Baby Boy Watercolor Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

On Wednesday, August 24th, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Baby Boy Watercolor Card.

Last week my cousin was visiting me and this weekend my mom. I had such a wonderful time. I didn't think about computer and spending time on it at all, so my spotlight project post is a bit late. :o)

I made this CAS (clean and simple) card for my friend's baby boy Roko, who was born this month. I used an adorable stamp from Jane's Doodles 'Special Delivery' stamp set.

I stamped the image on a watercolor paper panel and colored it in watercolor technique with Distress Inks. I colored baby's face with colored pencils.

After drying I glued the panel on a white cardstock card base. Through the night the panel wrinkled. So satisfied with coloring but no clue how to flat wrinkles. It made me so sad. After a good cup of coffee I got it. IRON!!! :o)

I covered the card with 100% cotton cloth and ironed the card. Card flattened!!! Happiness overload!! :o)

Cards dimensions: 133 mm x 94 mm (5 1/4" x 3 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Special Delivery' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• colored pencils (pink, light violet, skin color)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Spiced Marmalade
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• paper stump no. #5
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #2
• Marabu fine flat paint brush no. #6
• water
• paper towels
• iron
• 100% cotton cloth

I am entering my card to a challenge:

Penny Black and More Challenge, August Challenge - Anything goes with a stamp

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


Milka

TOP4 and Winner (I Love Math Challenge #2)

Hi everyone! :o)

Thank you all for joining I Love Math Challenge #2! Zrinka and I enjoyed very much visiting your blogs and seeing your takes on the challenge. So many different interpretations and brilliant designs! LOVE!!! :o)

Among 11 entries, we had very hard task to pick TOP 4 favorites. I had to include my boyfriend in choosing, as I couldn't decide at all. :o)

You can see all entries over on Pinterest where I created a board with all challenge entries, except card published on Flickr, because it is not possible to pin any image from it. :o)
Note to challenge participants: If you don't want your card pinned on Pinterest, please leave me a comment below or send me an e-mail. Thank you.
Update April 25th, 2018: all I Love Math Challenge boards on Pinterest are permanently deleted.

Here are our TOP 4 favorites, 

in order of entering the challenge:

1. The Dream Pages (Swapna) #3

My choice 

Beautiful CAS card. Love the layout, color combination and how flowers are colored. Great take on the challenge.

2. scrAPpamondo (AliceP) #4

My & Goran's choice

Gorgeous, colorful, mixed media card, great take on the challenge and a great step by step instructions. Goran's favorite flower is sunflower and favorite color orange, so I'm not surprised he picked this card.

3. Kristina Pavlović #10

Zrinka's choice 

"Just because it has 'snow' globe. I love it. Love the idea and glossy effect Tina made."

4. Nonni #13

Zrinka's choice 

"Love how simple they are (snowmen) and love that background stripe accent." 

The winner of one Jane's Doodles stamp set from the TOP 4 Favorites, 

chosen by Random.org is

2.  scrAPpamondo (Alice) #4

Congratulations!!! :o)

Please contact me until the end of the month to claim your prize (email: milkagubo81 (at) gmail (dot) com). If not, another TOP 4 Favorite will be randomly picked.


Thank you all for wonderful support and participation. I hope you'll be also joining future challenges. I'm planning next one in autumn. I'll announce it at least two weeks prior the challenge starts. :o)

Thank you for stopping by! Enjoy and smile! :o)

Crafty Milka

Lion Birthday Card (KBD Aloha Friday Challenge #78 Mid Inspiration)

Happy Friday everyone! :o)

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

The challenge for this fortnight is #78 - Color Challenge. Use at least 2 colors from this color palette.

Summer, Pineapple Hues

Image source: Design Seeds

We have two sponsors for this challenge: Crafty Sentiments Designs and Scribbles Designs, so there will be double prizes! :o)           

  

For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), Lion Birthday Card, using Kitty Bee Designs ADORABLE image, Lychee the Lion.

How I made my card...

I printed the image on a white watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Distress Inks and Stabilo Pens. When I was satisfied, I fussy cut the image, colored the edges with black marker and glued it over second image printed on cardstock paper. I do this to make images thicker, as I use thin watercolor paper which doesn't work well with 3-D foams. :o)

I fussy cut the image again, leaving white border around it.

I stamped sentiment on a top folded white card base, glued 3-D foams on the back of the lion and placed him on the card. Small enamel dot on a flower center and my card was finished. :o)

Dimensions: 101 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Lychee te Lion' digital stamp
• Create a Smile 'Mini Birthday' mini stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Vintage Photo
• Brushed Corduroy
• Stabilo Fine Liner (fine 0.4), Red 88/40
• Stabilo Pens (Markers):
• Blue 68/57
• Black 68/48
• Create a Smile 'Frutalicious' enamel stickers
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foams
• printer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water
• crafting needle

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)

Are you interested joining our team? We have DT Call over at Kitty Bee Designs. Everyone is welcome to apply. For all details, just follow this link. :o)

I am entering my card to following challenges:

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

1) Card Mania, CMC #83 - Let's Party
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Seize the Birthday, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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


Milka

Ombré Effect Birthday Cards (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made these Ombré Effect Birthday Cards.

I love bold sentiments and these I used from 'CAKE!' stamp set are gorgeous! Perfect to create CAS cards. :o)

I have so many upcoming birthdays and, with current working schedule, not so much time to create, so I made two same CAS design cards. Quick and very easy to create. I was inspired with Season's Greetings Blue Card I made in November last year.

I heat embossed with white embossing powder sentiments from beautiful Jane's Doodles stamp set, 'CAKE!', on white cardstock panels. Then I blended panels with Distress Inks creating Ombré Effect. For each card I used only one color.

When I was satisfied with blended colors, I trimmed both panels a bit, because I don't like distressed edges on panels when placing them on white card bases. :o)

I glued 3-D foams on panels and glued them on top folded white card bases.

White enamel dots to add more interest to cards, and my cards were finished. :o)

Cards dimensions: 107 mm x 139 mm (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'CAKE!' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Wilted Violet
• Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' enamel stickers
• 3-D foams
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• powder bag
• crafting needle

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 (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) AAA Cards, Game #71 - Blending

2) Card Mania, CMC #83 - Let's Party
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Live & Love Crafts Inspiration and Challenge Blog, Challenge #50 - Happy Birthday / Anniversary

4) Seize the Birthday, Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #188 - Anything Goes 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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


Milka

Daisies for you 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 Daisies for you Card.

To make this card, I was inspired with Daisies Boxes I made in May.

I heat embossed with clear embossing powder daisies from beautiful Jane's Doodles stamp set, 'Daisies', on a white cardstock panel. Then I blended the panel with Distress Inks, splattered the panel with water and repeated the process until I was satisfied with colors.

I trimmed the panel a bit, to make it smaller than card base. I could use smaller panel in a start, but I don't like distressed edges on panels when placing them on white card bases, so trimming is necessary. :o)

To add more interest to my card, I drew white stitches on the panel with white gel pen and the panel was finished.

Next up was a sentiment. Oh this took me so much time. First I couldn't decide what sentiment to put on the card. When I finally decided to use sentiment from 'Mr. & Mrs. Claus', I couldn't decide in what technique to make it, to stamp it, heat emboss it, what color to use... So I made couple of sentiments and tried them. The winner was heat embossed in white on a black cardstock paper. :o)

Last, I assembled card together. I glued 3-D foams on the back of the panel and sentiment and glued them on a top folded white card base. Couple of clear droplets and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Daisies' stamp set (daisies)
• Jane's Doodels 'Mr. & Mrs. Calus (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Clear Gloss, Regular, WA01R)
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Twisted Citron
• Cracked Pistachio
• Unibal Signo White
• clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh Sequins exclusive Mix for Create a Smile 'Beach Party' kit
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• 3-D foams
• Gloss Resin Super Clear (for gluing droplets) 
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• scissors
• tweezers 
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine flat paint brush no. #6
• powder bag
• water
• paper towels
• printing paper

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 (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) WOW! Embossing Powder, August Challenge: Flowers
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #188 - Anything Goes 
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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


Milka