Happy Mother’s Day & A Challenge

This week we are celebrating Moms over Stuck On U Sketches challenge blog! Today, I’d love to share with you a project I created for their new Die Cut Challenge this week. The theme is “Mom”, create any projects using diecuts and with the theme.

This time I made a watercolored card with Rose die cuts on it. I cut the Rose Lace Flourish out of White Daisy Cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo. First, I rezied them in 3 sizes and the cut them. After I cut the flowers, I trimmed the leaves off. Then I trace the flowers on a piece of watercolor paper. I started coloring inside the rose circles using Watercolor pencils and blended the colors using aqua brush, then I decided to add some light blue.

I am not patient enough to let the paper dries so I used my Craft Heater to speed it up. Once the paper was dry completely, I added the die cut roses using Tombow mono liquid glue using the fine tip.

The flowers needs something, so I took my Wink of Stella Glitter brush and added some glitter on them. And woalah! Love them! Soft and glittery now 🙂

While waiting for the glitter to completely dry, on a strip of vellum, I stamped the sentiment from Happy To Be Friends stamp set with VersaMark Ink Pad, added some Ranger Princess Gold Embossing powder and heat set it using Craft Heater. Using a adhesive runner I added the vellum paper on the watercolor paper, and then added them on the card base.

My card is pretty simple and I keep it less bulky. I hope you to see you playing with us this week! Link up your project here 🙂

 

Creating Watercolored Background With Dye Ink Pads

Lately I have been having so much fun with watercolor either use watercolor cakes, watercolor pencils, or using dye ink pads.

Today, I would love to share with you a simple steps how to create this watercolor look background using CTMH Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads (dye inks).

It is quite easy to create your own watercolor look background.

  1. Add dye inks on your stamps.
  2. Spray with some water using spray pen from 5-6 inches away from your stamp.
  3. Multiple randomly stamping the flowers and leaves all over your background.
  4. Repeat the first step with different color and shape.

For this flower background, I started with the biggest shape, then fill in the space with smaller ones.

I would recomend you to use watercolor paper, but good thicker cardstocks will work well too. I love CTMH Exclusive cardstocks. They thick and can handle water quite well, also they have so many pretty colors 🙂

I cut a piece banner out of Black cardstock, I stamped and heat embossed the word Thanks from Finding the Words stamp set using VersaMark Stamp Pad, Ranger Super Fine White Embossing powder and Craft Heater.

But before I added the banner on the card, I stamped the second sentiment from the same stamp set with Black Exclusing Inks Stamp Pad.

I finished the first card with some Sequins Gold Assortment.

And this card I link up at:

Do you like watercoloring? If you have tried any watercoloring technique, feel free to share with us in the comment box 🙂

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

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Celebrating Scrapbooking Month with Taste Of Summer collection

March Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Today I would love to share with you a card I for a card chain challenge where I participate every month. This Card Chain Challenge hosted by Deborah on her blog where you can find all the detail how to participate and enter to win her blog candy. Participants are challenged to create a card using one of two of the 4 options (sketch, color combo, theme and product used) she provided every month. This one fun way to make new friend. I met lots of new crafty friends from all over some countries.

This is the card I made for March CCC. I sent this card to my new friend Lynne in Canada.

For this card I picked the theme, Easter and product, watercolor paper.  That background I created watercolor blue gradient and dried it using the Craft Heater for speedy drying and to make sure it is really dry before I stamp the sentiment. And then stamped the sentiment from His Love stamp set (B1469) using Thistle Exclusive Ink Pad.

The lily flower is from the same stamp set. I stamped it on a separate White Daisy cardstock with Black Exclusive Ink Pad, color it using Watercolor Pencils and fussy cut it using Micro-tip Scissors. I added the flower using 3D foam tape.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment from His Love stamp set also set using Black Exclusive Ink Pad.  Finally, I finished the card with twine and some Sparkle Clear assortment.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today and I hope you like the card 🙂 And hope you wanna join us for April Card Chain Challenge. You still have time to sign up here.

Hello There, You’re Awesome

Handwriting or handlettering is becoming a trend right now. Couple of days ago, I tried out some writing using VersaMarker and heat-embossed it. I love the result and keep making more cards.

Today, I would like to share with one more card I made using that technique. First I created the background using some watercolor paint and them dried it really well using Craft Heater. Then I wrote the sentiment using VersaMarker, added some Silver Embossing Powder and heat set it using Craft Heater.

The additions sentiments are from Operation Smile Stamp – You’re The Bomb. This is available at CTMH Store only until 3/31/2014. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to purchase this set. From every purchase of this stamp set, Close To My Heart will donate $3 to Operation Smile to help this non-profit organization to help millions of children to have smile on their faces and better future.

This stamp set is packed with 18 sweet sentiments and images you can use to make any kind of cards or projects.ctmh-operationsmile-urthebomb

 

I finish the card wish some Washi Tapes, Mini Staplers and Sparkles Clear Assortment. Here are some close detail on the card:

Supplies you can get at CTMH store to this note card:

  • You’re The Bomb Stamp Set (CTMH)
  • White Daisy Cardstock (CTMH)
  • Ink Pads: Flaxen, Slate, Sunset (CTMH)
  • Silver Embossing Powder (CTMH)
  • My Acrylix Blocks: 1×1, 1×3 1/2 (CTMH)
  • Lagoon Heart Washi Tape (CTMH)
  • Mini Stapler (CTMH)
  • Watercolor Paper (Other)
  • Watercolor Paint (Other(
  • Black Cardstock (Other)
  • Sparkler Clear Assortment (Studio G)
  • Adhesive Runner (Tombow)
  • Gelly Roll Black Pen (Sakura)

And every $50 order you put at my CTMH Store you are eligible to get the March SOTM, Choose Happy for only $5 (retail value $17.95 USD). This stamp of the month is only available until 3/31/2014!

Thank You so much for visiting today!

You’re So Wonderful

There’s always someone in our life who need some encouragement and love. This way, you can send a little note card just to say that, “You’re SO wonderful.”

It is simple note card you can make using the Operation Smile Stamp Set: You’re The Bomb. This stamp set is packed with sweet sentiments and images you can use to make any kind of cards you need.

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I love how the watercolor background can give a unique look on a card. This technique is becoming one of my favorite of creating backgrounds. For this background I simply scribble the colors using CTMH Watercolor Pencils and then wet them using my aqua paint brush. It is amazing how these watercolor pencils can blend together.

For the heart, I add some Liquid Glass to give some dimension on it.

Supplies from Close To My Heart:

  • You’re The Bomb stamp set (Operation Smile stamp available until 3/31/14)
  • Ink Pads: Black, Pear, Hollyhock
  • Watercolor Pencils
  • Craft Heater
  • Liquid Glass
  • Mini Stapler and staple
  • Aqua Paint Brush (expired)

Others:

  • 110 lb Paper Studio White Cardstock
  • Black Cardstcok
  • Watercolor Paper
  • Vellum paper
  • Tombow Adhesive Runner
  • Tombow Vellum Tape runner
  • Tombow liquid glue
  • 3D foam tape
  • Sprarkle Gems
  • Scissors

This is a challenge from Kathy, the Daily Maker – 30 Day Coloring Challenge. You can join this challenge if you love coloring using any medium! Link up at her blog post here. Or if you have Instagram, join her with using hashtag: #thedailymarker30day

Thanks for visiting today! Have a fun day 🙂