Live Laugh Love Card (Fairy Tale Challenge #162)

Hi everyone and happy Valentine's Day! :o)

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

Our theme for this fortnight is #162, Sketch.

This time our lucky winner will win this pair of die-cuts. Cute!!! :o)

The sketch our Bianca designed for the challenge is so pretty and I'm sure I'll use it again. :o)

For my first take on the sketch, I went with rectangle shaped card base, made some minor changes on the layout and made a card as simple as possible. It's this monochrome, Live Laugh Love Card. :o)

To create this card I use patterned papers from Teresa Collins 'Something Wonderful' Paper Pad. I cut striped patterned paper rectangles and glued them directly on a top folded white card base. Then I cut "sentiment rectangle", glued it on a white cardstock rectangle, glued 2 mm thick foam sheet on the back of it and glued it in center of the card.

As a finishing touch, I colored tiny hearts (originally only outlines) in white using white gel pen, embellished the card with white enamel dots and my card was finished. :o)

Super easy and fast to create. It took me less than 30 minutes. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Teresa Collins 'Something Wonderful' 6" x 6" Paper Pad
• Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' enamel stickers (white)
• white cardstock paper
• Uniball Signo White
• doublesided adhesive tape
• foam sheet, 2 mm thick
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• ruler
• bone folder
• crafting needle

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) Country View Challenges, February 2017 - Time Challenge: 30 Minutes or Under

This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.
It took me less than 30 minutes to make this card.

2) Paru's Card Making Challenges, February Challenge: LOVE 
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

At the end of this post...

I'm a Design Team Member for Fairy Tale Challenge since February 2015. TWO YEARS!! :o) I got an invitation from Bianca to join the team after my 3 months Guest Designing commitment. I'm so happy to be a part of the amazing, talented and super friendly team. :o)

In the two years period time I made many projects, you can find them on my DT projects preview page here. :o)

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I'll be sharing one more project. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka

Peace and Joy Circle Cards (Jane's Doodles DT Spotlight)

Hi everyone! :o)

My second post today... If you missed the first one, just scroll down or follow a direct link here.


Today was my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made these Peace and Joy Circle Cards.

To make these cards, I used GORGEOUS Jane's Doodles 'Christmas Blessings' stamp set.

First I made a card with stripped patterned paper. I liked it so much I made another one using tree bark (woodgrain impression) pattern paper. These papers are form Teresa Collins 'Something Wonderful' Paper Pad.

How I made my cards...

First I cut circles I needed. Here are the measurements:

• card base: 3 7/8" x 2
• circle panel: 3 3/4"

I heat embossed in white a sentiment on the patterned paper circle panel, splattered the panel with a white acrylic paint mixed with water and left it dry.

Then I heat embossed in white two poinsettias on a vellum paper, fussy cut them out and glued on the panel.

I glued two card base circles together to create a card base, glued the panel on the card base and embellished it with couple pearls. As a finishing touch I highlighted some splatters on the panel, drew couple more white dots and my 1st card was finished. :o)

Repeated everything for the 2nd card. :o)

Cards dimensions: d = 98 mm (3 7/8")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Christmas Blessings' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• vellum paper
• Teresa Collins 'Something Wonderful' 6" x 6" Paper Pad
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Marabu Acrylic Paint (070 White)
• Uniball Signo White
• self adhesive plastic half beads (Ø 2 mm)
• double sided strong adhesive tape
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. 3/0
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• powder bag
• water
• paper towels
• crafting needle

I'm entering my card set 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) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #191 - Anything Goes

This is my 8th entry to this challenge.

2) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #221 - Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge

3) bastel-traum, Challenge #47: Weihnachten / Christmas

4) Cards und More Shop Blog, Challenge no. 6 - Anything Goes with Winter / Christmas

This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

5) Noor! Design U.K., Challenge 24 - Winter

6) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, Trio-Tastic (use 3 something on your project)
I used 3 different papers on each card: white cardstock paper, patterned paper and vellum paper.
This is my 1st entry to this challenge

7) Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog, Challenge #1,Weihnachten / Christmas

8) Time Out Challenges, #71 Christmas (with an Optional Twist of Glitter/Shimmer)

9) Uniko Challenge #38, Christmas

10) Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog, Poinsettias or Snow is Falling
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge

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


Milka

Tiger Lily Card (KBD Aloha Friday Challenge #82 Mid Inspiration)

Happy Friday everyone! :o)

Today I'm sharing a mid-inspiration project for an ongoing Aloha Friday Challenge at Kitty Bee Designs.

The challenge for this fortnight is #82 - Orange and Black. Feel free to use other colors, just make Orange and Black main colors in your project.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Aurora Wings, whit an amazing prize for one lucky winner.

For this challenge I made this Tiger Lily Card, using our sponsor's gorgeous image 'Tiger Lily Sprite' Digital Stamp.

How I made my card...

I printed the image on a watercolor paper. I left it dry through the night. When I print digital images I always leave them dry at least half an hour, to prevent ink smearing. I tried different mediums on printed images in the past and they all smear black printer ink, if not dried well. You can find more helpful tips on how to use digital images in one of my old posts, here.

Next day I colored the image. I colored sprite's skin and sepals with colored pencils. I used paper stump to blend colors in paper. Then I colored petals and stamens in watercolor technique using Distress Inks, water and fine rounded paint brush. 

When I was finished with coloring I fussy cut the image and colored the edges with black marker.

And then my troubles started... I couldn't decide what to do with the image. Background, no background, clean or busy, splatters, sentiment, no sentiment... I liked it all, but there was so little black and it didn't meet the challenge, at leas tin my eyes. Well, now I have some great layouts and ideas I will definitely use very soon, with this or some other image. Lastly I went with black and white busy patterned paper. To do so, I was inspired with gorgeous card by Marika Gewalli of Craftybit Creations. :o)

I glued the image on the patterned paper, glued it on a white top folded square card base and my card was finished. :o)

Dimensions: 89 mm x 89 mm (3.5" x 3.5")

List of supplies:

• Aurora Wings 'Tiger Lily Sprite' digital stamp
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper 
• Teresa Collins 'Urban Market' 6" x 6" designer paper pad
• colored pencils: 
• skin and cheeks: skin color, pink, light violet
• sepals: olive green, dark green
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks:
• petals: Spiced Marmalade
• stamens: Walnut Stain
• Stabilo Pen (Marker), Black 68/48
• doublesided strong adhesive tape
• Art Potch découpage glue and varnish
• printer
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• scissors
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. 5/0 (for coloring)
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0 (for glue)
• paper stump no. #3
• paper towels
• water

I hope you liked my project for today and got inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the Kitty Bee Designs blog and check out lovely projects my Design Team mates created. And don't forget to join us in this challenge. We are looking forward 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) Aurora Wings Challenge Blog, Challenge #37 - Black, Orange and One Other Color
My colors: Black, Orange and White
Thank you for sponsoring our Aloha Friday Challenge! :o)

2) Cards und More Shop Blog, Challenge no. 5 - Anything Goes
This is my 4th entry to this challenge.

3) Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Wonderful Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes

This is my 5th entry to this challenge.

4) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #190 - Anything Goes

This is my 6th entry to this challenge.

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


Milka