Mason Jar CAS Shaker Card (Jane's Doodles DT June Spotlight)

Happy Friday! :o)

This is my second post today. If you missed the first one, just scroll down, or follow a direct link here. I've announced my 6th Bloggoversary winner. :o)

This weekend I'll be sharing 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 yet. Two days ago I shared full list of projects that I'll be sharing (here).

Today I'm sharing my June and July spotlights, three spotlights in total, all in separate blog posts. My posts are scheduled and will go live every hour.

First one today is this CAS (clean and simple), Mason Jar Shaker Card. It was my spotlight project for Jane's Doodles on Thursday, June 4th, 2020.  :o)

To make this card, I was inspired with my own card that I made in April 2018 (here).

I used stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a mason jar from 'Life is Good' and a sentiment from 'Cactus'.

How I made my card...

I stamped the mason jar on a white cardstock paper panel and cut it out with sissors (I left a lid uncut). I traced the edges and colored the lid with a black marker. Then I glued an acetate sheet on the panel to close window.

I stamped the sentiment on the acetate window. I fixed some lines with a black fine liner. 

I stamped another jar on a white top folded card base. I ink blended it with Distress Inks. When I was satisfied with the color, I glued 3-D foam squares on the panel, filled the jar with transparent beads and glued the panel on the card base.

Then I stamped another lid on the white cardstock paper scrap and ink blended it with Distress Inks. I cut out the lid, traced edges with the black marker, glued 3-D foam squares on the lid and glued it over the black one.

To make my card sturdier, I glued another white cardstock paper panel inside the card.

As a finishing touch, I coated the lid with a Clear Wink of Stella and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Life is Good' stamp set (mason jar)
• Jane's Doodles 'Cactus' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper
• acetate sheet
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Mitsubishi Fine Liner Black 0.2
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• transparent beads
• acrylic sheet 
• UHU liquid glue
• foam sheet, 3 mm thick
• foam sheet scraps, 1 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools

CAS and interactive - LOVE!!! Here is a short video. :o)

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by at 10 PM, when my second card for today is scheduled. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Bee Happy CAS Shaker Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

I hope you're all well and enjoying the weekend. :o)

This Monday, May 25th, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles Blog and I made this Bee Happy CAS Shaker Card. :o)

To make this card I used stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a bee from 'Spring Icons' and a sentiment from discontinued stamp set 'Boris the Bunny'.

How I made my card....

First I worked on a shaker window.

I die-cut a honeycomb in two white cardstock paper panel, glued an acetate sheet over the window between two panels. I stamped the sentiment on the panel and glued the honexcomb die cut over the acetate window.

I blended Distress Inks on a white cardstock paper scrap, splattered the surface with water, dried it and repeated the process. When I was satisfied with the color, I glued  the ink blended scrap on a white top folded card base.

Then I glued 2 mm thick foam squares on the panel, filled window with transparent beads and glued the panel on the card base. I glued another white panel inside the card base to make my card sturdier.

Next up was the adorable bee. I paper pieced the image.

I stamped the bee twice on a watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. On one image I colored only wings and other bee's body. After drying, I fussy cut parts I needed and traced edges with black marker.

I stamped another bee on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut it, leaving thin white border around it. I colored the bee with a grey marker. I glued watercolored parts over the grey bee, first wings then body.

Lastly, I glued 1 mm thick foam squares at the back of the bee, glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

I really like how my card turned out. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Spring Icons' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Boris the Bunny' stamp set (discontinued) 
• Your Next Stamp 'Honey Drip and Honeycomb Combo' die set
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Ground Espresso 
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/94, Light Grey
• transparent beads
• UHU liquid glue
• Saqura Quickie Glue Pen
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• 3-D foam squares, 5 x 5 x 1 mm
• acrylic sheet 
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. 3/0
• Ranger Heat It Tool (for drying)
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools
• scissors
• paper towels 
• water

And here is a short video. :o)

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

Milka

Gemini Birthday Shaker Card (CASology Week #366 mid-inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

Last Tuesday, April 14th, 2020, a new challenge started at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Zodiac. :o)

There's still plenty of time to join the challenge, which ends on Monday, April 27th, 2020, 9 AM, CDT (UTC -5).

We also have a sponsor for this challenge: STAMPlorations. Find all details about the prize over at CASology blog.

I had one more card that fits our cue, so I'm bringing it today as mid-inspiration. I created the card last year, but I didn't share it anywhere yet.

And here is my 2nd take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), interactive, Gemini Birthday Shaker Card. :o)

Design defined: 

Shaker element can work well on CAS card.

How I made my card....

To make my card I used stamps from two Mama Elephant stamp sets: a Gemini image from 'Cosmic Stars' and a sentiment from 'Starry Night'.

I stamped the image on a watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the image and traced edges with black marker.

I stamped another image on a white cardstock paper and fussy cut it, leaving thin white border around it. I colored the image in black.

Then I glued together two images, watercolored one and black one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.

Next up was a shaker window.

First I die-cut a circle in a white cardstock paper panel, glued an acetate sheet over the window and stamped the sentiment on the panel.

Then I blended Distress Inks directly on a white top folded card base. I splattered the ink blended part with water and repeated process until I was satisfied with a color. I glued 3 mm thick foam squares on the panel, filled window with shaker mix and glued the panel on the card base.

Lastly, I glued some 3-D foam on the image, glued it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• Tea Dye
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• various sequins and beads
• UHU liquid glue
• foam squares 3 mm thick
• foam squares 2 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• My Favorite Things, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool
• water
• paper towels

And here is a short video. :o)

I hope you'll like my today's card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out my first card I made for this challenge (here), as well as cards my Design Teammates and our Guest Designer created. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your CAS creations. :o)

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman
Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo

Nancy Elrick
Sandie Munro

Sue Symens
Ma-Mi (Guest Designer)

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

Milka

Butterfly in Red Mandala Circle Card

Hi everyone! :o)

My 2nd post today. If you missed the first one just scroll down or follow a direct link here. :o)

My second project today is this Butterfly in Red Mandala Circle Card. I made this card for my mom who's birthday was a week ago. :o)

♥ I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST MOM!!! ♥

To make this card I CASEd a card I made for my mom's birthday last year (here). I went with same design and used same products, just went with different color scheme and only one butterfly on this card.

I used a GORGEOUS Create a Smile 'Mandala' cling stamp and Sizzix butterfly thinlits die.


How I made this card...

I heat embossed the Mandala in white on a watercolor paper. I colored the Mandala in watercolor technique using two Distress Inks, Spun Sugar and Festive Berries, and a lot of water. When I was satisfied with color, I dried the paper and cut the Mandala into a circle shape.

I cut another same size circle from a white cardstock paper and two larger circles. I glued two larger circles together on top and created a circle shaped card base.

Then I die cut the butterfly in the watercolored circle panel and four butterflies from the white cardstock paper.

With all pieces ready, I started assembling my card. First I glued the watercolored panel on the same size white cardstock circle. Then I glued butterflies. I combined die cut inlay and die cut stacking techniques. When I glued all pieces together, I glued the panel on the card base and my card was finished. :o)

Card measurements: d = 105 mm (4 1/8")

List of supplies:

• Create a Smile 'Mandala' cling stamp
• Sizzix butterfly thinlits die 
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Spun Sugar
• Festive Berries
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• UHU liquid glue
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Xcut self healing cutting mat A4
• EK Success Circle Cutters
• Crystal Katana
• crafting needle
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• paper towels
• water

I love how my card turned out, the texture and dimension I achieved by stacking butterflies. My mom also loved it. :o) Here is a short video of my finished card. :o)

I'm linking 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 Challenge, Challenge #179 - Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies Challenge, November 2019

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

3) Happy Little Stampers Watercolor Challenge, November 2019, Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I'll be posting two more times. Next post is up at 6 PM, CET (UTC +1). Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

13 Days of Halloween - Day 9 - Polymer Clay Dancing Ghost

Happy Halloween!!! :o)

Today I'm bringing DAY 9 of the 13 Days of Halloween series with this Polymer Clay Dancing Ghost sculpture. :o)

To make this tiny ghost I went with same design as on two ghosts that I shared couple days ago as one of my project from my 13 Days of Halloween series (here).

How I made my sculpture...

When I work with a polymer clay, I work on the glass surface plate I have. I find the glass to be best surface to work with the polymer clay. It's also very important to have clean hands, as the polymer clay picks absolutely everything from your hands or working surface.

I softened a night glow polymer clay with my hands. Polymer clay has to be softened, as it's not possible to work with hardened polymer clay. 

Using my hands and a glass working surface, I shaped the ghost. Using various modeling tools, I shaped holes for eyes and inserted a tiny black glass bead for each eye. Using a toothpick, I made a hole through the ghosts. Then I worked on wrinkles, shaping them with my hands.

When I was satisfied with the shape of the ghost, I baked it for 30 minutes in an oven following producer's instructions.

After baking, I put the ghost to cool on air. After cooling, I sanded it using a fine grit sanding paper .

Then I made a tiny polymer clay sphere, made a hole through it and baked it. This tiny part was for "closing" the bottom part of the ghost and to tie a nylon thread through it. After cooling, I tied the nylon thread around the sphere with a hole, thread it through the ghost and my tiny ghost was finished. :o)

I really like how this one turned out. And it glows in the dark. :o)

List of supplies:

• FIMO EFFECT polymer clay, night glow 04
• black glass beads (for eyes)
• modeling tools
• 32 cm x 32 cm x 1 cm glass plate
• oven
• baking paper
• baking plate
• fine grit sanding paper
• toothpick
• nylon thread

Here is a short video. :o)

Music:

'Evening of Chaos' Kevin MacLeod 

(incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

I'm linking my project to the challenge:

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

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

13 Days of Halloween - Day 4 - Polymer Clay Ghosts

Happy Friday!!! :o)

Today I'm bringing DAY 4 of the 13 Days of Halloween series with these two Polymer Clay Ghosts sculptures. :o)

How I made my sculptures...

When I work with a polymer clay, I work on the glass surface plate I have. I find the glass to be best surface to work with the polymer clay. It's also very important to have clean hands, as the polymer clay picks absolutely everything from your hands or working surface.

I softened a night glow polymer clay with my hands. Polymer clay has to be softened, as it's not possible to work with hardened polymer clay. 

Using my hands and a glass working surface, I shaped ghosts. Using various modeling tools, I shaped holes for eyes and inserted a tiny black glass bead for each eye. Then I worked on wrinkles, shaping them with my hands.

Then I baked ghosts for 30 minutes in an oven following producer's instructions.

After baking, I put ghosts to cool on air. After cooling, I sanded them using a fine grit sanding paper and my tiny ghosts were finished. :o)

I really like how these two turned out. :o)

And they glow in the dark. :o)

List of supplies:

• FIMO EFFECT polymer clay, night glow 04
• black glass beads (for eyes)
• modeling tools
• 32 cm x 32 cm x 1 cm glass plate
• oven
• baking paper
• baking plate
• fine grit sanding paper

Here is a short video. :o)

Music:

'Evening of Chaos' Kevin MacLeod 

(incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

I'm linking my project to the challenge:

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

Your Next Stamp, Fun Friday Challenge #125 - Trick or Treat

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka