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Monday, December 31, 2018

Thank You

Hi everyone!

Prior this year is gone, I want to thank you all for all the love, encouragement, lovely comments and support in 2018. I'm looking forward to all new adventures in this lovely blogging land in 2019. :o)

I also wanted to share my best nine posts on Instagram in 2018, my first IG year. :o)


Hugs!! 


Milka

Sunday, December 30, 2018

11th 30 Day Coloring Challenge Preview



Hi everyone!

Today I want to share with you what I've colored during Kathy's Racoosin 11th 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I didn't managed to color every day as I was in a moving process and moved across the country on December 9th. Finally I've settle down and found time to write this blog post (and I want to do it this year LOL). :o)

I'm sure most of you heard about Kathy's Racoosin 30 day coloring challenge. If not, here is a brief introduction.

Kathy of The Daily Marker started super fun challenge 30 Day Coloring Challenge in March 2015 and organizes it couple of times a year.

On November 1st an 11th coloring challenge started and ended on November 30th. The goal of the challenge was to color something daily even if it's a few minutes. For more information, jump over to Kathy's blog. :o)

During the 11th coloring challenge I colored when I had time. I didn't color daily, but did relax from packing and cleaning when I had some extra time.

I shared my daily coloring's on Instagram as the challenge was going on.

Some of my coloring samples are already incorporated into a card or a project and already shared here on my blog as the challenge was going on, but some of them not. Below each photo I added link to a published card/project, if it's already published. For those unfinished and unpublished, I'll update this post and add links after I publish cards/projects. :o)

Here is a day by day preview. :o)

DAY 1
no coloring

DAY 2
no coloring

coloring on Kraft
colored with TOZ Artist colored pencils and traced with a Uniball Signo white Pigment Ink on a Kraft Paper
project not finished

coloring on Kraft
colored with TOZ Artist colored pencils and traced with a Uniball Signo white Pigment Ink on a Kraft Paper
partly colored on DAY 3
project not finished

monochrome watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Ink on a Mixed Media paper

DAY 6
no coloring

DAY 7
no coloring

DAY 8
no coloring

DAY 9
no coloring

monochrome watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Ink on a Mixed Media paper

monochrome watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Ink on a watercolor paper, details drawn with black fine liner and white gel pen

DAY 12
no coloring

DAY 13
no coloring

coloring on Kraft
colored with TOZ Artist colored pencils and ink blended with Distress Ink on a Kraft Paper

watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Ink on a watercolor paper, details drawn with white gel pen
not used for any project yet

loosely watercoloring
loosely watercolored with Distress Inks on a watercolor paper

watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Inks on a watercolor paper
image used as Christmas gift decoration

watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Inks on a watercolor paper
images used as Christmas gifts decorations

watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Inks on a watercolor paper
partly colored
not finished

ink blending
ink blended with Distress Inks on a white cardstock paper
CARDS not published yet

paper piecing
skin and beard watercolored with Distress Inks on a watercolor paper, details drawn with black fine liner and white gel pen

DAY 21
no coloring

DAY 22
no coloring

DAY 23
no coloring

DAY 24
no coloring

DAY 25
no coloring

DAY 26
no coloring

DAY 27
no coloring

DAY 28
no coloring

watercoloring
watercolored with Distress Inks on a white watercolor paper

DAY 30
no coloring


I had so much fun coloring all these images. :o) The challenge was super fun and great relaxation in my most busiest month this year. Except my own coloring, I enjoyed a lot watching others coloring samples all over social medias, Kathy's awesome coloring, ideas and tips... Wonderful challenge in this AWESOME crafty community. :o)

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


Milka

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Sweet Holiday Wishes Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)


Hi everyone! :o)

Last Thursday, December 20th, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Sweet Holiday Wishes Card:o)


To make this card I used stamps from a SUPER CUTE Jane's Doodles 'Gingerbread' stamp set.


How I made this card...

I stamped Gingerbread Man, Gingerbread Woman and sentiment on a Canson XL Mixed Media Paper Panel and colored adorable images in watercolor technique using Distress Ink Walnut Stain. I love this monochrome coloring. I'm always amazed how many tones you can achieve with only one DI color. :o)

After drying I glued the panel on a Kraft paper side folded card base and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 121 mm x 95 mm (4 3/4" x 3 3/4")

List of supplies :
  • Jane's Doodles 'Gingerbread' stamp set
  • Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
  • Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
  • Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
  • Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
  • Mitshubishi Fine Liner 0.2
  • Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
  • Uniball Signo White Gel Pen
  • UHU liquid glue
  • Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
  • bone folder
  • acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
  • Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
  • paper towels
  • water


I'm linking my card to following challenges:
Note: bold text and challengbadge (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) As You Like It ChallengeAnything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Cards und More Shop Blog Challenge, Challenge #31 - Anything Goes: Christmas (Present)
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.


3) Country View Challenges, December 2018: Christmas 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge, December 2018: Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

5) Stempelgarten Challenge, Challenge #75 - Weihnachten / Christmas


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


Milka

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas



Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite, Op 71a 

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Cards und More Advent With Friends - Day 23


Hi everyone! :o)

I was so happy and honored that my dear friend Fikreta of Bad Kitty's Craft Room invited me to join a super fun and inspirational Advent With Friends event over at Cards und More blog.

I love CAS (clean and simple) cards, so I went with CAS card for this event too and created this Merry Christmas Card. :o)


For my card I used ADORABLE reindeer from Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set and sentiment from  Apple Blossom 'Happy Santa' stamp set.

Image is paper pieced. First I stamped a sentiment and reindeer directly on a top folded card base and colored the reindeer with black marker. Then I stamped the reindeer on a watercolor paper, colored him in watercolor technique with Distress Inks, fussy cut, colored edges with black marker and softened him with stylus ball. Lastly, I glued the colored reindeer over the reindeer stamped on the card base, covered his muzzle and medallion on his collar with gloss resin to create glossy accents and my card was finished. :o)


I stamped the reindeer on a white watercolor paper and colored him in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the reindeer, traced edges with black marker, stamped another reindeer on a piece of white cardstock paper, colored him in black, fussy cut him leaving thin white border around him, and glued colored reindeer over the black colored one. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is very thin and I needed thicker image for my card.

Then I heat embossed in white the sentiment on a Kraft cardstock panel and glued the panel on a white side folded card base.

Lastly, I glued some foam squares on the back of the reindeer, placed him on card and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:
  • Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set
  • Apple Blossom 'Happy Santa' stamp set
  • Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
  • white cardstock paper
  • watercolor paper
    • Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
    • Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
    • WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
    • Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
      • Fossilized Amber
      • Barn Door
      • Tea Dye
      • Walnut Stain
      • Ground Espresso
      • Hickory Smoke
    • Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
    • 3D foam squares (5 x 5 x 3 mm)
    • UHU liquid glue
    • acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
    • Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
    • Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
    • scissors
    • Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
    • paper towels
    • water
    • powder bag


    Thank you Fikreta and Cards und More for invitation to join this super fun Advent/Christmas event.



    I'm linking my card to following challenges:
    Note: bold text and challengbadge (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) Country View Challenges, December 2018: Christmas 
    This is my 1st entry to this challenge.





    2) Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge, December 2018: Anything Goes
    This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

    3) Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge, December 2018: Emboss
    This is my 1st entry to this challenge.


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


    Milka