Panda Birthday Girl Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Panda Birthday Girl Card.

I made this card for my landlord's daughter, who will celebrate her 8th birthday tomorrow. :o)

I used super cute 'Panda Cutie' from 2013 January Panda Releases. These Pandas are melting my heart. Love them all!! :o)

How I made this card... 

I printed the Panda on a white cardstock paper, stamped circles around Panda's eyes and colored them with black pen, as well as Panda's muzzle. Then I fussy cut Panda, traced edges with black marker, covered muzzle with Gloss Resin Gel and left it drying.

While Panda's muzzle was drying, I drew balloon shape on designer paper, cut it out and tied white cotton thread around it.

Then I created sentiment. I stamped word 'Birthday' directly on a top folded card base and glued alphabet stickers on it, creating word 'Girl'.

Last was to put all elements together. I love dimension on my cards, so I went with dimension on this one also. I added 3D foams on the back of the Panda and balloon and glued them on card. To make the Panda more girly, I created tiny pink bow on Panda's head with two enamel petal stickers. :o)

Dimensions: 98 mm x 133 mm (3 7/8" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Panda Cutie' Digital Stamp
• Create a Smile 'Eggstraordinary Egghunt' stamp set (circle.. panda's eyes)
• Create a Smile 'Mini Birthda' stamp set (word 'Birthday')
• paper, alphabet stickers and enamel stickers from Create a Smile 'Beach Party' kit
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Stabilo Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• 100% cotton crochet embroidery thread (TULIPAN no. 15, white)
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• 3-D foams
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• printer
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• crafting needle
• pencil
• compass

I hope you enjoyed my today's spotlight card. 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 a challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

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

Crafty Milka

Thanks a Latte Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone :o)

Yesterday was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Thanks a Latte Card.

To make this card, I was inspired with 'Beauty and the Beast' animated movie, which I loved so much when I was a kid. Well, I still do. Smiling objects... such fun! :o)

I used two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Coffee Time' and 'Under the Sea'.

     

First I stamped a sentiment on a top folded card base and a coffee mug, from 'Coffee Time' stamp set.

Then I masked jellyfish from 'Under the Sea' stamp set, using washi tape, to get only jellyfish's smile. I inked up whole stamp, removed washi and stamped smile on a coffee mug.

I colored the mug with two colored pencils and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Coffee Time' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Under the Sea' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Koh-i-noor Woodless Colored Pencils
• Chrome Yellow 1
• Reddish Orange 2
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• washi tape (for masking)
• tweezers

I am entering my card 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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #199 - CAS

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Dream Valley Challenges, Challenge #134 - Summer Colors

3) The ABC Challenge, J is for 'Just As You Like' (Anything Goes)

CAS design is the design I like most. :o)

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


Crafty Milka

A Star is born Card (KBD Aloha Friday Challenge #74 Mid Inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I'm sharing a mid-inspiration project for ongoing Aloha Friday Challenge at Kitty Bee Designs.

The challenge for this fortnight is #74 - Baby.


We have two sponsors for this challenge: All Dressed Up Stamps and Make it Crafty, so there will be double prizes! :o)

For this challenge I made CAS (clean and simple), Monochrome, A Star is born Card, using our sponsor's All Dressed Up Stamps adorable digital image A star is born.

This card is the second card I'll be sending to my friend after she gave birth to a sweet baby boy. First card never arrived to her, neither returned to me. Stork flew somewhere... I hope this one will arrive to whom is meant this time. :o)

How I made this card...

Using Paint program, I cut an image on two parts: bear and sentiment. Then I inserted them both in MS Word document and created layout. I printed it out on a white watercolor paper and left it dry for an hour. I use inkjet printer and always leave image "drying" after printing to prevent ink smearing when coloring. :o)

I colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I glued the panel on a white cardstock card base.

At the end, using white pen, I added some highlights on the image, and my card was finished. :o)

Dimensions: 95 mm x 126 mm (3 3/4" x 5")

List of supplies:

• All Dressed Up 'A star is born' digital image
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• white watercolor paper
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Blueprint Sketch
• Unibal Signo White
• UHU glue
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• 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 a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #199 - CAS
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2)  All Dressed up, Challenge 57 - Anything Goes

3) City Crafter Challenge Blog, Week 317 - White and Bright
Element from the photo: blue color

4) STAMPlorations, June CAS Card Challenge, Anything CAS Goes with an optional color twist: Blue

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


Crafty Milka

Summer Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #146)

Welcome Summer!! :o)

Today a new challenge started at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. This challenge will run 4 weeks.

Our new theme is #146, Sommer / Summer.

This time we have 3 prizes for three lucky winners.

Prize #1 - rubber stamp from Lelo Design

Prize #2 - Quilling Kit

Prize #3 - Bicycle clear stamp

For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), Summer Card.

I love summer and watching sailboats at sunset. Idea for this card was born in a second. :o)

I made a circle stencil and use it to create Sun. I blended Distress Inks directly on a card base through stencil. Blending was so easy with Mini Blending Tool. I used it for the first time. It was a gift from me to me for the end of the school year. I love to give myself presents. :o)

When I was satisfied with my sunset color, I removed the  stencil and stamped sentiment on the card base. The sentiment is from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit.

Then I colored in black wooden sailboat, glued it on the card after drying and my card was finished. Super easy and fast to create. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• sentiment stamp from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit 
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Black Soot
• wooden sailboat
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• stencil: paper scrap, EK Success Circle Cutter

I hope you liked my card for this Summer Special Challenge and got inspired. Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous creations my Design Team Mates and our Guest Designers made for this challenge. Do join us, we can't wait 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 a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Addicted to Stamps Challenge, Challenge #129 - Anything Summer
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Bunny Zoe's Crafts, June Challenge: Summer (GDT)

3) Create a Smile, Challenge of the Month June, Favorite

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

Favorite design: CAS

Favorite techniques: stamping, ink blending

Favorite coloring medium: Distress Inks

Favorite season: Summer
Favorite geometry shape: Circle

Other: dimension on card, wooden embellishments, b&w with pop of color, sailing boat at sunset

4) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #140 - Anything Goes

5) Simon Says Stamp, Work it Wednesday May 2016, Use some Sunshine

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

Crafty Milka

May Your Day Bloom with Happiness Cards (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone :o)

On Wednesday, June 15th, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made these super simple, May Your Day Bloom with Happiness Cards.

I used two Jane's Doodles stamp sets to make these cards: 'Doodle Flowers' and 'Love Birds'. These were so fast to make and a great way to use lovely drop shape enamel stickers I have in my stash.

  

To make this card, I was inspired with my own card I made couple of month ago. I created tiny flowers using stamp as a template and enamel stickers. You can find the card here. :o)

First I stamped sentiment on each top folded card base.

Then I stamped tiny flowers around sentiments with VersaMark Watermark and glued various Create a Smile enamel stickers over petals, creating Ombré Effect with flowers on each card. :o)

Dimensions of each card: 132 mm x 101 mm (5 1/4" x 4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Doodlrs Flowers' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Love Birds' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• crafting needle
• various Create a Smile enamel stickers

I am entering my cards 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) Crafting By Designs, June Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

2) Sweet Stamps Blog, June's Anything Goes Challenge

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

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


Crafty Milka