Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop

 

Happy Friday! :o)

Welcome to a Jane's Doodles Release Blog Hop. Today we are featuring three GORGEOUS Christmas/Winter themed stamp sets released into the store. :o) We also have 4 amazing super talented Guest Designers joining us today and new Design Team Member joining our team: Lien. :o)

Wild Winter

Snowflakes

Hygge Time

GORGEOUS!!! Love love LOVE!!!!! :o)

And here is what I prepared for today: Blue Merry Christmas Card. :o)

How I made this Card... 

For my card I used stamps from all three stamp sets: snowflakes from 'Snowflakes' stamp set, a sweater from 'Hygge Time' stamp set and a sentiment from 'Wild Winter' stamp set.

As my stamps didn't arrive on time, Jane sent me digital stamps to work with them and prepare something for the hop.

First I created a snowflakes patterned paper on my laptop, using Microsoft Word and Paint. I printed the paper A4 size and cut it to a desirable size panel. I saved the rest of the patterned paper for future projects.

I wrapped the patterned paper panel with a vellum paper and glued it on a white top folded card base.

Then I printed the sweater image twice, one in white and second in blue color. I fussy cut the blue sweater and added more color to it. I ink blended entire sweater with a Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch and colored details with a white gel pen and various blue fine liners.

When I was satisfied with the sweater color, I glued the colored sweater over the white one and fussy cut it, leaving white thin border around it. 

Then I worked on sentiment, but I didn't like it and change it after my stamps arrived. First version was printed in blue, but it looked weird. I heat embossed the sentiment 'Merry Christmas' in white on a black cardstock paper and cut it to a desirable stripe. 

Lastly, I assembled my card. I glued 3-D foams on the back of the image and the sentiment stripe and glued them on the card. As a finishing touch, I embellished my card with blue enamel dots.

I love creating Christmas cards in non traditional Christmas colors and LOVE how this one turned out. :o)

At the bottom of this post you can find detailed supply lists of my today's card. Link to this post will be in a right sidebar until the Blog Hop ends. :o)

And now to the Blog Hop prize...

Our generous Jane will be giving away one stamp set of winner's choice to one lucky winner. All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs along the Hop for your chance to win.

Here is the Blog Hop order:

Lien

Marion

Milka (you are here)

Claudia

Bobbi

Tinne

Katja

Katerina

Anouk (Guest Designer)

Norine (Guest Designer)

Bibi (Guest Designer)

Laura (Guest Designer)

Jane's Doodles blog

Jane will announce the winner on Monday, November 22nd, 2021, at Jane's Doodles Blog.

Also, Jane is having 20% off sale through this weekend. No code needed.

Now hop over to Claudia's blog and see what she created for today's hop.

Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoyed on my stop today and got inspired. :o) 

Happy hopping and good luck to all!!! :o)

Milka

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Snowflakes' stamp set (digital)
• Jane's Doodles 'Hygge Time' stamp set (digital)
• Jane's Doodles 'Wild Winter' stamp set (snetiment)
• laptop (MS Word, Paint)
• printer Canon Pixma 2550S
• white cardstock paper
• black cardstock paper
• vellum paper
• Create a Smile 'Fruitalicious' enamel dots
• Create a Smile 'Frosty Fun' enamel dots
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Blueprint Sketch
• Uniball Signo White Gel Pen
• Fine Liners (light and dark blue)
• UHU universal liquid glue
• Quickie Glue Pen
• 3-D square foams, 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• round acrylic block
• scissors
• powder bag
• dry cloth 
• finger sponge dauber

Card measurements: 102 mm x 133 mm (4" x 5 1/4")

Wedding Card no. #5

Happy Friday!!! :o)

Today I want to share with you a CAS (clean and simple), tri-fold Wedding Card I made last month. I made it for my good friend who needed a wedding card for her family member. The wedding was three weeks ago. Congratulations to a couple!!! :o)

I used BEAUTIFUL Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp. This is my fifth take on this stamp. If you like, you can find my previous cards using this image here, here, here and here.

How I made the card...

First I worked on a card base. I made two white top folded card bases, both same size (4" x 5 3/4"). I wrote couple's names and wedding date on my computer in MS Word (font: Palace Script) and printed it on one card base. I trimmed the card base a bit and glued two card bases together, to get tri-fold card.

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

I stamped another image on a white cardstock paper panel, slightly smaller than the card base, colored bouquet "green parts" with green markers and rest of the image with a grey marker. I glued the panel on the card base.

Then I softened the watercolored image with a stylus ball on a soft working mat, which curled the image a bit, and glued the image over the grey colored one. This added a bit of dimension to the image.

Lastly I made an envelope from a vellum paper, slightly larger than a card base. First I stamped elegant swirls on the vellum paper, using a Distress Ink Picket Fence. I left it dry for couple hours. When the ink was dry, I cut the paper to a desirable size and made an envelope using MS scoring board.

Card measurements: 101 mm x 146 mm (4" x 5 3/4")

List of supplies:

• Stamping Bella 'uptown couple BRETT and BRENDA get married' rubber stamp
• elegant swirls stamp (I received this stamp from a friend; stamp brand unknown)
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• vellum paper (for envelope)
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• printer
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Mustard Seed
• Tea Dye
• Brushed Corduroy
• Vintage Photo
• Walnut Stain
• Hickory Smoke
• Shaded Lilac
• Picket Fence
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
• Light Green 68/33
• Mid Green 68/43
• Dark Green 68/36
• Light Grey 68/94
• Black 68/46
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Martha Stewart Crafts scoring board
• bone folder
• scissors
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Marabu rounded fine paintbrush no. #0
• paper towels
• water
• soft working mat
• stylus ball

I love how the card turned out and my friend loved it also. :o) Here is a short video...

Music: dR.Izzy - A step to eternity  

In this video I used music from a friend of mine, very talented mister, dr.Izzy. I used part of a track A step to eternity. He creates beautiful music, which is shared and is downloadable for free from his Soundcloud account. Thank you dr.Izzy!!! :o)

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

Milka

Rainbow Butterfly Gatefold Window Card (IC #11)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today I want to share with you this Rainbow Butterfly Gatefold Window Card. :o)

I made this Interactive (IC) GATEFOLD WINDOW CARD for my Celebrating 30 Days of Pisces 2019 personal challenge. If you want to find out more about it, just follow the link provided. :o)

This is an eleventh type of IC I made for my challenge. I made 15 different types of interactive cards during Pisces period, which was my personal challenge. I completed my challenge, achieved my goals and had a lot of fun. I wrote a short review about the challenge here.

To make this card I was inspired with GORGEOUS cards made by Vicky Papaioannou. You can find them on her blog here and a video tutorial here. Thank you for the inspiration and tutorial, Vicky!!! :o)

How I made this card...

For a card base I used a white cardstock paper cut to 7 1/2" x 5". I scored the paper at 1 7/8" and 5 5/8" on the longer side and folded paper along scored lines. I got a card base measured 3 3/4" x 5". Then I die cut butterfly on the gate flaps, half on one and half on second, just like Vicky did in her video, and my card base was finished.

For the inside I decided to go with die cut inlay technique. I cut a rainbow patterned paper panel, slightly smaller than the card base and die cut the butterfly in it. I die cut another butterfly in a white cardstock paper scrap. I glued the panel inside the card and glued all die cut pieces on their place. To add more interest to the butterfly, I drew white dots on butterfly's wings using a white pigment ink pen.

Then I created a belt that will keep the card closed. I heat embossed a sentiment in white on a vellum paper and cut it to a desirable size. I wrapped the vellum belt around the card (not too tight), removed it and glued two endings together to form a belt. I placed the belt on the card to keep it closed and my card was finished. :o)

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

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'You Got This' stamp set (sentiment)
• Sizzix butterfly thinlits die
• white cardstock paper
• vellum paper
• Lawn Fawn 'Really Rainbow' petite paper pack
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• UHU liquid glue
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Crystal Katana
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat it Tool
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• crafting needle

I LOVE how my card turned out!!! :o)

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

Milka

Confirmation Gatefold 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 Confirmation Gatefold Card. :o)

I made this card for my brother's godson, who has confirmation tomorrow.

To make this card I used a sentiment from GORGEOUS Jane's Doodles 'Bless Your Heart' stamp set.

How I made this card...

For a card base I used a white cardstock paper cut to 7" x 5 1/2". I scored the paper at 1 3/4" and 5 1/4" on the longer side and folded paper along scored lines. I got a card base measured 3 1/2" x 5 1/2".

I drew a cross on a patterned paper with a pencil and cut along lines. Then I drew a slightly larger cross on the white cardsotck paper and cut it out. I erased pencil marks and glued patterned cross on the white one.

I glued two patterned paper stripes on gate flaps. I glued three paper stripes on the back of the cross to get a bit of dimension (I didn't have enough 3-D foam in my stash, so I used stacked paper stripes instead) and glued it on the left gate.

Then I created a belt that will keep card closed. I heat embossed a sentiment in white on a vellum paper and cut it to a desirable size. I wrapped the vellum belt around the card (not too tight), removed it and glued two endings together to form a belt. I placed the belt on the card to keep it closed and my card was finished. :o)

I love how my card turned out and my brother too (he will give this card to his godson), which was the most important to me. :o)

Card measurements: 89 mm x 140 mm (3 1/2" x 5 1/2")

List of supplies :

• Jane's Doodles 'Bless Your Heart' stamp set
• white cardstock paper
• vellum paper
• Echo Park Mini Theme 'Pride and Joy' collection kit
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• UHU liquid glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• bone folder
• Ranger Heat it Tool
• scissors
• powder bag
• dry cloth
• pencil
• ruler
• eraser

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 21 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) Uniko, Challenge #53 - Anything Goes with optional twist Masculine
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

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

Milka