Crafty Milka

Saturday, March 16, 2019

Birthday Giveaway

Hi everyone!! :o)

Today is my birthday and I'm having a giveaway for all my Blog Followers. I'm giving away a Jane's Doodles stamp set of winner's choice to one lucky winner.

To be able to win this prize, all you have to do is (both are required):

1. You have to be or become a follower of my blog.

2. Leave a comment on this blog post telling me what's your favorite Jane's Doodles stamp set.

This giveaway is opened international (+18) and it will be open for a week, until March 23rd, 2019, 11:59 PM CET (UTC +1). I'll draw one random winner using Random.org and post winner's name here on my blog on March 24th, 2019 during the day. Link to this post will be added in a right sidebar (Featured Post), until the giveaway closes.

Please read giveaway terms, rules & privacy notice below prior you enter the giveaway.

GIVEAWAY TERMS, RULES & PRIVACY NOTICE

By entering this giveaway you are confirming that you have read these terms, rules and privacy notice and you accept the same.

These terms, rules and privacy notice are given in line with my Data Protection and Privacy Policy Statement.

This giveaway is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.

To enter the giveaway, you have to be or become my blog follower through blogger and leave a comment on this blog post.
All other following options, such as following via e-mail etc., are permanently shut down on this blog.
In your comment write me what is your favorite Jane's Doodles stamp set.
Only one comment per person, please.

Entering a giveaway each person do so in the knowledge that their name, link to their profile or blog, as well as comments they leave are visible to all those who visit this blog and thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose.

If you entered the giveaway by leaving me a comment and changed your mind, you can delete your comment, as the Blogger provides that option. If any technical difficulty occurs you should contact me and I'll delete your comment through my blogger account or contact Blogger or Google by yourself.
You are free to delete your comment left on this blog post (or anywhere on my blog) any time you want.

All parties joining the giveaway (blog followers and commentators) are covered by my Data Protection and Privacy Policy Statement.
All commentators on this blog are also covered by Google Privacy Policy.
No data will be used in any other way than to run this giveaway.

Giveaway opens March 16th, 2019, when this post is published.
Giveaway closes March 23rd, 2019, 11:59 PM CET (UTC +1).

1 prize will be given away to 1 winner.
Prize is one Jane's Doodles stamp set of winner's choice and can't be exchanged for another prize (such as stamp set from another company, money etc.)
Prize is sponsored by me (it's not sponsored by any third person or company).
Prize can't be exchanged for money.

Winner will be randomly picked using Random.org from all comments left on this blog post.
Winner's name (he or she provided) will be announced in winner's post here on my blog on March 24th, 2019, during the day.
Winner has to confirm prize by the end of the month, March 31st, 2019, 11:59 PM CEST (UTC +1).
If unconfirmed, prize will be redrawn and new winner's name announced on my blog on April 2nd, 2019 during the day.
Prize will be redrawn until it's given away.

After winner's name announced here on my blog, winner has to contact me via e-mail to arrange prize delivery details.
Winner's name will be permanently deleted from winner's post on this blog as soon as the prize confirmed (or redrawn), as well as correspondence with the winner, latest one month after the giveaway is closed.
Winner's post will not be deleted from my blog.
No data will be kept neither shared with any other party.

Link to this post will be in a right sidebar until this giveaway closes.

Good luck everyone! Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Karate Red Belt Spinner Card

Hello everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple), Karate Red Belt Spinner Card. :o)

I made this card last month and colored images during Kathy's Racoosin 12th 30 Day Coloring Challenge. You can see all my coloring samples during the challenge here.

I made this card for my niece Tea (8), who trains Karate for five years. On December 7th 2018, she had her third Karate exam to earn a Red Belt. She earned it!! :o)

Tea on the Karate Exam for Red Belt

Photo credit: GKV

I didn't manage to make a card for her prior testing, as I was moving that month, and then there were Christmas holidays, and then I got ill... She was super happy when I gave her the card and didn't mind at all that I gave her the card nearly 3 months after she earned the belt. :o)

If you like, you can see cards I made for her when she earned previous Karate Belts (Yellow here, Orange here). :o)

How I made this card...

To make this card I used a super cute Mama Elephant 'Tiny Ninjas' stamp set. LOVE!!! :o)

I stamped adorable ninjas on a watercolor paper and watercolored them using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut ninjas and traced edges with black marker. These two images are reflected images from the set. I love that, as a reflection/mirror stamping technique isn't something that ever worked for me. :o)

'Reflection. Flip. A transformation in which a geometric figure is reflected across a line, creating a mirror image. That line is called the axis of reflection.'

Source: Mathwords, Reflection (http://www.mathwords.com/r/reflection.htm)

I stamped one more ninja (one with closed eyes) on a white cardstock paper, colored ninja with black marker and fussy cut her, this time leaving white thin border around her. (As this was a card for a girl, my ninja is a girl.)

Then I glued all images together. I glued one ninja over the black one, glued white cotton thread on the back of ninja and glued the other watercolored ninja over the thread.

I die-cut a circle on a front panel of a white top folded card base and in a white cardstock paper panel. Then I stamped a sentiment on the panel.

With all parts ready, my card was ready for assembling. I glued the image on the thread on the card base, glued the panel on the card base and my card was finished. :o)

Here is a short video. :o)

Card measurements: 95 mm x 127 mm (3 3/4" x 5")

List of supplies:

Mama Elephant 'Tiny Ninjas' stamp set
white cardstock paper
watercolor paper
Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:

Tea Dye
Barn Door
Hickory Smoke

100% cotton crochet embroidery thread (TULIPAN no. 15, white)
UHU liquid glue
3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 3 mm
foam sheet, 3 mm thick
My Favorite Things, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX
Sizzix Big Shot
acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
bone folder
scissors
Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
water
paper towels

This is my first try on a spinner card and I'm satisfied how it turned out, but not so with a thread. It got loose after couple spins and it takes too much time to spin the image to the start position. I will surely work on that and try with a different thread next time. :o)

I made this interactive card prior my personal challenge started, so I'm not counting it as a card I made for my challenge. I will surely make another interactive card of this type during the challenge, but next time with a different thread. :o)

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

Milka

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Rainbow Book Pile Bookmark (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hello everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Rainbow Book Pile Bookmark. :o)

I made this bookmark for myself. :o)

To make this bookmark I was inspired with a card I made last year: Rainbow Books Birthday Card.

I used a book pile stamp from an adorable Jane's Doodles 'Read All About It' stamp set.

How I made my bookmark...

With some masking, I stamped the book pile on a watercolor paper and colored books in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I used 19 different Distress Ink colors to color books' covers and DI Hickory Smoke for books' pages (see detailed supply list below).

After drying, I fussy cut the book pile and traced edges with black marker. I glued the book pile on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut the pile again, this time leaving white thin border around the pile.

Then I drew some white highlights on books with white pigment ink pen.

Lastly, I placed the book pile in a laminating pouch, fussy cut the pouch and laminated it. After couple seconds of cooling, my bookmark was finished. I LOVE it!!! :o)

Measurements: 34 mm x 124 mm

List of supplies :

Jane's Doodles 'Read All About It' stamp set
white cardstock paper
watercolor paper
SIGMA A4 laminating pouch
Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:

Barn Door
Candied Apple
Festive Berries
Abandoned Coral
Carved Pumpkin
Spiced Marmalade
Fossilized Amber
Mustard Seed
Twisted Citron
Cracked Pistachio
Lucky Clover
Peacock Feathers
Broken China
Tumbled Glass
Mermaid Lagoon
Salty Ocean
Blueprint Sketch
Dusty Concord
Wilted Violet
Hickory Smoke

Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
Uniball Signo White
UHU liquid glue
acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
Leitz HL9 Home Laminator A4
bone folder
Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
scissors
paper towels
water
post-it paper (for masking)

I'm linking my bookmark 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.