I Love Math Challenge #12

Hello everyone and welcome to a new I Love Math Challenge!

This is the twelfth challenge. If you're new to my blog, you can find all about the challenge here.

A theme for this challenge is picked by me: GEOMETRIC SHAPES on CAS (clean and simple) BIRTHDAY CARDS.

"Geometric Shapes can be defined as figure or area closed by a boundary which is created by combining the specific amount of curves, points, and lines."

Source: https://www.toppr.com/guides/maths/basic-geometrical-ideas/basic-geometrical-shapes/

List of geometric shapes:

• circle
• triangle
• rectangle
• square
• polygons
• parallelogram

Source: https://www.toppr.com/guides/maths/basic-geometrical-ideas/basic-geometrical-shapes/

CAS (clean and simple) guidelines according to CASology blog:

• One main image
• Lots of open space, uncluttered
• Limited layers & embellishments
• Quick & easy to recreate

Source: CASology blog

And now inspiration from the team...

First couple words from our new team member, Valentina.

'My dear crafty friend Milka invited me to join as a fourth member of a wonderful Design Team in I Love Math Challenge.

I was honored and really happy to be invited since this is my first time to become a member of a Design Team. 

As this was my secret wish that one day I join Design Team, I'm super excited and grateful for this opportunity. 

So thank you from the heart, Milka. I truly admire crafts and cards of all these girls. 

I Love Math Challenge is such an exciting and funny challenge that it wouldn’t be right to say no. 

Eventhough I’m not a Math person, at all. I’m still using my fingers and my phone for simple operation. 

I know this is kind of awkward but that’s me. :) So don't be scared and eventhough you don't like Math, you can still try and join us at challenge. :) '

And here is Valentina's take on the challenge.

ADORABLE!!! Wonderful CAS design, layout, super cute images... and a lot of rectangles. ♥ I love Valentina's take on this challenge and how she used Polaroid frames as geometric shapes. LOVE!!! ♥ Jump over to Valentina's blog and find more details about her card. :o)

Here is Kaja's take on the challenge.

Super cuteness overload!!! AMAZING design, layout, color scheme, super cute shark, everything beautifully colored... and oh WoW triangles!!! ♥ I love Kaja's take on the challenge, her card and how she incorporated triangles into her scene. LOVE it!! ♥ Jump over to Kaja's blog and find more details about her card. :o)

Here is Neha's take on the challenge.

GORGEOUS!!! Beautiful design, layout, modern look, colors... and oh that alcohol inked circles. ♥ I love Neha's card and how she used only circles on her card, even the sentiment. LOVE it!!! ♥ Jump over to Neha's blog and find more details about her card. :o)

And here is my take on the challenge: Geometric Grid Birthday Card.

I made this card for my brother Goran who's birthday is this Saturday. :o)


How I made this card...

I die cut three CIRCLES on a white cardstock paper panel and stamped 'Happy Birthday' sentiment stamp from Lawn Fawn which I received as a birthday gift last year from Lawn Fawn. :o)

As I was working, I placed the panel on my Xcut self healing mat. I liked a grid in the background, so I decided to the grid for my card. As I didn't have any grid paper in my stash, except white one (and that one I didn't like), I copied the Xcut mat on a white cardstock paper using my printer/copy/scan device and got myself a patterned paper I wanted. :o)

I cut a wide stripe from the grid patterned paper, glued it on a white top folded card base, glued the panel on the card base and my card was finished. :o)

Super simple, great design for masculine cards, various geometrical shapes... I really like how my card turned out.   :o)

Card measurements: 95 mm x 140 mm  (3 3/4" x 5 1/2")

List of supplies:

• Lawn Fawn 'Happy Birthday' sentiment stamp (2018 birthday gift from Lawn Fawn)
• Sizzix circle thinlits dies (from starter kit)
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• UHU liquid glue
• Sizzix Big Shot
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Xcut self healing working mat (grid)
• bone folder
• scissors

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) Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies Challenge, February 2019
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Love To Scrap Challenge Blog, Challenge LTSCB #118 - Anything Goes with optional twist Monochrome

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Uniko, Uniko Challenge #51 - Anything Goes, optional twist Love
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

4) Uniko, 7th Birthday Linky Party

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Now it's your turn...

Create CAS (clean and simple) birthday themed card using any geometric shape(s) on your card.

More details about the challenge...

Challenge Starts: February 7th 2019, 10:00 PM CET (UTC +1)

Challenge Ends: March 7th 2019, 11:55 PM CET (UTC +1)

Challenge rules:

1. Math: geometrical shapes
2. Theme: birthday
3. Project: card
4. Design: CAS (clean and simple) card
5. Geometrical shapes must be used on your card.
6. Only CAS birthday cards for this challenge.
7. The challenge is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.
8. You don't have to be a Math Lover to join this challenge.
9. Your creation must be new. Please do not link creation that has been posted prior to the day of the challenge.
10. Projects must be handmade!
11. Any stamp company/artist is welcome.
12. Any other craft supply company/artist is welcome.
13. You must be my blog follower through Blogger.
14. Mention the challenge in your blog post and link back to the challenge.
15. Display Challenge badge in your blog post.
16. Link up as many projects as you want.
17. You are welcome to combine your project to as many challenges as you want.
18. No blog hop and direct selling links are allowed here.
19. Link your direct blog post and not your entire blog, so we could locate your creation.
20. Please turn off word verification.
21. Prior you enter the challenge and add your link to Inlinkz, please read these Challenge Rules and Privacy Notice (shared at the bottom of this post below Inlinkz).
22. Have fun!

I reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with challenge rules.

Prize: 

One Jane's Doodles stamp set of winners choice. Kaja, Neha, Valentina and I will select four favorite projects (TOP 4), which will be featured here on my blog on March 31st 2019.
Among TOP 4, there will be a random draw (using Random.org) for one lucky winner who will then receive the prize. :o)
Winner has to confirm the prize in a week. Unconfirmed prize will be redrawn and given to another TOP 4.
If we have 4 or less entries to the challenge, all projects will be considered as TOP projects.


I hope you'll like the new challenge theme, get inspired and join us with your Math creations. Kaja, Neha, Valentina and I can't wait to see your creations. :o)

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Just leave me a comment on this blog post or send me an e-mail. 

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

Milka

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Hoppy Birthday Card Set (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

On Wednesday, May 6th, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I shared this Hoppy Birthday Card Set. :o)

To make this card set, I used stamps from two AMAZING Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Garden Friends' (stamp set is discounted and is half price) and 'Geometric Patterns' (stamp set is discontinued from Jane's store). I also used two tiny circle stamps from another artist (see detailed supply list below).

I colored frogs and bubbles during the 9th 30 Day Coloring Challenge (January 15th - February 15th 2018) by Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker. I shared progress of coloring on my Instagram account as well as in my preview post (here).

I finished cards after the coloring challenge ended (mid February), but didn't share finished cards until now. I knew the time will come I won't have any free time to create anything and it would be good to keep project or two in "a drawer". :o)

How I made my cards...

My first idea was to make only one card, but my first attempt didn't go well. :o)

I stamped a frog on a Kraft cardstock paper panel and colored it with colored pencils and white gel pen. I shaded the frog with Stabilo Fine Liners.

Next day I continued with stamping and coloring, but somehow managed to smear the frog and ruin everything. I started all over. Just in case, I stamped and colored the frog on three Kraft panels. :o)

Next up were bubbles. I love bubbles!!! :o) I stamped various size circles all over the panel, colored circles, added white highlights and traced the circles.

First panel survived. :o) I continued with other two. I stamped a sentiment 'Hoppy Birthday' in the center of each panel, stamped various sized circles here and there, colored circles, added some shades with fine liners, added white highlights and traced bubbles. :o)

I left my colored panels aside for a while. I focused on coloring during the challenge, not on finishing cards/projects. I still have some colored images from the challenge that are waiting to be placed on some project. :o)

After Kathy's challenge ended, I finished my cards.

I trimmed panels to a desirable size, glued them on white top folded card bases, fixed some white lines with white gel pen and my (not planed) card set was finished. :o)

Card dimensions: 89 mm x 120 mm (3.5" x 4.75")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Garden Friends' stamp set (frog and sentiment)
• Jane's Doodles 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set (large circle; set is discontinued from Jane's Doodles store)
• Create a Smile 'Eggstraordinary Egghunt' stamp set (mid circle)
• Create a Smile 'Perfect Tune' stamp set (small circle)
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Artist Color colored pencils
• light green
• dark green
• Stabilo Fine Liners, fine 0.4:
• light green 88*43
• dark green 88/36
• Mittsubishi Pencil, Black Fine Liner 01 (for fixing black lines)
• Uniball Signo White 
• double sided adhesive tape
• foam sheet, 2 mm thick
• eraser
• pencil sharpener
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• paper stump no. #4

"Frogs are symbols of prosperity, wealth, friendship, and abundance in many cultures. In other cultures they symbolize fertility. In the Native American culture of the Southwestern United States, the frog carries a piece of wood in its mouth because the Mojave people believe frogs brought fire to humans. For the ancient Romans, the frog was believed to bring good luck to one's home. Native Aborigines of Australia believe that frogs brought the thunder and rain. Frogs are said to be effective in speeding up recovery from disease. Among the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, frogs symbolized inspiration and fertility. In ancient Egypt, Hekt, the frog goddess, protected newborn babies, hence frogs were symbols of fertility and birth. The frog is also said to attract true friends and to help find long-lasting love."

Source: 50 Good Luck Symbols From Around The World 

At the end of this post...

Jane is offering 20% off this weekend. No code needed. The discount is calculated at the checkout. For more information, jump over to Jane's Doodles Blog.

A 10th 30 Day Coloring Challenge by Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker started on June 1st. I didn't have time to join until now. I have some cute images here on my desk smiling and waiting to be colored. :o)

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

Milka

I Love Math Challenge #6

Hello everyone and welcome to a new I Love Math Challenge! This is the sixth challenge. If you're new to my blog, you can find all about the challenge here.

The theme for this challenge is Hexagon(s).

Hexagon, in a geometry, is a six sided polygon or 6-gon. Regular or irregular, the total of the internal angles of any hexagon is 720°.

A very talented designer and a Math lover is joining Neha and me in this challenge. It's Kaja Vezenšek of Kajcyika crafts, amazing crafter and friend from Slovenia.

Kaja and I (and Neha) are in the same Design Team at Jane's Doodles. Her designs are amazing and her creations super cute and very inspiring. Kaja supports this challenge from it's beginning participating in most challenges with her amazing creations. I was overwhelmed when she accepted my invitation to be a Guest Designer for this challenge.

Here is what Kaja said:

"I love math! I really do! That's why 'I love math' challenges that Milka is hosting are always fun and exciting for me. When Milka asked me if I would be a guest designer, I just couldn't say no! This time around the theme is hexagon, so the first thing that came to my mind were bees!"

And here is GORGEOUS Kaja's card! I LOVE IT!!! :o)

AMAZING design, super sweet scene, beautiful bright colors, adorable bees and flowers... Kaja used stencil to create beautiful hexagons background. I love her take on the challenge!!! Jump over to Kaja's blog and find out more details about her card, how she made it and what products she used. :o)

Here is Neha's AMAZING take on the challenge. :o)

When Neha sent me photo of her card my jaw dropped. STUNNING!!! Brilliant CAS design!! Love her take on the challenge!! Layered die-cut hexagons create camera's objective. Such a cool idea!!! Jump over to Neha's blog and find out more details about her card. :o)



And here is my take on the challenge: Rainbow Hexagon Birthday Card.

I heat embossed in white hexagon pattern from Jane's Doodles 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set (which is discontinued) on a white cardstock paper panel. Then I blended Distress Inks on the panel (embossing resist technique), following a rainbow pattern. When I was satisfied with colors, I dried the panel, trimmed it a bit (didn't like edges), wiped it with a dry cloth, glued it on a slightly larger black cardstock paper panel and glued everything on a top folded white card base.

Then I heat embossed in black die-cut 'happy', run over edges with black permanent marker and glued it on the card. I don't have a die-cutting machine. I got this die-cut from my friend Kristina from kristina's art corner, among other crafty stuff. :o)

Lastly, I heat embossed in white on a black cardstock paper stripe word 'birthday' from Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set. I used white gel pen to fix lines that weren't embossed well. I cut the stripe to desirable size and glued foam tape on back of it. I glued the stripe on the card overlapping the word happy and my card was finished.

Card dimensions: 95 mm x 126 mm  (3 3/4" x 5")

List of supplies :

• Jane's Doodles 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set; stamp set is discontinued
• Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set (word 'birthday')
• Mama Elephant 'Happy Script' white cardstock paper die-cut
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Primary Ebony, Regular, WH00R)
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Wilted Violet
• Blueprint Sketch
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Twisted Citron
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Candied Apple
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Uniball Signo White (gel pen)
• UHU universal glue
• foam tape 1 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• tweezers
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• powder bag
• dry cloth

I love that three of us used different techniques to create hexagons. Kaja stenciled them, Neha die-cut and layered and me heat embossed. :o) Thank you Ladies for joining me in this challenge and inspiration. :o)


Now it's your turn...

Create any kind of project, whatever you like, but your project must have Hexagon(s) as a focal point. Any design is welcome. Project can also be hexagon shaped. Also, it doesn't have to be regular hexagon (irregular are fine too).

More details about the challenge...

Challenge Starts: July 7th 2017, 10:00 PM CEST (UTC +2)

Challenge Ends: August 7th 2017, 09:55 PM CEST (UTC +2)

Challenge rules:

1. Theme: Hexagon
2. Your project must have Hexagon(s) in focal point.
3. Your creation must be new. Please do not link creation that has been posted prior to the day of the challenge.
4. Projects must be handmade!
5. Any stamp company/artist is welcome.
6. If you make a card, any design is welcome.
7. You must be a blog follower. If you are following me via e-mail, please leave me a comment.
8. Mention the challenge in your blog post and link back to the challenge.
9. Display Challenge badge in your blog post.
10. Link up as many projects as you want.
11. You are welcome to combine your project to as many challenges as you want.
12. No blog hop and direct selling links are allowed here.
13. Link your direct blog post and not your entire blog, so I could locate your creation.
14. Please turn off word verification.
15. Have fun!

I reserve the right to remove links that do not comply with challenge rules.

Prize: 

One Jane's Doodles stamp set of winners choice. Kaja, Neha and I will select four favorite projects (TOP 4), which will be featured here on my blog on August 27th 2017. Among TOP 4, there will be a random draw (using Random.org) for one lucky winner who will then receive the prize. :o)
If we have 4 or less entries to the challenge, all projects will be considered as TOP projects.


I hope you'll like the new challenge theme, get inspired and join us with your Math creations. :o)

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Just leave me a comment on this blog post or send me an e-mail. Kaja, Neha and I can't wait to see your creations! 

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

Milka

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