Mickey's Mouse 90th Birthday

Happy 90th birthday Mickey Mouse!

'To laugh at yourself is to love yourself.'

Mickey Mouse

❤

Milka

Giveaway on Jane's Doodles Blog

Happy Friday! :o)

Today we are welcoming new Design Team member on Jane's Doodles Blog and Jane has a giveaway to celebrate. :o)

For all the details, visit Jane's Doodles Blog. To go directly to a giveaway post, just click on a photo below. :o)

Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Lovin' from my Oven Recipe Notebook (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Lovin' from my Oven Recipe Notebook. :o)

To make this notebook I used stamps from four beautiful Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Pumpkin Spice', 'Homemade', 'Read All About It' and 'Bear Hugs'.

With some masking and stamping, as well as some doodling, I created a kitchen scene on a Canson XL Mixed Media Paper panel. I also stamped a sentiment on the panel. Then I colored images in watercolor technique using only one Distress Ink Color: Ground Espresso.

After drying, I drew white highlights and dots, created patterns and highlighted the sentiment and my cover was finished. :o)

I bound a notebook, using white printing paper, covers, sewing thread and needle. I used Coptic Stitch for binding. I learned the particular stitch from a great YouTube tutorial by Sea Lemon: How to Make a Sketchbook/DIY Coptic Stitch Bookbinding Tutorial. Check out her channel, she has awesome bookbinding tutorials. :o)

I love how my recipe notebook turned out. :o)

Notebook measurements (cover): 90 mm x 127 mm (3 9/16" x 5")

Number of pages: 80

List of supplies :

• Jane's Doodles 'Pumpkin Spice' stamp set (pumpkins, pie)
• Jane's Doodles 'Homemade' stamp set (kitchen utilities, sentiment)
• Jane's Doodles 'Bear Hugs' stamp set (nut)
• Jane's Doodles 'Read All About It' stamp set (apple)
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• white printing paper A4
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Ground Espresso
• Mitshubishi Fine Liners: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• Uniball Signo White Gel Pen
• dark brown sewing thread
• yellow beeswax
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• Xcut self healing mat A4
• ruler
• pencil
• eraser
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #2
• crafting needle (for piercing holes)
• needle
• post-it papers (for masking)
• paper towels
• water

I'm linking my project to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Addicted to Stamps Challenge, Challenge #168 - Anything Goes with an option Use a Ribbon
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) As You Like It Challenge, Favourite - Monochrome or Rainbow?
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.
Very hard choice, as I like them both, monochrome and rainbow. It depends on the image and occasion. On this particular project I went with monochrome to achieve Vintage look. When coloring in monochrome I like to use only one color, as I did on this project. :o)

3) Crafting By Designs, Anything Goes November Edition
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge: November Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

5) Crafty Creations Challenges, Challenge #378 - Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

6) Cupcake Inspirations, Challenge CIC458 - Color Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

7) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, November 2018: Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

8) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #202 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka