Pisces Birthday Card (CASology Week #366)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today starts a new challenge at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Zodiac. :o)

The challenge 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.

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Pisces Birthday Card. :o)

Design defined: 

A central image above a sentiment makes a classic CAS design.

How I made my card....

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

I stamped the image and the sentiment directly on a white top folded card base. I colored the Pisces image with colored pencils.

As a finishing touch, I coated the image several times 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:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Artist Colored Pencils:
• light yellow
• dark yellow
• light orange
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out  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 (you are here)

Nancy Elrick
Sandie Munro

Sue Symens
Ma-Mi (Guest Designer)

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) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 15 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Penny Black and More Challenge, April - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Pisces Gatefold Card (IC #3)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, Pisces Gatefold Card. :o)

This is a GATEFOLD CARD, an interactive card with a special folding and opening.

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 third type of IC I made for my challenge. I made 15 different types of interactive cards during Pisces period, which was my personal challenge. As I don't have a lot of die-cuts, I used all possible tools I have, combined this and that, planned, sketched... I completed my challenge, achieved my goals and had a lot of fun. I wrote a short review about the challenge here.

How I made this card....

To make this card I used super cute Pisces stamp from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' and a sentiment from Mama Elephant 'Starry Night' stamp set.

For a card base I used a white cardstock paper cut to 8 3/4" x 5". I scored the paper at 2 1/2" and 6 1/4", as shown at picture below, and folded paper along scored lines.

At this point gate flaps of my card were overlapping. I unfolded the card base, drew lines with a pencil and stamped the Pisces image on each flap, as shown at picture below.

After stamping, I cut along lines drawn with the pencil and along stamped images, as shown on the picture below.

At this point my card base was ready for coloring. I erased pencil marks and traced images' edges with a black marker. I colored Pisces image with TOZ Artist Colored Pencils. I drew white highlights with a white gel pen.

Lastly, I created a belt that will keep card closed. I heat embossed the 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)

This is my first take on a gateflod card and I LOVE how it turned out. :o)

Card measurements: 94 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
• vellum paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• TOZ Artist Colore Pencils:
• light yellow
• dark yellow
• light orange
• dark orange
• light red
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pen (Marker) 68/46, Black
• Uniball Signo White
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• scissors
• pencil 
• eraser
• ruler
• post-it paper
• powder bag
• dry cloth

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

Milka

Hand Lettering #5: Personalized Birthday Magnets, Pisces

Hello everyone!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you two hand lettered personalized birthday magnets I made.

First I made yellow one for my friend Danijela.

When my boyfriend saw it, he asked for a same magnet, but in blue, for his friend. :o)

How I made magnets...

I cut 2" diameter circle bases from a Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I stamped adorable Pisces from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set on circle bases, hand lettered word Pisces in block letter handwriting style and friends' birthdays with Roman numerals. I wrote them on different days, but I went with same lettering style on both so I'm sharing them together. :o)

I prepared various hand lettered samples during my personal challenge Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2017 to color during a 7th 30 Day Coloring Challenge by Kathy Racoosin of The Daily Marker. These two also.

I colored both circles in watercolor technique, using Distress Inks, and left them dry on air.

A friend gave me bunch of magnet sheets last year to make my own magnets. I cut magnet circles with large scissors and glued them together with colored circles with universal UHU glue. I pressed magnets with a 32 cm x 32 cm, 1 cm thick glass plate and left them pressed for an hour. At this point my magnets were finished.

I needed that something something as a final touch on the yellow one. I coated yellow Pisces with Clear Wink of Stella. Love the shimmer and my friend too!!! :o)

Dimensions: d = 51 mm (d = 2")

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger's Arcihval Ink (Jet Black)
• TOZ Leonhardy black drawing ink
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. Clear 999)
• UHU universal glue
• magnet sheet
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• dip pen nib (mounted on a paint brush)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• 32 cm x 32 cm x 1 cm glass plate
• water
• paper towels

I'm entering my projects 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 10th entry to this challenge.

2) Seven Hills Crafts, March Challenge: Tic Tac Toe Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.
I used the top row: animals, watercolour, bold shades

Products used from the range in Seven Hill Crafts Shop: Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set

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

This is my 10th entry to this challenge.

colored: yellow DAY 10, blue DAY 12

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

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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


Milka

Pisces Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #164)

Hi everyone! :o)

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

Our theme for this fortnight is #164, Liebling Farbkombi / Color Combination.

This time our lucky winner will win this lovely stamp.

My favorite color combination is Light Blue - Dark Blue - White color combination and here is my take on the challenge:  one layer, watercolor, Pisces Card.

My card is a CASE of my Aquarius Card. I went with same design, layout, background color... Only differences are images and colors I used to color them. :o)

I used an adorable Pisces stamp from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set. Love this set so much!! All those tiny Zodiac signs... SUPER CUTENESS OVERLOAD!! :o)

For a card base I used Canson XL Mixed Media Paper.

I stamped Pisces directly on the card base and colored them with Distress Inks Mermaid Lagoon in watercolor technique. I also watercolored a background with Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch, my favorite Distress Ink color.

Then I stamped one more image on a post-it paper and fussy cut it out. I made a mask to cover and protect the image, as my next step was splattering the background. I splattered it with water, Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch and white acrylic paint.

After drying, I highlighted some white acrylic splatters with white gel pen and drew more white dots. As a finishing touch I coated Pisces with Clear Wink of Stella. Look how they shimmer!!! :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set
• Canson XL Mixed Media Paper, 300 g
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Blueprint Sketch
• Marabu Acrylic Paint (070 White)
• Uniball Signo White
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #2
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool (for drying)
• water
• paper towels
• post-it paper (for masking)

I hope you liked my project for this fortnight and got inspired. Stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog and see gorgeous creations my Design Team Mates made for this challenge. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects. :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 #232 - Make Your Mark

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Happy Little Stampers, Watercolour Challenge, March 2017, Anything Goes

This is my 5th entry to this challenge.

3) Penny Black and More Challenge, March - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka

Pisces Bday Card (Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016, #7)

Hi everyone! :o)

My third post today... If you missed first two, just scroll down or follow direct links here and here.

I'm sharing CAS (clean and simple) cards I made for a Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 personal challenge. 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)

Seventh card I made for the Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 is this Pisces Bday Card.

To make this one I was inspired with two cards.

First one was my Pisces Birthday Card. I used the same color palette and Pisces stamp. :o)

Second card that inspired me is a gorgeous card (link to Create a Smile blog) by Christine Drogt of Kartenchaos. 

Christine is very kind and friendly person and amazing designer, illustrator and many more. Her CAS cards designs are WoooW!

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...

I cut out a panel from watercolor paper and traced four Create a Smile 'Nested Circles' wood chips on it.

I stamped Pisces from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set in the largest circle and colored them with Stabilo Markers in watercolor technique. I learned that from a great video tutorial by Julia Altermann, how to watercolor using inexpensive Stabilo pens.

I stamped a sentiment in the circle on the bottom of the card. Sentiment is a combination of two Create a Smile stamp sets. Sentiment 'happy day!' is from 'Uplifting' stamp set and letter 'B' (stamp 'boy') from 'Whimsical Vehicles' stamp set.

Then I colored other three circles also with Stabilo Markers in watercolor technique.

After drying, I erased pencil marks and glued the panel on a white card base. I glued nested circles around colored circles (bubbles) and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 133 mm (4 x 5 1/4").

List of supplies: 

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' Stamp Set
• Create a Smile 'Uplifting' Stamp Set
• Create a Smile 'Whimsical Wheels' Stamp Set
• Create a Smile 'Nested Circles' Wood Chips
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Stabilo Pens (markers) 68
• Yellow 44
• Orange 54
• Greens: 33, 43
• Light Blue 57
• UHU universal glue
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors 
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #1
• water
• paper towels
• pencil 
• eraser

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) Crafting By Designs, March Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Create a Smile March projects
This is my 4th entry.

3) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #132 - Anything Goes

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

Crafty Milka

Pisces Birthday Card (Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016, #4)

Hi everyone! :o)

My third and last post today...

I'm sharing CAS (clean and simple) cards I made for a Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 personal challenge. 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)

Fourth card I made for the Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2016 is this Pisces Birthday Card. 

I stamped a sentiment from Jane's 'Anemone' Doodles stamp set on a watercolor paper panel.

I masked Pisces stamp from Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' stamp set with washi tape and stamped them on the panel. First I thought I'll mask them, but I wanted a little dimension on my card, so I paper pieced fish.

I blended the panel with Distress Inks, stamped two more fish on a scrap of watercolor paper and colored them. I colored them wit Stabilo Markers. I fussy cut them, colored their edges with black marker and glued them on the panel, over previously stamped images.

At the end I glued the panel on a white cardstock base and my card was finished. :o)

Card dimensions are 101 mm x 133 mm (4 x 5 1/4").

List of supplies: 

• Mama Elephant 'Cosmic Stars' Stamp Set
• Jane's Doodles 'Anemone' Stamp Set
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Stabilo Pens (markers) 68
• Yellow 44
• Orange 54
• Greens: 33, 43
• Black 46
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pinpoint Roller
• strong double sided adhesive tape
• MS scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors 
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Tim Holtz Blending Tool
• washi tape (for masking)

I am entering my card to following challenges:

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

1) bastel-traum, Challenge #38 - Geburtstag / Birthday

2) Craft Your Passion Challenges, Challenge #301 - Always Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from March 1st to March 7th

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Crafty Milka