Let's Scrap Sketch Challenge

This card is for Let's Scrap 2015-01-21 Sketch Challenge.

Here's the sketch

 

Here's my card

 

 

It was a perfect layout for my bother-in-law's birthday/gift certificate card.  

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Mizuhiki Birthday Card

 

Birthday Card for my sister-in-law. 

Thanks!

I want to thank {capture the moment} for teaching me this new technique; Make It Monday #176 Backgrounds with Embossing Paste.  I had every intention of entering this card into their challenge but I needed to have one papertrey item....and that...I didn't have.  Oh well, next time.  :)  Because I didn't have Papertrey's re-inkers, I substituted with Distress Ink Re-inkers.  Just FYI if you try this technique: start off with ONE drop.  Don't be like me and my first attempt at this technique, I used like 3 or 4 drops!  Colors came out super strong.  But overall, I love this technique!  And especially with all the new stencils coming out = AWESOMENESS!  So much fun!

I've also been playing around with the No Lines Copic Coloring technique.  And I can finally say, that one summer of Jane Chow Art Classes finally paid off...20 years later.  LOL!  Bless my mom's heart for always letting me take something artsy or crafting-specific during my childhood summer years.  I hope I'll be as good as she is.  

But getting back to this No Lines Technique...ok...this is my fourth attempt doing this technique.  My first two tries no one will ever see because I've tossed them.  Yes, tossed that's how horrible it turned out.  LOL!  This takes so much time and practice but the end result comes out great!  I have one more layout with the no-lines I'll be posting later.

Copic Colors Used:

Skin Tone: E00, E21, and E50

Hair: T2, T5, and T8

Clothing: 

   Pinks: RV10, RV11, and 0

   Purples: B60 and B63

   Blues: B00 and B01

That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Little Girls are Heaven's Flowers

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by!

Picked up the new Sister Stamps this month and FELL IN LOVE WITH IT!  *please don't the photos, I used my phone to take the pictures.

My family and I just found out we are expecting our second daughter!  =D  Everyone is excited, especially my first.  She loves the idea that she's having a baby sister.

Items used:

• Sister Stamps Sakura Set
• Sister Stamps Sakura-chan
• Mizuhiki
• Hanko Washi Paper
• Cricut Cartridge Disney Pooh Font Set
• Martha Stewart Crafts Edger Punch Scallop Dot
• Copic Markers
• Perfect Pearls
• Stickles
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Hope this inspires you!  Have a wonderful day!

Boys Day

Do you know how IMPOSSIBLE it is to find a Boy's Day Scrapbooking Layout?!? OMG, I was searching for weeks just to find an idea. I was searching everything, boy's day, children's day, asian, japanese, chinese, koi, carp (sometimes accidentally searched crap LOL), kimono...you name it, I tried to google it. On top of that...I had to go ahead and make my life more annoying by adding my mizuhiki. Grr to myself! LOL. But, in the end I was finally satisfied with this.


Details:
The mizuhiki knot is called "kame musubi" meaning turtle knot. In Japan, the turtle symbolizes a long life.
Kikyou Punch - Size: Very small
"Boys Day" - Street Sign Cricut Cartridge. Welded together with Cricut Design Studio
"2011" - Street Sign Cricut Cartridge. Welded together with Cricut Design Studio
RSP Asian Coin Stamp
Queen's Gold Embossing Powder
Washi Paper
Bazzill Cardstock: Navy, Lava, and I don't know the name of the light blue

Hope this helps anyone who's looking for a boy's day idea or a mizuhiki idea or just enlighten you in anyway. :) Have a great day and thanks for looking! :D