Aloe Vera Card Set (CASology Week #368 mid-inspiration)

Hi everyone! :o)

Last Tuesday, May 12th, 2020, a new challenge started at CASology. This fortnight's cue word is Plant. :o)

Due to some unexpected work situation and deadlines I had to meet, I didn't have the time to prepare my take on the challenge on time, so I'm bringing it today as mid-inspiration.There's still plenty of time to join the challenge, which ends on Monday, May 25th, 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), Aloe Vera Card Set. :o)

Design defined: 

Paper piecing works well with CAS cards.

How I made my cards....

To make this card set I CASEd (copy and share everything) my own card that I made in October 2016 (here). I went with same design, layout, color scheme, used same products, but there are some differences. :o)

For this card set I used stamps from Jane's Doodles 'Cactus' stamp set and a patterned paper from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit. :o)

I stamped images on 2 different design papers, fussy cut them out and traced their edges with black marker. I arranged them and glued directly on white top folded card bases. I glued a stripe of a design paper on each card base, same paper I used for pots. Then I stamped a sentiment directly on card bases, partly covering pots.

Then I highlighted letters, aloe veras and stripes on the striped design paper.

As a finishing touch, I embellished cards with grey enamel dots and my card set was finished. :o) 

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Cactus' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• designer paper from Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' kit
• Create a Smile 'Neat & Neutral' enamel stickers
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Stabilo Fine Tip Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Unibal Signo White Pigment Ink Pen
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precission Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• scissors
• crafting needle

I hope you'll like my card set I created 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
Vicky (Guest Designer)

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

Milka

Rainbow Striped Birthday Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Rainbow Striped Birthday Card. :o)

I love simple cards using only rainbow colors and a sentiment, like I did on two rainbow striped cards I made in the past (here and here).

I went with same design as on a card set I created last month (here), I just used rainbow color palette for my today's card. :o)

To make this card I used stamps from two Jane's Doodles stamp sets: Patterns and All Occasions.

How I made this card...

First I inked a stripes stamp with VersaMark Watermark Ink. Then I inked the stamp with a Distress Ink, directly over the Watermark Ink. I pressed the inked stamp directly on a white cardstock paper panel, removed the stamp and washed it well with water and soap. I repeated same until I stamped whole panel, following rainbow color palette. I left the panel to dry on air for half an hour, just to be sure not to smear anything. After drying, I glued the panel on a white top folded card base.

Then I heat embossed a sentiment on a black cardstock paper. I didn't heat emboss the sentiment perfectly, so I used black fine liner and white pigment ink to fix it. :o) 

I cut sentiment stripe, glued 3-D foams on the back of the sentiment stripe and glued it on the card. Quick and easy. Love it! :o)

Card measurements: 95 mm x 125 mm (3 3/4" x 4 15/16")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Patterns' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'All Occasions' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Wilted Violet
• Blueprint Sketch
• Salty Ocean
• Twisted Citron
• Mustard Seed
• Spiced Marmalade
• Festive Berries
• Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.2
• Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink pen
• UHU liquid glue
• 3-D foam squares, 2 x 2 x 2 mm
• acrylic block
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat It Tool
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• water and soap (for cleaning stamps)

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) Craft Stamper Magazine, Take It Make It Challenge, April: Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge, Week 17 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

3) Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog, Challenge #31 - Birthday/Celebrate
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Milka