A New Chapter Awaits

Hello hello hello everyone… Today, I have a simple, quick card to share with you all.

If you like coloring, I would like to suggest you to visit Graciellie Design digital store to check on her gorgeous digital stamp and digital paper collections. On my card today, I use the Your Life is Your Story.

I printed the image on a heavyweigh white cardstock with inkjet printer and then I colored it with Prismacolors Pencils and then blended the colors with Prismacolor Colorless Pencil. After that, I cut it with one of the Divinity Designs – Pierced Rectangles Dies.

For the background, I used the distress plaid pattern, one of the digital papers from Rustic Winter Wishes. I printed a bunch of them on 8.5 x 11 white cardstock with my inkjet printer.

I trimmed them into 4.25 x 5.5 sizes and then added one of them on a white card with adhesive runner.

Then I added the book image and the sentiment on it with the same adhesive. I finished the card with some burlap twine.

I hope you like my simple and quick card today. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Miss You So Much

Hello everyone… How’s your Summer so far? I hope you all have a fabulous time… We have been in Indonesia for couple of weeks now and thankful for this blessings! But… I MISS my other home and friends back in States, too!

I would love to share this card with you all today. I made this card using one of the beautiful digital stamp sets from Graciellie Design.

I printed the image on a mixed media paper with my inkjet printer in black and white. And then I colored it with ADORNit Watercolor Pencils and blended the colors with waterbrush. After the coloring, I dried it with craft heater and then fussy cut the image with micro-tips scissors.

I added a patterned paper on a white card and then added the house image on it with 3D foam tape.

I printed all of the sentiments from this digital stamp set on a white cardstock and then I cut them with couple label die sets I have in stash. One of them I used it on this card.

I really love this house and hopefully you do, too. THANKS for stopping by my blog today. Have a fabulous and fantastic season!

National Iced Tea Day | Sweet Tea Cards

Hello hello hello everyone… HAPPY NATIONAL ICED TEA DAY!!! Summer is better with Iced Tea for sure. Raise your hand if you agree with me…

Today, celebrating this cool day, I am joining the fun collaboration blog hop with Coffee Loving Cardmakers and SugarPea Designs. You should arrive from my teammate, Erin.

Come hopping along with us to see lots of inspirations from both design teams and also…to enter the giveaway!!! You simply leave comments along the way for a chance to win a $25 SugarPea Designs Gift Card, the more comments that you leave, the greater chance to win! Commenting closes on Saturday, June 15th at 11:59pm Pacific. Look for the winner announcement on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog the following week.

I made these 2 CAS cards today using the adorable Pucker Up Stamp Set.

I created a decorative side edge card on this first card. I used the image to trace the edge of the card, and cut it.

I stamped the image with VersaFine Onyx Black on a watercolor paper. And then using VersaMark Pen, I traced the ice cubes and heart, and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder.

Then I colored the cup and pitcher with Staedtler Marsgraphic Duo Watercolor Makers and water brush. After that, I fussy cut them with scissors. I added them on the side card that I cut before. I used adhesive glue and 3D foam tape for the cup.

I did the same step with the lemon and tea bag. I stamp the sentiment on a white cardstock with VersaFine Onyx Black, then trimmed it into sentiment banner. I added them at the top left corner of the card with adhesive glue and 3D foam tape.

My second CAS Card, is simple to make also.

To create stamped background, I stamped the image on a watercolor paper with VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad and then using smooshing technique, I added the watercolor paint on it. Then I dried it with craft heater. I trimmed it into a square and added it on the card with 3D foam tape.

I stamped the lemon, pitcher, and cup on a watercolor paper with VersaFine Onyx Black, colored them with the same watercolor markers, and then fussy cut them with scissors. I added it on the card with adhesive glue.

For the sentiment, I stamped it on a white cardstock with the same ink pad, cut it with the Pierced Banner Die, and then I added hand-stitching on top of the banner. I added it on the card with adhesive glue.

I hope you like these 2 Iced Tea CAS Cards today. It’s time for you to head over to my teammate, Katie, to see her fabulous project with SugarPea Designs!

THANKS A LOT for stopping by my blog… Have a fabulous day!

Sweet and Fresh Lemonade

Hello hello hello everyone… I hope you all have a fabulous week so far. And today, I have some sweet and fresh card for a friend to share with you all.

When it comes to Summer, iced lemon tea is so refreshing. I love fresh brewed sweet tea with real lemon slices in it. Inspired by that yummy drink… I created this card with this newly released, Happiness Is Homemade Digital Stamp Set.

I created the watercolored rainbow border background with Tombow Dual Brush Pens. I scribbled the colors on the edge of the watercolor paper and then blended the water brush. I dried it with craft heater, trimmed it to fit on an A2 white card. I added it on the card with E-Z Grand Adhesive Runner.

And here’s how I created that glass look mason jar. First, I printed the jar and tag on a white cardstock with inkjet printer in black and white. And then I colored it with Prismacolors Colored Pencils.

Next, I covered all the image with VersaFine Mark Ink Pad and then I added some Ranger Thick Clear Embossing Powder. I heated it up with craft heater. I repeated this step twice for glossy and extra thick look.

I love the result… I looks like glass jar. I decorated it with some natural twine ribbon, secured it with some dries-clear permanent adhesive. Then I added the tag and tied it up.

I added the jar on the card with 3D foam tape.

For the sentiment, it is one of the sentiments from the Hey Friend Digital Stamp Set, also one of the newly released stamp sets.

I printed it on a white cardstock, and then fussy cut it with micro-tip scissors. I added it on top of the card with dries-clear adhesive glue.

That’s my card today…. I hope you all also enjoy it. Thank you for stopping by my blog. Have a fabulous day!

Caffeinated Card | Rise and Grind

Hello hello hello everyone… We are jumping from Spring to Summer here where I live. In the morning, I love this season transition moment, especially when to rise up in the morning and grind some of the fresh coffee beans.

Today, I have a coffee card to share with you all. My card is inspired by the challenge photo from the CUTplorations June Challenge at STAMPlorations blog:

I created that background using Zen Coffee 2 Cover Plate Die – CUTplorations. I added Stick-It Adhesive Sheet on a piece of Darice Blue cardstock and then I cut it using my Gemini Jr machine.

After that, I peeled off the adhesive backing paper off and then I added it on a white card stock.

On a piece of watercolor paper, I created the watercolor wash with smooshing technique using Catherine Pooler ink pad and water. After that, I dried it with craft paper. I sprinkled it with some water and dabbed it off with paper towel to get the distress/marble-ly look. Then, I cut it with the same plate die and then using only the negative cut to fill the cup with permanent adhesive glue.

Carefully, I colored the inside of the cup with brown watercolor paint and small water brush. I saved the rest of the cut out for future project.

I added one of the sentiment from the Just Caffeinate – STAMPlorations Clear Stickers on the cup.

I stamped several butterflies from the Fluttery – STAMPlorations 5×7 Stamp Club Collection December 2017 on a watercolor paper with VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad.

I colored the butterflies with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and blended the colors with small water brush. Then, I dried them with craft heater.

I cut 2 of the butterflies with micro-tip scissors. I added them on the card with permanent adhesive and a small piece of 3D foam tape under the wings for extra dimension.

I love how this card turned out and I hope you all will like it, too. And not it’s your turn to create a project and share it with us. And… you have extra chance when you use any STAMPlorations products on your card, you can also link it up at STAMPlorations Never Ending – Anything Goes Challenge when you use any of their products on your project.

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Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you all have a fabulous day!