Flowers Big Thanks

I love pink flowers. I love watercoloring. I also love a big thank you. Combing these three things, I got this card for you!

Sweet Yellow Ditsy

The inspiration challenge photo at Altenew this month reminded me of their sweet Ditsy Print Stamp Set and I had to use the stamp set to make a card and play along their challenge.

Here is the card I made. Isn't it a sweet card for a sweet friend?

Here is a close up.
 

I am playing along the Altenew October 2018 Inspiration Challenge.

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Sparkle Friends

I made a card for a sweet friend who likes simple and elegant cards. And I had to add some sparkles for her. 

I used Altenew's Frosted Garden Stamp Set to stamp the flowers and then I heat embossed the center of the flowers with gold embossing powder. I was lucky enough to find a matching cardstock to make a side border to match the flower color. I also used gold acrylic paint to paint a golden stripe on the side border. With the left over gold paint, I added some golden dots here and there around the flowers. The sentiment was also form the same stamp set.

You can see the sparkles from this close up.
 

 

I am playing along the Flower Challenge #25 'Add Sparkle'.

Also the Double D Challenges Stripes and Dots.

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Fall Thanks

I like the rich colors of fall. Brown, orange, yellow... nice colors. 

Layered Flowers

I was so happy to make a card using the Altenew layering dies called Fantasy Floral 3D Die Set. I had so much fun making the flowers and leaves. I first die cut the flower pieces and the leaves, I then watercolored all the pieces and let them dry. Assembling the card was also fun. I tugged the leaves here and there and I just couldn't stop!

 Here is a close up.
 

I am playing along with the Altenew September Inspiration Challenge.

Also the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #311: Anything Goes.

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Sweet Friend Flower

I was playing with the Altenew Poppy Bloom Stencil and I was in love. I love the big poppy - simple yet elegant. I also love how easy it is to use. I just secured the stencil to a flat surface and used watercolor to color. This card only took me less than thirty minutes to finish, including drying time! I did use a heating gun to shorten the waiting time :).

Here is a closed-up.

I am playing along with the Altenew September Inspiration Challenge.

Also the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #311: Anything Goes.

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Blue and Violet Birthday

I made another birthday card with blue and purple flowers. I first stamped the flowers using gray dye ink then I colored the flowers using watercolor.

I am playing along the July challenge at A Blog Named Hero.

Blue Roses Thank You

I love roses - pink roses, violet roses, and blue roses! They all put a smile on my face. This time, I made blue roses for this thank you card. Hopefully, all the roses would make my friend happy, just like all the roses made me so happy!

I am playing along the July 2018 Inspiration Challenge at Altenew.

First Christmas

Christmas in July!! It is hot hot hot outside, but we can still dream a white merry Christmas! Yea!

This is my first Christmas card made this year and I am entering this card to the Paper Smooches Christmas in July 2018 challenge.

This is close up. Hopefully, you can see the sparkles from the sparkle embossing powder.

Paper Smooches Christmas in July 2018 challenge.

   

                             

 

Yellow Thank You

I made a card to enter the Paper Smooches' June Challenge. I used the colors from the Challenge to paint my flowers. Then I chose blue from the color chart to mat the flower panel and chose a yellow card base for my card. The yellow card base is such a sweet color for the card! Love it!

 

 

  

Paper Smooches June 2018 Challenge - a color story.

 

 

Mother's Day Roses Too

Following the previous post and using the left over roses, I made a card for my mom. I used pink and purple inks for the roses and used grey as the background color. 

Love the Altenew vintage roses!! Once I started making the roses, I just couldn't stop! And I still have bunch of roses to make more cards. Nice!

Mother's Day Roses

Happy Mother's Day! To celebrate Mother's Day with some dear friends, we had a party together and I made Mother's Day cards for them using Altenew's vintage roses stamp set. I made six cards in total. Each card has the same background but with a different design. For the roses with four layers, I used embossing powder for the forth/top layer. I also added some pearls around the roses. 

It was a great party with my friends. And I hope these cards made my friends a very happy Mother's Day.

Here are the cards in pairs.

 

Here are the cards one by one.

 

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I am playing along the following challenges.

Double "D" Challenges May Flowers Challenge.

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #445 Floral.

Just Add Ink Challenge #408.

 

Purple Thanks

I made a purple flower card inspired by Paper Smooches' inspiration photo for April challenge. This stamp set, Blossoming Buds, is one of my favorite stamp sets from Paper Smooches. I used watercolor to color all the flowers and leaves. I then added a gray wash around the flowers. A few sequins were also added for some sparkles.

Here is a close up.

 I am playing along the following challenge:

 Paper Smooches April 2018 photo challenge.

 Also, Just Us Girls challenge #437: Purple.

Time Out challenge #107 Spring.

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge: Sparkle and Shine.