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

April showers bring May flowers. That the quote of the month 😄 I love seeing more flowers and today I am sharing more Mother’s Day cards with flowers…

Both cards I stamp the Antique Rose Stem from Hero Arts with Distress Mini Ink Pads. I dabbed each color directly on the stamp. It is one advantage of using mini pad. Then I spray with some water. Just enough water, cannot be too much or less. And then stamp on Canson Watercolor paper that I used as the card bases.

The first card is the first generation stamping. It looks brighter.

And the second card is the second generation stamping. So, right after stamping on the first card, without adding any inks or water, stamp the image right away on the second card.

The second generation stamping gives softer colors.

I added some splatter on the background using Gansai Tambi watercolor paint and some clear sequins (gift from my crafty friend) that I added them on the card using Tombow Mono Liquid Glue.

On 1.25″ x 2.75″ Black cardstock pieces, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from Blossoming Expressions stamp set (CTMH), cut the dove tail with Micro-Tip scissors and I added them on the cards using 3D foam tape.

I love the watercolor look from Distress Inks 🙂

Thank You so much for visiting my blog today!

I link up the card at these challenge:

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

a2z Scrapbooking April 2016 Challenge

April Pinterest Inspired Challenge

A Blog Named Hero – April Challenge

We had a cold weekend, even some snow! We stayed home, resting and finding fun things to do inside, like my husband and the girls put up the hammock stand that came from REI. So looking forward to have it outside at the backyard 🙂

And… A box I has been waiting finally arrived, too! A happy mail from Hero Arts, the My Monthly Hero kit.

I ordered it on the release day and it is now sold out. In this box there are so many fun crafty supplies: stamp set, matching die set, card samples, watercolor paper samples, pearls, watercolor brush, and sample of Daniel Smith Watercolor paints.

So, since it was cold day, I spent my day in my craft rooms doing some projects for a local Art and Craft Bazaar. I had a chance to make cards using the kit. The first card is one layeres card.

I heat embossed the flowers and leaves using Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder, then colored them using Daniel Smith watercolor paints. Oh…they are GORGEOUS colors!

I heat embossed the sentiment on a piece of vellum paper with Ranger™ Princess Gold Embossing Powder. Then I added the vellum on the card using Tombow Adhesive for vellum, it is transparant. I added some of the green pearls on the card.

The second card, I diecut the layered on the white cardstock pannel and I stamped the flower using Black Archival Ink and them colored it using ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Peony Purple Marker and Golden Yellow Marker.

I added the pannel on the cardbase using some 3D foam tape to give some pop to the flower petals. I stamped the sentiment using mini ink pad that came in past Hero Arts kit. I added a gem in the middle  of the flower.

For these 2 designs, I added some Gold DecoFoil with double-sided tapes. Loving the extra shiny on these cards.

For this card, I curled the petals after I diecut it. I colored the flowers using Gansai Tambi watercolor paints.

I die cut one side of these card base, added some colored papers inside, foil and the small diecut flowers.

I love this kit! Endless possibility to create cards for sure.

Thank you so much for visiting today and I hope you are inspired to create today 🙂 Blessings to you all!

These cards I also link at:

a2z Scrapbooking April 2016 Challenge: Watercoloring

FUSION: Orchid Occasions

Simon Says: Happy Birthday

SSS Monday Challenge: April Showers Bring May Floweres

Little Tangles Challenge 67 – Die-cutting

Die Cut Divas – April Challenge

Pinterest Inspired Challenge – April 2016

A Blog Named Hero – April Challenge

Mother’s Day is a special day when we all dedicate to celebrate special mom figure in our lives. It is getting closer and sending out handmade cards to moms is one way to say that they are special. Today I am sharing more Mother’s Day cards I made 🙂

These 3 card sets I made using stamp sets and die set from Close To My Heart: Springtime Wishes stamp set, Springtime Wishes Thincuts, Happy To Be Friends stamp set, Block Uppercase Alphabet stamp set, and Inked Alphabet stamp set.

First, diecut the flowers and leaves out of White Daisy and Black Exclusive Cardstocks. Then I stamped some of the images using Slate and Sorbet Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads on the White cardstock, and some of the images I heat embossed them with Gold Embossing Powder on the Black cardstock.

Papers I used on these cards are from Charlotte Paper Packets. And I finised the cards with some Clear Sparkle Assortments gems.

Today I also join a group of talented CTMH consultants at Joyful Stars Blog Hop. If you arrive from Lori’s blog, then you are on the right track 🙂 but if you are here first, please continue hopping to the next blog, Donna’s blog, to see what she has created for you. And the full list of blog hop participants is at Joyce’s blog.

These cards I also link at:

Word Art Challenge Week 224/225 – Anything Goes

Little Tangles Challenge 67 – Die-cutting

Die Cut Divas – April Challenge

WOW! Embossing April Challenge

Thank You so much for visiting my blog today and I hope you all find some inspirations from Mother’s Day project. Have a fabulous day!

It has been raining in the last two days and the temperature is colder than what we think Spring temperature would be. I saw some pictures of my friends on Instagram and Facebook that they got snow! Snow! In Spring time! I think the weather is a bit confuse…

But some tulips are already bloomed in our little garden at the front yard. They give some colors to the view out side the window for sure.

Inspired by some of those blooming flowers, today no matter how cold outside is, I am still in the Spring mood 🙂 and working with a set of these flower cards.

For these cards, all I did was stamping, embossing and coloring them.

On kraft cardstocks, I stamped Blossomy Condolences stamp from Unity Stamp Co. With MISTI, I can stamp the flowers 4 times at the same spot.

Then I heat embossed those images using Ranger White embossing powder, then colored them using Prismacolor pencils.

I added some Vintage Photo distress ink at all the edges. The background is Tim Holtz Idea-ology tissue paper that I added them on the cardbases using glue sticks.

I added the kraft panels on the card using 3D foam tape for some dimensions.

And finished them with some splatter of white paint from Gansai Tambi set and some small clear gems.

This card set is one of my favorites and coloring on kraft cardstock is something new for me but I love the result 🙂

Thank You so much for visiting today and hope you’ll find inspiration to create something beautiful today!

These cards I link up at these challenges:

Inspired By Little Things Challenge #9

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Weeks #224-#225 – Anything Goes

WOW! Embossing April Challenge

April Challenge – Theme and Sketch