Hello friend

Koala is so cute. I bought this stamp set from Gerda Steiner designs website. I like their designs. They made a lot of cute stamp set and their card styles. 

I still need to practice color this cute Koala by markers. Those markers I bought from dickblick many years ago when my daughter took art class. 

Supplies that I used 

Gerda Steiner Designs you're koalafied https://gerdasteinerdesigns.com/products/youre-kaolified-4x6-clear-stamp-set

Stampabilities woodgrain background 

Distress ink moved Lawn, blueprint sketch, vintage photo 

Blick studio marker sand, light umber, dark brown, apple green, leaf green 

Neenah desert storm  cardstock https://www.amazon.com/ENVIRONMENT-Desert-Storm-Card-Stock/dp/B0034JZ6XK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485878216&sr=8-1&keywords=neenah+desert+storm

Just A Note

Today I made this fun card. I used Mama Elephant New Zipper die to make a top secret message inside. When you open it you can see my notes. It's really fun. We like to play it.

Supplies that I used
Mama Elephant Just A Note stamp set http://mamaelephant.com/collections/new/products/just-a-note
Mama Elephant Zipper -creative cuthttp://mamaelephant.com/collections/new/products/zipper-creative-cuts

Kaleidacolor raised rainbow dye inkpad Spectrum
Neenah astrobright cardstock https://www.costco.com/Neenah-Astrobrights-Card-Stock%2c-Letter%2c-Stardust-White-(Confetti-Flecked)%2c-65lb%2c-250ct-.product.11131633.html

Friend card

I used the sentiment Friend dies to made this simple, but beautiful card. I chose MFT's stamp set Party pattern to made background. I added a vellum to let it dimmed. I die cut the sentiment Friend 4 times and layered them. It looks like 3D.

Supplies that I used
Mama Elephant Friend dies
MFT Party Pattern stamp set
Stampin Up Ink certainly celery, marina mist, daffodil delight, pretty  in pink, rich razzleberry, pumpkin pie, night of navy and old olive.
WPlus9 cranberry cardstock
Neenah classic crest white cardstock

Happy Chinese New Year series 6

Happy Chinese New Year!

This is last card of  my Happy Chinese New Year series. I'm so excited to new year come. To me that means spring is coming soon. It is my favorite season. I like to see my garden's flowers blossom. I like blue sky, green grass and sunny day.

Today's card is shaking card. Also I made a slider note. When you pull it, the lucky cat will move to left side and shows note of wish you good fortune in Chinese. For shaking window cover, I chose to laminate some die cut gold, fortune cookie, money, peach and flower inside. I just wanted to make a fun and happy card to celebrate new year. My daughter really loves it.

Supplies that I used
Mama Elephant lunar extras stamp set and dies
Apache laminator ponches 5 mm
The paper studio glitter cardstock
Neenah classic crest white #80

Happy Chinese New Year series 5

Today is Chinese New Year Eve. Oh yeah! Tonight we will have dinner with family together and make dumplings and watch Chinese New Year Performance Shows on TV. We can FaceTime with other family members who live in China. Thankful high technology made us feel so close to hometown today.

Today is my Happy Chinese New Year series card number 5. I planned to make 6 cards until tomorrow that new year day to celebrate this great festive. It made me so happy!

This year is chicken year. So I printed the roster  image. Also I used stamp set from mama elephant and watercolor brush pen to color cherry blossoms.

Supplies that I used:
Mama Elephant lunar extras stamp set
Sai watercolor brush pen bought from amazon
Reflection cardstock red
Neenah classic crest white #80

Happy Chinese New Year series 4

Today I made Happy Chinese New Year series cards 4 -- a lantern spinner card.  Chinese New Year is approaching. So excited!

I drew lanterns image. Printed, colored and fussy cut them. I cut a circle through layer paper and card base. I stuck two lanterns back to back. Also thread stuck inside, like a sandwich. It hung in the top and bottom of the circle.

Supplies that I used:
Mama elephant lunar extra for sentiments. http://mamaelephant.com/products/lunar-extras
The paper studio glitter paper from local Hobby Lobby store
Neenah classic crest cardstock 80lb. https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Crest-Super-Smooth-Solar/dp/B0013VC2NI/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485445799&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Nehna+crest+classic+white+cardstock

Happy Chinese New Year series 3

I'm continue to make Happy Chinese New Year series cards. Today is third one. Happy Chinese New Year to all my wonderful friends!

Today 's card is easy to make. I chose watercolor paper because it's color is not bright white and close to traditional Chinese watercolor paper 's color. It's natural white.

I handwrite the Happy Chinese New Year in Chinese using black ink pen. I taped traditional Chinese watercolor washi tape under the Chinese letters. And then I splashed red, blue and yellow color to paper by a small brush. I also chose same watercolor paper for card base. That's all. My card finished. It is very simple and limited supplies. Everyone can make it even no card making experience.

Supplies I used all in above the picture.
Brush pen made in Japan. I bought it in local Hobby Lobby store.
Washi tape from amazon.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LSL6MPG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Canson watercolor paper from local Walmart
Stampin Up Ink real red, marina mist and daffodils delight.

Happy Chinese New Year series 2

Today is second card for Happy Chinese New Year series.  I used embossing folder, die cut, sponges and gold embossing powder to complete this card. I can't find matching stamp for Chinese letter. So I use versamarker pen to hand write Happy Chinese New Year in Chinese  and embossed. Cute panda and traditional red color shows happiness and lucky.

Supplies that I used:

Elizabeth craft designs embossing folders bamboo
In'spire by Spellinders' scruffy panda dies
MFT happy panda dies ( I can't find it online now. Maybe it's retired? Hallmark scrapbook still has stamp set. http://hallmarkscrapbook.com/collections/my-favorite-things-stamps-and-dies/products/productsmy-favorite-things-happy-panda-clear-stamps-miss-tiina-stamps-html
Distress ink moved Lawn
Distress ink salty ocean
Stampin Up Ink daffodil delight
Versamarker pen
Hero Art embossing powder gold

Happy Chinese New Year series 1

This Saturday (Jan.28, 2017) is Chinese New Year. It is a important day for us. Normally I just prepared a big dinner for New Year Eve and talked with our family in China through the video. But this year I wanted to do more things. I with Belle decided to make a series cards to celebrate Chinese New Year.

I'm glad Mama Elephant has Chinese New Year and  lunar year animals stamp set. I embossed all images that what I wanted to on my cards. And I used blick marker pen to color them. I add some shimmy to flowers and lanterns.

For card base I chose the red color because Chinese like to use red color for celebration. It shows happiness and good luck.

The supplies I used:
Mama Elephant lunar animal stamp set http://mamaelephant.com/collections/animals/products/lunar-animals
Mama Elephant lunar extras stamp set http://mamaelephant.com/collections/celebrations/products/lunar-extras
Lawn Fawn fancy scallops frame dies http://www.lawnfawn.com/collections/valentine-2017/products/fancy-scalloped-rectangle-stackables
Blick studio marker http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-markers/

Better with you by Belle

Today I posted this nice card still made by my daughter Belle. I truly believed she has talent for making cards.

She used Gina K. Designs Better With You clear stamp set, Lawn Fawn hills dies.

Snow cool made by Belle

Today I post this cute card snow cool made by my 10 years old daughter. She loves Lawn Fawn stamps. She made many cut cards use Lawn Fawn stamp set. I will continue to post her cards here. She is so excited I want to keep posting  her card.

For this card she used Lawn Fawn Snow Cool stamp set. She use markers to draw that two cute penguins. Lawn Fawn hill dies to cut snow banks.

Thank you for watching.

Panda sent out a happy mail -- thank you

At beginning I created this card want to say thank you to my friend. But after my daughter saw that she really wants to keep it. She is a huge panda fun. Every time I brought her back to my hometown. We definitely went to panda base. We could stay there all day. Last year we luckily saw one panda who just born two days. It was red, didn't look like giant panda. We had a good time at there.

This card I die cut a window ( I called it window) for a stencil. I use the BoBunny silver glitter paste to fill it. Then I got one is shiny frame that was I used on this card for a window. I left negative one for other project. Shows in  below picture.

I sponged distress ink to color background. Fuss cut the cute panda. The envelope that panda hold I stamped thank you message inside.

Finally I put everything together . Hope you like it! Thank you for watching!

Supplies that I used :
 MFT happy pandas stamp set
Lawn Fawn love letters stamp set
Sizzix thinlits dies
Mama Elephant grass die
Distress Ink scatteerd straw, mowed lawn, tumbled glass, broken china, faded jeans
BoBunny silver glitter paste

Hug and Kiss shaking card

I still played this valentine wishes stamp set. Winter is not my favorite season. I don't like cold weather. I still remembered when I was young my hometown was wet and cold before Chinese New Year. Every kids hoped spring was coming. Luckily every year sunshine came after Chinese New Year day. So spring became my favorite season. It gave me a lot of hope and wishes.

Outside is raining and cold now, so I made this card use a lot of spring colors. I chose the light green for my card base. I added some fussy cut flowers outside of shake window because I felt to flat. I want to add some dimensions. I embossed sentiments by deep purple color. Shake, shake, spring is coming. Here is my finished card.

Supplies I used:
WPlus9 valentine wishes stamp set
Memento ink cube new sprouts
Memento ink cube pear tart
Memento ink cube bamboo leaves
Memento ink cube rose bud
Memento ink cube elderberry
Staples white card stock
Recollections color card stock light green

Cute treat box-- instruction step by step

I made this super cute treat box for my daughter's valentines. I used Lawn Fawn scalloped treat box die. http://www.lawnfawn.com/collections/fall-winter-2017/products/scalloped-treat-box

I cut two same piece use this die.

Fold along the score line

Add double side strong tape. Tape position shows in picture at below.

 I stuck two pieces together.( Bottom )

And taped sides together too.

Finally you put all side together. The cute box is finished. Supper Cute!!!

Thank you notes card

I like to keep thank you notes card to simple. Thank you is truly from my heart. So I decided made this simple card only use three stamps and sponged the land and sky color. Just drew some shades and die cut the circle shape. I hope you like it.

Supplies that I used:
Stampin up high tide stamp set
Gina K. Design script sayings stamp set
Lawn Fawn circle dies
Distress ink tumbled glass
Distress ink pumice stone
Distress ink chipped sapphire
Windsor Newton pigment marker warm grey 1&2
Staples white card stock

Winter Unicorn made by Belle

My daughter Belle loves unicorns. When she got this stamp set, she was soooo excited. She learned a lot of card making techniques from YouTube. From beginning to end, this complicated  and wonderful card was made by herself. She is a fifth grader and loves crafts.

Supplies she used is Lawn Fawn winter unicorn stamp set and dies.

Cute terrarium made by my 10 years old daughter

Yesterday when we shopped at lowe's. My daughter found this cute terrarium diy parts at indoor plants area. We bought the plant, container and natural moss. We have some tiny stone for fish tank. When we were  back home she made this cute terrarium all by herself. We're so proud of her.

By the sea

Hi, if you like handmade scenery cards, you will know we use a lot of sponging techniques. Theresa Momber made a lot of beautiful cards. I started to learn sponge scenery card form her YouTube channel. https://m.youtube.com/user/TheresaOnline

For this card, I cut a 1" circle on a Post-it note that I used to cover sun area first.  I started to sponge a blue color around the card. From the edge to inside the color changes from deep to light. I added yellow under the sun and pink around the sun. Then I took of mask paper to gently blend a very light yellow and pink to sun. After sponging, I stamped sea waves first, and then the land and the lighthouse. At the end I stamped the flying sea gulls.

Supplies that I used:
Stampin up High tide stamp set
Stampin up ink pad Daffodil Delight
Stampin up ink pad Night of Navy
Stampin up ink pad Pink pirouette
Distress ink tumbled glass
Staples white card stock

Love Message

I spend long time to make this card because I change my mind many time. I couldn't decided which way I would layer the center die cut pieces. After all I felt upside was too heavy. I had to add something below to make it balance. Finally I made this card. It looks like spring coming. I love it. Hope you like it too.

Supplies that I used:
WPlus9 valentine wishes stamp set and die
Memento ink cube new sprouts
Memento ink cube grey flannel
Memento ink pad rose bud
Versafine onyx black
Prismacolor color pencil set of 12
Recollection color card stock
Staples white card stock

Sending Lots of Love -- spray ink card

I made this " sending lots of love" card by WPlus9 spray ink. It is first time I used spray ink and have a lot of fun.

Supplies list:
Wplus9 pure color spray mists lake house
Wplus9 pure color spray mists sweet nectar
Wplus9 valentine wishes stamp set
Embossing powder gold
Memento ink cube teal zeal
Staedlter triples fine liner black
Recollections color splash stamp set
Versamagic ink cube red brick
Staples white card stock
 

A Pop Up card -- Lawn Fawn "love letters" stamp set

I made a pop up card for valentine theme. Cute little birds are sending happy mail to you. Above picture shows inside.

Because it's pop up card. I thought outside I made simple. I don't want the cover too catching eyes.

Supplies list:
Lawn Fawn "Love Letters" stamp set and dies
Lawn Fawn "Happy Mail" dies
MFT "I'm tweet on you " stamp set and dies
Distress ink moved lawn
Distress ink chopped sapphire
Blick studio marker red
Blick studio marker light maize
Blick studio marker canary yellow
Blick studio marker basic grey 1
Memento dye ink rose bud
DCWV The Gauze paper
Staplers card stock

MFT--I'm tweet on you

Hi, I made this " I'm tweet on you" valentine 's card for "2017 cards from heart card drive". All cards will be sent to hospital. If you are interested in this card drive, please read winter wonderland 's blog. Link is http://winterwonderlandcrafter.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-cards-from-heart-card-drive.html

Supplies that I used:
Card stock from Staples
MFT Staggered Heart dies
MFT I'm tweet on you stamp set and die
Color markers

Birthday Card for Jonny

So excited! It's my first post. Last Thursday was my husband Jonny's birthday. My daughter with me decided to make a birthday shaking card for him. Because he was born in snake year, so we chose the little cute snake from Lunar Animals by Mama Elephant. My 10 years old daughter colored the cute snake.

Other supplies we chose were water color paper, Distress Ink, Neenah classic crest solar white 80 lb card stock.