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Halloween is coming...

10/22/2016

This year I decided to make a more traditional card. It is classic using witch stamp as main character. You can see some of the steps below on how I finish this Halloween card.

Supplies:
Stampendous Halloween cling stamp- CRR176 Mirror Mirror
Tim Holtz Cling Stamp- CMS100 Odds and Ends
Tim Holtz distress ink- Squeezed Lemonade , Fossilized Amber , Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, vintage photo

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Amazing Race Art Journaling Challenge-First Stop-China

4/20/2016

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I am very fortune to join a group of great racers. In this group Amazing Rae Art Journaling Challenge, racers will create an art journal base on the country. First stop is China. It takes me awhile to decide what I want to do with China. But once I decided, it didn't take much time~ I might add more stuff later but as it for now less is better, from an old Chinese saying.

This is a replica of an old Chinese painting that was owned by my father. It happened to have some discoloring and was about to toss into the recycling bin. Hate to see it goes waste, so I save it and hoping I can use it someday. The first stop of the challenge is China which is perfect to upcycle the piece. I brush some water around the edge to help tearing the paper with a more torn look.

Using gel medium adhesive to the journal and add more gel medium on the top, then brush gesso on entire surface. Then I use baby wipe to wipe away gesso on some characters that I like. So those characters are darker compare to the one cover with gesso. Can you tell which one?

Now work on the edge, I used Tim Holtz distress crayon on the torn area to create an old paper, a burned paper look. I used both vintage photo all around and stain walnut in some area. Just draw a thin line and start rubbing it like crazy.

With old looking edge, the entire page now looks too clean, so I use antique linen to again draw some line next to the characters and blend it out quickly. Distress crayons is hard to rub or blend once it is dry. So if you let it set for too long, it won't blend nicely and the line will stay as is unless to reactive it with water.

I choose floral as center piece and I want it to look like a Chinese floral painting, so I cut a piece of pink card stock adhesive behind the flower purposely leaving the bottom more pink cardstock than the top. So in a way it is a Chinese painting without scroll. lol
The flowers are embossed with white embossing powder then paint it with distress ink.

The Final Piece

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Stay tune for the next stop for this Amazing Race Art Journaling Chanllenge.

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If you are feeling blue~

4/9/2016

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Today I have tried something different. Actually something new and something old. I have used an old technique-resist technique with new product distress crayon. I have owned the stamp image and sentiment for awhile, acquired them at different time. Never thought they can go together this well and that is something new.

I wish there are more pictures for the details. I did take quite a few of pictures but when I transfer them from my phone to my computer, 50% of the image were gone. I guess my dog(computer) ate it. lol

The distress crayon is really creamy and smooth. Very easy to apply on the cardstock. I use picket fence distress crayon with white cardstock. So it is hard to see but you can kind of see the edge of the circle.

I didn't use other color of crayon to blend. After I tested some technique on a scrap paper, I decided to use distress ink pad to blend the color instead of using distress crayon. After adding the color, I could see the circle more clearly and wish I have used more picket fence to form a more clear texture. But I guess it is ok, this has different feel to it.

Supplies:
Distress Crayon- Picket fence
Distress ink pad-Crackle Pistachio, Peacock feathers, Tumbled glass, Blueprint sketch, Ground espresso, Black soot
Tim Holtz mini stencil set 9
Whimsy Stamps- Fall Love
Inkadinkado clear stamp- Friendly Advise
Archival ink black

Enter this card into the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion Challenges #306 Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Try to Resist
Scrapping4funChallenges #62 Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart Challenges #106 Anything goes
Crafting with Friends Challenges #18 Anything goes

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Loads of Love Take Two

3/12/2016

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This is going to be a short post. Just want to show you the comparison of Ranger white embossing powder and superfine detail embossing powder as well as the lifting technique in different color. I have used the technique in the previous post. You can see the lifting technique in detail here.

Ranger white embossing powder is used on the blue card and the Ranger superfine detail embossing powder is used on the green card. The detail on the green card is more defined while the line on the blue card is thicker. In this case, superfine detail embossing powder seems work better than white embossing powder because of stamp choice. Not saying I favor superfine detail embossing powder over white embossing. If I need to add other type of media such as glitters or fragment with embossing powder, superfine detail powder might not be able to hold the fragments as much as white embossing powder.

Before~

After~

Some of the details on flowers and leaves~ It is the same color choice from the green card. And the post can be seen here, if you are interested.

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Loads of Love Spring Card

2/27/2016

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I have been thinking about a spring like card for awhile. I guess I can't wait for Spring to come. Think of this as a universal card that whoever receive this will also get a feel of Spring~
這次選擇綠色當背景，可以感受到春天一整片綠油油的草地，不時可以看到一叢一叢的小花努力的綻放著。現在想想最後一次躺在草地上是N年前了，下次有機會一定去享受一下大地之愛~

~~The Detail~~

I used Tim Holtz Botanical Sketch stamp, VersaMark watermark stamp pad and white embossing powder to create the background. I use Ranger white super fine detail embossing powder which is needed for such detailed fine line stamps. I will explain more in a different post. You will be able to see the comparison.
簡單又效果極佳的方法~草皮章，浮水印台加燙凸粉。燙凸粉用的是Ranger極細凸粉，它的細度較適合用在細節多的印章上，在下一篇我會做個燙凸粉普通和極細的比較~

Then using distress ink mowed lawn and blending tool to blend hack out of it. At some point I use the ink pad to simply smear the entire cardstock. :)
用復古印台mowed lawn非常漂亮的綠色，塗満整張紙，真的是死命的塗，顏色越深越好。這樣才可以進入下一個步驟 lifting technique。

When it is done, I use, lifting technique, just few drops of water to take out some of the color out. I forgot to take a close shot but you can see the fern at the left bottom corner that the color is lighter after few drops of water and before I add different color on it.
用水彩筆沾水滴在花瓣上，綠色就漸漸的變淺，水越多顏色越淺，左邊綠色的葉子是變淺之後未上其他色之前。

Here I use distress ink picked raspberry ( it turns to lavender color. Nice!)and blueprint sketch for the look.
紫色是用復古印台 pickled raspberry , 藍色是blueprint sketch。上越多顔色越深~

Here again using distress ink blueprint sketch but decided to use lifting technique again to lighten up the blue.

Well green leaves are going to blend into the background so I decide to use some bling bling sunflower sparkle perfect pearls with couple drops of water. 葉子的部分最後決定用Sunflower sparkle 金質粉。讓卡片也有亮亮的感覺~

I only want to have few color showing on the card since it is quite busy already. It turns out looking great!

Time to work on the sentiment~ I choose Unity Stamp Loads of love for this card. In addition, I gently brush around the edge using distress ink tea dye then spritz some perfect pearls water to get that shimmer look.

I got this twine from a second hand store was going to use for book binding but color is perfect for it. I had learned a trick from YouTube to coat it with mod podge or multi medium first, it is actually must earlier to form the circle that I wanted.
有時候線或麻繩很不受控制，可以先整條塗上一些mod podge或其他種類的膠，再塑形比較容易。

The sentiment is a bit small when I lay it on the card and I don't want to add a second layer because it will block out more background so a few loops of wire or twine will help with the illusion.

Here is the finishing piece! Hope you enjoy and thank you for visiting my blog~

Supplies:
Tim Holtz Cling Stamp Botanical Sketch CMS216
Distress ink pad mowed lawn, picked raspberry and blueprint sketch
VersaMark watermark stamp pad
Versafine onyx black
Ranger super fine detail embossing powder in clear and white
Ranger perfect pearls- sunflower sparkle
Unity stamp- Loads of love

Enter this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything goes
Crafting from the heart challenge #100
Penny's paper crafty challenge #266 Anything goes
Craft your passion challenges #300 Anything goes
Crafting With Friends Challenge #15 Anything goes

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Take Ten Christmas Card

12/24/2015

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We all have a moment of needing something quick, a quick get away, a quick coffee break, a quick nap, a quick meal. This time I need a quick card. A quick card doesn't mean not putting too much thought into it. A quick card simply means a quick made card. Lol~ I had this design in my head for weeks already, just didn't find the time to execute it. Why did I say I need a quick card? It actually has a purpose. Just like a quick get away, a quick coffee break, a quick nap or a quick meal, a quick card can make me rejuvenate again or shall I say it is a boost in a way. I am sure everyone has its own way of getting a boost. What is yours?

Hero Arts Ombre pool to navy is perfect for this Christmas sentiment

Few spray of Pssst! sheer shimmer spritz on the background before adhere the deer die on

Supplies:
Distress paint- fossilized amber, fired brick, festive berries, evergreen bough
Merry Christmas deer die
Hero Arts Ombre pool to navy
Stampabilities- IR1038 Bright with promise-Merry Christmas Saying
Imagine Crafts Pssst Sheer Shimmer Spritz
White cardstock
shimmer navy glitter card stock

Enter this tag into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Winter Wonderland
More Habdmade Challenge MHC 魔力手作挑戰 #12 -- 耶誕節
Crafting By Design: Here Come The Holidays
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Make it Sparkle
CAS(E) this Sketch! #153

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12 Tags of 2015 December

12/20/2015

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It is the most wonderful time of the year~ Christmas
This is my take on 12 Tags of 2015 December. I have so much fun making this tag. Love to use burlap as background material. Love to make wreath for Christmas. Love to use my dymo laber maker to create sentiment. Love to use splatter brush to splatter snowing effect. Love the magical feeling of Christmas~ Who doesn't? :)

Supplies:
#8 manila tag, burlap
Distress ink: ground espresso, walnut stain
Distress spray stain: fired brick
Distress paint: picket fence
Layering stencil/THS032, Liquitex freestyle splatter brush, sanding grip
Hot glue, glossy accents
Magnolia MyDooHickeyBox vol.7 dies
Magnolia MyDooHickeyBox vol. 6 dies
Dymo label maker
Little B box bow die

Enter this tag into the following challenges:
Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 December
Crafting By Design: Here Come The Holidays #117
Craft your passion challenge 292: Always anything goes #160
Crafting from the heart challenge 90: Anything goes #149
Penny's paper-crafty challenge 258: Anything goes #70
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Just A Pinch #255
More Habdmade Challenge MHC 魔力手作挑戰 #12 -- 耶誕節

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Christmas Wreath Card

11/24/2015

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It is the most wonderful time of the year~ Christmas Wreath probably represents Christmas the most beside Christmas tree. I received my monthly hero October kit around beginning of the November and have been dying to try it out. The stamps are very easy to work with. The color of the ink coordinate each other quite well. The background is created with embossing folder and adhere with enamel dots that I made from pico embellisher. Love the outcome~
又到了每年最美的節日－聖誕節. 除了聖誕樹，大概就屬聖誕花圈最能代表聖誕節了. 剛拿到my monthly hero October kit聖誕紅印章，馬上動工，非常喜歡它的簡單容易上手。

It is the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing
When love ones are near
It's the most wonderful time of the year

Supplies:
Hero Arts-my monthly hero October kit-stamps, dies and ink pad
Hero Arts Ombre Ink Pad- Lime to forever green
Stampendous-SSC1237 Fronds clear stamps set
We R memory keepers embossing folders-Quilted
Ranger Liquid Pearls-Gold
ImagineCrafts IrRESISTible pico embellisher-Gold
Ranger Archival Ink- Jet black

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!-Christmas
Crafty by Designs: Time 3
Scrapping4funChallenge #54 Traditional Christmas Colors
The Glory of Christmas Challenge -CAS clean and simple
Sparkles Christmas Challenges #59 Christmas Decorations

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Holiday Greeting Christmas Tree

11/22/2015

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Hello Crafter~ I am sure many folks out there are just like me. I save all the scrap papers because you will never know when you need that piece of paper. With tones of scrap paper on my desk, I decide to make a quick and easy card. A perfect holiday card was born~ Hope you like it!

Supply:
Cuttlebug embossing folder-Anna Griffin Nordic Tree
Cuttlebug embossing folder-Anna Griffin Victorian Tree
Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Peeled Paint
Hampton Art-Jillibean Soup Handwritten Sentiment Stamps jb0198
Little B-Box & Bows Cutting Dies
Cardstock in white, green and red

Enter this card into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge! Christmas
Scrapping4funChallenge #54 Traditional Christmas Colors
Craft Your Passion Challenge 288: Always Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round November Challenge
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #254 Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog~ Hope you enjoy it!

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It is the Time of the Year to Say Thank You

11/18/2015

November is the Time of the Year to say Thank You~ As Thanksgiving approaching, I decided to make some Thank you tags. It is not necessary just for my family but also for my friends that live far far away, because friends are the family you choose. Friends are the chosen family~

每年的11月可以說是感謝的季節~ 隨著感恩節的逼近, 做了一些感謝小籤. 這些感謝小籤不只是給我的家人同時給在遠方的朋友, 因為朋友是你選出來的家人. 朋友是第二家人~

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Since I will be making quite bit of these tags, like 40-50 tags. I have picked a quick and easy tag to do. It is more or less an assembling job. Pick the design you want and just stamp it like crazy.^^ I choose the newest stamp set from Stampendous-SSC1237 Fronds clear stamps and use up 90% of the set to create this tag. I love the outcome.

Supplies:
Stampendous-SSC1237 Fronds clear stamps set
Stampendous-SSC1241 Terrarium clear stamps set
Recollections- Mason Jar clear stamps
Tim Holtz Distress ink pad-Walnut Stain
Tsukineko VersaMagic chalk ink-Turquise gem; Purple Hydrangea; Aegean Blue; Spanish Olive; Red Brick
Tsukineko VersaFine-Satin Red

Enter this tag into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge :Thanks/Thanksgiving

Craft Your Passion Challenge 288: Always Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoy it~

Love You From The Heart Always & Forever

10/27/2015

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I had my kids baby pictures printed out couple years ago. I always want to put their baby pictures side by side to show you how much they look alike when they were few weeks old. They both like to sleep with their arms up in the air. lol Finally I decide to just do it and not procrastinating...

我們家的2個屁孩嬰兒時的照片，兩個真的很像，尤其是睡姿一定是投降式，洗出來好久了終於趁這機會完成它。

Supplies:

Stampabilities faded text background
Anna Griffin 20th anniversary floral clear stamp
Distress ink in Walnut stain and Tea dye
StazOn-Jet black
Ranger Super Fine Embossing powder-clear

Stampendous encrusted jewel kit-purple
Ranger liquid pearls-gold
Stampers Anonymous CMS155 Simple Sayings
VersaMark watermark ink pad
Whimsical clock die

Entering this tag into the following challenges:
MHC 魔力手作挑戰 #10 -- Babe(Baby) 寶貝、嬰兒

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Throwback #101 2014 I ought to use this more! Glitter, embossing powder it is.

Thank you for visiting my blog~

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Hello Butterflies

10/1/2015

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I love purple. The color is just so mystical that you will fall in love with without any reason. Here is a simple card for you. Hope you like it! Enjoy~

【Details】

Supplies:
Hero Arts Everything Flower stamp
Crafty Ann Hello die
Butterflies die
Ranger embossing powder clear
Tim Holtz distress ink pad Wilted Violet
Tim Holtz distress ink pad Gathered Twigs
Ranger perfect pearls Forever Violet and Grape Fizz
Pssst! Shimmer spritz Sparkle
Hug Snug seam binding violet
Ranger ink blending tool and heat gun

Entering this tag into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes #273

Butterflyspotchallenge #39 Butterflies + K is for Knots #18

Crafting By Designs October Anything Goes Challenge #88

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Ombre #108

Clear it Out Challenge Theme: Things with wings Stash: Glitter #11

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Friends are Flowers ATC

9/26/2015

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Finally I have chance to post my recent ATC creation. It is a very simple design, basically one brick embossing folder, one stamp and some dies and the outcome is what I am looking. No designer paper, just white on white design with color wording, instant pop on the phrase! Yeah~
好久沒寫blog 嘞, 有點生疏~ 剛好要試試新買的刀模, 做了張ATC. 果然不同牌子的刀模, 效果特色都不太一樣~

{The Details}

Assemble all the element~

Very happy with the result of showing brick design beneath words.

To show the brick back wall, I have decided to stamp the phrase on a plastic sheet.

Adding two butterflies and some sparkle on entire surface.

Supplies:
DCWV Tattered Time cardstock matstack in texture white and texture charcoal
Rubberneckerstamps freehand border phrase set 900
The PaperStudio A2 Bricks
Spellbinders shapeabilities die D-lites S2-007 Flower Burst
Magnolia DooHickey Club Harvest dies
Butterfly and grass die
Imaginecrafts pssst! Sheer shimmer spritz-sparkle

Entering this tag into the following challenges:

SimonSaysStamp Wednesday Challenge No Designer Paper #283

Scrapping4funChallenges #50 Spring or Autumn #33

MHC 魔力手作挑戰 #9 彩色文字

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Expedition Tag

4/29/2015

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I can't believe we are approaching the fifth month of 2015 in few days~ Today I have finished a tag using one of my favorite things-wings. It is a beautiful thing to look at. This time I stamped a feather on shrink film and color it with alcohol marker. Heat it up and it shrunk to a little charm. Nice! I have also used rock candy crackle paint and distress paint to create this texture background. It turned out great! Love it!

Supplies:
#8 manila tag
Staz on ink black
Sizzix thinlits Tim Holtz alterations adventure die
Stamp: Sheena by Douglass A little Bit Sketchy-Divine Inspiration
Ranger rock candy crackle paint
Tim Holtz distress paint: broken china, salty ocean, stormy sky, mermaid lagoon, trnished brass
Tim Holtz distress ink pad: tea dye
Tim Holtz paper distresser
Ranger heat tool
Shrink film
Spectrum noir alcohol markers

Entering this tag into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything goes! #90
MHC 魔力手作挑戰 #4 -- 賓果題 1 #44
Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #142 Make Your Mark #32
Crafting by Designs: Month-Long Anything Goes in May! #13

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Hello April~

4/15/2015

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Spring is one of my favorite seasons of the year! Flowers blooming~ Birds chirping~ Wind gently blowing~ and pollen, too. Lol here goes my allergy attack. That's why I stay home more to make cards and tags. ^^

<<The Details>>

Supplies:
#8 manila tag
Lindy's Stamp Gang starburst spray: Sea mist green; Glory of the seas gold; Cocklebells coral; Lucky Shamrockgreen; Opal sea oats
Ranger archival ink: jet black
Staz-on black
Ranger texture paste: regular opaque
Ranger multi medium matte
Stamps/stencil: CMS155 simple sayings, TCW261s mini art is
Napkin with bird image
Ribbon & rhinestones

Entering this tag into the following challenges:
More Handmade Challenge 魔力手作挑戰
Scribble and Scrap Challenge #42 - Always Anything Goes #126
Creative Moments Challenge 66 Anything Goes/Spring or Easter #19

Thank you for visiting my blog~

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