You Rock Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

This is my 700th blog post!! :o)

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

For my card I used a SUPER CUTE Kitty Bee Designs 'iPod Panda' digital image. Isn't he ADORABLE!!! :o) My panda is a he on this card, as it will be a card for a boy. :o)

How I made my card....

First I made a layout on my computer. Then I printed the panda three times: one on a watercolor paper, second on a white cardstock paper scrap and third directly on a cardstock paper panel. I left images to dry over the night.

Next day, I prepared card base first. I stamped the sentiment on the panel, colored printed panda with black marker and glued the panel on a white top folded card base.

Then I fussy cut the panda printed on the cardstock scrap, colored him with black marker and traced edges with same marker.

Next up was the panda printed on the watercolor paper. I stamped tiny circles around panda's eyes and colored his eyes and muzzle with black fine liners. I colored the panda in watercolor technique using Stabilo Fibre Tip Pens (markers). These colors are so vivid and I particularly like blue tones I used to color my panda. :o)

After drying, I fussy cut the panda and traced edges with black marker. Then I drew white dots, highlights and faux stitches with white gel pen and white pigment ink. I got idea to drew stitches from an adorable tag shared over on Kitty Bee Designs blog. Find it here.

Three pandas ready to be glued together. :o)

I glued together two pandas: watercolored and black colored one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.

Lastly, I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the colored panda and glued him over the black panda on the card base and my card was finished. I love how I colored this panda. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'iPod Panda' digital image
• Paper Smooches 'Sentiment Sampler' stamp set (sentiment)
• Create a Smile 'Eggstraordinary Egghunt' stamp set (tiny circle; the set is discontinued)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (markers):
• light blue 68/41
• dark blue 68/32
• light grey 68/94
• dark grey 68/96
• black 68/46
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.1
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.2
• Mitsuubishi Fine Liner 0.3
• Uniball Signo White (gel pen)
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 2 mm thick
• 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 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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #311 - Anything Goes
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

2) CASology, Week 314: Boy
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Happy Little Stampers, CAS Challenge, September 2018: Wild

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges, Anything Goes
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

5) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Monochrome

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Reindeer Games Card Series - Card no. #3

Happy Friday!

Today I'm sharing Reindeer Games Card Series here on my blog. I made four CAS cards, same design and layout, couple differences. :o) I had so much fun coloring all those cute reindeer and creating cards with them. :o)

All my posts today are scheduled and will go live every hour from 8 PM to 11 PM. This is my third post today. If you missed previous two, just scroll down or follow direct links here and here.

Here is my third card in this fun Series. :o)

For my card I used a SUPER ADORABLE reindeer from Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set and sentiment from  Create a Smile 'Clear Cool Buddies' stamp set.

Image is paper pieced. 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.

Then I heat embossed a sentiment in white on a Kraft paper panel, stamped same reindeer again on the panel and colored him in black. I punched two opposite corners on the panel and glued it on a white top folded card base. Then I glued watercolored reindeer over the black one.

As a finishing touch, I drew white stitched frame on the Kraft panel. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Reindeer Games' stamp set
• Create a Smile 'Clear Cool Buddies' stamp set (sentiment)
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• 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
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Barn Door
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
•  Uniball Signo White
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• crafting needle
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• paper towels
• water

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 2017 - Christmas (with option of red, rust and green)
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

2) Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge, December: Anything Goes

This is my 8th entry to this challenge.

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

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by in an hour, when my next post go live. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Colorful Birthday Balloons Card (LMMS Challenge #159)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's time for a new challenge at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog. It's #159, Anything Goes Challenge.

For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), Colorful Birthday Balloons Card. :o)

I made this card for my friend's son who will celebrate 3rd birthday next week. :o)

To make this card I used an adorable LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Celebrate Balloons' rubber stamp. :o)

I stamped the image on a Kraft paper panel and colored it with colored pencils. I colored a shade around the image with a white pencil.

I glued the panel on a foam sheet rectangle and glued it on a top folded white card base. As a finishing touch I drew stitches and highlighted the shade with white gel pen.

Card dimensions: 98 mm x 130 mm (3 7/8" x 5 1/8")

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Celebrate Balloons' rubber stamp
• white cardstock paper
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• TOZ Artist Color colored pencils
• white
• light and dark yellow
• orange
• light and dark red
• light and dark green
• 2 light blues and dark blue
• Uniball Signo White
• foam shett, 1 mm thick
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• scissors
• pencil sharpener
• eraser

I hope you liked my card for today and got inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. Join us in on Challenge #159. The challenge will last for two weeks. There is also a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :o)

I'm entering 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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #234 - Clean and Simple

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Stamp Ink Paper Challenge, SIP #91 - Andrea's Birthday

3) The Daily Marker, 7th 30 Day Coloring Challenge

This is my 11th entry to this challenge.

colored: DAY 20

4) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #195, March 2017, Anything Goes with optional twist: The Rubber Room (No Digis)

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Blue Birthday Cake Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

On Friday, October 21st, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Blue Birthday Cake Card.

For this card I used adorable Jane's Doodles 'CAKE!' stamp set. :o)

My first intention was to make CAS, one layer card with a sentiment only. I heat embossed a sentiment on a card base and started blending Distress Ink around the sentiment. I messed it up and didn't like it at all, but I didn't want to throw it away. I cut card base on two parts, to get two panels, and heat embossed a cake from the set on the panel I started to work on. I masked the cake image and removed a plate, because it looks more masculine without the plate to me.

I blended whole panel with Distress Ink, splattered the panel with water and repeated the process until I was satisfied with the color. I splattered the panel with same Distress Ink mixed with water using paint brushes and colored some parts of the cake to make them darker.

When I was satisfied with the panel, I distressed edges using scissors. I did same on the white panel.

Lastly I glued two panels on a white top folded card base, drew stitches and added some highlights to the image and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'CAKE!' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon
• Uniball Signo White
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #2
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• powder bag
• water
• paper towels

I'm entering 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) Cards und More Shop Blog, Challenge no. 5 - Anything Goes
This is my 5th entry to this challenge.

2) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #190 - Anything Goes

This is my 7th entry to this challenge.

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


Milka

Voodoo Doll Monochrome Card (LMMS Inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Week and I made this CAS (clean and simple), Voodoo Doll Monochrome Card. :o)

For this card I used cute LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Voodoo Misschief' digital stamp. There are more Voodoo characters in LMMS shop and you can find them all here. Just perfect for Halloween cards. :o)

I also used two fonts I downloaded from dafont, 1942 Report Font and Impact Label Font. Love these two!! :o)
Important: Read licences before downloading.

How I made this card...

I made a layout on my computer (the image and word 'happy') and printed it out on a white cardstock base. I watercolored the ground and dried it with a heat tool.

I printed one more image on a watercolor paper and colored him with Distress Inks in watercolor technique. After I was finished with coloring, I fussy cut him out, colored edges with black marker and glued him on the card base, over the printed image (paper piecing).


Then I printed word 'Halloween' on a white cardstock paper scrap, cut it out, colored edges with black marker and got lovely label, as if I had label maker. Awesome!! I love label maker font and was planing to buy label maker, but with this font and printer, that's really unnecessary. :o)

I also love typewriting machine font, i.e. 1942 Report Font, which I used for word 'happy'. I do have typewriting machine and did tried it before I made the layout, but it's small and it was not pleasant to my eye when I was planning the layout, so I decided to go with the digital font. I use typewriting machine to make labels for my craft supplies. Love it so much!!! :o)

I glued 3-D foam on the label and placed it on the card.

Firstly, heart of the voodoo doll was colored in red. After I assembled the card, I didn't like it at all. I tried to cover red with black marker and I made it worse. I went with more paper piecing. I printed one more image on the watercolor paper and fussy cut the heart out. Then I colored the heart and stitches with Distress Inks in watercolor technique, dried it, colored edges with black marker and glued it on the image. Better. :o)

Lastly, I glued two black enamel stickers on the card and covered eyes (buttons) and heart with gloss resin to create glossy accents and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions: 98 mm x 133 mm (3 7/8" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Voodoo Mischief' digital stamp
• 1942 Report Font
• Impact Label Font
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Create a Smile 'Neat & Neutral' enamel stickers (black)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
• Stabilo Fine Liner (0.4), Black 88/46
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• UHU liquid glue
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• 3-D foam tape, 2 mm thick
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• printer
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 5/0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• crafting needle
• scissors
• water
• paper towels

I hope you liked my card for today and got inspired. :o)

I'm entering 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) Addicted to CAS, Challenge #98 - Watercolour
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Cards und More Challenge Blog, Challenge #169 - Watercolour

3) Cards und More Shop Blog, Challenge no. 5 - Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

4) CASology, Week 219: Spooky
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Stempelküche, Challenge #55 - BOOOH

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

Milka