Gold Christmas Tree Card

Hello everyone! :o)

Today I want to share this CAS (clean and simple), Gold Christmas Tree Card. :o)

I heat embossed a sentiment in gold on a white cardstock panel. The sentiment is from Uniko 'Most Wonderful' clear stamp set.

I glued the panel on a foam sheet square and glued it on a white top folded card base. I glued another white panel inside of the card base, to make card sturdier.

Lastly I glued a gold Christmas tree chipboard and my card was finished. Super easy and quick to make. :o)

Card dimensions: 89 mm x 121 mm (3 1/2" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Uniko 'Most Wonderful' clear stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Ranger Embossing Powder (Gold)
• Chipboard Christmas Tree (gold)
• foam sheet, 2 mm thick
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• scissors
• powder bag
• scotch tape (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) STAMPlorations, December CAS Card Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Uniko Studio, Challenge #44 - Christmas

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Golden Christmas Trees Cards (Fairy Tale Challenge #156)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge started at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

Our theme for this fortnight is #156, Gold und Silber / Gold and Silver . You can use only one or both colors, combine them with other colors... We just want to see some gold and/or silver on your creations. :o)

This time our lucky winner will win this lovely Snowflakes clear stamp set. So cute... :o)

And here is what I came up with: Golden Christmas Trees Cards. :o)

Inspiration for these cards came from Pinterest. There are so many gorgeous triangle Christmas tree cards all over the web. :o)

Couple of years ago, I bought Marbling colors at sale. I've never marbled before and I wanted to try something new. I tried them on plastic ornament balls, but it was so ugly, I gave up from those colors. I put them in my medium box and waited for the moment I'll give them one more chance. This challenge was perfect to pull those colors on my crafting table and try them one more time, because only gold color I have is Marbling color. :o)

For trees I used Canson XL Mixed Media Paper. Great textured paper, which is smooth on a reverse side.

I marbled a paper panel on the reverse side. After drying, I cut two acute isosceles triangles from marbled paper and two more from uncolored paper.

With my trees done, I was ready for the next stage of making these cards.

I stamped a sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Mr. & Mrs. Claus' stamp set on white cardstock paper panels and glued them on white top folded card bases. I arranged trees and glued them on cards. To add some dimension to my CAS (clean and simple) cards, I added some foam on upper trees.

Here are photos of each card...

I had so much fun marbling paper, I marbled bunch of them in various colors. I'll be using those in my future projects, I think. :o)

Dimensions of both cards: 101 mm x 140 mm (4" x 5 1/2")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Mr. & Mrs. Claus' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• UHU universal glue
• foam tape 2 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors 
• For marbled paper:
• plastic container
• water
• Marabu Marble Paints
• Gold 084
• Clear 100
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• toothpicks
• microfiber cloth
• old magazine
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

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)

Are you interested joining our Design Team? We have an open Design team call. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you are interested, you can find more details here. :o)

I am entering my cards 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) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #191 - Anything Goes

This is my 6th entry to this challenge.

2) Cards und More Shop Blog, Challenge no. 6 - Anything Goes with Winter / Christmas

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) The Daily Marker, 6th 30 Day Coloring Challenge
This is my 6th entry to this challenge.
colored: DAY 20

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

Milka

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

Welcome Autumn!!! 

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Mixed Media Decoration Card, Gratitude. :o)

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

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.

Then I stamped pumpkins and sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' Stamp Set on the card. I did some masking on pumpkins. I colored pumpkins and ground below them with different mediums and added golden highlights with gold pen on pumpkins and around letters. I also drew golden dots all over the card. I'm not a fan of gold color and rarely use it, but it looked so nice in this autumnal color combination. Once I started adding highlights and dots I couldn't stop. :o)

Using stencil and structure paste I made circles. Before adding it on the card, I colored structure paste with different Distress Inks.

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

Dimensions: 75 mm x 101 mm (3" x 4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set
• Note Sheet pattern paper
• cardstock (recycled item: I used a back side of watercolor paper pad)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko Dew Drop Brilliance Fast-drying Pigment Ink (BD-80 Moonlight White)
• Tsukineko Dew Drop VersaMagic Multi-surface Chalk Ink (GD-92 Cloud White)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Carved Pumpkin
• Spiced Marmalade
• Vintage Photo
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Stabilo Fine Tip Pens 68 (Markers)
•  Orange 54
• Greens: 33, 43, 36
• Brown 75
• Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth Mondeluz aquarell colored pencils 
• Orange 5
• Dark Green 25
• Koh-i-noor Woodless colored pencil, Reddish Orange 2
• Marabu Acrylic Paints 
• 070 White
• 047 Light Brown
• 045 Dark Brown
• PILOT Gold Pen
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• Marabu Light Structure Paste (805)
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• MS scoring board
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• rounded corner paper puncher
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Marabu flat fine paint brush no. #2
• Marabu flat fine paint brush no. #10
• palette knife (spatula) no. #1
• 'Christmas Trees' ARTploarations Stencil (large and medium circles and bubbles)
• water
• paper towels
• paper scraps and washi tape (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 #212 - Make Your Mark
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Card Mania Challenge, CMC #84 Earth Tones

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, Septmeber: Anything Goes

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

4) Happy Little Stampers, September Mixed Media Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Penny Black and More Challenge, September Challenge - Add a Sentiment
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

6) Pile it on, #117 - Autumn Colors / Theme

7) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #189 - Anything Goes with optional twist: The Colors of Fall!
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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 GRATEFUL! :o)


Milka

12 Tags of Christmas With a Feminine Twist 2014 (Warm Wishes Tag)

Hi everyone :-D 

Today I would like to share with you a tag I made yesterday. I am entering this tag in Ellen Hutson´s challenge 12 Tags of Christmas With a Feminine Twist 2014 at The Classroom.

 

Challenge was to create a tag inspired by one of The Feminine Twist Tags, or several of them. Each day there was a new tag in The Classroom and a designer had a tutorial to show how the tag was made. This was very inspirational and all designers did amazing work. :-D

I made this Warm Wishes Tag inspired by a Tag 1 by Julie Ebersole. I like a lot Ombré Effect! :-D  

Tag dimensions are 55 mm x 80 mm. 

List of supplies:

• white paper 160 grams 
• white die-cut (knitting yarn and needles) 
• satin ribbon (Old Gold) 
• white embroidery thread 
• Swarowski rhinestones  
• Tim Holtz´s Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Brushed Corduroy)
• white water based glue 
• water 
• Marabu Marble Paint (084 Gold)
• Marabu-FINO paint brush no. 10
• Marabu-FINO paint brush no. 2
• trimmer
• scissors 
• ruler 
• pencil
• eraser 
• office paper puncher  
• Handwriting Alphabet rubber stamps (upper and lower case) 

This is the first tag I made ever and the first year I participated in this challenge. I had a lot of fun making it! :-D  

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


Crafty Milka