Always XOXO @ STAMPlorations

{My DT work for STAMPlorations}

Hello there friends! Wish you the best time of year with your loved ones. I am having a great time with my mother and my four children here in my hometown Melaka. We do so much together, visiting places and enjoying the school holidays while it last.

Let me now take you to this tag made for TAGplorations December 'All About Christmas' challenge with glitter as the optional twist.

Some up-close pictures:

I simply tear off patterned papers into strips and distressed the edges with scissor then I glued them down side by side.

That's it for today.

I hope you will join us in this month's challenge

Looking for stencils and stamps? STAMPlorations offers quality products you will enjoy. Shop at STAMPlorations and mention my name STAMPGIRLASMAH at check out for discounts.

Till then. See you when I see you.

Hugs and smiles,

Be Ready To Soar @ STAMPlorations

Hello friends! Here is me again bringing the latest mixed media project for STAMPlorations. 

I wish to share with you a little art work done on a note book cover using very little medium with paints to bright it up.

Here it is:

To start with, I gesso'd the cover thinly and after it is primed entirely, I let dry a while.

Next I tackled modeling paste through Foiled Again stencil to form the design I love. This is definitely one of my favorite ARTplorations stencils and have used it several times in different projects.

I stamped this Little Birdie from STAMPlorations stamp set on acid free drawing paper and cut it out neatly. With pva glue, I stick it down after feeling satisfied with the composition as I wanted some space on the left side to stamp the sentiment.

Then I started adding colors and blended two colors at first before I added a bit of yellow and lastly black for dramatic look. For additional interest, I stamped random patterns from STAMPlorations Artsy Border Maker stamp set.

That's it for now.

I hope you are inspired by my artsy note book cover and will start throwing paints any time soon.

If you are looking for awesomazing stamps, stencils, mask and die cut products at special price, check out STAMPorations Shop and mention my name at check out for discounts...

Do join December Mixed Media Challenge before 2018 roll in. Kindly display the challenge graphic to be eligible for the prize if you are the winner.

Till then. Have a great Sunday!! Cheers.

Hugs and smiles,

XOXO Tag @ STAMPlorations

(My DT work for STAMPlorations)

Hello everyone! Wish you great time this December with happy moments with your loved ones. So am I here enjoying the holidays with my dear Mother and my four blessings.

Special thanks to Nancy Littrell for following my blog. I feel so honored Nancy, thank you so much.

Today we at STAMPplorations bring you a new TAGplorations challenge until the year end.

Let me show you my tag first of all:

Look very festive, isn't it?

So this graphic below will guide you what you need to create for the challenge:

As always, you can create anything you like but each make must feature tag. You need not use STAMPlorations products to enter. Just use whatever you have and like. To be eligible for the prize, be sure to showcase the graphic above in your post.

Looking for STAMPlorations products with discounts? Just mention my name at check out when shopping:

I am so excited to see what you will make at Mr. Linky.

Happy creating.

Hugs and smiles,

Keep The Faith {Art Journal} @ STAMPlorations

{My DT work for STAMPlorations}

Hi friends!

Happy December. I am so excited to be home with my family and my Mother this month. It's just so wonderful to be back to where I grew up here at my parents' home these school holidays and seize each and every moment I have with my loved ones cherishing everything life has to offer.

That's it for me today. I shall see you at STAMPlorations December Mixed Media Challenge alright.

Don't forget to add the graphic below in your blog post to be eligible for the prize.

Until then. Happy Holidays and have a blast this year end.

Hugs and smiles, 

Mixed Media Tag Tutorial

Hello friends! I am back again with another fun and easy tutorial to share with you today. I created a minimalist mixed media tag and hope it will inspire you to create yours as well.

First of all, I used tea bag sachets for the foundation in the background of a white card stock. I always keep them every time I make tea and I have accumulated a lot already so it's time to use them up.

To see more how to, please head on to STAMPlorations blog and have a see at my tutorial in detail.

I sure hope you are happy with my easy and minimalist mixed media tag tutorial this time.

I do hope you will give it a try and why not send in your creation to mixed media December challenge. I shall see you there.

Until next time. Have a happy holidays with family and friends.

Hugs and smiles,

ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop @ STAMPlorations

{My DT work for STAMPlorations}

Hello everyone! It's that fun time blog hop again at STAMPlorations and this time we bring you our very own talented lady in our design team, Sanna Lippert who joins STAMPlorations stencil designer and designed fabulous stencils for you to use and enjoy in your own creations.

Don't they look gorgeous?

I can't help falling in love with the gorgeous stencils Sanna has designed.

The day I received the stencils from Sherry Russ, I knew exactly what to create.

Here they are:

As for these artist trading cards below, I used Trees 1 stencil to make some random patterns using modeling paste. You can check out how I applied tea bag sachets for the background 

As for these artist trading cards, I used Leaves 1 stencil. Firstly I applied modeling paste through the stencil and let dry before I outline the leaves with black gel pen for interest.

~~~ooOOoo~~~

I am so excited to hear your comments about Sanna Lippert Designs either here or at STAMPlorations blog. Nevertheless I am thankful with the love you leave behind on both blogs and thank you so much for taking the time to hop.

All the best of luck to each and everyone of you.

Just in case I have not able to approve your comment yet, that is because I am travelling back to my hometown as you read me right now. My family and I will reach Melaka tomorrow.

Advance thank you to you if you also decided to follow my blog while hopping.

I shall get in touch with you again.

Have a good day and enjoy hopping.

Hugs and smile,

TAGs @ STAMPlorations

{My DT work for STAMPlorations}

Happy Tuesday everyone. I have been busy since Sunday trimming the ivy over my front fence and pulling weeds. I love the trimming part but really hate the weeding part. The job has to be done anyway so no complaining eh {smile}. Wonder what you have been up to in your part of the world? Mind sharing?

Okay, here's a quick reminder to let you know that if you love tags, this post if just for you. Today we at TAGplorations design team brings you a few more inspirations and invite you to create your tag/s and play along with us before November bids farewell. Your project can be anything but must feature tag/s.

I made a quick and easy mixed media tags this time:

For this month's challenge, we offer you a theme that is Gratitude. That comes with optional twist of polka dots.

Some up-close pictures:

And full shot once again:

I am so looking forward to see your tag creation/s. Join us here at Mr. Linky.

Thank you for dropping by my blog and I see you again soon.

Hugs and smiles, 

Altered Pizza Box @ STAMPlorations

{My DT work for STAMPlorations}

Hello friends! Happy Sunday and hope today is bright and happy.

I'm back again with an altered project designed for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil.

I used pizza box to decorate a mixed media element using products from STAMPlorations.

I usually used bold and vintage colors in my projects and this time I decided to use subtle colors for a change.

I have a lot of close-up pictures to share with you. Please enjoy...

 Yes you guessed right. I used tissue serviette of roses to adhere on the box surface with clear gesso for extra element and texture.

 I used butterfly and sentiment stamps from trendy butterflies #2 stamp set that is available at the store.

 I lightly gesso'd the roses and after it is dried, I highlighted the roses with brown watercolor pencil.  

Forest of leaves design seems perfect to decorate the corners so I applied modeling paste through the stencil for random leaves pattern. 

One of my favorite STAMPlorations stencils is crisscrossed. Its diamond shape is so attractive and to achieve this design, I simply dab brown ink pad over the stencil to form diamond patterns.

 Overall the subtle colors gives me much satisfaction when I finished the project.

More behind the scene shots:

 I used Rangers ink to highlight the edges.

 The inside is simply covered with patterned papers after I painted the box with white paint.

 I used brown card stock to cover up the back part.

 And here's the box once again:

I hope you get some inspirations to upcycle and altered whatever you find interesting and usable in your house.

Last but not least, I wish to play along in these challenges:
1. Scrapki Wyzwaniowo : Hexagons

Until then. Thank you for dropping by and see you soon.

Hugs and smiles,