Toucan Card (Jane's Doodles DT August 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. :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. Three days ago I shared full list of projects that I'll be sharing (here).

Today I'll be sharing four cards, my August spotlights. I'll share them all in separate blog posts, which are scheduled and will go live every hour.

First one today is this CAS (clean and simple), Toucan Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Monday, August 3rd, 2020.  :o)

To make my card I used stamps from a gorgeous Jane's Doodles 'Tropical Birds' stamp set.

How I made my card...

I stamped a toucan and flowers on a white cardstock paper, creating a "scene": toucan sitting on a flowery branch. :o) I colored them with a grey marker and fussy cut the image, leaving a thin white border around it.

Then I stamped the toucan and 7 flowers individually on a watercolor paper. I watercolored all images in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I colored toucan's beak with a black fine liner.

To color the toucan, I looked for inspiration on the Internet. I found out that there are around 40 toucan species in the World (source: https://www.beautyofbirds.com/toucanspecies.html). I've decided to color my toucan as Toco Toucan (lat. Ramphastos toco), the largest toucan species in the toucan family.

After drying, I fussy cut watercolored images and traced their edges with a black marker. I glued all images over the grey image stamped on the cardstock paper. 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 the image and glued it on the card. As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights on the toucan and flowers with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 89 mm x 140 mm (3 1/2" x 5 1/2")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Tropical Birds' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Spiced Marmalade
• Salty Ocean
• Walnut Stain
• Ground Espresso
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• light grey 68/94
• black 68/46
• Mitsubishi Fine Liner Black 0.2
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink pen
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• round acrylic block
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• scissors
• water
• paper towels

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by at 8 PM, when my second card for today is scheduled. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Poppies Card (bastel-traum challenge #89)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at bastel-traum and our theme for the challenge #89 is Flowers. :o)

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


And here is my take on the challenge: Poppies Card. :o)

On my today's card I went with same design as I used on two of my cards that I made in the summer 2018 (here and here). I went with same design, used same techniques, but I went with different flowers and color scheme. :o)

I was also inspired with a square Poppies Birthday Card that I made last summer (here), but I preferred rectangle shape for my today's card. :o)

How I made my card...

To make this card I used stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: gorgeous poppies from 'Poppy' stamp set and a sentiment from 'All Occasions' stamp set.

With some masking, I stamped gorgeous poppies on a white watercolor paper. I made masks of all poppies from the set when I was first time using these stamps to make a card. I stored them to use them in my future projects.

I colored gaps among flowers with a black marker and fixed some stamped lines with a black fine liner.

Then I watercolored poppies in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I glued the panel on a white top folded card base.

I heat embossed in white on a black cardstock paper the sentiment, cut the stripe to a desirable size, added some foam on the sentiment stripe and glued it on the card. 

As a finishing touch, I drew white details on poppies with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Poppy' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'All Occasions' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Primary Ebony, Regular, WH00R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Barn Door
• Ground Espressoc
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin, black 0.3
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink Pen
• UHU liquid glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. 3/0
• scissors
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• paper towels
• water

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out GORGEOUS 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) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, May 2020

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 19 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge, May: Anything Goes + optional: Emboss

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by this evening, I'll be sharing two more cards with you. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrate. :o)

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

Milka

Wedding Card no. #7

Hi everyone!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you a CAS (clean and simple) Wedding Card I made last month. I made it for my friend who needed a wedding card for her friend who was getting married two weeks ago. :o)

I used BEAUTIFUL Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp. This is my seventh take on this stamp. If you like, you can find my previous cards using this image here, here, here, here, here and here.

How I made the card...

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

I stamped another image on a white cardstock paper panel, colored bouquet "green parts" with green markers and rest of the image with a grey marker. I glued the panel on the card base.

Then I softened the watercolored image with a stylus ball on a soft working mat, which curled the image a bit. I glued the image over the grey colored one. This added a bit of dimension to the image.

Card measurements: 101 mm x 146 mm (4" x 5 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Salty Ocean
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• Light Green 68/33
• Mid Green 68/43
• Dark Green 68/36
• Light Grey 68/94
• Black 68/46
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu rounded fine paintbrush no. #0
• paper towels
• water
• soft working mat
• stylus ball

I love how the card turned out and my friend loved it also. :o)

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

Milka

Wedding Card no. #6

Hi everyone!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you a Wedding Card I made for a couple that got married on Friday, three days ago. I made it by request for an acquaintance. I personally don't know the couple, but I wish them all the best in their common life, a lot of love and understanding. :o)

To make this card I used BEAUTIFUL Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp. This is my sixth take on this stamp. If you like, you can find my previous cards using this image here, here, here, here and here. :o)

How I made this card...

On this card I wanted to achieve Sepia look, so I used only one color for coloring:  a Distress Ink Vintage Photo.

I stamped the image on a watercolor paper panel and watercolored it in watercolor technique.

First I watercolored a background. After drying, I masked the image (I stamped another image on a white paper scrap and fussy cut the image), splattered the background and dried the panel with a Heat It Tool.

At this point the panel was quite buckled, because I didn't fix the panel to a working surface. I placed the panel between printing paper sheets and run it couple times through Sizzix Die Cutting Machine. Flat. :o)

Next up was the couple. I watercolored them, adding more color and layers on darker parts and less color and more water on lighter parts.

When I was satisfied with my coloring, I glued the panel on a white top folded card base and the card was finished. :o)

Lastly, I made an envelope from a brown baking paper and sealed it with a gold sealing wax and a sealing stamp 'Best Wishes'. This was the first time I used the sealing wax on my project. Sadly no photos, as I forgot to take them.

Card measurements: 95 mm x 146 mm (3 3/4" x 5 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp
• stamp seal ('Best Wishes')
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• watercolor paper
• white printing paper (mask)
• brown baking paper (envelope)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Photo
• UHU universal glue
• gold sealing wax
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board
• bone folder
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu fine rounded paintbrush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paintbrush no. 3/0
• Marabu fine flat paintbrush no. #4
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• paper towels
• water
• lighter (to melt the sealing wax)
• Sizzix Big Shot

I love how the card turned out, as well as my acquaintance. :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) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, September: Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 37 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Rainbow Card Challenge, Challenge #9 - Beautiful Brown
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Stamp It

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Update September 30th, 2019

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