Showing posts with label Mama Elephant. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 4, 2019

Pisces Gatefold Card (IC #3)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Pisces Gatefold Card. :o)

This is a GATEFOLD CARD, an interactive card with a special folding and opening.

 I made this Interactive Card (IC) for my Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2019 personal challenge. If you want to find out more about it, just follow the link provided. :o)

This is a third type of IC I made for my challenge. I made 15 different types of interactive cards during Pisces period, which was my personal challenge. As I don't have a lot of die-cuts, I used all possible tools I have, combined this and that, planned, sketched... I completed my challenge, achieved my goals and had a lot of fun. I wrote a short review about the challenge here.


How I made this card....

To make this card I used super cute Pisces stamp from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' and a sentiment from Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set.

For a card base I used a white cardstock paper cut to 8 3/4" x 5". I scored the paper at 2 1/2" and 6 1/4", as shown at picture below, and folded paper along scored lines.


At this point gate flaps of my card were overlapping. I unfolded the card base, drew lines with a pencil and stamped the Pisces image on each flap, as shown at picture below.


After stamping, I cut along lines drawn with the pencil and along stamped images, as shown on the picture below.


At this point my card base was ready for coloring. I erased pencil marks and traced images' edges with a black marker. I colored Pisces image with TOZ Artist Colored Pencils. I drew white highlights with a white gel pen.

Lastly, I created a belt that will keep card closed. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on a vellum paper and cut it to a desirable size. I wrapped the vellum belt around the card (not too tight), removed it and glued two endings together to form a belt. I placed the belt on the card to keep it closed and my card was finished. :o)


This is my first take on a gateflod card and I LOVE how it turned out. :o)


Card measurements: 94 mm x 127 mm (3 3/4" x 5")

List of supplies:
  • Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' Stamp Set
  • Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' Stamp Set
  • white cardstock paper
  • vellum paper
  • Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
  • Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
  • WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
  • TOZ Artist Colore Pencils:
    • light yellow
    • dark yellow
    • light orange
    • dark orange
    • light red
  • Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
  • Uniball Signo White
  • UHU liquid glue
  • Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
  • acrylic block
  • bone folder
  • Ranger Heat It Tool
  • scissors
  • pencil 
  • eraser
  • ruler
  • post-it paper
  • powder bag
  • dry cloth



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


Milka
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Saturday, March 9, 2019

Karate Red Belt Spinner Card

Hello everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple), Karate Red Belt Spinner Card. :o)


I made this card last month and colored images during Kathy's Racoosin 12th 30 Day Coloring Challenge. You can see all my coloring samples during the challenge here.

I made this card for my niece Tea (8), who trains Karate for five years. On December 7th 2018, she had her third Karate exam to earn a Red Belt. She earned it!! :o)

Tea on the Karate Exam for Red Belt
Photo credit: GKV

I didn't manage to make a card for her prior testing, as I was moving that month, and then there were Christmas holidays, and then I got ill... She was super happy when I gave her the card and didn't mind at all that I gave her the card nearly 3 months after she earned the belt. :o)

If you like, you can see cards I made for her when she earned previous Karate Belts (Yellow here, Orange here). :o)



How I made this card...

To make this card I used a super cute Mama Elephant 'Tiny Ninjas' stamp set. LOVE!!! :o)

I stamped adorable ninjas on a watercolor paper and watercolored them using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut ninjas and traced edges with black marker. These two images are reflected images from the set. I love that, as a reflection/mirror stamping technique isn't something that ever worked for me. :o)

'Reflection. Flip. A transformation in which a geometric figure is reflected across a line, creating a mirror image. That line is called the axis of reflection.'

I stamped one more ninja (one with closed eyes) on a white cardstock paper, colored ninja with black marker and fussy cut her, this time leaving white thin border around her. (As this was a card for a girl, my ninja is a girl.)

Then I glued all images together. I glued one ninja over the black one, glued white cotton thread on the back of ninja and glued the other watercolored ninja over the thread.

I die-cut a circle on a front panel of a white top folded card base and in a white cardstock paper panel. Then I stamped a sentiment on the panel.

With all parts ready, my card was ready for assembling. I glued the image on the thread on the card base, glued the panel on the card base and my card was finished. :o)


Here is a short video. :o)


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

List of supplies:

This is my first try on a spinner card and I'm satisfied how it turned out, but not so with a thread. It got loose after couple spins and it takes too much time to spin the image to the start position. I will surely work on that and try with a different thread next time. :o)


I made this interactive card prior my personal challenge started, so I'm not counting it as a card I made for my challenge. I will surely make another interactive card of this type during the challenge, but next time with a different thread.  :o)

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

Milka
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Sunday, December 23, 2018

Cards und More Advent With Friends - Day 23


Hi everyone! :o)

 I was so happy and honored that my dear friend Fikreta of Bad Kitty's Craft Room invited me to join a super fun and inspirational Advent With Friends event over at Cards und More blog.

 I love CAS (clean and simple) cards, so I went with CAS card for this event too and created this Merry Christmas Card. :o)


For my card I used ADORABLE reindeer from Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set and sentiment from  Apple Blossom 'Happy Santa' stamp set.

Image is paper pieced. First I stamped a sentiment and reindeer directly on a top folded card base and colored the reindeer with black marker. Then I stamped the reindeer on a watercolor paper, colored him in watercolor technique with Distress Inks, fussy cut, colored edges with black marker and softened him with stylus ball. Lastly, I glued the colored reindeer over the reindeer stamped on the card base, covered his muzzle and medallion on his collar with gloss resin to create glossy accents and my card was finished. :o)


I stamped the reindeer on a white watercolor paper and colored him in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the reindeer, traced edges with black marker, stamped another reindeer on a piece of white cardstock paper, colored him in black, fussy cut him leaving thin white border around him, and glued colored reindeer over the black colored one. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is very thin and I needed thicker image for my card.

Then I heat embossed in white the sentiment on a Kraft cardstock panel and glued the panel on a white side folded card base.

Lastly, I glued some foam squares on the back of the reindeer, placed him on card and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:
  • Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set
  • Apple Blossom 'Happy Santa' stamp set
  • Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
  • white cardstock paper
  • watercolor paper
    • Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
    • Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
    • WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
    • Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
      • Fossilized Amber
      • Barn Door
      • Tea Dye
      • Walnut Stain
      • Ground Espresso
      • Hickory Smoke
    • Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
    • 3D foam squares (5 x 5 x 3 mm)
    • UHU liquid glue
    • acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
    • Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
    • Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
    • scissors
    • Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
    • paper towels
    • water
    • powder bag


    Thank you Fikreta and Cards und More for invitation to join this super fun Advent/Christmas event.
    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, December 2018: Christmas 
    This is my 1st entry to this challenge.





    2) Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge, December 2018: Anything Goes
    This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

    3) Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge, December 2018: Emboss
    This is my 1st entry to this challenge.
    Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)


    Milka
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    Sunday, October 7, 2018

    I Love Math Challenge #11 + World Space Week (WSW day 4)



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

     This is the eleventh challenge. If you're new to my blog and want to find more about the challenge and past challenges, you can find it here.

    A theme for this challenge is picked by our dear Neha: CRESCENT SHAPE.


    A crescent is "curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon."
    Source: English Oxford Living Dictionaries (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/crescent)

    Find more definitions of word 'crescent' here and here.



    As we are in World Space Week (WSW), here is a gorgeous photo of Crescent Earth and Moon downloaded from NASA's image gallery.

    This picture of a crescent-shaped Earth and Moon  (the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft) was recorded September 18, 1977, by NASA Voyager 1 when it was 11.66 million kilometers (7.25 million miles) from Earth.
    source: NASA (https://images.nasa.gov/details-PIA01967.html)


    A very talented crafter/cardmaker from Sweden is joining us in this challenge. It's my dear friend Tina Pavlović of Kristina's Art Corner.

    Tina is a supporter of the challenge and my dear friend. I love her unique style, coloring, whimsical and super creative creations (oh, you must check her interactive cards). I'm very happy that she accepted my invitation to be a Guest Designer for this challenge. Just wait to see what she created. :o)

    Here is what Tina said:
    'Hello everyone! I am Kristina from Kristina's Art corner. Welcome to a new I Love Math challenge. In this challenge(as you already know) , Milka combined two of her gratest passions: Math and Cardmaking! An amazing idea! When Milka asked me if I would be Guest Designer,  I could not say NO. Thank you so much Milka. 
    The Theme for this challenge is CRESCENT Shape and was chosen by Neha!
    I have to admit that when I heard the theme I immediately had in my mind the idea for this card. What would fit better in this topic than Halloween project??'

    And here is Tina's take on the challenge. LOVE!!! :o)


    BOO-TIFUL!!! I love Tina's take on the challenge and her card. Just look at that gorgeous Moon and that super adorable bat. LOVE it! Jump over to Tina's blog and find all details about her card and detailed description on how she made it. :o)


    And now inspiration from the team...

    Here is Kaja's take on the challenge.


    AMAZING!!! Kaja created gorgeous Christmas themed CAS card. Love the design and how everything is put together.♥ Great take on the challenge and a great reminder to start making Christmas cards. Jump over to Kaja's blog and find more details about her card. :o)


    Here is Neha's take on the challenge.


    ADORABLE!!! Beautiful design and color combination, lovely images, gorgeous background ... ♥ I love Neha's card and how she incorporated the challenge theme into her adorable card. Jump over to Neha's blog and find more details about her card. :o)


    And here is my take on the challenge: Sagittarius Card. :o)


    I made my card yesterday (WCMD). As it's WSW and I'm celebrating whole week, I went with kind of space themed card. :o)

    To make my card I was inspired by a super cute card made by a very talented cardmaker, Anna Kossakovskaya of Love, Live, Create. Anna's card is AMAZING!!! I followed Anna's design, but made some differences. Anna's front base is crescent Moon and mine is whole scene (Moon and starry sky). Find Anna's card here.


    How I made my card...

    I cut out two 4" large circles from a white cardstock paper. Then I cut one circle to get a crescent shape. I cut out also a circle card base from the white cardstock paper and a circle from an acetate sheet.

    I blended crescent shape with Distress Inks Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber. I splattered the shape with water and repeated the process one more time. I blended also a white cardstock paper scrap with same colors and splattered it. Then I cut out tiny stars using Lawn Fawn 'Starry Skies'.

    Then I blended the full circle with Distress Inks Blueprint Sketch and Faded Jeans. I splattered the circle and repeated the process until I got the color I like.

    With all my parts ready, I assembled the card. I glued the acetate sheet on the Moon (crescent shape) and glued tiny stars on the acetate. Then I glued 3-D foam on the back of the Moon and behind some stars, glued it on the blue ink blended circle and glued everything on the circle card base.

    Next up was an image. I stamped an adorable Sagittarius from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' on a watercolor paper, drew him a belt and colored him in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut him, traced edges with black marker and softened the image on a soft working mat using stylus ball. I stamped another image on the white cardstock paper scrap, colored him in black and glued watercolored image over him. I did this (I always do) because I wanted to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.

    Lastly, I glued some 3-D foam on the back of the Sagittarius, placed him on the Moon and my card was finished. Love it so much! :o)


    Card measurements: d = 101 mm  (4")

    List of supplies :



    Now it's your turn...

    Create any kind of project showing crescent shape on it or create a crescent shaped project.

    Images and other shapes are welcome, but crescent shape must be in a focal point.


    More details about the challenge...

    Challenge Starts: October 7th 2018, 10:00 PM CEST (UTC +2)

    Challenge Ends: November 7th 2018, 9:55 PM CET (UTC +1)

    Challenge rules:
    1. Math: crescent shape
    2. Theme: crescent shape
    3. Crescent shape must be in focal point.
    4. The challenge is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.
    5. You don't have to be a Math Lover to join this challenge.
    6. Your creation must be new. Please do not link creation that has been posted prior to the day of the challenge.
    7. Projects must be handmade!
    8. Any stamp company/artist is welcome.
    9. If you don't use products of any company/artist, that's very welcome too.
    10. Any design is welcome.
    11. You must be my blog follower through Blogger.
    12. Mention the challenge in your blog post and link back to the challenge.
    13. Display Challenge badge in your blog post.
    14. Link up as many projects as you want.
    15. You are welcome to combine your project to as many challenges as you want.
    16. No blog hop and direct selling links are allowed here.
    17. Link your direct blog post and not your entire blog, so we could locate your creation.
    18. Please turn off word verification.
    19. 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).
    20. 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. Tina, Kaja, Neha and I will select four favorite projects (TOP 4), which will be featured here on my blog on December 2nd 2018.
    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. Tina, Kaja, Neha 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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    • Those entering the challenge need to know that if selected as favorite projects (TOP 4) their name, blog link and the photo of their work (they provided themselves) will be shared here on my blog in winners post.
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    • Inlinkz opens October 7th, 2018, 10:00 PM CEST (UTC +2).
    • Inlinkz closes November 7th, 2018, 9:55 PM CET (UTC +1).


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    • If you don't want your name, link and photo of the work you provided to be shared in winners post, you should reconsider entering the challenge.
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    • If a winner doesn't contact me, I won't contact her or him in any way. 
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