Happy Halloween

You can find in my previous year posts how to make these Halloween decorations, here and here.

Crafty Milka

Mr. Bitty Halloween Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Happy Halloween :o)

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

I used an adorable image 'Mr. Bitty'. He is so fun! :o)

Details about my card... so many techniques, so much fun :o) ...

I printed the image twice, one on a white watercoloring paper and second on a cardstock paper.

I colored one image (on the watercoloring paper) in watercoloring technique, using Distress Inks (Dusty Concord and Black Soot), fine paint brush and water. Before I started coloring, I covered Mr. Bitty's eyes, cheeks and fangs with gloss resin, to create glossy accents and to prevent these parts from smearing during the coloring.

After the image was dry, I fussy cut it, colored edges with black pen and glued it over the second image printed on cardstock paper. I did this because I needed my image to be thick and watercoloring paper I use is very thin. I fussy cut image again, leaving white border around it this time.

Then I made a panel.

I cut out a circle on the white cardstock paper panel. I colored the panel by blending Distress Inks (Dusty Concord and Black Soot) with Blending Tool. When I was satisfied with color, I splattered water with my fingers over the panel and dried it.

The Moon is made in ink smooshing technique. I mixed Black Soot Distress Ink with a loot of water to get light grey color, took a piece of the watercoloring paper and smooshed colors on it. I did this in layers, drying them in between. When I was satisfied with the color of the Moon, I glued it behind the colored panel.

I used sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Winnie Halloween' stamp set and heat embossed it directly on the panel. I wasn't satisfied, because lines were too bold and word 'happy' was unrecognizable. I didn't wan't to threw away whole panel, so I fixed it. I heat embossed same sentiment on a piece of black cardstock paper, fussy cut it and glued over the sentiment I didn't like.

At the end I put all elements together. I glued colored panel on a card base, added 3D dots behind Mr. Bitty and placed him on a card.

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4").

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Mr. Bitty'
• Jane's Doodles 'Winnie Halloween' stamp set 
• white cardstock paper
• white watercoloring paper
• black cardstock paper
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Dusty Concord
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Pen Black 68/46
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller
• gloss resin super-clear
• EK Success 3D dots
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• tweezers
• Tim Holtz's Blending Tool
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine round paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine flat paint brush no. #10
• 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! :o)

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) AAA Cards, Game #51: Halloween All Styles

2) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #168 - Holiday

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

3) Art Impressions Blog, Challenge 171: Use Water-Based Inks

4) Cards und More Challenge Blog, Challenge #144 - Halloween

5) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #285 - Always Anything Goes

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

6) Deep Ocean Challenge Blog, Challenge #115 - Halloween

7) Inkspirational Challenges, Challenge #94 - Cute Halooween

8) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes

This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

9) The Daily Marker, 3rd 30 Day Coloring Challenge
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

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

Crafty Milka 

Circles Sending Sunshine Card

Hi everyone :o)

Today I want to share with you CAS (clean and simple), Circles Sending Sunshine Card.

First I made front white panel. I cut three circles with circle cutter in a white cardstock.

I cut rectangle from a scrap of white paper and glued three various Washi Tapes from Create a Smile on it. I love these! They are so cheery!! :o)

Then I glued rectangle on the back of cut panel, added 3-D foams on the back of the panel and glued it to a white card base.

At the end I Heat Embossed a sentiment from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' stamp set on a piece of black cardstock paper, cut it to a banner shape, glued 3-D pads on the back of the banner and placed it on the card.

Card dimensions are 106 mm x 138 mm (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies: 

• sentiment stamp from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' Kit
• Create a Smile 'Coral Arrows' Washi Tape (from Kit)
• Create a Smile 'Yellow Ovals' Washi Tape
• Create a Smile 'Mint Drops' Washi Tape
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• strong double sided adhesive tape
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads
• scoring board
• trimmer 
• scissors
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• tweezers

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) Create a Smile October projects 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

3) Sugar Pea Designs, Monthly Theme Challenge - Anything Goes

4) Uniko Challenge, Challenge #26 - Geometrics with an optional twist of Circles, Squares or Triangles
My twist are Circles.

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

Crafty Milka 

Christmas Elf Card (Crafty Creations Challenges #301)

Hi everyone :o)

I'm a bit late with posting this one...

Yesterday a new challenge started at Crafty Creations Challenges.

Our theme for this fortnight is #301 - Colorful!!! Use 4 or more colors. Make your project colorful. :o)

Our sponsor for this challenge is SLS Lines, with a prize for our lucky winner.

For this challenge I made this Christmas Elf Card, using our sponsor's cute digital image 'Christmas Elf'.

I printed the image on a white watercoloring paper and colored it in watercoloring technique. I used Stabilo pens (markers), fine round brush and water. I learned that from a great video tutorial by Julia Altermann, how to watercolor using inexpensive Stabilo pens.

I didn't like hair color, which I first colored with mixture of yellow and orange color, as well as a bear, which was light brown, so I recolored hair and bear with Distress Inks. Much much better.

Before coloring, I covered dots on Elf's dress with gloss resin because I wanted them white and would surely smear them during coloring.

While I was coloring Elf's dress, I manged to smear bottom part of it. I didn't want to throw away the image because I really liked how I colored other parts of the image, so I printed one more image on the white watercoloring paper and colored bottom part of the image.

Then I printed one more image on design paper, fussy cut all colored pieces, colored edges with black marker and glued (layered) all pieces together.

At the end I glued designer papers and image on a white cardstock card base and covered snowflakes on the ground with gloss resin to create glossy accents.

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

List of supplies: 

• SLS Lines 'Christmas Elf' digital stamp
• Crafters Companion Bebunni Christmas 6" x 6" Designer Paper Pad
• white cardstock paper 
• white watercoloring paper
• Stabilo Pens 68 
• Yellow 44
• Orange 54
• Pink 26
• Reds: 48, 19
• Blue 41
• Greens:  33, 43
• Brown 89
• Grey 94
• Black 46
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Walnut Stain
• Vintage Photo
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• gloss resin super clear
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• Marabu fine round paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• crafting needle
• paper towels 
• water

Stop by the Crafty Creations Challenges to see gorgeous creations from my Design Team Mates and join us in this challenge. We are looking forward to see your projects. :o)

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) Christmas Card Challenges, #47 - Anything Goes

2) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #168 - Holiday

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Beccy's Place, October Challenge

This is my 5th entry to this challenge.

4) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #285 - Always Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

5) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

6) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from October 27th to November 2nd, 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

Season's Greetings Cards (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone :o)

Today it's my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles.

I made two same design Season's Greeting Cards, using two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Winter Wishes' (which is back on stock) and 'Mr. & Mrs. Claus'.

Two days ago I got Heat it tool and supplies for heat embossing from my boyfriend. What an awesome gift!!! :o)

These two cards are my first Heat Embossed and Watermarked cards and I'm very satisfied with results. :o)


First I made a darker card.

I cut out a panel and Heat Embossed sentiment and white snowflakes on it.

Then I stamped snowflakes with VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad, dried it and created Watermark Effect.

I also stamped snowflakes with Distress Ink Walnut Stain. Using blending tool, I distressed panel, with stronger pressure on edges and lighter on the whole surface, as well as a card base.

I glued strong 3-D foam tape on the back of the panel and placed it on a card base.

I made second, lighter card, same way as the darker one. On this one I didn't use Distress Ink.

I Heat Embossed sentiment and white snowflakes, stamped snowflakes with VersaMark and created Watermark Effect, distressed panel's edges with Cloud White Chalk-Ink, glued strong 3-D foam tape on the back of the panel and placed it on a card base.

Both cards measure 107 mm x 138 mm (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Winter Wishes' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Mr. & Mrs. Claus' stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Tsukineko VersaMagic Multi-surface Chalk Ink (GD-92 Cloud White)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Ink (Walnut Stain)
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• double sided strong adhesive 3-D foam tape
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• tweezers
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Tim Holtz's Blending Tool
• printing paper

I am entering my cards 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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #168 - Holiday

2) Beccy's Place, October Challenge
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

3) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #285 - Always Anything Goes

4) Everybody-Art-Challenge, #342 - Stamp

5) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #20 - Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

6) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes

7) The Cat's Pajamas Blog, TCP Tuesday (TCPTUES302) Anything Goes

8) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from October 27th to November 2nd, Anything Goes

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


Crafty Milka