Yellow Ombré Roses Birthday Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight + BIRC #2)

Hi everyone! :o)

I hope you're all well and healthy, as well as your loved ones.

On Thursday, March 5th, 2020, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Yellow Ombré Roses Birthday Card. I didn't find time to share my card before, so I'm bringing it today. :o)

This Birthday Card (BIRC) is a second card I made for a Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2020 personal challenge. If you want to find out more about it, just follow the link provided. :o)

To make this card I CASEd (copy and share everything) a card that I created last year in January (here). On my today's card I went with different color scheme.

For my card I used stamps from two gorgeous Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Bloom' and 'All Occasions'.

How I made my card...

With some masking, I heat embossed in white roses on a watercolor paper panel. Then I ink blended the whole panel with two yellowish Distress Inks to create Ombré Effect. I splattered the panel with water, dried it and repeated the process until I achieved the color I liked. :o)

After drying, I glued the panel on a white top folded card base and coated whole panel twice with a clear Wink of Stella.

Then I Heat embossed in white a sentiment on a black cardstock paper and cut out a stripe of desirable size. Lastly, I glued some foam on the sentiment stripe, glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 108 mm x 139 mm (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Bloom' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'All Occasions' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• SK thick watercolor paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Sees
• Fossilized Amber
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• powder bag
• post-it paper (for masks)
• scissors
• water
• paper towels

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. I'm sending you all good thoughts and prayers to stay safe during this time. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Wedding Card no. #7

Hi everyone!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you a CAS (clean and simple) Wedding Card I made last month. I made it for my friend who needed a wedding card for her friend who was getting married two weeks ago. :o)

I used BEAUTIFUL Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp. This is my seventh take on this stamp. If you like, you can find my previous cards using this image here, here, here, here, here and here.

How I made the card...

I stamped the image on a watercolor paper and colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the image and traced edges with a black marker.

I stamped another image on a white cardstock paper panel, colored bouquet "green parts" with green markers and rest of the image with a grey marker. I glued the panel on the card base.

Then I softened the watercolored image with a stylus ball on a soft working mat, which curled the image a bit. I glued the image over the grey colored one. This added a bit of dimension to the image.

Card measurements: 101 mm x 146 mm (4" x 5 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Salty Ocean
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• Light Green 68/33
• Mid Green 68/43
• Dark Green 68/36
• Light Grey 68/94
• Black 68/46
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu rounded fine paintbrush no. #0
• paper towels
• water
• soft working mat
• stylus ball

I love how the card turned out and my friend loved it also. :o)

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

Milka

Wedding Card no. #6

Hi everyone!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you a Wedding Card I made for a couple that got married on Friday, three days ago. I made it by request for an acquaintance. I personally don't know the couple, but I wish them all the best in their common life, a lot of love and understanding. :o)

To make this card I used BEAUTIFUL Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp. This is my sixth take on this stamp. If you like, you can find my previous cards using this image here, here, here, here and here. :o)

How I made this card...

On this card I wanted to achieve Sepia look, so I used only one color for coloring:  a Distress Ink Vintage Photo.

I stamped the image on a watercolor paper panel and watercolored it in watercolor technique.

First I watercolored a background. After drying, I masked the image (I stamped another image on a white paper scrap and fussy cut the image), splattered the background and dried the panel with a Heat It Tool.

At this point the panel was quite buckled, because I didn't fix the panel to a working surface. I placed the panel between printing paper sheets and run it couple times through Sizzix Die Cutting Machine. Flat. :o)

Next up was the couple. I watercolored them, adding more color and layers on darker parts and less color and more water on lighter parts.

When I was satisfied with my coloring, I glued the panel on a white top folded card base and the card was finished. :o)

Lastly, I made an envelope from a brown baking paper and sealed it with a gold sealing wax and a sealing stamp 'Best Wishes'. This was the first time I used the sealing wax on my project. Sadly no photos, as I forgot to take them.

Card measurements: 95 mm x 146 mm (3 3/4" x 5 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp
• stamp seal ('Best Wishes')
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• watercolor paper
• white printing paper (mask)
• brown baking paper (envelope)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink, Vintage Photo
• UHU universal glue
• gold sealing wax
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board
• bone folder
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu fine rounded paintbrush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paintbrush no. 3/0
• Marabu fine flat paintbrush no. #4
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• paper towels
• water
• lighter (to melt the sealing wax)
• Sizzix Big Shot

I love how the card turned out, as well as my acquaintance. :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) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, September: Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 37 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Rainbow Card Challenge, Challenge #9 - Beautiful Brown
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Stamp It

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Update September 30th, 2019

I am linking my card to Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember in collaboration with Tim Holtz.

Wedding Card no. #5

Happy Friday!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you a CAS (clean and simple), tri-fold Wedding Card I made last month. I made it for my good friend who needed a wedding card for her family member. The wedding was three weeks ago. Congratulations to a couple!!! :o)

I used BEAUTIFUL Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp. This is my fifth take on this stamp. If you like, you can find my previous cards using this image here, here, here and here.

How I made the card...

First I worked on a card base. I made two white top folded card bases, both same size (4" x 5 3/4"). I wrote couple's names and wedding date on my computer in MS Word (font: Palace Script) and printed it on one card base. I trimmed the card base a bit and glued two card bases together, to get tri-fold card.

Then I stamped the image on a watercolor paper and colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the image and traced edges with a black marker.

I stamped another image on a white cardstock paper panel, slightly smaller than the card base, colored bouquet "green parts" with green markers and rest of the image with a grey marker. I glued the panel on the card base.

Then I softened the watercolored image with a stylus ball on a soft working mat, which curled the image a bit, and glued the image over the grey colored one. This added a bit of dimension to the image.

Lastly I made an envelope from a vellum paper, slightly larger than a card base. First I stamped elegant swirls on the vellum paper, using a Distress Ink Picket Fence. I left it dry for couple hours. When the ink was dry, I cut the paper to a desirable size and made an envelope using MS scoring board.

Card measurements: 101 mm x 146 mm (4" x 5 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp
• elegant swirls stamp (I received this stamp from a friend; stamp brand unknown)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• vellum paper (for envelope)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• printer
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Tea Dye
• Brushed Corduroy
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Shaded Lilac
• Picket Fence
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• Light Green 68/33
• Mid Green 68/43
• Dark Green 68/36
• Light Grey 68/94
• Black 68/46
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Martha Stewart Crafts scoring board
• bone folder
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu rounded fine paintbrush no. #0
• paper towels
• water
• soft working mat
• stylus ball

I love how the card turned out and my friend loved it also. :o) Here is a short video...

Music: dR.Izzy - A step to eternity  

In this video I used music from a friend of mine, very talented mister, dr.Izzy. I used part of a track A step to eternity. He creates beautiful music, which is shared and is downloadable for free from his Soundcloud account. Thank you dr.Izzy!!! :o)

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

Milka

Wedding Card no. #4

Hi everyone!!! :o)

My 2nd post today. If you missed the first one just scroll down or follow a direct link here. :o)

Today I want to share with you a Wedding Card I made for a couple that got married last Saturday. I made it by a request for my partner's acquaintance. I personally don't know any of them, but I do want to wish them all the best in their common life, a lot of love and understanding. :o)

I used BEAUTIFUL Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp. This is my fourth take on this stamp. If you like, you can find my previous cards using this image here, here and here.

How I made this card...

I wrote couple's names and wedding date on my computer in MS Word (font: Palace Script) and printed it on a white cardstock paper panel. I trimmed the panel to a desirable size and stamped the image on it.

Then I stamped another image on a watercolor paper, left it dry for couple minutes and colored the image in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. 

I messed up a bride's hand while coloring (black color leaked on her fingers), so I stamped part of the image (the bride's hand and a bouquet of roses) on the watercolor paper and watercolored it with Distress Inks. For green parts I used Stabilo Fibre Tip Pens.

Then I colored the image stamped on the panel, mostly in grey and just tiny parts in green.

After coloring and drying, I fussy cut parts of images I needed, traced edges with a black Stabilo Pen and softened all parts on a soft working mat using a stylus ball. Parts curled a bit.

Here is a photo of all parts I used to assemble the image.

I glued all parts on their place. This gave a bit of dimension to the image. :o)

Lastly, I glued the panel on a white top folded card base and the card was finished. I love how it turned out. :o)

Card measurements: 101 mm x 140 mm (4" x 5 1/2")

List of supplies:

• Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper 
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• printer
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Festive Berries
• Tumbled Glass
• Salty Ocean
• Blueprint Sketch
• Tea Dye
• Walnut Stain
• Ground Espresso
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• Light Green 68/33
• Mid Green 68/43
• Dark Green 68/36
• Light Grey 68/94
• Black 68/46
• UHU universal glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu rounded fine paintbrush no. #0
• Marabu rounded fine paintbrush no. 3/0
• paper towels
• water
• soft working mat
• stylus ball

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

Milka