Posted on Monday, April 17, 2017

Joy Clair Stamp Highlight: Mother’s Day

Hello everyone… I hope you all had a fabulous week with your love ones and great weekend to celebrate the Easter day.

Kicking off the new week, Joy Clair host a special stamp highlight event dedicated to mothers. I have a mixed media card to share with you using the Mother’s Day Clear Stamps.

I created the first bottom background panel with Color Burst powder with Perfect Pearl mixture spray, and then I die cut it with stitched die.

The second panel, I did embossing resist technique on it. First I stamped the tea pot with Versamark Ink Pad using my Mini MISTI. And I added some white embossing powder on it, then I heat set it. I repeated the step for extra thick embossed image. Then I added some of the yellow, green and orange Koi Watercolors paint on around the tea pot. For the leave, berries and Mother, I colored them with Spectrum Noir Aqua Marker. I used the fine point markers and using damp baby wipe to blend the colors. Once I was done with the watercoloring on this panel, I die cut it with smaller size from the same stitched die set.

I stamped the sentiment from Mother’s Day Clear Stamps with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad on a white cardstock, and then die cut it with the stitched circle die.

I added the first panel on the card base with adhesive runner, then using 3D foam tape I added the second panel on the card. I wrapped around a natural twine around the card and then I added the sentiment circle on it with 3D foam tape.

I finished my card with some clear gems for extra bling 🙂 I hope you all can enjoy my card today and inspired to start making some handmade cards for Mother’s Day on May 14th.

Come over visit Joy Clair blog and designer’s blogs to see more inspirations featuring Mother’s Day stamp set. THANK YOU so much for stopping by my blog today!

I link up at:

WOW! Embossing April Challenge – Favorite Embossing Technique

Challenge #278 – #279 Anything Goes

April Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says: Spring Color Inspiration

CAS Watercolour April Challenge

Posted on Sunday, April 16, 2017

Happy Easter From Us To You

HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL FROM ALL OF US! Jesus Christ is risen from the death. He overcome the sin and death. The new life and victory in Jesus is given to all of us who believe in Him.

“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”

For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.

But thank God!

He gives us victory over sin and death

through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

(1 Corinthians 15:55-57)

What a joy and celebration we have today. Our prayer that God will continue to work in you with his might power that rose Jesus from the death to walk day by day in victory.

Today we also celebrating a new life given to our first daughter. She declared her faith and was baptized this morning during the Easter service! Praise God for His amazing love and works in her life. We are so thankful for our church family and spiritual supports she has received from her teachers, too.

“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.” (‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:17-18‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

Our prayer for her to continue her journey with God. Asking God to give her a new heart that love Him and serve Him with her life. Asking God to reveal Himself to her in her every day walk with Him. And that He will continue His works in and through her life until Jesus come back in His glory. We also ask of you all would join us in prayer for her, too.

After church service, we went to have family dinner. And then when we got home, we had a fun egg-coloring with the girls. We tried something different this time. We got a simple egg-dye kit. Dave knew how to do this better than me 😀

After color-dyeing all the eggs, the girls decided to doodle and put some stickers on them. Super fun! And even my husband started a new “BIG” thing… Selfie Egg!!!

Once all the eggs were decorated, we sent the girls to their bedroom so we could hide all the eggs in our backyard for their egg hunt fun time.

We are so thankful for the day is given by God to rejoice and celebrate His love and goodness in our life. We hope you all have a blessed new week!

Posted on Friday, April 14, 2017

Our Daily Bread Designs: Looking Back Into April New Release

Hello everyone… It is time to take a look back at Our Daily Bread Designs April Release. And I have 2 projects to share with you today using the April New Release stamps and custom dies.

My first project I created using the Luminous Lantern Die, Rose Dies, Rose Leaves Dies, Fancy Fan Die, and Lovely Flower Clear Stamps.

I created the vellum window on the box using one of the Rectangles Dies that match perfectly with the Luminous Lantern Die.

I die cut the Rose petals and leaves, then using a flower stylus to form the petals. I put them together with liquid glue. I added a black gem in the middle of the flower. For the leaves, I sponged some green ink on each of them using the die as stencil. Then for the sentiment, I stamped the sentiment on a white cardstock with archival ink and die cut it with the matching die. And I added some vines that I cut out from green cardstock with Leaves and Branches Dies.

I use glue dots and liquid adhesive to put them together.

My second project is a card that I created using To My Friend stamp set, Lattice Background Die, and Pierced Circles Dies.

I added silver glitter cardstock underneath the Lattice Background die cut and I added the panel on the card base. Then I created a watercolor wash background with some green, yellow, and light blue watercolor paint. Then I stamped the dandelions and sentiment on the panel with archival ink. I used one of the Pierced Circle Dies to die cut the circles.

I added them on the card with some glue dots and 3D foam adhesive. I finished the card with some pearl gems.

For more inspiration using the April Release be sure to visit the ODBD Blog. Here are the Design Team blogs where you can find more inspirations:

Dawn * Cathy * Lori * Helen * Kathy * Lisa

Diana * Sandee * Julie * Sabrina * Robin

Thank You for visiting me today 🙂 I hope you all are having a fabulous weekend!

An InLinkz Link-up

I link up at these challenges today:

ODBDSLC285 Spring has Sprung- Blooming with Die-cut Flowers

Challenge #278-279 – Anything Goes

April Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says: Spring Color Inspiration

Work it Wednesday March 2017

HLS April Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Posted on Wednesday, April 12, 2017

STAMPlorations Things With Wings Blog Hop & Linky Party Week 2

Welcome to STAMPlorations Things With Wings Blog Hop & Linky Party! It is a 25 Days of celebrating Spring. The Design Team has created gorgeous Spring Themed projects to share with you.

Today we are at the Week 2. You can check out all the details at STAMPlorations Blog. Also, you are invited to the the Linky Party, too. More fun to have a party with prizes, right? Find out how you can win one of the prizes and special discount code, please read till the end of this post 🙂

Today I share 3 ATC mixed media cards for a mini pocket letter swap friend. I created the cards using Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies – CUTplorations, Trendy Butterflies 2 Stamp Set, and Color Blooms: Coloring Book For Cardmakers, Crafters, And Mixed Media Artists.

I created the background with Color Burst Powder and I sprayed with mix of Perfect Pearl and water. The third card on the right, I created the background with Alcohol Inks. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Ink Pad. And I also colored the flowers with Koi Watercolor Paints and I wrote the sentiment in the middle with Tombow Soft Brush Pen.

Here are the close ups of each card:

STAMPlorations Design Team are sharing their projects for thie week 2 here. Come over and check them out!

***GIVEAWAY***

Blog hop starts at STAMPlorations Blog. Visit and leave comment at STAMPlorations blog and at each designer’s blog from April 5th through April 30th, 11:55 p.m. Pacific Time.

Winners will be announce on May 10 in the April Challenge & Hops winner post at STAMPlorations Blog. There are many prizes to win!!!

Now it is your turn to get crafty and join the party. By linking up you also have chances to win the prizes. Here’s how to play along:

Create a new winged-themed spring project project (any kind!).
Post it on your blog or online gallery (like Flickr, Instagram, SCS gallery, etc.) and then link up here.
Display our event graphic in your blog post and link back to this post to qualify for the prizes.
You may enter as many projects as you want, but each project must be in its own post (1 project = 1 blog post = 1 entry)
Use whatever product(s) you have; STAMPlorations products are not required.
Link up by Sunday, April 30, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-7).

And if you use any of STAMPlorations stamps, dies and/or stencils, make sure also to link it up at STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge

Before you go… I have a special code for you to use to get 20% off on all regular and sale-priced items STAMPlorations stamps, stencils, and dies by using this code: STAMPGIRLHELEN when you check out (please copy and paste the code). Code can not be combined your code with any other discount codes.

THANK YOU for stopping by today and I hope you all have a fabulous Spring!

I play along at:

Challenge #278 – #279 Anything Goes