Hello Card

Hi everyone :-D  

I hope you are enjoying your weekend. :-D

Today I want to share with you this Hello Card I made this morning. 

My card is a CASE of beautiful card made by Imke Ludvig of Imke's Creations. I used the same sketch, used the same image and color scheme as she did on her card.

Imke is a very talented and creative, pleasant and friendly lady from Germany. I like her style a lot! She is a designer of most sketches for I {heart} sketches challenges, which I like a lot and use them often.

Stop by Imke's blog, Imke's Creations, and see her beautiful work! :-D 

Details about my card...

For my card layout I used a sketch105 with a twist from I {heart} sketches by Imke Ludvig.

Card dimensions are 98 mm x 143 mm (3 7/8" x 5 5/8").

I used  From the Heart Stamp 'Hamlet PigWit Being Shy' digital stamp set, which includes cute image and five sentiments. 

This is Stamp of the Month April 2015 and I got mine for playing March From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month challenge. FTHS SOTM is a progressive challenge. Faith, illustrator and owner, generously gives a digital stamp of the month to everyone who joined previous challenge.

Image is paper pieced. 

I printed four images on pink paper, shaded and colored parts I needed, fussy cut all parts and colored edges with black permanent pen. I printed one more image on white cardstock paper, fussy cut it and glued all pieces together. 

Here is a photo of all pieces I used for paper piecing. 

I added 3-D foams behind image and sentiment and placed them on the card.

List of supplies:

• From the Heart Stamps 'Hamlet PigWit Being Shy'
• Florence cardstock paper, Canvas Texture (light grey)  
• white cardstock paper
• white textured cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• pink paper (120 grams) 
• colored pencils (light and dark pink, dark grey) 
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen M (medium) 1.0 mm
• Pritt universal glue 
• white water based glue 
• 3-D foam self-adhesive pads 
• printer
• scoring board
• trimmer
• scissors

I am entering my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Creative Card Crew, Challenge #85 - Sentiment

2) Di's Digi Designs Challenge Blog, Include an Animal Challenge

3) From the Heart Stamps I {heart} card sketches w/a tWiSt #no.105

 

4) From the Heart Stamps, April free Stamp of the Month - Hamlet PigWit Being Shy

5) Hiding in My Craft Room, Challenge #196 - Freestyle (Anything Goes)

6) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #8 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka

Birthday Princess Card (Hanna and Friends #220)

Hi everyone :-D

Today I am posting my second project as a Guest Designer at Hanna and Friends.

New challenge for this fortnight is #220 - Krone / Crown.

A prize for one lucky winner is a surprise stamp sponsored by Papercrafts.

For this challenge, I made this Birthday Princess Card.

I used super cute Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Birthday Princess' and a gorgeous Sizix 'Flights of Fancy' digital paper,  I got for free as a subscriber to a newsletter. 

Image is paper pieced.
I printed two images on white paper (160 grams). I colored one image with colored pencils and blended colors with baby oil. On the other image (panel) I colored only bees and sparkles with yellow pencil.
After the first image was completely dry, I fussy cut it, colored edges with black permanent pen, softened paper with stylus ball and glued it over other image.
To add more dimension to the image and to create glossy accents, I added gloss resin gel on shoes, wand, bees, cherry, crown's flower, muffin's dots and bow around it.

Card dimensions are 104 mm x 145 mm (4 1/8" x 5 3/4").

List of supplies:

• Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Birthday Princess'
• Sizix 'Flights of Fancy', spots, brown (free for newsletter subscribers)     
• white cardstock paper
• white paper (160 grams) 
• colored pencils (skin color, pink, violet, yellow, red, green, 3 shades of brown)
• Tim Holtz's Distressed Ink (Walnut Stain)  
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• Pritt universal glue
• white water based glue
• gloss resin gel super-clear
• printer 
• scoring board
• ruler
• trimmer
• scissors
• crafting needle
• stylus ball 
• Johnson's baby oil with Aloe Vera
• cotton buds 

Stop by the Hanna and Friends and check out lovely projects Design Team and other Guest Designers created for this challenge. Do join us in this challenge, we are looking forward to see your projects. :-D


I am entering my card to following challenges:

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

1) Addicted to Stamps Challenge,  Challenge #102 - Girly but no Pink

2) Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, Anything Goes Challenge

3) Sentimental Sundays, Challenge #254 - No Sentiment

4) Simon Says Stamp Blog, Work it Wednesday March 2015, What you're stamping right now (show your favorite new stamp, oldie but goodie, or whatever is inspiring you to do some crafting now)

I used my new Mo's Manning digital stamp 'Birthday Princess'. Mo's images are my favorite digital stamps at the moment. :-D

5) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, Challenge: In the Middle 

6) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from April 14th to April 20th, Anything Goes
My 2nd entry to this challenge.  

7) V's Sweet Ideas Challenge Blog, VSC Challenge #33 - Anything Goes
My 2nd entry to this challenge. 

8) Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges, Challenge 82 - Colour an image

 
Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D


Crafty Milka

Snowman Box (Crafty Creations Challenges #287)

Hi everyone :-D 

It´s time for a new challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges.

Our theme for this fortnight is #287 - Seeing Spots (use dots)

Our sponsor for this challenge is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps, whit a great prize for one random winner: 3 digital images of winner's choice.

Snowman Box is my project for this challenge.

I decorated a small Kraft cardboard box with a lid I had in my stash for a couple of years, using our sponsor's image 'Chester da Snowman' digital stamp, designer paper scraps and Kraft paper from my stash. Kraft paper I used on my project is recycled.

How I made my box...
I cut out two circles and two stripes from brown dotted paper scraps (Crafters Companion Bebunni Christmas Designer Paper Pad). I distressed edges with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Antique Linen and glued them on the box and lid with universal glue. 

Then I printed Robyn's Fetish 'Chester da Snowman' digital stamp on Kraft packaging paper (thick Kraft paper) and colored him with colored pencils and universal white pencil, fussy cut and glued him on the lid.
I wanted the box to look old, so I teared stripes from Kraft paper bag and glued them on corners of the box and lid. I did this in découpage technique, using fine brush and découpage glue and varnish. After adding first layer of découpage glue and varnish, I smeared whole box with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy. I coated whole box and lid (inside and outside) several times with découpage glue and varnish.
After the box and lid were dry, I glued three synthetic snowballs on the bottom of the box to create box legs.

List of supplies: 

• Robyn's Fetish 'Chester da Snowman' digital stamp
• Kraft cardboard box with a lid (dimensions: ØLID = 51 mm, ØBOX = 48 mm,  h = 33 mm) 
• Kraft papers (Kraft packaging paper, Kraft bag)
• Crafters Companion Bebunni Christmas 6" x 6" Designer Paper Pad (scraps) 
• 3 synthetic snowballs (Ø 10 mm)
• Koh-i-noor woodless colored pencils (Titanium White 3, Natural Sienna 11, Ivory Black 12)
• Koh-i-noor universal white pencil for writing on gloss surfaces
• Tim Holtz´s Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy) 
• Pritt universal glue   
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• pencil
• ruler
• printer
• scoring board 
• compass 
• trimmer  
• scissors
• MARABU fine paint brush no.10

Stop by the Crafty Creations Challenges to see beautiful dotty creations from my Design Team Mates and join us in this challenge. We are looking forward to see your projects. :-D

I am entering my project to following challenges:
Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge is direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Catch The Bug Weekly Challenge, Earth Day - Recycle
My recycled items: Kraft papers (Kraft paper bag and Kraft packaging paper) 

2) Country View Challenges, April - Use Kraft Card

3) Craft My Life, All Crafts Challenge April/May 
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge. 

4) Dream Valley Challenges, Challenge #104 - Let's get Krafty - Use Kraft Card

5) Through The Craft Room Door, TTCRD Challenge from April 14th to April 20th, Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :-D

Crafty Milka