Chinese New Year Panda Card II (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

This is my second post today. If you missed the first one, just scroll down, or follow this link.

Today it's my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Chinese New Year Panda Card II.

I used super cute 'Chinese New Year Panda' from 2013 January Panda Releases . This is my second card with this cute Panda. If you like, you can see the first one here and here. :o)

Details about my card...

Image is paper pieced.

I printed 4 images on a white cardstock paper. I draw circles around panda's eyes and colored it's muzzle with black permanent pen, colored a lantern with red colored pencil, fussy cut pieces I needed, colored edges with black marker and glued all pieces together. To create glossy accents, I covered lantern and panda's muzzle with clear gloss resin.

Using MS Word, I wrote sentiment in a Text Box (font white, background black), printed it, cut  it in a banner shape, colored edges with black marker and covered whole banner with clear gloss resin. Surface is crackled. This happened during drying and have no idea how it got crackled, but I LOVE it! :o)

For a card base, I used white cardstock paper. I splattered front panel with black Tempera Color mixed with water. To add more dimension to this one layer card, I glued both, image and sentiment, on 3-D foams and placed them on card. At the end, I added couple enamel stickers to brighten up my card. :o)

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 132 mm (4" x 5 1/4").

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Chinese New Year Panda' from 2013 January Panda Releases
• white cardstock paper
• yellow enamel stickers, Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' Enamel Stickers
• red enamel stickers from Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' kit
• red colored pencil
• Aero Tempera Color (900 Black)
• Stabilo Pen Black 68/46
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• UHU universal glue 
• EK Success 3D dots
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads square
• gloss resin super-clear 
• MS Word
• printer
• MS scoring board
• trimmer 
• scissors
• tweezers
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #2
• 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. :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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #178 - Holiday

2) Beccy's Place, January Challenge
This is my 5th entry to this challenge.

3) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #26 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Crafty Milka 

Pregnant Lady Silhouette Card (KBD Aloha Friday Challenge #64)

Hi everyone! :o) 

Yesterday a new Aloha Friday Challenge started at Kitty Bee Designs.

New challenge for this fortnight is #64 - Favorite Color Combo. One of my favorite color combination is violet/white. :o)

We have two sponsors for this challenge: A Random Fan and Sami Stamps, so there will be double prizes! :o)

   

For this challenge I made a Pregnant Lady Silhouette Card, using our sponsor's Sami Stamps 'Waiting for You Silhouette' digital image.

This is CAS (clean and simple), one layer card and my first attempt of no line coloring. :o)

I recolored image lines in MS Word (Format Picture - Recolor - Light Variations) and print it on a white watercolor paper, directly on a card base.

After printing, I left image dry some time to prevent unwanted ink smearing. I colored image in watercoloring, no line, technique, using gorgeous Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Wilted Violet.

Card dimensions are 100 mm x 139 mm (4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies: 

• Sami Stamps 'Waiting for You Silhouette'
• Koh-i-noor watercolor paper (250 gms)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Ink (Wilted Violet)
• MS Word
• printer
• MS scoring board 
• trimmer
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #2
• paper towels 
• water 

Stop by the Kitty Bee Designs blog and check out lovely projects my Design Team mates created. And don´t forget to 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 is a direct link to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page.

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

2) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #296 - Always Anything Goes

3) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by in an hour, I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Crafty Milka

Aquarius Constellation Birthday Card (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 Aquarius Constellation Birthday Card.

For this one I used two gorgeous Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Rain or Shine' and 'Anemone'.

I heat embossed stars and sentiment on a white cardstock paper and colored whole surface with Blueprint Sketch Distress Color. Love this one! Such a pretty blue shade. :o)

After drying, I drew white lines whit white pen and splattered whole surface with white acrylic paint mixed with water.

I left panel drying on air. After drying, I glued the panel on a  white cardstock card base.
Tip: When drying acrylic paint splatters on air they look prettier than drying with heat tool.

Card dimensions are 146 mm x 98 mm (5 3/4" x 3 7/8").

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Rain or Shine' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Anemone' stamp set
• white cardstock paper 
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch
• Marabu Acrylic Paint (070 White)
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Unibal Signo White
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• MS scoring board
• scissors
• ruler 
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Tim Holtz's Blending Tool
• Marabu flat fine paint brush no. #10
• printing paper
• water

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) Beccy's Place, January Challenge
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

2) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge: January! Take a Stamp: Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

4) Simon Says Stamp, Work it Wednesday January 2016: Something New
New item: Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch

5) The Cat's Pajamas, TCP Tuesday (TCPTUES306) Anything Goes Challenge

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


Crafty Milka

Penguin with Hot Chocolate Card (Crafty Creations Challenges #307)

Hi everyone :o)

My second post today. If you missed the first one, just scroll down or follow this link.


This Wednesday new challenge started at Crafty Creations Challenges.

Our theme for this fortnight is #307 - Paper Piecing, one of my favorite techniques. :o)

Our sponsor for this challenge is Beccy´s Place, with an awesome prize for our random winner: 3 digital images.

For this challenge I made this Penguin with Hot Chocolate Card, using our sponsor's adorable digital image 'Finn's Hot Chocolate'. (Thank you Beccy!)

I used two images for paper piecing.

I printed two images on a watercoloring paper and left them dry for a while. As I use inkjet printer I always do this before coloring, to prevent ink smearing.

Then I colored pieces I needed in watercoloring technique using Tim Holt's Distress Inks, fine paint brush and water. I left colored pieces drying on air.

After drying, I fussy cut all pieces, colored their edges with black Stabilo Pen, softened all pieces with a stylus ball on a soft working mat and glued all pieces together.

For a background, I decided to keep it as simple as possible. I splattered front panel of the card with with acrylic paint mixed with water using larger paint brush.

After drying, I glued 3-D foams behind penguin image and placed him on the card. I thought this will be enough, but at this point my card was nice but not so cheery, so I embellished my card with arrow enamel stickers. :o)

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

List of supplies: 

• Beccy's Place 'Finn's Hot Chocolate' digital stamp
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Koh-i-noor Watercolor paper (250 gms)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Spiced Marmalade
• Barn Door
• Antique Linen
• Walnut Stain
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Pen Black 68/46
• Marabu Acrylic Paint (070 White)
• enamel stickers from Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' kit
• white water based glue
• 3-D foams
• printer
• MS scoring board 
• trimmer
• scissors
• tweezers
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine flat paint brush no. #10
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• 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 a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Beccy's Place, January Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Create With Critters

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

Crafty Milka

Butterfly on Candle (Fairy Tale Challenge #135)

Hi everyone! :o)

This Tuesday a new challenge started at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

The theme for this fortnight is #135, Eine neue Technik aber keine Karte / New Technique but no Cards. 

This time our lucky winner will win adorable jute shapes.

New technique I tried was Transferring Image on a Candle. I found a great tutorial on Stamp TV and tried it. New to me was also heat embossing on tissue paper. This is my second try, Butterfly on Candle.

Note: This is not my idea. I found the tutorial on Stamp TV and made my project following steps in that tutorial. For all the details and instructions how to make this, follow the direct link provided.

List of supplies: 

• Jane's Doodles 'Butterflies' stamp set
• blue candle
• tissue paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• printing paper
• baking paper

I hope you liked my today's project. Hop over to the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous projects my Design Team Mates and our Guest Designers made for this challenge. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects and learn new techniques. :o)

I am entering my project to following challenges:
Note: bold text is a direct link to the current challenge and blog badge is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Beccy's Place, January Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) That Craft Place Challenge Blog, 17th of January, Anything Goes Challenge

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Crafty Milka

My Favorite 2015 Creations

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you My Favorite 2015 Creations.

First up are cards. It was hard to pick just couple of them, so I choose one for each month. Well, that wasn't easy also. :o)

January

Unconditional Love Card

February

Hi! Card

March

Amanitas Mini Card

April
Cactus Sprite Card

May
Cute Moth Card

June
Summer Card

July
Happy Birthday Card

August
Summer Holidays Card

September
Bamboo Panda Card

October
Circles Sending Sunshine Card

November
Feel Better Soon Card

December

Warm Wishes from Mini Santa Card

Among all projects I made last year, I picked three favorite. :o)

Amanita Box

Tealight Candle Christmas Boxes

HO HO HO! Tags

That´s it, my 2015 favorites.  I hope you enjoyed this short preview. :o)

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


Crafty Milka