Flamingos Wedding Card (Jane's Doodles DT July Spotlight)

 

Happy Friday! :o)

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

Third and last one today is this CAS (clean and simple), Flamingos Wedding Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Thursday, July 23rd, 2020.  :o)

I made this wedding card for friends who got married on July 25th. :o)

To make this card I used stamps from two beautiful Jane's Doodles stamp sets: flamingos from 'Tropical Fun' and a sentiment from 'Love' (the set is discontinued and is on sale).

How I made my card...

I stamped flamingos on a white cardstock paper, colored them with a grey marker and fussy cut them, leaving a thin white border around them. I used a kraft knife, a self healing mat and scissors for fussy cutting.

I stamped flamingos again, this time on a watercolor paper. I colored flamingos in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I colored their beaks with a black fine liner.

After drying, I fussy cut watercolored flamingos, traced their edges with a black marker and glued them over the grey flamingos. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is thin and I needed thicker images.

Then I stamped the sentiment on a white cardstock paper panel.

I wanted to add dimension to my card, but I didn't want to use 3-D foam squares to add dimension to the panel. Instead I used white cardstock paper scraps and cut two rectangles out of them, just a slightly smaller than the panel with the stamped sentiment. I glued all panels together and glued them on a white top folded cardstock paper card base. Just to make my card a bit sturdier and possible to stand, as the front of the card was quite heavy, I glued another white cardstock paper panel inside the card base.

Lastly, I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of both flamingos and glued them on the card. As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights on flamingos with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished.

I really like how I colored flamingos and how my card turned out. :o)

Card measurements: 89 mm x 146 mm (3 1/2" x 5 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Tropical Fun' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Love' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Spun Sugar 
• Festive Berries
• 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
• round acrylic block
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Xcut self healing mat A4
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• scissors
• kraft knife
• water
• paper towels

At the end of this post...

Jane is offering free shipping worldwide weekend. No code needed. For more information jump over to Jane's Doodles blog.

And that would be all from me for today. Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Blue Flamingo Shaker Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's been quiet for a while here on my blog. I spent two weeks with my family and friends visiting them along our beautiful coastline, where they are/were spending their summer vacation. It was amazing and super fun. I returned back home on Sunday. I'll be sharing some photos in couple days here on my blog. Meanwhile, you can visit my Instagram profile and check photos I've already shared while I was traveling. :o)


Today I want to share my last week's spotlight project I shared over at Jane's Doodles (August 14th). I didn't manage to write a blog post and to share it here on my blog prior I went on the vacation, so I'm sharing it today. It's this CAS (clean and simple), Blue Flamingo Shaker Card. :o)

I made this card for my sister-in-law, who's birthday is next week. :o)

To make this card I used stamps from a brand new, GORGEOUS 'Tropical Fun' stamp set. I made my own background using three tiny heart die cuts from 'Stinks' dies set.

  

How I made this card...

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

I stamped another flamingo on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut the flamingo leaving thin white border around it. I colored the flamingo in black.

Then I glued together two flamingos, watercolored one and black one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.

Next up was a shaker window.

First up I die-cut a circle in a white cardstock paper panel, glued an acetate sheet over the window and stamped a sentiment on the panel.

Then I blended Distress Inks directly on a white top folded card base. When I was satisfied with a color, I glued 3 mm thick foam squares on the panel, filled window with shaker mix and glued the panel on the card base.

For the shaker mix I used die cut hearts left from a card I made earlier this month (here).

Lastly, I glued some 3-D foam on the flamingo and glued it on the card. :o)

Short video...

Card measurements: 89 mm x 120 mm (3 3/4" x 5")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Tropical Fun' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Stinks' dies
• My Favorite Things, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Tumbled Glass
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Blueprint Sketch
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• Mitsubishi Fine Liner, black 0.3
• UHU liquid glue
• foam sheet scraps 3 mm thick
• foam sheet scraps 1 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Sizzix Big Shot
• bone folder
• Xcut self healing mat A4
• soft working mat
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• kraft knife
• stylus ball
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• paper towels
• water

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) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #195 - Anything Goes

2) Paru's Card Making Challenges, August 2018: Make a card or a tag for Family

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

I made this card for my sister-in.law.

At the end of this post...

Jane has an End of Summer Sale and is offering 40% off on entire store. No code needed. The discount is calculated at the checkout. Find more details on Jane's Doodles blog. :o)

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

Milka

Pink Flamingo Birthday 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 Pink Flamingo Birthday Card. :o)

I made this card for my cousin Snežana, who's birthday is tomorrow. :o)

To make this card I used stamps from a brand new, GORGEOUS 'Tropical Fun' stamp set and sentiment from 'All Occasions' stamp set . I made my own background using three tiny heart die cuts from 'Stinks' dies set.

    

How I made this card...

I stamped a flamingo on a watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the flamingo and traced edges with black marker. I softened the flamingo on a soft working mat using stylus ball.

I stamped another flamingo on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut the flamingo leaving thin white border around it. I colored the flamingo in black.

Then I glued together two flamingos, watercolored one and black one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.

Next up was a background. I randomly die cut tiny hearts on a white cardstock paper panel. I used only the panel and left die cut hearts for another project.

Lastly, I heat embossed in white on a black cardstock paper a sentiment 'Birthday Wishes' and cut the stripe to a desirable size.

With all pieces ready, I assembled the card. I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the panel and glued it on a white top folded card base. The panel and card base are same size.

Then I glued foam tape on the sentiment stripe and placed the sentiment on the card. Lastly, I glued more 3-D foam on the flamingo and glued it on the card.  I'm very satisfied with a result. :o)

Card measurements: 89 mm x 120 mm (3 1/2" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Tropical Fun' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'All Occasions' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Stinks' dies
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• 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:
• Spun Sugar
• Festive Berries
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• Mitsubishi Fine Liner, black 0.3
• Uniball Singo White Pigment Ink
• UHU liquid glue
• foam tape, 1 mm thick
• 3-D foam squares, 2 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Sizzix Big Shot
• bone folder
• Xcut self healing mat A4
• soft working mat
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• kraft knife
• stylus ball
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• paper towels
• water

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) CRAFT-alnica, Izziv/Challenge #216: CAS

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

2) Paru's Card Making Challenges, August 2018: Make a card or a tag for Family

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

I made this card for my cousin.

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Make Your Own Background
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka