It's Your Day Card (LMMS Challenge #150)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge started at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog. It's #150, Anything Goes Challenge.

For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), It's Your Day Card.

For this card I used adorable LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Uma' digital stamp. I LOVE Polka Dot Pals! There is also an Add-on Faces digital set to add face to these adorable images. I prefer them as they are in original. :o)

'Uma' reminds me so much on my cousin Irena, so I made this card for her. Irena will celebrate her 18th birthday this month... Where did the time go?!?! I remember it was like yesterday when I traveled with my mom and brother to Slovenia, to welcome that adorable creature. :o)

I printed the image twice, one on a white cardstock paper panel and other on a watercolor paper, and left them dry for a while. I always leave printed images dry on air before coloring, to prevent color smearing.

I colored the image printed on watercolor paper in watercolor technique using Distress Inks (I tried to avoid black lines as much as possible), fussy cut it out, colored edges with black marker and softened image with stylus ball on soft working mat. This curves image a bit and it gives a special look to paper pieced images.

This was the first time I colored skin in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I used Tea Dye and Spun Sugar for cheeks. Until now I used colored pencils for skin coloring. I'm super satisfied with the result!! :o)

Then I worked on the panel. I colored a ground on the panel, dried it with a heat tool, outlined lines of the image with black marker, glued colored image over it, stamped a sentiment, glued 1mm thick foam sheet on the back of it and the panel was finished.

Lastly, I assembled card together. I glued a stripe of patterned paper on a top folded card base and then panel, and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions: 95 mm x 133 mm (3 3/4" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgoten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Uma' digital stamp
• Jane's Doodles 'Birthday Wishes' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Echo Park Mini Theme 'Pride and Joy' collection kit
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Spun Sugar
• Faded Jeans
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• UHU liquid glue
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• foam sheet, 1 mm thick
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• tweezers
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 5/0
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• paper towels
• water

I hope you liked my card for today and got inspired. Do join me in a week here on my blog, for more LMMS inspiration.

Stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog and join us in on Challenge #150. The challenge will last for two weeks. There is also a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :o)

I'm 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) Cards und More Shop Blog, Challenge no. 5 - Anything Goes
This is my 9th entry to this challenge.

2) Crafty Creations Challenges, Watercolor
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Crafty Sentiments Designs, Anything Goes Challenge - Nov 1st
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Wonderful Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka