Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

 

Hello everyone! :o)

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

Happy Day

Iris

Love love LOVE!!!!! :o)

And here is what I prepared for today: Happy Birthday Card, using stamps from 'Happy Day' stamp set. :o)

To make this card I was inspired with my baby boy's Fran 1st Birthday Party theme: yellow and green balloons. :o) He was thrilled. :o) 

We had two parties, first on his actual birthday, March 9th, and second last Sunday, on 1 st day of Spring, when we both celebrated our birthdays with our family. Second party was in different color scheme. He was thrilled again. :o)

How I made this Card... 

I stamped an adorable mouse on a square thick mix media paper panel. With some masking, I stamped 21 balloon and a sentiment. Then I drew balloon strings, a frame and circles on the panel and my scene was ready to be colored. :o)

My first intention was to watercolor images, but I changed my mind and colored everything with colored pencils. I spent around 2 hours coloring. I like the result. :o)

Lastly, I glued the panel on a white top folded square card base and my card was finished. :o)

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

Neha

Milka (you are here)

Marion

Claudia

Bobbi

Katja

Tinne

Lien

Laura (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles blog

Jane will announce the winner on Monday, March 28th, 2022, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 25% 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 'Happy Day' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Caran D'Ache Prismalo Aquarelle colored pencils
• Mitsubishi UniPin black 0.3
• UHU universal liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Tonic Studios Tim Holtz stamp platform 
• pencil 
• eraser

Card measurements: 103 mm x 103 mm

Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

  

Hi everyone! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Today we are featuring a gorgeous 'What the Fig!' stamp set released into the store. :o) We also have 2 super talented Guest Designers and a new DT member joining us today. :o)

What the Fig!

GORGEOUS!!!! Love love LOVE!!!!! :o)


And here is what I prepared for today: Happy Figgin' Birthday Card. :o)

I made this one for my honey's birthday, which is today. :o) Happy Birthday hon!!! ♥

How I made this Card... 

For my card I used all stamps from the set, except one sentiment. I love to create my own backgrounds. It's a great way to use as much as possible stamps from one set. I call that good use of the set. :o)

First I randomly stamped images on a Kraft paper panel in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink. After drying, I stamped the sentiment in black on the panel.

I cut and folded a card base and 5 more panels from the Kraft paper. I cut 4 panels slightly smaller than the panel with stamped background and glued (stacked) them together. I did this to add some dimension on my card, as I didn't have enough foam to do that. I glued the stamped panel on stacked panels and glued them on the card base. Last, 5th panel, I glued inside the card to make it sturdier.

Then I stamped a fig on a thick watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique with Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the fig leaving white thin border around it. I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the image and placed it on the card.

As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights on the fig and my card was finished. :o)

I like it, but is it enough masculine and will my honey like it, I'll know later today, when I'll give him the card at a small family birthday gathering. I decided to go with figs because we both love figs. :o)

Do you like figs? When it comes to fresh figs, I like one variety, don't know how it's called, but those figs have greenish/yellowish skin. But when it comes to dried figs, I can't stop eating them. Absolutely my favorite dried fruit. :o)

In Dalmatia, region of Croatia, they make delicious dried fig cake called Smokvenjak. It is my favorite energy snack.

"When compared with other fruit, the juicy and filling fig holds a special place in Dalmatian cuisine. During summer there is no sweeter taste than a freshly picked fig full of sweet juice which serves as a refreshment from the heat, the sea and the sun. Apart from eating them fresh, lots of picked figs are dried every year in order to preserve them during winter, when they are eaten on their own or in numerous tasty cakes. One of these is the fig cake, which used to be an everyday snack for field workers because it provides plenty of energy. Nowadays it is prepared for holidays or celebrations and is served as an aperitif before meals.

The traditional fig cake is considered to have originated on Croatian islands which abound in fig trees. This sweet dessert requires only a couple of ingredients, but it is very filling and delicious, and stays fresh for a long time which is why it has often been prepared as a travel snack. As its name indicates, fig cake or hib is prepared from dried figs, mixed with almonds, brandy or maraschino, powdered sugar and bay leaf for more flavour. The figs are first cut into small pieces or ground, and then combined with roasted and crushed almonds. Brandy is added to the mixture slowly and carefully so that all the ingredients blend well. The packed mixture of almonds and figs is formed into loaves and sprinkled with fresh bay leaves, or other Mediterranean plants such as rosemary or sage.

The basic recipe for fig cake can be altered according to taste, preferences and circumstances, so that instead of brandy the juice of any citrus fruit can be added, such as orange juice and its zest, or fennel seeds, different spices, as well as walnuts and raisins. Fig cake can be eaten immediately, but in order to be able to cut it, the moulded fig cakes need to be dried for some time. Nowadays this is done in the oven on low temperatures for up to an hour, so that the fig cake becomes a little harder. Individual fig cakes are wrapped in paper to prevent them from drying and for easier storage and transportation. These days, fig cakes are a popular souvenir among tourists in Croatia."

Source: https://croatia.hr/en-GB/experiences/gastronomy-and-enology/fig-cake

If you'll be visiting Croatia or will find Smokvenjak in a grocery store or have an option to buy it online, I would highly recommend to buy it. Not only it's delicious (if you like dried figs and almonds), it's healthy too. :o)

At the bottom of this post you can find detailed supply lists of my today's card. 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/Instagram accounts along the Hop for your chance to win.

Here is the Blog Hop order:

Katerina

Milka (you are here)

Marion

Bobbi

Katja

Tinne (New DT Member)

Michelle (Guest Designer)

Laura (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles blog

Jane will announce the winner tomorrow, Friday, July 30th, 2021, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 30% off sale today and tomorrow. 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 'What the Fig!' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• 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
• Twisted Citron
• Cracked Pistachio
• Uniball Signo White pigment ink pen
• UHU universal liquid glue
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

Card measurements: 95 mm x 140 mm (3 3/4" x 5 1/2")

Birthday Snail Card - Croatian Sentiment (bastel-traum challenge #102)

Hi everyone :o)

It's time for a new challenge over at bastel-traum and our theme for the challenge #102 is Animals. :o)

The challenge starts today, June 15th, 2021, at 9 AM, CET (UTC +1) and ends on July 15th, 2021, at 8:55 AM, CET (UTC +1). Find all the details about the challenge, rules and prizes in a challenge post (here).

It's been a while since I've joined my DT in challenges and created a card, but today I managed. :o)

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Birthday Snail Card - Croatian Sentiment. :o)

To make this card, I CASEd (copied and shared everything) a card that I made two years ago (here). I went with same design, used same products, just went with a bit different color scheme (on this card a snail's house is a bit lighter, yellowish). :o)

I used stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a snail from 'Chameleon' and a speech bubble sentiment from 'Croatian Sentiments'. Sretan rođendan means Happy Birthday. :o)

How I made my card...

I stamped the snail and the sentiment directly on a top folded Kraft paper card base.

I colored the snail and ground with various colored pencils. To add extra shades to the image, I used Stabilo Pens (Markers).

Then I colored the speech bubble sentiment and snail's eyes with a white pigment ink pen. I managed to mess couple black lines with the white pigment ink, but I fixed them with a black fine liner.

Lastly, I coated snail's house with a transparent varnish to create glossy accents and left it dry on air through the night.

I love how my card turned out. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Chameleon' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Croatian Sentiments' stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Artist Colored Pencils:
• dark yellow
• orange
• TOZ Fantasy Colored Pencil, skin color
• Stabilo Colored Pencil, dark grey
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• yellow 68/44
• orange 68/54
• pink 68/26
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.1
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• rounded acrylic block
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• crafting needle

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out BEAUTIFUL cards my super talented Design Teammates and our Guest Designer created for the challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your creations. :o)

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

Milka

Colorful Birthday Card Set - Croatian Sentiment (bastel-traum challenge #98)

Hi everyone :o)

It's time for a new challenge over at bastel-traum and our theme for the challenge #98 is Birthday. :o)

The challenge started today, February 15th, 2021, at 9 AM, CET (UTC +1) and ends on March 15th, 2021, at 8:55 AM, CET (UTC +1). Find all the details about the challenge, rules and prizes in a challenge post (here).

And here is my take on the challenge: Colorful Birthday Card Set - Croatian Sentiment. :o)

To make this card set I was inspired with two Card Sets that I created in 2019 (here and here).

I went with same design, used same products, just used a different patterned paper from Lawn Fawn 'Really Rainbow' petite paper pack.

I used a same speech bubble stamp from Jane's Doodles 'Croatian Sentiments' stamp set. Sretan rođendan means Happy Birthday. :o)

How I made this card set...

I stamped the speech bubble twelve times on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut them out leaving a white thin border around them. I fixed some lines with a black fine liner.

I cut a white cardstock paper and folded card bases, 3 1/4" x 3 1/4". 

Then I cut patterned papers on 3" x 3" size squares.

 

With all parts ready, I assembled cards. I glued patterned papers on white card bases, glued some foam squares on speech bubbles and glued them on cards and the set was finished. :o)

Super easy and quick to create. :o)

Card measurements: 83 mm x 83 mm (3 1/4" x 3 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Croatian Sentiments' stamp set
• Lawn Fawn 'Really Rainbow' petite paper pack
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.3
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors 

I hope you'll like my card set for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out AMAZING Birthday themed cards my super talented Design Teammates and our Guest Designer created for the challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your creations. :o)

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

Milka

Whale of a Birthday Card no. 2 (Jane's Doodles DT September 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. :o)

Last weekend I planed to share my Jane's Doodles spotlight projects that I made in June, July, August and September, but I didn't share them here on my blog (full list of projects that I planed to share here). I managed to share all except my September's JD spotlight projects. My plan was to share them on Sunday, but I spent the day outside and didn't have strength to write after I came home.

Today I'm sharing my September spotlights and my JD spotlight project from last week, three spotlights in total, all in separate blog posts. My posts are scheduled and will go live every hour.

Second card today is this Whale of a Birthday Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2020.  :o)

To make this card I used stamps from a GORGEOUS Jane's Doodles 'Whales' stamp set. Jane's whales from the set are the most beautiful and realistic whale images available as stamps and that I'm familiar with . ♥

How I made my card...

First I made a panel from a watercolor paper. For coloring the background I went with ink smooshing technique. I used blue tone Stabilo markers, a plastic pocket bag, a sprayer bottle and water. I added some color on the plastic pocket bag, sprayed it with water and smooshed color on the panel. I was adding color by color, couple of layers, drying them between with a heat tool, until I was satisfied with color.

After coloring my panel wrapped quite a lot, so I flattened it with an iron. I placed the panel between two printing papers and ironed it. Flat. :o)

Then I stamped a sentiment on the panel and glued it on a white side folded card base.

Next up was an image. I used a gorgeous Blue Whale (lat. Balaenoptera musculus). Find more about Blue Whales on National Geographic pages (here).

I stamped the whale on the watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Stabilo markers. I used two colors: light and dark grey.

How? I scribbled a color on an acrylic block, picked up the color with a damp paint brush and colored the image. With a clean wet brush I spread the color and added more color where needed.

Coloring (and watercoloring) with Stabilo markers is a technique I've learned couple years ago from a very talented crafter/cardmaker, Julia Alterman. She filmed and shared few video tutorials on how to use inexpensive Stabilo markers (find them here). Thank you Julia!!! :o)

After drying, I fussy cut the whale and traced edges with a black marker. I stamped another whale on a piece of the white cardstock paper, colored it with the grey marker, fussy cut it, leaving white thin border around it, and glued the watercolored whale over it. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is thin and I needed a thicker image. :o)

To add some dimension on my card, I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the whale and glued it on the card. As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights on the whale with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 120 mm x 86 mm (4 3/4" x 3 3/8")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Whales' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• lightest blue 68/13
• light blue 68/57
• mid blue 68/41
• dark blue 68/32
• light grey 68/94
• dark grey 68/96
• black 68/46
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• round acrylic block
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• scissors
• water
• paper towels
• iron
• printing paper

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by at 6 PM, when my third card for today is scheduled. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Forgot Your Birthday Card (Jane's Dodles DT August Spotlight)

   

Hi everyone! :o)

This is my fourth post today. If you missed previous three, just scroll down or follow direct links here, here and here. :o)

This weekend I'm sharing my Jane's Doodles spotlight projects that I made in June, July, August and September, but I didn't share them here on my blog yet. Three days ago I shared full list of projects that I'll be sharing (here).

Today I'm sharing four cards, my August spotlights. I'll share them all in separate blog posts, which are scheduled and will go live every hour.

Third card today is this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Forgot Your Birthday Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Wednesday, August 19th, 2020.  :o)

To make my card I used super cute stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a crab from 'Summer Icons' and a sentiment form 'Under the Sea'.

How I made my card ....

I stamped the crab and the sentiment directly on a white side folded card base.

I colored the crab with a Distress Ink Festive Berries and a Wink of Stella Clear Brush. I pressed the ink pad on an acrylic block, picked up the color with the Wink of Stella Brush and colored the crab.

Then I glued two googly eyes over the crab's eyes.

As a finishing touch I drew white highlights with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished. :o)

Cards measurements: 119 mm x 89 mm (4 3/4" x 3 1/2")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Summer Icons' stamp set 
• Jane's Doodles 'Under the Sea' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Festive Berries
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink pen
• self adhesive googly eyes
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by at 10 PM, when my fourth and last card for today is scheduled. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Whale of a Birthday Card (Jane's Doodles DT July Spotlight)

Happy Friday! :o)

This is my third post today. If you missed previous two, just scroll down, or follow direct links here (I've announced my 6th Bloggoversary winner.) and here. :o)

This weekend I'm sharing my Jane's Doodles spotlight projects that I made in June, July, August and September, but I didn't share them here on my blog yet. Two days ago I shared full list of projects that I'll be sharing (here).

Today I'm sharing my June and July spotlights, three spotlights in total, all in separate blog posts. My posts are scheduled and will go live every hour.

Second one today is this Whale of a Birthday Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Tuesday, July 14th, 2020.  :o)

To make this card I used stamps from a beautiful Jane's Doodles 'Cool' stamp set. 

How I made my card...

I stamped a whale on a watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using a Distress Ink Hickory Smoke. After drying, I fussy cut the whale and traced edges with a black marker.

As the watercolor paper I use is thin and I needed a thicker image, I stamped another whale on a white cardstock paper scrap, colored it with a grey marker and fussy cut the whale, this time leaving thin white border around it. I glued the watercolored whale over it and the image was ready.

Then I ink blended a white carsdstock paper panel with Distress Inks. When I was satisfied with the color, I splattered the panel with water, dabbed splatters with a paper towel and left the panel dry on air. After drying, I drew white dots on the panel using a White Pigment Ink pen.

I stamped a sentiment on a white cardstock paper scrap and die cut a speech bubble shape on my Sizzix Big Shot.

With all parts ready I assembled my card. I glued the ink blended panel on a side folded card base,. I glued another white cardstock paper panel inside my card to make it sturdier. Then I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the whale and the sentiment speech bubble and glued them on the card.

As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights on the whale and embellished the card with two blue enamel dots and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Under the Sea' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Tumbled Glass 
• Salty Ocean
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• light grey 68/94
• black 68/46
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink pen
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 1 mm
• round acrylic block
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Create a Smile 'Speech Bubbles' Cool Cuts
• Create a Smile 'Frosty Fun' enamel stickers (dark blue)
• Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' enamel stickers (light blue)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools
• scissors
• water
• paper towels
• crafting needle

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by at 11 PM, when my last card for today is scheduled. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka