My Top 10 Favorite Cards of 2020

 Hello friends!

Hope this post finds you well. What a year we had in 2020!?

 It started out very promising... and then pandemic came around Feb/March here in North America. Like everyone, I did not travel and stay at home all of the time. It prompted to examine my yard and nearby neighborhood with fresh eyes! I discovered a few trails and scenic streets. I also got to know my neighbors way better than ever before thanks to our Santa display and local Food Bank fund-raising. I am grateful that my family of 5 are able to be together during the Christmas holiday.

As always, I look to things that makes me happy and that is, stamping/card-making. I had a prolific year!(My Instagram stats: 2907 followers, 352 posts, 44,384 likes and 5708 comments)! 

 Without further ado, here are my top 10 favorite cards of 2020 (counting down to my favorite!)

All stamps/dies are affiliate-linked at the end of this post.

Card #10: a simple card idea can go so far and tuck your heart string!

 

Card #9:  Each element of a card matters. This card has many!

 

Card #8 : an organic and colorful approach is always welcome.

 

Card #7: it's always good to try something new: wax seal!

Card #6: I am pleasantly surprised how beautiful this color combo is!

 

 Card #5: let the embossing folder speak for itself.

 Card #4: ink-blending +gradient=golden

 

Card #3: alcohol-inked card can be simple and yet impactful!

Card #2: using multiple and yet similar elements is a good thing.

Card #1: never underestimate simple elements.When they are this good, use LOTS of them!

I am thankful that I am still here-content and happy creating. I hope the new year brings us hope and new life! I am happy to report that I have donated over 300 cards to local retirement home and raised money for our Food Bank. So, my card-making does have some kind of super power after all. 

Dear readers/followers, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your awesome feedback and support! You have always made me a better card-making blogger!

Wish you a very happy and healthy 2021! Cheers!

More Snow-Inspiration

Hello friends!

I know Christmas is over, but the winter is here to stay for a few more months. I have some more snow flake cards to share.

The cling stamps comes with two snowflake image called Fab Flakes (linked below)

The faint background was lifted from the Alcohol Inks (see above).

 

 With the light and magical background, I stamped the snowflake in Distress Oxide. I also clear-embossed the snowflake before die-cutting.

 

The sentiment is not very prominent as I only added one piece of die cut underneath, It is actually very subtle...almost hidden. I kind of like that!

 

If you like more dimensions, you can ad 3-4 pieces of dies underneath.

Top TIP : To add a little shine, I placed a piece of Darice silver Washi Tape across before running it through the die cut machine. Then I carefully peel the tape off the unwanted area.

Here are the set of 4 cards that I made with Fab Flakes Cling Stamp in one sitting. The top two are alcohol-inked. With the lifted alcohol ink, I created the two bottom cards. Nothing goes to waste! 

I hope that you enjoy seeing these as much as I had snow much fun creating them. Do you have a favorite? 

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Inlaid Die-cutting with Gold Foil and Washi Tape

 Hello friends!

I am popping in with a quick post about Inlaid-diecutting.  With so many choices of intricate dies these days, we can now easily ace the inlaid technique!

I am sharing a card I made a while ago. Due to the poor lighting, I hesitate to share this card. The photo doesn't do it justice.... The gold foil paper made it difficult to get a proper photo.

There is hardly any stamping in this. With the stenciling (by using negative leaf die), I created a yellow and green leafy background.

 

As you can see I had interesting choice of materials. I used Altenew Washi Tape and Gold foil paper.

Here is another card I made with the Simon Says Stamp Die that is currently 30% off.

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Use a Border Die with Woven Heart Die

 Hello friends!

I am delighted to share one more card with Woven Heart Die!

This was my card for the release blog hop.

 

 I took advantage of using pattern paper. This card looks complex, but it really is not.

The Woven Heart is not hard to work with. It did take me a few trials and errors to get is just right. Now, let's also talk about the border die (Scalloped Scallops Die).

I used the border die to create 3-sided lace borders. This can be done once you have the card size figured out. Mine is slightly smaller than A2 size.

The key to Woven Heart Die is to use thinner card stock. I would say 60 Lb is good. Since it requires folding and bending, it is best to use thin paper.

 

 Here are my two cards with Woven Heart Die.

 Hope you find today's post helpful.

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Show & Share AND Winner Announcement

Hello friends!

It gives me great pleasure to announce the December Monthly Giveaway.

Each month, Altenew offers TWO monthly giveaway to my loyal blog followers who comment and support me and my blog. It is time to announce the winners. 

 

 But first, I want to mention that this last round of Show & Share has the BEST entries!

Please check them out here! I had a hard time singling out the outstanding entries and  thought I should give all the 24 entries a shout-out! Thank you for taking the time to enter the challenge!

 

The two lucky winners of December are....
from Show & Share

#19 Linda Losee

 and from this post:   conil said...

Super pretty cards...masking always makes me happy. I just don't like the residual problems. This stuff seems to solve them. And double sided adhesive is the crafters best friend, I think.

December 18, 2020 at 12:21 PM

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This month's of Show & Share still some some great turnout even though it is a shorter duration.
 I had so much fun checking out everyone's creation and left each participant some blog love!

 

Congratulations, Linda and Coni! Altenew will be contacting you for the gift code!

BIG thanks to those who entered Show and Share.
Thank you for visiting this blog and shop through my affiliate links (located at my side bar).
I appreciate your support.
 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BREAKING NEWS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I have decided to take a little break from doing Show & Share in 2021.

 

 Sometimes I simply do not have the time to check out your creations and I feel really bad about that. With my heavy DT work, assignments and commitment, I think I need to lesson the load.

 

Please do not fret..... there will still be TWO monthly giveaway --$15 Altenew Gift Card!

AND.... never say never...

There is a chance that I may start a again in a few months. If you enjoyed linking up your work and love the challenge, please let me know if you comment. I may re-consider.

 

Thank you once again for your amazing support and comments. 

This blog is not the same without YOU!

Thank you for stopping by!

Alcohol-inked Snowflake

 Hello friends!

I am sharing another snowflake card. This was the same piece of alcohol-inked paper (see above).

 

I did try with the Alcohol Life Ink on this one. However, when I white-embossed the snowflake. the powder got on the lifted area ( the top/left one).

 

 

This card cane be used both horizontal or vertical due to the way I stamped the sentiment. 

 

 

 

It just shows you that if you do not care for the lift ink image, you can still emboss it! Mine was "accidental".

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Merry Christmas

Hello friends, MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

I have a simple card to share. This card just requires one stamp set and one die.

Rejoicing Cling and Holly Branches 

Partial-stamping: I stamped the vine from Rejoicing Cling and created a subtle background.

 

 I then made several die cut from Holly Branches and made a simple vine arrangement.

 

 Oops, I lied. There is one more stamp set that I used to create this card. It is the Ornamented Clear Stamp Set. 

 

 I love the Distressed edge as it draws our eyes to the focal point. I also applied a lot of glitter like this to add pops of red and dimensions with the berries.

 Here are the set of cards that I create with the new Winter Wishes Penny Black Stamps.

 

Wish you and family a wonderful holiday season. Please stay safe and healthy!

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