I Love Math Challenge #17

Hello everyone and welcome to a new I Love Math Challenge!

This is our seventeenth challenge. If you're new to my blog, you can find all about the challenge here.

A theme for this challenge is picked by our dear Željka: NINE.

In this challenge we are creating a Nature themed Card using 9 elements, same or different. Sentiments are counting as one element (words are not counted separately).

A bit about number 9...

Nine (9) is a natural number. It's the highest single-digit number in the decimal system. A group of nine is called an Ennead.

Source: New World Encyclopedia, https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/9_(number)

More about number 9: New World Encyclopedia (meaning of number 9), Mystical Numbers (Number 9 - Meaning, Symbolism and Fun Facts).

And now inspiration from the team...

First one is from Željka.

9 = 8 butterflies + 1 sentiment

Beautiful rainbow slimline card. Love the layout and how butterflies overlap. ♥ Jump over to Željka's blog and find more details about her card. :o)

Here is Valentina's take on the challenge.

9 = 8 sea elements + 1 sentiment

GORGEOUS elegant card!!! LOVE!!! ♥ Jump over to Valentina's blog and find more details about her card. :o)

Here is Kaja's take on the challenge.

9 = 3 clouds + 2 mice + 1 ice cream + 1 basket + 1 ant + 1 sentiment

Super cuteness overload!!! ♥ I LOVE Kaja's take on the challenge, her adorable card and a lovely scene. LOVE it!! ♥ Jump over to Kaja's blog and find more details about her card. :o)

Here is Neha's take on the challenge.

9 elements = water, air, fire, earth, sun, wood, thunder, snow and a sentiment

STUNNING!!! Gorgeous elegant design. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! ♥ Jump over to Neha's blog and find more details about her card. :o)

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), Rainbow Snails Card. :o)

9 = 8 rainbow snails + sentiment

How I made my card...

To make this card I used an adorable snail stamp from Stacey Yacula Studio (Purple Onion Designs) and a Purple Onion Designs 'Thank You' sentiment stamp.

First I made a tri-fold card base. I used a white cardstock paper.

I stamped snails and the sentiment on a white cardstock panel, same size as the card base. After an ink dried, I colored snails' bodies with colored pencils. 

Then I colored snails' houses with Distress Inks and a Wink of Stella Clear Brush. I pressed each ink pad on an acrylic block, picked up colors, one by one, with the Wink of Stella Brush and colored snails' houses in rainbow colors.

As a finishing touch I drew white highlights with a white pigment ink pen and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: 172 mm x 83 mm  (6 3/4" x 3 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Purple Onion Designs, Stacey Yacula Studio 'Garden Bugs' (set of 3)
• Purple Onion Designs 'Thank You sentiment'
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• TOZ Color Pencils:
• skin color 
• pink
• Stabilo Color Pencil, reddish pink
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Festive Berries
• Candied Apple
• Spiced Marmalade
• Mustard Seed
• Twisted Citron
• Salty Ocean
• Blueprint Sketch
• Wilted Violet
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• Uniball Signo White pigment ink pen
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• round acrylic block
• pencil
• eraser
• ruler

Love the shimmer. :o)

Now it's your turn...

Create a Nature themed Card using 9 elements, same or different, on your card. If you are using a sentiment, it's counting as one element. Words are not counted separately.

More details about the challenge...

Challenge Starts: August 30th, 2020, 10:00 PM CEST (UTC +2)

Challenge Ends: October 30th, 2020, 9:55 PM CET (UTC +1)

Challenge rules:

1. Math: Nine (must use 9 elements on your card)
2. Project: Card
3. Theme: Nature
4. Design: any card design
5. Create a Nature themed Card using 9 elements, same or different, on your card. If you are using a sentiment, it's counting as one element. Words are not counted separately.
6. The challenge is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.
7. You don't have to be a Math Lover to join this challenge. :o)
8. Your creation must be new. Please do not link creation that has been posted prior to the day the challenge started.
9. Projects must be handmade!
10. Any stamp company/artist is welcome.
11. Any craft supply company/artist is welcome.
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14. Display Challenge badge in your blog post.
15. Link up as many projects as you want.
16. You are welcome to combine your project to as many challenges as you want.
17. No blog hop and direct selling links are allowed here.
18. Link your direct blog post and not your entire blog, so we could locate your creation.
19. Please turn off word verification.
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21. Have fun!

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Prize: 

One Jane's Doodles stamp set of winner's choice.
Željka, Kaja, Neha, Valentina and I will select four favorite projects (TOP 4), which will be featured here on my blog on November 20th, 2020, during the day.
Among TOP 4, there will be a random draw (using Random.org) for one lucky winner who will then receive the prize. :o)
Winner has to confirm the prize in a week, by November 27th, 2020, 11:59 PM, CET (UTC +1). Unconfirmed prize will be redrawn and given to another TOP 4.
If we have 4 or less entries to the challenge, all projects will be considered as TOP projects.


I hope you'll like the new challenge theme, get inspired and join us with your Math creations. We can't wait to see what you'll create. :o)

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Just leave me a comment on this blog post or send me an e-mail.


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


Milka 

 

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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