A Blog Named Hero January Challenge - New To Me

Here is A Blog Named Hero January Challenge - New To Me. Below is the challenge photo:

I picked this Hero Arts background stamp - Gratitude Background (CG644) which I purchased a few months ago but never use it yet. I also want to use my MISTI to try this technique for my first time with this background stamp for an ombre look. Below is the finished card:

I found Hero Arts' "Just for you by Lia" stamp set has lots of flower elements similar to this background. So, I picked three flowers from this set to stamp my focal point on a piece of circle white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Then, I mount the white circle on a piece of green circle cardstock. Below is another lok of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MFT, PTI
Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink Pads: Memento, Simon Says Stamp, MFT
Others: Copic markers, Ranger enamel accent, Tonic Nuvo crystal drops

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You Totally Rock

Here is this week's Simon Monday Challenge - Chill Out. Below is the challenge photo:

And I made a card to encourage someone who is doing great with "You Totally Rock" greeting on the card. Below is the finished card:

I stamped Paper Artsy's JOFY stamp set (#09) on the Bristol Paper and colored with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush to watercolor the flowers and leaves. Then, I die cut a black circle and stamped "You Totally Rock" and white embossed it. Finish the card by attach the black circle on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MFT, Stampin' Up, bristol paper
Stamps: Paper Artsy, Paper Smooches
Ink Pads: Versafine, Versamark
Others: ZIG Clean Color Real Brush, white embossing powder

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You're a Delight

Here is Ellen Hutson Mix-it-up challenge: Avery Elle, below is the challenge photo:

And here is Simon Monday Challenge: Be Square, below is the challenge photo:

Below is the card I made for the above two challenges:

I used Essentials by Ellen Stitches Cover plate die to emboss the white cardstock, and cut into a square. I stamped the pineapple with black Versafine ink pad from Avery Elle's Stay Fresh set on a piece of watercolor paper and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored the pineapple with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush and cut out. I stamped the greeting on a stripe of vellum and white embossed. I attached the pineapple on the white embossed background and used foam tapes to lift up the leaves. Finish the card by brush the green Distress ink pad around the card and attach vellum stripe cross the pineapple. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MFT, watercolor paper
Stamps: Avery Elle
Die: Essentials by Ellen
Ink Pads: Versafine, Versamark, Distress ink pad
Others: ZIG Clean Color Real Brush, vellum, foam tapes, clear & white embossing powder

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I Love Your Joyful Spirit

Here is Paper Smooches January 2017 challenge - COZY, below is the inspiration photo:

And here is Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes for challenge weeks #264-265, Below is this week's word art:

I made a card to attend the above two challenges. Here is the finished card:

I used Paper Smooches "Crystal Clear" stamp and die set to make this card. I dry embossed the vase dies on the kraft cardstock. Then, I cut two vases (left and right) from another piece of kraft cardstock. I stamped flower and leaves in white pigment ink and colored with color pencils. I also applied white pigment ink on the three vases and colored with color pencils. The blue vase was glued down into the dry embossed area and the green vase was attached with foam tape to create the dimension. I used the Q-tip to apply white ink through the stencil and white embossed the greeting (from "Spiritual Sampler" set) to finish the card. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: Neenah (kraft), MTF (white)
Stamps: Paper Smooches
Ink Pads: Stampin' Up, Versamark
Dies: Paper Smooches
Others: stencil (Tim Holtz), prisma color pencils, white embossing powder, foam tapes

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Simon Wednesday Challenge - New Something

Here is Simon Wednesday Challenge - New Something, below is the challenge photo:

I recently purchased lots of Paper Artsy stamp sets and one of my favorite lines is JOFY stamps. So, I used my new JOFY stamp set 9 to make this card to attend the challenge:

I white embossed the images on the watercolor paper and colored the flowers & leaves with watercolors. I brushed the background with Distress ink pads. I stamped "have a happy day" (from JOFY stamp set 11) on white cardstock and brushed Distress ink pads, and cut them out. I attached them on the background with foam tapes. Finish the card by sprinkling the white watercolor on the background. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:
Cardstock: MTF, watercolor paper
Stamps: Paper Artsy
Ink Pads: Versamark, Distress ink pads, Versafine
Others: watercolors, white embossing powder, clear embossing powder, foam tapes

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Simon Monday Challenge - Start Afresh

Here is Simon Monday Challenge's first challenge of 2017 - Start Afresh. Below is the challenge photo:

This year, I joined Mandy's "children in hospital" program in Taiwan to send blank cards to hospital nurses and social workers. They will use our donated cards to write up something and send to the children in hospital. Here is the card I made for this challenge:

This is my first time to use MTF's "Ewe Are the Best" set which I just got it from Christmas sales. The set is very adorable and I believe all of the children must love these cute sheep on the card. I applied Gelatos on the gesso background with my fingers. Colored the images with Copic markers. Below is another look of the card:

Supplies:

Cardstock: MTF, Stampin' Up

Stamps: MTF, Simon Says Stamp

Dies: MTF, Simon Says Stamp

Ink Pads: MTF, Versmark

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

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