Sending Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Hi Artsy Friends,

I’m glad I made this card right before the deadline of CAS Stencil May Challenge. Boy, I haven’t been able to play this year due to unusually busy life schedule. Yet I’m so sad this is the last challenge. Thank you, DTs, for all your inspirations in the past. I’m honored to have been picked as Outstanding Designs several times.  I’m glad I still have CAS Mix Up to play in the future.
Hope my card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details
All stencils, stamps and dies are by Altenew.

Challenges to Enter

• CAS Stencil May Challenge – Layered Stenciling

  

• Altenew May 2020 Inspiration Challenge  

• Stamping Sensations May Challenge- Say it with Flowers
• Tuesday Throwdown #457 - Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Tic-Tac-Toe

  
     My take includes two rows, embossing/ stencil/ blue and green/die/stencil.

• Mix It Up Challenge #37 - Anything Goes + Optional Masking
• Allsorts Challenge Week 573 - Ginghams, stripes and dots
• Take It Make It Challenge: May Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Anything Goes challenge
• CAS on Friday Challenge #180 - Use a die
• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge week Beginning 19th May

 

Thanks for Everything ATC Card

Hi Artsy Friends,
I hope you’re doing well under prevailing Coronavirus situation.

It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) ATC (Artist Trading Card/Coin) Challenge again. The May Challenge Theme is Rainbow.
  
For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog.

I love how my ATC card turned out to be. Rainbow colors are so delightful and just made me happy. Hope this ATC is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by. I wish you and your loved ones healthy during the pandemic.

ATC Details
1. Apply various Distress Stains directly on a watercolor paper panel. (DTP, Direct to Paper Technique)

2. Spray some water on panel to blend colors and create rainbow color effect.

3. Stamp my favorite text background (Hero Arts).

4. Stamp text (Simon Says Stamps) in black.

5. Apply embossing paste through a stencil (TCW) randomly.

6. Die cut flower (Simon Says Stamps).

7. Affix flower diecut on ATC panel and attach to a white ATC card. Voila!

 

Challenges to Enter

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Use Dies and/or Punches
• ATC Around the World Challenge #65 – Flowers
• Crafter’s Castle May Challenge #29 – Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge Week Beginning 5th May
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Pink
• STAMPlorations May Stencil Challenge – Always Anything Goes

  

• Take It Make It Challenge: May Anything Goes
• Love to Craft Challenge #46 - May Anything Goes
• Love to Create Challenge #5 – Anything Mixed Media Goes
• Love to Scrap Challenge LTSCB #133 - Anything Goes

Be You

Edited on 5/9/2020

I'm thrilled that this set of ATCs was chosen as a Top 3 by Crafter’s Castle Challenge #28. Thanks, DT. You certainly made my day.

Hi Artsy Friends,
I hope you’re doing well under prevailing Coronavirus situation. Are you staying home to save the world or continue working/living as usual?

Anyway, it’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) ATC (Artist Trading Card/Coin) Challenge again. The April Challenge Theme is Make Your Own Background. For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog.

For me this theme is like Anything Goes and the possibilities are endless. To try something new, I challenged myself to use Distress Oxide Sprays which I bought last year and have not even opened yet. The following is how I made my set of ATCs using Distress Oxide Spray Resist Technique inspired by Jennifer McGuire.

Hope these ATCs are eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by. Wish you and your loved ones stay healthy during Coronavirus difficult time.

ATC Details
1. Stamp three cosmos flowers with VersaMark and heat embossed in clear on burgundy ATC panels.

2. Spray Distress Oxide Sprays (Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar)randomly on ATC panels and heat set.

3. Sprinkle Distress Oxide Spray (Squeezed Lemonade) randomly to add depth.

4. Stamp flower centers and heat embossed in gold. Cover ATC panel borders by VersaMark pen and heat embossed ATC panel borders in gold.

5. Glue text tissue paper and cover all ATC panel with Matte Medium. Surprisingly all colors become vivid and bright.

6. Attach ATC panel to ATC base. Voila!

 

Challenges to Enter

More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes/Optional Yellow

Love to Craft Challenge #45- April Anything Goes

Mix it Up Challenge MIUCB #36 - Anything Goes with Optional Fancy Fold

Crafter’s Castle February Challenge #28 – Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge #408 – Anything Goes