Leo Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this one layer, Leo Card. :o)

I made this card for my sweetheart for his 40th birthday, which was yesterday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!!! ♥

To make this card I used a super adorable Leo stamp from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set and a Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' background woodblock stamp. :o)

How I made my card...

I stamped the Leo directly on a top folded Kraft paper card base. I stamped another Leo on a post-it paper, fussy cut him and made a mask.

I masked the Leo, inked the 'Reversed Constellation' stamp with a VersaMark Watermark Ink and pressed the card base (just front) on the stamp. I removed the card base from the stamp and left it dry on air.

After drying, I colored the Leo with colored pencils. To add extra shades to the image, I used Stabilo Pens (Markers). How I do that? I add a bit of color in the darkest colored area and smear the color with my finger towards the lighter part. It's important to work fast and to add small amount of color at once. Also, it's important to have enough thick layer of colored pencils where adding a marker color, otherwise it would soak into the paper and smearing the color would not be possible.

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

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' background woodblock stamp
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• TOZ Artist colored pencils:
• light yellow
• dark yellow
• light brown
• mid brown
• dark brown
• Stabilo Pens (Markers):
• light brown 68/89
• dark brown 68/75
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• post-it paper (for masking)
• scissors

I LOVE how my card turned out and my honey too. :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) bastel-traum, Challenge #79 alles ist möglich / Anything Goes

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 31 - Anything Goes

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 Mama Elephant.

Constellation Card

Hello everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this Constellation Card.

I made this card using a gorgeous Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' background woodblock stamp and a sentiment from super adorable Jane's Doodles 'Belated Birthday' stamp set.

I inked the constellation stamp with VersaMark Watermark Ink, wiped it with my palm, inked the stamp with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers and pressed a white cardstock paper panel on the stamp. I removed the panel from the stamp and left it dry on air.

After drying, I glued some foam on the panel and glued it on a white top folded card base. I glued a white panel inside the card to make it thicker.

Then I heat embossed in white the sentiment on a black cardstock paper, cut a banner, tied embrodiery thread around the banner, glued some foam tape on the banner and placed it on the card.

As a finishing touch, I embellished the card with clear droplets and sequins.

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

List of supplies:

• Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' backrogund woodblock stamp
• Jane's Doodles 'Belated Birthday' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink, Peacock Feathers
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• clear droplets and sequins from Pretty Pink Posh Sequins exclusive Mix for Create a Smile 'Beach Party' kit
• 100% cotton crochet embroidery thread (TULIPAN no. 15, white)
• double sided adhesive tape
• foam sheet scraps, 1 mm thick
• foam tape, 2 mm thick
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• Crystal Katana

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 #190 - Anything Goes

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

Hand Lettering #11: Personalized Birthday Magnet, Aries

Hi everyone!!! :o)

I hope you're enjoying your weekend. :o)

Today I want to share with you a hand lettered personalized birthday magnet I made for a friend crafter/blogger from Slovenia, Valentina. She is very creative and super friendly. :o)

How I made the magnet...

I cut a 2" diameter circle base from a Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I stamped an adorable Aries from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set on the circle base and hand lettered word Aries in block letter handwriting style.

I prepared various hand lettered samples during my personal challenge Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2017 to color during a 7th 30 Day Coloring Challenge by Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker. This one also, but I colored it after Kathy's challenge. I went with same design and lettering style and made samples for entire Zodiac, but I didn't colored them. I still have a lot of unfinished samples from my personal challenge, some I messed up and still didn't write a wrap up post.... Spring brings laziness here on my blog. LOL :o)

Back to the magnet.... I colored the Aries in watercolor technique, using Distress Inks. Then I heat embossed in clear a gorgeous Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' background. I watercolored constellations with Distress Ink Mustard Seed and left the circle dry on air.

I cut a circle out of a magnet sheet with large scissors and glued it together with the colored circle using universal UHU glue. I pressed the magnet with a 32 cm x 32 cm, 1 cm thick glass plate and left it pressed for an hour.

As a finishing touch, I coated Aries's horns and hoofs and constellations with Clear Wink of Stella.

Dimensions: d = 51 mm (d = 2")

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' backrogund woodblock stamp
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger's Arcihval Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Leonhardy black drawing ink
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Clear Gloss, Regular, WA01R)
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. Clear 999)
• UHU universal glue
• magnet sheet
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• dip pen nib (mounted on a paint brush)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• 32 cm x 32 cm x 1 cm glass plate
• water
• paper towels

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


Milka

Constellations Card Set

Hello everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this Constellations Card Set.

I made these one layer, monochrome cards with a gorgeous Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' background woodblock stamp.

Before I started making cards, I tested stamp on a scrap paper. I inked the stamp with Distress Ink and pressed the paper on it. Stamped impression was not good. Last year, Jennifer McGuire shared a very helpful tip on her blog: Getting Clear Stamped Images. I tried that and a result was excellent. :o)

I inked the stamp with VersaMark Watermark Ink, wiped it with my palm, inked the stamp with Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch and pressed a top folded white card base on the stamp. I removed the card base from the stamp and left it dry on air.

My first idea was to make only one card, but I liked it so much and I made three more. I cleaned the stamp with wet microfiber cloth between stamping and repeated inking and stamping process previously described for each card.

The stamp is larger than card bases I used, which allowed me to stamp different impressions by pressing card bases in different corners of the stamp. I also rotated the stamp.

I wanted all these stars to shimmer, so I traced all constellations and stars (all withe parts) with Clear Wink of Stella and my card set was finished. :o)

Dimensions of cards: 95 mm x 133 mm (3 3/4" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Hero Arts 'Reverse Constellation' backrogund woodblock stamp
• white cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink, Blueprint Sketch
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• wet microfiber cloth

I'm entering my card set to a challenge:

Wednesday Creative Inspirations Challenge, Challenge #268 - Anything Goes
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

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

Milka