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-2015-18: Purple Madness

Hi again! I have a loooot to catch up. More post are coming up after this. Haha. I’ve not been in touch for far too long.

Moving on. This time I am going to share to you the most recent card that I made. It is a mixed media one with a purple, black and silver color palette. I don’t use purple that much so I thought it would be great to utilize my mostly untouched purple stash. It is actually a part of my Mothers’ Day project. I am thinking of making different cards using the ROYGBIV scheme. I mean I won’t do indigo, but I would try to make all the other colors. Wouldn’t that be fun. And I will make several mixed media cards. Woohoo! I love the texture and the dimensions.

Anyhow, I feel happy about this card. Aside from the front, I also decorated the inside. See. I am employing the techniques I learned in making mini albums. Thanks a lot to all the artists who are so generous to share their knowledge and their talent to the world. I learn a lot from them and I am inspired to create even more awesome projects. I love you guys!

As for the front of the card, I layered two distressed patterned paper. I added molding paste and stamped an image for the background. I cut a small part of a die cut and also cut the center to make the image show through. I then adhered a couple of paper flowers which I gessoed and put glitters on before doing so. I also affixed black pearls and some charms to add more flare.

At the bottom left of the card, I adhered another die cut. I am thinking of writing or stamping the name of the recipient later on. For now, I do not know who will get it so I will leave it at that.

Inside, I made a small pocket where a cardstock for the message will be tucked in as well as a journaling card from the Graphic 45 Secret Garden Collection. I debated on whether to make a matching box for it or just put it in an acetate box. Well, the acetate box seems to be more appealing. I could make a small stand at the bottom and decorate it a bit to match the card. What do you think? I’ll add a photo of it inside the acetate box once I made the stand, but for now, I’ll only show images of the card itself, okay?

I had a great time creating this piece. I hope to make the other cards soon. Thank you for stopping by! Till the next post.

[MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED: Bevania Splendorgel Board Paper White, Rives Board Paper Tradition Black, Stardream Board Paper Silver, All About Scrapbooking 12x12, paper flowers, lace trimming, pearls, charms, crystal, Marie’s Gesso, white glue, glitters, Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Windsor, Golden Molding Paste, The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Stencil Mini Punchinella, Stanley Glue Gun, micro pearls, Spellbinders Nestabilities Splendid Circles, Spellbinders Shapeabilities D-Lites fancy Framed Tags One, Cuttlebug Machine V2]