Jane's Doodles Challenge #9

Hi everyone!!!

Yesterday a new Challenge #9 started over at Jane's Doodles Challenge Blog. The theme for this fortnight is ANIMALS. :o)

The Challenge Design Team created AMAZING cards using Jane's Doodles stamp sets. Love them all!!! :o)

The challenge ends on Tuesday, May 12th, 2020, 11 PM CEST (UTC +2).

Find the inspiration, rules, all details and linky in the Challenge #9 blog post (here).

Enjoy and smile!! 

Milka 

You're Magical Card (CASology Week #367)

Hi everyone! :o)

Yesterday, April 28th, a new challenge started at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Magical. :o)

I had some unexpected situation and couldn't publish this post on time, so I'm bringing it today. The challenge ends on Monday, May 11th, 2020, 9 AM, CDT (UTC -5).

We also have a sponsor for this challenge: UNIKO. Find all details about the prize over at CASology blog.

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), You're Magical Card. :o)

Design defined: 

Plenty of white space, a small amount of color and adding dimension gives a CAS card special interest.

How I made my card....

To make my card I CASEd (copy and share everything) my own card that I made two years ago (here). I went with same design, layout, used same products, only went with a different color scheme. :o)

I used stamps from My Favorite Things 'BB Magical Dragons' stamp set.

I colored an adorable tiny dragon during Kathy's Racoosin 9th 30 Day Coloring Challenge, in February 2018, but didn't use it until now. I still have some images colored during past 30 Day Coloring Challenges that I didn't use on any project, but will surely use them for something. :o)

I stamped the tiny dragon on a watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the dragon and colored the edges with a black marker. And then it waited in a drawer for two years to be used. :o)

I stamped another dragon on a white cardstock paper and colored it in black. I fussy cut it, leaving a thin white border around the dragon. Then I softened the watercolored dragon with a stylus ball and glued it over the black dragon.

Then I heat embossed in white a sentiment on a black cardstock paper, cut out a banner, glued some 3-D foam on it and glued the sentiment on a white top folded card base. I glued 3-D foam on the dragon and placed it to sit on the banner.

As a finishing touch, I embellished the card with two enamel dots. :o)

Card measurements:  89 mm x 121 mm (3 1/2" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• My Favorite Things 'BB Magical Dragons' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks.
• Festive Berries
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
• UHU universal glue
• 3-D foam squares, 1 mm thick
• 3-D foam squares, 2 mm thick
• Create a Smile enamel stickers ('Beach Party', 'Pretty Cool')
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no.#0
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• crafting needle
• water
• paper towels
• powder bag

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out beautiful cards my Design Teammates and our Guest Designer created. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your CAS creations. :o)

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo (you are here)

Nancy Elrick
Sandie Munro

Sue Symens
Hannelie (Guest Designer)

I'm linking 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) AAA Cards, CAS Game #164 - One Image

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 17 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Reminder: Jane's Doodles Challenge #8

Hi everyone!!!

There's still some time left to join Challenge #8 over at Jane's Doodles Challenge Blog. The theme for this fortnight is ADD EMBELLISHMENTS . :o)

The Challenge Design Team created GORGEOUS cards using Jane's Doodles stamp sets. Love them all!!! :o)

There is a prize to be won for one winner: $30 gift certificate to Jane's Doodles store.

The challenge ends tomorrow, Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, 11 PM CEST (UTC +2).

Find the inspiration, rules, all details and linky in the Challenge #8 blog post (here).

Enjoy and smile!! 

Milka 

Happy Earth Day!

Milka

Gemini Birthday Shaker Card (CASology Week #366 mid-inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

Last Tuesday, April 14th, 2020, a new challenge started at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Zodiac. :o)

There's still plenty of time to join the challenge, which ends on Monday, April 27th, 2020, 9 AM, CDT (UTC -5).

We also have a sponsor for this challenge: STAMPlorations. Find all details about the prize over at CASology blog.

I had one more card that fits our cue, so I'm bringing it today as mid-inspiration. I created the card last year, but I didn't share it anywhere yet.

And here is my 2nd take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), interactive, Gemini Birthday Shaker Card. :o)

Design defined: 

Shaker element can work well on CAS card.

How I made my card....

To make my card I used stamps from two Mama Elephant stamp sets: a Gemini image from 'Cosmic Stars' and a sentiment from 'Starry Night'.

I stamped the image on a watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the image and traced edges with black marker.

I stamped another image on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut it, leaving thin white border around it. I colored the image in black.

Then I glued together two images, watercolored one and black one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.

Next up was a shaker window.

First I die-cut a circle in a white cardstock paper panel, glued an acetate sheet over the window and stamped the sentiment on the panel.

Then I blended Distress Inks directly on a white top folded card base. I splattered the ink blended part with water and repeated process until I was satisfied with a color. I glued 3 mm thick foam squares on the panel, filled window with shaker mix and glued the panel on the card base.

Lastly, I glued some 3-D foam on the image, glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Tea Dye
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• various sequins and beads
• UHU liquid glue
• foam squares 3 mm thick
• foam squares 2 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• My Favorite Things, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• water
• paper towels

And here is a short video. :o)

I hope you'll like my today's card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out my first card I made for this challenge (here), as well as cards my Design Teammates and our Guest Designer created. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your CAS creations. :o)

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman
Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo

Nancy Elrick
Sandie Munro

Sue Symens
Ma-Mi (Guest Designer)

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

Milka

Llama Tell You... Card (bastel-traum challenge #88)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at bastel-traum and our theme for the challenge #88 is Color combination . :o)

You can choose between two color schemes as inspiration to make your papercraft project. Although colors from both color schemes fit together, don't mix them together. Use just one. :o)

Scheme 1

Scheme 2

The challenge starts today, April 15th, 2020, at 9 AM, CEST (UTC +2) and ends on May 15th, 2020, at 8:55 AM, CEST (UTC +2). Find all the details about the challenge, rules and prizes in a challenge post (here).


I used color scheme 1 for my today's card. And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Llama Tell You... Card. :o)

My card is a CASE (copy and share everything) of my own card that I shared in September last year (here). Same design, layout and products used, just different color scheme. :o)

How I made my card....

To make my card I used stamps from a super adorable Lawn Fawn 'Llama Tell You' mini stamp set. :o)

I stamped a llama and a sentiment directly on a top folded Kraft paper card base.

I colored the llama and ground with colored pencils and my card was finished. :o)

I left the sentiment "unfinished". When I decide to whom will I give this card, for what occasion and how the sentiment will continue, I will stamp or write the rest inside of the card. :o)

Card measurements: 89 mm x 121 mm (3 1/2" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Lawn Fawn 'Llama Tell You' mini stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Caran D'Ache Prismalo Aquarelle colored pencils
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out cards my super talented Design Teammates created for the challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your creations. :o)

I'm linking 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) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 15 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Penny Black and More Challenge, April - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Pisces Birthday Card (CASology Week #366)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today starts a new challenge at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Zodiac. :o)

The challenge ends on Monday, April 27th, 2020, 9 AM, CDT (UTC -5).

We also have a sponsor for this challenge: STAMPlorations. Find all details about the prize over at CASology blog.

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Pisces Birthday Card. :o)

Design defined: 

A central image above a sentiment makes a classic CAS design.

How I made my card....

To make my card I used stamps from two Mama Elephant stamp sets: a Pisces image from 'Cosmic Stars' and a sentiment from 'Starry Night'.

I stamped the image and the sentiment directly on a white top folded card base. I colored the Pisces image with colored pencils.

As a finishing touch, I coated the image several times with a clear Wink of Stella and my card was finished. :o) 

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

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Artist Colored Pencils:
• light yellow
• dark yellow
• light orange
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out  cards my Design Teammates and our Guest Designer created. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your CAS creations. :o)

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman
Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo (you are here)

Nancy Elrick
Sandie Munro

Sue Symens
Ma-Mi (Guest Designer)

I'm linking 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) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 15 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Penny Black and More Challenge, April - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka