Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2017

Mixed Media: Potted Succulent Thank You Card

Happy New Year to you and your family! Let’s kicking off the 2017 with some creative challenges! I created a mixed media card with some embossing paste, embossing powder, watercoloring and die-cutting.

Hero Arts products I used on my card today are:

Potted Succulent stamp & frame cut
Thanks Stamp & Cut
Petal Stencil Pair

To create the background, I added the Ranger Texture paste on the canson watercolor paper using the one of the Petal Stencil Pair set, then I added the Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder while the paste still wet and set aside to dry while I was working on the potted succulent and die cut.

I stamped and die cut the Potted Succullent. Then I watercolor it with Spectrum Aqua markers. Then I added some glitter using the Spectrum Noir Sparkle clear glitter brush.

Next, I die cut the word thanks out of Black cards stock and black fun foam for extra dimension.

Before I added the watercolored Potted Succulent and sentiment die cut on the card, I heat set the embossing powder using craft heater. I pre-heated the heater for 15 seconds then run it over the card. It was fun to watch the embossing powder melt on top of the embossing paste 🙂 Once it is done, I added the embellishments with liquid glass glue.

I also stamped the inside card with the sentiment from the Thanks Stamp & Cut set. That finished my card for today. Don’t forget to check out a2z Scrapbooking Store for your crafting supplies and deals, also take extra 15% OFF your order of $25 or more by using this code: Helen15 when you check out!

THANKS a lot for visiting me today and have a fabulous day!

I also link up at:

a2z Scrapbooking blog – Anything Goes

Paru’s Card Making Challenge – January 2017

Anything Goes – Challenge Weeks #262-263

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Posted on Sunday, January 1, 2017

ODBD January 2017 New Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

Happy New Year 2017! May God bless you and your family abundantly. And may God give you wisdom and guide you when you making plans through the years. He is our hope and He holds the future, that He has planned for you! Trust in Him!

And… Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs January New Release Blog Hop! And there is a giveaway for your to enter at the end of the post. Visit Our Daily Bread Design Blog to see the full details on the new stamps, custom die sets and paper collections.

Today I am sharing 2 projects. First, a Bible Journaling Page with Find Refuge, one of the new Bible Journaling stamps.

I added the acrylic paints on my page with old credit card. Acrylic paints dry quickly, but to speed up the drying process, I used my craft heater. And when the paints dried well, I stamped the Bible Journaling stamp with archival ink. Then I highlight the Bible verses and wrote my journal on the top and bottom space with archival ink pen.

My second project is a layered birthday card with the one of the new stamp sets, Seeds of Today. This stamp set is gorgeous!

I created the watercolored panel with my watercolor paints, dried it with craft heater, then I stamped the flower image with archival ink and die cut it with the Rectangle Dies.

I use the Rectangle Dies and Double Stitched Rectangles Dies to create the panels for the layers using the new paper collections: Whimsical Wildflowers Collections and Plum Pizzazz Paper Pad.

For the sentiment, I die cut matching papers from the Plum Pizzazz Paper Pad with Pennant Flags Dies and Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.

I used permanent adhesive to add my layers of panels on the card base and use 3D foam to add the pennant sentiment. I finished my card with yellow wrinkle ribbon and purple stickles.

Here are the products I used on my projects today:

GIVEAWAY

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until January 2, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on January 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Vising Our Daily Bread Design Blog for more bundle deals for saving on your crafting supplies and for more inspirations! Here are the full list of Design Team for you to visit and see what they have created for you with the ODBD January New Release products:

* Sandee * Dawn * Chris * Angie * Lisa

* Grace * Diana * Cathy * Julie * Robin

* Sabrina * Helen * Kathy * Anita

Thank You so much for visiting my blog today! Have a fun blog-hopping and a fabulous blessed day!

I also link up at:

Anything Goes – Challenge Weeks #262-263

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Paru’s Card Making Challenge – January 2017

Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2016

Our Daily Bread Designs: Year In Review and No-Bulky Shaker Card

Hello everyone… today is all about Our Daily Bread Designs. This company is a Christian-Faith based crafting supply company that provides stamps, dies, cards and papers for your paper-crafting and card-making projects. This is also a family-run company. That is why I like to create with them.

First, I would like to share no-bulky shaker card with the ODBD – December New Release products: Pennant Flag Verses clear stamps, Pennant Flags Dies, and Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies. I also use the Oval Dies to create the shaker window. The paper pad collections I use today are Beautiful Boho Collection and Boho Bold Paper Pad.

I added some splatters on the background with watercolor paint and finished the card with the pink and purple twine ribbon.

I am so thankful and blessed to be part of the ODBD Design Team for the last 3 months. This team is becoming my family, they are so supportive and inspiring each other to grow. You can find more inspirations on ODBD blog and ODBD gallery.

I am excited and looking forward to create with Our Daily Bread Designs and share projects with you all in 2017! Here are my favorite projects with Our Daily Bread Designs:

I would love to thank you all for the supports and love in 2016! THANK YOU so much for visiting and may you all be blessed abundantly in 2017!

I play along with these challenges:

ODBDSLC281 Let’s Be Sentimental

Anything Goes – Challenge Weeks #262-263

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Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Joy Clair Year In Review

Hello everyone… Joy Clair Design Team members have been sharing their best projects of 2016 on Joy Clair Blog and today is my turn to share with you.

I am joined the team since September 2016 as guest designer and then asked to stay to be part of the team in October. And yes, I am fairly new to the team 🙂 But I am so grateful to be part of this amazing and creative team! In the last 4 months, I created several project with Joy Clair stamps.

Here are my top 3 using the Bible Journaling – Color By Faith stamp sets:

Give Thanks | Bible Journaling Clear Stamp

Under Construction | Bible Journaling Clear Stamps

Three Wisemen | Bible Journaling Clear Stamps

And here are my top 3 with Joy Clair clear stamps:

Harvest Blessings Clear Stamps

Holly Jolly Santa Clear Stamps

Christmas Borders Clear Stamps

Coffee Lovers Clear Stamps

I am looking forward to create more in 2017 with Joy Clair! To see more inspirations and update news from Joy Clair, make sure you follow them at:

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube

THANK YOU so much for your supports in 2016! May you all have a Happy and Blessed New Year 2017!

Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2016

ADORNit & Documented Faith Year In Review

Hello everyone… Today, I would love to share with you my favorite projects with ADORNit and Documented Faith. I have a great 4-months term with them as their ambassadors.

My favorites products from ADORNit are the ArtPlay Coloring Book, Watercolor Pencil set, Watercolor Brush Set, DIY Wood Plague and Papers. Here are my top 5 projects with ADORNit:

You can find ADORNit products on Amazon and Scrapbook.com, too.

And I am also so blessed to be part of the Documented Faith team for the last 4 months. There are so many amazing girls who love GOD and His Word.

Stephanie Ackerman is the founder and she is a great inspiration. Her arts display the love and adoration to the LORD, Jesus Christ. To find more about her and Documented Faith you can read it here. You can find Documented Faith products on ADORNit Shop, Amazon, and Scrapbook.com, too.

And here are some of my favorite projects with Documented Faith: