Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop : Beautiful Day-Purple

I am a big fan of Altenew Beautiful Day Stamp set and am so excited to share this card with you. I made this card for Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop  and SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes

10I stamp the peony on white card base in Papertrey ink Soft stone ink and stamp the sentiment in black ink. 2)I stamp the peony in layers on another white card stock using Winter Wisteria Plum Putting and True Black the die cut. 3) Stamp the leaves using Spring Moss and Ripe Avocado 4) Adhere the peony and leaves on card front with foam tape.

Here is close up of the layering peony. SO pretty.

Thanks for visiting. Nicky ~

Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop

Hi I have a quick post for Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop . and SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes. 

I am inspired by the maple tree my kids and I walk by everyday on our way to school. It is Fall.

Here is my CAS card. 1)I die cut the leaves from Altenew Beautiful Day die set. 2) I use distress ink on the edge. 3) Arrange and adhere them on Kraft card base. 4) White emboss sentiment from Altenew Halftone Thanks Stamp set

Thanks for Visiting. Nicky ~

SSS Wednesday+Monday Challenge

I am so looking forward to Halloween.  I know it a month away but I am so ready to pull out all my Halloween stamps and dies to play with.

I made this project combine 2 Simon Says Stamp challenges: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Gift it and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Powder Powder 

This is the gift set I made for my kids teachers. Candy and lip balm. I use Papertrey Ink Halloween Treats&Sweets stamp set.

1)For the lip balm, instead pop it out of the clear package,  I cut it out with scissor and keep it in the original container.

2) I trim a 8"x3 1/8 " black card stock and fold in half and die cut one side with circle die to create the window. 3) I clear emboss the eyes and nose and white emboss the sentiment and stitched smile. 4) Place the lip balm through the window and adhere with strong double side tape.

5)For the candy, I stamp the same stamp in black ink on wax gift bag. Put candies in and sign my kids name in the back.

I have more Halloween cards and project to share.
Thanks for visiting.  Nicky

Altenew Ultimate Blog Hop, HLS watercolor DT call

Hi
I have a card to share today featuring Altenew beautiful day stamp set. I will submit to Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop and Happy Little Stampers Watercolor DT call

I am so happy to find Altenew after I come back to my craft world. Beautiful Day is the first Altenew floral stamp set I purchased. I've seen so many beautiful creations and I couldn't resist to play with it myself. Altenew gives a really good design of their layering floral stamps. They are simply beautiful by just follow the instruction you can download on their website along with the stamp set you would like to purchase. Also they are great with so many different coloring technique.  Sky the limit.

I had a lot of fun playing with watercolor. Altenew Beautiful Day is one of my favorite stamp set. Here is how I make it.
1) I white emboss the peony from Beautiful day stamp set on watercolor paper. 2) I color the peony with 2 color No.32 Red and No.63 blue of Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor. 3) after its complete dry, I stamp the sentiment from Layered Lily stamp set. 4) I trim off the side a bit and mount it on the blue card base.

I will also enter this one for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge :Powder Powder

Thank you for visiting. Nicky~~

Altenew September 2016 Inspiration Challenge Card 2

Hi, I am here to share my 2nd card made for Altenew September 2016 Inspiration Challenge. I will also put this one into the Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop.

I use Halftone Thanks Stamp set.
1)I cut out green, yellow, purple and blue card stocks and white emboss the sentiment [thanks]. 2)I adhere them on a white card base. 3)Adhere some clear droplets.

Close up, to see the white embossed detail.

Thank you for visiting. Nicky ~~

PTI September 2016 Blog Hop

Made a quick card for Papertrey Ink September 2016 Blog Hop.

I am inspired by the photo here.

Here is my card.

Close up of the 3 layer die cut sentiment.

Thanks for visiting. Nicky

PTI MIM#261 Using Florals on a Masculine Project.

Hi I have a quick post tonight. I made this one for Papertrey Ink Make it Monday#261 : Using Florals on a Masculine Project.

Here is my card. I use Happy Hydrangea and Modern Wood Mats stamp sets.  1) I die cut Mat Stack 4 from White card stock and stamp the wood grin in  Soft Stone ink.  2) I stamp the sentiment in True Black ink and adhere it on grey card base. 3) I ink the hydrangea and leaves in Soft Stone ink and sponge the edge with Smokey Shadow ink. cut out and adhere on card front.

Close up of the hydrangea.

Thanks for visiting. Nicky

MFT 2016 Card Design Superstar Card3

My 3rd card for My Favorite Things 2016 Card Design Superstar contest.

3rd card: Elephant Birthday card. I love these birthday elephants from Adorable Elephants. They are too cute.
1)I stamp the super cute elephants on white card base with Memento London Fog. I frame them with Copic E41 Pearl White and add irresistible on the eyes. 2)I use pink Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames and stack it on a piece of white CS. 3) I stamp the sentiment from Adorable Elephants stamp set and  Essential Sentiments in black ink.
4)I make the flowers from Die-namics Trees in the Forest. I die cut it 5 times from vellum to create the petals. 5) Die cut the center from silver glitter CS and adhere on card front. 

Close up: E41 Pearly White is on of my favorite color to frame images. It adds a bit shadow.

Supply List:

-Adorable Elephants
-Essential Sentiments
-Die-namics Trees in the Forest
-Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames
Other: Memento -London Fog, Irresistible ,  Copic

Thanks for visiting. Nicky ~

MFT 2016 Card Design Superstar Card2

My 2nd card Scribble Rose shaker card for  My Favorite Things 2016 Card Design Superstar contest.


The Scribble Roses die is one of my favorite. I decide to make a No-bulk window card. (I am inspired by Jennifer McGuire's video Here)

1)I die cut the window with Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames from white and pink CS. 2)I adhere the pink frame after I finished the window. 3)I stamp the sentiment from Essential Sentiment stamp set. 4) I die cut variety of roses from white CS. 4)I place 3 die cut roses and some silver sequins inside the frame. 5) I die cut the large and medium roses, leave the negative parts in place instead pop them out. 6) Color the negative parts with Copic and adhere them on card front.

**The roses and sequins still move around but not too bulky as normal shaker card.
**I did NOT pop the negative pieces out , color them and put them back in. I cheated. After I run the sandwich through my Big Shot, I tape all the pieces with washi tape to keep them in place before I pop them out. Color them in Copic and adhere with double side tape on card front.

Close up of the Copic colored large rose.

Copic: Y00, B000, BV00, YG11, R30

 

Supply List:
-Essential Sentiments
-Die-namics Scribble Roses Overlay
-Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames
Other : Copic

Thanks for visiting. Nicky ~

MFT 2016 Card Design Superstar Card1

Hi I made 3 cards for  My Favorite Things 2016 Card Design Superstar contest. 

I am a new fan of MFT. After I am back to my craft world I found MFT. I am so happy to be a fan and be able to play along this year. MFT store has many good quality stamp and dies. Not to mention they are SUPER cute and most important they get me back to my favorite coloring world. They are so easy to color and die cut. Really really good design.

Here is my 1st card : Bear Birthday Card
1)I use the Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames on 4 different color CS and adhere the frames on white card base. 2)I stamp the birthday bear from Beary Special Birthday on white CS with Memento black ink and color with Copic markers. 3)Cut out the bear and pop it on the card front with foam tape. 4)I white emboss the sentiments on black CS, cut out and adhere on card front.

I try to keep the color of the birthday cake to echo the frame so I decide not to do color blending on the cake.I had a lot of fun coloring my bear and really like how it turn out. 

Close up of my rosy cheek bear: I add irresistible on the eyes.  

Copic:

Bear - E49, E47, E99, E33 ,RV11 , 0

Birthday cake - R29, YR09,YG17, Y35, BG10, C5

Supply List :
Bear Birthday card:
-Beary Special Birthday stamp set
-Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames
Other: Copic , Irresistible

Thanks for visiting. Nicky ~

Altenew Beautiful Day Spray card

I have a quick post tonight. I made a card for celebrating Altenew Ultimate Blog Hop. My inspiration is Virginia View Challenge: "Spray, Mist and Splatter"
The challenge is close but you can click the link above to check out all the beautiful creations. I want to submit this card for Simon Says Wednesday CAS Challenge.

Here is my card. This is a quick and easy card. I white emboss the beautiful flower from Altenew Beautiful stamp set and spray with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist: Spring Violet and Moonlight. Add few sequins to touch up.

Close up to see the beautiful pearly shine from the glimmer spray.

Stamp: Altenew: Beautiful Day

Thanks for visiting. Nicky~~

Altenew September 2016 Challenge

Hi
I am here to share a card I made for Altenew September 2016 Inspiration Challenge.

I am inspired by the color of the wash tapes in the bowl. I stamped [ thanks] from Halftone Thanks Stamp set with (from top to bottom) Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Lavender Moon and Aqua Mist inks from Papretrey Ink. Then I adhere some droplets with Glossy Accents. I like all the soft color put together.

Close up for the detail. I also want to enter this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Clean and Simple

Supply List: 

Stamp: Altenew - Halftone Thanks

Ink: Papertrey Ink - Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Lavender Moon and Aqua Mist

MFTWSC297

Hi I made this card for MFTWSC297 My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge 297

I am in the mood of Halloween. My son said Halloween is the beginning of all the fun because Thanksgiving and his favorite Christmas come after a full of candy Halloween. He si so cute. What a good way to embrace life.

Here is my card. I don't have a WFT stamp or dies "yet". (I am new to WFT, my goodies are on the way.) I really want to play along. I used Papertrey Ink: Mr Bones stamp set+ Distress inks to create this card.

I used black emboss powder on the spider webs, spiders, skeleton and the sentiment. Then I rub distress ink (Spiced Marmalade, Dusty Concord) heavy on the embossed image. I adhered 2 black glitter strips on both side of my card and to frame the sentiment piece. Love the shine.

I learn this techique from Jennifer McGuire many years ago and still one of my favorite thing to play with. I LOVE emboss.

Jennifer McGuire is my favorite artiest. I learn so much from her Video when I start doing paper crafting. I really like her videos and how she walks you through the whole process. There are so many techniques on the Youtube Channel. I can spend hours watch her videos. 

I love her cards (So creative), love her video and most of all her warm, kind heart. Make sure to check out her blog and video.

Close up to see all the embossed images. Heat emboss is one of my favorite technique. I can't get enough emboss. Love the texture, the shining look and. love I can rub distress ink over the embossed images without ruin the stamped image. Fun~ OH, I love my inky fingers.  

Supply List:
Stamp: PTI Mr. Bones stamp set
Distress ink (Spiced Marmalade, Dusty Concord)
Emboss powder ,

PTI MIM#260 From Black and White to Color

Hi, I made this card for Papertrey Ink Make it Monday#260: From Black and White to Color
What a fun technique , Please click the link to watch how to video. 

I stamped the sentiment with Autumn Rose ink on white CS. Then stamped the Stitches & Swirls on both corners. Die cut the center piece and color the flowers with Copic markers. Adhered on a Autumn Rose Card base. One thing I love about PTI is their coordinate ink + cardstock. Love the matching color. They really pair up beautifully.

Close up of the flower I color with Copic. I had a lot of fun making this card and I hope you are inspired to play with this technique.

Supply List: All Papertrey Ink
Stamp: Stitches & Swirls (Flower) , Modern Wood Mats (Sentiment)
Ink: Autumn Rose
Die: Mat Stack 4
Copic (V01, V04, V06, V09 / YG11, YG13, FY1)


Also Enter this one to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp it!