Di Wong

Card Made with “Scraps”

From Extras on My Desk Hi. Thanks so much for stopping by. This A2 card is composed of extra pieces that were just lying on my desk from other projects. Although the embellishments were just “leftovers”, I’m really happy how the card came out. The gorgeous focal point is patterned paper from Annette Green’s ThisContinue reading “Card Made with “Scraps””

Artistic Matchboxes

for gifting or decor Hi and welcome! Want to make a fun little (literally) project? Let’s take a utilitarian matchbox and make it into a pretty and functional matchbox worthy of giving with your favorite candle. To begin, you will need small commercial matchboxes. There are so many fun things to do with these! MakeContinue reading “Artistic Matchboxes”

Little Birder’s Journal

Have You Ever Counted Birds? Hi and welcome! I’m Di. This is the first blog that I wrote for Elizabeth Craft Designs as a design team member. Now I can share it here. Have you heard of the Great Backyard Bird Count? It is an event where people all over the world count and recordContinue reading “Little Birder’s Journal”

Cigar Box to ATC Storage

Using Everyday Elements Hi and welcome! Elizabeth Craft Designs fun new ATC Special Kit has inspired me to create many artist trading cards (ATC) that I now need to store. Fortunately, I have an empty cigar box that’s the perfect size (3.75″ length x 3.5″ wide x 5″ depth). There is space for about 35 tradingContinue reading “Cigar Box to ATC Storage”

Bee ATCs

Hi! Thanks so much for dropping by. Have you ever made artist trading cards or ATC’s? Do you know what they are? I first heard about them a few years ago and did a bit of investigation into what they are and what their purpose is. I made a few and swapped a couple times,Continue reading “Bee ATCs”

Falling Leaves Spinner-Slider

Hello Autumn Hi. Thanks for dropping in. I love trees and leaves and I really enjoy using those in my cards. Creating a falling leaves effect seemed like a fun challenge. I painted red, orange, and yellow watercolor paint onto my media mat and spritzed it with water (first image). Then I pressed watercolor paperContinue reading “Falling Leaves Spinner-Slider”

Halloween Shaker and Slider

Hi and welcome. It’s All Hallows’ Eve. Will you dress up or hand out candy? Traveling has kept me from posting recently, but I have made some things to share. I made a few cards among other things. This one was made with a die from Elizabeth Craft Designs’ Halloween Set 1. Although it’s fromContinue reading “Halloween Shaker and Slider”

The Happy Dapper Snail

Hi. And welcome. Oh my! Isn’t this snail die the cutest?! It’s just so cheerful that I couldn’t resist (didn’t try) adding it to my shopping cart. I made three slimline cards using the new Elizabeth Craft Designs Snail die, Florals Minis and Pretty Pastels papers. All have a similar layout, but different color schemesContinue reading “The Happy Dapper Snail”

Gel Print Journal Page

Hi! Welcome to my page. I made this art journal page for the ECD (Elizabeth Craft Designs) Planners & Journaling June prompt, “pastels”. I haven’t used my gel plates in a long time and this seemed like a fun project to play with them. To start, I cut paper masks using the ECD Stemmed FlowersContinue reading “Gel Print Journal Page”

Beauty and the Bee

Hi. Thanks for dropping by! This art journal page is for the Elizabeth Craft Designs Planners & Journaling May prompt to use a teabag. The pretty Earthy Girl stamp was inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and stamped onto the opened teabag. Since Distress Ink can be used as watercolor, a water brush was usedContinue reading “Beauty and the Bee”