A Quick Christmas Card

Stamp: freebie from magazine

EK Success circle punch and classic scallop punch, 

Done this quick card, stamped the baubles image and fussy cut them, adhered on corrugated card to add dimension to the card.

Challenges:

1. ABC Christmas - H & I for hanging it up or Intricate. 
2. Rudolph Days Challenge -  April ~ anything Christmas

Sympathy Card

Stamp: Butterfly embossing folder and stamp (freebie from Papercraft Essential#104), With Sympathy clear stamp, floral oval frame clear stamp
Others: Ink It Up stamp pad, white card

I embossed the white card with the floral butterfly embossing folder, a freebie from craft magazine. Quite easy to make this card actually, no colouring needed. I fussy cut the stamped butterfly and the framed sentiment, adhered onto corrugated paper for some dimension before adhering to the card.

Inking the clear stamp with Memento dye ink did not yield satisfactory result (see below photo) as compare to using Ink It Up stamp pad which cost half the price of Memento.

Challenges:

1. Double "D" Challenges - black and white only
2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
3. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - spring moodboard (inspire by the flowers)

Easel Easter Card

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda With Flower In Her Hair

tools: watercolour pencils, pastel, Spellbinder Label 4 die, EK Scallop Circle punch, bling butterfl, patterned paper

Attempting an easel card using a normal card size folded the front in half as a stand for the card. Today I found out that I can use pastel instead of ink to distress the edge of the patterned papers! The pastel bought from Japanese thrifty store for less than 2 dollar!

Challenges:

1. Buttferfly Challenge - Easel card + butterfly
2. TOMIC - Challenge #2 Easter + animal or egg
3. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes
4. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Sunflower Bookmark

Sunflower rubber stamp, TH distress ink pad  (Tea Dye, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed ), recycle cloth tag, watercolour

Eversince I participated in a craft challeng with watercolour theme, I have been addicted using watercolour to create bookmark.  I surf the internet looking for watercolour stamping tutorial and saw Anna's (of Layers of Ink blog) tutorial. Love her watercolour stamping, simple and beautiful. I tried to emulate but the result is far from satisfactory as seen here. 

I inked the stamp and misted with water, stamped onto watercolour paper. Using an aqua brush, I picked up some darker colour and coloured the centre of the flower. The background was coloured with a combination of distress ink and watercolour. 

Challenges:

1. Ally's Angels - anything goes
2. Simon Says Monday Challenge - beautiful blooms
3. TCP Tuesday #356 - spring
4. Penny Black and More Challenge - spring

Easter

Stamp: Magnolia Tilda With A Flower In Her Hair

tools: Sizzix Dotted Ring embossing folder, MS Pinking Scallop punch, patterned paper, Tag punch, EK hole punch, grossgrain ribbon, watercolour pencil and Copic

Stamped the image, coloured with watercolour pencils and fussy cutting with scissors. The hair was coloured with Copic. Embossed the kraft cardstock and adhered the patterned paper and a punch out scallop border.

Challenges:

1. TOMIC challenge #2 - EASTER plus you must include at least one animal on your project (or use an egg). 
2. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - anything goes
3. Ally's Angel - anything goes

Brighter Days

sentiment stamp, MS Frond punch, daisy flower punch, MS Pinking Scallop punch, Spellbinder Oval die, Sizzix Ornate Swirls embossing folder

I like to use embossing folder to create dimension layer for the card. It is easy, fast and produce unique texture. Simple design yet so versatile that I can use it for making thank-you cards or birthday cards etc.

Challenges:

1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
2. Allsorts Challenge - sentiment in focus
3. Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge -anything goes
4. Ally's Angel - anything goes

Watercolour Bookmark

sentiment: Unity Stamp 'Empowered Words', splatter clear stamp, Memento ink pad, orange and green pigment ink pad, watercolour

Playing with watercolour again to make another bookmark from a snippet of white card using a mixture of orange, yellow and green colour. After left drying overnight, I inked the sentiment and the splatter. This is a folded bookmark, which I find it to be user friendly.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - sentiment in focus
2. Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Challenge #349 anything goes 
3. Double 'D' Challenges - watercolour
4. Craft Stamper Make It Take It - anything goes with stamping
5. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
6. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - no patterned paper

Quote Bookmark

Sentiment stamp: Unity Stamp 'Empowered Word'

others: Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, watercolour, butterfly punch, bling

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - week 514 Sentiment in focus
2. Double D Challenges - watercolour
3. Ally's Angel - anything goes
4. Craft Stamper  - anything goes with stamping