Blow Fish Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this one layer, watercolored Blow Fish Card. :o)

To make this card I was inspired with a card I created in April 2017, Cow over the Moon Card.

For my today's card I used a super cute Kitty Bee Designs 'Blow Fish' digital image. This image is from 2013 Sea Buddies V.2 collection. :o)

For a card base I used Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I printed the fish on the card base and left it aside for 12 hours to dry, to prevent ink smearing while coloring.

I colored everything in a watercolor technique using Distress Inks (DI). First I colored a blue background, covered the fish with paper towel pieces and splattered the background with DI Blueprint Sketch and with water. When I was satisfied with background I watercolored the fish and left my card dry for two hours. As a finishing touch, I added white highlights and dots with a white gel pen. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Blow Fish' Digital Stamp from 2013 Sea Buddies V2.
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Blueprint Sketch
• Uniball Signo White
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu dine rounded paint brush no. #2
• water
• paper towels

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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #257 - Make Your Mark
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Sending Smiles Card (Jane's Doodles DT 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.


On Friday was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Sending Smiles Card. Jane shared my card today on the blog, so I'm sharing it also today. :o)

To make this card, I was inspired with a card I created earlier this year, Hey GILL Friend Card. I used stamps from three adorable Jane's Doodles stamp sets. A fish is from a 'Simon' stamp set, bubbles from 'Under the Sea' stamp set and a sentiment from 'Monster Squad' stamp set.

  

I stamped eight fish on a watercolor paper panel and heat embossed bubbles in white. I masked fish and blended the panel with Distress Inks. I splattered the panel with water, dried the panel with Heat It Tool and repeated the process until I was satisfied.

After drying, I removed masks, colored fish in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I heat embossed in white the sentiment directly on the panel and glued the panel on a white top folded card base.

As a finishing touch I coated fish and bubbles with Wink of Stella. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Simon' stamp set (fish)
• Jane's Doodles 'Under the Sea' stamp set (bubbles) 
• Jane's Doodles 'Monster Squad' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• white watercolor paper
• post-it paper (for masking)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Tumbled Glass
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Blueprint Sketch
• Faded Jeans
• Stormy Sky
• Uniball Signo White
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• scissors
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• powder bag
• paper towels
• dry cloth
• water
• post-it paper (for masking)

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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #252 - Make Your Mark

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

2) Crafty Creations Challenges, #346 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes

This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

At the end of this post...
Jane has 30% off all clear stamp sets sale. Sale ends on Wednesday, August 2nd, so be sure to grab this opportunity. :o)

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

Milka

Hey GILL Friend Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #161)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's time for a new challenge at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

Our theme for this fortnight is #161, Karten mit Humor / Cards with humor/fun. Funny images and sentiments, smiles, Smileys.... Anything you find humorous/funny/comic. :o)

This time our lucky winner will win this lovely stamp. :o)

And here is my take on this week's theme: Hey GILL Friend Card. :o)

For my card I used an adorable Paper Smooches 'Surf and Turf' stamp set. I have this set for a while and never used it before. Hmmmm.... I love tinny and funny images, wordplay and humorous sentiments. The set has that all, so it was finally time to open it and play with it. :o)

gill (English) - die Kieme (German) - škrga (Croatian)

"Gill... an organ (as of a fish) for taking oxygen from water.'

Source: Merriam-Webster online Dictionary

I stamped a fish on a watercolor paper panel and heat embossed bubbles in clear. I masked the fish and blended the panel with Distress Inks. I splattered the panel with water and Distress Ink Faded Jeans. I dried the panel with Heat It Tool.

After drying, I removed the mask, colored the fish in watercolor technique using Distress Inks and glued the panel on a white top folded card base.

Next up was a sentiment. I heat embossed in white the sentiment from the set on a black cardstock paper, cut it to preferable size, glued foam stripe on the back of it and glued it on the card.

At this point I didn't like "clear" bubbles at all. They were too pale, so I traced them with white gel pen. As a finishing touch I coated the fish and bubbles with Wink of Stella. Look how it shines!

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

List of supplies:

• Paper Smooches 'Surf and Turf' stamp set
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• white watercolor paper
• black cardstock paper scrap
• post-it paper (for masking)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Clear Gloss, Regular, WA01R)
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Broken China
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Blueprint Sketch
• Faded Jeans
• Hickory Smoke
• Uniball Signo White
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• UHU universal glue
• foam sheet scraps, 1 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• scissors
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• powder bag
• paper towels
• dry cloth
• water

I hope you liked my project for this fortnight and got 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 projects. :o)

I'm entering 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) djkardkreations, NBUS challenge #10

My NBUSes: Paper Smooches 'Surf and Turf' stamp set

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Penny Black And More Challenge, January - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Pisces Birthday Card (Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016, #4)

Hi everyone! :o)

My third and last post today...

I'm sharing CAS (clean and simple) cards I made for a Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 personal challenge. Visit my Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 page, where you can find more about my challenge, photo gallery and links to each card. :o)

Fourth card I made for the Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 is this Pisces Birthday Card. 

I stamped a sentiment from Jane's 'Anemone' Doodles stamp set on a watercolor paper panel.

I masked Pisces stamp from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set with washi tape and stamped them on the panel. First I thought I'll mask them, but I wanted a little dimension on my card, so I paper pieced fish.

I blended the panel with Distress Inks, stamped two more fish on a scrap of watercolor paper and colored them. I colored them wit Stabilo Markers. I fussy cut them, colored their edges with black marker and glued them on the panel, over previously stamped images.

At the end I glued the panel on a white cardstock base and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 133 mm (4 x 5 1/4").

List of supplies: 

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' Stamp Set
• Jane's Doodles 'Anemone' Stamp Set
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Stabilo Pens (markers) 68
• Yellow 44
• Orange 54
• Greens: 33, 43
• Black 46
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller
• strong double sided adhesive tape
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors 
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Tim Holtz Blending Tool
• washi tape (for masking)

I am entering my card to following challenges:

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

1) bastel-traum, Challenge #38 - Geburtstag / Birthday

2) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #301 - Always Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from March 1st to March 7th

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Crafty Milka

Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

Hi everyone :-D 

Today I'm taking part in Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Two new sets have been released into the store. I made two CAS (clean and simple) cards using these two new stamp sets. Love all the images! So cute, don't you think. :-D

Dogs

Cats

First up is a Paw-sitively perfect Card using the Dog stamp set. 

I stamped a dog on a white cardstock paper and colored him in watercoloring technique using Distressed Inks, water and fine brush. After drying, I fussy cut him colored the edges with black permanent pen, added 3-D foams behind him and placed him on a card.
Card dimensions are 127 mm x 101 mm (5" x 4").

Next card is Cat's Dreams Card using the Cats stamp set and one stamp (small paw) from Dogs stamp set. 

First I made a blue starry panel on a white 160 grams paper. I stamped small stamps and colored them with black permanent pen. Then I colored whole panel with Stormy Sky Distressed Ink, using blending tool and splattered the panel with white tempera color mixed with water, using paintbrush. I stamped fish, mouse, twine and sleeping cat on the white cardstock paper, colored them in watercoloring technique using Distressed Inks, water and fine paint brush. After drying, I fussy cut all images and colored their edges with black permanent pen. I glued mouse, fish and twine images directly on the blue panel over previously stamped and black shaded images. I glued blue panel on a white card base and stamped sentiment on the card base. I stamped only a part of the sentiment. At the end, I added 3-D foams behind the cat and placed her on the card. 
Card dimensions are 139 mm x 107 mm (5 1/2" x 4 1/4").

I hope you'll like my cards. Below you can find a detailed supply list. :-D 

Now to the blog hop prize... 
Jane is generously giving a $50 Gift Certificate to the Jane's Doodles store to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop for your chance to win. 

Here is the Blog Hop order:

Jane

Marion

Ange 

Me

Carisa 

Laura (guest designer) 

Jane's Doodles 

Jane is also having a 20% off sale in the shop. 

Thank you all for visiting and your kind feedback. Happy hopping and good luck to all! :-D


Crafty Milka 

List of supplies 'Paw-sitively perfect Card:

• Jane's Doodles 'Dogs' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Kraft paper
• Florence cardstock paper - Canvas Texture (brown)
• corrugated cardboard
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Distressed Inks (Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (medium) 1.0 mm
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm 
• sewing thread (light and dark brown) 
• buttons 
• UHU universal glue 
• transparent low temperature glue stick 
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads
• gloss resin super-clear
• scoring board 
• trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu fine paint brush no. #1
• tweezers
• Dremel 920 glue gun, low temperature 
• water

List of supplies 'Cat's Dreams Card':

• Jane's Doodles 'Cats' stamp set 
• Jane's Doodles 'Dogs' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Distressed Inks (Mustard Seed, Stormy Sky, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, Black Soot) 
• Koh-i-noor Tempera Color (Titanium White) 
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (medium) 1.0 mm
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• UHU universal glue 
• white water based glue 
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads
• scoring board 
• trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm) 
• Tim Holtz's blending tool 
• Marabu fine paint brush no. #1
• tweezers
• water

Under the Sea Birthday Card (Crafty Creations Challenges #293)

Hi everyone :-D 

It´s time for a new challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges.

Our theme for this fortnight is #293 - Now that's Cool! A card that moves or doesn't open in the typical manner.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Jaime from our DT (Jaime's CTMH).

For this challenge I made this interactive, wobbler, Under the Sea Birthday Card.

For this card I used lovely Jane's Doodles 'Under the Sea' stamp set .

First I created a scene on a white panel, stamping and masking. I used post it papers for masking. When I was done with stamping, I didn't remove masking papers. I distressed whole surface with Stormy Sky Distressed Ink, using blending tool. Then I sprayed whole panel with water and splattered it with water, using paintbrush. After drying on the air, I splattered the panel with white tempera color mixed with water, using paintbrush.  

After the panel was completely dry, I removed masking papers (post it), colored images with colored pencils and blended colors with baby oil using paper stumps. I covered shells, starfish and bubbles with gloss resin to create glossy accents. After drying, I glued 3-D foams behind the panel and glued it on the card base. 

I stamped a crab on a scrap of cardstock paper, colored him with red colored pencil, blended color with baby oil using paper stump and left him dry. Then I fussy cut him, colored edges with black permanent marker, glued wobbler on him and placed him on a card. I used photo tutorial Wackel-Karte/Wiggling Card from Stempeleinmaleins to make this fun mechanism, wobbler. 

I stamped sentiment on a piece of vellum paper, drew callout shape around the sentiment, cut it out, erased pencil marks and glued it on a card. 

Here is a short video of my wobbler card. Sorry for the poor quality of the video. 

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

List of supplies: 

• Jane's Doodles 'Under the Sea' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• vellum paper
• post it papers
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black) 
• Tim Holtz's Distressed Ink (Stormy Sky) 
• Koh-i-noor Tempera Color (Titanium White) 
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (medium) 1.0 mm
• colored pencils (yellow, two oranges, red, light blue, green, olive green, brown, light and dark grey) 
• Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth Mondeluz aquarell colored pencil (Light Blue 18)
• pencil 
• eraser
• UHU universal glue
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads
• gloss resin super-clear 
• transparent low temperature glue stick 
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 35 mm) 
• tweezers
• Tim Holtz's blending tool 
• Marabu fine paintbrush no. #1
• paper blending stump no. #1
• paper blending stump no. #2
• paper blending stump no. #3
• crafting needle 
• sprayer bottle
• Dremel 920 glue gun, low temperature
• round nose pliers 
• wire 2 mm 
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera
• water 

Stop by the Crafty Creations Challenges to see beautiful dotty creations from my Design Team Mates and join us in this challenge. We are looking forward to see your projects. :-D

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 direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Crafting by Designs, Monthly Challenge: July Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challene: July (Take a Stamp! Anything Goes)

3) Stempelgarten Challenge, Challenge #39 - Happy Birthday

4) Virginia's View Challenge, #16 100% Stamped

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka