Trio Lanterns Shine Brightly

Trio Lanterns Shine Brightly

Finally I could say that this is my Mid-Autumn Festival 2016 last card as I believe I had made enough cards to give away this year.

CAS(E) This Sketch #189

For this card, I am adopting CAS(E) This Sketch #189 as shown above. I made two (2) cards for the same sketch and only rotating my images' colors.

Close-up: Trio lanterns randomized pattern #1

I decided to paper piece the lanterns. Thus, I stamp the lanterns onto some polka dots pattern papers and trim them accordingly. On a red card stock, the lanterns are stamped again with its hanging line. The trimmed lanterns are attached onto the matching lanterns. A purple metallic card stock is circle die cut at the upper part. Then, it is attached onto the red card stock using foam tape so that it is dimensional.

Close-up: Trio lanterns randomized pattern #2

Close-up: Embossed sentiment in gold

The sentiment is stamped onto a vellum strip and gold embossed. It is attached across the purple metallic card stock circle as shown in the sketch. Later, the whole panel is attached onto a yellow card base.

Dimension : A2 card or 4.25" x 5.5"

Type : Horizontal fold

Inlay : None

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) CAS(E) This Sketch #189 (ends by 15 September 2016)

2) Brown Sugar Challenge #215 - Anything Goes (ends by 15 September 2016)

3) Crafty Girls Creation Challenge 25 Anything Goes (ends by 22 September 2016)

4) Little Miss Muffet Challenge #146 - Anything Goes (ends by 22 September 2016)

5) The Corrosive Challenge - September Challenge #9 - Anything Goes (ends by 30 September 2016)

Supplies used:

Shine Brightly with Embossed Gold Lanterns

Shine Brightly with Embossed Gold Lanterns

I am continuing my Mid-Autumn Festival cards today as the date to the festival is just next week. I hope I made enough cards to give away.

TGIF Challenges - TGIFC72 - Sketch

For this card, I am adopting TGIF Challenges - TGIFC72 - Sketch as shown above. The sketch is just perfect for the lanterns placement after I rotate it to the right!

Close-up: Embossed gold sentiment

I started out by stamping the lanterns and heat emboss them in gold. A line is hand drawn to connect the lanterns and heat embossed. The sentiment is stamped and heat emboss in gold as well.

Close-up: Embossed gold lanterns

Then, using distress ink, I colored the lanterns with clear Wink of Stella so that it will have shine on the lanterns that mimic the light glowing from within. In order to mimic the shine rays from the lanterns, a yellow ring is added to the edge of the lanterns using clear Wink of Stella.

Close-up: Shimmer on the lanterns

The background is applied with distress inks and later some water to mimic a night sky.

The scene is then attached onto a blue card base.

Dimension : A2 card or 4.25" x 5.5"

Type : Horizontal fold

Inlay : None

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) TGIF Challenges - TGIFC72 - Sketch (ends by 15 September 2016)

2) Brown Sugar Challenge #215 - Anything Goes (ends by 15 September 2016)

3) CAS-ual Fridays CFC156 - Dimension & Bling (ends by 20 September 2016)

4) Crafty Girls Creation Challenge 25 Anything Goes (ends by 22 September 2016)

5) Little Miss Muffet Challenge #146 - Anything Goes (ends by 22 September 2016)

Supplies used:

Shine Brightly for Mid-Autumn Festival

Shine Brightly for Mid-Autumn Festival

I am continuing my Mid-Autumn Festival cards and here are the addition to my pile. :P

Tuesday Morning Sketches #367

For this card, I am adopting Tuesday Morning Sketches #367 as shown above. I am making two (2) cards out of one sketch again as I find it more fulfilling since I have pulled out my supplies and not to mention that I have extra stocks while saving some times. I decided to rotate the sketch to clockwise so that I can hang my lanterns as in the sketch. For the second card, I just alternate the lanterns arrangement and its coloring.

Close-up: Shine Brightly for Mid-Autumn Festival #1

The lanterns are stamped repeatedly and alternately as in sketch on a white card stock. Then, the lanterns are colored using Copic markers.

Close-up: Shine Brightly for Mid-Autumn Festival #2

The background is distressed using blending inks to mimic a night sky. Before the background is distressed with blending inks, matching masking are put on top of each of the lanterns. Then, a circular yellow blotch is applied onto each of the lanterns to mimic the shine rays from the lanterns. The scene is then attached onto a green card base.

Close-up: Sentiment

The sentiment is stamped onto a strip that mimic the night sky and trimmed uneven angle on right end. It is attached onto the card bottom using foam tape.

Close-up: Shimmering lanterns

As final touch, some shimmers are added to each of the lanterns and its outer rims to mimic the shine rays.

Dimension : 3.25" x 6"

Type : Horizontal fold

Inlay : None

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Tuesday Morning Sketches #367 (ends by 05 September 2016)

2) Craft Your Passion Challenge 327 - Always Anything Goes (ends by 05 September 2016)

3) Not Just Cards Challenges - Challenge #35 - August Challenge - Anything Goes (ends by 14 September 2016)

Supplies used:

Copic markers used: B04, B28, BG01, BG45, BV02, G07, R83, RV14, V06, Y13, Y18, YG13, YR15, YR16 and YR32

Happy Wishes Circle Lanterns (for Mid-Autumn Festival)

Happy Wishes Circle Lanterns (for Mid-Autumn Festival)

How times flies! 2016 Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, falls on 15 September 2016 and it means that I need to stock up some festival cards as I need them to include with the mooncake gift pack. It is also means that finally, I am able to get my Lawn Fawn Lunar Lights stamp set stamp set inky! The Lunar Lights has been bought in 2015 when Lawn Fawn decided to discontinue/retire some of their older stamp sets.

Sketch Saturday Week #427

For this card, I am adopting Sketch Saturday Week #427 as shown above. I decided to make two (2) cards out of one sketch so that I have extra stocks while saving some times. The first card will follow the original sketch while another card will be top mirrored.

Close-up: The shimmer from clear glitter Wink of Stella

I start of by die cutting some white circles and stamp the lanterns images onto it. The lanterns are colored with watercolor pencil colors and used the clear glitter Wink of Stella to create the watercolor effect. The shimmer from Wink of Stella is just perfect mimicking the light from inside the lanterns. Then, I hand drawn the light rays and highlight them using Copic markers.

Happy Wishes Circle Lanterns (for Mid-Autumn Festival) - original sketch

Close-up: The sentiment in stitch ticket

The sentiment is stamped onto a yellow stitch ticket die cuts. On a yellow card base, two (2) blue diamonds pattern strips are attached as in the sketch follows by the green plaid pattern strip. Then, the lantern circles are attached onto the card base as in sketch. The sentiment ticket is attached onto the card base as in sketch using foam tape. The same goes to the other card that is top mirrored.

Happy Wishes Circle Lanterns (for Mid-Autumn Festival) - top mirror sketch

Dimension : A2 card or 4.25" x 5.5"

Type : Horizontal fold

Inlay : None

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Sketch Saturday Week #427 (ends by 02 September 2016)

2) Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C351 - Holiday (free play - no end date)

Supplies used:

Copic markers used: R20, V01 and YG13

Hanging Lanterns Mid-Autumn Festival

Hanging Lanterns Mid-Autumn Festival

I made this second mini card for my vertical/direct manager where I will include it with the mooncake.

Again, I decided to use digital stamp which I come across few years back on Chinese New Year Blog Hop. It is Deasy Designs Year of Snake set which still available as freebie on their blog. I use the lantern image only to create a hanging lanterns scene. Then, I stamp the branch over the lanterns to mimic as it is hanging from it. At the right bottom, I stamp the sentiment.

Close-up: The shimmer from clear glitter Wink of Stella

This time, I color the lanterns using Copic markers and use clear glitter Wink of Stella shimmer to mimic the light from inside the lanterns. The branch is colored using Copic markers as well.

The lanterns is attached on top of a green and pink gingham pattern paper which attached onto a pink card base. I choose pink card base because this card is for a female manager.

Dimension : 7.62cm x 7.62cm or 3" x 3"

Type : Horizontal fold

Inlay : None

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - September - Anything Goes (ends by 12 September 2015)

2) Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Challenge 153 - Anything Goes (ends by 12 September 2015)

3) Eclectic Ellapu - Pink Challenge - Anything Goes (ends by 30 September 2015)

Stamps and tools used:
Copic markers used: E53, E55, E57, R22, R24, R29, RV25, Y11, Y13, Y17, Y35, YG03 and YG13

Circle Lanterns Mid-Autumn Festival

Circle Lanterns Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is coming and I made this mini card for my horizontal manager where I will include it with the mooncake.

Since I do not have much lanterns related stamp sets, I decided to use digital stamp which I come across few years back on Chinese New Year Blog Hop. It is Avery Elle lanterns which available as freebie now on their challenge blog. The Avery Elle lanterns is perfect for the mid-autumn festival although it actually meant for Chinese New Year.

Close-up: The shimmer from clear glitter Wink of Stella

I color the lanterns in watercolor pencil colors and used the clear glitter Wink of Stella to create the watercolor effect. The shimmer from Wink of Stella is just perfect mimicking the light from inside the lanterns. I tried to use Copic markers to color the lanterns but the effect is not as good as watercolor pencil colors. By the way, I am using my daughter's watercolor pencil colors! :P

The lanterns is attached on top of a white polka dots with green background pattern paper which attached onto a blue card base. I choose blue card base because this card is for a male manager.

Dimension : 7.62cm x 7.62cm or 3" x 3"

Type : Horizontal fold

Inlay : None

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - September - Anything Goes (ends by 12 September 2015)

2) Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Challenge 153 - Anything Goes (ends by 12 September 2015)

3) AEI♥U Challenge #28 – Non-white Card Base (ends by 26 September 2015)

4) Eclectic Ellapu - Pink Challenge - Anything Goes (ends by 30 September 2015)

Stamps and tools used:

Hanging Up the Lanterns for Mid-Autumn Festival!

Hanging Up the Lanterns for Mid-Autumn Festival!

Made this simple Mid-Autumn Festival card for my manager and his family.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch #19

I adopt the simple sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch #19 as shown above by rotating it clockwise so that my lanterns will 'hang' accordingly.

Close-up : The hanging colorful lanterns

The lanterns are stamped onto a light blue pattern paper in a 'hanging' style. Instead of coloring it, each lanterns are paper pieced. Then, a white-green twine is attached onto the 'hanging' lanterns so that the lanterns look like hanging from the twine.

Close-up : The customize sentiment

The sentiment, Happy Mid Autumn Festival is customized using alphabets and stamped directly to the pattern paper.

The pattern paper is then attached onto an orange card base.

Dimension : 10.16cm x 15.24cm or 4" x 6"

Type : Horizontal fold

Inlay : None

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch #19 (ends on 08 September 2013)
Edit to add : This has card won Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch #19 Top 3. Please read here or refer here.

2) Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 68 - Anything Goes (ends on 09 September 2013)

3) Bearly Mine Challenge #102 - Anything Goes (ends on 10 September 2013)

Stamps and tools used :

Lantern Mini Cards

I am so happy that Emily Leiphart hosts this Chinese New Year Blog Hop together with some of the stamp brands! It is very rare that the biggest craft community in the Western know about the Chinese New Year! I am so touched when I know about this Chinese New Year Blog Hop. 

I decided to play along with this Chinese New Year Blog Hop mainly because I am celebrating Chinese New Year! Secondly, I get to win some prizes (if I am lucky and hopefully the Year of Snake is kind to me)!

Most of the sponsors offer free digital images that you can use to enter the blog hop challenge. When I saw cherry blossoms and lanterns digital image from Fresh Squeezed Stamps, I just could not think that this image is good for Mid-Autumn Festival (also know as Mooncake Festival) as well! Thus, I decided to make two (2) 3x3 mini cards from this image with one themed Chinese New Year and another one themed Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chinese New Year Theme (CNY#001)

Here is the mini card themed Chinese New Year. The lanterns are colored in red as usually the lanterns for Chinese New Year are red. Some gold lining is added to the lanterns to give some shimmering look as well to imitate the light from within the lanterns. Gold is mostly used during Chinese New Year to symbolize fortune. Usually during Chinese New Year, the cherry or plum blossoms are used to symbolize luckiness. Thus, I add some look alike cherry or plum blossoms to the branches.

Close-up : The look alike cherry or plum blossoms

Mid-Autumn Festival Theme (MAF#001)

Here is the second mini card themed Mid-Autumn Festival. The lanterns are colored in different colors as the lanterns during Mid-Autumn Festival are colorful. Some yellow shading is added to the surrounding side of the lanterns to imitate the light from within the lanterns. As Mid-Autumn Festival is usually after harvest season, some of yellow gems are added to the branches since there would not be any flowers blooming. I made a similar Mid-Autumn Festival mini card back in 2010 using stamping. Well with this digital image from Fresh Squeezed Stamps, this year Mid-Autumn Festival cards are a lot more easier to mass produce!

Close-up : Yellow gems on the branches

I am just so happy and excited that I able to play along with Emily Leiphart's Chinese New Year Blog Hop! Hope that Emily will continue to host this Chinese New Year Blog Hop next year and years to come! 

GONG XI FA CAI (Congratulations and be prosperous)! 

May the Year of Snake brings luck, prosperity and happiness!

Dimension : 7.62cm x 7.62cm or 3" x 3"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : Yes

Code : 

CNY#001 - Chinese New Year Theme (Please click here for order form)

MAF#001 - Mid-Autumn Festival Theme (Please click here for order form)

Price : RM2.00 per piece (excluded shipping fees)

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Chinese New Year Blog Hop (ending 15 February 2013)

2) CASology - Week #31 -Red (ending 17 February 2013)

3) Charisma Cardz Challenges - Challenge #6 - Anything Goes (ending 20 February 2013)

Stamps and tools used :

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival Thank You Card (Sample)

Mid-Autumn Festival Thank You card - Front

This is another Mid-Autumn Festival card I created. I used the sentiment of "Thank You" instead of festival greeting as I would like to thank the recipient for his kind gesture of my work appraisal.

It is a very simple card whereby light blue card stock is used. Two (2) small hills are created using green card stock on top of the light blue card.

Close-up : Asian girl

The Asian girl in Hero Arts CL308 Arigato is stamped on a white card stock. Her face is colored and dissolved using Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil inspired by Heaney from PaperPapier. The result is amazing! The dress is colored using markers. In the middle of the pattern flower on the doll, some shimmering ink is added to make the doll outstanding.

Close-up : Lantern

Lantern from Hero Arts CL308 Arigato is stamped on the green hill. Then, trimmed blue lantern is attached onto the stamped lantern using pop dots. Shimmering ink is added to the flower of the lantern to make it like lit with candle inside.

Close-up : Altered toothpick

A trimmed end toothpick is attached to the Asian doll dress, aligning to hand position. Another end of the toothpick is align to the top of the lantern loop. Effect is added to the tooth and lantern by stitching a black thread to the lantern loop and toothpick which make it like hanging.

Close-up : Altered moon

The sun from Hero Arts CL439 Kiss from the Sun is used as the moon by omitting (trim off) the sun rays. It is attached to the left upper corner of the card.

Close-up : 'Thank You' message

On the right upper corner of the card, 'Thank You' bubble from Hero Arts CL394 Message Bubbles is stamped. The little hearts are colored in red.

Close-up : Randomly scattered gems

Some gems are randomly attached to the hills to make the effect of stars reflection. The whole card is then attached to a yellow folded card.

Theme : Mid-Autumn Festival and Lantern

Title : Thank You

Size : 10.8cm x 13.97cm or 4.25" x 5.5"

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This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Hero Arts September Challenge - Everything Autumn!