MTF Card Challenges - Sketch 312 & Color 60

Here are MTF Card Challenges - Sketch Challenge #312 and Color Challenge #60. Below are challenge photos:

I decided to make a card to attend these two challenges. My colleague Eric will leave our company in January 2017 to work for family business. Eric worked for me almost 9 years and I want to make a card for him on his farewell party. Below is the finished card (size 5 X 7):

I stamped the images from "Get Down to Business" set on white cardstock and watercolored them with ZIG Clean Color Real Brushes. Then mount the background on a piece of teal color cardstock. I stamped "You're in the business of excellence" on a stripe of black cardstock and white embossed it. I also stamped "Eric" on a piece of white circle cut out from a circle die and mount it on a stitched circle die. I assembled them onto the card and make the circle pop up by attaching it with foam tapes. Below is the inside of the card:

I white embossed the greetings on a white label and sponge the color with Distress ink pad. I also made a matching envelope and customized the name as well. Below is the matching envelope:

Hope he will love the card I made for him and wish him all the best in his future business.

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF, Stampin' Up
Stamps: MTF, Simon Says Stamp, Kelly Purkey
Dies: MTF
Ink Pads: Versafine, Versamark, MTF
Others: ZIG Clean Color Real Brushes, white embossing powder, corner rounder, foam tapes

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Altenew - A Year In Review Inspiration Challenge

Here is Altenew's a year in review inspiration challenge, below are the challenge photos:

I picked the colors of March 2016 to make this card for the challenge:

I white embossed the stamps from the Golden Garden set on vellum, then I applied different shades of pink to red ink pads on the back of the vellum to make them blend together. I stamped the plant & snail images from Garden Grow set and colored with Copic markers. I cut a green circle of cardstock to mat it. Then I attached the vellum on the white card base and attached green circle on top of the vellum. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF, Stampin' Up
Stamps: Altenew
Ink Pads: Versamark, MTF, Altenew
Others: white embossing powder, Copic markers, circle dies, vellum

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Tis The Season

Here is Poppystamps Challenge #27 Oh Christmas Tree, below is the challenge photo:

And here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - Ice Inspiration, below is the challenge photo:

I decide to make a Christmas card to attend the above two challenges. Here is the card I made for these challenges:

I used Memory Box die - Tree Branch Circle to cut out the white card front. Then, I cut another circle of white cardstock and white embossed the Christmas tree (from Hero Arts). I applied different colors of Distress ink to resist the white Christmas tree. I attached this circle piece inside of the card to let it show through from card front. I stamped another Christmas tree with Hero Art ombre ink pad and cut it out. I attached this green tree in front of the circle die. I stamped the greeting "Tis the Season" (from Technique Tuesday) on black cardstock stripe and white embossed it. Finish the card by attaching the white snow (made by Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops) on the card. Below is the look of inside circle:

And here is another look of the card (love the dimensional layered look):

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF, Stampin' Up
Stamps: Hero Arts, Technique Tuesday
Dies: Memory Box
Ink Pads: Distress ink pads, Hero Arts ombre pad, Versamark
Others: Tonic Nuvo Crystal Drops, white embossing powder

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Paper Smooches November Challenge - Giving Thanks

Here is Paper Smooches November Challenge - Giving Thanks, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made for this challenge:

I used gesso and Paper Artsy's Infusions to create the background. I stamped the coffee cup (from Cyber Cafe set) and acorn (from Autumn Groves set) on the white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. I used a circle stitiched die to cut it out and mounted on a glitter black cardstock. I used a border stitched die to cut a corner of the background and stamped "a cup of thanks" on the corner of the black cardstock. Below is a closer look of the card to see the dimension of the curved background.

Supplies:

Cardstock: MTF, Stampin' Up, DCWV

Stamps: Paper Smooches

Dies: MTF

Ink Pads: MTF, Versamark, Archival ink pad

Others: Copic markers, white embossing powder, foam tapes, Infusions, gesso

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Paper Artsy 2016 #22 Alcohol Inks and Pens Challenge

Here is Paper Artsy 2016 #22 Alcohol Inks and Pens Challenge. I recently got lots of Paper Artsy stamps from my friend Mandy in Taiwan - she is Paper Artsy's distributor in Taiwan. I used two stamp sets from Eclectica (Kay Carley) line - love all of her stamp sets to make two cards. I was inspired by the below mixed media project made from Louise Christian. I loved her linear movement of the alcohol inks with the flowers. 

I decided to make the pastel background with alcohol inks (shell pink, willow, cloudy blue, and silver) on the Yupo paper. Then I stamped the flowers with black Archival ink pad on the background. I stamped the flowers on white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. I also cut out the flowers and attached them on the background. Below is the first card I made:

I applied silver glitter glue to decorate the flowers. "Thank you" stamp is from Simon Says Stamp. Here is the second card I made (a top folding card):

I applied white liquid pearls on the top flower to make it a little dimension. I made the movement of the flowers to go with the background.

Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI, MTF, Yupo Paper
Stamps: Paper Artsy, Simon Says Stamp
Ink Pads: Archival ink pad, MTF, Versafine
Others: Ranger's alcohol inks, glitter glue, liquid pearls, Copic markers

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Altenew October 2016 Inspiration Challenge

Here is Altenew October 2016 Inspiration Challenge, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made for this challenge:

I made this beautiful background with Strathmore Acrylic paper with linen finish. I brushed a think coat of white gesso and spray Brusho Crystals, then applied another coat of white gesso immediately to make the different colors of Brusho Crystals blended together. Let the background dry completely. I stamped flowers & leaf from Hennah Elements stamp set and water colored with Distress ink pads. Cut out the flowers & leaf and spray it with Shimmer Spritz. I stamped "thank you" from Label Love stamp set and cut it out. Finish the card by attaching the flowers & leaf cut out with foam tapes on the background and tucked in the "thank you" greeting into the flower. Below is another look of the card to see the shiny from Shimmer Spritz:

And below is another look of the card to see the dimension:

Supplies:
Cardstock: Acrylic linen paper, MTF
Stamps: Altenew
Ink Pads: Versafine, Archival ink pad, Distress ink pads
Others: Brusho Crystals, white gesso, foam tapes, Shimmer Spritz

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Hero Arts Holiday Cardmaking Challenge

Here is Hero Arts Holiday Cardmaking Challenge, below is the challenge photo:

And below is the card I made for this challenge:

I stamped Newspaper Skyline (S5573) in black soot archival ink pad on the white cardstock. I also stamped the small Newspaper Skyline (K5736) in hickory smoke archival ink pad on another white cardstock and cut out. Then, I colored the windows with Finetec watercolor pan set of pearl colors in different shades of gold. I stamped the speech bubbles from Holiday Conversation set (CL618) in different Hero Arts ombre ink pads and cut them out. I sprayed Shimmer Spritz on these speech bubbles to make them shiny. Finish the card by assembling the small skyline and speech bubbles with foam tapes on top of the black skyline background. Below is another look of the card:

I love the sleek look of this city style Christmas card!

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF, Stampin' Up
Stamps: Hero Arts (S5573, K5736, and CL618)
Ink Pads: Distress Archival ink pads, Her Arts ombre ink pads
Others: Shimmer Spritz, Finetec watercolor pan set - 6 pearl colors, foam tapes

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Poppystamps Challenge PSC#25 Back To Black

Here is Poppystamps Challenge #25 Back to black, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the care I made for this challenge:

I cut the Deer Trio die on a piece of black cardstock and cut the Peace On Earth Channel die on a piece of white cardstock. Then, I attached foam tapes on the back of the Peace On Earth white background onto a piece of black cardstock. I also attached the black deer with foam tapes above the Peace On Earth die. Finish this card by glued down the white Nuvo crystal drops to mimic snow. Below is another look of the card to see the dimensions:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF, Stampin' Up
Dies: Poppystamps, Memory Box
Others: foam tapes, Nuvo crystal drops

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Paper Smooches October Challenge: Fall Color Story

Here is Paper Smooches October Challenge: Fall Color Story, below is the challenge photo:

I would like to use this color combo to create a non-traditional color Christmas card. Here is the finished card:

I clear embossed the greetings with MISTI to make three rows on top of the card background. I also clear embossed the stars. Then, I applied different colors of Distress ink pads to brush this color combo of background. I stamped the image from A Blessed Christmas set on a piece of white cardstock and colored with Copic markers and brushed with the clear Wink of Stella. I cut out the image and use the foam tapes to attach it on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF
Stamps: Paper Smooches
Ink Pads: Versamark, MTF, Distress ink pads
Others: clear embossing powder, Copic markers, the Wink of Stella pen, foam tapes

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Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop

Here is Altenew Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop, below is the challenge photo:

And here is the Altenew card I made for this challenge:

I used MISTI tool and stamped the pretty stamp set of Altenew "Freeform Greenery" with dark grey ink pad. Then, I colored with Copic markers. I also applied glitter glue and clear Wink of the Stella pen on some flowers and berries. Finish the card by stamping "thank you" (from "Label Love" stamp set) with dark grey ink and clear embossed for the whole label. Attach this label with foam tape on the background to finish the card. Below are other looks of the card:

I would like to have this card to attend this week's Simon Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes, below is the challenge photo:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF, Simon Says Stamp
Stamps: Altenew
Ink Pads: Memento
Others: clear embossing powder, Copic markers, foam tapes

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Oriental Style Necklace

Here is the long necklace I assembled and made with a rectangle purple stone, a Chinese knot element, and a chain tassel. Below is the finished project:

I love the marble look of the purple stone, I used two Swarovski purple biones to connect the Chinese knot with the purple stone and chain tassel. Below is another look of the necklace:

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A Blog Named Hero September Challenge

Here is A Blog Named Hero September Challenge and the challenge theme is Texture. Below is the challenge photo:

And here is the card I made for this challenge:

The background was applied black gesso on black cardstock with the wave stencil (from Simon Says Stamp). Let it dry completely. Then, I applied three different colors of Distress Crayons on the waves and used my fingers to spread out the colors. It creates a beautiful texture background. I stamped the turtle (from Hero Arts July 2016 kit) with Hero Arts green ombre ink pad and cut it out by the matching die. I cut a piece of vellum and white embossed the greeting "just for you" (from Hero Arts Just For You by Lia set). Finish the card by attaching the turtle with foam tapes on the vellum and wave background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: Stampin' Up
Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink Pads: Hero Arts, Versamark
Stencil: Simon Says Stamp
Others: black gesso, Distress Crayons, vellum, white embossing powder, foam tapes

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