A Little Update From Yes, Virginia… and Me

Hello friends,

It’s been a while since my last post here at Yes, Virginia…, and I’ve missed this space and all of you. Life has been full—I’ve been enjoying to care for my grandson, which has been such a special time, and also spending more time taking care of my husband and myself.

Creativity has still been part of my days, just in quieter ways. Recently, I’ve been enjoying scrapbooking again and documenting these memories. Because these pages are personal, I won’t be sharing full layouts, but I hope to share small snippets and details along the way

I’ve also been sharing little glimpses of my scrapbooking (and my husband’s LEGO builds!) over on Instagram stories at @yesvirginialu.

Thank you for being here and for your continued support. I’m especially grateful to those who use my affiliate links when shopping at scrapbook.com—it truly means so much.

With gratitude, Virginia 

                                                             Iceland Poppies in my garden

Ornaments -Take 2!

 Hello friends!

There is one thing that you may not know about me.....

I grew up with watching baseball in Taiwan. These days, I am watching our Blue Jay and they are finally getting into World Series! Woohoo! 

 I grew up with watching baseball games in Taiwan. Staying up into the wee hours or/and waking up early in the morning was the norm. We'd gather in front of our TV and watched Taiwanese Little Leagues winning and losing games. That part of history is forever etched into my childhood memories. These days, Dr. John and I have been busy watching our Blue Jays (see here) and they are finally getting into World Series! Woohoo! The last time that Blkue Jays was in World Series was in 1993! It's about time... 😀

 

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The October Hero Studio registration is now open!

We made some changes to Hero Studio! A la carte kits will now only be available for purchase the following month, if there are left-overs. Don't miss out on this month's designs - join now!

Auto-renewing monthly subscription now on the 3rd of each month. This subscription option includes a premium quality clear stamp set with coordinating dies, unique each month.

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• Exclusive artist designed sets each month
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 OK... enough of baseball. Back to my 2nd take with this subscription.

 This time, I took out a light coral/pink cardstock as the card base. 

 

To create interest, I added a few darker shades of light brown (such as Antique Linen) . Antique Linen is my all time favourite Distress Ink.

 

 

I am not sure if you are familiar with Distress Resist Spray. This product has been out for a long time now. However, it has not been mentioned or used as much as of late. There are all kinds of NEW products coming to the craft world all the time. Let's not forget the good oldies such as Distress Resist Spray.

 

 

Once I splatted a few droplets of Distress Resist Spray and let it dry. Then I applied the darker shades of ink and got this lovely effect for the background.

 

What do you think? I can't decide which one I like more.... maybe today's card is prettier!? 

 

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Hero Arts Stamp & Die Subscription

Hello friends!

Hope your October is a great one so far. I have been busy with personal events and have not had the time to share much. Well, better late than never, right?  

 

October Stamp and Die Subscription  

The October Hero Studio registration is now open!

We made some changes to Hero Studio! A la carte kits will now only be available for purchase the following month, if there are left-overs. Don't miss out on this month's designs - join now!

Auto-renewing monthly subscription now on the 3rd of each month. This subscription option includes a premium quality clear stamp set with coordinating dies, unique each month.

• Premium USA made 4” x 6” clear set
• 11 Coordinating Die Cuts for images and sentiments
• Exclusive artist designed sets each month
• $27.50 subscription price

$38.98 value! Includes clear set, coordinating die cuts plus FREE SHIPPING! (USA only)

 

 The images from this set is absolutely gorgeous. I love the clean lines and easy yet sophisticated details. 

 

If you like warm tones, I highly suggest the deep earth tone for the background/card base.

 

 I also like some details in the background. Therefore, the outline stamps are perfect for that.

 

 All the colors are stamped and inked with Distress Oxide. They are my all time favorite as they blend and stamp beautifully.

 

 

Last but not least, don't be afraid to ink up the edges of the cardstock. This is a tried and true trick/skill for me over the last decade. I almost never regret inking up the edges. Time truly fly.... I have been at this craft/card-making since 2009. I can't believe that much time has passed. All of sudden, I am starting feel nostalgia... part of aging, I guess. If you are my long time followers here, thank you SO much for hanging out with me.  I hope to return to post very soon again. Ciao!

 

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One Stamp+ Die in 3 Takes!

Hello friends!

Today's the last instalment of the stamp and die combo from Hero Arts Monthly Subscription.

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This months' Hero Arts Stamp and Cut set is absolutely gorgeous! If you love foliage and stamping, this set is definitely for you.

The September Hero Studio registration is now open!

We made some changes to Hero Studio! A la carte kits will now only be available for purchase the following month, if there are left-overs. Don't miss out on this month's designs - join now!

Auto-renewing monthly subscription now on the 3rd of each month. This subscription option includes a premium quality clear stamp set with coordinating dies, unique each month.

• Premium USA made 4” x 6” clear set
• 11 Coordinating Die Cuts for images and sentiments
• Exclusive artist designed sets each month
• $27.50 subscription price

$38.98 value! Includes clear set, coordinating die cuts plus FREE SHIPPING! (USA only)

 

This design is typically used when you have small and similar sizes of the stamped dies.

 I love the ease of grouping them into a rectangle (or circle) frame.

 Here are the 3 designs that I came up with the stamp and die combo.

 Hope you enjoy seeing these Fall creations. 

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I am loving this time of the year as the leaves turn orange, red, brown...and yellow.

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A Clever Way of Paper-Weaving

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I am back to share my 2nd project with the monthly Hero Arts Stamp and Die Cut subscription.

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This months' Hero Arts Stamp and Cut set is absolutely gorgeous! If you love foliage and stamping, this set is definitely for you.

The September Hero Studio registration is now open!

We made some changes to Hero Studio! A la carte kits will now only be available for purchase the following month, if there are left-overs. Don't miss out on this month's designs - join now!

Auto-renewing monthly subscription now on the 3rd of each month. This subscription option includes a premium quality clear stamp set with coordinating dies, unique each month.

• Premium USA made 4” x 6” clear set
• 11 Coordinating Die Cuts for images and sentiments
• Exclusive artist designed sets each month
• $27.50 subscription price

$38.98 value! Includes clear set, coordinating die cuts plus FREE SHIPPING! (USA only)

 

 In my last post, I had used paper strips to highlight the color scheme. This time, I decided to add paper-weaving to the design.

 

 The paper-weaving not only gives the designs some pops of colors, it also helps to ground the assorted images. If you have small stamped die cut images, try paper-weaving and add it to the mix.

 

 I also stamped the sentiment die with an extra gold one. This elevates the dimension and design.

 

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Happy Fall and ... Leaves!

 Hello friends!

How is September treating you? I have some Fall projects to share. As the cooler air comes in my neck of the woods, the leaves are starting to turn colors. It's an exciting time in my woods! 

Check out Hero Arts crafty monthly subscriptions! <--affiliated link

This months' Hero Arts Stamp and Cut set is absolutely gorgeous! If you love foliage and stamping, this set is definitely for you.

The September Hero Studio registration is now open!

We made some changes to Hero Studio! A la carte kits will now only be available for purchase the following month, if there are left-overs. Don't miss out on this month's designs - join now!

Auto-renewing monthly subscription now on the 3rd of each month. This subscription option includes a premium quality clear stamp set with coordinating dies, unique each month.

• Premium USA made 4” x 6” clear set
• 11 Coordinating Die Cuts for images and sentiments
• Exclusive artist designed sets each month
• $27.50 subscription price

$38.98 value! Includes clear set, coordinating die cuts plus FREE SHIPPING! (USA only)

 

Special features of this project:

~multi-color stamping of the sentiment

~multi-color stamping of the pumpkins 

~die-cutting of stamped images 

~use of color paper for accent 

 

 

~use of small dies to create motion and flow

~use of embellishments (sequins) to highlight the design  

Of course, I do not stop at making just one card. I have several and will post as soon as I finish editing them.

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More Diecut Delight

 Hello friends!

How are you? It took me a while to get back to blog again. There are so. many. changes. in our crafting world and ..... and yes, this thing called "life" itself. Sometimes it can be so overwhelming. 

  Much like the ups and downs of the current world/national events, it is getting immensely complicated to follow and not respond to them.  However, I must digress... and get back to the basics-->crafting.

 Thnak-FALL-ly, the air is starting to get cooler and crisper. Fall is just around the corner. 

Here is a sneak peek of the Hero Arts Monthly subscription for September.

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Die-Cutting Delight

Hello friends!

I am back to share some die-cutting projects. This time, it's all about Halloween.

 

 Hero Studio Die Set of the Month Subscription

The August "New Subscriber" registration window is now open.

We made some changes to Hero Studio! A la carte kits will now only be available for purchase the following month, if there are left-overs. Don't miss out on this month's designs - join now!

Auto-renewing monthly subscription now on the 3rd of each month.. This subscription includes a gorgeous set of exclusive dies each month. This kit typically includes a large background Fancy Die and extra dies to create more layers or messages for your creative projects.

• Premium quality metal dies
• Exclusive designs each month
• $25 subscription price, cancel anytime

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How cute are these die cut images?

 I used very minimum paper with my own spin. To create the "dramatic" effect from Halloween, what better than using dark color stock?

TOP TIP: to offset the dark color card stock. It is a GREAT ideato use vellum as part of the design element.  

 

I silver-embossed the sentiment on a piece of vellum and add that to the bottom like a crystal ball. These small frames (dies) are versatile as they can be used all year round. They will go well with the floral images or serves as a cool background for any design.

 What do you think?

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