Camel Slider Card (IC #15)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple), Camel Slider Card. :o)

I made this Interactive (IC) SLIDER CARD for my Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2019 personal challenge. If you want to find out more about it, just follow the link provided. :o)

This is a FIFTEENTH and last type of IC I made for my challenge. I made 15 different types of interactive cards during Pisces period, which was my personal challenge. I completed my challenge, achieved my goals and had a lot of fun. I wrote a short review about the challenge here.

How I made this card...

To make this card I used stamps from two adorable Paper Smooches stamp sets: a camel from 'Zoo Crew' and a sentiment form 'Sentiment Sampler'. I also used a tiny dots stamp from Create a Smile 'Beach Party' stamp set (part of a kit).

I stamped the camel on a watercolor paper and watercolored her using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the camel and traced edges with a black marker. I stamped another camel on a white cardstock paper, colored her with black marker, fussy cut her, traced edges with black marker and glued watercolored camel over the black one. I did this because the watercolor paper I used is very thin and I needed a thicker image.

Then I prepared a white side folded card base and a white cardstock paper panel, both same size.

As I don't have slider die-cuts, I used tools I have to create slider opening. I die cut two tiny circles on the panel. Then I cut two parallel lines, using a kraft knife and a ruler, from one to another circle and got slider opening.

Next up was a background scene. I was inspired with two cards I made in the past, both CASEd from a super talented Francine Vuillème of 1001 cartes. You can find my cards here and here (Francine's originals here and here).

For the Sun, I used a circle stencil that I made couple years ago from an acetate sheet leftovers, using a circle cutter. I blended Distress Inks through the stencil on the panel.

For the sand, I masked bottom part of the panel with post-it papers and blended a Distress Ink Tea Dye on the panel. Then I stamped tiny dots over the sand to make it more realistic. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment on the panel.

For a slider mechanism, I used a square piece of a cardstock paper and a plastic letter bead. I glued the bead on the cardstock square and left it dry for an hour. I didn't use any special glue. I used UHU all purpose liquid glue.

With all parts ready, I assembled the card. I glued a 3-D foam on the back of the panel, placed the slider mechanism on the card base and glued the panel on the card base, making sure the bead was peeking through the slider opening on the panel. Prior I continued, I tested the mechanism. Lastly, I glued the camel on the bead and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Paper Smooches 'Zoo Crew' stamp set
• Paper Smooches 'Sentiment Sampler' stamp set
• Create a Smile 'Beach Party' kit (tiny dots stamp)
• handmade circle stencil
• white cardstock paper
• thick watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Antique Linen
• Tea Dye 
• Walnut Stain
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• plastic letter bead
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam sheet, 3 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Xcut Self Healing Cutting Mat A4
• Sizzix Big Shot
• tiniest circle die-cut from Sizzix Big Shot starter kit
• bone folder
• scissors
• kraft knife
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools
• ruler
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• water
• paper towels
• post-it papers

I love how my card turned out!! Desert scene, interactive card, yet still CAS. Here is a short video... :o)

Music:
"Marty Gots a Plan" Kevin MacLeod   

(incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It's took me much longer than I planed to share all my IC cards with you, but I finally managed. :o) I'll share a complete preview and wrap up post sometimes next week. :o)

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

Milka

Motivation Magnet (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Motivation Magnet.

I made this magnet for my friend and school colleague, as a gift for the school year end.

I love a magnet I created a couple months ago (find it here) and decided to CASE it. I went with same design, layout and created a sky scene around the sentiment/quote. As a central part of my magnets, I hand lettered the quotation of Croatian writer Ivana Brlić Mažuranić on the original, while on today's magnet, I used a beautiful Jane's Doodles big bold sentiment from 'You Got This' stamp set.

How I made the magnet...

I cut a 3" x 3" base from a Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I stamped the sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'You Got This' stamp set on the base and after couple minutes of ink drying, Sun and clouds from adorable Jane's Doodles 'Home Sweet Home' stamp set.

My favorite coloring technique is watercoloring. Like on my CASEd magnet, I step out of my comfort zone and loosely watercolored the sky scene. I struggled because I like everything colored neat, but less than a first time. LOL

I cut a magnet square with adhesive on one side, nearly same size as colored base and glued them together.

Lastly, I pressed the magnet with a 32 cm x 32 cm, 1 cm thick glass plate and left it pressed for an hour. When I glue together two different surfaces, like in this case, paper and magnet, I always press my projects.

Dimensions: 77 mm x 77 mm (3" x 3")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'You Got This' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Home Sweet Home' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Tumbled Glass
• Blueprint Sketch
• magnet sheet, self adhesive
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Tool (for drying)
• large scissors
• 32 cm x 32 cm x 1 cm glass plate
• water
• paper towels

I'm linking my project 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 #246 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, June 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Hand Lettering #3: Quotation Magnet

Hello everyone!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you another hand lettered magnet I made. I love magnets!! :o) I quoted Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, amazing Croatian writer. The quotation is in Croatian, my mother tongue.

How I made the magnet...

I cut a 3" x 3" base from a Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I hand lettered quotation in block letter and cursive handwriting style. I used dip pen nib and black drawing ink. I stamped Sun and clouds from adorable Jane's Doodles 'Home Sweet Home' stamp set.

I prepared various hand lettered samples during my personal challenge Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2017 to color during a 7th 30 Day Coloring Challenge by Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker. This one also. I hand lettered it on DAY 4 of my challenge and colored it on a DAY 3 of Kathy's challenge (yesterday). :o)

My favorite coloring technique is watercoloring. This time I step out of my comfort zone and loosely watercolored the hand lettered sample. I struggled because I like everything colored neat, but I'm sooooo glad I did. I'm very pleased with the result. :o)

A friend gave me bunch of magnet sheets last year to make my own magnets. What an awesome gift for a magnet collector!! :o) I cut a magnet square, a bit smaller than the colored sample and glued them together with universal UHU glue, my favorite and most used glue.

Lastly, I pressed the magnet with a 32 cm x 32 cm, 1 cm thick glass plate and left it pressed for an hour. When I glue together two different surfaces, like in this case, paper and magnet, I always press my projects.

Dimensions: 77 mm x 77 mm (3" x 3")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Home Sweet Home' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• TOZ Leonhardy black drawing ink
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• magnet sheet
• UHU universal glue
• dip pen nib (mounted on a paint brush)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Tool (for drying)
• 32 cm x 32 cm x 1 cm glass plate
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• water
• paper towels

Quotation translation (updated March 3rd, 2017)

When you are happy, the sun follows you.

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić

translation: Maria Milolaža

I'm entering my project 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 #231 - Anything Goes

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

2) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, March 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

colored: DAY 3

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


Milka

Sending Sunshine Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you CAS (clean and simple), Sending Sunshine Card I made a while ago but didn't find time to share it. :o)

My card is a CASE of gorgeous card made by Francine Vuillème of 1001 cartes. Beautiful color scheme, lovely nautical scene, fantastic CAS design! LOVE! :o)

A week ago I shared a card, also CASE of Francine's card. You can find it here. :o)

Francine is a very talented and creative crafty friend from Switzerland. I love her crafting style. Her simple design and stunning coloring blows me away every time she shares a new card. :o)

I used same products on my card as Francine did, created the same scene, layout and color scheme, but I went with paper piecing a sailboat and used design paper for sail. I went with one layer, while Francine added some design paper at the bottom of her card. :o)

Stop by Francine´s blog, 1001 cartes, and see her stunning creations. You can find her also on YouTube, FB, Pinterest.

And now, how I made my card...

I started with the sailboat from Create a Smile 'Underwater Love' stamp set. It's paper pieced. I stamped the sailboat twice on a watercolor paper and colored all the parts in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. Then I stamped one more image on a design paper from Create a Smile 'Beach Party' kit. I fussy cut all parts and colored their edges with black Stabilo Marker.

Next up was a background. I used two handmade stencils. For the Sun I used circle stencil I made from an acetate sheet using circle cutter. For the sea I made stencil from a cardstock paper. I used scalloped paper puncher to make this one. Using stencils, I blended colors directly on a top folded white cardstock paper card base.

When I was satisfied with the background, I stamped the sailboat on the card base and colored it with black marker. I glued all pieces together, added 3-D foams on their back and glued them over the sailboat stamped on the card base.

Here is a photo before assembling all pieces together.

Next up was a sentiment. I used a speech bubble from Create a Smile 'Perfect Tune' stamp set. I masked word 'Danke' and stamped it with VersaMark Watermark Ink on a white cardstock paper. I cut out the speech bubble and stamped a sentiment from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit on it. I glued 3-D foams on the back of the speech bubble and glued it on the card.

Coupe of enamel dots as a finishing touch, and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions: 126 mm x 95 mm (5" x 3 3/4")

List of supplies: 

• Create a Smile 'Underwaterlove' stamp set
• Create a Smile 'Perfect Tune' stamp set
• sentiment from stamp set from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit
• design paper from Create a Smile 'Beach Party' kit
• various enamel stickers from Create a Smile
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Tim Hotlz's Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Tea Dye
• Brushed Corduroy
• Vintage Photo
• Ground Espresso
• Stabilo Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Pritt white waterbased glue
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads
• scissors 
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• Marabu rounded fine paintbrush no. #0
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• crafting needle
• handmade circle stencil (acetate sheet, EK Success Circle Cutter)
• handmade scalloped stencil (cardstock paper scrap, Martha Stewart scalloped paper puncher, washi tape)
• water
• paper towels
• washi tape (for masking and stencil fixing)

I'm very satisfied how my card turned out. :o) Thank you Francine for the inspiration! :o)

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 (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Create a Smile, Challenge of the Month: Circle

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Clean and Simple

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

At the end of this post...

On Tuesday, September 13th, a new challenge started over at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. I'm a bit late with my project and challenge post, so until I share my project (probably tomorrow), jump over to Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and find out more. There is an amazing prize for one lucky participant. :o)


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

Milka

Hello Sunshine Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone :o)

On Friday was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this CAS (clean and simple), Hello Sunshine Card.

I used two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: 'Rain or Shine' and 'Coffee Time'.

Techniques: stamping, masking, watercolor, fussy cutting, paper piecing

Card dimensions: 99 mm x 99 mm (3 7/8" x 3 7/8")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Rain or Shine' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Coffee Time' stamp set
• design paper from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• heart stickers
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Stabilo Pens (Markers):
• Yellow 68/44
• Orange 68/54
• Black 68/46
• UHU universal glue
• 3-D foams
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• MS scoring board
• Sigma Rottary Paper Trimmer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• water
• paper towels

I am entering my card to following challenges:

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

1) CRAFT-alnica, Izziv / Challenge #164 - Toplo poletje / Summer
Moja druga voščilnica v tem izzivu.

2) Crafting By Desings, July Anything Goes Challenge

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Crafty Milka

Summer Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #146)

Welcome Summer!! :o)

Today a new challenge started at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. This challenge will run 4 weeks.

Our new theme is #146, Sommer / Summer.

This time we have 3 prizes for three lucky winners.

Prize #1 - rubber stamp from Lelo Design

Prize #2 - Quilling Kit

Prize #3 - Bicycle clear stamp

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

I love summer and watching sailboats at sunset. Idea for this card was born in a second. :o)

I made a circle stencil and use it to create Sun. I blended Distress Inks directly on a card base through stencil. Blending was so easy with Mini Blending Tool. I used it for the first time. It was a gift from me to me for the end of the school year. I love to give myself presents. :o)

When I was satisfied with my sunset color, I removed the  stencil and stamped sentiment on the card base. The sentiment is from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit.

Then I colored in black wooden sailboat, glued it on the card after drying and my card was finished. Super easy and fast to create. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• sentiment stamp from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit 
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Black Soot
• wooden sailboat
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• stencil: paper scrap, EK Success Circle Cutter

I hope you liked my card for this Summer Special Challenge and got inspired. Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous creations my Design Team Mates and our Guest Designers made for this challenge. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects. :o)

I am entering my card to following challenges:

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

1) Addicted to Stamps Challenge, Challenge #129 - Anything Summer
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Bunny Zoe's Crafts, June Challenge: Summer (GDT)

3) Create a Smile, Challenge of the Month June, Favorite

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

Favorite design: CAS

Favorite techniques: stamping, ink blending

Favorite coloring medium: Distress Inks

Favorite season: Summer
Favorite geometry shape: Circle

Other: dimension on card, wooden embellishments, b&w with pop of color, sailing boat at sunset

4) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #140 - Anything Goes

5) Simon Says Stamp, Work it Wednesday May 2016, Use some Sunshine

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

Crafty Milka