THANK YOU!

Hello! Happy Tuesday! I need to go back to work tonight, but I still have a holiday fever. [Sigh.] I just hope it wouldn't be a tough night.

Anyhow, I am here to share to you several cards and whatnots that I made over the past few weeks as a way of thanking the owner and Design Team Leader of Bee Happy Crafts who was so generous to us for providing such lovely tools and supplies and for appreciating what we do.

I haven't been able to show my gratitude sooner (last October when my third month as a Design Team member ended), but I really wanted to give her a gift (or should I say several gifts) as a token of my gratitude. I just was not able to send them to her sooner. As the saying goes, 'It is better late than never.' Heh. I hope she likes them. Here they are.

1. Thank You Card
This is not what I had in mind when I was picturing out how the card would look like, but as I was making it, things started to happen. Hah. It was supposed to be orange and blue, but it turned out to be green instead of blue. I can't figure out how that came to be. I still had fun making it though. It is a little bit weird, but I think it is okay.

CARD# HPJ-2016-01: Thank You So Much 

I distressed the papers from the Tim Holtz paper stash. I stamped on the surface and embossed the image using weathered white embossing powder. After which, I adhered the embellishments. I added glass bead medium for texture glazed the embellishments. I sprayed glimmer mist as an afterthought. Voila! There goes my thank you card.

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel White, Eno Greeting 8"x8" paper pad Comfortable Afternoon, Papemelroti Tag, chipboard sticker, Eno Greeting 3D sticker, Eno Greeting resin embellishment, buttons, paper flowers, beads, self-adhesive crystal, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Diamonds, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Ranger Embossing Powder Weathered White, Ranger Heat It Tool, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Bahama Blue, FolkArt Acrylic Paint Emerald Green, Stanley Glue Gun 

2. Blank Cards
I made a set of blank mixed media cards which she can give to her friends on their birthday or to just say hi. I actually did a little experimenting on these cards. I changed the process which I usually follow when I make mixed media cards. I tried to mimic Elena Morgun's way of making her cards. Her process is great, but I think I will just stick to mine. It felt a little awkward and weird. I am more comfortable with how I do things, but I will definitely use some of her techniques like using chipboard for added dimension and completing the front of the card before adhering it onto the card base. I love her works. I wish I could be half as good as her.

Basically, I made the cards using similar materials. I just changed the layouts and the sentiments.


For each card, I layered several bits of patterned paper and topped it with various embellishments. I splattered some paint over it to make it more interesting and of course I added a couple of crystals because they are one of my staple supplies in making cards. Heh.

CARD# HPJ-2016-02: Hello

CARD# HPJ-2016-03: Celebrate

CARD# HPJ-2016-04: Enjoy

CARD# HPJ-2016-05: Birthday Wishes

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Moods Board Paper Stormy Grey, Tim Holtz Paper Stash 8"x8" Miscellaneous and French Industrial Revolution, printed texts, Eno Greeting Wooden Flourishes, paper flowers, metal charms, beads, self-adhesive crystals, buttons, brads, shrink plastic embellishments, Eno Greeting 3D stickers, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity Musica, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Sentiments, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, The Crafter's Worshop Mini Stencil Chicken Wire Reversed, Golden Light Molding Paste, Golden Glass Bead Medium, Golden Soft Gel Medium, Pebeo Gesso, Reeves Acrylic Paint Mars Black, Ranger Embossing Ink Pad, Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine Black, Ranger Heat It Tool, Stanley Glue Gun

3. Tags

I love how the Christmas tags I made for the Design Team last year turned out and I wanted to use the same principle in making another set. Here is what I came up with. (Sorry for the stenciled part. I must have overheated the molding paste. TT.TT.)

TAG# HPJ-2016-01: Cherish

TAG# HPJ-2016-02: Remember

TAG# HPJ-2016-03: Moments

TAG# HPJ-2016-04: Memories

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: DCWV 12"x12" Chalkboard Stack, All About Scrapbooking 12"x12" paper, printed text, Eno Greeting Wooden Flourishes, paper flowers, metal charms, buttons, beads, The Crafter's Workshop Mini Stencils Art Is, Brocade and Chicken Wire Reversed, Prima Marketing Stencil Harlequin, Golden Light Molding Paste, FolkArt Metallic Acrylic Paint Blue Topaz and Pearl White, Ranger Embossing Ink Pad, Prima Marketing Clear Stamps Vintage Vanity Musica, Ranger Embossing Powder Weathered White, Ranger Crackle Paint Rock Candy, Golden Glass Bead Medium, micro pearls, Golden Soft Gel Medium Gloss, Stanley Glue Gun

P.S. For some reason the color of the text would not change to black no matter how many times I try so please bear with it. I'll figure something out later. Also, I have yet to add the paper clips, bookmarks and altered box. I will post them as soon as I finish editing the photos. Thanks for looking today! Have a great week!

CARD# HPJ-2016-06: Vintage Birthday

Hi there! I am going to share a card that I made for a friend and colleague last January. I had a hard time remembering the name of the special fold card. I couldn't recall how it was done so I tried to google it, but of course I need the name of the fold. I went through my folders of video tutorials and text tutorials, but I couldn't find it. So, I went through the gallery of tutorials by Splitcoaststampers because I am positive it could have been Beate Johns or any of the girls who made the tutorial and I was right. I saw a picture of a finished card. Gad. It was called a Criss Cross Card. Ugh. Why didn't I think of that? The flaps overlap each other from both sides so it's 'criss cross'. 

Anyway, from there, I was able to make the base of the card. Mine was 4 7/8" x 4 7/8". Here is what I came up with.

I wanted to go for a vintage look so I inked the papers with Tim Holtz's mini distress ink. I adhered lace on the front of the card to add texture and added a lace trimming over it. I had adhered chipboard at the back of the paper which I used as background for the focal point (a 3d sticker) for dimension before placing it on the card. I punched strips of board paper to decorate the opening of the card. As a finishing touch, I affixed some charms and self-adhesive pearls here and there.

I used a diecut which I made with one of Spellbinders fancy tags as a pull tab for the insert and stamped the sentiment.

The one on the left is the back of the criss cross card.

That was that. I just love how it came out. I enjoyed making it and my friend loved it. I think I will be making more birthday cards using this fold. The finished card is really pretty. It looks complicated, but in reality it is so easy to make. If you would like to try making one, Beate's tutorial will be useful. You can check it out here.

Thanks for looking today! Have a great weekend!

MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Ivory, Eno Greeting 8x8 paper pad Comfortable Afternoon, Eno Greeting 3D Sticker, lace trimmings, self-adhesive pearls, metal charms, Bo Bunny Clear Stamps Sentiments, Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black, Ranger Distress Ink Mini Walnut Stain, Martha Stewart Edge Punch Doily Lace, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Framed Tags One, Cuttlebug Machine V2

JANUARY CRAFT HAUL

Hello! I thought I posted the supplies I bought last month, but upon checking my previous entries, I wasn't able to see it so here I am writing about it.

I placed another order at Bee Happy Crafts.

Woohoo! I finally have the Vintage Lane Stack! I love the papers. They are just awesome! I would probably use them to cover my future mini albums.

Here are the rest of the supplies.

Pink Paislee Snow Village Kit

 Clear Stamps: Imaginisce Happy Traveler Plane and Scooter, Pebbles Snowman and Snowflake

 Clear Stamps: Kaisercraft Little One and Pink Paislee Merry & Bright

Ranger Archival Ink: Viridian, Aquamarine, Chrome Yellow, Vermillion, Plum and Sepia

Ranger Distress Ink Mini: Antique Linen and Pumice Stone
Ranger Embossing Powder Weathered White

Martha Stewart Punch Elephant and Paper Smooches Wise Dies Baby Shower

Also, I bought a couple of resin embellishments, some more wooden flourishes and 3D stickers.

The haul ends here. Thanks for looking today!