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This tag was inspired by the following two challenges:

1. Tag You’re It Challenge #21
  
2. House of Cards May Challenge – Bokeh Effect
  
Card Details
1. All stamps are by Hero Arts.
2. I added Clear Rock Candy on the cream part. Too bad that the photo does not do it justice!

Bokeh Effect has been all the rage. And I am glad I finally gave it a try. If you like my tag, please let me know. Thanks!

Edited on 7/10/2015
This tag was chosen as one of the three Challenge Favorites. Thank you, DTs. Yay!

Happy I Do Day

This is a wedding card for a colleague. There are lots of young ladies in my division, so I have lots of chances to make wedding cards and baby cards.

This card is also for the following challenges:

1.AAA Cards: Game #38 There's A Hole in my Card!
    
2.Virginia's View Challenge #14 layers and dimensions
 
3.Inkspirational: Challenge #81 - Word Prompt – Space
   My interpretation of space in this card is the blank vellum tag.

4.Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Card Details
1.All stamps are by Stampin' Up and so is the embossing folder.
2.Tag die is by Papertrey Ink and heart die is by Spellbinders.

This card looks plain in photo yet it is delicate with texture and dimension because of dry emboss, heat emboss and the vellum tag. The photo below shows how it looks when the tag is lifted.

 

If you like this card, please let me know. Thanks for stopping by.

Watercolor Splattered Hello Card

I re-visited Watercolor Splatter Technique and made this card which will be entered into the following challenges:

1. CASology Week 116 - Splatter
       
2. Colour Me #41
 
3. Less is More #193 - One Layer Card, keeping it CAS and including 2 of something!
      
4. Virginia’s View Challenge # 8 Clean and Simple
  
5. Simon Says Use Watercolors

6. AAA Cards Game #24 Autumn Colors
  

Card Details

1. I used Distress Stains and Hero Arts Daubers to create splattered flowers and used paint brush to create water droplets.
2. Text stamp is by Simon Says Stamp.
3. I actually did a step-by-step tutorial about this technique back in 2009. Please check out here.

I must say I am still trying to get familiarized with this kind of CAS style. I think it's not bad. What do you think?

Edited on 2014/11/08
This card was selected as one of the Top Three in AAA Cards Game #24 Autumn Colors. What an honor! Thank you, ladies!

Thinking of You Card – Multicolored Stamping

Before the weekend is ending, I decided to make a very simple and quick card, thanks to inspirations from the following challenges. I feel so delighted as I re-visited the Multicolored Stamping Technique and made such a simple yet colorful one-layer card!

1. Take It Make It Challenge: October! Multicolored Stamping Technique
2. CAS(E) This Sketch #95
   
3. Keep It Simple # 50 – Three
 
4. One Layer Simplicity Challenge # 10 – Turning to Fall
5. Virginia’s View Challenge # 8 – Clean and Simple
      

6. Hero Arts Holiday Challenge - White Out
    
7. Moxie Fab World- Celebrate World Card Making Day Blog Tour
    

Card Details
All stamps are by Hero Arts.

If you like my card, please do let me know! Thanks!

Edited on 2014/11/08

I can't believe this simple card won recognitions from two challenge sites, namely Take It Make It Challenge October Multicolored Stamping Technique and One Layer Simplicity Challenge #10 - Turning to Fall. Thank you, DTs.

The latter's remark is as follows:
Helen’s card is just so wonderfully done with lots of white space and multicoloured leaves. Thank you, Karen!

Thanks Card – No Stamp!

This is my first no-stamp card! Ha! Were it not for a challenge, I don't think I would ever give it a try (because I am a loyal stamper)!

The card is for the following challenges:

1. Keep it Simple # 49 – No Stamps
 
2. Just Add Ink # 233 - Sketch Challenge
        
3. colourQ challenge #260...
    
4. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

Card Details
1. Text and butterfly drift dies are by Simon Says Stamp.
2. Stencils are by The Crafters Workshop.
3. Embossing Folder is by Lifestyle Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by!

You Are Simply Awesome

This is a card for a crafty friend!

I enjoyed the process of making this card because I was playing mixed media again and I felt artsy! Ha!

This card is also for the following challenges as I applied Fall-themed colors and Metallic Gold Embossing Paste which has the metal effect:
1. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #4 - Color Challenge Photo Inspiration
    
2. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #3 {Autumn Colors}
          
3. Mixed Media Mojo September Challenge - FALL THEME AND USE PASTE
      
Card Details

1. Focal stamp is by Dina Wakley, Stampington, background stamps are by Hero Arts and the text stamps are by My Favorite Things.
2. Stencils are by The Crafters Workshop.
3. Metallic Gold Embossing Paste is by Wendy Vecchi.

If you like this card, please do let me know. Thanks!

Edited on Oct 11, 2014

This card was chosen as one of the Honorable Mentions by Mixed Media Mojo September Challenge. This is absolutely encouraging! Thanks!

Mixed-Media Tag – Cherish

This tag is for the following challenges:

1. Tag You're It! – Challenge 2
  
2. Paper Smooches SPARKS Anything Goes Challenge

   

3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Emboss It

Tag Details

1.Background stamp is by Hero Arts, leaves and text stamps are by Paper Smooches.

2.Stencil is by The Crafter's Workshop and leave dies are by Paper Smooches.

Thanks for looking.

One-Layer Mixed Media Tag – Experience

Following this card, I continued to explore possibilities of one-layer mixed media artworks. This time I made a tag and I really love the layers and texture.

This tag is for the following challenges:

1. Tag You're It! – Challenge 2
    
2. The Mixed-Media Card Challenge #1 Touch of Nature
    
3. Inkspirational Challenge #61 - Word Prompt - Splash

    
4. Simon Says Stamp A Mid-Summer’s Challenge

Tag Detail

1. Background text stamp is by Hero Arts and focal text stamp is by Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz.
2. Stencils are by The Crafter's Workshop and Memory Box, respectively.

One-Layer Mixed Media Hello Card

 

I wanted to challenge myself to make a one-layer mixed media card. I have never done that before and here is what I came up with!

 

Even though it is one layer, it is full of textures. I had partial background text, some stenciling with distress inks, some stenciling with embossing pastes and some embossing resist effect. It turned out not that difficult and I would definitely make some tries in the future!

The card is for the following challenges:

 

1. The Mixed-Media Card Challenge #1 Touch of Nature

  
2. Hero Arts One Layer Challenge

  
3. Just Us Girls- Color Week #250

 

4. Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge: July – Embossing Resist Technique

  

Card Details

 

1. All stamps are by Hero Arts.
2. Stencils are mostly by The Crafter’s Workshop.

 

Hope you enjoy looking at my card!

 

Edited on Aug 5

 

This card was chosen as one of the Highlights of The Mixed-Media Card Challenge #1 by DT Kripa with this remark - Amazed at the dimension created using just a one layer card. Thanks, Kripa!

 

    

One-Layer Thanks Card

I am having a small-sized remodeling in my home during the weekend, so I am kind of stuck in my home! What other better things to do in addition to monitoring the workers' progress? Ha! It's definitely the stamping and card making!

Here is what I did, based on the inspirations from the following challenges:

1. CASE Study Challenge #200
  
2. Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge: July – Embossing Resist Technique

  
3. Hero Arts One Layer Challenge

  
4. A Blog Named Hero #48 One-Layer Card with Paper Smooches



5. ColourQ Challenge#250

  

6. Simon Says Stamp Spots and Dots Challenge


Card Details
Text stamp is by Paper Smooches and Dot stamps are by Hero Arts.

If you like my card, please drop me a note to let me know! That will make my day! : )

Always Thinking of You

This card used the negative portion of the word-suspended die cut window which I learned from Jennifer McGuire. The positive part is in this card!

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

1.Virginia's View Challenge # 5 Die Cut



2.ColourQ Challenge #250



3.Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge: July! – Embossing Resist Technique



4.Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge - SOS #160: Can't Put It Down (or Away)
    The thing that I can’t put away in this card is the negative part of the word-suspended die cut window.

5.CurtainCall Inspiration Challenge - Anything Goes



6. MoxieFab World Wonderful Words Challenge – Word Dies

Card Details

1.Text die and stamp is by Simon Says Stamp.
2.Background stamp is by Hero Arts. Emboss folder is by Sizzix/Tim Holtz and heart dies are by Stampin's Up.
3. For Jennifer McGuire's tutorial, please check out here.

Hope you enjoy looking at these twin cards!