Friday 30 December 2022

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.

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Friday 2 December 2022

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.

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Wednesday 9 November 2022

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.

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Monday 7 November 2022

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.

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Gift tag

stamp: House Mouse 'Holiday Happy', Copic

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

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Sunday 6 November 2022

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.

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Thursday 3 November 2022

LO Destiny

Digital Kit: Digi Tee Design 'Cherished"


My take on the Pagemap sketch in Challenge YOUrself#106








Sunday 30 October 2022

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

    Saturday 29 October 2022

    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:

     

    Wednesday 26 October 2022

    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:

    Sunday 23 October 2022

    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

     

    Friday 21 October 2022

    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

    Thursday 8 September 2022

    With Love at Christmas

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

    Done a CAS Christmas card using watercolour. 

    Challenges:

  1. ABC Christmas Challenge - August P,Q,R for pink, quarter, reindeer (mine is R for reindeer)
  2. Christmas Craft Creations - Winter activities
  3.  

    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:

  4. ABC Christmas Challenge - August P,Q,R for pink, quarter, reindeer (mine is p for pink)
  5. Christmas Craft Creations - Winter activities
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      Sunday 4 September 2022

      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:



      Saturday 3 September 2022

      Stepper Card

       




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

      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

      Wednesday 31 August 2022

      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
       

      Tuesday 30 August 2022

      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

      Friday 5 August 2022

      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.

      Saturday 30 July 2022

      Friday 29 July 2022

      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. 

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        Wednesday 20 July 2022

        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.

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        Saturday 25 June 2022

        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:

        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:-

        Saturday 4 June 2022

        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.




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        Sunday 29 May 2022

        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.

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        Wednesday 25 May 2022

        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. 

        Tuesday 24 May 2022

        Birthday

        stamp: You're So Sweet freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft 2012
        others: Mijello watercolour, birthday embossing folder, 
        I Am Roses flowers (R2-00, R1-503, R5-00)

        Coloured the image with Mijello watercolour. Embossed a piece of white cardstock with birthday theme embossing folder and adhere to pink cardstock. Added pink roses bought from I Am Roses as embellishment.

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