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Thank You, You’re Fabulous

Today I would love to share with you a fun techniques creating a unique note cards using your own handwriting. This is a heat-embossing resist technique with dye ink pads and some water.

To create the watercolor effect using dye ink pads, first step is to squezze the lid againts the ink pad before you open it. This is how to get the ink on the lid. Then, lightly spray with some water.

 

On a piece of watercolor paper, add some powder tool, and then write the sentimen using VersaMarker. Add some Clear embossing powder and heat set it using Craft Heater.

Pick the ink from the ink pad lid that you have sprayed with water using pain brush. And trace the embossed handwriting sentiment with the colors. Wash the brush in a bowl of clean water every time you want to change color.

If you see a pool of inks around the letters that you do not like, you can pick it up using dry clean brush or paper towel. Just dab it on the extra inks, do not wipe or scrub.

Then, set aside to dry naturally or you can speedy it up using Craft Heater. I let it side aside while I prepare the card base. It did not take a long time like I did the watercolor background.

  

For the card base, I cut White Daisy cardstock to make 4.25 x 4.25 card. Then I cut the Hopscotch paper the same size and add it on the front panel of the card base using glue runner.

Next layer is the paper doilies. I stack them to make layers under the watercolor paper. I cut 2 paper dolies in half and arrange them under the where the watercolor paper will go and when they are in good position, then glue them using liquid glue or glue runner.

Then I add the watercolor paper that already dry (or if not yet dry, you can use craft heater to make sure it dries completely). Add the sentiment on top of the doilies using strong glue runner or wrinkle-free liquid glue (Tombow Mono Liquid Glue is the best!).

 

On a piece of White Daisy cardstock I stamped the extra sentiments from You’re The Bomb stamp set with Slate and Sunset Ink Pads. I trimmed the circle and added it on the card using 3D foam tape.

Here are the full list of supplies I used for this note card:

  • Stamp: Operation Smile stamp – You’re The Bomb (CTMH, available only until 3/31/14)
  • Paper: Hopscotch Paper Packet (CTMH, available only until 3/31/14)
  • Cardstock: White Daisy (CTMH)
  • Ink pads: Flaxen, Glacier, Sunset, Smoothie, Slate (CTMH)
  • VersaMarker (HobbyLobby)
  • Tools: Craft Heater (CTMH), Fiskar Paper Trimmer, Scissors (ek Tools)
  • Adhesives: Tombow Mono Liquid Glue, Tombow adhesive runner, 3D foam tape.
  • Other: Paint brush (Plaid), Paper doilies, watercolor paper, sprakle gems (Studio G.), Mini spray bottle (you find mini spray bottle at travelling or $1 section).

I enter this card for these challenges:

THANK YOU so much for visitng my blog today, for  taking time to read it and leaving me some love on the comment box. I appreciate it so much!!!

Have a wonderful Saturday!

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You’re So Wonderful

There’s always someone in our life who need some encouragement and love. This way, you can send a little note card just to say that, “You’re SO wonderful.”

It is simple note card you can make using the Operation Smile Stamp Set: You’re The Bomb. This stamp set is packed with sweet sentiments and images you can use to make any kind of cards you need.

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I love how the watercolor background can give a unique look on a card. This technique is becoming one of my favorite of creating backgrounds. For this background I simply scribble the colors using CTMH Watercolor Pencils and then wet them using my aqua paint brush. It is amazing how these watercolor pencils can blend together.

For the heart, I add some Liquid Glass to give some dimension on it.

Supplies from Close To My Heart:

  • You’re The Bomb stamp set (Operation Smile stamp available until 3/31/14)
  • Ink Pads: Black, Pear, Hollyhock
  • Watercolor Pencils
  • Craft Heater
  • Liquid Glass
  • Mini Stapler and staple
  • Aqua Paint Brush (expired)

Others:

  • 110 lb Paper Studio White Cardstock
  • Black Cardstcok
  • Watercolor Paper
  • Vellum paper
  • Tombow Adhesive Runner
  • Tombow Vellum Tape runner
  • Tombow liquid glue
  • 3D foam tape
  • Sprarkle Gems
  • Scissors

This is a challenge from Kathy, the Daily Maker – 30 Day Coloring Challenge. You can join this challenge if you love coloring using any medium! Link up at her blog post here. Or if you have Instagram, join her with using hashtag: #thedailymarker30day

Thanks for visiting today! Have a fun day 🙂

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My Chursh Books For Keeping Your Memorabilia

Close To My Heart’s My Crush™ books make great homes for your memorabilia! They come with a variety of beautifully designed papers and provide just the right backdrop for your keepsakes. It is designed not only for you, but your children are also can do this to keep their memories creatively! See them for yourself!

Here’s couple pages from our book I created using My Crushâ„¢ Bluebird Book, My Crushâ„¢ Memories Assortment, Memory Protectorsâ„¢ 6″ X 6″ Flip Flaps, Bronze Shimmer Trim, Chevron Embossing Folder, Honey Triangle Washi Tape, Silver Geometric Washi Tape, Woodgrain Washi Tape (retired), Chocolate cardstock, White Daisy cardstock, Wood veneer assortment (retired) and assortment cutting files from Silhouette Design Store.

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I love My My Crushâ„¢ books, coordinating stamp sets and supplies because you only need your pictures to create our keepsake book from our first trip after getting married. I am working another one for our second daughter’s baby book 🙂

All supplies for My My Crushâ„¢ books, coordinating stamp sets and supplies you can get them at my CTMH Store and you can start creating a keepsake for your memories in creative way!

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Preparation for Easter Holy Week

Easter is one of the most important holidays we celebrate. This is the season to remember what the Lord has done for us, to redeem us and to purchase us with His blood to be His forever. The season where we are reminded that death is defeated! Our Lord is alive. He is the Living God we adore, worship and serve.

Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross makes a way for sinners (you and I) to come to the Father and be forgiven. The way He prepares for each of us to go back to the grace of God who has been waiting for so long to have the relationship with us. This is purely God’s action, solution and intention. We are offered the way of life through believing in His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

Would you take it? Would you response to that calling? Would you answer the door He has been knocking for a while? Would you let Him restore and renew your life?

The greatest love ever shown and known in the whole history of human kind is the act of love of Jesus on the cross. He died for you and me, for the world. His love for us is unconditional, unmeasured, and forever. We are called to the same thing. For this kind of love, we rejoice, have peace and will drive us to show the same love to others.

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us.

So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.

(1 John 3:6)

God would do anything to save everyone. He is waiting patiently for each of us. Time is a great gift for us. But no one knows when the end of this grace time will come. This is the time to make decision.

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think.

No, he is being patient for your sake.

He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.

(2 Peter 3:9)

God gives lots of things for us to use to prepare our hearts for Easter, the Bible, devotions, Bible studies, and sermons every week we can listen from our Pastors. All these accesses are for us to come to know Him, to love Him and to obey Him so that we can be His witnesses to the world who He is, so that they may come to know Him and trust in Him through Jesus Christ.

And for me, making Easter cards is one of the way I feel God put in my heart to share His love and words with others. Here are the first set I did.

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THANKS for visiting today and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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1 Design, 2 Birthday Wishes

Today 2 of our friends shared their birthday at the same date and the cool thing is that they are sisters!!!!! How’s that for fun birthday celebration? 🙂

Celebrating with them, I made these 2 special cards for them. 1 design, 2 cards.

Here the Card #1:

Supplies Card 1:

  • Cardstock: White Daisy
  • Paper Packet: Confetti Wishes Paper Packet
  • Stamp Set: Lovely Birthday, Have A Happy Day
  • Exclusive Ink Pads: Thistle, Pear, Pasifica
  • Embellishment: Gold Sequins Assortment, Sparkle Clear Assortment
  • Others: Adhesive runner, Foam Tape, Liquid Glue, Black Glitter Ribbon, Fiskar Paper Trimmer, Micro-tip Scissors

And here’s the Card #2:

Supplies Card 2:

  • Cardstock: White Daisy
  • Paper Packet: Confetti Wishes Paper Packet
  • Stamp Set: Lovely Birthday, Have A Happy Day
  • Exclusive Ink Pads: Canary, Pear, Pasifica
  • Embellishment: Purple Glitter Gems, Sparkle Clear Assortment
  • Others: Adhesive runner, Foam Tape, Liquid Glue, Black Glitter Ribbon, Fiskar Paper Trimmer, Micro-tip Scissors

You can get all the supplies at my CTMH Store HERE.

These cards I enter for Close To My Heart creative challenge on Instagram this week. You can find & follow them @ctmhcorp and the challenge hastag is #jrlcreativechallenge

Also, I link up at:

CAS-ology Challenge Week 138 – Blossom

Inspire Me Monday Week 168

Thank You so much for visiting today and may you all have a wonderful week! 🙂