Welcome Autumn

 

Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No. 5

Autumn Equinox

Happy Fall Mini Circle Card (bastel-traum challenge #93)

Hi everyone! :o)

It's time for a new challenge over at bastel-traum and our theme for the challenge #93 is Autumn/Fall. :o)

The challenge starts today, September 15th, 2020, at 9 AM, CEST (UTC +2) and ends on October 15th, 2020, at 8:55 AM, CEST (UTC +2). Find all the details about the challenge, rules and prizes in a challenge post (here).


And here is my take on the challenge: Happy Fall Mini Circle Card. :o)

To make this card I was inspired with my own card that I created last year (here).

I used stamps from a super adorable Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall' stamp set, that I won in April 2017 from GSD. :o)

How I made my card....

First I created a background panel. I stamped randomly leaves and an acorn on a Kraft paper in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink. Then I die cut a wonky stitched circle from the paper and stamped a sentiment in black on it.

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

I glued the panel on the circle card base.

Next up were images. I stamped an adorable happy squirrel, leaves and acorns on a watercolor paper and colored them in watercolor technique with Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut images and traced their edges with a black marker.

Then I stamped same images again on a white cardstock paper. I colored images with the black marker and a black fine liner and fussy cut them, leaving thin white border around them. I glued watercolored images over the grey ones. I did this to make images thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.

I love dimension on my cards. I glued 3-D foams (2 different thickness) on each image, glued images on the card and my card was finished. I love how my card turned out!! :o)

Card measurements: d = 83 mm (3 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Gerda Steiner Designs 'Happy Fall' stamp set (bastel-traum shop here)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Spiced Marmalade
• Candied Apple
• Twisted Citron
• Walnut Stain
• Ground Espresso
• Stabilo Fibre Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Mitsubishi Black Fine Liner 0.4
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 3 mm
• Quickie Glue Pen
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Sizzix Big Shot
• My Favorite Things, Die-namics Wonky Stitched Circle STAX
• EK Success circle cutter
• Xcut SelfHealing Cutting Mat A4
• round acrylic block
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• scissors
• paper towels
• water
• masking tape

I hope you'll like my card for this challenge and get inspired. For more inspiration, check out BEAUTIFUL autumnal cards my super talented Design Teammates created for the challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your creations. :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) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 37 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Gerda Steiner Designs, Share Your Designs Challenge, September 2020
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) The Cat's Pajamas, TCP Tuesday Challenge #372: Animals

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

Milka

I Love Books Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

 

Happy Friday! :o)

On Wednesday, September 9th, was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles Blog and I made this CAS (clean and simple), one layer, I Love Books Card. :o)

On Monday, September 7th, school started here in Croatia. I made this card for my niece Tea (10) who is a 4th grader. She loves Harry Potter, so I created kind of wizard's book on this card for her. She loved it. :o)

To make my card I used stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a book and a sentiment from 'Read All About It' and a star from 'Happy Camper'.

How I made my card ....

On my card I went with masking. I masked a girl from the set and stamped the book directly on a white top folded card base. Also with some masking, I stamped the sentiment below the book.

I masked the stamped book and stamped stars on book's covers.

After stamping, I colored the book with Distress Inks and a Wink of Stella Clear Brush. I pressed each ink pad on an acrylic block, picked up colors with the Wink of Stella Brush and colored the book.

To add more shimmer, I coated whole book one more time with the Wink of Stella Clear Brush and my super simple one layer card was finished. :o)

Cards measurements: 89 mm x 121 mm (3 1/2" x 4 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Read All About It' stamp set (book and sentiment)
• Jane's Doodles 'Happy Camper' stamp set (star)
• white cardstock paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink, Jet Black
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Blueprint Sketch
• Hickory Smoke
• ZIG Wink of Stella Brush (Gl. clear 999)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush 3/0
• scrap paper
• post-it paper (for masking)
• scissors

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 36 - Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

2) Love To Craft Challenge, LTCCB #50 September Anything Goes

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka