Maritime Card

Hi everyone :-D  

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. :-D

Last week, two of my co-workers had a birthday. I made for both of them nautical themed cards, since we work at shipping company. They liked them! :-D

Today I want to share with you first one I made, it's this Maritime Card. I'll share the second card tomorrow.

I used adorable Whiff Of Joy digital stamp 'Henry with Seagull'. 

I printed the image on a white paper (160 grams), colored it with colored pencils and blended colors using paper stumps and baby oil. 

I cut a piece of blue Origami paper and glued it on a card base, as well as panel with colored image. I embellished card with two banner stickers, wood arrows, gauze and starfish. 

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4").

List of supplies:

• Whiff Of Joy digital stamp 'Henry with Seagull'
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• blue Origami paper 
• banner stickers 
• Rayher's polyresin decoration starfish 
• wood arrows 
• gauze 
• colored pencils (skin color, pink, orange, light and dark blue, light and dark grey, 3 shades of brown)
• UHU universal glue 
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pen 
• transparent low temperature glue stick 
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• Dremel 920 glue gun, low temperature 
• paper blending stump no. #1
• paper blending stump no. #2
• paper blending stump no. #3
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera 

I am 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 direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Always Playing With Paper, The Challenge #40 - Nautical

2) Bunny Zoe's Crafts, June Challenge - Furry Friends 

3) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #267 - Always Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

4) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #12 - Anything Goes 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

5) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #114 - Anything Goes

6) Noor! Design U.K., Challenge #7 - Here Comes Summer 

7) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

8) The Daily Marker, 2nd 30 Day Coloring Challenge

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

9) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from June 23rd to June 29th, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

10) Uniko Studio, Challenge #22 - Anything goes with the optional twist of a masculine card 

At the end of this post, happy news to share with you...

I was Top Tip Tuesday's Top Tipper with Summer Card and won a Guest Designer spot. I am very honored! :-D

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D


Crafty Milka 

Easter Egg Mini Card

Hi everyone :-D  

I want to share with you this Easter Egg Mini Card I made today.

I used one of the 3 image blocks from From the Heart Stamp 'Easter Trio' digital stamp set.

This is Stamp of the Month March 2015 and I got mine for playing February From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month challenge. FTHS SOTM is a progressive challenge. Faith, illustrator and owner, generously gives a digital stamp of the month to everyone who joined previous challenge.

I cropped the image on my computer, printed it on a white paper (160 grams), colored with colored pencils, fussy cut the frame, colored edges with black permanent marker and glued image on 4 layers of cardstock paper scraps, to make dimensional block. I added some transparent varnish on the image to create glossy accents.

I cut out card base from a white cardstock paper and glued colored image block in the middle of card base.  

Card dimensions are 76 mm x 101 mm (3" x 4"). 

List of supplies:

• From the Heart Stamps 'Easter Trio'
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• cardstock scraps  
• Koh-i-noor Mondeluz aquarell colored pencils (Titanium White 3, Chrome Yellow 1, Reddish Orange 2, Pyrole Red 170, Meadow Green 4, Dark Green 5, Cobalt Blue 6) 
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (medium) 1.0 mm
• Pritt universal glue
• transparent varnish with extra gloss
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• crafting needle

I am 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 direct link to blog or challenge home page. 

1) Dream Valley Challenges, Challenge #102 - Easter

2) The Daily Marker, 30 Day Coloring Challenge

This is my 9th entry to this challenge. 

3) Without Words, March: The Bunny is Coming / Easter
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

And for the end, happy news to share with you.

My Smile Mini Card was TOP 3 at Addicted to CAS! I am very honored! :-D

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka

Amanita Card

Hi everyone :-D

I want to share with you a mini card I made today for my friend. It´s this Amanita Card. 

To make this card, I was inspired with an Amanita Box I made and shared here on my blog recently. That little box is a gift for my friend. I thought that a similar card will be perfect with it.

How I made this card

I cut out a card base from a brown textured paper. Card dimensions are 76 mm x 101 mm (3" x 4").

I cut out a panel from red/white polka dot paper and distressed edges with Tim Holtz´s Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy. 

I stamped mushrooms from  Paper Smooches 'Forest Whimsy' stamp set on Kraft paper bag, colored them with colored pencils and universal white pencil, fussy cut them and colored edges with black permanent pen. 

I also punched out 4 1" scalloped circles from Kraft paper bag. 

I decorated corners of the panel with scalloped circles and bottom center with mushrooms (Amanitas). I did this in découpage technique, using fine brush and découpage glue and varnish. 

After the panel was dry, I glued it to the card base and added thick coat of transparent varnish on mushrooms´s dots to pop them up and to create glossy accents. 

I also glued a stripe of textured paper, punched with  MSC Edger Punch, Scallop Dot. 

  

List of supplies: 

• Paper Smooches 'Forest Whimsy'
• Kraft paper bag  
• Florence cardstock paper, Canvas Texture (brown)
  
• Crafters Companion Bebunni Christmas 6" x 6" Designer Paper Pad
  
• Koh-i-noor Mondeluz aquarell colored pencil (Red 7)
• Koh-i-noor woodless colored pencils (Titanium White 3, Pyrrole Red 170, Natural Sienna 11)
• Koh-i-noor universal white pencil for writing on gloss surfaces
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (medium) 1.0 mm
• Tim Holtz´s Distress Ink (Brushed Corduroy) 
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)  
• Pritt universal glue   
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• transparent varnish with extra gloss  
• scoring board 
• trimmer
• scissors 
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 35 mm)
• crafting needle 
• Tim Holtz´s blending tool
• MARABU fine paint brush no. 10 (only for découpage)
• EK Success 1" scallop circle punch 
• MSC Edger Punch, Scallop Dot 
• Nivea baby cleaning wipes  

Here is a photo of today´s Amanita card and Amanita box. Don´t they look nice together? Looking at them I feel like I´m in Fairy Tale. :-D 

I am entering my card (not the box) to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is direct link to blog or challenge home page. 

1) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, B is for...

• inspired with a box I made
• this cards is a birthday card for my friend
• brown color
• Brushed Corduroy
• brown textured paper
• bag (brown Kraft paper) 
• brown colored pencil (Natural Sienna 11) 
• black (ink and permanent pen) 
• Bebunni designer paper 
• building a scene with stamps
• blending with colored pencils 
• brush for découpage 
• blending tool 

And on my native language, Croatian:

• bojice (colored pencils) 
• bijela boja (white color)
• bezbojni lak (transparent varnish) 
• bajka (Fairy Tale) 

2) The Daily Marker, 30 Day Coloring Challenge

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

And for the end, happy news to share with you.

I was Paper Smooches SPARKS Featured Player (March AG (wk1) challenge).
 

My Welcome Baby Card was honorable mentioned at CASology.

I am invited to be a Guest Designer in April at Crafting By Designs!

I am very honored and happy! :-D

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka

Follow Your Dreams Card

Hi everyone :-D

Today I have another CAS (clean and simple), one layer, mini card to share with you. It´s this Follow Your Dreams Card. 
 

This was quick and easy to make card.

I cut out card base from a white cardstock paper. Card dimensions are 69 mm x 101 mm (2 3/4" x 4").  

Then I printed a sentiment on the card base that I wrote on my computer, using beautiful 'A Little Pot' free font from Kevin & Amanda Free Scrapbook Fonts.

I drew a path with a pencil and stamped 4 snails using  a super cute mini snail from  Paper Smooches 'Forest Whimsy' stamp set. 

After ink was dry, I outlined the path with black fine permanent pen and erased pencil lines.

Then I colored snails with colored pencils and covered them with transparent varnish to create glossy accents. 
 
List of supplies:

• Paper Smooches 'Forest Whimsy'
• 'A Little Pot' free font from Kevin&Amanda
• white cardstock paper 
• Koh-i-noor Mondeluz aquarell colored pencils (Cobalt Blue 6, Saphire Blue 7) 
• colored pencils (skin color, pink)  
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• transparent varnish with extra gloss 
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 35 mm) 
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer 
• ruler
• pencil
• eraser
• crafting needle 
• Nivea baby cleaning wipes    

I am entering my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page. 

1) Crafting By Designs, March Anything Goes Challenge

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.  

2) Hanna and Friends, Challenge #217 - Anything Goes

3) Hiding in My Craft Room, Challenge #190 - Freestyle! (Anything Goes)

4) Paper Smooches SPARKS, March 1-7 Anything Goes (wk1) challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

And for the end, happy news to share with you.

Today I received two awards/recognitions and a great prize!! :-D

My Amanitas Mini Card was TOP 3 at Challenge Up Your Life!

My Hi! Card was DT´s favorite at Crafting By Designs!

I am very honored and happy that DT´s from both challenge blogs liked my cards! :-D  

I participated in the Spring Coffee Lovers Bloghop and won Friday Flash Sponsor´s prize. I won 1 class of my choice from Stamp Academy! Awesome!!! :-D

 

That would be all from me for today. Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D 

Crafty Milka

Monstrously Sweet Card

Hi everyone :-D 

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple).

I used a monster on the left from Gerda Steiner Designs 'Three Monsters' digital stamps.

Image is paper pieced and it has 2 layers.  

First I printed Sizix Spring digital paper, stripes (freebie), cut out card panel and printed image and sentiment on the panel. 

Sentiment is from digital stamp set From the Heart Stamps 'Monster Sundae'. 

Then I printed another image on a white paper (160 grams), colored image with colored pencils, fussy cut image and colored edges with black pen.

Here is a photo of two layers.  

I covered monster´s body with thick layer of glossy transparent varnish. I left eyes and mouth uncovered. It looks like jelly. :-D

When monster was completely dry, I glued it on the panel, over another monster image, glued panel to a white card base and embellished card with enamel dots.

Card dimensions are 95 mm x 139 mm (3 3/4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies:

• Gerda Steiner Designs 'Three Monsters' digital stamps
• From the Heart Stamps 'Monster Sundae' sentiment
• Sizix Spring digital papers, stripes (free for newsletter subscribers) 
• white cardstock paper 
• white paper (160 grams)
• Freckled Fawn Enamel Warm Dew Drop Stickers
• Koh-i-noor woodless colored pencils (Titanium White 3, Reddish Orange 2, Pyrrole Red 170) 
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm  
• Pritt universal glue
• white water based glue
• transparent varnish with extra gloss 
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer 
• scissors 
• crafting needle 

 

This is my fifth (and last) application card to a Guest Designer Call for March at Gerda Steiner Designs.

I am also entering my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #113 - Anything Goes

2) Clear it Out Challenge Blog, Theme: Anything Goes, Stash: Anything Goes

 
3) Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog, Challenge #126 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

4) Papertake Weekly Challenge, Anything Goes

5) Pile It On, Challenge #58 - Adhesive Embellishments
I used Freckled Fawn Enamel Warm Dew Drop Stickers (adhesive backside). 

6) Sentimental Sundays, Challenge #248 - Anything Goes 

7) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from March 3rd to March 9th, Anything Goes

And for the end... 

Earlier today I saw that my Sing Mini Card was honorable mentioned at CASology! I am very honored!! :-D

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka