Happy Monday! New day, new week. Can’t you believe that we are on the last week of April? That means, the end of school year is coming closer.

Today, I would like to share a couple of graduation cards I made using Box – Nice and Neat Die and Diploma Day stamp set (CTMH, expired).

I used some paper strips from scrap papers I had in stash that match the kraft cardstock I used for fhe box. To put the box together it is very easy. Just fold on the folding lines and use some double-sided or strong liquid glue to glue the sides of the boxes.

I stamped the sentiment using CTMH-Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad right on the box. Then using some 3d foam tape, I added the box on the card. On a piece of White Daisy cardstock, I stamped some hats and scrolls with Black Exclusive Ink, then using Non-Stick Micro-Tip scissors I fussy cut them.

I used 3D foam tape and Tombow Mono Liquid glue to add the hats and scrolls on the cards. I cut some tissue papers to fill the box, secured it with some glue.

All done. They are ready for some graduates 🙂 I had fun creating them and hopefully you like these cards, too.

Thank You so much for visiting me today. You made my day brighter! Have a fabulous week!

I link up these cards at:

Little Tangles Challenge 67: Die-cutting

Friends and families are amazing partners in prayers for us. We are so thankful for each one of them and they are just amazing!

So many areas in our lives and ministry, we need others’ prayers, hugs and encouraging words. Friends and families God has put in our lives have special roles. We as family, really appreciate all the supports you all have been giving to us – prayerfully, financially, and encouraging words through emails, FB messages, texts, and cards – to partner with us in ministry that God has called us to do.

Today’s cards are inspired by the hearts and ministry of praying people of God. I made 2 sets of these cards using Hero Arts – Exclusive Prayers stamps and die set, and the beautiful Antique Rose stamp from Hero Arts, too.

I stamped the roses directly on the card bases to create the background. I used Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and added some clear gems in the middle of the flowers.

For the first set above, I die cut the word PRAYERS out of watercolor papers then watercolored them using Pentel Aquash brush and Watercolor Paints. I used the same ink pad to stamp the sentiments and added the diecuts on the cards using some 3D foam tape.

And for the second card set, I repeated the same step to crate the background. Then I found some scraps cardstock that I die cut and inlaid the diecuts in different negative panels. I added them on the card using 3D foam tape, too.

These card sets are a quick way to make cards when you need a bunch of them in short time or for them to be ready whenever you need to send on to your friend or family to let them know that you are thinking and praying for them. That is a way to encourage others, too.

I hope you are inspired today and have an amazing day!

I link up these cards at:

Simon Says: Make It Girlie

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #226 – #227: Anything Goes

a2z Scrapbooking April 2016 Challenge – Watercoloring

Little Tangles: Challenge 67 – Diecutting

One of the great blessings in my life is friends. I always enjoy the time I can spend with my friends. For me, dear friends, you are treasures in my life.

Today I have couple flower cards for friends, FOR YOU!

On both card backgrounds, I stamped the flowers from Unity Stamp Co – March KOM with Slate Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad on Mixed Media papers. Then I glued them on the card bases.

On the separate Mixed Media paper, I stamped the same flowers using Slate Mini Pigment Ink and added some Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder and heat set them using my Craft Heater.

I watercolored the flowers using Aquash Pentel small brush and Watercolor Paints. I picked the teal color 🙂 I love the shades. I let them dry on the side, since it is mixed media paper, they dry pretty fast. And then using Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors I fussy cut the flowers.

Using the Slate Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, I stamped the sentiment from Sometimes I Wonder (Unity Stamp Co.) on a piece of White cardstock and cut them to make banners.

I glued the sentiment on the card using Adhesive runners, and then arrange the flowers using glue dots and 3D foam tape for some dimensions on them. They are done and ready to send them out 🙂

THANK YOU so much for visiting me today and I hope you all have a blessed and fantastic day!

I link up these cards at:

WOW! Embossing April Challenge

Unity {Show & Tell} – Color Challenge

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #226-#227 – Anything Goes

Simon Says: Make It Girlie

STAMPlorations April CAS Card Challenge

Crafty friends, today I am sharing with you  super fun technique that I just learned from the Stamp Nation – Technique Tool Box class.

In the classroom, Ingrid shared a very fun technique using stencil with Gelli Arts Plat and Acrylic Paints. I am hooked! After I saw her video, I ordered a 5×7 Gelli Arts Plate and a Mod Podge Brayer from Amazon. There are verious sizes of the Gelli Plates that you can choose the best sizes for your need. Since I am making cards, I get the 5×7 size. I might get the 8×10 in the future 🙂

If you interested in learning this technique, search on YouTube, you’ll find lots of tutorials, but these are my recomendation for you to watch:

• Shery Russ: video 1, video 2, video 3
• Julie Fei-Fan Balzer – Gelli Printed Background
• ELlen Hutson LLC: Mono Print For The First Time with Gelli Arts
• Gelli Arts: Monoprinting Layers Step by Step

So, here are the first 2 cards I made using this techniques:

Stencils set is from Hero Arts. The first card, I printed the positive over the negative prints to create this background. I love the Batik look on it 🙂 Then I added the Lawn Fawn black puffy stickers for Hello and I wrote the friend using Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen that I secured it with Mini Stapler from CTMH. The twine is from American Crafts and I finished the card with some blue gems.

Second card, also I used the stencil set from Hero Arts, chipboard is from BasicGrey, paper doily and the twine is from a crafty friend. I added some clear gems for extra bling 🙂

On both cards, I used Strathmore Mixed Media papers with cheap acrylic paints came in a mini kit I got from TJMaxx a while ago. These paints dried very fast, I could not get the third prints. But for the next project, I will use acrylic paints I have for Bible Journaling and we’ll see if that will work 🙂

Some crafty friends told me that when I started it, I couldn’t stop making these prints, and guess what? They were right! Creating these prints are just so much fun and the results are unexpected, you’ll be surprised by the prints you make with stencils and layering them.

Have you ever tried monoprints before?

Thanks for visiting me today and hope you have a fantastic day!

I link up my cards at:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #226-#227 – Anything Goes

Virginia’s View Link Up Party

HLS April CAS Challenge: Stencil Monoprint

STAMPlorations April CAS Card Challenge

Welcome to Technique Blog Hop… This month we are sharing the Resisting Technique, and I had so much fun creating projects with this technique.

If you arrive from Tonya, that you are on the right track 🙂 But if you are here first, you can continue blog-hopping to the next blog until you make the loop. You won’t miss this hop for sure! There are 12 more CTMH consultants participate in this blog hop sharing their awesome projects to inspire you.

I use the Watercolore Resist Technique to create my projects today. It is just so fun watching the images start revealing when we add the colors on the embossed images. It is magical 🙂

First is project is art frame. I cut Watercolor Paper in 5.5″ x 7.5″ big to fit in 7×5 frame. You can use any size of frames, just cut the paper as big as your frame. I stamped the butterflies and sentiment from Your Beautiful Self stamp set (I used all of the images :D) using VersaMark™ Ink Pad and Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder and heat them using Craft Heater. Then I tape the paper down using blue painter tape and started adding the Watercolor Paints using wet Paintbrush Set. For the butterflies I added the purple and pink using the medium round size brush, and then the background I used lightest blue using the medium flat size brush. And then I fast-dried the paper using Craft Heater and with a wet big flat brush I washed the paper from left to right with motion. It gives the blending look of all the colors, you can see there is some shades of purple too. One more time I dried it and ready to be put in the frame.

I also made these cards using the same technique. For the card above I used the My Mother (US/CA) stamp set. On a piece of Watercolor Paper, I stamped the flowers and leaves with VersaMark™ Ink Pad and added some Ranger™ Princess Gold Embossing Powder, then heat set it using Craft Heater. I added the light pink on the top and did the gradient wash on it. For the sentiment, I stamped it using Thistle Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad and Pixie Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad. The border paper is from Penelope Paper Packet. And I added some Sequins Gold Assortment and Treasured Puffies. I added the papers using adhesive and 3D foam tape.

And for these cards below, as you can see the same technique also 😀

On these cards, I used Someone Special stamp set. Don’t you love those big gorgeous flowers? I stamp them using VersaMark™ Ink Pad and added some Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder on Watercolor Paper. Then just add some Watercolor Paints on them using wet Paintbrush Set. I stamp the sentiment using Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad after the papers is completely dry. I used 12″ X 12″ Black Cardstock as the base mat. I added the panels on the card bases using adhesive runner.

I cannot stop myself this techniques is so much fun 😀 I also made some cards using the watercolor resist technique.

Resisting Technique is a technique that you first emboss the images with embossing powder, then add some colors using dye-inks, markers, even watercolor paints on it to reveal the embossed images.

Here are some YouTube Videos if you’d like to see how to create using the resisting technique:

• CTMH Clearly The Best: Embossed Resist Stamping
• How To Use Emboss-Resist Technique with Watercolor
• Jennifer Mcguire: Watercolor Resist Techniques
• Kristina Werner: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers & Heat Emboss Watercolor Resist

Your next hop is Melissa’s blog to see what she has created for you for this technique blog hop.

Thank You for stopping by on my blog today! You all have a fantastic day!

I link up the project at: WOW! Embossing April Challenge