Zen Lotus Creations

Happy Friday my crafty friends~ Hope you are all enjoying the summer. Wish you the most beautiful day with this card! Use translucent  vellum paper  to trace or draw the picture. And then cut the white cardstock using ScanNCut machine. The cardstock used here is the  Savoy cotton cardstock , which is made of pure cotton. Cut another piece out as a stencil for coloring the flowers and leaves with copic marker. The colors were very easily blended on this cotton cardstock. The colors bleed through to the backside, but it's not a big deal as the piece will be glued to the card base. Put foam tapes between the front layer and the colored layer to create a little bit of shadow effect. The blue and purple distress inks (water based) were blended smoothly on this cotton cardstock. This cotton cardstock is also good for watercoloring. Stamp the sentiment to the card front, and glue the card front to the pink card base ( Basis pink 80lb cardstock ). I really ...

Hi there! Happy Friday! YAY~~ What kinds of cards do you make the most? For me, they're birthday cards and thank you cards. Today I'm going to show you some simple to make cards with  Pop-Tones cardstock . Here are the colors of cardstock I picked:  Cotton Candy ,  Banana Split ,  Bubble Gum  and  Grape Jelly . First, cut out some intricate frames using the  Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock . Then glue the frames to the Pop-Tones cardstock. The color of the cardstock can be seen through the die-cut holes to give the frame a lace-like look. Pick a few large stamps as the sentiment. You may also use any die-cut sentiments that fit in the frame. Add some embellishment flowers to make the card a little more interesting. I used the leftover cardstock in  Banana Split  to pop them in front of the purple background. Assemble everything together, here comes the finished card. You may add other embellishment like sequi...

Hi crafty friends! Here is my entry to the Memory Box Challenge #25 - Celebrating Birthdays. I was in a bit of hurry to make this card for my son's daycare teacher. So pattern paper was a good time saver. This grand happy birthday script die was simple but elegant and easy enough to be done with one cut. Added a couple of butterflies as embellishments. All done in 20 minutes!! Thanks for stopping by! Happy crafting~~ Cheers, Lia