First Communion Boy Easel Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #123)

Happy Friday everyone :-D

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

The theme for this fortnight is #123, Jungs + Männer / Boys + Men.

This time our lucky winner will win a fab little prize again. It's a set of flower buttons to embellish your projects. 

For this challenge I made this First Communion Boy Easel Card, for my cousin's Marko First Communion.

I used lovely Mo's Manning digital stamp 'First Communion Boy s' digital image. I printed the image on a white paper (160 grams), colored it with colored pencils and  blended colors with baby oil.

Then I made an easel card base and decorated it with blue origami paper, blue gingham paper, gauze, acrylic paste, banner sticker, butterflies and roses.

White butterflies are made using butterfly stencil, structure paste and palette knife. I made the stencil from cardstock scraps and butterfly paper puncher.

Card dimensions are 139 mm x 139 mm (5 1/2" x 5 1/2"). 

List of supplies: 

• Mo's Manning digital stamp 'First Communion Boy s'
• Gingham Prints Blue from Little Llama Shoppe (these were free digi gift in July 2014)
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• blue origami paper 
• banner sticker 
• colored pencils (skin color, pink, light and dark brow, blue, light grey) 
• roses
• gauze 
• Pritt universal glue 
• double sided strong adhesive tape 
• transparent low temperature glue stick 
• Marabu Light Structure Paste (805)
• Marabu acrylic paste fine sand 
• Pearl Maker (Pastel White) 
• printer 
• scoring board 
• trimmer 
• scissors 
• ruler  
• crafting needle 
• palette knife no. 1 
• Dremel 920 glue gun, low temperature
• butterfly paper puncher 
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera
• cotton buds

Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous projects my Design Team Mates and our Guest Designers made for this challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we can´t wait to see your projects. :-D

I am entering my card 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) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #272 - Always Anything Goes

2) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #14 - Anything Goes 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

3) Mo´s DP2 Challenge Blog, Challenge #253 - Anything Goes with MO image

4) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge. 

5) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from July 28th to August 3rd, Anything Goes

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

Crafty Milka


Update (August 1st, 2015)

Blending methods using baby oil: 

• My first try
• Colored pencil Blending Methods by Dina Kowal 
• Blending colored pencil with baby oil by Mrs. Crosby 

Summer Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #120)

Happy Friday everyone :-D 

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

The theme for this fortnight is #120, Flip Flops. 
You can create whatever you like (card, scrapbook layout, 3-D project etc.), using any technique you like. We just want to see flip-flops or some other summer shoes on your project. :-D 


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

I used adorable Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Summer Girl'.

Image is paper pieced. I used two same images for this card.

I printed the image on a white paper (160 grams), colored it with colored pencils and blended colors with paper stumps and baby oil.
TIP: When blending colors with a baby oil and paper stumps, make sure your paper stump isn't too wet. If so, your paper will be oily and you'll not be able to see the results immediately. 

After drying, I fussy cut the image and colored edges with black permanent marker.
TIP: When fussy cutting, first cut away large pieces of paper and then cut on the lines. Rotate paper, it will be much easier to cut around tiny details. 

I printed one more image on a white cardstock paper (white panel), colored girl's pigtails and glued colored image over it.
TIP: Color edges of fussy cut image with black pen or marker. This way you'll hide white edges and any white space you didn't cut off. Your paper pieced image will look much better. 

I covered sunglasses, rubber bands, popsicle and flip-flops with gloss resin to create glossy accents.
TIP: You can create glossy accents on your cards not only with Ranger's product Glossy Accents. I use gloss resin super-clear or transparent varnish with gloss. I pour medium on a piece of paper and add it on the parts I want with crafting needle. You can also use toothpicks, sewing needle etc. 

I used scraps from various papers, glued them and white panel with image on the card base and embellished card with polyresin starfish.
TIP: Don't throw away any paper. Even the smallest pieces can be used for something. 

Card dimensions are 100 mm x 139 mm (4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies: 

• Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Summer Girl'
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• Kraft packing paper
• Florence cardstock paper, Canvas Texture (brown) 
• Graphic 45 paper collection 'French Country', 6 x 6, Patterns and Solids (scrap)
• Rayher's polyresin decoration starfish 
• colored pencils (skin color, pink, light and dark blue, browns) 
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (fmedium) 1.0 mm
• gloss resin super-clear
• transparent low temperature glue stick 
• UHU universal glue
• white water based glue 
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• crafting needle 
• Dremel 920 glue gun, low temperature 
• paper blending stump no. #1
• paper blending stump no. #2
• paper blending stump no. #3 
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera 

Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous projects my Design Team Mates made for this challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we can´t wait to see your projects. We also have a great prize. This time one lucky winner will receive this CD-Rom with digital images, papers and sentiments. 

I am entering my card 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 #149: Clean and Simple 

2) CASology, Week 151: Kids

3) Crafting by Designs, Monthly Challenge: June Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge. 

4) Crafting by Designs, Summertime Fun 

5) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #266 - Always Anything Goes

6) Mo´s DP2 Challenge Blog, Challenge #252 - Anything Goes with MO Image 

7) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Use Your Favorite Technique and/or Product 

Favorite Technique: Coloring, Fussy Cutting, Paper Piecing 

Favorite Products: Mo's Manning Digital Stamps, Colored Pencils, Graphic 45 papers, Gloss Resin 

8) That Craft Place Challenge, Anything Goes

9) Top Tip Tuesday, Cut It Out Challenge 

10) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from June 16th to June 22nd, Anything Goes

 
Thank you so much for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today. I have another project to share with you. Enjoy and smile! :-D 

Crafty Milka

Love Coffee Card

Hi everyone :-D

Today I am joining in the super fun event Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, hosted by two very talented and friendly Ladies, Amy Tsuruta of Tsuruta Designs and Chaitali Narla of Cut, Crops and Creativity.

This blog hop has a lot of awesome sponsors and flash sponsors.

For my summer/coffee themed card, I used Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Coffee' and scraps from Graphic 45 paper collection 'French Country', and made this CAS (clean and simple), Love Coffee Card.

I printed the image on a white paper (160 grams), colored it with colored pencils and blended colors with paper stumps and baby oil. After drying, I fussy cut the image and colored edges with black permanent marker. I printed one more image on the card base (white cardstock paper) and glued colored image over it. I embellished my card with two banners made from scraps and my card was finished. :-D

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4"). 

List of supplies: 

• Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Coffee'
• Graphic 45 paper collection 'French Country' (scraps)
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• colored pencils (skin color, pink, dark yellow, red, dark blue, green, browns)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (medium) 1.0 mm
• white water based glue
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• paper blending stump no. #1
• paper blending stump no. #2
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera 

I am linking my card to the Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop.

I am also entering my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text is a direct link to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page. 

1) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #265 - Always Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

2) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #11 - Anything Goes 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

3) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from June 9th to June 14th, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

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

Crafty Milka

Birthday Party Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #119)

Happy Friday everyone :o)

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

The theme for this fortnight is #119, Geburtstag mit Kindern / Birthday with children. We wan't to see projects you made for or with your little ones. If they want to craft by themselves, that's great.

We have a prize for one lucky winner, but this time it's a surprise prize, so no picture of the prize will be shared. :o)


For this challenge I made this Birthday Party Card for my niece Tea, who will turn 5 this August.

Card dimensions are 100 mm x 139 mm (4" x 5 1/2").

List of supplies: 

• Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Bella Birthday'
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (120 grams) 
• patterned Origami paper 
• colored pencils (skin color, pink, orange, red, browns, black)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• sequins (orange, red) 
• gloss resin super-clear
• UHU universal glue
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pen 
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• crafting needle 
• paper blending stump no. #1
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera 

Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous projects my Design Team Mates made for this challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we can´t wait to see your projects. :o) 

Sadly, this is the last challenge with our dear and talented Design Team Member Elfie. She will be missed a lot! 


I am entering my 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) City Crafter Challenge Blog, Week 264 - Add a Banner 

2) Clear it out Challenge Blog, June 2nd Challenge, Theme: Anything Goes, Stash: You Choose 

3) Crafting by Designs, Monthly Challenge: June Anything Goes Challenge

4) Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge, R#229 - Birthday

5) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #264 - Always Anything Goes

6) Papertake Weekly Challenge, Anything Goes 

7) The Cat's Payamas Challenge, TCPTUES291 - Anything Goes

8) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from June 2nd to June 8th, Anything Goes

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

Crafty Milka

Girl With Roses Easel Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #116)

Happy Friday everyone :-D

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

The theme for this fortnight is #116, Ein selten oder noch nie benutzter Stempel / Rarely or Never Used Stamp.

This time our lucky winner will win this gorgeous Vintage paper pack. 

 
For this challenge I made this Girl With Roses Easel Card, a Confirmation card for my niece Vanesa.

 

I used my new gorgeous Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Alisa with Roses'. I printed the image on a white paper (160 grams), colored it with colored pencils and  blended colors with baby oil. I cut out an oval shape around the image, leaving part of a dress outside the shape (idea for this is from here).

Then I made an easel card base. I used bracket shape templates I made using Joy! crafts Die-Cut Designpaper 'Elegance'. I don't have die-cut machine, so I make my own cardstock templates.

I decorated card base with Joy! crafts Die-Cut Designpaper 'Elegance'.

I added acrylic paste on the card, smearing it through gauze. After paste was dry, I glued image and note panel on the card and decorated it with butterflies and roses. 

I distressed paper roses with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy. 
 
White butterflies are made using butterfly stencil, structure paste and palette knife. I made the stencil from cardstock scraps and butterfly paper puncher. 

Brown butterflies are made using digital butterfly template. I printed them in various sizes, fussy cut them, distressed with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy, glued on the card and coated with découpage glue and varnish. 

Card dimensions are 152 mm x 127 mm (6" x 5").

 
List of supplies: 

• Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Alisa With Roses'
• Joy! crafts Die-Cut Designpaper 'Elegance'
• white cardstock paper
• brown cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams)
• colored pencils (skin color, pink, green, violets, light browns, grey)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Tim Holtz's Distressed Ink (Brushed Corduroy)  
• pencil 
• eraser 
• paper roses
• Pritt universal glue 
• double sided strong adhesive tape 
• transparent low temperature glue stick 
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• Marabu Light Structure Paste (805)
• Marabu acrylic paste fine sand  
• printer 
• scoring board 
• trimmer 
• scissors 
• ruler  
• Tim Holtz's blending tool 
• crafting needle 
• palette knife no. 1 
• Dremel 920 glue gun, low temperature
• butterfly paper puncher 
• digital butterfly template 
• oval templates
• bracket shape templates
• MARABU fine paint brush no.10 
• gauze
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera
• cotton buds

Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous projects my Design Team Mates and our Guest Designers made for this challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we can´t wait to see your projects. :-D

I am entering my card 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) House of Cards, April Challenge: Add a Butterfly and/or Color Inspiration

I only added butterflies. 

2) Live & Love Crafts' Inspiration and Challenge Blog, Challenge #34 - Signs of Spring

3) Mo´s DP2 Challenge Blog, Challenge #250 - Anything MO Goes W/Optional Theme: Spring

4) Noor! Design U.K., Challenge #5 - Anything Goes

5) Simon Says Stamp Blog, Work it Wednesday March 2015, What you're stamping right now (show your favorite new stamp, oldie but goodie, or whatever is inspiring you to do some crafting now)

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 
I used my new Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Alisa With Roses'. Mo's images are my favorite digital stamps at the moment. This is the second image from Mo's I bought this month. :-D

6) Stempeleinmaleins, SEME Challenge #62 - Frühling / Spring 

7) Stempelgarten Challenge, Challenge #36 - Schmetterlinge und/oder Libellen / Butterflies and/or Dragonflies 

8) Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges, Challenge 82 - Colour an image
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I´ll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :-D 

Crafty Milka