After the Rain Card II (Fairy Tale Challenge #191)

Hello everyone! :o)

It's time for a new challenge over at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

Our theme for this fortnight is #191, Aprilwetter / April Weather, raining cats and dogs.


And here is my take on the challenge: After the Rain Card II.

To make my card I used super cute LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Rayne' digital stamp.

I printed the image on a watercolor paper and left it dry for a day. I colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks.

I partly colored the image during the 9th 30 Day Coloring Challenge by Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker.

As I wasn't sure what I want to do with the image, I left the image until inspiration arrives (I was totally in Rainbow colors for a while :o) ).

Couple days ago, I pulled the image out, as it's totally fitting to our challenge, and finished coloring. I decided to go with similar design as on a card I made last year (here), using same image, quotation and font.

I already had a card layout on my computer from my last year's card, I just moved quotation on the bottom of the card. When I liked a new layout, I printed it out on a white cardsotck paper base.

Then I fussy the watercolored image, traced edges with a black marker, glued the image on the card over the uncolored image and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Rayne' digital stamp
• 1942 Report Font (Important: Read licences before downloading.)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• printer
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• water
• paper towels

I hope you'll like my card and get inspired. For more inspiration, challenge and prize details stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects. :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) Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge, April 2018: Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Inkspirational Challenges, Challenge #158 Rain Photo
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stay around, I'll be sharing one more card. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

After The Rain Card (LMMS Inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

This is my third post today. If you missed previous two, just scroll down or follow direct links here and here.

It's Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Week and I made this CAS (clean and simple), After The Rain Card. :o)

To make this card, I was inspired with a card I created last year for LMMS, Voodoo Doll Monochrome Card.

For my card I used super cute LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Rayne' digital stamp.

I also used a free font I downloaded from dafont, 1942 Report Font. Love it!! :o)
Important: Read licences before downloading.

I made a layout on my computer (the image and quotation) and printed it out on a white cardstock base.

I printed one more image on a watercolor paper and left it dry for a day. I colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks.

After drying, I fussy cut the image and traced edges with a black fibre-tip pen. I colored the image printed on the card base with the black fibre-tip pen and glued the colored image over it. Finished! :o)

Card dimensions: 89 mm x 133 mm (3 1/2" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Rayne' digital stamp
• 1942 Report Font
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Black Soot
• Uniball Signo White
• Stabilo Black fibre-tip pen 68/46
• UHU universal glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• printer
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• water
• paper towels

I hope you liked my today's card and got inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. There's still time to join us in our current Challenge #172 - Anything Goes. There is a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #261- Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) djkardkreations, NBUS challenge #12

My NBUS: LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Rayne' digital stamp (this is my newest digital stamp)

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) The Daily Marker, 8th 30 Day Coloring Challenge

This is my 6th entry to this challenge.

colored: DAY 26

At the end of this post...

This was my last project as a Guest Designer for Little Miss Muffet Stamps. It has been a great pleasure and great fun to be a part of the team for this past year. You can find all projects I created during my GD term on my LMMS GDT project page and Pinterest Board. :o)

Would you like to join the amazing LMMS Team? There is currently a GDT call over at LMMS blog. Hurry, it's open one more day.

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

Milka

Dreams Come True Card (LMMS Inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Week and I made this CAS (clean and simple), Dreams Come True Card. :o)

For my card I used beautiful LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Kaari' digital stamp, image released to the store today.

I was inspired with a card I shared last week for a current LMM's challenge #171, You are Magical Card.

I printed the image on a watercolor paper and left it dry for a day. I colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks.

After drying, I fussy cut the image and traced edges with a black fibre-tip pen. Then I printed another image on a white cardstock paper, colored the image with the black fibre-tip pen and glued the colored image over it. I did this to make the image thicker as the watercolor paper I used is very thin and wouldn't work with 3-D foams.

I heat embossed in white on a black cardstock paper stripe a sentiment form Jane's Doodles 'Magical' stamp set.

With all parts finished, I glued 3-D foams on the image and sentiment and placed them on a white top folded card base. I embellished the card with two red enamel dots. As a finishing touch, I drew highlights and dots with a white gel pen and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Kaari' digital stamp
• Jane's Doodles 'Magical' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Candied Apple
• Tea Dye
• Uniball Signo White
• Stabilo Black fibre-tip pen 68/46
• Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' enamel stickers
• foam tape 1 mm thick
• foam sheet scraps 2 mm thick
• UHU universal glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• printer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• water
• paper towels
• powder bag
• crafting needle

I hope you liked my today's card and got inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. There's still time to join us in our current Challenge #171 - Anything Goes. There is a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :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) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, September 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

2) The Daily Marker, 8th 30 Day Coloring Challenge

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

colored: DAY 13

At the end of this post...

Today is Customer Appreciation Day over at LMM's and there are four new images released that were previously only available to challenge winners. Check them out in New Stuff... section in the store. Now everyone can enjoy these. There is also a new freebie to use as a background element released to the store available to everyone.

Customers from the past six months should also check their inboxes for a special LMM's Newsletter that will have free gift details inside - as a thank you for being a customer! To receive free gift details, you have to be subscribed to the newsletters.

Tomorrow (September 15th) is last day of Moving Sale Extravaganza over at LMM's shop. 20% off and 50% off rubber stamps. Little Miss Muffet brand rubber stamps are 50% off and all non LMMS products are 20% off. Discounts are automatically applied at checkout and no coupon code is required.




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

Milka

Virgo Blue Card (LMMS Challenge #170)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog. It's #170, Anything Goes Challenge.


For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), Virgo Blue Card.

I made this card for Biljana, my sister-in-law, who's birthday will be this Sunday. :o)

For my card I used a beautiful LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Ximena' digital stamp.

I printed the image on a watercolor paper panel and left it aside for a while. I colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I fussy cut the image leaving thick white border around it.

I wanted some dimension on this card, as I planed to keep it very simple. I cut a white square cardstock paper panel, stamped a sentiment VIRGO on it, glued the panel on a foam sheet square and glued it on a white square top folded card base. Then I glued foam scraps on the back of the image and glued it on the card. As a finishing touch, I embellished the card with blue sequins and covered earrings and necklace with a clear gloss resin to create glossy accents. :o)

To make the card sturdier, I glued a white cardstock paper panel inside the card. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Ximena' digital stamp
• Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set (word 'VIRGO')
• white cardstock paper
• Koh-i-noor pop Aquarel Watercolor Paper, 250 gms (image)
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Spun Sugar
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• printer
• blue sequins from Pretty Pink Posh exclusive sequin mix for Create a Smile 'Beach Party' kit
• UHU universal glue
• foam sheet, 3 mm thick
• foam sheet scraps, 1 mm thick
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• crafting needle
• Crystal Katana 
• water
• paper towels

I hope you'll like my card for today and get inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. Join us in on Challenge #170. The challenge will last for two weeks. There is also a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #256 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, August 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Sending You Salty Kisses Card (LMMS Challenge #169)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog. It's #169, Anything Goes Challenge.


For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Sending You Salty Kisses Card.

I made this card for my nieces, Tea (6) and Nika (3). I had so much fun with them last weekend, while I was visiting my family in Bilice near Šibenik, where they are on a vacation. :o)

For my card I used a SUPER CUTE LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Wendi' digital stamp.

For a card base I used Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I printed Wendi on the card base and left her aside for two weeks, as I didn't have time to color her earlier. Usually, I leave printed images drying one day before coloring them.

I colored her in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After coloring and drying, I stamped a sentiment on the card base.

As a finishing touch, I added white highlights using white gel pen and covered beach toys with a clear gloss resin to create glossy accents. They look like real plastic. :o)

Card dimensions: 127 mm x 89 mm (5" x 3.5")

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Wendi' digital stamp
• Jane's Doodles 'Simon' stamp set (sentiment)
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Barn Door
• Twisted Citron
• Cracked Pistachio
• Lucky Clover
• Blueprint Sketch
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Uniball Signo White
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• printer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool (for drying)
• crafting needle
• water
• paper towels
• paper scraps

I hope you'll like my card for today and get inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. Join us in on Challenge #169. The challenge will last for two weeks. There is also a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :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) AAA Cards, CAS Game #96 - Summer Fun

2) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #254 - Clean and Simple (CAS)

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Crafting By Desings, August Anything Goes Challenge

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, August 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Noor! Design U.K., August Challenge: Anything Goes

6) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, For a Child
I made this card for my nieces.
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Blue Birthday Clown with Balloons Card (LMMS Challenge #168)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog. It's #168, Anything Goes Challenge.


For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), masculine, monochrome, Blue Birthday Clown with Balloons Card.

I made this card for Goran, my partner, who's birthday will be this Saturday. Although he loves orange color, I went with blue color on this card to match a comic book I got him as a present. :o)

For my card I used LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Lark' digital stamp and LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Celebrate Balloons' digital stamp.

This is the 8th card I made using the 'Celebrate Balloons' image. You can find my previous cards using this stamp here, here, here, here, here, here and here. It's also the 2nd card I made using the 'PDP Lark' digital image. You can find a first card using Lark here. :o)

I created a layout on my computer, printed it out on a  watercolor paper panel and left it aside for couple days. I colored the clown and balloons in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I fussy cut the image, traced edges with black marker, glued the image on a white cardstock paper piece and fussy cut the image again, this time leaving thick white border around the image. Using a white gel pen, I drew lines on the clown's shirt to create plaid shirt. I love wearing plaid pattern!!! :o)

I wanted some dimension on this card, as I'm not going to mail it. :o) I cut a white square cardstock paper panel, glued it on a foam sheet square and glued it on a white square top folded card base. Then I glued 3-D foams on the image and glued it on the card. As a finishing touch, I embellished the card with blue enamel dots. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Lark' digital stamp
• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Celebrate Balloons' digital stamp
• white cardstock paper
• thin watercolor paper (image)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Tea Dye
• Stabilo Black marker, 68/46
• Uniball Signo White
• Create a Smile 'Pretty Cool' enamel dots
• Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' enamel dots
• Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' enamel dots
• printer
• UHU universal glue
• foam sheet, 2 mm thick
• 3-D foams, 2 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• crafting needle
• water
• paper towels

I hope you'll like my card for today and get inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. Join us in on Challenge #168. The challenge will last for two weeks. There is also a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #252 - Make Your Mark

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) CASology, 5-Year Anniversary BALLOON Blog Hop!

Congratulations Ladies!!! Love your challenges!! ♥

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka