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

Llama Tell You... Card (bastel-traum challenge #88)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at bastel-traum and our theme for the challenge #88 is Color combination . :o)

You can choose between two color schemes as inspiration to make your papercraft project. Although colors from both color schemes fit together, don't mix them together. Use just one. :o)

Scheme 1

Scheme 2

The challenge starts today, April 15th, 2020, at 9 AM, CEST (UTC +2) and ends on May 15th, 2020, at 8:55 AM, CEST (UTC +2). Find all the details about the challenge, rules and prizes in a challenge post (here).


I used color scheme 1 for my today's card. And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Llama Tell You... Card. :o)

My card is a CASE (copy and share everything) of my own card that I shared in September last year (here). Same design, layout and products used, just different color scheme. :o)

How I made my card....

To make my card I used stamps from a super adorable Lawn Fawn 'Llama Tell You' mini stamp set. :o)

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

I colored the llama and ground with colored pencils and my card was finished. :o)

I left the sentiment "unfinished". When I decide to whom will I give this card, for what occasion and how the sentiment will continue, I will stamp or write the rest inside of the card. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Lawn Fawn 'Llama Tell You' mini stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Caran D'Ache Prismalo Aquarelle colored pencils
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out cards my super talented Design Teammates created for the challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your creations. :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) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 15 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Penny Black and More Challenge, April - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Birthday Giraffe Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight + BIRC #1)

Hi everyone! :o)

On Friday, February 21sh, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Birthday Giraffe Card. :o)

This Birthday Card (BIRC) is the first card I made for a Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2020 personal challenge. If you want to find out more about it, just follow the link provided. :o)

To make this card I used stamps from Jane's Doodles 'Wild' stamp set. Love the set!! :o)

How I made my card....

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

I colored the giraffe with colored pencils.

I drew a frame with a black fine liner and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Wild' stamp set (speech bubble)
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Swisscolor, Caran D'Ache colored pencils: yellows and browns
• TOZ Artist Colored Pencil, dark yellow
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.5
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)

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

Milka

Toucan Card (CASology Week #358)

Hi everyone! :o)

This Tuesday, December 17th, 2019, a new challenge started at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Branch. :o)

I didn't have time to write blog post on time, but there's still time to join the challenge, which ends on Monday, January 6th, 2020, 9 AM, CST (UTC -6). 

We also have a sponsor for this challenge: STAMPlorations. Find all details about the prize over at CASology blog.

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Toucan Card. :o)

Design defined: 

One layer card is great in CAS design.

How I made my card....

To make this card I used super cute toucan from Craftin Desert Divas 'Flew By' 2 x 3 stamp set. Sadly, the shop is closed and the set is not available anymore.

I made this card during Kathy's Racoosin 13th 30 day coloring challenge (in July 2019), but I didn't shared a card anywhere yet, just a sneak peek in a preview post of all my coloring during the challenge (here). At that time I received an invitation to join the CASology Design Team and I worked in advance for our's current challenge theme. :o)

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

I colored the toucan with various colored pencils. To add some extra shade, I used Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers).

When I was satisfied with the color, I colored a shade around the toucan with a grey colored pencil. Lastly, I colored a toucan's eye with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Craftin Desert Divas 'Flew By' 2 x 3 stamp set (the shop is closed)
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Artist colored pencils:
• light yellow
• dark yellow
• light orange
• dark orange
• light red
• dark blue
• light green
• light brown
• dark brown
• TOZ Hlapić colored pencils:
• dark green
• black
• TOZ Fantasy colored pencil, light green
• Stabilo colored pencils:
• dark grey
• black 
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• yellow 68/44
• orange 68/54
• mid red 68/48
• mid blue 68/41
• mid green 68/43
• dark green 68/36
• brown 68/75
• black 68/46
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.1
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder

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

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman
Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo (you are here)

Nancy Elrick

Sue Symens

Deepti S. (Guest Designer)

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

Milka

Hoppy Birthday Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Hoppy Birthday Card. :o)

To make this card I used super cute frog from Your Next Stamp 'Mini Sticky Note' mini stamp set. For a sentiment I combined words from two different stamp sets: word hoppy from Paper Smooches 'A Little Lovin' stamp set and word birthday from Your Next Stamp 'Honey Bee' stamp set.

I made this card during Kathy's Racoosin 13th 30 day coloring challenge (in July 2019), but I didn't shared a card anywhere yet, just a sneak peek in a preview post of all my coloring during the challenge (here). :o)

How I made my card....

I stamped the frog directly on a top folded Kraft paper card base. With some masking, I stamped the sentiment on the card base.

I colored the frog with various green tones colored pencils. To add some extra shade, I used green Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers).

When I was satisfied with the color, I colored a shade around the frog with a grey colored pencil. Lastly, I colored frog's eyes with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Your Next Stamp 'Mini Sticky Note' mini stamp set
• Your Next Stamp 'Honey Bee' stamp set (word BIRTHDAY)
• Paper Smooches 'A Little Lovin' stamp set (word HOPPY)
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Artist colored pencil, light green
• TOZ Hlapić colored pencil, dark green
• TOZ Fantasy colored pencil, light green
• Stabilo Colored Pencil, dark grey
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• light green 68/33
• mid green 68/43
• dark green 68/36
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.1
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• post-it papers for masking

I LOVE how my card turned out!!! :o)

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

Milka

Thanks a Latte Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Thanks a Latte Card. :o)

To make this card I was inspired with a monochromatic color scheme I used on my own card that I made last year (here). I really really like it. :o)

For this card I used stamps from two ADORABLE Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Coffee Time' and 'Outdoors'.


How I made this card...

I stamped a moose on a watercolor paper, masked his "arm" and stamped a coffee cup that he holds. I drew lines on the cup with a black fine liner. I colored the image in watercolor technique using  only one color, a Distress Ink Ground Espresso.

After drying, I fussy cut the moose and traced edges with a black marker. Then I stamped another moose on a white cardstock paper, colored him in black, fussy cut him, leaving thin white border around him, and glued watercolored moose over him. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is very thin and I needed a bit thicker image. As a finishing touch, I drew white details on reindeer's scarf using a white pigment ink and black fine liner. :o)

Then I worked on a background. I randomly stamped coffee cups and pots on a Kraft cardstock paper panel using a Distress Ink Picket Fence. At first the color was so pale, barely visible, but after drying it got stronger, whiter.

At this point my background looked a bit boring, so I colored coffee cups and pots with a white colored pencils.

Next up was a sentiment. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on a Kraft cardstock paper stripe. I trimmed the stripe to a desirable size and all parts for my card were ready to assemble.

I glued the panel on a white top folded card base, glued 3-D foams on the sentiment stripe and the moose and glued them on the card. As a finishing touch, I embellished the card with brown enamel dots. :o)

Card measurements: 89 mm x 127 mm (3 1/2" x 5")

List of supplies :

• Jane's Doodles 'Coffee Time' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Outdoors' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Picket Fence
• Ground Espresso
• Swisscolor, Caran D'Ache colored pencil, white
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker), black 68/46
• Create a Smile 'Coffee Collection' enamel stickers
• UHU liquid glue
• 3D faom squares, 5 mm x 5 mm x 3 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• kraft knife
• Xcut self healing mat A4
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• paper towels
• water
• powder bag
• crafting needle

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) Rainbow Card Challenge, Challenge #9 - Beautiful Brown
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

I am also linking my card to Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember in collaboration with Tim Holtz.

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

Milka