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 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

Challenge#196- April 2017 Anything Goes

April Challenge

Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2017

A Jillian Vance Design: Watercolored Mother’s Day Card

Hello everyone, today I am sharing a watercolored Mother’s day card at A Jillian Vance Design blog.

I hope you all can visit me at AJVD Blog 🙂 THANK YOU and have a fabulous day!

Posted on Saturday, April 8, 2017

You’re Courageous

Hello everyone… God creates the seasons to declare His greatness and love. Spring brings so much inspiration to us: colors, flowers, sunny day, rainy day, rainbow, birds, and so much more that you can find outside. Today, rainbow and freshness of Spring inspire me to create.

I started with splatting some watercolor paint on the card base. And I laid a piece of paper towel on it and pushed down on the card. Gently I rub my fingers on it to get the extra water out without moving it or twisting it. It is one way to get the watercolor paint dry instantly without using craft heater and also it is a good technique to use if you added watercolor paint directly on the card base that is not a watercolor paper.

I die cut the leafy heart using watercolor paper and Layers of Love die from Concord & 9th. And then I colored it with Koi Watercolors Paints and set aside to dry.

For the sentiment I used the Being Classy die and stamp set also from Concord & 9th. I stamped the sentiment on a white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black and die cut it with the matching die. I die cut one more time the same die with black cardstock for the shadow effect. And I stamped the other phrase on a white cardstock and cut out with scissors.

I added the watercolored leafy heart on the card with adhesive glue. I stacked the courageous die cuts slightly overlap to each other and added the sentiments on the card base with 3D foam tape.

That’s my card for today. I hope you all also can enjoy it 🙂 Thank You so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!

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