Peeking Panda Bookmark (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

This is my 800th blog post!! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Peeking Panda Bookmark. :o)

I made this bookmark for my sweetheart. He loves it. :o)

For my bookmark I used a SUPER CUTE Kitty Bee Designs 'Peek A Boo Panda' digital image. Isn't he ADORABLE!!! :o) This is my second project using this image. You can find first one here. :o)

I also used free Paper, Bamboo, Drawing, Visual Arts, Plant PNG image with transparent background found and available to download for free on kisspng page.

How I made this bookmark...

I had printed panda on a watercolor paper for a while in my stash. Most time when I print digital images I print more then one image, just in case if I mess up or to simply have it by hand for another project.

I stamped tiny circles around panda's eyes and colored his eyes with black fine liners. I colored the panda in watercolor technique using Distress Ink Hickory Smoke, just to add a bit of a shade. After drying, I fussy cut the panda and traced edges with black marker. Then I drew highlights with white pigment ink and left the panda aside.

I made a bookmark layout on my computer in MS Word. I didn't bother to edit image to get only one bookmark, as you can see below.

I printed the layout on a white cardstock paper. I fussy cut plain bookmark, leaving thin white border around it. I placed the bookmark in a laminating pouch and fussy cut the pouch slightly wider than the plain bookmark. (Update, April 1st, 2019) At this point I didn't laminate the bookmark. I placed the plain bookmark in the laminating pouch to use it as a cutting guide.

Then I cut out patterned bookmark and left it aside for two hours to let color dry completely to prevent ink smearing in next steps. I ink blended the bookmark with Distress Ink Hickory Smoke, splattered the surface with water and dried the bookmark with a heat tool. I mixed DI Hickory Smoke with a bit of water, splattered the surface and dried it. I repeated the same with DI Black Soot.

When I was satisfied with colors and splatters, I traced edges of the bookmark with the black marker and drew white highlights on bamboos.

Here is a photo of all pieces I used to create this bookmark.

I glued all pieces together, placed the bookmark in a laminating pouch and laminated it. After couple seconds of cooling, the bookmark was finished. :o)

Measurements: 40 mm x 173 mm

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Peek A Boo Panda' digital image
• Create a Smile 'Eggstraordinary Egghunt' stamp set (tiny circle; the set is discontinued)
• Paper, Bamboo, Drawing, Visual Arts, Plant PNG image with transparent background
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• SIGMA A4 laminating pouch
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (marker), black 68/46
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.1
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.2
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.3
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• UHU liquid glue
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Leitz HL9 Home Laminator A4
• bone folder
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• paper towels
• water

I hope you'll like my KBD spotlight project for this month and get inspired. For more inspiration and cute images jump over to the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Store, Kitty Bee Designs Blog and Kitty Bee Designs FB. :o)

I'm linking my bookmark 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) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 13 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

B&W Goth Birthday Girl Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this Black & White, Goth Birthday Girl Card. :o)

To make this card I used an adorable Tiddly Inks 'Whatever Floats By' digital image and My Favorite Things 'Cloud' stencil. :o)

I love challenging myself. Using minimum number of colors on my projects is one of them. :o) On my today's card I used only two colors: Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot for coloring and ink blending and Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink Pen to add finishing touches.

How I made my card...

I made a layout on my computer and printed the image directly on a watercolor paper. I left it aside couple of hours to let ink dry completely to prevent ink smearing while coloring.

I trimmed the watercolor paper to a desirable size and ink blended clouds in the background using the cloud stencil. I didn't mask the image, as I planed to color it afterwards, but tried to avoid as much as possible blending over it. I'm vary satisfied with my stenciled clouds, as this was the first time I created clouds on my card using ink blending technique and the cloud stencil. :o)

Next up was coloring. I colored the image in watercolor technique and left it dry on air.

After drying, I ink blended the panel edges and glued it on a black top folded card base. As a finishing touch, I drew white highlights with the white pigment ink pen.

I love how my card turned out. :o)

Card measurements: 98 mm x 148 mm (3 7/8" x 5 7/8")

List of supplies:

• Tiddly Inks 'Whatever Floats By' digital image
• My Favorite Things 'Cloud' stencil
• black cardstock paper
• watercolor paper 
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink Pen
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

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) Country View Challenges, February 2019: Black & White / Black & White plus One
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 9 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolor Challenge, February 2019, Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

4) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD week of February 26th, Anything Goes Challenge

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Uniko, 7th Birthday Linky Party

This is my 5th entry to this challenge.

6) Yes, Virginia, February 2019 Show and Share

New products (image, stencil), new technique (cloud background ink blending using stencil).

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka