Xmas Tags

Hi there! December passed in a flash, what with holidays, gatherings and a frantic rush to get presents. I was busy that I did not manage to take part in any challenges or post any of my creations. Now that the rush is over, I'm back!

It was a lot of work but fun to create these tags. The MFT dogs and yeti are so cute! I die-cut a rectangle with the MFT Rectangle Peek-A-Boo Window die and adhered a ribbon behind the window.

I then stamped the dogs and yetis on Neenah Solar White card stock, coloured them with Comic markers before fuzzy-cutting them. These cute animals were then adhered in the middle of the tags.

After that, I die-cut the sentiments with red glitter card stock and adhered them and the green ribbons.

Lastly, I punched holes at the top of the tags and added ribbons and twine. This was a good opportunity to use my supply of ribbons and twine. 

I created about twenty tags to go with the Christmas presents for my friends. It was a joy for me to see their delight and appreciation for the tags I made. 

I'm submitting these tags for the Simon Says: Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge. 

Furry Friends

Hi! Today's blog is a birthday card that has the sentiment as the focal point. 

I stamped, coloured and fuzzy-cut these cute puppies from Mama Elephant and adhered them around the sentiment. 

I also included some buttons I had in my stash, with one of the buttons acting as a ball for the juggling puppy.

Lastly, I included a sentiment and a puppy inside the card. 

Overall, this is a cute card that I enjoyed making for the recipient. 

I'm submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Furry Friends. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a good day!

Vivien

Simon Says: Photo Inspiration

Hello! Today I'm sharing a card inspired by the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. This week's theme is Simon Says: Photo Inspiration.

I coloured up this cute image from Whimsy Stamps with alcohol markers, and die-cut it with a square scalloped die from Spellbinders.

I then adhered the image to a piece of glitter paper with beautiful silver dots and added some die-cut frames in hues of lilac.  I also threaded a shiny lilac ribbon through the background paper on the left.

Lastly, I adhered a sentiment "hugs", which I embossed on grey cardstock.

That's it from me for today. Happy crafting!

Viv

Hello! Today my post is about a Christmas card I made for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge -- Simon Says: Christmas.

I created the background with a Simon Says Stamp stencil and distress oxide. I decided to deviate from the usual Christmas colors and instead create something in pastel colors. The color combination is simply gorgeous and I love the chalky feel of distress oxide!

To turn it into a Christmas card, I die-cut the words, Peace, Love and Joy from Penny Black dies in shimmer white cardstock. However, the words blended in with the busy background, so I die-cut the same words in pink as shadows. This allowed the white words to stand out from the background. 

Lastly, I added a grey snowflake die-cut at the bottom right corner of the card to have a little bit of winter. 

Supplies used are:
Simon Says Stencil Heart Mandala
Penny Black peace love dies
Distress oxides: picked raspberry, salty ocean, twisted citron

That's all I have for now. Till next time!

Viv

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Hello! Today, I'm back to take part in the SSS Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes. 

I die-cut a fishtail banner with Create A Smile Die and adhered it on a doily, which I adhered  an A2 card. I then colored a sunflower stamp from Penny Black and adhered it in front of the fishtail banner. 

I found this Dream Big sentiment which I had die-cut earlier and it matches the color scheme perfectly! This sentiment die is from Penny Black and is one of my favorites.

The twine and star are all long-ago purchases in my stash and I am glad to be able to use them on this card (I need to reduce my stock of embellishments!).

I added some stickers and crystals to doll up the card, and used Wink of Stella on the sentiment and sunflower stamp, after which I decided, "Ok, this card has enough embellishments!" Lol

Lastly, I stuck the A2 card on a same-sized card base. Overall, I am pretty happy with how this card turned out. 

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Viv

Black, White and Bright!

I have wanted to use this Lawn Fawn Fairies stamp set for the longest time but didn't get around to it till recently.

I was wondering how to use this beautiful piece of designer paper when inspiration struck and I decided to use this paper as the background for the fairies.

I used Pink and Main's Hello die as the focus and placed the fairies around it. I added the cute little lamp to the purple fairy as though she was lighting up the Hello.

I added shimmer to all the fairies to give them a magical feel.

I couldn't decide which fairy to leave out so I used them all! Lol

I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 4 - Black, White and Bright!

SSS Monday Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Thank you for visiting  my blog and have a good day or good night!

Vivien

A lot of Pink!

Hello!

I created this birthday card few weeks ago for a close friend, which fits this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge theme, A Hint of Pink. Well, it was more than a hint though. Lol.

I die-cut the circles using stitched circle dies from SSS, and added acetate to create shaker windows. I then added a sentiment and mix of pink and white sequins before sticking the card front to the card base.

For the bottom window, I decide to have this cute little pig peeping through to the inside of the card. I must admit it was a "delicate operation" to ensure that the circle windows for both card front and base match! 

Overall, this card took up more time than expected but I got so much satisfaction out of making it!

I am participating in the following challenges with this card:

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge: A Hint of Pink
MFT Sketch Challenge: Sketch 331

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Vivien

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Bit O' Green

 Hello! This card is one of my favorites cos it's floral-related. I just love, love floral theme. :D

Instead of the traditional red, I colored these poinsettia in pink and added white dots to enhance them. The copic markers used are:

R81, R83, R85

YG03, YG93, YG95

I fussy-cut the flowers and added them to a background paper in my stash. For my sentiment, I heat-embossed a greeting from the Mama Elephant 'Just a Note' stamp set.

Lastly, I added a frame and acetate, plus a few white sequins and white butterfly sticker to the background. 

I'm submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bit O'Green.

That's all from me. Thanks for stopping by. Adios!

All-Pink Name Card Holder

I started out intending to create a shaker card but it morphed into a name card holder as I went along. 

A frame was first created to hold this beautiful card from Lili of the Valley, which I added Martha Stewart's extra fine glitter to turn it into a shaker card.

I then decided to add a name card holder, and a sentiment as the space next to the frame looked empty.

Am submitting this card for the SSS Wednesday Challenge: Think Pink.

Bunny Hop!

Created this birthday card for a friend born in the year of the Rabbit (according to the Chinese horoscope). 

 I'm submitting this card for three challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge #138: "Anything Goes"

Live and Love Crafts Challenge #52 Traditional PINK

The Ribbon Girl October Card Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Emboss It

This beautiful silver-embossed card is done with The Ton Peony Background stamp. I just loved this stamp!

I triple-layered it with silver cardstock to give it depth and added a "Thank you" die-cut also in silver paper. 

This is one of my favourite cards!