Bamboo Panda Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone :-D 

My second post today and my 200th blog post! :-D

Today it´s my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Bamboo Panda Card.

I used cute image 'Good Luck Bamboo Panda' from 2013 January Panda Releases . 

Details about my card...

I printed the image on a white cardstock paper. I stretched the image: I draw circles around panda's eyes and lines on a vase. Then I colored the image with colored pencils, fussy cut the image leaving white border around it and added gloss resin to panda's muzzle, on the vase and bamboo, to add dimension to the image and to create glossy accents.

Then I made a panel. I stamped sentiment 'hello' from Jane's Doodles 'Anemone' stamp set on watercoloring paper and colored the panel in Ink smooshing technique for coloring the background. I love this technique!!! :-D I used Stabilo markers, plastic pocket bag, water and bottle sprayer. I added some color on plastic pocket bag, sprayed it with water and smooshed color on the panel. I was adding color by color, couple of layers, drying them between. I don't have heat gun, so I use hairdryer for drying wet papers.

When I was satisfied with colors and pattern, I glued the panel on a white cardstock card base, glued 3-D foams behind the panda image and placed it on the card.

Card dimensions are 107 mm x 139 mm (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Good Luck Bamboo Panda' from 2013 January Panda Releases
• Jane's Doodles 'Anemone' stamp set 
• white cardstock paper
• white watercoloring paper 
• Koh-i-noor woodless colored pencils (Chrome Yellow 1, Meadow Green 4, Dark Green 5)
• Stabilo Pens 68, Greens: 33, 43,36
• Stabilo Point Black 88/46, fine 0.4
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black) 
• UHU universal glue 
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads  
• gloss resin super-clear 
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer 
• scissors
• craft knife
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm) 
• sprayer bottle
• plastic pocket bag
• tweezers
• hairdryer 
• crafting needle
• paper towels 
• water 

I hope you enjoyed my spotlight project for this month. Check out more cute images at the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Store, Kitty Bee Designs Blog and Kitty Bee Designs FB. Be prepared for super cuteness! :-D 

I am entering my card to following challenges:

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


1) Crafting By Designs, Monthly Challenge: Anything Goes in October

2) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #281 - Always Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge. 

3) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #18 - Anything Goes 
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge. 

4) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges, Anything Goes

5) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from September 29th to October 5th, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka