You Color the World Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I'll be sharing four cards with you, all in separate posts through the day. All my posts are scheduled and will go live every full odd hour, from 3 PM to 9 PM. :o)


First for today is this You Color the World Card.

To make this card, I used a lovely paint brush image from Jane's Doodles 'Funny Bunny' stamp set and The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS) 'From Us' stamp set for a sentiment.

I stamped 7 paint brushes on a watercolor paper panel and watercolored them using Distress Inks. Then I worked on Rainbow colors, also using Distress Inks. 

After drying, I loosely watercolored a background with Distress Ink Hickory Smoke mixed with a lot of water.

Next up was the sentiment. I cut stamps from the TAWS set to create my own sentiment, stamped it in the center of the panel and glued the panel on a white top folded card base.

As a finishing touch, I coated colors on brush tips and colors with a Clear Wink of Stella. Shimmery!! :o)

Card dimensions: 88 mm x 127 mm (3.5" x 5")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Funny Bunny' stamp set (paint brush)
• The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS) 'From Us' Stamp Set (shop is closed)
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• Koh-i-noor pop Aquarell Watercolor Paper, 250 gms
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks

• Wilted Violet
• Blueprint Sketch
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Twisted Citron
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Barn Door
• Brushed Corduroy
• Ground Espresso
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Uniball Signo White
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• UHU universal glue
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Tool (for drying)
• 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) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, March 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 15th entry to this challenge.

2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

This is my 15th entry to this challenge.

colored: DAY 11

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

This is my 7th entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by at 5 PM, when my second post goes live. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Excavator Birthday Card

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you an Excavator Birthday Card I made for my landlord's son, who celebrated 2nd birthday this month. He loves excavators and tools and always carries them arround. Such a fun kid! :o)

My card is a CASE of an amazing card (link to Create a Smile blog) made by Christine Drogt of Kartenchaos. :o)

Christine is very kind and friendly person and amazing designer, illustrator and many more. Her CAS cards designs are stunning! I love her style! :o)

Christine is an owner and illustrator of Create a Smile. Stamps, stencils, papers, enamel stickers, wood chips... Love love love!!! :o) Here is a link to  Create a Smile blog and shop .

Christine also set up an art project #Smilespotting. Cards to brighten someones day, fun ideas and beautiful designs, gorgeous hand lettering... If you would like to find out more about this fun project, just follow this link. :o)

And now, how I made my card and couple tips. :o)

For this card I used Create a Smile 'Whimsical Wheels' Stamp Set, which is sold out and retired. I'm so happy I managed to get this cute stamp set before it retired. :o)

I went with same layout, stamp set, color scheme, embellishments as Christine on her card, I just skipped stamping background. Must say Christine's idea is awesome and will try it definitely in future. :o)

First I made an excavator. I stamped the image on a patterned paper from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' paper pack. Then I colored whole surface with Yellow Stabilo Marker, adding more color on the edges to accent shades. I colored wheels, double bucket and pivot points with black marker.
TIP: When coloring, shading etc. patterned papers, leave them dry a bit to prevent ink smearing.

Next up was fussy cutting. I love it! One of my favorite techniques! I fussy cut the excavator and cut out a window.
TIP: When fussy cutting, first cut away large pieces of paper and then cut on the lines. Rotate paper, it will be much easier to cut around tiny details. 

Then I colored edges with black marker.
TIP: Color edges of fussy cut image with black pen or marker. This way you'll hide white edges and any white space you didn't cut off. Your paper pieced image will look much better.

As I decided to keep this card as simple as possible with a lot of white space, I played a bit more with the image. I glued a piece of an acetate on the window and covered tires, double bucket and pivot points with gloss resin to create glossy accents.
TIP: Use scraps of acetate sheets to create windows on objects. It looks very interesting. :o)
TIP: You can create glossy accents on your cards not only with Ranger's product Glossy Accents. I use gloss resin super-clear. I pour medium on a piece of paper and add it on the parts I want with crafting needle. You can also use toothpicks, sewing needle etc.

I heat embossed a sentiment on a piece of black cardstock paper scrap and cut out a banner shape.
TIP: Don't throw away any paper. Even the smallest pieces can be used for something. 

After all parts were dry, I put everything together. I glued 3-D foams on the back of the excavator and banner and glued them on a white cardstock card base. I used 2 different thick 3-D foams.
TIP: Use different thick 3-D foams on your CAS cards. Pop-up elements will look even more interesting.

At the end I embellished card with enamel stickers. :o)

Card dimensions: 102 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4")

List of supplies: 

• Create a Smile 'Whimsical Wheels' Stamp Set
• The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS) 'From Us' Stamp Set (shop is closed)
• Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' Paper Pack
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Faber-Castell black permanent marker F
• Stabilo Pens (Markers) 68:
• Yellow 44
• Black 46
• Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' Enamel Stickers
• acetate sheet scrap
• strong double sided adhesive tape
• 3-D foams
• Gloss Resin Gel Super Clear
• MS scoring board
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors 
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• crafting needle
• powder bag

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 is direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Create a Smile April projects
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Crafting By Designs, April Anything Goes
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

3) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #136 - Anything Goes

4) Paru's Card Making Challenges, April Challenge: Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Crafty Milka

Four Rainbow Circles Cards (Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016, #10, #11, #12, #13)

Hi everyone! :o)

Finally sunny here!!! I'm bursting with happiness!!! :o)

Today I'll be sharing couple CAS (clean and simple) cards I made for a Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 personal challenge. I'll post them in separate posts through the day. :o)

If you like, visit my Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 page, where you can find more about my challenge, photo gallery and links to each card. :o)


First up today are these Rainbow Circles Cards.

A while ago I saw a gorgeous card made by Elaine of Craft-E-Place and fell in love with it. Such a brilliant CAS design! I had to CASE it. :o)

First I made this one.

I heat embossed circles on a white watercolor paper panel, colored them in watercolor technique with Stabilo Markers and glued the panel on a card base. Large circles are form Jane's Doodles 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set, which is retired, and smaller circles from Create a Smile 'Perfect Tune' Stamp set. Then, I heat embossed a sentiment from The Alley Way Stamps 'From Us' stamp set on a black cardstock paper stripe, cut the banner shape, glued 3D foams on the back of the banner and glued it on the card. At the end I rounded two opposite corners of the card with paper puncher and my card was finished.

Learn how to  how to watercolor using inexpensive Stabilo pens in a great video tutorial by Julia Altermann, 

I was so satisfied with my card I had to make one more. I rotated the first card and made this one.

As I was making my cards I decided these two will be for my adorable twin nephews, Jan and Žan. They are my cousin's sons and will turn two in May. :o)

I have more twins in my family, cousins Tanja and Sandra. I decided to make similar cards for them too.

And close up look...

I'm very satisfied with my cards and I'm sure twins will like them. :o) Thank you Elaine for the inspiration!!! :o)

Each card measures: 101 mm x 133 mm (4 x 5 1/4").

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Geometric Patterns' Stamp Set (retired)
• Create a Smile 'Perfect Tune' Stamp Set
• The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS) 'From Us' Stamp Set (shop is closed)
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• black cardstock paper
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Stabilo Pens (Markers) 68:
• Yellow 44
• Orange 54
• Red 48
• Green 43
• Light Blue 57
• Dark Blue/Indigo 32
• Violet 55
• UHU universal glue
• 3D foams
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• Marabu fine round paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• rounded corner paper puncher
• water
• paper towels

I am entering my cards 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) bastel-tarum, Challenge #39 Regenbogen/Rainbow or Natur/Nature or Garten/Garden (one, combination of two or all three)
I used Rainbow colors.

2) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, March: Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #133 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stay around, next card coming soon. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Crafty Milka

Happy Birthday Washi Tape Card (Crafty Creations Challenges #310 + Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016, #5)

Hi everyone! :o)

On Wednesday a new challenge started at Crafty Creations Challenges.

Our theme for this fortnight is #310 - Sentiment as a Focal Point.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Craft Classes Online, with a great prize for our random winner: free online class valued up to $25. Awesome, right. :o)

For this challenge I made this Happy Birthday Washi Tape Card.

First I glued Create a Smile's Washi Tapes on a white cardstock card base.

I cut two pieces of the white cardstock and stamped word 'birthday' on wider piece. This sentiment is from TAWS 'From Us' Stamp Set, which I won over at TAWS couple of months ago. :o)

I glued 3D foams on the back of white cardstock pieces and glued them on the card base.

Then I heat embossed in black die-cut 'happy', run over edges with black permanent marker and placed it on the card. I don't have a die-cutting machine. I got this die-cut from my friend Kristina from kristina's art corner, among other crafty stuff. :o)

Enamel dots matching Washi Tapes as a finishing touch, and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 134 mm (4" x 5 1/4").

List of supplies: 

• Create a Smile 'Coral Arrows' Washi Tape
• Create a Smile 'Mint Drops' Wasni Tape
• Create a Smile 'Yellow Ovals' Washi Tape
• Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' enamel stickers
• Mama Elephant 'Happy Script' white cardstock paper die-cut
• The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS) 'From Us' Stamp Set
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Primary Ebony, Regular, WH00R)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller
• 3D foams
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors 
• crafting needle
• tweezers
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

I hope you'll like my today's project and get inspired. Stop by the Crafty Creations Challenges to see beautiful creations from my Design Team Mates and join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your projects. :o)

This CAS (clean and simple) card is fifth card I made for a Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 personal challenge. If you want to find out more about it, just follow the link provided. :o)

Also, this is my last project as the DT Member at Crafty Creations Challenges. This was a hard decision for me, but necessary. It was an honor and great pleasure to be a part of the Team for 14 months. Thank you my dearest ladies for inspiration, support, fun and joy! :o)

I am entering my card 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) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #301 - Always Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Create a Smile March projects
This is my 3rd entry.

3) CRAFT-alnica, Izziv /Challenge #155: Washi Trak / Washi Tape 

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I'll be sharing two more cards. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Crafty Milka

Wish Big Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #126)

Happy Friday everyone :-D

It´s time for a new challenge at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

The theme for this fortnight is #126, Fotoinspiration / Photo Inspiration. 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Görlach GmbH, with a fabulous prize for one lucky winner, small surprise pack. :-D 

I was inspired with beautiful Rainbow colors and made this CAS (clean and simple), Wish Big Card. 

First I stamped sentiment 'Wish Big' on a white watercoloring paper. I used The Alley Way Stamps 'Lite Brite' stamp set. I was one of The Alley Way Stamps June New Release Winners and I won this amazing stamp set. This was the first time I used it, but surely not last. :-D

I used Ink smooshing technique for coloring. I love this technique!!! :-D

This is my second card I made using Ink smooshing technique. I've tried it for the first time couple of weeks ago. Here you can see the first card I made using this technique, as well as details about how I've learned it and helpful links.

I used Stabilo markers, plastic pocket bag, water and bottle sprayer. I added some color on plastic pocket bag, sprayed it with water and smooshed color on the panel. I was adding color by color, couple of layers, drying them between.

When I was satisfied with colors and pattern, I glued the panel on a black cardstock panel and then all together on a white card base. I would use black cardstock paper card base, but I had only one piece of black cardstock in my stash and didn't want to buy new one. I made a decision not to buy any paper until I use most of what I have, and I do have it a lot, especially scraps. :-D

Card dimensions are 139 mm x 107 mm (5 1/2" x 4 1/4").

List of supplies: 

• The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS) 'Lite Brite' stamp set  
• white cardstock paper (card base) 
• black cardstock paper 
• white watercoloring paper 
• Stabilo Pens 68 (Red 68/48, Orange 68/54, Yellow 68/44, Light Green 68/33, Light Blue 68/57, Dark Blue 68/41, Violet 68/55) 
• UHU universal glue
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• plastic pocket bag 
• sprayer bottle
• hairdryer 
• water
• paper towels 
• working mat 

I hope you'll like my today's card. Hop over to the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous projects my Design Team Mates and our Guest Designers made for this challenge. Do join us, we can´t wait to see your projects. :-D

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 is a direct link to blog or challenge home page. 

1) Crafting By Designs, September Anything Goes Challenge

2) djkardkreations, NBUS (never before used schtuff) #5 - Anything Goes
My NBUS is The Alley Way Stamps (TAWS) 'Lite Brite' stamp set.
This is my 1st entry to this challenge. 

3) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #120 - Anything Goes 

4) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Simon Says STAMPtember: Use a Stamp
I used clear stamp. 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

5) The Alley Way Stamps, September TAWS projects link up party

Thank you so much for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :-D 

Crafty Milka