These are the card that I made for charity. The card will be send to the people who have done contribution to the children in need. By the meteorological calendar, March is the first month of Spring season. To welcome the arrival of Spring, my cards showcase flowers and butterflies.
三月是春季的開始，為歡迎春天的來臨，特別製作和花與蝴蝶有關的萬用卡。春天是萬花盛開，群蝶飛舞的日子，希望收到卡片的人春風滿面、喜悅洋溢。

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I have die cut the butterfly from concord and 9th which is the perfect size for A2 card. First I color them either using copic or color card stock. Then adding glitter paint on top to gain more shine.
將裁切好的蝴蝶用 Copic上色也可直接用有色紙來裁切，之後再上亮粉壓克力顏料加強亮度。

For the flower, I have used wreath builder from Gina k design. I used two stamp sets for the background. One is Kaisercraft and the other is Gina K.
使用Gina K design wreath builder以及蓋印器將事先選好的印章圖案，順時針方向蓋印一圈。我是很隨性的蓋，蓋好蓋滿就可以囉！

I have decided to use Altenew dotted swirls debossing cover die on the background to add more texture. After that using the “ you are amazing” sentiment and die cut it in contrast color to butterflies. Finally, it is ready for assemble.
使用Altenew的背景刀模增加花紋並裁切字刀模，卡紙選擇與蝴蝶對比色的紙張。接下來就是組合了～

Supplies:
Altenew dotted swirls debossing cover die 
Concord and 9th butterfly card die
Alexandra Renke you are amazing sentiment die
Kaisercraft CS729 Lilac Avenue clear stamp
Gina K design wreath builder stamps and templates bundle

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I have joined a group sometime last year, where all the members can make birthday cards for other members who's birthday are at that month. These are the cards that I've made for my crafty friends. Sending birthday cards to crafty friends and receiving birthday cards from your crafty friends is awesome.  Let me tell you, this is as much fun as you can get. 

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I’ve decided to use Hero Arts monthly hero kit, February kit, for birthday card. I absolutely love this kit, you can make many different cards. First, I die cut a paper and stamp the newspaper background on the front and the top portion of the paper to create newspaper-like wrapping paper for the bouquet. Second, embossing the happy birthday sentiment with white embossing powder onto black card stock and then die cut it into sentiment flag. Finally, die cut some bows for the decoration.

For the bouquet, I've die cut the flowers and leaves using color cardstock then applied the detail with sponge and ink. After that, simply glue the flower to the stem. The rest is easy assembly, in no time the bouquet is ready. Finally, I've made some background A2 cardstock using stencil and Nuvo expanding mousse. The texture definitely adds some dimensions and interest to the card.  

I am very please with the outcome. I hope my friends will like them as well.

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第二十場的ATC交換題目是熊熊，當下是想到習維尼😂不過不是我的菜所以就想些別的，說到熊印章我也不少但要走可愛風還是經典風，就讓我考慮了很久🤔後來是在路上看到櫥窗展示擺了一隻泰迪熊🧸才決定就是他啦！最經典的泰迪熊～

這個就是我看到的櫥窗展示，是不是跟我做的蠻接近的XD 我希望製造出一張好像是貼紙貼在紙上的感覺，如果説先上色再剪下來貼上去也是可以有貼紙的感覺，但我希望是有貼紙的亮面材質感，我應該怎麼做呢？繼續看下去吧⋯⋯

這次使用Stampin up baby bear 章組，層次蓋印的方式來處理泰迪熊的絨毛，第一層使用深咖啡色把深色影子先勾出來，再用淺色打光一下～

最後面積最大的章本來應該是用更淺的顏色蓋印，我改成蓋浮水印台加透明凸粉，再使用熱風槍燙凸整隻泰迪熊

利用Emboss resist 這樣子泰迪熊就看起來像亮面材質了，但是還不夠立體，emboss resist的好處就是燙凸之下的圖案會被保護，外面做什麼都不會被影響，決定使用格子型版刷色，讓整體看起來更經典，刷完之後再用乾布或乾紙巾將泰迪熊擦乾淨，顏色很自然地從燙凸表面去除。之後再把事先蓋印及剪好的紅色緞帶和字句放上去就完成囉！做完之後還真有點捨不得送出去，還好有多留給自己，收到的人希望你也喜歡。💕

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Unlike CAS card, this card has no white space, completely cover with ink and other medium. First, entire watercolor paper was filled with distress oxide ink using blueprint sketch, mermaid lagoon, hickory smoke and evergreen bough. Then stamped the image using AALL & Create #54, #60 and #115. Wait for the ink to dry then spread some dreamweaver pearlescent embossing paste using palette knife with Tim holtz mini stencil THMS006 dotted design. Finally, distressing the paper to create altered paper edge and a sentiment then was added to the card.

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It is a super clean and simple but very eye candy birthday card. All I used was one die and one sentiment stamp to create CAS card. The die is a tear drop shape with decorative design. It can be use as many way, in this case I have used it as a butterfly or petals with some similar color cardstock. And select a sentiment to place or stamp on the open area. Then the card is complete, simple and clean as is. :)

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這次選出來的心章，背景章以及ATC卡背面的章如下，背景章真的是必備工具。

先在水彩紙上用浮水印台蓋印背景章再使用白色和珍珠色燙凸粉燙凸，之後使用復古氧印台先塗抹在抗熱墊上噴水，再用水彩紙沾抹顔料，同時使用水彩筆加強局部​。很多款印台都可用於拖染技法，這次選擇用復古氧化印台，blueprint sketch、cracked pistachio、wilted violet、peacock、squeezed lemonade、spiced marmalade

～再看一下大合照～

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I had a dream the other day that butterflies were reborn from flowers. All the butterflies would have vivid color when they flew out of flower. It is almost like the petal had color-dyed the butterflies. Interesting dream I’ll say.

It is quite simple for this card. Simply blend the color using stencils and distress oxide ink pad. Then stamp the flower with black ink at last. There were only two tips and tricks for making this card. 1. Using distress oxide ink pad because the color will sit on top of previous layer, the butterflies will be more visible on the petal. 2. Stenciling first then stamping the image. The reason is simple, stencil is not flexible, if you stamp the image first, it might not match perfectly with stencil. However, clear stamp is more flexible, matching to the stencil blended area is a simple task.

My world is more colorful with you in it. ^^

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This is a quick and easy card. Using any landscape stamp as background and any large stamp as focal point. In this case I have used Stampin Up Mediterranean Moments and Hero arts Spill the tea stamp set.

Simply stamp the background in grey color and blend the edge with distress ink pad in vintage photo to get an old photo look. Then coloring the tea cup any color you desired and raise the cup with thick foam pad to add some dimension. After that, complete the card with a strip of sentiment.  Fast and easy as is. 

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這個月的ATC交換卡是用型版來創作。想了一下型版的用法可多了🤔 可以和浮雕膏，裂劑合用，也可以遮掩或蓋印也可以壓凸但時間不夠所以選擇了最基本的上色方式。

選擇了幾款型版和幾色比較喜歡的氧化印台用刷子簡單刷上色。

今次使用memory box的小刀模為主題，有精靈，貓頭鷹，麋鹿和兔子，非常可愛～

最後再來一張大合照

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其實這個月的ATC的題目基本上是可以很容易發揮的因為是無題自由發揮但尺寸卻非常具有挑戰性。這一次所要求的尺寸是圓形而且只有2.5吋是現在相當流行的Artist trading coin。在收到這個題目之前我就一直很想做一種會動的剛好就直接用在這次的題目上。會不會太小？不好發揮？是有它的挑戰性但做了就對了😆因為挑戰成功收到的滿足感也是極大的啊！

這些是大致上用到的工具：紙張、燙凸粉、柔毛刷、印章、刀模和打洞器。

將切好的圓形用復古氧化印台刷色，再用型板製作花紋。

將事先切好的20個圓圈灑上燙凸粉製作蝴蝶的外框。蝴蝶也上色準備好，再進行圓圈與蝴蝶顏色配對。

將剩餘的20個圓圈⭕️綁上魚線，蝴蝶中心對準魚線貼上蝴蝶再將另一隻蝴蝶貼另一面，之後將凸粉外框黏在白框上面遮住魚線。最後將所有配件用孔眼組合起來。

最後在底座與蝴蝶上下對調的方向蓋上印章。這樣就完工了。灑花～🎉
過程看起來很複雜，其實都是重複動作，做順了還蠻快就完成了😊

其他氧化印台顏色的組合

這是被我刪除的步驟，做一兩個還好要做20個，layering stamp 太慢了，全部改成手繪比較快。

這是雛形1跟雛形2。1號本來做蝴蝶與字同一方向的，發現在收圈圈時蝴蝶是倒吊的才改成雛形2。
雛形2的底座原本是用紙膠帶完成發現厚度太厚金屬孔眼負荷不了才改成現在的刷色做法。

Art Supplies and material that was used:
Stampin up Butterfly gala stamp set
Stampin up butterfly punch
Kaisercraft Miss Betty clear stamps- there are so many beautiful reasons to be happy
Tim Holtz distress Oxide ink pad
Seth Apter Texture baked embossing powder
Emerald creek magical mysteries embossing powder
Hero Arts nested frame circle dies
My favorite things circle shaker window & frame dies
Misti stamping tool

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上個月的ATC交換題目是"外太空"，所以將背景弄成外太空的樣子，再依夢想為故事與外太空無邊境結合，希望夢想丶命運掌握在自己的手裡。

四張ATC 的故事分別為～
Dream big 遠大的夢想
My soul is in the sky 我的靈魂屬於無止盡的天空
Let your dreams take flight 讓你的夢想起飛
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves 掌握著我們命運的不是天上的星星而是我們自己

用三個氧化印台salty ocean丶mustard seed 和picked raspberry無規則的刷滿一整張，再切成ATC的尺寸。

再將邊緣刷上black soot的顏色，中間不規則形狀留住彩色的部分。之後灑水用紙巾吸乾了再用白色壓克力加點水灑在卡上並吹乾。

用銀色亮粉壓克力顔料加水灑在卡上並吹乾，呈現出來的效果有如星際一般，這樣背景就完成了。接下來就可以放字章和主題章了～

感覺上放了很多照片，但都拍了。不放的話好像對不起自己啊!😆 其實這次的ATC 還隱藏了個㊙️密，不知道有收到卡的朋友們有沒有人發現呢？㊙️密就在⋯⋯

小小提示：有黑暗才能看到光明
​請容許稍後揭曉^^

Update:
這次的ATC 我用了螢光凸粉，所以在電燈下照光一陣子之後就會看到星星的出現囉～

Material / supplies used:
Hero Arts Monthly hero kit August 2017
Tim Holtz distress oxide ink
VersaFine Clair Nocturne
Dina Wakley white heavy body acrylic paint 
Hero Arts white embossing powder
Folk Art extreme glitter silver glitter finish acrylic paint
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The long winter is finally near to the end. I can see flower starting to bloom. Happy Spring~ I have used Waffle Flower magnolia stamp set for my one layer card. Yes I could have just color the flower, cut in out and place them on a blue background. But masking technique on one layer card was in my mind at the moment. I am glad I stick with it, Absolutely love the outcome.

Using distress oxide ink and blending brush to blend out each masking area with milled lavender and seedless preserves oxide ink in flower, mowed lawn in leaves and walnut stain in stem. 

After finished coloring each section, re-stamping the outline one more time in brown ink is necessary to make the image pop. Finally masking the entire flower and then finish off the background with salty ocean oxide ink and birch press circle burst stencil using blending tool.

Material/ supplies used:
Waffle Flower Magnolia stamp set
Picket Fence Studios Life Changing blender brush
Ranger Distress Oxide Ink
​Misti stamping tool

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上次使用Mama Elephant 的 hogs and kisses 以及lion dance水晶章來製作豬年賀卡時，受到很大的回應。大家對於豬小弟穿戴舞龍舞獅的表演覺得有趣，所以這次也用同樣的水晶章做另外兩張卡片。一張是豬小妹穿著舞獅裝，一張則是豬小妹豬小弟的父母獻元寶賀新年。這樣全家都到齊了～ 豬小弟舞龍舞獅卡可以看這裡: www.elainelaine.com/blog/welcome-the-year-of-pig-2019

同樣是使用復古氧化印台刷背景，之後將剪好的舞獅貼在豬小妹身上像是穿著舞獅正在觀望的樣子。製作這張時發現了一個蓋印上的問題，謹賀新年字章蓋完黑色會慢慢變不深，還好我有好多手作朋友幫我一起找答案，很快就找到了解決方法。解決方法會在下面解說～

利用Mama Elephant 的兩隻坐豬剛好坐在墊子上，手托著黃金元寶，豬年獻元寶是很喜氣的一張～

〈關於蓋印字體不黑的問題〉

背景使用氧化印台上色，有時可能因起化學變化而導致之後蓋印上去的顏色會稍微變淡，幾個方法可以改善：
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1. 使用油性印台
氧化印台會和水起化學作用所以用油性印台會比水性印台來的出色，很多廠牌都有出油性印台，我這次測驗了3款，最黑的是Versafine onyx black～

2. 吹風機是freeze time 的最佳幫手
雖說使用油性印台，但不同牌子的配方都不太一樣所以顏色還是有深淺之分，被氧化的程度也不一定，Versafine 的Onyx black 黑色的確最深，但如果要使用其他顏色蓋印，另外兩個印台Versafine Clair 和Ranger archival 就有很多非常漂亮的顏色可蓋印，那要如何不讓顏色好像被吃掉的感覺，這時候就要靠熱風槍了，蓋印完後要以迅雷不及掩耳的速度趕快吹乾它，讓所有畫面定格。其實要多謝Ann Chuang老師的一句話，Ann老師說一定要蓋兩次才會黑，因為第一次一定起化學作用第二次是和油性顏料接觸所以一定黑。因為這句話突然想到那就不讓它起化學作用，所以要在起化學變化之前趕快吹乾所有蓋印，用heat set 來定色。

3. Micro Glaze 除了有保護作用還有拋光的效果
不只一家廠商有出Micro Glaze，比較有名的是Judikins 和Tim Holtz。Micro glaze 大部分都用來保護作品，在作品上塗上薄薄的一層可以不讓指紋丶水漬殘留在作品上，有防水的功能。這一次也是為了保護作品而使用micro glaze卻意外發現可以讓蓋印字的顔色更加明亮，就像車子打完蠟之後，顏色變亮一樣。

這些是我的作卡心得，有興趣的朋友也可以試試，如果你有新的發現也請多多分享。最後分享我的春節卡片大合照💕

Material/supplies used:
Mama Elephant hogs and kisses clear stamp
Mama Elephant lion dance clear stamp
Micia Chinese New Year wood mount stamp
Tim Holts distress oxide ink
Tsukineko VersaFine onyx black ink
Tsukineko VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink
Ranger archival jet black ink
Tim Holtz Micro glaze

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在此感謝老師們的幫助，可以從老師們的部落格學到很多，有興趣者請看看下面的連結🔗
​Ann 的手作花園  anncard.blogspot.com

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舞獅章雖說是2018年的舊款，但搭配性很高，只要是跟舞龍舞獅有關的，過年過節都可以用到它。先蓋印小豬上完色之後再用removeable tape遮住小豬方便上背景色。發現Post-it 出的removable labeling tape 非常好用，連小小的尾巴都不會翹起來，很容易刷色，使用完的遮蔽貼紙就直接黏在印章膠片上面方便下次使用。

舞獅章的腳被我剪掉才可以露可愛的小豬，兒子說應該就擺在他頭上可是會像最後一張根本不知道是誰😂所以將舞獅頭和背部拆開來使用，看起來像小豬在奔跑表演的樣子，效果非常好！舞獅背部看起來很像軟軟的白毛是使用了加熱會起泡的白色凸粉，通常是用在雪景上但只用在造雪實在是太可惜了，它的3D效果增加了趣味性。

Material/supplies use:
Mama elephant hogs and kisses clear stamp
Mama elephant lion dance clear stamp
Miciacrafts good luck sentiment wood stamp
Hero Arts white puff embossing powder
Hero Arts  thick lacquer pen
Versafine Clair-nocturne
Distress Oxide ink pad- peacock feather
Picket fence studios life changing blender brush

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