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")

Happiness, Mixed Media Decoration Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone :o)

On Thursday, March 24th, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Mixed Media Decoration Card, Happiness. :o)

I cut a rectangle cardstock base. This is a recycled item. I cut it out from s watercolor paper pad package. I rarely throw away cardstock and try to reuse it for new projects or as a crafting mat. :o)

I colored the base with white acrylic paint.

I used Note Sheet patterned paper as a background, colored it with different mediums and when I was satisfied with the color, I glued it on the cardstock base and rounded corners.

I stamped two butterflies from Jane's Doodles 'Butterflies' Stamp Set on the card, colored them with different mediums and added white highlights with white pen.

Using stencils and structure paste I made white circles. After drying, I used same stencils and white pen and drew bubbles. Love bubbles!!! :o)

I stamped a sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Doodle Flowers' Stamp Set on a scrap of white cardstock paper, drew messy black border and colored edges with black fine permanent pen, colored it and splattered with distress ink and glued it on the card.

I used découpage glue and varnish due crafting process to fix colors.

Dimensions: 75 mm x 101 mm (3" x 4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Butterflies' stamp set (images)
• Jane's Doodles 'Doodle Flowers' stamp set (sentiment)
• stencil from Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' kit (small circles and bubbles)
• 'Retro Circles' ARTploarations Stencil (large and medium circles and bubbles)
• Note Sheet pattern paper
• scrap of white cardstock paper
• cardstock (recycled item: I used a back side of watercolor paper pad)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Marabu Acrylic Paint (070 White)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Ink (Mermaid Lagoon)
• Stabilo Pens 68 (Light Blue 41, Dark Blue 32, Black 46)
• Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth Mondeluz aquarell colored pencil (Light Blue 18, Dark Blue 19)
• Tsukineko Dew Drop Brilliance Fast-drying Pigment Ink (BD-80 Moonlight White)
• Tsukineko Dew Drop VersaMagic Multi-surface Chalk Ink (GD-92 Cloud White)
• Unibal Signo White
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• Marabu Light Structure Paste (805)
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• rounded corner paper puncher
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no, #2
• Marabu flat fine paint brush no. #6
• Marabu flat fine paint brush no. #10
• palette knife no. #1
• sprayer bottle
• water
• paper towels
• post-it paper (for masking)

I am entering my mixed media project to following challenges:

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

1) Addicted to stamps and More, Challenge #186 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Live & Love Crafts' Inspiration and Challenge Blog, Challenge #45 - Signs of Spring

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. If you have any questions about my project, feel free to contact me or just leave comment below. :o)

BE HAPPY! :o)


Crafty Milka


Update April 14th, 2016
I am linking my project to ARTplorations Flash Stencil Project Linky Party.
I used two stencils: 'Retro Circles' ARTploarations Stencil (large and medium circles and bubbles) and stencil from Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' kit (small circles and bubbles).

 

Butterfly on Candle (Fairy Tale Challenge #135)

Hi everyone! :o)

This Tuesday a new challenge started at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

The theme for this fortnight is #135, Eine neue Technik aber keine Karte / New Technique but no Cards. 

This time our lucky winner will win adorable jute shapes.

New technique I tried was Transferring Image on a Candle. I found a great tutorial on Stamp TV and tried it. New to me was also heat embossing on tissue paper. This is my second try, Butterfly on Candle.

Note: This is not my idea. I found the tutorial on Stamp TV and made my project following steps in that tutorial. For all the details and instructions how to make this, follow the direct link provided.

List of supplies: 

• Jane's Doodles 'Butterflies' stamp set
• blue candle
• tissue paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• printing paper
• baking paper

I hope you liked my today's project. Hop over to the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous projects my Design Team Mates and our Guest Designers made for this challenge. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects and learn new techniques. :o)

I am entering my project to following challenges:
Note: bold text is a direct link 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 1st entry to this challenge.

2) That Craft Place Challenge Blog, 17th of January, Anything Goes Challenge

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Crafty Milka