Birthday theme card

 1.Boy with flower image (Marianne Design freebie)

2.  Marianne Design Creatables Anja Corner dies EC- LR0200,

3.  Marianne Design Creatables Creatables dies LR0257

Create this birthday theme card using Marianne Design image freebie, diecut the white cardstock corners and matted onto a patterned paper. Diecut the tree and adhered to the back of the boy image.

Challenges:

1. Marianne Design Challenge #308 Birthday

Butterfly Bookmark

 

stamp: Kaisercraft butterfly, Crafter's Companion 'Spread Your Wings' sentiment

pastel colour

Colour the background using pastel, stamped the butterfly on it while for the sentiment, I stamped on another snippet of white cardstock, cut it up and adhere to the bookmark as the original sentiment stamp wording was too long to fit in within the bookmark.

Challenges:

1.  Snippets Playground #442
2. Allsorts Challeng Week 704 Wings and/or Tails

Happy Holidays

 Marianne Design product used: Clear Stamp Don & Daisy - Ice Skating Don (DDS3315), flower die LR0257, Creatables Anja Corner dies EC- LR0200

Others: Mijello watercolour, Martha Stewart Frond punch, Oval dies

Stamped image and coloured with watercolour, diecut with smaller oval die before adhere to bigger oval diecut from red cardstock. Added flower die-cut from the flower die. Matted the white cardstock which was diecut from Anja corner onto red card front.

Challenges:

1. Marianne Design Challenge #304 - Christmas
2. We Love Stamping - November 'Christmas'

Thanks tag

maple leaf stamp, woodgrain embossing folder, thank you word die

I stamped the leaf on snippet of white cardstock and fussy cut it out. Next, embossed the white tag with woodgrain embossing folder. Die-cut the word 'thanks' from another snippet of black cardstock (leftover snippet from making mini album) and I use the negative of the cut out instead.

Challenges:

1. Snippets Playground # 440 
2. Double 'D' November Challenge-Thankful-Blessings-Grateful

 

Gift tag

stamp: House Mouse 'Holiday Happy', Copic

An easy and simple festive gift tag. Stamped on white cardstock and coloured with Copic.

Challenges:

1. House-Mouse And Friends Monday Challenge #378

 

Hedgie Christmas tree

stamp: Penny Black 'The Wonder'

others: Spellbinder Oval die, Tim Holz distress ink (Broken China, Spiced Marmalade), watercolour, plaid embossing folder

Stamped the image on watercolour cardstock and coloured it using aquabrush and Mijello watercolour. Fussy cut out the image. Next, I diecut a plastic sheet with oval shape die, using it as stencil to ink the background with distress ink. Ran through the card with plaid embossing folder, adhere the image and the sentiment.

Challenges:

1. We Love Stamping - November 'Christmas'
2. Christmas Kickstart Challenge # 168 Tree

 

LO Destiny

Digital Kit: Digi Tee Design 'Cherished"

My take on the Pagemap sketch in Challenge YOUrself#106

Peace and Prosperity 富貴平安

stamp: Micia Peony Vase, Copic

 This is a Chinese New Year theme stamp, coloured with Copic. The sentiment in Chinese characters 

富貴平安 mean Peace and Prosperity, a common Chinese New Year card greetings sentiment.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week 700 Let's Celebrate Any Occasion
2. Butterfly Challenge #175 ( I choose Han blue and hydrange pink, honeysuckle yellow, holly hock purple)

 

Happy Valentine's Day Card

 

stamp: Mighty Hands #1083a Good Gift, Touch New markers

Stamped this boy with balloons from Mighty Hands on white card stock and coloured with Touch New markers. Another cas card, at the same time sharpening my colouring skill.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week 700 Let's Celebrate Any Occasion

Bear Birthday Cake

 

Adam Prescott clear stamp freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine, Copic

This is the simplest card made, just stamped the image and coloured with Copic. Got this stamp a decade ago, in 2012 and have never use it to make card or anything as the image is quite tiny and probably I find colouring furry animal is quite challenging.

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week 700 Let's Celebrate Any Occasion

An autumn colour layout

papers: Francheville Primary Basics, Kaisercraft Happy Snap, MME Stella Rose,

others: sticker, wood veneer sentiment 

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spears October Sketch Challenge
2. Scrap With Stacy October Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge - I used Circle, sticker, orange and black colour

 

White Christmas gift tag

Using just an embossing folder from Sizzix Winter Words and a freebie die from a craft magazine, made this simple Christmas gift tag.

1. Christmas Craft Creations - October white on white 
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - October U for unusual color

 

White on white Christmas card

embossing folder: wavy polka dot, Christmas sentiment freebie from Simply Card & Papercraft 118

others: poinsettia dies

Another white theme Christmas card.

1. Christmas Craft Creations - October white on white 
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - October U for unusual color

 

Peace On Earth

Made this Christmas card using various embossing folders to create interesting texture including the embossed sentiment. Snowflake was punch out from Martha Stewart punch.

Challenge:

1. Christmas Craft Creations - October white on white 
2. Rudolph Days Challenge October
3. ABC Christmas Challenge - October U for unusual color

Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful

 

Marianne Design products used:

1. Orange Patterned Paper on the butterfly (Marianne Design freebie)

2. Red polka dot patterned paper on butterfly (Marianne Design freebie)

3. Bird cage image  (Marianne Design freebie)

4. Boy with flower image (Marianne Design freebie)

5.Creatables Anja Corner dies EC- LR0200

6.stamp: Wedding Sentiment CS0999

7.dies: MD COL1466 Eline's Butterflies

Printed and fussy cut out the images and use foam tape to add dimension to the decoupage cut-out. 

Challenge:

Marianne Design Challenge Blog-#303 use 5 Marianne Design products

You're The Best

 Stamp: House Mouse Design (Apple Smile HMCP123), Faber Castell watercolour pencils

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #376 Anything Goes + Option of Fall/Autumn
2. Allsorts Challenge Week 699-Autumn Colours
3. We Love Stamping - Autumn Colours

Thanks

Stamp: House Mouse Designs (Fall Float HMCM01), Faber Castell watercolour pencils

Simple tag using House Mouse Design stamp and coloured with watercolor pencils.

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #376 Anything Goes + Option of Fall/Autumn
2. Allsorts Challenge Week 699-Autumn Colours
3. We Love Stamping - Autumn Colours

 

Thanks

 stamp: Rosie's Studio, Spellbinder Scallop Oval dies, woodgrain stamp, 

This is a multi layer stamps using various shade of colour for stamping the flower. I coloured the leaves with Copic, fussy cut them. Stamped the background over a cut out circle with woodgrain stamp. Sentiment was stamped and diecut with l Spellbinder smallest scallop oval die and inking the edge with distress ink.

Challenges:

1. We Love Stamping - Autumn Colours
2. The Flower Challenge#73 Sentiment
3. Allsorts Challenge - add a sentiment

With Love at Christmas

Stamp: Crafter's Companion - Humphrey's Corner, watercolour

Done a CAS Christmas card using watercolour. 

Challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - August P,Q,R for pink, quarter, reindeer (mine is R for reindeer)

Christmas Craft Creations - Winter activities

 

In the snow ski Tilda

Stamp: Magnolia Winter Wonderland 2013 Collection - In The Snow Ski Tilda mini stamp, Copic, Wonky die, Sizzix Basic-Grey Tree embossing folder, snowflake punch

Image was coloured with Copic and die-cut with Lifestyle Wonky die. Embossed the pink cardstock with Sizziz embossing folder.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - August P,Q,R for pink, quarter, reindeer (mine is p for pink)

Christmas Craft Creations - Winter activities

 

Love

 

Tickled Pink Baseball Pippa digital stamp, Kaisercraft butterfly stamp, Spellbinder Sew Sweet Sentiments S4-913 die

Making another faux stepper card with faux stitch and die-cut sentiment for the Butterfly Challenge #172 F for Faux Stepper Card. I chose option 2 which are faux stepper card/forest green/fulvos/, theme faux stitch and butterfly.

Warm Wishes

Stamp:     Marianne Design Clear Stamp Don & Daisy - Ice Skating Don DDS3315

Dies:        Marianne Design Creatables Anja Corner dies EC- LR0200,

                 Marianne Design Cotton Lace Label dies MAR-LR0412,

Others: snowflakes stencil, TH Distress ink pad(Spun Sugar, Broken China) poinsettia flower

             die, small snowflake punch

Stamped the image and coloured with watercolour pencils, shaded the blue background with Tim Holz Broken China distress ink. Die-cut the corners using Marianne Design Creatables Anja Corner, coloured the emboss part with Tim Holz Spun Sugar distress ink.

I coloured the background of the slimline card measures 10.5cm x 21cm  by using a snoflake stencil and sponged with TH Spun Sugar distress ink.

Finally, diecut a tag with Marianne Design Cotton Lace dies, stamped with sentiment and snowflake background.

Challenges:

1. Marianne Design Challenge #299- Slimline Christmas card
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - August P,Q,R for pink, quarter, reindeer (mine is p for pink)
3. Allsorts Challenge Week 692 - anything goes with optional theme school days
4. Christmas Craft Creations - Winter activities

Stepper Card

 

Stamp: Magnolia, Spellbinder Label die, Faber Castell watercolour pencils,

flowers: I Am Roses (S10m-601 5/8"Achillea Cottage, R5-2 1"Indian Jasmine Soft Pink, zR2-2 1/4" Soft Pink Open Roses

Stamp Magnolia image onto white cardstock, coloured with watercolour pencils and die-cut with Spellbinder Label die. Created the stepper card and adhered pattern papers.

Challenge:

1. I Am Roses - August Challenge
2. Butterfly Challenge August - #172 F for Faux Stepper Card (faux stepper card, faux stitch, fulvos, flirt, butterfly)
3. Allsorts Challenge Week 692 - anything goes with optional theme school days

Bookmark

stamp and die set: Clearly Bessoted 'Snowdrops'

honeycomb stencil, TH Distress Ink (Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed), blender brush. TouchNew markers

Stamp the image on white cardstock, coloured with TouchNew markers and die-cut with the die that came together in this stamp & die set. Before adhering the die-cut image, I stenciled the honeycomb background using TH distress ink with blender brush. Love the background and this blender brush tool is the easiest to use.

Challenges:

1. We Love Stamping - August 'In My Garden'
2. Allsorts Challenge Week 690/1 - anything goes
3. Craft-anilca - #318 back to school

 

Covid

 

Layout based on Rochelle Spears August Challenge.

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spears August Challenge Sketch
2. Scrap With Stacy August Challenge tic-tac-toe (stickers-2photos-stars)
3. Challenge YOUrself - #104 Tough Times

Our Family

 

Digital Paper: Basic Grey (Sweet Thread, Serendipity, PB & J), element: Echo Park (Life Is Good)

Made this digital layout with photo of my family gathering during Chinese New Year at late mom's house. One happy moment treasured for a lifetime.

Entering this on Challenge YOUself #103 We are family

Christmas

 

stamp: House Mouse Designs HMP156 Mint Swing,

others: Copic, watercolour, bling

Coloured the image with Copic and the sky background using watercolour.

Challenges:

1. HMFMC #370 Anything Goes or Option Christmas in July
2. Christmas Craft Creations Challenge July - Patterned Paper
3. We Love Stamping - July challenge anything goes with option of hot sunny colour
4. July Rudolph Days Challenge

Summer Fishing

clear stamp (gifted), sentiment stamp: My Mind's Eye -Indie Chic

others: Copic

Stamp the image onto pre-cut bookmark cardstock. Colour with Copic. 

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge - Week 686 Summer
2. We Love Stamping - July challenge anything goes with option of hot sunny colour
3. Ally's Angel - Challenge #60 anything goes

 

Christmas

Santa Claus stamp freebie from Quick Cards magazine, poinsettia dies, EK Success scallop circle punch, Sizzix Dotted Circle embossing folder, Mijello watercolour, patterned paper, ribbon

Stamp this tiny Santa Claus stamp on snippet of white cardstock and coloured with Mijello watercolour, then fussy cut it out.  Die-cut poinsettia flower from watercolour paper and then colour them with oil pastel using sponge brush. Adhere the image onto piece of round cardstock which was punch and embossed with Sizzix dotted circle. Matted the white cardstock with red floral patterned paper before adhering the image and embellishment.

Challenges:

1. Snippets Playground - Challenge #432 Christmas in July
2. We Love Stamping - July challenge anything goes with option of hot sunny colour
3. Christmas Craft Creations - July Challenge Patterned Paper
4. Ally's Angel - Challenge #60 anything goes

 

Glory To God

         Stamp: The Greeting Farm ' Glory To God'

Touch New marker

Stamped image on a white cardstock bookmark. Coloured with Touch New marker. 

Challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge Week 682 - so girly
2. We Love Stamping - June anything goes

Holly Dog

 Stamp: Cuddly Buddly 'Charley & Holly Dog'

others: Copic, bling, blue cardstock, poinsettia dies, snowflake punch

Won this stamp from a challenge website decade ago. Stamped it on white cardstock and coloured with Copic. Embellish with poinsettia flowers from die-cut and snowflake which was punch out from snippet of blue cardstock and added bling to the centre.

Challenges:-

1. Snippets Playground Challenge #440 
2. ABC Christmas Challenge - L & M for (L for Little)
3. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #63 - Perfectly Pawsome Christmas 
4. We Love Stamping - June anything goes

Sea air and sunshine

                       digital template : Scrapping With Liz

credits: Lovesg.com, Amandayi.com, Aimee Harisson Designs, Akizo.com

Done this digital layout using template by Scrapping With Liz and combination of few designers pattern papers. Loving the seaside trip during the lockdown, having fresh air, sunshine and ocean view.

Challenges:

Challenge YOUrself #101 I Love...

Hello

                                               stamp: House Mouse Designs 'Daisy Float'

others: Copic, Mijello water colour, daisy punch, leaf punch, label die, deckle scissors, patterned paper printed from computer, bling

Coloured the flower and mouse with Copic, colour pencil on boat and watercolour on the sea. Punch out daisy flowers from snippet of light orange cardstock and leaf was punch from snippet of green cardstock. Added bling to the centre of the daisy. Matted the patterned paper on pink cardstock before adhering the image.

Challenges:

1. Snippets Playground Challenge # 429 (I am entering for both prizes)
2. Allsorts Challenge Week#628 Anything but birthday
3. House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge # 366

  

     

LO Sweet

                           

 

 Use up my hoarded stacks of patterned paper to make this layout based on Rochelle's sketch. Added handmade rosette, diecut the 'sweet' word twice with black and white cardstock. Punch out a tag from yellow polkadot patterned paper and tie it with a cream colour twine. 

  

Challenges:

1. Rochelle Spear's May Sketch Challenge
2. Scrap With Tracy May Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (I use single photo, twine, star)