Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2014

I am featured at #SoMe2 Week #57

I found out this fun Social Media link up party few weeks ago from one of my Silhouette crafty friends, Sarah V. (Creative Ramblings). So many inspirations you can find by linking up your blog and socia media links with them. And also, they will pick one of the link-ers to feature on their party every week. I am featured at their blog this week! So excited to share with you a little bit about me and my Social Media links that you can follow

I tell you, it is a fun party

Come join the Social Media Link Party!!!Welcome to #SoMe2 – Week #57

SOcial MEdia is all about ENGAGEMENT, and as bloggers, we want to do more than find new followers – we want to grow our engagement! At the #SoMe2 parties, we will link up a different Social Media platform and blog post from that platform each week.

This week we are growing and engaging with Google+!

For Google+, the more we +1 and comment on each other’s posts, the more engaged we become, and that makes the SOcial MEdia “algorithms” happy! So link up, and start commenting!!

It's time for the #SoMe2 #Google Party! Join us, link up your Google+ account, a blog post you've posted on Google+, and enter to win a featured blogger spot! #socialmedia #network #linkparty

The more you put in to this SOcial MEdia link party, the more you will get out!

Don’t link and run – follow, +1, comment – tell your friends!!

#SoMe2 is a SOcial MEdia link party where we link up 2 items every

Tuesday @ 7:00pm EST!

We are pleased to introduce our #SoMe2 featured blogger of the week…

Helen from Living My Given Life

Helen has shared this with us:
Hello! My name is Helen. I was born & raised in Indonesia. We have been living in Ohio since 2008 and every day we are living cross-culturally, joyfully, creatively. I am a wife to an awesome husband, a mom of 2 sweet daughters. I am working at home part-time as a translator, a blogger, a scrapbooker, a cardmaker and
a DIY-er. My blog is where I share my faith journey, family adventures, and craft projects.

Thanks, Helen!

Would you like to be a #SoMe2 featured blogger?

Everyone who enters the Rafflecopter each week will have a
chance to win a spot as our featured blogger. We will feature your blog,
and links to your social media. Your links will be inserted into the
Rafflecopter for that week – gaining you more followers.

THE RAFFLECOPTER WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK!!

We picked two winners last week, one for last week and one for this week!

The rules are simple!

Please follow your hostesses and featured blogger.
Please add the #SoMe2 button (found at the bottom of the post) to your sidebar or link page.
Tweet about the party! More partiers = More followers! All you have to do is click the “tweet” button! Tweet
Use our hashtag #SoMe2 when tagging or posting so we can find each other!

You will automatically be entered into our email reminder list by entering a link. You may remove yourself from the list by using the un-subscribe option.

1) Link up your Blog’s Google+ Page

2) Follow your HOSTESSES and FEATURED BLOGGER

3) Follow 2 people before your link, if you already follow them, find 2 new people to follow

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1) Link up 1 recent Google+ Post

(Go to your Blog’s Google+ posts page, hover the cursor in the right upper corner of a recent post until you see the “options menu” arrow, then click on “link to post”, copy the URL, and paste that URL into the link party.)

2) Like and comment on your HOSTESSES & FEATURED BLOGGER’S links

3) Like and comment on at least the 2 links in front of yours. This way everyone will get Google+ Love! One of hostesses will make sure the last two links get comments.

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Thanks for joining our SOcial MEdia link party!

See you next week – same time, same place!

DeDe, Kim, Sarah V., Sarah C., & Susan

Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Some Fall / Thanksgiving Cards

Last week my friend asked if I could make her some Fall/Thanksgiving cards. I am so thankful to be able to do this for her. I have been working on some cards and I would like to share some them that I made yesterday.

Lately, I have been so much fun with embossing and watercoloring. I tried some techniques on these 4 cards:

I really enjoy making them Thank You for visiting, I hope you’ll like them too!

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I link up these cards at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Use Watercolor.

Inspire Me Monday – Week 145

Supplies:
Close To My Heart: Thankful Heart stamp set (B1463), Gold Embossing Powder, Craft Heater, Natural Buttons, Adhesive runner, Liquid Glass.
Others: Tombow liquid glue, Pearl gems, gold sequins, hemp cords, leave glittered foam, and watercolor.

Posted on Friday, August 1, 2014

Hip Pic Album: New School Year Album

Today is the day! Close To My Heart 2014 – 2015 Annual Inspiration Book Reveal Day! I am so super excited and cannot wait to show you all the new pretty products in this new Annual Inspiration Book. You can download PDF File here today and start making wish list

Now… my project… My oldest daughter is going to Kindergarten this year! She is super excited about this going to school, and this Momma? I have mix feelings: thankful, excited, and sad at the same time… I don’t know if I am as ready as she is. We’ll find out in 2 weeks!

So, I am making her first Kindergarten album using My Creations™ Hip Pics Album and Workshops On The Go™ Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Kit.

This Workshops On The Go™ Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Kit (G1081) comes with Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Kit stamp set (D-size), Chalk It Up paper packet, matching color card stocks (1 Flaxen, 1 Lagon, 1 White Daisy), Chalk It Up Complements, Chalk It Up Assortment, 1 spool Striped Twill Ribbon and an instructional brochure. You can create at least 4 – 12×12 scrapbook layouts with this kit.

The number background I created by stamping the numbers from the Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Kit stamp set on a piece 5″ x 6″ Flaxen Cardstock with Whisper Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad. This ink is great for shadowing and light stamping.

Every CTMH duo-papers come with a little surprise, matching color and pattern borders. The lagoon dots and Sorbet swirl pattern borders are 2 of the 3 borders from Chalk It Up paper packet. I used my Scallop Border Punch to created the scallop border and added it on the page using adhesive runner, then I added the Sorbet swirl pattern border on top of it.

I used Liquid Glass to add the word YEAR chipboard from Chalk It Up Complements and 3D Foam Tape to add the arrow word on top of the Year word for some dimensional effect.

Do you see those washi tapes??? Aren’t they cute? They are Black Arrow Washi Tape and Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape. And that Sorbet puffy heart is my new favorite assortment from Chalk It Up Assortment.

This ribbon flower I made using Base & Bling Adhesive Dots and Striped Twill Ribbon that comes in the Workshops On The Go™ Chalk It Up Scrapbooking Kit. I added the cute smiley face chipboard in the middle of the flower.

This is just the cover! I cannot wait to fill up all the pages in this week, so come back tomorrow for the sneak peak the pages
And today I join CTMH New Product Blog Hop. I hope you will enjoy this hop and all inspirations that CTMH Independent Consultants have for you on their blogs

Posted on Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Thank You For Everything, My Friend

Thank You Card is one of the most cards we always need. Usually, I made A2 (4.25″ x 5.5″) cards or square cards, but this time I went with 8.5″ x 3.5″ that fits in no.10 envelope. I used 2 embossing technique on this card: heat and dry.

First, I embossed 8.5″ x 3″ White Daisy cardstock using Chevron Embossing Folder from CTMH and WRMK Evolution Advanced. Then I used my Xyron Create Sticker Max to add adhesive at the back of the embossed cardstock. Then on the other piece of White Daisy 8.5″ x 1.5″, I stamped the flower border from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, Wallflower Set, using Cotton Candy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad. Then using Xyron 1.5″ sticker maker I added adhesive on the flower stripe and added it on the card.

Next is the tag, I cut out of watercolor paper to make the tag, then added some colors using CTMH Watercolor Pencils, basic colors and then I wet it with brush and water to create the gradient watercolor effect. Using my Craft Heater I heated it so it dried well before I stamped the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set, Wallflower Set with VersaMark Ink Pad and added some AC Zing! Black Embossing Powder, opaque finish. I heated it with my Craft Heater and LOVE the bold color on the watercolor tag! Then I stamped one of big individual flower from Wallflower Set with Honey Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad, and cut it with scissors. I added on the tag with Liquid Glass and one of the Sparkles Clear Assortment.

I have this yellow and white baker’s twine I got from Pick Your Plum a while ago in my stash and this color just perfect match with the tag. I wrapped it around the card and then before I tied up the bow, I added the tag. I secured it with 3D foam tapes. Then I added the button and tied up the bow. To secure the bow, I used some very tiny drops of Liquid Glass glue under the twine.

I am inspired by CAS-ual Fridays Challenge, CFC134: Tic Tac Toe. I pick the diagonal, chevron, white, twine. So sad to know that this will be their last challenge. But the good news is that Michelle said that the challenge will be back freshly in 2015.

And I also link up my card at:

Inspire Me Monday, Week 134

Creative Spark Link Party Week #13

Posted on Monday, June 9, 2014

Baby Owl Card

Welcome to Joyful Stars June 2014 Blog Hop! New month, new blog hop from Joyful Stars CTMH Consultant team, new inspirations! I am excited to join this creative team every month to show case Close To My Heart products. You should be arriving from Joyce’s blog where this blog stars. If you happen to be here first, please visit her blog to see what she has created to share with this month blog hop.

And for this hop, I would love to share a baby card I made for our friends who just had a baby girl… She is one cute baby girl!!!

I made this card for her using Lollydoodle paper pack:

I used 2 sets of stamp on this card: B Is For Baby (D1561) and WOTG Lollydoodle Cardmaking Kit stamp (G1080). I stamped the sentiment, owl, and the branch differently. After I inked them, I sprayed the stamps with water using a spray pen. I sprayed just enough to wet the inked stamp and stamped the image on a piece of watercolor paper. And the water mixed with the dye ink will give the watercolor effect on the paper. LOVE IT! This a way to create watercolor image when you don’t have watercolor paint.

For the owl and the branch, I used Pear Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (Z2197) and Chocolate Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (Z2111). After they dried, I cut the owl and the branch and added on the card using 3D Foam Tape (z1151).

This owl stamp is super cute!! I love it so much! I think it’s cuter with some blings…. who doesn’t like blings? Especially for a cute little baby girl, right? So I added some Sparkles Clear Assortment (Z1751) and some sequins that come from the Lollydoodle Cardmaking Kit (G1080).

For the tag, I stamped it with Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad (Z2193). This tag compatible with Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686). I added the tag on the paper with 3D Foam Tape (z1151) to give some dimension.

The white banner I embossed a piece White Daisy cardstock using Chevron embossing folder (Z1925) with WRMK Evolution Advanced embossing machine. I added the banners on the card using Tombow Adhesive (1514).

For the inside of the card, I picked a quote from B Is For Baby (D1561) and stamped it with Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad (Z2193). The rattle is from the same set and I colored it using Exclusive Inks Markers: Cotton Candy, Lagoon, Pear, and Sunset (lighter color).

And I decided to stamp the envelope also I picked this beautiful vine from Love This stamp set (B1432). I stamped it using Pear Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (Z2197) at the bottom front envelope and the flap of the envelope.

And it is ready to send out to the baby… Hopefully you like my card this time Your next hop is Krista’s blog. She is one talented crafter! You’ll love her project this month! THANSK FOR VISITING today!

Other supplies:

5.5″ x 4.24″ White Daisy Card and Envelope value pack (X254)
1″ x 3.5″ My Acrylix Block (Y1002)
2″ x 3.5″ My Acrylix Block (1009)

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