CAS Happy Birthday Card

 

Hello Artsy Friends, 

This card is for my little daughter who is far away working overseas. She is 26 now. We have not been able to celebrate her birthday with her ever since she was 19 because of the long distance. She is as sweet as this card.

Inside the card, I stamped “Be Confident, Be Brave, Be Amazing”. I miss her so much and just hope that she is happy, healthy and well loved.

Happy Birthday, my sweet baby.

Card Details

1. Sentiment stamp and die are by Simon Says Stamp.

2. I added Wink of Stella in each heart which shines beautifully.

Challenges to Enter

• Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC311 - Kath's Challenge: All Things Feminine
• Addicted to CAS Challenge #193 - Shapes

As can been seen, the shapes in my card are hearts.

• Craft Rocket Challenge #79 - Use dies and/or Spring

I used a die in my card.

• CAS on Friday Challenge #200 - Spring
• Never-Before-Used-Schtuff NBUS Challenge #24

The Heart Breeze die and text stamps are my never-before-used stuff.

• Mix it Up Challenge #47 - Anything Goes + Optional Inlaid Die Cut  
• Happy Little Stampers March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

         

• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes March 9th 2021

Hello Crafty Friend - White Ink Gel Press Layering Technique

Hello Artsy Friends, 

I was so inspired by WHITE INK GEL PRESS LAYERING technique demonstrated by Jennifer McGuire that I made this card.

This card is for a long-time crafty friend who is so kind to have sent me a greeting card. 

Card Details

1. Stencils (Leaf Bed and Feeling Dotty) are by Altenew.

2. Dies (Hello Crafty Friend and Heart Breeze) are by Simon Says Stamps.

Challenges to Enter

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - A BIT O’ GREEN
• Happy Little Stampers March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

            

• STAMPlorations March CAS Challenge

           

• Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes March 9th 2021

• Just Add Ink #545...Colour! Shades of Green

              

• As You Like It Challenge - Favourite way to cut your image (& why)

My favorite way to cut my image or sentiment is to use dies through die-cut machine. Why? Because it is the most effortless and simplest way. I hate fussy cutting.

• Never-Before-Used-Schtuff NBUS Challenge #24

The Leaf Bed stencil and Hello Crafty Friend die are both the never-before-used stuff.

• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Green

• Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - #400 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

I used both die cut and stencils in my card.

Thanks for All You Do – Multi-Layer Stenciling with Gel Press

 

Edited on 6/5/2021

I’m happy that this card was chosen as a Winner by STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge, March – Anything Goes. Thanks, DT. You certainly made my day.

Hi Artsy Friends,

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

                             

No matter if your projects are CAS, Vintage or Mixed Media styles, cards, tags, art journals …, as long as it involves stencils, you’re welcomed to join. For Challenge Rules and other DT’s inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. I’m sure the Theme has endless possibilities, so please do join us for the fun. 

This card is for a new friend I just got to know. She brought some brand new terrific and helpful concepts/tips towards clothing management to me. I can’t thank her enough. 

The following is how I made my card. Hope my card is  inspirational to you. Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day ahead.

Card Details

1. Place Gel Press on the inside of Misti Cover. Apply various Distress Oxide Inks (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves) on Gel Press, use brayer to mix the colors. Place a card stock on left side of Misty. Place stencil (Altenew) on cardstock. 

2. Close Misti Cover to press Gel Press on cardstock. Repeat while rotating the stencil (Altenew) several times to make three cardstocks in total. Stamp the background text (Simon Says Stamp). 

3. Die cut one background cardstock to make a card base panel. Wanky Stitch die is by My favorite Thing.

4. Apply Nuvo Glimmer Paste over Butterfly Stencil (Simon Says Stamp). Heat Emboss text (thanks) in white on back card scrap and die cut. Stamp tiny sentiment in black on white scrap and cut out. Sentiment stamp set is by Simon Says Stamp.

5. Assemble the card as follows. Boy, the glimmering butterflies are really stunning. I just hope you can see.

Challenges to Enter

• STAMPlorations March Stencil Challenge

• Unicorn Challenge #63- Make It Feminine 
• Love to Craft Challenge #56 – Anything Goes
• Crafter’s Castle Challenge #39 – Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - #400 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils
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• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with optional Green

I did not play with the optional Green.

• Love to Scrap LTSCB #143 – Anything Goes
• Love to Create Challenge 3 - Anything Goes Mixed-media Craft Challenge
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• Simply Create Too Ch. #168- Wet or Dry Embossing

My take is Wet Embossing, i.e. Glimmer Embossing Paste.

• A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #3, 2021

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

Merry Christmas / Holiday Cheer

Edited on 2/1/2020
I’m super excited that this set of ATCs was chosen as the Winner of More Mixed Media White Challenge as well as a Top Three by ATCs with Heart # 87. Thank you all, DTs. It’s indeed double happiness.

 

 

 

Hi Artsy Friends,
It’s time to play along with Happy Little Stampers (HLS) ATC (Artist Trading Card/Coin) Challenge again. The December Challenge Theme is Bling. For Challenge Rules and other DTs’ inspirations, please check out the Challenge Blog. 
  
I instantly thought about making a snowing Christmas theme with lots of bling bling might be a good idea. And boy, these ATCs turned out to be quite gorgeous, so shiny and sparkling! My bling is made out of Glitter Ritz (Transparent Micro Fine Glitter), Gold and Silver Embossing Pastes. Hope you like my interpretation. I'd like to thank and credit my artsy friend/mentor, Mandy, for this Mixed Media Tissue Paper Technique which I learnt from her during a Christmas Handmade Card Gathering in mid November.
Thanks for stopping by and wish you a great day ahead.

ATC Details
1. Apply three Acrylic Paints (Ocean, Sky, Lapis) on Gelli Plate and mix well with a brayer.

2. Lay snowflake stencil (Memory Box) on Gelli Plate.

3. Place a tissue paper and press with fingers. The tissue paper will get acrylic paints for the positive snowflake images.

4. Remove the stencil and place another tissue paper. Press with fingers. The tissue paper will get acrylic paints for the negative snowflake images.

5. Place two tissue papers together, one on top of the other.

 

6. Use bottle caps to apply Gold Metallic Embossing Paste on background tissue paper. Boy, this monochromatic mixed media tissue paper background is beautiful, isn’t it?

7. Cut background tissue paper into ATC size. Apple Silver Metallic Embossing Paste over Falling Snow Stencil on ATC background tissue paper.

8. Apply Be Creative Tape on white cardstock and die cut Country Landscape die (Memory Box) from it. Cover Country Landscape image with Glitter Ritz (Warm Highlight).

9. Assemble the ATC and affix text stickers (Tim Holtz) as shown.

 

Challenges to Enter

• Simon Says Monday Challenge – Let’s Sparkle
• More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional White

  

• Memory Box Challenge #56- Holiday Cards

    

• A Vintage Journey December Challenge – Holly Jolly Christmas

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #17 - December Anything Christmas Goes

• STAMPlorations December Stencil Challenge

    

• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #41 – December Anything Goes
•  ATC Around the World Challenge # 60 * * Snow & Ice
• ATCs Mit Herz Challenge # 87 - Christmas
• We Love 2 Create Challenge #12 - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes 

Celebrate Everyday

Edited on 9/28/2019

I’m thrilled that this card was picked as a Top 3 by Crafty Sentiments Design Fall Colors Challenge. Thanks DTs for making my day!

Hi Artsy Friends,

I feel happy after I finished this card. The beautiful complimentary colors just made me happy. Hope this card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details
1. Leaf collage stamp is by Stamp Anonymous/Tim Holtz and the text stamp is by Hero Arts.
2. The blue/green background paper is from my previous stash here.
3. The leaf is colored using Wrinkle Free Distress Technique and the text is heat embossed in black.

Challenges to Enter

• CAS Watercolor September Challenge – Complimentary Colors

   

• Crafty Sentiments Designs – Fall Colors Challenge
• Cardz 4 Gals Challenges #105 – Welcome Autumn/Fall
• Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #359 – CAS
•  Southern Girls Challenge ~ Tic, Tac, Toe

  

     My take is White, Stamp and Ink.

• Crafting Happiness Challenge #15 - Autumn / Fall
• CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge #340

 

• STAMPlorations Summer Theme & Sketch Challenge – Stamps & Anything Goes

    

• The Crafter’s Castle September Anything Goes Challenge #21
• Crafty Cardmarkers Challenge #241 Autumn Colours

A Friend Like You is Rare

Hi Stamping Friends,
Following last night’s card, I made this card using the positive die cut in no time. Hope this CAS card is eye-pleasing to you. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details
Die cut, text stamps and stencil are by Altenew.


Challenges to Enter

• August CAS Stencil Challenge

  

• CAS on Friday Challenge #162 - Use a stencil
• Make My Monday Challenge #102 Friendship
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Add A Die Cut
• CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge #334

  

• A Gem of a Challenge Week 15– Anything Goes
• STAMPlorations Summer CAS Card Challenge

  

• Cut it Up Challenge 180 - Focus on Sentiments
• Brown Sugar Challenge 292 August – Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers HLS August Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

•  A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #97 - Anything Goes