12 Days of Christmas - Day 3 - I Love Math Challenge #18

 

Hello everyone and welcome to 3rd Day of my 12 Days of Christmas Series and a new I Love Math Challenge! :o)

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

Yes, this challenge should start earlier this month, but it wasn't possible for me to prepare everything earlier, so it's starting today.

My AMAZING Designers Collaborators are on a break from this challenge, to take a well deserved rest from everything at the end of this year. :o)

IMPORTANT: This challenge will last only one month.

I picked a theme for this challenge and it's Christmas/Winter MATH Project.

Christmas/Winter Themed any kind of project: card, layout, box, mixed media... Project must have visible mathematical element/elements: numbers, shapes, lines, formulas, spirals... it can be a box... it can be inspired by some mathematician... There are infinite possibilities. :o)

And here is my take on the challenge: Sour Cream Container Christmas Gift Box . :o)

To make this Christmas Gift Box, I was inspired with a project I created last year: Sour Cream Containers Advent Calendar.

My math elements are:

• sour cream container box - geometric solid: tetrahedron (a triangular pyramid)
• embellishments - geometric shape: circle

How I made this Christmas Gift Box... 

First I folded the container. I found great photo tutorial here.

I used 3" x 6" patterned paper and folded a cream container following the tutorial. I left one side of the container unglued and open to fill it later.

I glued a sticker on a white cardstock paper scrap, cut out the circle, glued 3-D foams on the back of the circle and embellished the container with it.

On the unglued part, I pierced a hole with a crafting needle, placed a decorative brad through the hole and my gift box was finished.

Really easy and fun to make. It's a cute way to give a tiny gift to someone. It can be filled with treats, cookie, puzzles... :o)

List of supplies:

• Crafter's Companion Bebunni Christmas 6" x 6" Designer Paper Pad
• white cardstock paper
• Christmas sticker (bought at the local store DM)
• decorative brad
• double sided adhesive tape
• 3-D square foam 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• crafting needle

Now it's your turn...

Create a Christmas/Winter Themed any kind of project: card, layout, box, mixed media... Project must have visible mathematical element/elements: numbers, shapes, lines, formulas, spirals... it can be a box... it can be inspired by some mathematician... There are infinite possibilities. :o)

More details about the challenge...

Challenge Starts: December 27th, 2020, 10:00 PM CET (UTC +1)

Challenge Ends: January 27th, 2021, 9:55 PM CET (UTC +1)

IMPORTANT: This challenge will last only one month.

Challenge rules:

1. Math: Anything Goes
2. Project: Anything Goes
3. Theme: Christmas/Winter
4. Design: any design
5. Create a Christmas/Winter Themed any kind of project: card, layout, box, mixed media... Project must have visible mathematical element/elements: numbers, shapes, lines, formulas, spirals... it can be a box... it can be inspired by some mathematician... There are infinite possibilities. :o)
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!
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16. You are welcome to combine your project to as many challenges as you want.
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Prize: 

One Jane's Doodles stamp set of winner's choice.
I will select four favorite projects (TOP 4) from all entries, which will be featured here on my blog on January 31st, 2021, 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 February 7th, 2021, 11:59 PM, CET (UTC +1). Unconfirmed prize will be redrawn and given to another TOP 4.
If there will be 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 with your Math creations. I 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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Whale of a Day Mini Circle Card (Jane's Doodles DT September Spotlight)

 

Hi everyone! :o)

Last weekend I planed to share my Jane's Doodles spotlight projects that I made in June, July, August and September, but I didn't share them here on my blog (full list of projects that I planed to share here). I managed to share all except my September's JD spotlight projects. My plan was to share them on Sunday, but I spent the day outside and didn't have strength to write after I came home.

Today I'll be sharing my September spotlights and my JD spotlight project from last week, three spotlights in total, all in separate blog posts. My posts are scheduled and will go live every hour.

First up today is this Whale of a Day Mini Circle Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Tuesday, September 15th, 2020.  :o)

To make this card I used stamps from a GORGEOUS Jane's Doodles 'Whales' stamp set. Jane's whales from the set are the most beautiful and realistic whale images that I'm familiar with available as stamps. ♥

A tiny heart is from Jane's Doodles 'Monster Squad' stamp set.

How I made my card...

First I made a card base. I cut two circles from a white cardstock paper and glued them together on top.

For a panel, I cut a circle form a watercolor paper, slightly smaller than the card base. I stamped a sentiment on the panel, following a circular shape of the panel. Between sentiments I stamped the tiny heart.

Next up was coloring of the panel. I went with ink smooshing technique. I used blue tone Stabilo markers, a plastic pocket bag, a sprayer bottle and water. I added some color on the 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 with a heat tool, until I was satisfied with color.

My panel wrapped quite a lot, so I flattened it with an iron. I placed the panel between two printing papers and ironed it. Flat. :o)

I love dimension on my cards, so I added a bit of dimension to the panel. I used white cardstock paper scraps for it. I cut two circles from the scrap paper, slightly smaller than the panel, glued them together and glued the panel on them. Then I glued everything on the card base.

Next up was an image. I used a gorgeous Orca (also known as Killer Whale, lat. Orcinus orca). Find more about Orcas on National Geographic pages (here).

I stamped the Orca on the watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Stabilo markers. I used two colors: black and grey for shading a white part of Orca.

How? I scribbled a color on an acrylic block, picked up the color with a damp paint brush and colored the image. With a clean wet brush I spread the color and blended where needed.

Coloring (and watercoloring) with Stabilo markers is a technique I've learned couple years ago from a very talented crafter/cardmaker, Julia Alterman. She filmed and shared few video tutorials on how to use inexpensive Stabilo markers (find them here). Thank you Julia!!! :o)

After drying, I fussy cut the Orca and traced edges with the black marker. I stamped another Orca on a piece of the white cardstock paper, colored it with the grey marker, fussy cut it, leaving white thin border around it, and glued the watercolored Orca over it. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is thin and I needed a thicker image. :o)

Lastly, I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the Orca, glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: d = 81 mm (3 3/16")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Whales' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Monster Squad' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• lightest blue 68/13
• light blue 68/57
• mid blue 68/41
• dark blue 68/32
• light grey 68/94
• black 68/46
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• round acrylic block
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• Xcut self healing working mat
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• scissors
• water
• paper towels
• iron
• printing paper

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by at 5 PM, when my second card for today is scheduled. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Sour Cream Containers Advent Calendar (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Happy Friday! :o)

I hope you're all well. Another busy week and I didn't find any time to write here on my blog. Today I'll be sharing two projects with you, both my DT spotlights for Jane's Doodles, one for last week and other for today. I'll be sharing my projects in two separate blog posts. :o)


On Wednesday, December 4th, 2019, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Sour Cream Containers Advent Calendar. :o)

I made this Advent Calendar for my nieces. They were thrilled. :o)

To make this Advent Calendar I used patterned paper and adorable numeral stamps from Jane's Doodles 'ABC's' stamp set.



How I made this Advent Calendar... 

First I folded containers. I found great photo tutorial here.

I used 3" x 6" paper and folded 24 sour cream containers following the tutorial. I left one side of each container unglued and open to fill them later.

After folding, I filled containers, each with two same chocolate candies, glued opened part and "closed" containers.

Then I worked on numerals. I die cut circles in from white and a Kraft cardstock paper. I stamped numbers from 1 to 24 on each circle, using Kraft color ink pad. Lastly, I glued numbered circles on each container and my project was finished. :o)

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'ABC's' stamp set
• Crafter's Companion Bebunni Christmas 6" x 6" Designer Paper Pad
• white cardstock paper
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• UHU liquid glue
• double sided adhesive tape
• Sizzix Big Shot
• My Favorite Things, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block 102 mm x 102 mm
• scissors

I'm linking my project to a challenge:

Uniko, Challenge #56 - Christmas
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by in two hours, I'll be sharing one more project. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Rainbow Butterfly Gatefold Window Card (IC #11)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this Rainbow Butterfly Gatefold Window Card. :o)

I made this Interactive (IC) GATEFOLD WINDOW 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 an eleventh 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.

To make this card I was inspired with GORGEOUS cards made by Vicky Papaioannou. You can find them on her blog here and a video tutorial here. Thank you for the inspiration and tutorial, Vicky!!! :o)

How I made this card...

For a card base I used a white cardstock paper cut to 7 1/2" x 5". I scored the paper at 1 7/8" and 5 5/8" on the longer side and folded paper along scored lines. I got a card base measured 3 3/4" x 5". Then I die cut butterfly on the gate flaps, half on one and half on second, just like Vicky did in her video, and my card base was finished.

For the inside I decided to go with die cut inlay technique. I cut a rainbow patterned paper panel, slightly smaller than the card base and die cut the butterfly in it. I die cut another butterfly in a white cardstock paper scrap. I glued the panel inside the card and glued all die cut pieces on their place. To add more interest to the butterfly, I drew white dots on butterfly's wings using a white pigment ink pen.

Then I created a belt that will keep the card closed. I heat embossed a sentiment in white on a vellum paper and cut it to a desirable size. I wrapped the vellum belt around the card (not too tight), removed it and glued two endings together to form a belt. I placed the belt on the card to keep it closed and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'You Got This' stamp set (sentiment)
• Sizzix butterfly thinlits die
• white cardstock paper
• vellum paper
• Lawn Fawn 'Really Rainbow' petite paper pack
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• UHU liquid glue
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Crystal Katana
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat it Tool
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• crafting needle

I LOVE how my card turned out!!! :o)

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

Milka

Rainbow Snail Mail Mini Card (IC #10)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this Rainbow Snail Mail Mini Card. :o)

I made this Interactive (IC) RIBBON/TWINE 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 tenth 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.

I learned how to make this type of card from Jennifer McGuire. Such a clever design. Love it!!! Here is a link to Jennifer's video tutorial: Ribbon Slider Cards. :o)

I loved Jennifer's card with a snail in the video and decided to go with same theme on my card. Thank you for the inspiration and tutorial, Jennifer!!! :o)

How I made this card...

First I made a card construction. I followed steps from Jennifer's McGuire video tutorial.

Next up was an image. I used SUPER CUTE tiny snail from Najlepši par 'Igrivi palčki' stamp set. I received the set as a happy mail present from my friend crafter Valentina of Barvito malo mesto. :o) Love the set sooooo much!!! :o)

I die cut a wonky stitched circle from a white cardstock paper and stamped the snail on the circle. I colored the snail with colored pencils and coated his house with a transparent varnish to create glossy accents. I left the image dry for couple hours.

After drying, I glued 3-D foam on the circle, glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements (pocket): 76 mm x 89 mm (3" x 3.5")

List of supplies :

• Najlepši par 'Igrivi palčki' stamp set
• My Favorite Things, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX
• white cardstock paper
• Lawn Fawn 'Really Rainbow' petite paper pack
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Fantasy colored pencil, skin color
• Koh-i-noor woodless colored pencils:
• chrome yellow 1
• reddish orange 2
• carmine red 10
• white twine
• UHU liquid glue
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 3 mm
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• scissors
• crafting needle
• hole puncher (medium size)
• hammer
• plank board

I LOVE how my card turned out!!! :o)

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

Milka

Rainbow Unicorn Confetti Launching Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight + IC #9)

Hi everyone! :o)

I hope you're all enjoying the weekend and having a great time. :o)

Yesterday was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I shared this Rainbow Unicorn Confetti Launching Card. :o)

This is a CONFETTI LAUNCHING CARD. I made this Interactive Card (IC) 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 ninth 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.

To make this card I was inspired by wishes of my niece Nika (5). Prior her birthday (in March) she asked for a card that has an Unicorn, Rainbow colors, blue and/or pink colors in abundance, as that are her favorite colors, and it had to shake or throw confetti. :o) Task successfully completed. She was overwhelmed. :o)

I used stamps from two BEAUTIFUL Jane's Doodles stamp sets: Unicorn and Magical, and tiny heart dies from 'Stinks' dies.

How I made this card...

I stamped an adorable Unicorn on a watercolor paper and watercolored it using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the Unicorn and traced edges with black marker.

I stamped one more Unicorn on a white cardstock paper, colored it with black marker and fussy cut it, this time leaving white thin border around the Unicorn.

I glued both images together, the watercolored Unicorn over the black one. I did this because the watercolor paper I use is very thin and I needed thicker image for my card.

I drew sparkles on the Unicorn with a white gel pen and a white pigment ink pen. To do so, I was inspired with my own card made last year during my personal challenge (here), originally inspired by amazing coloring by Marika Gewalli (here). :o)

With the image ready, I worked on a card construction.

I prepared a white top folded card base, a rainbow patterned paper panel and two white cardstock paper panels. I glued the rainbow patterned paper panel on the front of the card base. I stamped a sentiment 'Make a Wish' on one white cardstock paper panel and glued it on the card base, over the patterned paper panel. I glued some 3-D foam on the Unicorn and glued it on the card base front.

Then I stamped a sentiment 'Happy Birthday' on the other white panel and glued it inside the card.

I didn't stamp sentiments perfectly and I don't have any stamping tool, so I fixed the sentiments and fill tiny gaps with a black fine liner. :o)

Next up was a confetti flinger. I saw at  Jennifer McGuire how to assemble the confetti flinger (here). I don't have dies Jennifer used to make the confetti flinger, instead I drew my own confetti flinger template. I didn't manage to draw the template on a computer and to share it with you, but you can find great tutorial on how to make confetti flinger (from start to beginning, including template) on Karolyn Loncon blog. Mine template is a bit smaller.

Following my template, I made the confetti flinger from the white cardstock paper and a tiny envelope from a vellum paper. I assembled the flinger and glued it inside the card. Then I glued tiny envelope on the flinger. I tested the mechanism, but it didn't work so well. The vellum paper I used was not thin enough and confetti didn't launch. As I didn't have any other thin paper in my stash, I curved envelope edges a bit, to leave some open space on the envelope. I tested the mechanism again... successful. :o)

With the mechanism working properly, I could make the final steps. I die cut bunch of tiny hearts from the patterned paper scraps and the white cardstock paper scraps, filled the flinger envelope with confetti, set the flinger and closed the card with a tiny clothes pin, just to ensure card won't open until birthday girl opened it. :o)

Here is a short video of confetti flinger in action. I don't have movie editor option to make slow motion video, so I'm sharing it with you as it is. :o)

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

List of supplies :

• Jane's Doodles 'Unicorn' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Magical' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Stinks' dies
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• vellum paper
• Lawn Fawn 'Really Rainbow' petite paper pack
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Festive Berries
• Spiced Marmalade
• Mustard Seed
• Twisted Citron
• Cracked Pistachio
• Lucky Clover
• Salty Ocean
• Blueprint Sketch
• Wilted Violet
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Uniball Signo White
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink pen
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• two small white rubber bands
• tiny light blue clothes pin
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Sizzix Big Shot
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• Martha Stewart scalloped paper puncher (to punch tiny holes on the confetti flinger)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• paper towels
• water

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

Milka