Hello everyone… We have 10 more days in the year 2019 and the best is yet to come!

This year has been a wonderful and also challenging year for me. I know it will be a super long list to write down what GOD has done and taught me in this year. And I know well that God has not done with us yet and I am so looking forward to see and experience what He has stored for me and my family in 2020.

My project today is a clean-and-simple New Year card. I am sharing this at Joy Clair Blog as my last project with them.

I would like to start the new year with some colors… what is more colorful than rainbow, right? The New Year New Me Stamp Set is perfect for any New Year themed projects for sure.

I use the Kaleidacolor Bouquet In Pad to stamp the colorful Happy word on the background. I stamped them directly on a white card base one color at the time. Since it is Kaleidacolor ink pad, the ink strip pads close to each other in one case, so I cover the ink strip pad with post it note so the color won’t blend each other.

For the sentiment, I stamped the word and phrases using MISTI on a white cardstock with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink pad and then I cut it with the scallop die. After that, I used VersaMarker to add the ink around the corner of the die cut, dipped the edge in gold embossing powder, and then heat set it with craft heater. I did it on each edge of the sentiment die cut. You can do it all edge at the same time, but I found this way is easier because I can hold it at the clean space instead touch the powder accidently.

I added the sentiment on the card with 3D foam tape and it is done. I hope this quick and simple card give you an idea to cheer someone up with your handmade card. 

I would like to take this opportunity to say a HUGE THANKS to Amanda, Christy, and Martha for giving me a wonderful journey for being a part of your Joy Clair family in the last couple of years. I treasure your friendship and generous hearts. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Hello everyone… Christmas is less than a week from today!!! Who’s ready for this Jolly Holidays??? I am sort of ready… I still have some gifts to wrap and will be done by Christmas Eve. To add more cheers to this Holidays, I have this Java Merry Christmas Card to share with you all.

I created this CAS Christmas card using the gorgeous Christmas Mugs Clear Stamp Set from Pink and Main for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Thursday Coffee Break Post.

I stamped one of the mugs on a watercolor paper with VersaFine Clair Nocturne. I dried the ink with craft heater and then colored it with Arteza Watercolor Pencils and waterbrush. I added some gold Stickles Glitter glue on the cup for extra bling. After the paint and glitter glue dried, I fussy cut them with scissors.

I stamped the sentiment on a white cardstock with VersaFine Clair Tulip Red ink pad, dried the ink and then trimmed it into sentiment label.

The plaid patterned paper on the background is from my stash. I got this plaid paper pad from Hobby Lobby. I trimmed it into bit smaller than the card base. I added it on the card with Scrapbook Adhesive E-Z Grand Runner by 3L and then I added both sentiment and the Christmas mug on the card with 3D foam tape.

That’s the card for today… I hope it give you a little Christmas idea to make card in the last minute.

Thanks for stopping by and Have a wonderful jolly Holidays to you all!

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Hello hello hello everyone… Christmas is 7 DAYS AWAY!!! Can’t you all believe that? I know that my kids will have their school break in a couple of days and they will be home for the Holidays!

I am so excited today for being a guest at Polka Dot Orchard Collaboration Wednesday. I wanna give my thanks to Jessica and Esther for inviting me here. I had fun time working with this digital stamp. Esther is sharing a fabulous idea using the same digital stamp set on her blog, too. Check it out!

On my CAS Christmas card today I used this Home For The Holidays Digital Stamp Set from Polka Dot Orchard.

I open the wreath image with an image editing software and adjust the opacity to create a grey image for no-line coloring technique. After that, I printed the wreath and truck on a watercolor paper with inkjet printer.

I heat set the ink before coloring the wreath and truck so the ink on the printed image won’t blend in. Another trick for using watercolor on printed image is that you can print the image the day before and let it dry overnight.

I colored the wreath and the truck with Arteza Real Brush Pens and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush. After the coloring done, I dried the them all with craft heater and then I fussy cut them with scissors.

I changed the color of the sentiment with the image editing software, and then I printed on a white cardstock. I trimmed the sentiment into a label and added some Vintage Photo Distress ink around the edges. I added it on the back of the wreath with permanent dries-clear adhesive glue. Next, I added the truck on the wreath with the permanent dries-clear adhesive glue.

I used one of plaid patterned papers from my stash as the background on a white card base. I trimmed a piece of another white cardstock into 3″ x 5.5″ and then I scored the lines to give it some texture. I added it on top of the card with permanent dries-clear adhesive glue.

Next, I added the whole wreath on the card with 3D foam adhesive.

That’s my card for their Collaboration Wednesday. Check out Polka Dot Orchard Blog for more inspiration.

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today. Have a fabulous day!

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Hello everyone! Happy International Tea Day to you all, my Tea Lover friends! And to celebrate it, here’s my card for today is a Christmas Tea card for you.

Come and join us also for the 2019 International Tea Day at Coffee Lovers Cardmaking blog. You can see all the Tea theme projects from design team members. Here’s the full list of all the projects –> Click here.

On my card I use Graciellie Digital – Christmas Digital Stamp Sets. The tea mug is from Tea-lightful Mini Digital Stamp Bundle, the wreath is from the Festive Poinsettia Digital Stamp Bundle, and the sentiment is from the Cheery Christmas Digital Stamp.

I printed all the images on watercolor paper with laser jet printer. Before coloring, I dried the ink with craft heater. If you want, you can print the images the a day before and let the ink dry overnight.

For sentiment, I positioned it at the bottom right corner where I know I want it to go and then printed it on the cardstock. I trimmed the cardstock and fold it into an A2 card base.

I colored the wreath and mug with Arteza Woodless Watercolor Pencils and waterbrush. After that, I used Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Brush to add glitter shine on them. I dries them with crafter heater and then fussy cut them with scissors.

I added the wreath on the side of the card with dries-clear permanent adhesive glue and then I trimmed off the extra with scissors. I added the mug image on the card with 3D foam tape.

I hope this card give you an idea to create something with joy today. Let’s spread the cheers of this joyful Holidays with handmade cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a tea-lightful say!

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