Asian cards

I really didn't think I was going to get this card finished in time... but I did, so here's my second post for today :) It's very different to my other card, isn't it? I chose to stamp the Brushed Bamboo (Impression Obsession) stamp onto Hammer card as I wanted to add some extra texture CAS style. I HAD to use Memento Bamboo Leaves to ink it up. How could I not?! There are two layers to the Blissful Butterfly Border (Memory Box) butterfly - a Centura card base with a vellum topper just glued…

Hi everyone. Today's card is for the new challenge at ATCAS, hosted by the very talented Sylvia (Poppy's Papercraft Patch). Sylvia chose this word ... This challenge's sponsor is Prize: 5 digital images I decided to go with a card featuring the art of Ikebana --- Japanese floral arranging. I've done cards like this in the past and I love the delicate look of the shallow vase with the simple, yet striking floral design. I used a corner die for the background, which to me looks like a Japanese…

Made for two challenges. For links to the challenges: https://stitchesandsmudges.blogspot.com/2018/07/cherry-blossoms.html

I love hoarding my designer paper that has images on it rather than just patterns. I decided that at least once a month I have to make ...

Christine Stokes shows how to play with Sizzix Thinlits-Ikebana, Memory Box "Vertical Lines Background die, and oriental papers. I rubbed a little black ink on the sides and bottoms of the vases and "poohed them out a bit with McGill Rounding Tools.

For today's Free for All Challenge (F4A111 - Celebrate the Dragon - make an asian-themed card). I used mostly embossing folders for this card with only one small stamping in the middle. I used the faux letterpress technique for the circle background. For more details, check out my blog: http://stampingwithloll.blogspot.ca/2012/04/asian-themed-and-easter-themed-cards.html

I haven't used this set in forever so when I saw this card I just had to CASE it! http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1069447

If you didn't get to join in on the Treat Yourself Crop week before last at Card Swaps...then you missed out on a lot of fun challenges! I still have a lot of things going on in my life right now so I was only able to do two of the challenges. Meredith asked us to make a tag using a specific technique of coloring and embossing. The idea is to ink your background and then stamp it in another color. You then stamp your main image with versamark ink and then clear emboss. Then you apply a…

I'm sharing with you today what I consider the most fabulous handmade birthday card I have ever received in my life. And without a doubt, this incredible cascade card was created by my very special and talented friend Patti, of Creations By Patti. I've had my eye on, and pinned what I thought were some really pretty cascade cards on my Pinterest board for quite awhile now, with the hope that I'd like to try one someday...but none of them even come close to being as clever and elaborate as…