Wish Dangle Card (LMMS Inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's Little Miss Muffet Stamps Inspiration Week and I made this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Wish Dangle Card. :o)

For this card I used adorable LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Wish Dangle' digital stamp. There are more Dangle images inspired by the Zentangle drawing method in LMMS shop and you can find them all here. So cute! :o)


How I made this card...

I made a layout on my computer and printed it out directly on a card base, for which I used Canson XL Mixed Media 300 g Paper. I love it!! :o)

After an hour of drying (to prevent ink smearing), I watercolored the image with Distress Inks. First I colored background shades and then Dangle. When I watercolor, I prefer to color background first and then an image. :o)

Lastly, I highlighted colored parts of the image with white pen 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 'Wish Dangle' digital stamp
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Spiced Marmalade
• Barn Door
• Twisted Citron
• Cracked Pistachio
• Lucky Clover
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• Uniball Signo White
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• printer
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• 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 Stamps and More, Challenge #219 - CAS (clean and simple)
This is my 1st entry to this challenge

2) Digi Designs Challenge Blog, Hand Colored Image Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, LPOCF #45 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

4) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #191 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

5) The Daily Marker, 6th 30 Day Coloring Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 
colored: DAY 10

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

Milka

Bat About You Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Bat About You Card.

I made this card for my honey, for our aniversary. We start dating on Halloween night 10 years ago. :o)

To make this card I was inspired with several cards:

• layout inspired with my own, Mr. Bitty Halloween Card
• scene, theme, color scheme and sentiment inspired with a super adorable card made by Francine Vuillème of 1001 cartes
• watercolor technique and pop up elements inspired with my own, Follow Your Dreams Card

I used an adorable 'Mr. Bitty' image. He is so cute and fun!! :o)

I made a layout on my computer (MS Word - Insert - Picture - Insert - Shape - Oval) and printed it out on a thick watercolor paper panel and stamped some hearts on the panel. I printed one more bat and stamped hearts on a watercolor paper scrap, because I wanted dimension on my card and I went with paper piecing. 

I also wrote a sentiment on my computer (MS Word - Insert - Text Box; text box color: black, font color: white) and printed it out on the watercolor paper scrap.

I used same watercolor paper for all elements, because I like it's texture and I wanted all elemnts to have same texture. This watercolor paper is my favorite paper ever!! I got couple of sheets from my friend while I was staying in Ivanić-Grad last week. As soon as I find out what that paper is (company name and type), I'm getting bunch of it. :o)

As always when I print images, I left everything dry for an hour before coloring. This prevents ink smering when watercoloring. I also try to avoid lines while coloring to prevent ink smearing.

I colored everything in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. First I colored a blue background and after drying, the Moon. I splattered whole panel with water and dried it. I colored bat and hearts with black marker, because it looks nicer and gives extra shade to paper pieced images.

Then I colored bat and hearts stamped on paper scraps also in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I fussy cut them out, colored edges with black marker and glued them over the black images on the panel.

At the end I put all elements together. I glued the panel on a top folded white card base, cut out the baner shape for my sentiment, colored edges with black marker, glued 3-D foams on the back of the banner and placed it on the card. A bit of gloss resin on Mr. Bitty's eyes to create glossy accents and my card was finished. :o)

Dimensions: 99 mm x 131 mm (3 15/16" x 5 3/16")

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Mr. Bitty' digital stamp
• 'A Little Pot' free font from Kevin&Amanda
• Jane's Doodles 'Double Trouble' stamp set (hearts)
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• thick watercolor paper (panel, sentiment, images) Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• printer
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Candied Apple
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• Stabilo Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Unibal Signo White
• UHU liquid glue
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• 3-D foam squares (5 mm x 5 mm x 2 mm)
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #2
• 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
• water
• paper towels

I hope you enjoyed my KBD spotlight card for this month. Check out more cute images at the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Store, Kitty Bee Designs Blog and Kitty Bee Designs FB. :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 #217 - Make Your Mark

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Cards und More Shop Blog, Challenge no. 5 - Anything Goes
This is my 7th entry to this challenge.

3) Crafty Creations Challenges, Watercolor
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #335 - Always Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

5) Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Wonderful Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

6) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

Hi everyone! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Today we are featuring ADORABLE new stamp set released into the store, Unicorn. Love!!! :o)

Unicorn

For today's Blog Hop I made this Follow Your Dreams Card.

How I made my card...

I stamped a sentiment, Moon, stars and Unicorn on a watercolor paper panel and colored the background in watercolor technique. I stamped more images on a different watercolor paper, colored them in watercolor technique, fussy cut them out and colored all edges with black marker. Then I glued the panel on a card base and glued colored images on the card using different thickness 3-D foams and glue. I wanted different levels of dimension on my card.

Lastly I drew black frame around the scene I created and my card was finished.

Techniques: stamping, watercolor, fussy cutting, doodling

Dimensions:  101 mm x  133 mm (4" x 5 1/4")

At the bottom of this post you can find all supplies I used for making this card. :o)

Last week I was staying at my parents in Ivanić-Grad. I took 'Unicorn' stamp set with me so my nieces Tea (6) and Nika (2) could play with these adorable stamps too. Tea stamped her own scenes and colored them with colored pencils and distress inks. Nika told me what and where to stamp for her (unicorn which she called "horsey") and she colored him with colored pencils.

Tea (6)

Nika (2)

Nika & Tea

And now to the Blog Hop prize...

Our generous Jane will be giving away one stamp set of winners choice from the Jane's Doodles store to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs along the Hop for your chance to win. 

Here is the Blog Hop order:

Jane
Neha
Me (Milka)
Vesna
Marion
Zrinka
Ange
Kaja

Vika
Jennifer McGuire (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles

Jane will announce winner tomorrow, Friday, October 28th (edited) on Saturday, October 29th. Also, Jane is having 20% off sale on all clear stamp sets.

I hope you enjoyed on my stop today. Link to this post will be in a right sidebar (Featured Post), until Blog Hop ends.

Now hop over to Vesna's blog and see what she created for today's hop.

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. Happy hopping and good luck to all! :o)

Milka

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Unicorn' stamp set
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• white watercolor paper (images)
• thick textured watercolor paper (panel; got couple of sheets from my friend; it's amazing) Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• Black Soot
• Stabilo Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen F (fine) 0.6 mm
• UHU liquid glue
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• foam tape 1 mm thick
• 3-D foam squares, 5 mm x 5 mm x 2 mm
• 3-D foam squares, 5 mm x 5 mm x 3 mm
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #2
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. 3/0
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. 5/0
• Ranger Heat it Craft Tool
• paper towels
• water

Panda Cutie Card (Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Kitty Bee Designs and I made this Panda Cutie Card.

I used super cute 'Panda Cutie' from 2013 January Panda Releases. These Pandas are melting my heart. Love them all!! :o)

I printed the Panda on a white cardstock paper, stamped circles around Panda's eyes and colored them with black pen, as well as Panda's muzzle. Super fast and simple coloring. I fussy cut Panda and traced edges with black marker.

Then I colored chipboard speech bubble with Black Soot Distress Inks and edges with black marker. I left it dry on air couple of hours. Sometimes I use heat tool to dry chipboard faster.

For my card layout I used sketch and current challenge theme 'Use any kind of a banner', from Task for Two Tuesday Challenge, super fun challenge blog from Germany, owned by two very talented Ladies, Birka and Wiebke. Thank you girls for all the fun stuff you share on your blogs! :o)

And here's the sketch... I rotated it and put a sentiment on the top. :o)

*** Nutze Banner ***

- use any kind of a banner -

I cut out two banners, one from designer paper and other from textured black cardstock paper. I so much like this textured cardstock paper I bought over two years ago. I thought I have none, but found some scraps in my stash while I was organizing the mess. Happiness overload!! :o) (Note to myself: keep your paper scraps organized.)

Lastly, I assembled all pieces together. I glued banners and chipboard speech bubble directly on a top folded white card base, glued 3-D foams on the back of the Panda and placed it on the card. Two enamel dots as a finishing touch and this cutie is ready to make someone happy. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Kitty Bee Designs 'Panda Cutie' Digital Stamp
• Create a Smile 'Eggstraordinary Egghunt' stamp set (circle.. panda's eyes)
• paper from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit
• white cardstock paper
• Florence cardstock paper - Canvas Texture (black)
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Stabilo Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Tim Holtz's Distress Ink, Black Soot
• Create a Smile 'Word Bubbles straight' chipboard
• Create a Smile 'Neat & Neutral' enamel stickers
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• 3-D foams
• printer
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• crafting needle

I hope you enjoyed my today's spotlight card. Check out more cute images at the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Store, Kitty Bee Designs Blog and Kitty Bee Designs FB. :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) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #204 - CAS
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

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

3) Task for Two Tuesday, Challenge #56 Bannerama Ding Dong! (use any kind of a banner)

4) The Daily Marker, 5th 30 Day Coloring Challenge
This is my 3rd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Trick or Treat Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone :-D 

Today it's my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles.

I made CAS (clean and simple), Trick or Treat Card.

I used adorable Jane's Doodles 'Winnie Halloween' stamp set.

I stamped images on a white cardstock paper scrap. I did this in masking technique.

I colored stamped image in watercoloring technique, using Distress Inks, water and fine brush.

After drying, I fussy cut the image and colored edges with black marker. I covered spider and pumpkins's tops with gloss resin to pop up that parts and to create glossy accents.

Then I stamped spider with Vintage Photo Distress Ink on a brown textured paper stripe. I glued the stamped stripe on a card base, added 3-D foams behind white panel and glued it on the card base, cut out two banners, stamped sentiment on one banner and glued both on the white panel. Then I added 3-D foams behind pumpkins image, placed the image on the card and glued three Skittles on the card.

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Winnie Halloween' stamp set 
• white cardstock paper
• Florence cardstock paper - Canvas Texture (brown)
• scrap of Sizix Spring digital papers, orange stripey (free for newsletter subscribers)
• Iridescent flat backed Pearls / Skittles 
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks 
• Spiced Marmalade
• Vintage Photo
• Brushed Corduroy
• Walnut Stain
• Black Soot) 
• Stabilo Pen 68/46 Black 
• UHU universal glue 
• 3-D foam self adhesive pads (5 mm x 5 mm x 1 mm) 
• gloss resin super clear
• scoring board 
• trimmer
• scissors
• tweezers 
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm) 
• Marabu fine paint brush no. #1
• Marabu fine paint brush no. #2
• crafting needle 
• hair dryer
• water
• post-it paper (for masking) 
• Washi tape (for masking)

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) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #281 - Always Anything Goes

2) Hiding in My Craft Room, HIMCR #218 - Any Holiday

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D


Crafty Milka