Hi everyone, I am SO SO SO excited to shout out that I am the guest designer of The Play Date Cafethis week. You don't want to miss this week's color story and awesome prize. Make sure to check out all the contest details and great creations from The Play Date Cafe Design team. They've prepared a wonderful eye candy for you. The deadline isTuesday, July 12, 2011, at 11:59 pmEST. Come play with us and see you there.
Here is this week's color story. Is it gorgeous!! Love Love Love it. I just love the soft tone from all the yummy photos. I had so much fun playing with this color combo. I am sure you will have fun too. Can't wait to see your take on this challenge.
This week's fabulous sponsor is The Craft’s Meow, who are so generous provided the DT with stamp to use for the challenge. This is the beautiful stamp I used for my card called:Celebrating YouStamp Set.
Here is my card. I stamp the flower and sentiment on craft card base with Rich Cocoa ink. Die-cut Eyelet Circle from white card stock and adhere on card base. Stamp flowers and leaves again on white cardstock with Desert Sand ink, color with markers and cut out. Pop off on card with foam tape. Tie on ribbon and add gems.
Close up
Supplies: Stamp:Celebrating You Stamp Set (The Craft's Meow) Ink:Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand (Tsukineko) Dies: Eyelet Circles (Spellbinders) Markers, Ribbon, Gems, Thank you all so much for stopping by. Let me know what you think about this card. Have a great day. Off to spend some quality time with my little man. Nicky
Quick post. Have to run to the post office. I use the color and paper piecing technique for Embellishment Magazine and use the sketch from Skipping Stone Design.
Sorry for the late post and this will be a quick one.
First! We have a winner of my blog candy.....you are not gonna believe this. The winner is my dear Hero Arts friend,Rosemary. Congratulations, I flickr you.
Second! I have a card to share. I made this one for Card Patterns Sketch81. Also use the color from this week's Color Throwdown#110 Some how the god wood stamp jumped into my head when I saw this sketch. This is my finished card. All stamp Hero Arts.
I didn't put a supply list and instruction. Feel free to let me know if you have any question. I will try to answer ASAP.
Another giveaway. Hero Arts CL429 Simple Handmade stamp. The thimble is too cute.
Here are few reminders:
**You have to be a follower to my blog.
**Leave a comment on this post for this prize. I will only draw on this post.
**You have until Wednesday September 22, 2010 to enter to win.
I would very much appreciate it if you would mention my giveaways this week on your blog, facebook, twitter your choice. You do not have to do a separate post about it or even share photos maybe just mention it with a link. I will do this small giveaway more in the future. Come back often. ****This give away is closed. ****
Hero Arts is hosting Virtual Card Making Party Challenge with Operation Write Home from today to Sunday. You have the whole weekend to play along. There are tons of challenges, games and prize to win. You can find all the details on Hero Arts Flickr Master list Here
Also please keep the following Operation Write Home guidelines in mind:
- No glitter. It can cause soldiers to be detectable in night vision.
- Standard size A2 cards are preferred (4.25 x 5.5”)
- If the card base is a dark color, please line the inside with light colored paper to make it easier for the troops to write in.
- Include the words “Operation Write Home” on the back of each card.
- More helpful information from OWH can be found at www.owhhomefrontblog.org/p/about-owh.html
Here are my two cards. (I had a rough morning and didn't make enough. I want to boost up to play with all the challenges. See you there.)
First one Sending love butterfly for Use your Stash Challenge
Second one Blue and silver Xmas for Blue and Silver Challenge
I made this card for my niece, Ally who is 4 and half now. She is super smart and with a kind heart. She loves dancing and singing and barbie. Guess what's her favorite color, that's right, PINK. She just started her ballet class. My sister told me the first day she got her tutu. She hasked to wear it right away and can't stop spinning. OH~ What a happy child. I love her so much.
I made this card for her because she is in class lily. I don't have a lily stamp actually and when I browse the net try to find one, I found a digital stamp and also a color challenge of Tiffany Doodles. Use pink, cream and light green. You have until September 30th to enter.
I use her freebie, Daylily. This is exactly what I want. So pretty.
Trim pattern paper from K&Company call, Brenda Walton Small Wonder Girl and adhere on white card base. Punch two borders with EK Success border punch call, Daisy Scallop from white cardstock. Adhere on card base and tie on pink polka dot ribbons.
I print the daylily on a white card stock and color with Wild Honey and Scattered Straw Distress ink. Add detail with green and brown markers. Spread pearl water(Perfect Pearls mix with water, sorry it's hard to see in the picture.) Cut out the lily and pop off on die cut scallop oval with foam tape. Adhere on card front. Add pink pearl and punched butterfly from Martha Stewart punch.
Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to become my follower to win a beautiful stamp here.
Have a quick post today. I made this card for Wee Memories Challenge#21 : Wee Ones! and using the sketch from Mojo Monday Mojo115.
This cutie is from Hero arts Cling stamp CG167 Happy Girls. Sentiments from CL153 Happy Day Animal and CL261 Woodland creature. I paper piecing the pink dress and add glossy accent on her shoes and bow.
Please let me know if you need any material information.
Happy Tuesday. I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend. Mine is quiet, slow and nice. I get to craft a little bit which makes me happy. I have some good news to share. This sewing machine card is the SUPER 6of Card Patterns Sketch 79. This owl card is the Fabulous Four of Wee Memories. WOOHOO~
Today I am sharing a card I made for The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC45. I've seen lots of crafters using doilies and wrinkle ribbon/ in their project. I've been wanted to give a try and finally make it happen. If you want to know how to make the wrinkle ribbon. Lynn has a great tutorial here.
Here is my card. The red pattern paper from DCWV Amber Autumn Fall stack Collection. I color the doily with Scattered Straw Distress ink and adhere on card base. Cut a slit on the side of the card and thread ribbon through the center. Adhere the cork with a scrip paper and die cut a scallop circle. Stamp sentiment (
-->Hero Arts CL283 Scroll Frame And Messages ) with watermark ink and emboss with yellow embossing powder. Pop off the cork with foam tape. Adhere bows and roses.
Note:I adhere the cork on a scrip paper because the cork is woo thin and too soft. It makes it easier to pop off with foam tape.
Today I have a little giveaway. I got this giveaway idea from super talented and sweet Anita , Crafty Girl Designs. She has 5 small giveaways for 5 people to win and I really like the idea. I copy most of the rules from Anita because she pretty much got all the details covered. Thank you Anita for a great idea.
I LOVE this Rose Background cling stamp from Hero Arts. I use it to make this card. I have an extra on hand and want to share this with my blog friends.
Here are few reminders:
**You have to be a follower to my blog.
**Leave a comment on this post for this prize. I will only draw on this post.
**You have until Monday September 13, 2010 to enter to win.
I would very much appreciate it if you would mention my giveaways this week on your blog, facebook, twitter your choice. You do not have to do a separate post about it or even share photos maybe just mention it with a link. I will do this small giveaway more in the future. Come back often.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving me the kind comments. Very much appreciated. (Giveaway closed. We have a winner. Check back often and more to come.)
This my 2nd post. I have two cards for challenges to share.
First one is made for Hero Arts:Halloween and Simon says: Lace &pearl challenge.
I use stamp Hero Arts S5264 Antique Flower background on red card base with Champagne Watermark ink. Punch out lace border with Martha Stewart border punch and adhere on card base. Tie on ribbon.
Stamp the witch with Memories Dye ink once on scrap paper then stamp on die cut oval. Stamp sentiment from CL353 Happy Halloween set with watermark ink and emboss with detail embossing powder. Die cut scallop oval, set black glitter and adhere with stamped image. Pop off with foam tape on card front. Add ruby pearls.
2nf is for Wee Memories Challenge#20 : In the forest. When I see forest, the first thing jump in my mind is owl. I dig out my owl stamp CL415 Sweet Owl to complete this card.
Stamp Hero Arts S5435 Graph Background with white ink on kraft card base. Punch scallop border from FISKARS border punch, adhere on pattern paper strip and adhere on card base. Stamp tree from LP132 Three Design Leaves with two inks. Stamp owl with memento, color with markers and cut out. Die cut circle from Thin Cherry Really Wood(I got mine at Michael's). Pop off die cut wood circle with foam tape and owl on card front. Put alphabet sticker from October Afternoon Thrift Shop. Add jiggly eye.
Happy Friday!! It's a very happy Friday for me. I woke up this morning and found a happy mail in my box. My first acceptance of Paper Crafts Magazine in Stamp it! Techniques. I can't tell you how happy I am and it feels great that all the hard work pay off.
I am sharing a happy card today with you. Made with love.
Trim the burlap and glue on kraft card base and tamp sentiment. Then stamp the flower on white card stock and pattern paper. Cut out the petals on pattern paper and piecing on cut out big flower. Attach fabric brad and adhere the flower on burlap.
Note: Be very patient when cut out the petals. I cut the big one first. Whenever I cut out one petal, I glue it right on the spot. They all look the same and this saves a lot of "puzzle" them together if you mix them up.
TFL~ Have a great long weekend.
Supplies:
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Cardstock: (kraft, white) Papertrey ink Patterned paper: (Celebrate) Me&my Big Ideas Cling stamp: (Stencil Flower) Hero Arts Clear stamp: (sentiment from So Artsy set) Hero Arts Pigment ink: (Midnight black, Coffee bean) Tsukineko
Made this card last night for few challenges. I am using Color Throwdown CTD108, and for Really Reasonable Ribbon's Challenge:Flower+ribbon.
I use Hero Arts CL443 Good Thought set. Sentiment from CL435 So Artsy.
Make A2 kraft card base and trim light yellow cardstock. Round both corners. Adhere together. Stamp the flower background on coffee cardstock with watermark ink. Emboss with Sunny Yellow Pastel embossing powder. Round corner and adhere on card front. Cut a slit on card base, thread ribbon and tie a bow.
Stamp the big flower on white CS and clear emboss. Rub Brushed Corduroy Distress ink with blending tool to do emboss resist. Cut out and attach pearl brad. Adhere flower on ribbon with glue dots. Add pearls.
Stamp sentiment on light yellow card piece and adhere on coffee cardstock. Pop off on card front with foam tape.
Close up to see the colored flower center. I use Clear Star Gelly Roll from SAKURA.
I will post the pictures first and will be back later for the details and supplies.
Hi, I am back~ I have 2 cards to share today. One for each sketch challenge.
First one forCard Patterns Sketch#79
I use Hero Arts, sewing machine and sentiment from CL446 Sew Artsy set and bobbins from CL397 Sew Original set. Pattern paper from October Afternoon Thrift shop. I stamp the bobbins on cream cardstock and cut out. Round up the color threads. Glue on kraft card base.
Stamp sewing machine and sentiment on Rustic cream cardstock and pattern paper. Cut out and piecing on the main image. Color the details with markers and adhere on trimmed pattern paper. Adhere punched out border. Tie on ribbon. Adhere the focal panel on card base with foam tape. Add black pearl.
Close up to see the bobbin detail inspired by Lucy. You can see all her fantastic creations here.
2nd card for Get Sketchy#53
I made this one for Hero arts new September challenge theme:Halloween. I use new set CL468 Frightful. This is such a fun card. I am smiling the whole time when I cut out the embossed ghost. When I saw the cloud on the Halloween of New 2010 Jingle all the way release photos during the CHA week. I am in love with it right away. I got to make a card with this idea.
Stamp the cloud with Grey ink. Stamp the tree on orange card base twice and on the Grey card panel. Mat the stamped panel on black cardstock and adhere on card base. Stamp the ghost with watermark ink on white card stock and use detail black embossing powder.Cut out and pop off on card base with foam tape. Stamp the mouse with watermark ink on orange CS and emboss with black embossing powder.
Punch out. Die cut scallop circle and adhere mouse on it. Die cut a white circle and stamp sentiment. Attach with black brad.
The BOO sentiment circle can be open. There is a hidden mouse inside. Close up of the embossed mouse.
I embossed the ghost and pop off with foam tape.
Don't forget to become my follower and help to spread the news. I have a give away a the way once I hit 100 followers. Thanks~
Last minute card for the PDCC43. A quick post. I stamp the Wild Bouquet on white cardstock. I color the tips of the flower with Lime Star Gelly Roll. Adhere on a green panel and adhere on punch out borders. After adhere the focal panel on light green card base. I add Glossy Accents on the tips and glue the punched out butterflies. Add gems. TFL~
I have a blog candy giveaway, please see the details on the previous post.
I had this idea stock in my head the whole night and I just need to make it happen. A last minute card for PDCC#42. This is my 2nd card for the challenge.
Stamp: (Polka Dot Basic II, Year of Flowers:Roses)
TFL~
Happy Monday. I have two great news to share. I am so happy that I am the Cup of the week of PDCC#41. You can find the post here. (Scroll down to the button to see my card.) It's such a honor and I am so thrill to win the chance to be a guest designer. WOOHOO~ Thank you PDCC team to pick my card.
Also I am Wee Memories Challenge #17 Fabulous 4.Thank you for picking my card. You make my Monday a happy one.
I have a quick card to share today. I use the color from PDCC42, Dark brown, Green and Beige. New challenge is posted every Thursday. They have super talented DT and entries. See you there next time.
Also for TESC124 and Paper Craft Magazine August challenge: Button, Brad and Ribbons.
Happy Friday, I have a random card to share today. Some how I never really know how to cooperate the coral flower into my card. I made one for Embellish Magazine's Label challenge and fell in love with it. So I made another one with the same coral flower but with a different design.
Thanks for looking. Have a great weekend!!
First one, I use a beautiful Roam Fabric Covered Brads from K&Company. Isn't it cute? It goes with my brown ribbon perfectly.
Second one, I use a giant gem I got from Michael's. I color it with marker to give it a different tune.This is the one I made for Embellish Magazine's Label challenge in June. You can fine my post here.
Please let me know if you need any supplies information.
Happy Tuesday!!I made two cards for The Play Date Cafe PDCC41. Also enter this for Simon Says Stamp and show: Things with wings
First one using my favorite, hero Arts Dogwood stamp.
I stamp Dogwood with watermark ink and using white embossing powder. Sponge Wild Honey distress ink all over the image. Wipe the access with baby wipe. Stamp the sentiment with Wild Honey as well. Punch butterflies out of red cardstock and adhere on card. Punch edge. Easy~ Breeze~
Close up to see the white embossed Dogwood.
Second one,Die cut circle from white cardstock. Stamp the swirls with watermark ink and using clear embossing powder. Rub Wild Honey Distress ink heavily on to do resist. Adhere on die-cut red circle and adhere on card base. Trim strips, stamp sentiment with Wild Honey. Snip the two ends and Pop off with foam type on a piece of red strip adhered on card base.
For the butterfly. I stamp it with watermark ink on red CS and using clear embossing powder. Color with clear start Gelly Roll pen and pop off on card front with foam tape. Add gems.
Stamp:
S5362 Dogwood
CL140 Thinking of you Messages
-->Happy Saturday. I just had a nice weekend breakfast with my DH. I love weekend breakfast because we can sit down and take our time without rush. It's a raining day in Seattle. I guess we will have to cancel the garden mission and find something indoor to do.
Made this last minute card for Color Cue 6 using Cream or White/Coral/Kradt/Brown. Here is my take.
I die cut 4 butterflies from pattern paper. Adhere the first one on white die-cut big scallop rectangle. Glue the other 3 in the center and bend the wings. Add glitter glue on the first one. Quick and fun.
Close up to see the glitter.
Thanks for stopping by and have a nice weekend.
Stamp:
CL283 Scroll Frame and Messages
Thank you for AnitaRex 's comment and I also enter this one to Wee Memories Challenge:Butterflies
Happy Friday. I made this one for Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger:She Sells Seashell. The moment I saw the photo, I know which stamp I want to use immediately. The sea shells in Hero Arts:Antique Engravings set are perfect for this project. I had hard time putting them together. This is my fourth try and I like the final result. Play along and there is time. You have until Sunday August 15 to submit your project.
I am inspired not only by the seashell bracelet but also the pink bottle in the back. I decide to add a bit pink. I want to keep the focal image as monochromatic as possible and just a little bit shine from the Stickle. Not too much cause I don't want the Gold over powder. Keep it under a soft tune.
Hello, how is everyone's Tuesday? I am busy in the kitchen and the craft room. I made strawberry Jello with real strawberries in it. Summer time is great time to enjoy all kinds of berries.
Here is my take on The play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC40. It's color splash week and it means black and white with a hint of color. Black and white, I have to play. This week's color is Green. Here is my take on the Challenge. It's hard to take a good picture of this card. I am wondering id that's because of the glitters. I took a LOT and they are all loose focus. I picked the best I can get and sorry about the bad picture.
This month Hero Arts new challenge theme is Keep in touch&back to school. Keep in touch can be friendship, hello, thinking of you.......,I will enter this one to the challenge.
I use my favorite Hero Arts Dogwood stamp and new favorite Lace background. Stamp the dogwood with white ink on black cardstock. (I could 've use white embossing powder but I didn't for this card I want the subtle color from the white ink.) Punch corner. Die cut label and trace the frame with black pen before take out of the die. Stamp sentiment with black ink and thread ribbon. Adhere on black pannel and affix on card base.
Close up to see my glittered green butterfly.
To make the Glitter butterflies. First I stamp the Lace background with Peel paint and Shabby shutter distress ink on white cardstock. Peel off one side of the Peelnstick double-sided adhesive sheet (You can find it at Craft store at the type/adhere section)and affix on the stamped panel. Punch butterflies with Martha Stewart punch, peel off the other side of the sheet and sprinkle MS crystal coarse glitter. Glue the butterflies with glossy accent and add gems and bow.
Happy Sunday, I hope you all have a great weekend. This will be a quick post.
I find some time to craft a bit and play with Color Throwdown#103 using two shades of green and red. I want to use this stamp call , Good Thought for a awhile and really happy with my card.
I clear emboss the flower on white card stock and color it with Fired brick distress ink. Cut out and curl the petal with scissor before adhere on the card front. Add chunky glitter in the center.
