Gallery Idol Round 5: Garden Heaven

Hello folks,

YAY!! Finally, I made it to the Gallery Idol Top 5. I still can’t believe that my card is on the posted wall for the Gallery Idol Top 5. Thank you from the bottom of my heart everyone!!

NOW…. It is time to show you my card for the Final round!

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Here it is:20140616-01I named it ‘GARDEN HEAVEN’.

The theme for round 5 is ‘ADHESIVES‘. Adhesives… adhesives… I counted double-sided bonding tape, foam adhesive, any types of glue, and glossy accents. Am I right?
(please~ these are all I have…)
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My card looks nothing special… just made with ordinary way… but, my aim for this round was to show you a conventional card with its own unique idea. I chose several colours of ‘Martha Stewart Glitter Powder’ for the background and ‘Summer Garden stamps by Simon Says Stamp’ as embellishments. I LOVE Summer Garden stamps very much. It is so adorable! So, I was really happy that I could use these stamps for my last challenge card LOL!!

I affixed a double-sided sticky tape on the paper at first and then I die cut using MFT Die-namics Triangle Screen as a garden wall hangings.

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I then gently rubbed on glitter powder on the sticky part of the paper. Rainbow colours were chose from Martha Glitter Powders. They are super-duper fine and I love them all.
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My second form of adhesives – and this is my favourite types of adhesives – is Glossy Accents! I used it to make watercolour flowers more fancy.

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Lastly, I used foam adhesive for a 3D dimension of the sentiment, tiny butterfly, flowers, and leaves. :D

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Wow… this is already my last card for Gallery Idol contest 2014. I’m so happy and highly honoured… because I can meet many fabulous ladies in the top 20. Their works is AMAZING and I respect them all.

Thank you Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine for choosing me. I’ve learnt a lot and am still learning from all fabulous cards. It is definitely wonderful journey that can’t be replaced with any prizes!!

★ Supplies:
Summer Garden stamps by Simon Says Stamp
Embellished Elegance stamps by Papertrey ink
Collage Music Background stamp by Hero Arts
MFT Die-namics Triangle Screen
Martha Stewart Punch 3-In-1 Classc Butterfly
Adhesives – Double-sided sticky tape, Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents, Foam adhesive
Martha Stewart Glitter Powders – Carnelian, Copper, Yellow Barite, Golden Beryl, Verdelite, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, and Charoite
Distress ink pads – Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Bundled Sage, Evergreen Bough, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers, Victorian Velvet, and Seedless Preserves
Ranger Embossing Powder – Seaform White
Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush – Clear
Sakura Gelly Pen – White

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Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
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Gallery Idol Round 4: Flamenco Fantasy

Hi folks,
Happy Monday!! Did you have a wonderful weekend? Yes I did! Because… I made it to the Gallery Idol Top 10. Hooray~~ I spent a very happy weekend making card for next round. LOL!!

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Wow… with each round, the task is getting more difficult and very tricky as well. The theme for round 4 is ‘BORDER STAMPS‘ and I – honestly and seriously – just have one border stamp set. OMGoodness!!!

……It’s OK!! The one-and-only border stamp set is so beautiful and enough to make a good card (I believe…)

Here it is:
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When you look at this card, what is the first thing that come to your mind? Passion, classy, rose, frills, and beautiful Red & Black… Let’s dance Flamenco!
I named it ‘Flamenco Fantasy‘ and You are my greatest joy!!

I wanted to express gorgeous red long dress, beautiful red rose using lace border stamps, and happy dancing moment through paper frills. It was so great moment and the greatest joy.

20140609-02I heat embossed music background stamp in clear on the black card base at first. I then blended with several reddish colours of Distress Inks on the watercolour paper. After red watercolour paper was completely dried, I carefully stamped chosen border stamps in black and added shiny effect using Clear Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. For sentiment, I aligned it along with lace borders. To make it stand out, I stamped in Frost white on the black banner.

Here is a detailed view:
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It was so much fun and I did my best!! Yay~~ :D

★ Supplies:
Lace Border Stamps by Penny Black
Collage Music Background Stamp by Hero Arts
Technique Tuesday – Loving Words Stamps by Ali Edwards
Distress ink pads – Fired Brick, Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany, Spiced Marmalade, and Vintage Photo
Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush – Clear
Ranger Embossing Powder – Clear
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Tsukineko VersaFine Pigment Inkpad – Onyx Black (for lace border stamping)
Colorbox Pigment Ink pad – Frost White (for message stamping)
Tim Holtz Paper Distresser
Tim Holtz® Distress Watercolor Cardstock

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Thank you so much for your support and prayer! Keep smiling and be blessed!
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Gallery Idol Round 3: Sound of Music

Hello folks,
Happy Monday Again!! YAY~ I made it to the Gallery Idol Top 15. I am highly honoured and so excited.

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The theme for round 3 is ‘STENCILS‘ :D

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Here it is:
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For GI round 3, I chose a gorgeous ‘PUNCTUATION Stencil’ by Simon Says Stamp and I named this card ‘Sound of Music‘.

Hmm… You might be wondering “Music? why?? where is musical notes?” Ye! You are right! It is punctuation but, not just punctuation. In my imagination, adding rainbow water drops to punctuation turns into the Sound of Music. LOL! :D

Here is a detailed view:
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I layered a stencil over the watercolour paper and blended it with several colours of Distress Inks for making stencil patterns stand out (phew~ there are so many colours!!) and then, I added Shimmer Spritz Sparkle and touches of glossy accents to fresh water drops. The focal sentiment is embossed in Gold and it was popped up with foam dots for dimension. :D

20140602-03Sound of Music… So, shall we dance? You are absolutely delightful!!

★ Supplies:
PUNCTUATION Stencil by Simon Says Stamp
Simon Says Stamp Absolutely Delightful
Distress ink pads – Fired Brick, Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Bundled Sage, Evergreen Bough, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans, and Seedless Preserves
Ranger Embossing Powder – Super Fine Gold
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Tim Holtz® Distress Watercolor Cardstock

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Gallery Idol Round 2: Bride of May

Hello folks,
Happy Monday!! I am highly honoured to be a part of the Top 20 at Gallery Idol.

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Now, I am extremely excited to submit my second card to GI Round Two!! The theme for round two is ‘DIE-CUTTING‘ :D

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Here it is:

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When I first knew the theme, I thought it would be easy for me because, I have many dies. Buttttttt… It was so hard to make the right card.. I was above myself. Haha…
Honestly, I cut each one of all my dies and arranged all die cuts on the desk! Thinking… thinking… thinking… I was thinking what I was going to make over and over again.

Sigh……

Oh!! I hit on the best idea all of a sudden! ‘BRIDE OF MAY‘ LOL!!

I chose lovely Spellbinders In’spire Die-Silhouette, Clearly Besotted Fancy Feathers Die Collection, and Clearly Besotted  Love Word Die. My focal point is ‘LOVE WORD’ die cut. Normally I use stamps when I decorate a card with sentiment but, for round two, I wanted to carry out my duties faithfully.

Here is a detailed view:
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Extremely fine day in May and… this card is for all Brides of May!
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★ Supplies:
Spellbinders Shapeabilities In’spire Die-Silhouette
Clearly Besotted Fancy Feathers Die Collection
Clearly Besotted  Love Word Die
Tsukineko VersaMark Embossing Ink Pad
Ranger Embossing Powder – Super Fine Gold
Ranger Embossing Powder – Black Sparkle
Distress Ink Pads Tattered Rose, Antique Linen, and Fired Brick (for watercolour background)

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
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IN YOUR HEART ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

Hi everyone, did you start a happy day? Australia where I live is now heading toward winter season but, it is awesome sunny weather today^^

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I made ‘GET WELL’ card with gorgeous Papertrey ink bigger blossoms stamp set and I adore the cute flower stamps.

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I used many floral colour pigment ink pads for these cute blossoms and especially Studio Calico Color Theory Ink Emerald City for leaves.

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“IN YOUR HEART ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!” YES! WE CAN DO!!

★ Core materials:
Bigger Blooms Stamp by Papertrey ink
Hearts & Flowers stamp by Flourishes (for sentiments)
Memento Dye Ink Pads Tuxedo Black
Studio Calico Color Theory Ink – Emerald City
Versacolor Pigment ink pads (for blossoms)

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
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