Happy Reindeer Chocolate/Candy Dispenser Box (Fairy Tale Challenge #182)

Happy Friday! :o)

I hope you're all great.

This Tuesday, December 5th, a new challenge has started over at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. I didn't have time to share my project earlier.

Our theme for this fortnight is #182, Schokolade / Chocolate. Share a chocolate recipe, make pralines, wrap a chocolate, use an image fitting the theme.... ANYTHING!! There must be chocolate. :o)

This time our lucky winner will win this lovely mini flower bouquet stamp set.

And here is my take on the challenge: Happy Reindeer Chocolate/Candy Dispenser Box.

To make this project, I followed a tutorial by Sandie of The Paper Cave, which is shared on Stamping Bella blog. When I saw Sandie's ADORABLE box, I knew I have to make one for myself. :o)

When I finished the box and closed it, a lid didn't fit well, so I had to make a new one, slightly larger than the first one. I cut a piece of cardstock paper measuring 4 5/8" x 4 5/8" and followed steps from the tutorial. I also extended patterned paper cutouts for the lid.

For the door knob I used plastic snowflake and a brad I had in my stash. The snowflake had some glitter on it, which I didn't like, neither it fitted on my project. I tried to scratch glitter off with the scissors... It worked!!! Completely white, no glitter on it. Happiness overload!! :o) I glued the snowflake and the brad together (I used Loctite Super Gel to glue metal and plastic together) and got pretty door knob. :o)

Next up was an image.

I used an ADORABLE reindeer from Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set.

Image is paper pieced. I stamped the reindeer on a watercolor paper, colored him in watercolor technique with Distress Ink. Then I stamped reindeer's collar on the patterned paper, same I used for the box. I fussy cut both pieces, colored edges with black marker and glued them together. Watercolor paper I use is great and I love it, but it's not thick, so I stamped another reindeer on a white cardstock paper. I colored the reindeer completely with black marker and fussy cut him, leaving white border around him. Lastly I glued two pieces together, glued some foam on the back and placed the reindeer on the box. :o)

I wanted to keep my box as simple as possible, so I didn't add any other embellishments. Also, I love the patterned paper I used and for me it's enough. :o)

Lastly I filled the box with chocolate minis. :o)

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Bebunni Christmas 6" x 6" Designer Paper Pad
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fastener
• plastic snowflake
• UHU universal glue
• Loctite Super Attak Gel
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• foam sheet scraps 1 mm thick
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

I hope you'll like my project for this fortnight and get 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 chocolate 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) Noor! Design U.K., December Challenge: Anything Goes

2) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, Icy Inspiration
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Penguin with Hot Chocolate Card (Crafty Creations Challenges #307)

Hi everyone :o)

My second post today. If you missed the first one, just scroll down or follow this link.


This Wednesday new challenge started at Crafty Creations Challenges.

Our theme for this fortnight is #307 - Paper Piecing, one of my favorite techniques. :o)

Our sponsor for this challenge is Beccy´s Place, with an awesome prize for our random winner: 3 digital images.

For this challenge I made this Penguin with Hot Chocolate Card, using our sponsor's adorable digital image 'Finn's Hot Chocolate'. (Thank you Beccy!)

I used two images for paper piecing.

I printed two images on a watercoloring paper and left them dry for a while. As I use inkjet printer I always do this before coloring, to prevent ink smearing.

Then I colored pieces I needed in watercoloring technique using Tim Holt's Distress Inks, fine paint brush and water. I left colored pieces drying on air.

After drying, I fussy cut all pieces, colored their edges with black Stabilo Pen, softened all pieces with a stylus ball on a soft working mat and glued all pieces together.

For a background, I decided to keep it as simple as possible. I splattered front panel of the card with with acrylic paint mixed with water using larger paint brush.

After drying, I glued 3-D foams behind penguin image and placed him on the card. I thought this will be enough, but at this point my card was nice but not so cheery, so I embellished my card with arrow enamel stickers. :o)

Card dimensions are 107 mm x 139 mm (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies: 

• Beccy's Place 'Finn's Hot Chocolate' digital stamp
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Koh-i-noor Watercolor paper (250 gms)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Spiced Marmalade
• Barn Door
• Antique Linen
• Walnut Stain
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Pen Black 68/46
• Marabu Acrylic Paint (070 White)
• enamel stickers from Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' kit
• white water based glue
• 3-D foams
• printer
• MS scoring board 
• trimmer
• scissors
• tweezers
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine flat paint brush no. #10
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• paper towels 
• water

Stop by the Crafty Creations Challenges to see gorgeous creations from my Design Team Mates and join us in this challenge, we are looking forward 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 is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Beccy's Place, January Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Create With Critters

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

Crafty Milka

WCMD and Chocolate Friend Card

Hello everyone and happy World Card Making Day :-D

This is my first experience with celebration of  World Card Making Day. I decided to make cards all weekend and share them with you as they are finished. :-D 

I am also participating special Paper Craft WCMD Blog Tour. So many fun and talented people are participating, beautiful projects are shared... :-D 

This is the first card I made today and called it Chocolate Friend Card. 

I was inspired by this week´s challenge at CASology, Chocolate, and I decided to make clean and simple card, with a lot of white space. Lovely projects from Design Team. 

Image and sentiment are From the Heart Stamp 'Chocolate Box Birdbrain' digital stamp set. It includes image and 3 funny sentiments.

I love chocolate. I love to give and get chocolate. This card will be such cute gift with Chocolate Milka, for a very good friend of mine. 

My plan was to make one layered image, but while I was coloring, I managed to smear stamp. I was satisfied with my coloring, so I paper pieced the image. It has two layers, both printed on white card stock paper. I colored image with my colored pencils and added some varnish on a bow, eyelids and beak to create glossy effect.

 

Card dimensions are 105 mm x 148 mm (4 1/8" x 5 7/8").

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card: 

• From the Heart Stamps 'Chocolate Box Birdbrain'
• white card stock paper
• colored pencils (yellow, orange, violet)
• white pencil 
• black fine liner 0.5
• universal glue
• white water based glue 
• transparent varnish with extra gloss
• printer 
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• needle 

I would like to submit this card into the following: 

1) CASology, Week 115: Chocolate

2) WCMD Newton´s Nook Designs challenge 

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy & smile :-D 

Crafty Milka