Hang in There Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

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

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Hang in There Card. :o)

For my today's card I used an ADORABLE Kitty Bee Designs 'Hanging Around' digital image.

I printed the image on a Kraft cardstock paper panel and left it dry couple hours to prevent ink smearing while coloring.

I colored the image with TOZ Artist Color colored pencils and used white gel pen to color bees' wings.

I stamped a sentiment from Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall with Squirrel' stamp set directly on the Kraft panel, glued the panel on a slightly larger dark brown cardstock paper panel, then glued them on a white top folded card base and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions: 92 mm x 124 mm (3 5/8" x 4 7/8")

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Hanging Around' digital image
• Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall with Squirrel' stamp set (sentiment)
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card (panel)
• dark brown cardstock paper (panel)
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• TOZ Artist Color colored pencils
• light yellow
• dark yellow
• light green
• dark green
• light brown
• dark brown
• Uniball Signo White
• UHU universal glue
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)

I hope you'll like my KBD spotlight project for this month and get inspired. Check out more cute images at the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Store, Kitty Bee Designs Blog and Kitty Bee Designs FB. :o)

I'm linking 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) Crafty Creations Challenges, #344 - Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

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

Milka

Beehive Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotligh)

Hi everyone :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Beehive Card.

I used two beautiful Jane's Doodles stamp sets, 'Daisies' and 'Geometric Patterns', stamp set that is discontinued from Jane's store.

First I made a background. I used a hexagon stripe pattern from the 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set, stamped it with VersaMark Watermark directly on a card base and heat embossed it in white. Then I blended cardbase with Distress Inks (Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber). 

When I was satisfied with the color of the background, I stamped bees from 'Daisies' stamp set on the card base and colored only their legs with Ground Espresso Distress Ink. For the rest of their bodies and wings, I had to go with paper piecing (layering).

I stamped three more bees on a watercolor paper and colored them in watercolor technique with Distress Inks (Mustard Seed and Ground Espresso). Then I fussy cut bees (cut their legs and tentacles off), colored edges with black marker and glued them over bees stamped on the card base. I covered bees's wings with clear gloss resin to create glossy accents.

A sentiment is also from 'Daisies' stamp set. I cut out circle from a black cardstock paper and heat embossed sentiment in white on it. I added 3-D foams behind the circle, placed it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

Dimensions: 89 mm x 133 mm (3 1/2 " x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Daisies' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set (retired stamp set)
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper (scraps)
• black cardstock paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fosillized Amber
• Grounded Espresso
• Stabilo Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• UHU universal glue
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• MS scoring board
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Tim Holtz's Blending Tool
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no, #0
• powder bag
• crafting needle
• water
• paper towels

I am entering my card to following challenges:

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

1) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #176 - Anything Goes

2) CRAFT-alnica, Izziv/Challenge #160 - Distress Ink blazinice / Distress Inks (na izdelku uporabite 3 Distress Ink blazinice / use 3 Distress Inks on your project)
Distress Ink blazinice ki sem jih uporabila: Mustard Seed, Fosilized Amber, Grounded Espresso.

3) Crafting By Designs, May Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Craft Stamper, Take It Make It Challenge: May, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

5) Crafty Calendar Challenge, May Challenge: Things With Wings
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

6) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #34 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

7) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #138 - Anything Goes

8) Stamping Sensations, May Challenge, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

9) Sweet Stamps Blog, May's Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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


Crafty Milka