Indian Girl Card (KBD Aloha Friday Challenge #142 Mid Inspiration)

Happy Friday! :o)

This is my second post today. If you missed the first one just scroll down or follow a direct link here.

Today I'm sharing a mid-inspiration project for an ongoing Aloha Friday Challenge at Kitty Bee Designs.

The challenge for this fortnight is #142 - For Mom/Feminine.

We have two sponsors for this challenge: My Besties and MMdel Illustrations , so there will be double prizes! :o)

 

And here's my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), Indian Girl Card. :o)

For my card I used an image from our sponsor, GORGEOUS MMdel Illustrations 'Indian Girl' digital image. :o)

How I made my card....

I printed the girl on a watercolor paper and left her aside for two days. It was enough time the ink sets down to prevent ink smearing while coloring, as I don't avoid coloring over black lines too much. :o)

Then I colored the girl in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I used brown tones to achieve natural look (see list of supplies below).

After drying, I fussy cut the girl and traced edges with black marker.

Then I printed same image on a Kraft cardstock paper. I could skip this step, but I find it better when gluing fussy cut image directly on a card base or a panel.

I cut the Kraft paper to a desirable size, folded it and got a top folded card base.

Then I teared some Kraft wrapping paper and glued it on the card base. The wrapping paper is a recycled item. I receive Jane's Doodles stamps wrapped in it and I save them all. It's good paper and pretty. :o)

Lastly, I glued the watercolored girl on the card base, over the other girl printed on it, added some details with a golden gel pen and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 83 mm x 121 mm (3 1/4" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• MMdel Illustrations 'Indian Girl' digital image
• watercolor paper
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Kraft wrapping paper
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Hybrid Dual Metallic gel pen, gold
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• 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
• kraft knife
• paper towels 
• water

I hope you'll like my take on our challenge theme and get inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the Kitty Bee Designs blog and check out lovely projects my Design Team mates created. And don't forget to join us in this challenge. We are looking forward 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 May Watercolor Challenge, Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, For A Special Lady

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Gratitude, Mixed Media Decoration Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Welcome Autumn!!! 

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Mixed Media Decoration Card, Gratitude. :o)

First I cut a rectangle cardstock base. This is a recycled item. I cut it out from a watercolor paper pad package. I rarely throw away cardstock and try to reuse it for new projects or as a crafting mat. :o)

I used Note Sheet patterned paper as a background, colored it with different mediums and when I was satisfied with the color, I glued it on the cardstock base and rounded corners.

Then I stamped pumpkins and sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' Stamp Set on the card. I did some masking on pumpkins. I colored pumpkins and ground below them with different mediums and added golden highlights with gold pen on pumpkins and around letters. I also drew golden dots all over the card. I'm not a fan of gold color and rarely use it, but it looked so nice in this autumnal color combination. Once I started adding highlights and dots I couldn't stop. :o)

Using stencil and structure paste I made circles. Before adding it on the card, I colored structure paste with different Distress Inks.

I used découpage glue and varnish due crafting process to fix colors and layers.

Dimensions: 75 mm x 101 mm (3" x 4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set
• Note Sheet pattern paper
• cardstock (recycled item: I used a back side of watercolor paper pad)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko Dew Drop Brilliance Fast-drying Pigment Ink (BD-80 Moonlight White)
• Tsukineko Dew Drop VersaMagic Multi-surface Chalk Ink (GD-92 Cloud White)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Carved Pumpkin
• Spiced Marmalade
• Vintage Photo
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Stabilo Fine Tip Pens 68 (Markers)
•  Orange 54
• Greens: 33, 43, 36
• Brown 75
• Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth Mondeluz aquarell colored pencils 
• Orange 5
• Dark Green 25
• Koh-i-noor Woodless colored pencil, Reddish Orange 2
• Marabu Acrylic Paints 
• 070 White
• 047 Light Brown
• 045 Dark Brown
• PILOT Gold Pen
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• Marabu Light Structure Paste (805)
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• MS scoring board
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• rounded corner paper puncher
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Marabu flat fine paint brush no. #2
• Marabu flat fine paint brush no. #10
• palette knife (spatula) no. #1
• 'Christmas Trees' ARTploarations Stencil (large and medium circles and bubbles)
• water
• paper towels
• paper scraps and washi tape (for masking)

I am entering my mixed media 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) Addicted to stamps and More, Challenge #212 - Make Your Mark
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Card Mania Challenge, CMC #84 Earth Tones

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, Septmeber: Anything Goes

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

4) Happy Little Stampers, September Mixed Media Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Penny Black and More Challenge, September Challenge - Add a Sentiment
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

6) Pile it on, #117 - Autumn Colors / Theme

7) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #189 - Anything Goes with optional twist: The Colors of Fall!
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. If you have any questions about my project, feel free to contact me or just leave comment below. :o)

BE GRATEFUL! :o)


Milka

To Autumn With Gratitude Curvy Box

Happy Autumn! :o)

This is my second post today. If you missed first one just scroll down or follow this link. 


Autumn officially started now (10:20 AM) here in Cavtat. Hot summer days are behind us and our mother Nature is going to treat us with all kind of goodies and gorgeous colors.

As a welcome to Autumn, I made a To Autumn With Gratitude Curvy Box, using my newest Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set I received from Jane this week. Thank you Jane! :o)

Idea for the shape of this box came when I saw Dutch Doobadoo Dutch Box Art A4 Pumpkin. This product is not available in Croatia and I already spent "allowed" amount of money on craft tools and supplies this month, so I made my own template for this type of box.

I drawn template on a piece of grid paper in several dimensions and cut them out. Drawing these templates was a good practice of technical drawing, which I haven't done since I was a teacher of Technical culture in elementary school. :o)

After I made templates, I traced the largest on a piece of brown cardstock paper and smaller on Kraft paper (this is recycled item; Jane wrapped stamps in it) and cut them out.

Then I randomly stamped leaves and acorns from Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set on the Kraft paper. I used Docraft Brown Dye Ink Pad and Tim Holtz's Distress Inks (Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain).

I glued stamped Kraft paper shape on brown cardstock shape, cut slots and punched holes and closed the box.

I made small tag from same papers I used for the box, stamped sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Vintage Photo and punched hole on it. I tied two brown ribbons and tag together with brown string, and tied all together through punched hole on the box.

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Autumn Blessings' stamp set
• Kraft paper
• dark brown cardstock paper 
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks:
• Vintage Photo
• Tea Dye
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Docrafts Dye Ink Pad (brown)
• Docrafts 'Home for Christmas' Brown String 
• two brown ribbons 
• UHU universal glue
• scissors 
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• crafting needle
• hole puncher (large and medium size)
• hammer 
• plank board
• pencil 
• eraser
• self made curvy box template
• idea: Dutch Doobadoo Dutch Box Art A4 Pumpkin 
• grid paper 
• pencil
• scissors

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) Cards und More, Challenge #141 - Kein Designpapier / No Design Paper

2) City Crafter Challenge Blog, Challenge #280 - Fall has arrived

3) Craft Stamper, Take it Make it Challenge, September: Take a Stamp (Anything Goes)
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) Creative Card Crew, Challenge #96 - Fall

5) Deep Ocean Challenge Blog, Challenge #113 - Autumn

6) Fairytale Stampers, Challenge #58 - Alles Geht / Anything Goes

7) Hiding in My Craft Room, HIMCR #217 - Freestyle

8) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Use A Stamp Challenge
I used Jane's Doodles clear stamp set 'Autumn Blessings'.

9) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from September 22nd to September 28th, Anything Goes

10) Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges, Challenge #86 - Anything Goes (or Halloween)
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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


Crafty Milka

Drummer Notebook (KBD Aloha Friday Challenge #56)

Hi everyone :-D 

My second post today...

Today a new Aloha Friday Challenge starts at Kitty Bee Designs.

New challenge for this fortnight is #56 - Make Music.

Our sponsor for this challenge are Kenny K, who are giving to our lucky winner some cute digis.

For this challenge I made this Drummer Notebook, using our sponsor's beautiful image Kenny K 'Buggin Drummer' digital stamp.

First I printed the image on a white watercoloring paper. I wanted to get old photo look, so I decided to color the image in watercoloring technique with Distress Ink Vintage Photo. I like the Sepia look I got. :-D

After coloring whole image and background, I continued aging my image. I splattered background with water, then burnt all edges and distressed them after that.

I made notebook covers from corrugated cardboard I had in my stash. Inside, I added grid paper from an old notebook and tied them with thread with covers.

Then I decorated covers. I glued a piece of Kraft paper and colored image on them and decorated notebook with long fasteners and distressed wooden arrow. I also wrapped thread around the arrow. I wanted this notebook to close, so I added piece of thread inside covers, which can be easily wrapped around fasteners. I also covered inside covers with Kraft paper.

Notebook dimensions are 95 mm x 114 mm (3 3/4" x 4 1/2").

List of supplies:

• Kenny K 'Buggin Drummer' digital stamp
• white watercoloring paper
• grid paper 
• Kraft Paper (packing paper) 
• Corrugated Cardboard
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)
• Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fasteners 
• wooden arrow 
• thread
• UHU universal glue
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer 
• scissors 
• Marabu fine paint brush no.1
• Marabu fine paint brush no.2
• Marabu fine paint brush no.10
• Tim Holtz's blending tool 
• hair dryer
• sewing needle 
• lighter
• candle 
• paper towels
• water

Stop by the Kitty Bee Designs blog and check out lovely projects my Design Team mates created. And don´t forget to join us in this challenge. We are looking forward to see your projects. :-D

I am entering my project 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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #161 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Catch The Bug Weekly Challenge, September Anything Goes Challenge

3) Crafting By Designs, September Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) djkardkreations, NBUS (never before used schtuff) #5 - Anything Goes
My NBUS are Kenny K 'Buggin Drummer' digital stamp and Tim Holtz Long Fasteners.
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

5) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from September 8th to September 14th, Anything Goes

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

Crafty Milka