BLOG ISSUES - TEMPORARY BLOG POST (fixing issues)

UPDATE: STILL WORKING ON SOLVING ISSUES

Hi everyone!!

I'm experiencing some issues with my blog and just realized some of the posts I've shared here in past couple months didn't go live as I scheduled them. They are shown as published, but when I open them in blogger they do not exist. I messed something with permalinks. I'm working on fixing all those blog posts.

Here are direct blog posts and direct permalinks to all those posts here in this temporary blog post, just in case you want to see/read those posts.

• Bear Hugs Mini Circle Card (Jane's Doodles DT) - November 30th, 2020 -  permalink fixed
• Gnomebody Like You Mini Circle Card (Jane's Doodles DT November Spotlight) - December 1st, 2020 - permalink fixed
• Reindeer Winter Wishes Mini Circle Card (bastel-traum challenge #95) - December 1st, 2020 - permalink fixed
• 12 Days of Christmas - Day 11 - Ornament Shaped Card Set - January 30th, 2021
• 12 Days of Christmas - Day 12 - Ornament Shaped Sretan Božić Card - January 31st, 2021
• My Favorite 2020 Creations - February 1st, 2021 -  permalink fixed
• Green Envelope Interactive CAS Card (CASology Week #383 mid-inspiration) - February 9th, 2021
• Colorful Birthday Card Set - Croatian Sentiment (bastel-traum challenge #98) - February 15th, 2021 - permalink fixed

I will keep this post on top of my blog until I fix everything.

After I fix everything, I will permanently delete this blog post. Comments on this blog post are disabled.

Thank you for visiting. Big hugs!!!

Milka

Merry Christmas

 

❤

Milka

Welcome Winter

    

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Winter

Winter Solstice

Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

 

Happy Friday! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Today we are featuring three GORGEOUS Christmas/Winter themed stamp sets released into the store. :o) We also have 4 amazing super talented Guest Designers joining us today and new Design Team Member joining our team: Lien. :o)

Wild Winter

Snowflakes

Hygge Time

GORGEOUS!!! Love love LOVE!!!!! :o)

And here is what I prepared for today: Blue Merry Christmas Card. :o)

How I made this Card... 

For my card I used stamps from all three stamp sets: snowflakes from 'Snowflakes' stamp set, a sweater from 'Hygge Time' stamp set and a sentiment from 'Wild Winter' stamp set.

As my stamps didn't arrive on time, Jane sent me digital stamps to work with them and prepare something for the hop.

First I created a snowflakes patterned paper on my laptop, using Microsoft Word and Paint. I printed the paper A4 size and cut it to a desirable size panel. I saved the rest of the patterned paper for future projects.

I wrapped the patterned paper panel with a vellum paper and glued it on a white top folded card base.

Then I printed the sweater image twice, one in white and second in blue color. I fussy cut the blue sweater and added more color to it. I ink blended entire sweater with a Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch and colored details with a white gel pen and various blue fine liners.

When I was satisfied with the sweater color, I glued the colored sweater over the white one and fussy cut it, leaving white thin border around it. 

Then I worked on sentiment, but I didn't like it and change it after my stamps arrived. First version was printed in blue, but it looked weird. I heat embossed the sentiment 'Merry Christmas' in white on a black cardstock paper and cut it to a desirable stripe. 

Lastly, I assembled my card. I glued 3-D foams on the back of the image and the sentiment stripe and glued them on the card. As a finishing touch, I embellished my card with blue enamel dots.

I love creating Christmas cards in non traditional Christmas colors and LOVE how this one turned out. :o)

At the bottom of this post you can find detailed supply lists of my today's card. Link to this post will be in a right sidebar until the Blog Hop ends. :o)

And now to the Blog Hop prize...

Our generous Jane will be giving away one stamp set of winner's choice to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs along the Hop for your chance to win.

Here is the Blog Hop order:

Lien

Marion

Milka (you are here)

Claudia

Bobbi

Tinne

Katja

Katerina

Anouk (Guest Designer)

Norine (Guest Designer)

Bibi (Guest Designer)

Laura (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles blog

Jane will announce the winner on Monday, November 22nd, 2021, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 20% off sale through this weekend. No code needed.

Now hop over to Claudia's blog and see what she created for today's hop.

Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoyed on my stop today and got inspired. :o) 

Happy hopping and good luck to all!!! :o)

Milka

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Snowflakes' stamp set (digital)
• Jane's Doodles 'Hygge Time' stamp set (digital)
• Jane's Doodles 'Wild Winter' stamp set (snetiment)
• laptop (MS Word, Paint)
• printer Canon Pixma 2550S
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• vellum paper
• Create a Smile 'Fruitalicious' enamel dots
• Create a Smile 'Frosty Fun' enamel dots
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch
• Uniball Signo White Gel Pen
• Fine Liners (light and dark blue)
• UHU universal liquid glue
• Quickie Glue Pen
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• round acrylic block
• scissors
• powder bag
• dry cloth 
• finger sponge dauber

Card measurements: 102 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4")

Happy Halloween!!!

Re-posting my old Halloween themed card: Voodoo Doll Monochrome Card, using Little Miss Muffet Forgotten Scraps 'Voodoo Misschief' digital stamp. 

I originally shared the card here on my blog on October 13th, 2016 (here).

Hugs!!! :o)

Milka

Jane's Doodles Warm Hugs Release Blog Hop

 

Happy Friday! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Warm Hugs Release Blog Hop. Today we are featuring a BEAUTIFUL 'Warm Hugs' stamp set released into the store. :o) We also have 5 amazing super talented Guest Designers joining us today. :o)

Warm Hugs

Beautiful!!! Love love LOVE!!!!! :o)

And here is what I prepared for today: Thankful For You Card. :o)

How I made this Card... 

For my card I used most stamps from the set. I love to create my own backgrounds. It's a great way to use as much as possible stamps from one set. I call that good use of the set. :o)

First I arranged tinny stamps on an acrylic block and randomly stamped tiny images from the set on a Kraft paper panel in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink. I filled gaps by stamping one by one image in gaps. After drying, I stamped the sentiment in black on the panel.

I cut and folded a card base, slightly larger than the panel. I also cut 3 more panels from the Kraft paper. I glued (stacked) two panels together. I did this to add some dimension on my card, as I don't have any foam sheet in my stash and to glue 3-D foam squares on the entire panel was not an option. I glued the stamped panel on stacked panels and glued them on the card base. Last, 3rd panel, I glued inside the card to make it sturdier.

Then I stamped a bear and leaves on a thick watercolor paper and colored images in watercolor technique with Caran D'Ache Prismalo Aquarelle colored pencils. After drying, I fussy cut images leaving white thin border around them. I glued 3-D foam squares (2 different thickness) on the back of each image and glued them on the card and my card was finished. :o)

I love how my card turned out!! :o)

At the bottom of this post you can find detailed supply lists of my today's card. Link to this post will be in a right sidebar until the Blog Hop ends. :o)

And now to the Blog Hop prize...

Our generous Jane will be giving away one stamp set of winner's choice to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs along the Hop for your chance to win.

Here is the Blog Hop order:

Marion

Milka (you are here)

Katerina

Claudia

Bobbi

Katja

Tinne

Janine (Guest Designer)

Amanda (Guest Designer)

Hanh (Guest Designer)

Laura (Guest Designer)

Yana (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles blog

Jane will announce the winner on Monday, October 11th, 2021, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 25% off sale through this weekend. No code needed.

Now hop over to Katerina's IG account and see what she created for today's hop.

Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoyed on my stop today and got inspired. :o) 

Happy hopping and good luck to all!!! :o)

Milka

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Warm Hugs' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Caran D'Ache Prismalo Aquarelle colored pencils
• UHU universal liquid glue
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 1 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• round acrylic block
• acrylic block
• scissors
• kraft knife
• Xcut self healing working mat A4
• DaVinci fine rounded paint brush no. 2/0
• paper towels
• water

Card measurements: 146 mm x 82 mm (5 3/4" x 3 1/4")

Smile Card (CASology Week #395 mid-inspiration)

  

Hi everyone! :o)

I hope you're all well. It's been a while since I've posted here on my blog.

Today I'm sharing my card for CASology mid-inspiration challenge. This is also my last project as DT member for CASology. I've decided to step down from the team, as I don't find time to fulfill my duties as DT member, neither to craft as much as I did previous years. I endlessly enjoy being a mommy to my baby boy Fran and I don't want to build up any stress in my life by having commitments that I can't fulfill. Thank you Melissa and DT Ladies!! It was a wonderful experience and a great fun. You've all inspired me a lot. ♥

On September 7th, 2021, a new challenge started at CASology. This month's cue word is One. :o)

There's still time to join the challenge, which ends on Monday, October 4th, 2021, 9 AM, CDT (UTC -5).

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), Smile Card. :o)

Design defined: 

One layer, one image, one word in a sentiment.

For my card I used stamps from BEAUTIFUL Jane's Doodles 'Old Is Gold' stamp set.

How I made my card...

I stamped a camera image and a sentiment directly on a white top folded card base.

Then I watercolored the camera with Distress Inks. I had to be very quick while coloring, as the paper I used is a cardstock paper and not watercolor paper. If I add too much color, there is no way to 'pick it' or blend it like it works on a watercolor paper. :o) I colored one part at a time, drying colored parts with heat it tool.

As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights on the camera and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Old Is Gold' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks:
• Candied Apple
• Spiced Marmalade
• Mustard Seed
• Twisted Citron
• Blueprint Sketch
• Wilted Violet
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Unibal Signo White Pigment Ink Pen
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block
• Ranger Heat it Tool
• Da Vinci fine rounded paint brush no. 2/0
• water
• paper towels

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

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Milka Gubo (you are here)

Nancy Elrick
Sandie Munro

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

Milka

Welcome Autumn

   

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Autumn

Autumn Equinox

Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

  

Hi everyone! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Today we are featuring a gorgeous 'What the Fig!' stamp set released into the store. :o) We also have 2 super talented Guest Designers and a new DT member joining us today. :o)

What the Fig!

GORGEOUS!!!! Love love LOVE!!!!! :o)


And here is what I prepared for today: Happy Figgin' Birthday Card. :o)

I made this one for my honey's birthday, which is today. :o) Happy Birthday hon!!! ♥

How I made this Card... 

For my card I used all stamps from the set, except one sentiment. I love to create my own backgrounds. It's a great way to use as much as possible stamps from one set. I call that good use of the set. :o)

First I randomly stamped images on a Kraft paper panel in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink. After drying, I stamped the sentiment in black on the panel.

I cut and folded a card base and 5 more panels from the Kraft paper. I cut 4 panels slightly smaller than the panel with stamped background and glued (stacked) them together. I did this to add some dimension on my card, as I didn't have enough foam to do that. I glued the stamped panel on stacked panels and glued them on the card base. Last, 5th panel, I glued inside the card to make it sturdier.

Then I stamped a fig on a thick watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique with Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the fig leaving white thin border around it. I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the image and placed it on the card.

As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights on the fig and my card was finished. :o)

I like it, but is it enough masculine and will my honey like it, I'll know later today, when I'll give him the card at a small family birthday gathering. I decided to go with figs because we both love figs. :o)

Do you like figs? When it comes to fresh figs, I like one variety, don't know how it's called, but those figs have greenish/yellowish skin. But when it comes to dried figs, I can't stop eating them. Absolutely my favorite dried fruit. :o)

In Dalmatia, region of Croatia, they make delicious dried fig cake called Smokvenjak. It is my favorite energy snack.

"When compared with other fruit, the juicy and filling fig holds a special place in Dalmatian cuisine. During summer there is no sweeter taste than a freshly picked fig full of sweet juice which serves as a refreshment from the heat, the sea and the sun. Apart from eating them fresh, lots of picked figs are dried every year in order to preserve them during winter, when they are eaten on their own or in numerous tasty cakes. One of these is the fig cake, which used to be an everyday snack for field workers because it provides plenty of energy. Nowadays it is prepared for holidays or celebrations and is served as an aperitif before meals.

The traditional fig cake is considered to have originated on Croatian islands which abound in fig trees. This sweet dessert requires only a couple of ingredients, but it is very filling and delicious, and stays fresh for a long time which is why it has often been prepared as a travel snack. As its name indicates, fig cake or hib is prepared from dried figs, mixed with almonds, brandy or maraschino, powdered sugar and bay leaf for more flavour. The figs are first cut into small pieces or ground, and then combined with roasted and crushed almonds. Brandy is added to the mixture slowly and carefully so that all the ingredients blend well. The packed mixture of almonds and figs is formed into loaves and sprinkled with fresh bay leaves, or other Mediterranean plants such as rosemary or sage.

The basic recipe for fig cake can be altered according to taste, preferences and circumstances, so that instead of brandy the juice of any citrus fruit can be added, such as orange juice and its zest, or fennel seeds, different spices, as well as walnuts and raisins. Fig cake can be eaten immediately, but in order to be able to cut it, the moulded fig cakes need to be dried for some time. Nowadays this is done in the oven on low temperatures for up to an hour, so that the fig cake becomes a little harder. Individual fig cakes are wrapped in paper to prevent them from drying and for easier storage and transportation. These days, fig cakes are a popular souvenir among tourists in Croatia."

Source: https://croatia.hr/en-GB/experiences/gastronomy-and-enology/fig-cake

If you'll be visiting Croatia or will find Smokvenjak in a grocery store or have an option to buy it online, I would highly recommend to buy it. Not only it's delicious (if you like dried figs and almonds), it's healthy too. :o)

At the bottom of this post you can find detailed supply lists of my today's card. Link to this post will be in a right sidebar until the Blog Hop ends. :o)

 

And now to the Blog Hop prize...

Our generous Jane will be giving away one stamp set of winner's choice to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs/Instagram accounts along the Hop for your chance to win.

Here is the Blog Hop order:

Katerina

Milka (you are here)

Marion

Bobbi

Katja

Tinne (New DT Member)

Michelle (Guest Designer)

Laura (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles blog

Jane will announce the winner tomorrow, Friday, July 30th, 2021, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 30% off sale today and tomorrow. No code needed.

Now hop over to Marion's blog and see what she created for today's hop.

Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoyed on my stop today and got inspired. :o) 

Happy hopping and good luck to all!!! :o)

Milka

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'What the Fig!' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Twisted Citron
• Cracked Pistachio
• Uniball Signo White pigment ink pen
• UHU universal liquid glue
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

Card measurements: 95 mm x 140 mm (3 3/4" x 5 1/2")

Welcome Summer

  

Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Summer

Summer Solstice

Birthday Snail Card - Croatian Sentiment (bastel-traum challenge #102)

Hi everyone :o)

It's time for a new challenge over at bastel-traum and our theme for the challenge #102 is Animals. :o)

The challenge starts today, June 15th, 2021, at 9 AM, CET (UTC +1) and ends on July 15th, 2021, at 8:55 AM, CET (UTC +1). Find all the details about the challenge, rules and prizes in a challenge post (here).

It's been a while since I've joined my DT in challenges and created a card, but today I managed. :o)

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

To make this card, I CASEd (copied and shared everything) a card that I made two years ago (here). I went with same design, used same products, just went with a bit different color scheme (on this card a snail's house is a bit lighter, yellowish). :o)

I used stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a snail from 'Chameleon' and a speech bubble sentiment from 'Croatian Sentiments'. Sretan rođendan means Happy Birthday. :o)

How I made my card...

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

I colored the snail and ground with various colored pencils. To add extra shades to the image, I used Stabilo Pens (Markers).

Then I colored the speech bubble sentiment and snail's eyes with a white pigment ink pen. I managed to mess couple black lines with the white pigment ink, but I fixed them with a black fine liner.

Lastly, I coated snail's house with a transparent varnish to create glossy accents and left it dry on air through the night.

I love how my card turned out. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Chameleon' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Croatian Sentiments' stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Artist Colored Pencils:
• dark yellow
• orange
• TOZ Fantasy Colored Pencil, skin color
• Stabilo Colored Pencil, dark grey
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• yellow 68/44
• orange 68/54
• pink 68/26
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.1
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• rounded acrylic block
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• crafting needle

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

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

Milka