Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Technique Blog Hop: Color Your World

Coloring Books are everywhere! Wherever we go, we see all kind of coloring books, even now they have travel pocket sizes and postcards/cards. How fun is that? I know I’ll love those coloring books and cards, and so do my daughters 🙂

During ths Summer Break, sometimes I spend my quite time in the morning to do some coloring. My daughters will often join me, too.

Today, I am joining blog hop that featuring some coloring techniques with a group of CTMH consultants. You should arrive from Michelle’s blog.

My project is simple. Inspired by those coloring books for adults, I made some bookmarks as a gift when I send out some happy mail 🙂

They are that ready to be colored with any coloring medium, like watercolor paint, watercolor pencils, markers, etc.

I have several coloring mediums. Among them, I have these coloring medium that are available at CTMH Store: Watercolor Paint, Watercolor Pencils and ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Markers.

First I cut White Daisy Cardstock into 1.75″ x 5.25″ and Black Cardstock into 2″ x 5.5″ (this is for the base). Then on the White Daisy Cardstocks, I stamped the images from Ornate Blossoms stamp set using Archival ink.

After that, I added them on the Black Cardstock for extra sturdiness and thickness for coloring.

On today’s project, I use some of the ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Markers.

I am inspired by the new Florance Paper Packet color combo. I simply colored each image with the markers and love the result!

I think I need to stamp these images on bigger size of cardstock just for fun coloring activity.

I hope you like today’s project 🙂 You’re next hop is Danielle’s blog where you can see the project she created for you this month.

What is your favorite coloring medium?

Thank You so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2016

Clean And Simple Card For A Cool Dad

For us, the month of June this year means Father’s Day, Graduation party, and…. Summer is officially started. Today, I am sharing a special card for a special father.

Father’s Day is one of the special days that I celebrate away from my parents. I can only celebrate them for a far because they live in Indonesia. When I made this card, my thoughts and prayers are for my father. Though he is not right beside me now, but he is always in my heart, thoughts and prayers. I praise God for technology and intetnet! We often video call using Skype and texting using an app that does not cost us extra international texting at all! Super cool, right? 🙂

When I saw this stamp, The Best Dad Ever (CTMH), I was thinking what should I do with it. Masculine is not my strong suit, but I keep challenging myself to make more this type of card. So, this is what I came up. A clean-and-simple card 🙂

I stamped the image with Sapphire Exclusive Ink Pad in the middle of the card base with my MISTI. I stamped twice for a crisp result 🙂 Then on the separate white cardstock, I stamped the image with Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad and Ruby Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad. Then using my Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors, I fussy cut the hat, mustache and bow tie.

Final step, I added the cut images on top of the stamped image on the card using 3D Foam Tape for extra dimesion.

So, what do you think of my clean and simple, masculine card? 😉

Thank You so much for visiting today and have a blessed day!

I link up my card at:

The Paper Players Theme Challenge 298 – Father’s Day

Simon Says: Father’s Day / For A Guy

Word Art Wednesday Challenge 234-235: Anything Goes

Joy Claire’s Monthly Challenge – June: Masculine and/or Father’s Day

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2016

New Bible Study: David, His Story Is Our Story

The new Bible Study is now available in 18 languages. Indonesian is one of them! Amazing blessings and glory to His name. Our prayers that through this study, you can find Him, meet Him, renewed and refreshed by God’s presence, love and grace.

Friends, if you know of a missionary or missions pastor who could use our translated Bible studies, please share this post and let’s work together to give more women access to Bible studies in their language! Also, share this blessing with your family and friends so that they also be blessed!

CLICK HERE to see the list of languages and more information about this Bible Study and ministry. You can buy the book on Amazon to support this ministry, too.

Thank You for your prayers and supports to all of us, the translators in these 18 languages! Only by His grace we are enabled to do this. Challenges we faced, but He helped us to go through & finished this study.

Praise His name on the highest!

Pendalaman Alkitab yang baru ini tersedia dalam 18 Bahasa. Indonesia adalah salah satunya!! Sungguh berkat Tuhan yang melimpah diberikan kepada kita untuk bisa mendalami FirmanNya. Doa kami agar lewat bahan pendalaman ini, Anda semua dapat mencari wajah Tuhan, bertemu denganNya, dibaharui dan disegarkan iman Anda di dalam kasih dan anugerah Bapa di surga.

Jika Anda kenal misionaris, hamba Tuhan, Gembala gereja, atau siapa saja yang melayani di ladang Tuhan yang membutuhkan bahan pendalaman yang sudah diterjemahkan dalam 18 bahasa ini, silahkan bagikan dengan mereka informasi ini. Juga, silahkan bagikan ke teman-teman dan keluarga Anda! Agar berkat dapat di nikmati bersama!

Terima kasih banyak atas dukungan doa untuk kami para penerjemah dalam bahasa-bahasa ini!

Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2016

You’re So Kind

It is the second week of June already! I hope you all have a fabulous early Summer! Today I am going to share a card I made for a special lady who has been so kind, supportive and loving to us as family.

We were so thankful to be able to visit her and spend time with her this summer for couple days. We also got to go to her grandson’s graduation party and hang out with the rest of her family.

I used the Layers of Love die set and Being Classe Bundle from Concord & 9th. Inks I used are Distress Mini Ink Pads set 1 and set 2.

First I added some colors on my kraft mat and spray lightly with some water then I dipped the watercolor paper that I already die-cut it using the Layers of Love die. Then I used my Craft Heater (CTMH) to dry it. The I added it on the American Crafts Card. Then I diecut another watercolor paper with the word “Kind” die then I stamped the matching stamp on it. I set aside to dry while I was working on the banner. For this banner I just cut a strip of White Daisy Cardstock (CTMH) and stamped it with the sentiment from the Being Classy bundle with Raspberry Distress Mini Ink Pad. Final step is to add them on the card. I used 3D thin foam tape for the banner, and 3D thick foam tape for the Kind diecut. I finished the card with some gems from Hampton Art.

That’s my card for today. And I link up this card at the new challenge at Happy Little Stamper Anything Goes with Dies. It is a challenge for those who love die-cutting 🙂

You are invites to play along with us this month. It is anything goes, free theme with any diecut elements/embellishments on yout project. You can read the detail challenge rules here. You can win the prize too! Go here to link up until the end of June.

I also link up this challenge at:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #234-235 – Anything Goes

AAA Cards Game #66 – Watercolor

CAS Mix Up June Challenge

Thank You so much for visiting me today and hope to see your projects there! Have a fabulous and blessed day!

Posted on Friday, June 3, 2016

Hibiscus Batik Birthday Card

My friend asked me to make a card that has some taste of Indonesia and sentiment in Indonesian.

When I heard about something Indonesia, batik was the first thing came into my mind. I found these video tutorials how to create batik look cards:

Spice Market Batik Background (Catherine Pooler)
Spice Market Background Embossed and Watercolored (Catherine Pooler)
Iron-Off Embossing (Jennifer McGuire)
“Faux” No-Line Watercoloring (Maria – STAMPlorations Spotlight Project)

Here’s a batik card I made using iron-off embossing a.k.a. faux no-line watercoloring:

I used the Hawaiian Hibiscus stamp set (CTMH). To created the Batik background, I heat-embossed the flowers on the white cardstock with VersaMark™ Ink Pad, Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder and Craft Heater.

Then I colored them with CTMH Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads: Honey, Sunset, Cranberry and Crystal Blue. I pushed the lid onto the pad before I opened so some ink would be on the lid that I picked the inks with aqua paint brush.

Then I used my iron to lift off the embossing off those flowers. The ironing helps to dry the watercolor and flaten the cardstock, too 🙂 When I was done ironing, I added some sparkle on the flowers with Wink Of Stella Clear Glutter Brush.

For the sentiment, I used the Jennifer’s Hand Alpha Stamp set (CTMH). I stamped & heat-embossed the word “Selamat” on black cardstock with Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder.

I cut the tail of the cardstock to make a banner and added on the card with 3D foam tape. Then I wrote the phrase “ulang tahun” with Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen. It writes smoothly on watercolored paper and dries permanently.

I finished the card with some gems from Hampton Art. And the card is now on it’s way to Indonesia 🙂

Thank You for visiting today and have blessed day!

I link up my card today at:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge 232 – 233: Anything Goes