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

Peeking Panda Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this CAS (clean and simple), Peeking Panda Card. :o)

For my card I used a SUPER CUTE Kitty Bee Designs 'Peek A Boo Panda' digital image. Isn't he ADORABLE!!! :o)

How I made my card....

I printed the panda on a watercolor paper and left him dry over the night.

Next day, I colored the panda. 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.

Next up was a card base. I used a striped panel I made a while ago and left it for future projects. To make the panel I was inspired with amazing Jennifer's McGuire Masked Stripe Inlay technique. What an awesome technique and a great way to use paper scraps. I love the result!! :o)

To make striped panel, I used 4 various blue colored cardstock paper scraps, cut them to various size stripes and glued them as shown and described on Jennifer's blog. Check her blog post and video for more details and how to make striped panel. :o)

Lastly, I glued the striped panel on a white top folded card base, glued the panda on top of the striped panel and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 92 mm x 127 mm (3 5/8" x 5")

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)
• white cardstock paper
• premade striped panel
• blue cardstock paper scraps (4 colors)
• sticker paper sheet
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (marker), black 68/46
• 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
• Xcut self healing mat A4
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• paper towels
• dry cloth
• 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 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) Crafty Creations Challenges, Challenge #383 - Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 5 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Love To Craft Challenge Blog, Challenge LTCCB #30 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Love To Scrap Challenge Blog, Challenge LTSCB #117 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Pile It On!, Challenge # 150 - Land and/or Water Animals

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

6) The Corrosive Challenge Blog, Challenge #1 - Anything Goes January

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

7) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD week of January 29, Anything Goes Challenge

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Be sure to stop by later today. I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka