Rainbow Easter Baskets (Fairy Tale Challenge #190)

Hello everyone! :o)

My second post today. If you missed the first one, just scroll down or follow a direct link here. I've announced TOP 4 and a winner of I Love Math Challenge #8. :o)

On Tuesday March 27th, a new challenge started over at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. I'm a bit late with sharing, but there is still a lot of time for you to join. :o)

Our theme for this fortnight is #190, Osterkörbchen / Easter basket.

And here is my take on the challenge: Rainbow Easter Baskets. :o)

I made this type of basket last year (find it here). This year I went with Rainbow palette and made  five of them. I'll be giving these to my friends tomorrow. :o)

Today I won't be sharing how I made my baskets, as I already shared that on my blog in the past. You can find detailed description here and here (same as today's).

List of supplies:

• Lili of the Valley 'Butterfly Kisses' 8x8 Paper Pad (green gingham)
• Lawn Fawn 'Really Rainbow' petite paper pack (yellow, light blue)
• blue cardstock paper
• red polka dots paper (have no idea where from)
• white cardstock paper
• Sizzix butterfly thinlits die 
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fasteners
• UHU universal glue
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• 3-D foam square, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Martha Stewart scalloped paper puncher
• needle
• paper clips

I hope you'll like my Easter Baskets and get inspired. For more inspiration, challenge and prize details stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects. :o)

I'm linking my project 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) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Task for Two Tuesday, #98: Osterkörbchen / Easter Baskets

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

Milka

Easter Decorations (LMMS Inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Week and I made these Easter Decorations: Sheep Magnet and Easter Basket. :o)

I love my last week's card I made for LMMS challenge #160 and a color scheme, so I decided to make Easter Decorations using same image and in same color scheme.

For the magnet I used an adorable LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Claribella' digital stamp. I printed the image on a watercolor paper and left it dry couple days to prevent ink smearing. It's enough to leave printed image drying couple hours or through the night. I didn't have time to color it, so it was drying couple days. :o)

I colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks and aquarel colored pencils. After drying, I fussy cut the image, leaving thin white border around it. I traced the image on a magnet sheet, cut it out a bit smaller than the colored image and glued together the magnet and the image. I pressed the magnet with a 32 cm x 32 cm, 1 cm thick glass plate and left it pressed for an hour. As a finishing touch, I added white highlights to the image.

Approximate Magnet dimensions: 85 mm x 110 mm

List of supplies magnet:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Claribella' digital stamp
• Koh-i-noor pop Aquarel Watercolor Paper, 250 gms
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth Mondeluz aquarel colored pencils 3710
• Light Green 25
• Dark Green 26
• Uniball Signo White
• magnet sheet
• UHU universal glue
• scissors
• printer
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• eraser
• water
• paper towels
• 32 cm x 32 cm x 1 cm glass plate

For the basket I used lovely gingham paper from Lili of the Valley 'Butterfly Kisses' Paper Pad and a white cardstock paper. You can find more details on how to make basket in my old post, here. This one is smaller. I made it from 126 mm x 126 mm square gingham paper.

After I assembled the basket, I attached a handle to it, using brads, so the handle can move. :o)

I decorated the basket with a scalloped border punched stripe, filled the basket with an artificial grass and my basket was finished. It's large enough for a chicken egg. :o)

Lovely crochet hearts in the basket are made by Jane Beljo of Plain Jane. Love them!!! :o)

List of supplies basket:

• Lili of the Valley 'Butterfly Kisses' 8x8 Paper Pad (green gingham)
• white cardstock paper
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fastener
• UHU universal glue
• double sided adhesive tape 
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Martha Stewart scalloped paper puncher
• crafting needle

I hope you liked my today's project and got inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. There's still time to join us in our current Challenge #160 - Anything Goes. There is a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :o)

I'm entering my project 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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #237 - Make Your Mark

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Crafty Creations Challenges, Challenge #339 - Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, April 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

4) Simon Says Stamp, Work it Wednesday March 2017, Spring has Sprung! (flowers, bunnies, Easter themed....)
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

5) Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog, Challenge #6 - Animals
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Jane's Doodles Spotlight Blog Hop

Happy Friday!! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Spotlight Blog Hop. Today we are featuring three new stamp sets released into the store, all Easter/Spring Themed. Cute chicks, bunnies, eggs, bunny costumes, sentiments... SUPER CUTE!!!! :o)

Suzi's Easter

Funny Bunny

He is Risen

Here is what I made...

First I made a CAS (clean and simple), EGG-CELENT Card, using my favorite image from this release: legged egg from the 'Funny Bunny' stamp set. It makes me super happy and I laugh when I see it. LOVE!!! :o)

How I made my card...
I stamped an egg directly on a top folded card base and colored it with a black marker. With some masking, I stamped the sentiment on the card base. I used part of a sentiment from the 'Funny Bunny' stamp set and other part (you're) from a 'Coffee Time' stamp set.
Then I stamped one more egg on a watercolor paper, watercolored it with Distress Ink Hickory Smoke, fussy cut it, traced edges with black marker, softened it with stylus ball on a soft working mat and glued it over the "black" egg on the card base.

Next up is a CAS (clean and simple), Happy Spring Card. Look at this super happy chick. It so cute!!! :o)

How I made my card...
I went with same design as with my first card.
I stamped a chick and sentiment from the 'Funny Bunny' stamp set directly on a top folded card base and colored the chick with a black marker.
Then I stamped one more chick on the watercolor paper, watercolored it with Distress Inks, fussy cut it, traced edges with black marker, softened it with stylus ball on a soft working mat and glued it over the "black" chick on the card base.
To add more interest to my card, I stamped two tiny hearts from a 'Simon' stamp set directly on the card base and colored them with red fine liner.
As a finishing touch, I coated chick's beak and hearts with a Clear Wink of Stella.

Third project I made is this decoration, Easter Basket. I love tiny decorations, as well making them. :o)

How I made my decoration basket...
First I made a basket. I made it from a yellow gingham paper, 12,6 cm x 12,6 cm. After I assembled the basket, I glued white handle on it and scalloped border. It looks like lace and I love it. :o) You can find more details on how to make basket in my old post, here.
Next up were eggs. I stamped 22 eggs from the 'Funny Bunny' stamp set and colored them in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I colored them in pairs, so two same patterned/colored eggs. After drying, I fussy cut eggs, traced edges with black marker and glued two same eggs together. Once again I traced edges with black marker and eggs were finished.
I filled the basket with some kind of artificial grass, arranged eggs in the basket and glued them on the artificial grass with hot glue.

Fourth project I made are these decorations, Chocolate Bunnies. First bunny is "standing" decoration and second a magnet.:o)

How I made my decorations...

I stamped bunnies from the 'Suzi's Easter' stamp set on the watercolor paper and colored them in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut bunnies and traced edges with black marker. I stamped two more bunnies on a white cardstock paper, fussy cut them out, traced edges with black marker and glued colored bunnies over them.

Lastly, I glued folded acetate on the back of the first bunny and a magnet mounted on foam on the back of the other, covered tiny hearts with the Clear Wink of Stella and my super simple decorations were finished.

Last for today is this CAS (clean and simple), Hoppy Easter Card.

How I made my card...

I stamped a boy in bunny costume from the 'Funny Bunny' stamp set on the watercolor paper and colored him in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut him, traced edges with black marker, glued him on a 2 mm thick foam and fussy cut him again. I stamped a sentiment form the same set on a top folded card base and glued the image on the card.

These would be all I prepared for today. As you can see, I didn't use the third stamp set, 'He is Risen'. I got carried away with all those bunnies and eggs. :o)

At the bottom of this post you can find card measurements and list of the supplies. Link to this post will be in a right sidebar (Featured Post), until Blog Hop ends. :o)

And now to the Blog Hop prize...

Our generous Jane will be giving away one stamp set of winners choice from the Jane's Doodles store 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:

Jane
Neha
Me (Milka)
Marion
Zrinka
Ange
Kaja

Jane's Doodles

Jane will announce the winner on Monday, March 13th, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 20% off sale on all clear stamp sets. Sale ends on Sunday, March 12th, midnight.

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

Milka

List of supplies EGG-CELLENT Card:

• Jane's Doodles 'Funny Bunny' stamp set (egg, sentiment)
• Jane's Doodles 'Coffee Time' stamp set (part of sentiment 'you're')
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• white watercolor paper (image)
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink, Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen  (Marker) 68/46, Black
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• paper towels
• water

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

List of supplies Happy Spring Card:

• Jane's Doodles 'Funny Bunny' stamp set (chick, sentiment)
• Jane's Doodles 'Simon' stamp set (hearts)
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• white watercolor paper (image)
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Stabilo Fine Liner  88/40, Red, fine 0.4 mm
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen  (Marker) 68/46, Black
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Tool (for drying)
• scissors
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• paper towels
• water

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

List of supplies Easter Basket:

• Jane's Doodles 'Funny Bunny' stamp set (eggs)
• white watercolor paper (images)
• white cardstock paper (basket)
• Gingham Prints (yellow) from Little Llama Shoppe (I had this one in my stash, printed already)
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Twisted Citron
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• UHU universal glue
• doublesided adhesive tape
• transparent low temperature glue stick
• Dremel 920 glue gun, low temperature
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Martha Stewart scalloped paper puncher
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

List of supplies Chocolate Bunny #1:

• Jane's Doodles 'Suzi's Easter' stamp set 
• white watercolor paper
• white cardstock paper
• acetate stripe
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen  (Marker) 68/46, Black
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer (for cutting acetate stripes)
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

List of supplies Chocolate Bunny #2:

• Jane's Doodles 'Suzi's Easter' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Simon' stamp set (hearts)
• white watercolor paper
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen  (Marker) 68/46, Black
• Stabilo Fine Liner  88/40, Red, fine 0.4 mm
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• magnet mounted on foam
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer (for cutting acetate stripes)
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

List of supplies Hoppy Easter Card:

• Jane's Doodles 'Funny Bunny' stamp set
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• white watercolor paper (image)
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Spun Sugar
• Festive Berries
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Tea Dye
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen  (Marker) 68/46, Black
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Tool (for drying)
• scissors
• paper towels
• water

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

Easter Basket

Hi everyone :-D 

Today I want to share with you an Easter Basket I made last week. 

To make a basket, I used a tutorial I found here. I used a sheet of a white cardstock paper dimensioned 8 1/4" x 8 1/4". If you prefer finished templates, you can download Paper basket free printable template, or purchase a Dutch Doobadoo Dutch Box Art A4 Basket. 

I printed beautiful Gingham Prints (yellow) from Little Llama Shoppe on the white cardstock paper, cut out stripes, rectangles and triangles I needed and glued them on the basket's panels. 

Then I glued panels together in a basket shape, with a découpage glue and varnish. After drying, I glued basket's handle on the basket and coated everything several times wit the découpage glue and varnish. I think this is the best glue to use when making something with curved shapes and want it make durable.

I used super fun  From the Heart Stamps 'Chocolate Bunny Birdbrain' digital stamp, printed it on a white cardstock paper and cut out circle shape around the image. I colored the image in watercoloring technique, using Tim Holtz's Distressed Inks, brush and water (Birdbrain and Chocolate Bunnies). Beak and eyelids are colored with orange colored pencil and covered with resin gel to create glossy accents.

I wanted the image to pop up. When it was dry, I added dimensional tape behind the image and placed it on the basket.

Then I embellished the basket with punched butterflies in découpage technique.

At the end I filled the basket with chocolate eggs. 

List of supplies:

• From the Heart Stamps 'Chocolate Bunny Birdbrain'
• Gingham Prints (yellow) from Little Llama Shoppe (these were free gift in July 2014)  
• white cardstock paper 
• Kooh-i-noor woodless colored pencil (Reddish Orange 2) 
• Tim Holtz´s distress inks (Mustard Seed, Walnut Stain)
• Pritt universal glue 
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• dimensional double sided adhesive tape
• gloss resin gel super-clear
• printer 
• scoring board
• trimmer  
• scissors 
• Marabu fine paint brush no. 1
• Marabu fine paint brush no. 10
• crafting needle
• butterfly paper puncher   
• water

I am entering my project to following challenges:

Note: bold text is a direct link to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) 2 Cute Ink digital stamps Challenge Blog, Challenge #126 - Easter
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

2) Bastel-traum, Challenge #27: Ostern / Easter

3) Fun with shapes and more, Challenge #179 - Ostern / Easter

4) Hiding in My Craft Room, HIMCR #194 - Think Spring!

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

Crafty Milka