TOP 4 and Winner (I Love Math Challenge #18)

Hi everyone! :o)

Thank you all for joining I Love Math Challenge #18!

There were 26 AMAZING entries!! ♥ I enjoyed very much visiting your blogs and seeing your Christmas/Winter MATH Projects. Wonderful take on every single creation. :o) I had a SUPER HARD task to pick TOP 4 favorites and it took me quite time to pick only 4. You can see all entries on main challenge post here.

Here are my TOP 4 favorites 

in order of entering the challenge:

1. ionabunny #1

I LOVE Gail's take on this challenge. She went with irregular quadrilateral card base as a Math element and created this GORGEOUS coffee cup. :o) 

2. gift box (Bad Kitty's Craft Room) #8

Cube, squares, circles... All that Fiki used and created this adorable Gift Box with a lot of various elements. I especially love shaker parts. :o)

3. Sharda Maheshwari #21

Sharda made this SUPER CUTE Rocking card using scalloped circle shape. Love it!!! :o)

4. karenladd #25

I've never made Christmas card using rainbow colors. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how cute and colorful this Karen's card looks. And the hexagonal shape... PERFECT!!! :o)

Congratulations Ladies!! Beautiful Christmas/Winter MATH projects!!! :o)

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

chosen by Random.org is

2. gift box (Bad Kitty's Craft Room) #8

Congratulations!!! :o)

Please contact me in a week to claim your prize (email: milkagubo81 (at) gmail (dot) com). You have to send me confirmation e-mail from the e-mail address that you provided entering the challenge. If I don't hear back from you in a week (by February 7th, 2021, 11:59 PM, CET), another winner from TOP 4 Favorite will be randomly picked. I will give my best to reply to your e-mail within 72 hours. If you don't get a response from me in 72 hours, please resend your e-mail.

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Thank you all for wonderful support and participation. Please visit next week, when I'll share some updates about the challenge (and life updates). :o)

Thank you for stopping by. Stop by later this evening, I'll be sharing last blog post from my 12 Days of Christmas Series (scheduled at 11 PM). Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Happy Holidays Card (ATCAS Cards Challenge #190 GDT)

Hi everyone! :o)

I was delighted to be asked to be a Guest Designer at Addicted to CAS for a Challenge #190, after I was chosen as CAS perfectionist in their Challenge #187 - One Layer. I love playing Addicted to CAS challenges, as their challenges are all about CAS (clean and simple) cards, my favorite card design. I'm happy challenges are back after half year break. :o)

The Challenge #190 theme is Pattern.

Card design needs to be CAS. Here is a CAS definition from Addicted to CAS Challenge Blog:

Note: there are various CAS cards definitions on various blogs.

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

How I made this card...

First I prepared all parts for my card: a white top folded card base, a patterned paper stripe and die-cut snowflakes.

I stamped a sentiment with a Distress Ink directly on the card base. I inked the sentiment stamp with a VersaMark Watermark Ink, wiped it with my palm, inked the stamp with the Distress Ink Hickory Smoke and pressed the sentiment on the card base. I prefer to do it this way when stamping with Distress Inks, as the stamping results are much better than without using the VersaMark Watermark Ink.

I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the patterned stripe and glued it on the card. I cut the excess with scissors.

Then I arranged and glued snowflakes along the patterned stripe, using a glue or a 3-D foam square, just to add a bit more dimension to my card.

Easy and quick to create. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Winter Words' stamp set (sentiment)
• Create a Smile Cool Cuts 'Negative Snowflake' (intricate snowflake)
• Wiler Creativity Cutting Dies, snowflakes die cuts (gift from a dear friend Alice of Scrap & C... THANK YOU ALICE!!! ♥)
• white cardstock paper
• patterned paper from Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' kit 
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Hickory Smoke
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pen
• 3-D foam squares 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• 3-D foam squares 5 x 5 x 1 mm
• round acrylic block (d = 70 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Sizzix Big Shot
• bone folder
• scissors

I hope you'll like my take on the challenge and get inspired. :o) Stop by the Addicted to CAS and see amazing CAS creations the Design Team made for this challenge. The challenge is a fortnight challenge, so there is plenty time to share your CAS cards with us. :o) For more information about the challenge and rules, jump over to challenge post at Addicted to CAS. :o)

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later this evening, I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

12 Days of Christmas - Day 10 - Ornament Shaped Reindeer Card

Happy Friday! :o)

My second post today. If you missed the first one, just scroll down, or follow a direct link here.

Welcome to 10th Day of my 12 Days of Christmas Series. I took a short break with sharing my series here with you (again). I had doctors' appointments and some tests to run and was too tired to write blog posts since Monday. 

Today I want to share with you this Ornament Shaped Reindeer Card.

 

To make this card, I was inspired with my cards that I shared on Monday here on my blog (here).

How I made the card...

First I die cut all parts from a white cardstock paper

I die cut an ornament three times. I used only frames, rest I left for other projects. I glued together frames (stacked frame die-cuts) and left them aside.

Then I die cut a reindeer three times, glued them together and left them aside.

Then I die cut a hanger two times and glued them together.

I used negative part of the die-cut ornament as a stencil. I traced the ornament shape twice on the white cardstock paper and cut them out. I used them to create a card base, but first I ink blended Distress Inks directly on one ornament shape panel. When I was satisfied with the color, I splattered the panel with a water, dabbed the surface with a paper towel and left the panel to dry on air. Then I mixed a white tempera color with a bit of water, splattered the panel and again left it dry on air.

After drying, all parts for my card were ready. I assembled the card. I glued two ornament shapes on the top and got the card base. Then I glued the frame on the card base, glued the stacked reindeer in the center of ornament shape glued the stacked hanger on the top of the ornament and my card was finished. I really like how my card turned out. :o)

List of supplies:

• Wiler Creativity Cutting Dies, reindeer die cut (gift from a dear friend Alice of Scrap & C... THANK YOU ALICE!!! ♥)
• Create a Smile 'Frosty Fun' kit (ornament die)
• Sizzix Big Shot
• white cardstock paper
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks:
• Broken China
• Peacock Feathers
• UHU liquid glue
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pen
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools
• Koh-i-noor tempera color, white
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• water
• paper towels

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

Milka

Jane's Doodles Special Weekend Offer

 

Happy Friday!!

Jane has a Special Weekend Offer in the store. If you purchase 'Stinks' stamp set, you will get the matching 'Stinks' dies FOR FREE. 

Jane is also offering 30% off on 'Pucker Up!' stamp set. The discount is already calculated in the shop.

This sale lasts only this weekend.

Stop by later this evening, I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

12 Days of Christmas - Day 9 - Two CAS Reindeer Cards

Hi everyone! :o)

Welcome to 9th Day of my 12 Days of Christmas Series.

Today I want to share with you these two CAS (clean and simple) Reindeer Cards.

 

To make these cards, I CASEd (copied and shared everything) my own card that I shared here on my blog in November 2020 (here). I went with same design, color scheme, used same techniques and products, I just worked directly on card bases on today's cards. :o)

How I made the card...

I ink blended Distress Inks directly on a white cardstock paper card base. When I was satisfied with the color, I splattered the card base with a water, dabbed the surface with a paper towel and left the card to dry on air.

Then I mixed a white tempera color with a bit of water, splattered the card base and again left it dry on air.

Then I die cut three reindeer in the white cardstock paper and glued them together (stacked them). I glued stacked reindeer on the card and my card was finished. :o)

I repeated same for the second card, I just rotated the layout. :o) I really like this color combination and card design. :o)

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

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

List of supplies:

• Wiler Creativity Cutting Dies, reindeer die cut (gift from a dear friend Alice of Scrap & C... THANK YOU ALICE!!! ♥)
• Sizzix Big Shot
• white cardstock paper
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks:
• Broken China
• Peacock Feathers
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools
• Koh-i-noor tempera color, white
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• water
• paper towels

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

Milka

12 Days of Christmas - Day 4 Giveaway Winner

Hi everyone! :o)

Thank you for joining my 12 Days of Christmas Day 4 Giveaway. I loved reading your comments. :o)

Prize of the Giveaway was one Lili of the Valley (LOTV) 'Jenny Bear Gifts Galore' Unmounted Rubber Stamp for one lucky winner.

Anyone (+18) who left a comment on the giveaway post by January 21st, 2021, 11:59 PM CET (UTC +1) and is a follower of my blog (or became a follower while the giveaway was open) was eligible to win the prize.

8 of you left a comment, but one commentator asked to be excluded from the draw, so 7 of you in total were considered to win the prize and were entered to the draw.

And the winner chosen by Random.org is

#5 - Valerija

Congratulations!!! :o)

Winner, please contact me by Sunday, January 31st, 2021, 11:59 PM CET (UTC +1) to claim your prize (email: milkagubo81 (at) gmail (dot) com).

I will give my best to reply to your e-mail in shortest possible time. If you don't get a response from me by Friday, January 29th, 2021, please resend your e-mail or leave me a comment below. Thank you. :o)

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Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to stop by tomorrow, I'm continuing with my 12 Days of Christmas Series. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

12 Days of Christmas - Day 8 - Sretan Božić Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Welcome to 8th Day of my 12 Days of Christmas Series.

Today I want to share with you this Sretan Božić Card. 

To make this card, I CASEd (copied and shared everything) my own card that I shared couple days ago here on my blog (here). I went with same design, layout, color scheme, used same techniques and stamp sets, I just went with some different stamped images and a different sentiment. :o)

Sretan Božić is a Croatian sentiment and it means Merry Christmas. :o)

For my card I used stamps from several Jane's Doodles stamp sets:

• 'Sretan Božić' stamp set (a sentiment)
• 'Winter Icons' stamp set (poinsettia)
• Snowflakes are from various sets:
• 'Winter Village' stamp set
• 'Snow Globe' stamp set 
• 'Driving Home For Christmas' stamp set

How I made my card....

First I created a background panel. I randomly stamped images on a Kraft paper panel in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink.

Then I splattered the panel with a white tempera color mixed with a bit of water and left the panel to dry on air.

After drying, I glued the panel on a white side folded card base.

Next up was the sentiment. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on a black cardstock paper, cut the sentiment to a desirable size stripe, glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the sentiment stripe and glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• 'Sretan Božić' stamp set (sentiment)
• 'Winter Icons' stamp set (poinsettia)
• 'Winter Village' stamp set
• 'Snow Globe' stamp set 
• 'Driving Home For Christmas' stamp set
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• black cardstock paper
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Koh-i-noor tempera color, white
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• round acrylic block
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• powder bag
• paper towels
• dry cloth
• water

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

Milka

Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

Happy Friday! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Today we are featuring two new stamp sets released into the store. :o)

Sweater Weather

Weird

SUPER CUTENESS OVERLOAD!!! Love love LOVE!!!!! :o)


And here is what I prepared for today: Penguin Skating Sour Cream Container Gift Box using a super cute penguin stamp from the 'Sweater Weather' stamp set and snowflakes stamps form various Jane's Doodles stamp sets. :o)

How I made this Sour Cream Container Gift Box... 

First I created a patterned paper that I used to fold the container. I stamped randomly snowflakes on a Kraft paper in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink. Then I cut a rectangle size 3" x 6" from it.

I mixed a white tempera color with a bit of water and splattered the snowflakes patterned paper and left it dry on air.

After drying, I folded the container. I found great photo tutorial here. I folded the container following the tutorial. I left one side of the container unglued and open to fill it with sweets or something else later.

Next up was the penguin. I stamped the penguin on a watercolor paper and colored him in watercolor technique with Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the penguin and traced edges with a black marker.

Then I stamped the penguin again on a white cardstock paper. I colored him with a grey marker and fussy cut him, leaving thin white border around the penguin. I glued watercolored penguin over the grey one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin and I needed thicker image.

Then I drew white highlights on the penguin using a white gel pen.

If you follow my blog, you know I love dimension on my projects. This one was no exception. :o) I glued 3-D foams on the back of the penguin and glued him on the box.

As a finishing touch, I pierced a hole on the unglued part of the container and closed it with a brad. :o)

I love how my Sour Cream Container Gift Box turned out!! :o) I'm sure I'll make more of these to have them by hand to give some treats and sweets to my nieces or to pack tiny gifts inside for my family and friends. :o)

At the bottom of this post you can find detailed supply lists for my today's project. 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:

Kaja
Milka (you are here)

Marion

Neha

Claudia

Bobbi

Laura Bassen (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles blog (Katerina)

Jane will announce the winner on Monday, January 25th, 2021, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 30% off sale through this weekend. 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 'Sweater Weather' stamp set (penguin)
• snowflakes are from sets:
• Jane's Doodles 'Winter Village' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Winter Words' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Driving Home fro Christmas' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• 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
• Fossilized Amber
• Spiced Marmalade
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Koh-i-noor tempera color, white
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Dark Grey 68/96
• Uniball Signo White pigment ink pen
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pen
• double-sided adhesive tape
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• round acrylic block
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• paper towels
• water
• crafting needle
• brad (Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fastener)

12 Days of Christmas - Day 7 - Sretni Blagdani no. 2 Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Welcome to 7th Day of my 12 Days of Christmas Series.

Today I want to share with you this Sretni blagdani no. 2 Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Wednesday, December 16th, 2020. I didn't share it here on my blog earlier because I wanted to share it in series I planned prior Christmas, but that also didn't work as I planned (I wrote about it here), so I'm sharing it in these series. :o)

To make this card, I CASEd (copied and shared everything) my own card that I shared yesterday here on my blog (here). I went with same design, layout, color scheme, used same techniques and same sentiment, I just went with different stamped images. :o)

Sretni blagdani is a Croatian sentiment and it means Happy Holidays. :o)

For my card I used stamps from several Jane's Doodles stamp sets:

• 'Sretan Božić' stamp set (a sentiment)
• Presents are from various sets:
• 'Winter Icons' stamp set
• 'Snow Globe' stamp set 
• 'Hot Cocoa' stamp set
• 'Warm and Cozy' stamp set
• 'Driving Home For Christmas' stamp set

How I made my card....

First I created a background panel. I randomly stamped presents on a Kraft paper panel in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink.

Then I splattered the panel with a white tempera color mixed with a bit of water and left the panel to dry on air.

After drying, I glued the panel on a white side folded card base.

Next up was the sentiment. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on a black cardstock paper, cut the sentiment to a desirable size stripe, glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the sentiment stripe and glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• 'Sretan Božić' stamp set (sentiment)
• 'Winter Icons' stamp set
• 'Snow Globe' stamp set 
• 'Hot Cocoa' stamp set
• 'Warm and Cozy' stamp set
• 'Driving Home For Christmas' stamp set
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• black cardstock paper
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Koh-i-noor tempera color, white
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• round acrylic block
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• powder bag
• paper towels
• dry cloth
• water

Tomorrow I'll skip sharing for my 12 Days of Christmas Series, because there will be a Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Be sure to check what my Design Team mates and I created for the hop and to see SUPER CUTE new stamp sets from Jane. I'll continue sharing my series on Saturday. :o)

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

Milka