Dad is My Hero

Dad is My Hero

Hope I still make it in time for Father's Day cards for those who needed them.

CAS - Colours and Sketches - Challenge #423 - Sketch

For this card, I am adopting the sketch from CAS - Colours and Sketches - Challenge #423 - Sketch as shown above. I made two (2) cards out from the sketch where one of them I rotate the 180 degrees.

Dad is My Hero - original sketch

The owl and cloud images are stamped on white card stock and colored using Copic markers. The owl is die-cut using matching dies while the cloud is cut hand-free. The sides of the cloud are toned down using distress ink.

Dad is My Hero - 180 degrees turn sketch

Close-up: Bold sentiment

The sentiment is stamped onto light cream strips and attached to the yellow card base as shown in the sketch.

Close-up: Shimmering mask and cloak and googly eyes

The cloud images are attached to the light cream strip as shown in the sketch. The owl is attached using foam tape. The card is finished by adding some glitter onto the mask and cloak to make it sparkle. Finally, two (2) googly eyes are attached to the owl's eyes to give it some playful and funny feelings.

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by:
1) CAS - Colours and Sketches - Challenge #423 - Sketch (ends by 15 June 2021)
2) Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC317 - Heidi's Challenge - All Things Masculine (ends by 14 June 2021)
3) Little Red Wagon - Challenge # 605 - Make It CAS! (ends by 16 June 2021)
4) My Time to Craft! - Challenge #459 - Things In The Sky (ends by 24 June 2021)
5) Scrapping4funChallenges - Challenge 194 - Anything Goes with an Animal (ends by 24 June 2021)
6) Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog - You're the Man (ends by 27 June 2021)
7) Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - Challenge #183 - Things That Fly (ends by 1 July 2021)

Supplies used:
Stamps used:
1) Lawn Fawn Critters in Costume (for the owl)
2) Lawn Fawn Bon Voyage (for the cloud)
3) Unbranded Father's Day Sentiments

Dies used:
1) Lawn Fawn Critters in Costume Lawn Cuts (for the owl)

A Bunch of Christmas Tree Cards

A Bunch of Christmas Tree Cards

Well, I made a bunch of Christmas cards today and I am so happy as is been sometimes that I did not make cards. I either made one or two cards and then stop for few months as day job workloads really taken a toll on me. I must admit that making a bunch of cards really lifted up the mood especially when you finished them all and see lots of cards in the stash box. Words just cannot express the feeling I am having right now.

Freshly Made Sketch #463 - A Sketch by Amy

Another reason I made a bunch of cards is because of the Freshly Made Sketch #463 - A Sketch by Amy shown above. The sketch is simple and most importantly, I can use up all those small, loose and leftover strips and card stocks. The sketch is easy to mass-produce.

Christmas Tree Card Set #1

I use different kinds of shapes for the sketch as I want some varieties for the cards. Thus, I die cut two pieces of white card stock from each shape. 

Christmas Tree Card Set #2

Christmas Tree Card Set #3

The different kinds of Christmas trees and sentiments are stamped onto these shaped die cuts. There are several stamp sets used here which I mix and match to cater to the shapes of the die cuts. The Christmas trees are colored using Copic markers.

Christmas Tree Card Set #4

Christmas Tree Card Set #5

As the card base is either going to be white, craft and ivory, the sides of the die cuts are contrasted by putting some distress ink to it. When the cards are assembled as in the sketch, for each design or image, there will be one as horizontal and another as vertical which gives more varieties.

Christmas Tree Card Set #6

Close-up: Christmas Tree Card Set #1, #2 and #3

Finally, some shimmers are applied to the Christmas trees and some gems and pearls are attached to the top or body of the Christmas trees and around the sentiment to give some dimensions.

Close-up: Christmas Tree Card Set #4, #5 and #6

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

1) Freshly Made Sketch #463 - A Sketch by Amy (ends by 30 November 2020)

2) Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Decorate The Tree (ends by 1 December 2020)

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes (ends by 2 December 2020)

Supplies used:

Copic marker used: 0, B02, BG45, E35, E37, G07, R29, Y17, YG03, YG13, YG17, YG25 and YG67

Stamps used:
1) Fresh Squeezed Stamps Christmas Treats
2) Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love

3) Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel Holiday Sentiments

4) Unbranded Christmas Sentiments

5) Unbranded Variety Christmas Trees

Dies used:
1) Lawn Fawn Magic Color Slider (for the stitched oval shape)

2) My Favourite Things (MFT) Mini Album Fancy Ticket STAX Die-namics
3) Unbranded Stitched Circle Stackables Dies

4) Unbranded Stitched Parenthesis Stackables Dies

5) Unbranded Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies

Congratulations on Your New House

Congratulations on Your New House

Made this card for my husband biker member who is hosting a housewarming tomorrow.

CAS(E) This Sketch #204

I adopt the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch #204 as shown above. However, I flipped the sketch 180 degree so that it fit my image.

The house image is stamped onto a white card stock and colored using Copic markers. Then, the background is blended with inks; bottom with green to mimic the grass and upper with blue to mimic the sky. The panel is attached onto a green card base.

Close-up: The house

The sentiment is stamped onto a green strip (same color as the card base) and attached onto the house image as in sketch.

Close-up: The glossy window glasses

For finishing touch, I added some white pearls above the chimney mimicking smokes coming out from it. I also apply a layer of shimmer and a coat of glossy accent to the window glasses to make them shine and glass lookalike!

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

1) CAS(E) This Sketch #204 (ends by 19 January 2017)

2) Brown Sugar Challenge #233 - Anything Goes (ends by 19 January 2017)

3) A Gem of a Challenge - Challenge #185 - Celebrate Something New (ends by 19 January 2017)

4) Paru's Card Making Challenges - January - Anything Goes (ends by 25 January 2017)

5) My Time to Craft! - Challenge #337 - Something New (ends by 27 January 2017)

6) Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C368 - New Home (open date entry)

Supplies used:

Copic marker used: B00, BV17, E31, E33, E37, E50, E59, R24, R29, R39, V01 and YR23

Embossed Background Wedding Card and Tag

Embossed Background Wedding Card and Tag

Made this card and little tag for my cousin sister who is having her dinner reception for Malaysia relatives and friends tomorrow. She is married to Singaporean and had their church wedding and luncheon reception in Singapore last week. The card will be passed to her while the little tag will be inserted into the money angpau to indicate the angpau is from who.

I started off with arranging the heart images and 'love' wordings onto the acrylic block. Then, they are stamped onto watercolor paper and embossed using gold embossing powder. The same process is repeated with white embossing powder for the tag. Colors (inspiration from the wedding card invitation) are added to the embossed background.

Embossed Background Wedding Card

For the card, the sentiment is stamped onto an orange card stock and embossed using gold embossing powder. The gold embossed background is trimmed accordingly to fit the bottom and upper of the sentiment. They are layered onto the orange sentiment card stock using foam tape. Then, the whole panel is attached onto a yellow card base.

Close-up: The gold embossed sentiment on the wedding card

Embossed Background Wedding Tag

While for the tag, the sentiment is stamped onto a pink parchment stitched tag die cut using gold ink. The white embossed background is first die cut with stitched tag dies. Then, it is trimmed accordingly to fit the bottom and upper of the sentiment and layered onto the pink parchment stitched tag. Another white stitched tag is attached to the back of the pink parchment stitched tag for message writing.

Close-up: The gold embossed sentiment on the wedding tag

For finishing touch, I apply a layer of shimmer to both of the backgrounds to make them shine; after all, it is a wedding wishes card!

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

1) Crafty Girls Creation Challenge 31 Anything Goes (ends by 29 December 2016)

2) Little Miss Muffet Challenge #153 - Anything Goes (ends by 29 December 2016) 

Supplies used:

One Layer Stenciled Thank You for All That You Do!

One Layer Stenciled Thank You for All That You Do!

This is the second project of the day and I am continuing my hand-made cards for some of my associates that helped me in my recent case and situation. I been chasing them like crazy people for last few days of my case dateline and I am sure a lot pressures are on their shoulder. Thus, I hope these cards will show them how much I really appreciate their helps, urgent and priority on my case.

CAS(E) This Sketch #195

For these cards, I am adopting CAS(E) This Sketch #195 as shown above. For the second card, I am top mirroring the original sketch. I decided to make a simple and one layer card as the target receivers are male.

Close-up: One Layer Stenciled Thank You for All That You Do! - original sketch

On the white card base, three (3) distress colors are apply onto the stencil on the bottom and top half of the card base.

Close-up: One Layer Stenciled Thank You for All That You Do! - top mirror sketch

Close-up: Sentiment on the original sketch

Then, the sentiment is stamped accordingly as in sketch.

Close-up: Sentiment on the top mirror sketch

One Layer Stenciled Thank You for All That You Do! card and matching envelope

I also made matching envelopes for these cards by stenciling the same design onto the envelope flap but only using one distress color instead of the three (3) distress colors. Just a little something to make the blank envelope more interesting. :P

Dimension : A2 card or 4.25" x 5.5"

Type : Top fold

Inlay : None

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

1) CAS(E) This Sketch #195 (ends by 27 October 2016)

2) Brown Sugar Challenge #221 - Anything Goes (ends by 27 October 2016)

3) Crafty Girls Creation Challenge 28 Anything Goes (ends by 02 November 2016)

4) Little Miss Muffet Challenge #149 - Anything Goes (ends by 02 November 2016) 

Supplies used:

Wish Big Monster Shaker Card

Wish Big Monster Shaker Card

Made this card for my best friend whose birthday is coming next month. But since she is in Singapore, I need to get the present and this card posted early so that it will arrive on time for her birthday.

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 299 (MFTWSC299)

For this card, I am adopting MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 299 (MFTWSC299) as shown above and it is just perfect for challenge hosted by CAS-ual Fridays CFC157 - Shaker Card. I must admit that those confetti inside the shaker shape just remind me of party as challenge hosted by Cute Cards Thursday Challenge 444 - Party Time!

Close-up: The shaker circle

First, I die cut a white circle as the shaker base and also to stamp my image on. Then, I die cut a same size circle of acetate. Using a smaller circle die with the circle die I used to die cut the shaker base, I create a frame out of both circle dies so that I will have a rim/ring to build the shaker depth by die cutting from foam. In fact, I die cut two foam rim/ring so that I have the depth I needed. I also die cut a gold rim/ring to be attached at the most top layer of the shaker as decorative rim/ring to cover up every else (mostly ugly things) behind it. By this time, I did wish that I have Lawn Fawn Stitched Frame as die cut the frame by pairing two (2) sizes of circle dies together really do have its challenge.

Close-up: The sentiment and monster

The next thing I do is stamp the monster image and sentiment onto the white circle shaker base and color the monster with Copic markers. After coloring the monster, I give her some uniqueness by adding some mini spots under its horns as well as her webbed feet. With those mini spots, she just look different! More shimmer is added to her body as it is after all a birthday celebration and for me, needs lots of shine. :P

Close-up: Shinning monster (photo taken before the shaker is assemble)

Wish Big Monster Shaker Card - after it was shake

Then, it is time to assemble the shaker together. I use double sided tape as my medium instead of liquid glue as it is more manageable with double sided tape but it took some times as I need to peel shorter length of the tape due to the curvy of circle. I use some glitter confetti and gold steel ball bead nail art decoration as shaker elements.

Close-up: The panel - recycling from another project

As for the panel, I re-use leftover of masked stencil piece from this card. After the masked stencil piece is trimmed to size, it is attached onto a green card base as in sketch follow by the the shaker circle.

Dimension : A2 card or 4.25" x 5.5"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : None

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

1) MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge - Sketch 299 (MFTWSC299) (ends by 27 September 2016)

2) CAS-ual Fridays CFC157 - Shaker Card (ends by 04 October 2016)

3) Cute Cards Thursday Challenge 444 - Party Time! (ends by 28 September 2016)

4) Brown Sugar Challenge #217 - Anything Goes (ends by 29 September 2016)

5) Crafty Girls Creation Challenge 26 Anything Goes (ends by 05 October 2016)

6) Little Miss Muffet Challenge #147 - Anything Goes (ends by 05 October 2016)

Supplies used:

Copic marker used: R20, YG03, YG13 and YG17

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