House Plant Jar {Tutorial} @ STAMPlorations

Good day fellow crafters!

I bring you my newest re-purpose creation ~ simple, easy and quick to make for yourself or as a gift for someone who loves succulent.

I'm not really a big fan of succulent but like looking at them. This baby succulent and all the succulents in my home belongs to my girls. 

I stole chose one in their collection for my craft project :-)

Please head over to STAMPlorations blog for the tutorial.

 I love using brown twine and used extras for the top part for additional interest. Place white pebbles at the bottom for drainage. 

 I think this makes a nice spring project you can do with kids also and encourage them gardening in a way. 

It doesn't have to be succulent holder so to speak. Fill it with stationery, artificial flowers, little topiary and just anything you like. 

That's it for now. I see you when I see you.

Happy creating.

Hugs and smiles,

Spring Fling Day 17 @ STAMPlorations

Hi everyone! Welcome to STAMPlorations ~ Spring Fling Giveaway Day 17.

Okay this is a big shout to remind our superb STAMPlorations fans and crafters that you have two days left for this giveaway hop & comment on all 12 posts or play along if you haven't already.

Visit all participating designers' blogs from April 1 to 12 and leave them some love.

Sherry Russ offers 12 prizes to the lucky ones. Could it be you?

That's not all however...Day 17 has extra prizes too...

I created a set of mixed media artwork for my artist trading cards. These pieces were pretty easy to create using just a few supplies and I could not be more happy with how they turned out. I adore the combination of softness and grunge all in one place. The surface only holds brush stroke texture and I only used gesso to achieve it.

Some up close shots:

 I stamped a butterfly and a bird directly on the watercolor + gesso background after its completely dried.

 As you can see I only play with gesso, watercolors and stamping plus a little bit of coloring on the leaves. I sprinkle white watercolor paint lightly here and there for extra dimension. Lastly I doodle a bit here and there with black gel pen for signature style as proof of my work {chuckle}. Spot the doodle below the stem in the photo below?

This was inspired by my love for nature photography which I had a couple months ago. It's really hard to capture wings animals, they refuse to sit still and to make it work I use sport function on my dslr camera. I hope some day I will get the longer lens to shoot more fascinating movement from afar.

It was windy so I did my best adjusting the camera while standing on the ladder.

The young birdie looked at me in wonder probably telling himself how crazy this lady was taking the risk for numbers of shots but just one seems okay {teeheehee}.

That's it for today. I hope you find some inspirations from my artwork. No extravaganza products used just combination of gesso for texture, watercolor paints, black gel pen and ink pad and last but not least the wonderful stamp products from STAMPlorations shop.

This is the extra fun you get for dropping by my blog right now. Yes we mentioned 12 prizes in 12 days but extra prizes is unbelievable {smile}.

*Commenting ends on Friday, April 19, with winners announced in a special post on Monday, April 22.*

Throughout April, products in the SPRING FLING section will be 25% off instantly. If you combine it with my DT code - STAMPGIRLASMAH - you can receive up to 45% off. *THAT* is a deal!

You can find the fabulous Spring Fling products HERE.

Wishing you happiest April ever, have fun hopping and best of luck.

Don't forget to leave comments {thank you}.

I read all your comments (smile).

  

Hugs and smiles,

Spring Fling Day 9 @ STAMPlorations

Hi lovely friends! Welcome to STAMPlorations ~ Spring Fling Giveaway Day 9.

Through my binocular I can see you all have been happily hopping from Day 1 up to today; but to some who haven't already, steal the time a little bit and hop to win. There are awesome prize waiting every single day for twelve days. Yes you read exactly correct.

Join us today and be sure to visit all participating designers on this day and leave them some love. Today's prize could be yours.

 Today I'd like to share with you my brand new inspiration - a pair of mixed media ATCs. If you are my regular visitor, you are surely aware of my likeness to cut images into separation. Well this time I cut a piece of die cut frame into two pieces and stick on white card stock with gesso.

I used Bloomtangled #1 Cover Plate Die for this project. Then I carefully get rid the access from the fragile die cut piece with a pin and cut into two parts before they're glue down with light gesso. 

 I gave them some Deco Art colors using aqua brush and paint the flowers gradually. As I filled up the blooms with red, it took me back to my internship days as Broadcast Journalist for the local private TV station doing a television program at Karyaneka, an art center in Kuala Lumpur. I was shooting a Batik show and was given the chance to paint batik fabric. That was just the best day ever in my life. This instantly makes me feel like I'm painting batik ATCs {grin}.  

I always find my project without black seems unfinished to me so I stamped half butterfly on each card and stamped the edges with artsy border maker for little decoration using Versafine black ink pad. Lastly I adorn my ATCs with sentiment stickers.

The cover plate die is priced at $25 but you can get instant 25% off in the Spring Fling April Sale. Meanwhile the stamps are priced at $15 and $7 respectively but my coupon code STAMPGIRLASMAH can give you 20% off at check out. Great deal huh!

Hey check this out...today's Day 9 comment by you on my post here and participating designers could stand a chance of winning your own choice of cool dies at $30 value.

*Commenting ends on Friday, April 19, with winners announced in a special post on Monday, April 22.*

Throughout April, products in the SPRING FLING section will be 25% off instantly. If you combine it with my DT code - STAMPGIRLASMAH - you can receive up to 45% off. Now *that* is a deal! 

You can find the fabulous Spring Fling products HERE.

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And here's me taking my ATCs into these challenges:
1. A Inky Mess : Ch#28 Anything Mixed Media Goes
2. Country View Challenges : Easter and/or Spring
3. DL Art : Ch#242 Anything Spring
4. Let's Craft and Create : Ch#146 AG + Option Beautiful Butterflies
5. Scrap from Your Heart : Ch#32 Use Dies

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Be sure to hop on Day 17 to have a see on my upcoming inspirational project

Wishing you happiest spring and have fun hopping. Don't forget to leave comments.

I read all your comments (smile).

  

Hugs and smiles,

You Are My Sunshine {Mixed Media Tag} @ STAMPlorations

Hi everyone! I'm back today to share a stand alone tag I made with the beautiful dies and stamp by Sherry Russ for STAMPlorations. The tag die has stitching look around the edges so I was able to skip stitching on this one allowing me to whip out this make in one sitting evening.

I designed this card as part of my design team work for April Mixed Media Challenge and inviting you to play along. You have until April 30 to get your project/s in.

I sincerely hope you find my work of art this time inspiring.

Wish you a great day ahead and take care. 

Hugs and smiles,

Spring Fling Day 6 @ STAMPlorations

Hello beautiful friends! Welcome to STAMPlorations ~ Spring Fling Giveaway Day 6.
I'm super excited to be joining the STAMPlorations team in celebrating the flowery season...spring that is in twelve days giving you twelve days of prizes. Aren't you excited?

Inspiring you on this day is a spread of art journal done with heavy and light black and white stamping using Versafine black ink pad. 

The Framed Solitary Rose stamp was colored with watercolor using aqua brush. 

Lastly I stamped BOLD SENTIMENTS Create and Discover to create a quote. Then I distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink pad.

Today's prize along with your commenting today on my creation and participating designers on their blog posts will put you in the running for a choice of 1 cover plate thin metal die ($15 value).

*Commenting ends on Friday, April 19, with winners announced in a special post on Monday, April 22.*

Throughout April, products in the SPRING FLING section will be 25% off instantly. If you combine it with my DT code - STAMPGIRLASMAH - you can receive up to 45% off. Now *that* is a deal! 

You can find the fabulous Spring Fling products HERE.

 Be sure to hop on Day 9 to have a see on my upcoming inspirational project

Wishing you happiest spring and have fun hopping. Don't forget to leave comments.
I read all your comments (smile).

Hugs and smiles,

All About Recycling ~ TAGplorations @ STAMPlorations

Hello crafty friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I had a blast with my two girls at home all Saturday doing nothing much but serving the internet, cooking, eating and chatting away. My biggest intention that morning was to finish off sewing the kitchen curtains but instead I got the girls to declutter their wardrobe and I took a while sorting fabrics I hoarded bought few years ago; the ones I planned to make into pillow cases and cushion covers but never get around to do so. Let see when the time comes!

Right! Here's bringing you my new tag for
STAMPlorations ~ April TAGplorations challenge.

The theme is All About Recycling and the optional twist is tissue paper.

I accumulated plenty of cardboard backings from packages over the years and they always come handy in my projects. I always tell myself that papers are expensive so I shouldn't throw them just like that!

 To create this quick and easy tag, I used three variant sizes of dies from Tags #1 Nesting Dies and the smallest size bracket from Bracket Labels/Tags Nesting Dies to cut into some pieces and combined them altogether. Then I attached butterfly foam sticker and sentiment to complete a really clean and simple design. 

If you wish to own the dies I used, my coupon code will give you 20% discount for your purchase at STAMPlorations shop.

Taking my tag into these challenges:

1. Crafting By Designs : Anything Goes

2. The Sisterhood of Crafters : Celebrate Spring

3. Watercooler Wednesday : Feminine "Anything Goes"

4. The Crafty Addicts : Ch#59 Anything Goes/Optional theme in the pink

5. Crafty Gals Corner : Ch#188 Spring Is Here

6. Ellibelle's Corner : Wings, Tails or Spring Blossoms

 That's it for today. I look forward to see you at Mr. Linky by the end of this month.

Happy creating.

Hugs and smiles,