Crafty Milka: Apple Blossom Stamps

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Merry Christmas Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #158)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge started at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog, our last challenge this year.

Our theme for this fortnight is #158, Hangeschriebener Winter / Handwritten Winter. Make a winter project with handwritten sentiment. You are also allowed to use sentiment stamp that looks like handwritten.

This time our lucky winner will win these two clear stamps. :o)

And here is what I came up with: CAS (clean and simple), 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)

Card dimensions: 95 mm x 133 mm (3 3/4" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set
Apple Blossom 'Happy Santa' stamp set
white cardstock paper (card base)
watercolor paper

Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
Tim's Holtz Distress Inks

Fossilized Amber
Barn Door
Lucky Clover
Tea Dye
Vintage Photo
Walnut Stain
Hickory Smoke
Black Soot

Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
UHU universal glue
Gloss Resin Super Clear
acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
scissors
stylus ball
soft working mat
crafting needle
Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
paper towels
water

I hope you liked my project for this fortnight and got inspired. Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous creations my Design Team Mates made for this challenge. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects. :o)

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 a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Country View Challenges, December 2016 - Christmas
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Paru's Card Making Challenges, December Challenge: Christmas Tag or Card

This is my 6th entry to this challenge.

3) STAMPlorations, December CAS Card Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Friday, November 18, 2016

Striped Christmas Cards

Happy Friday! :o)

I hope you're all doing great. :o)

Today I want to share with you two CAS (clean and simple), Striped Christmas Cards.

To make these cards, I was inspired with fantastic Jennifer's McGuire Masked Stripes Technique. What an awesome technique and result!!! I tried it for the first time this summer and was very satisfied with the result and how my card turned out. If you like, you can see the card here. :o)

For each card I used only one Distress Ink. Using mini ink blending tool, I blended colors on white panels. For masking I used Micropore surgical tape.

After I finished blending panels, I heat embossed in white sentiment 'Merry Christmas' on both. Sentiment is from Apple Blossom 'Happy Santa' stamp set.

Then I trimmed edges on both panels, glued 2 mm thick foam squares on back of panels and glued them on top folded white card bases. Lastly, I glued another white panel inside each card to make back of cards thicker and more stable, because fronts are quite heavy and cards couldn't stand.