Adhere some Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Wrap by Gel Medium on page.

3. Stamp Lonely Girl (Dina Wakley) on white tissue paper, tear it and glue to the page with Gel Medium.

4. Tape various washi tapes on four sides of the page.

5. Stamp texts (Simon Says Stamp) with Archival Ink directly on page.

6. Apply white embossing paste over stencils randomly on page to create extra texture. Voila!

 

Challenges to Enter
1. A Vintage Journey January Challenge - Put Your Stamp On It Challenge
2. Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It January Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
3. More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Blue
4. STAMPlorations Mixed Media January Challenge – Anything Mixed Media Goes

5. Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Use Something New
6. We Love 2 Create Challenge #1 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

7. Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge #10 – Anything Goes

8. Classic DT Open Challenge January # 1
9. Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #30 - January Anything Goes

10. Make My Monday Challenge #87 Use Words or a Sentiment

 

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

Eat Sleep Craft

Edited on 9/15/2018
I am so glad that this tag was chosen as a Winner by Stamps and Stencils Challenge.

 

Hi Stamping Friends,

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

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!

The following are how I made my tag.

1. Stamp text collage background (by Hero Arts) in black on tag and cover with a thin layer of gesso.

2. Scribble Distress Crayons (Candied Apple, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch) randomly on tag and with baby wipes to spread the colors.

3. Use baby wipes to remove some of the colors through various stencils (Tim Holtz).

 
4. Overstamp another text background (Tim Holtz) to further emphasize the theme – WORDS.

5. Apply embossing paste over stencil (Tim Holtz). Edge the tag with Distress Crayon (Walnut Stain) and Distress Paint (Antique Bronze).

6. Dry emboss a stencil (The Crafters Workshop) on a gold cardstock, apply Distress Paint (Black Soot) then smudge with baby wipe to create a Faux Metal sheet with an antique and grungy metal look.

7. Die cut a butterfly (Tim Holtz) from the Faux Metal.

8. Distress gold card with Distress Paint (Black Soot) with baby wipe. After dry, die cut various gearheads (Tim Holtz).

 

9. Stamp sentiments (Altenew).

10. Assemble tag as shown.

 

I must confess that industrial or grungy style is not something I’m familiar with. Before I started, I had little idea how and what I wanted to make. I’m glad that I gave it a try. If I had planned ahead, I may have skipped step 3, I guess.


Hope this feminine industrial/grungy tag is eye-pleasing to you. Please drop me a note if you like it. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Challenges to Enter 

• Stamps and Stencils August Challenge- Industrial/Grungy
• Butterfly Challenge #105 Spin The Butterfly Wheel with the Letter F

  

I used butterfly, 3 colors and 1 theme -Frame it (metallic bronze borders are my frame).

• More Mixed Media Challenge – Anything Goes with Optional Brights
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #11 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make It August Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Rhedds’ Creative Spirit August Challenge - Mixed Media, Altered or Upcycled
• Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #112 - Old School or old/vintage project
• STAMPlorations Summer 2018 Mixed Media Challenge

  

• Classic Design Team Open August Challenge # 8
• Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge #08 - 1st August 2018

Be the Reason Someone Smiles

Hi Stamping Friends,

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

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.  

When I saw the June Challenge Theme - Glitter, I instantly thought of Tim Holtz’s Distress Glitters. I also revisited Tim’s Distress Stains Monoprint Technique.  The following are how I made my tag.

Tag Details

1. Apply Distress Paints Monoprint Technique with various stencils on watercolor paper for the background.

 









2. Apply various Distress Inks on watercolor paper as shown.

3. Apply white Embossing Paste over leave stencil on watercolor tag.

4. Die cut two butterflies and apply Distress Inks.

5. Apply Glossy Accents and sprinkle generous Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.

6. Stamp text on black cardstock and heat embossed in white. Assemble the tag as shown on top.

I must say the sparkling butterflies are awesomely pretty.

Hope my tag is inspirational and eye-pleasing to you. Please drop me a note if you like my tag. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day.

Edited on 7/7/2017
The tag was chosen as one of the DT Favorite Winners by A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge. DT Anila really made my day. Thanks.

Challenges to enter:

• The Artistic Stamper June's Creative Challenge – Winged Things
• STAMPlorations June Mixed Media Challenge

  

• More Mixed Media Challenge - "Anything Goes" optional Purple

  

• Craft Stamper, Take It, Make It June Challenge – Anything Goes Stamping Challenge
• Creative Artiste Challenge #27 – Anything Mixed Media Goes
• Stamps and Stencils Challenge - Words with Meaning
• Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Use Your Favorite Stamp

    The only stamp I used in this tag is a text stamp from Simon Says Stamp. It's the first time I used it and I love it a lot.

• Mix It Up Challenge Blog #2 - Anything Goes + Stamping 
• Classic Design Team Open Challenge # 15 – Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #06 
• Work it Wednesday May 2017