Singing Squirrel Card

Happy Friday! :o)

Today I want to share with you this CAS (clean and Simple), Singing Squirrel Card that I made last month for a friend crafter. :o)

To make this card, I used stamps from two super cute stamp sets: images from Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall with Squirrel' stamp set and a sentiment from Jane's Doodles 'Belated Birthday' stamp set.

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

Then I stamped the sentiment and another squirrel on a white cardstock paper panel and colored the squirrel in black. I softened the watercolored squirrel with a stylus ball on a soft working mat and glued her over the black one. Then I stamped music notes on the panel, as the squirrel is singing Happy Birthday to her. :o)

I glued foam tape and foam sheet scraps on the panel and glued the panel on a white top folded card base. Lastly, I glued another white cardstock paper panel inside the card base to make the card sturdier. :o)

Card dimensions: 98 mm x 142 mm (3 7/8" x 5 5/8"")

List of supplies:

• Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall with Squirrel' stamp set (images)
• Jane's Doodles 'Belated Birthday' stamp set (sentiment)
• white cardstock paper (card base, panels)
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Tea Dye
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
• UHU universal glue
• 3-D foam sheet scraps, 2 mm thick
• foam tape, 2 mm thick
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
• stylus ball
• soft working mat

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

Milka

You Make My Life Magical Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #187)

Hello everyone! :o)

Yesterday a new challenge started over at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog.

Our theme for this fortnight is #187, benutze Mini-Stempel / use mini stamps. Tiny stamps... Love them!! :o) 


And here is my take on the challenge: You Make My Life Magical Card.

I made this card for my sweetheart. ♥ I prefer making non traditional Valentine's Day Cards for him. :o)


How I made the card...

I used stamps from My Favorite Things 'BB Magical Dragons' stamp set.

I stamped an adorable small dragon on a watercolor paper and colored him in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut the dragon, colored the edges with a black marker, softened dragon with a stylus ball and glued him over another dragon I stamped on a white cardstock paper. I fussy cut the dragon again, this time leaving a thin white border around him.

And then the dragon waited for 28 days to be placed on a card. I tried this and that, but nothing was "right".

Yesterday, I finally decided and finished the card.

I heat embossed in white a sentiment on a black cardstock paper, cut out a banner, glued some 3-D foam on it and glued the sentiment on a white top folded card base. I glued 3-D foam on the dragon and placed him to sit on the banner.

As a finishing touch, I embellished the card with two enamel dots. :o)

Card dimensions: 89 mm x 121 mm (3 1/2" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• My Favorite Things 'BB Magical Dragons' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks.
• Salty Ocean
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Markers), Black 68/46
• UHU universal glue
• foam sheet scraps, 1 mm thick
• 3-D foam squares, 2 mm thick
• Create a Smile enamel stickers ('Beach Party', 'Snow Dance')
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no.#0
• stylus ball
• soft working mat
• crafting needle
• water
• paper towels
• powder bag

And that's my card for our Use Mini Stamps challenge. I hope you'll like my card and get inspired. For more inspiration, challenge and prize details stop by the Fairy Tale Challenge Blog. Do join us, we can't wait to see your projects. :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) CASology, Week 287: Together
Non traditional Valentine's Day card I made for my boyfriend.
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, February 2018: Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Pile It On Challenge, #139 - 3-D Embellishments
My 3-D embellishments: enamel dots.
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 Valentine's Day Sale

Hi everyone! :o)

Jane has a Valentine's Day Sale and is offering 30% off on all clear stamps and dies!! No code needed. The discount is calculated at the checkout.

The sale ends on Thursday, February 15th.

Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka