Colors of Fall.

Pssst!! Hello again!!

It's morning time on the other side of the world, where the company, Milk Coffee stamps, is located :). So the next challenge is here, and it's all about Autumn colors!!

I chose Dog Hug, and made the dog look like a golden retriever (my sis has one!). I could just picture these two frolicking in the forest and having a blast! Loving the rusts and greens and oranges in that paper!



Hope you get to join us on the challenge!!

Toodles!

Vintage School Girl.

Good evening, ladies and gents!

Milk Coffee is having a two week long challenge -- this time, it's all about back to school!

I really like the image Charlotte with a Frilly Umbrella, and so I decided to use her. She reminds me of the Jane Austen era (even though her skirt is short) and also the Downton Abbey show (one of my faves).



I added a bunch of vintage items and ephemera that were also somewhat school-related for that back to school feel!

See you all soon!!

Planner Bliss.

Happy Hump Day, y'all!!!

It's time for another Challenge at Milk Coffee tonight, and it's all about using two or more die-cuts. Now I went a bit rebellious this time and instead of your usual die-cut, I used these stickers from the bonus pack from the digital stamp Madeline Selfie on Summer Holiday.



And instead of a card, my project consists of decorating my planner. Have you all seen this latest craze? I know it's all about my instagram and craft Facebook. People have been decorating their planners (be it a Filofax or a Kikki-K like mine) like it's a scrapbook. I do it now and then but I don't think I've posted pictures here (I have on my craft IG - @rinnesbliss ).



These stickers are awesome because you can copy and paste them unto any of the Milk Coffee digi stamps or print them out by themselves like I did here. I just fussy cut around them. I also love how they have a shadow that gives them dimension!

The rest of the decorations came from my stash of stickers and washi tape. I also love using colored pens!

Hope you get to play along!!

Toodles,

Beach Birthday.

Good evening, peeps!!

It's time for my bi-monthly Wednesday night post. You know what that means -- it's time for a Milk Coffee Challenge! This week, it's all about Birthdays!

Now I know some of you may be wondering what my beach-themed card has to do with birthdays, but I always try to take a vacation during my special day and I think everyone should take a holiday too. :)



Lots of bright colors make for one happy card, don't ya think? Added some colorful sequins from Some Odd Girl. Love those cards from Amy Tangerine's Plus One collection. Speaking of her, I was able to take a class taught by her recently. Can't wait to share soon!!

Thanks so much for visiting!

White on White Challenge.

Good evening!!

It's time for another Milk Coffee Challenge! This time it's all about white on white! That means white embellishments and paper on a white card! A colored image is ok.



This challenge was already difficult for me, but I wanted to torture myself even further. I colored the image to black and white. I think it just gives the card more of that cool, multi-dimensional effect!



I used this sweet image of Lisbeth hugging her bunny, although I can't seem to find the exact digi in the store. Sleep has been such a priority for me right now, so this image was calling my name :).

For more deets and inspiration (I especially love Cristina's card), please visit the MC Challenge blog!

Thanks for visiting!

Summer Fun.

Good evening, folks!!

Am I on a roll, or what?

I've been cranking out cards, but I still feel like my mojo is down? Oh, geez, sorry to sound all down, but I really need to get my inspiration up!!

For tonight (aka morning time in Asia), it's time for another Milk Coffee Challenge! For the next two weeks, it's all about Summer Fun!




This adorable baby/ toddler image was a freebie on the blog a while back. I downloaded her and thought it about time to finally color her up. I added some grass and wanted a fun-in-the-sun type of theme!



If you read my post from last night, you'd know that I've been wanting to do simpler cards. Here's one of them. Lots of white space to keep it clean!

Hope you all play along! Remember that you don't have to use MC images but if you do, you get extra points!! Read more of the rules on the MC blog!

Toodles,

It's all about Dad!

Hiya peeps!!

It's Wednesday night over here, and you know what that means! It's time for another Milk Coffee Challenge (well, at least every other Wednesday does!). This time, it's all about Dad or that special masculine figure in your life!

This has gotta be my favorite Father-themed image at Milk Coffee -- the Father and Son digi is so very sweet!

For the coloring, I sort of just grabbed whatever caught my eye. I ended up having that blue, teal, orange, yellow combo, and it just so happened that these Lawn Fawn papers are what I grabbed next (they're perfect!). I love how they worked out like that, and it was really a quick craft!



You've got two weeks to play along! No need to use a MC stamp, but you'll get extra points if you do! :)

Toodles!

Tag for Milk Coffee.

Good evening, folks!

It's morning time where Milk Coffee is based, but we've got a new challenge and I've got to showcase.

It's Anything But a Card (ABAC) Challenge time!



The household has got a stomach virus (boo). So I gotta keep this short. I made a tag using the digi stamp, Lisbeth Plays with Sailboat Toys.



Most of you know of my love for Hawaii, and so I gathered some stickers and that beautiful woven trim. This definitely puts me in the mood for summer, right?

Have a good one!!

Milk Coffee Challenge - A Special Lady.

Good evening to ya!

Come join us into welcoming another Milk Coffee Challenge - for the next two weeks, make a card or project for a special lady or your mother. I've got a couple already done for Mother's Day, so I thought I'd create one for my cousin who is graduating from college.

I chose Michelle Takes A Walk, because I wanted to use that sentiment "Oh, the Places You Will Go," as in the Dr. Seuss book. By the way, I just handwrote that sentiment. :)



Hope you get to play! See the blog for more inspiration and deets!

XO,

Welcome Spring!

Good evening, peeps! It's Wednesday night here, which means it's Thursday morning in Indonesia where the lovely Milk Coffee digital stamps originated!

The challenge for the next two weeks is Welcome Spring!

Isn't this image so darling? She will be a new release at the MC shop soon! I don't know about you but I am totally relaxed and could feel the breeze and the tickle of grass on my feet just by looking at this. :)

It's actually Summer-themed but I added lots of flowers for that Spring-like feel. It works, don't ya think? The felt flowers are from my crafty friend, Cathy. They're fab!



And I'm quite proud for doing purplish tones... it's the hardest color for me to work with / match. But I really do like how her lilac 'do came through. Reminds me of this fashionable chica.

Hope you all get to play along! Please view the Milk Coffee blog to see the other Design Team members' creations!

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Jesus.

Hello, hello, hello! How's it going?

It's time for another Milk Coffee Challenge, and these next two weeks, it's all about embossing (wet or dry).

Being a mommy of two and a full time registered nurse, I tend to go for the quick projects. I chose dry embossing, of course! I found this 'vintage' Love Elsie paper circa 2006 0r 07. I highlighted it with some metallic rub-ons.

I decided to use this religious image of Jesus (he was a free digi at MC a while back) because it is so close to Easter. I hardly talk about it here, but being Catholic is a big part of my life.

Just added some simple flower stickers and voila! I think it's a wonderful Easter card. Thank you, Lord, for all of my blessings!



I hope you all have a great day and visit the rest of the DT's projects! Remember that you've got two weeks to play along!

Love,

Girly at Milk Coffee.

Good evening, everyone! Or if you are where Milk Coffee is based, good morning!! This week's challenge is Girly! I think this would be easy with Milk Coffee stamps - they are super cutesy. Even if you're not into that, they also have these super gorgeous and classic beauties.

I used A Flamenco Dancer, and she happens to be one of my most favorite MC stamped images! I think she is so beautiful and her dress is just PERFECT!!

Man, what I would give to have a dress and moves like those! I love images that tell a story, don't you? I can just imagine her being in the center of the dance floor, making all look at her!

I tried to make the fabric of her dress more satin/ silk - like and shimmery, but I didn't quite get there. I remember coloring her up last October, in a hotel in San Diego on vacation. It took a while but it was worth it! I paired her up with Print Shop papers by Shanna Noel (I just love her carefree and artistic style!). The script sentiment is from Heidi Swapp (I think). I adore the gold flower by Maggie Holmes' Flea Market line.



And for the girly theme, I figured you can't get any girlier than this hottt, Latin Dance performer in the beautiful ruffly dress! Add on a doily in one corner, a ruffle trim at the bottom, and a handwritten sentiment and voila!

Please visit the MC blog for more challenge details and DT inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Oh, Romeo, Romeo....where fore art thou, Romeo?

Hello all!!

It's time for another Milk Coffee Challenge, and this week, it's all about Love and Valentine's Day.

I used Romeo and Juliet for this one, of course! I tried to go for that romantic, vintage feel. It was very interesting trying to color in what I wanted to look like velvet fabric, LOL!

You've got two week to play! Remember that you do not have to use Milk Coffee images to play, but be sure to check their etsy store out. They've got such adorable stamps, and I love how they have a variety of different styles.. from quirky to sophisticated images! Please also visit the blog for the rules and inspiration from the other DT members.



Hope I did these beautiful stamps some justice! And I also hope you get to play along!

Till next time! Have a great evening!

Celebrate!

Happy 2014 to you all!!!

For the Milk Coffee Celebration Challenge, you can make a creation using a New Year's theme, a birthday theme, a card for a new baby.... basically any celebration counts!

I decided to use the freebie shown here. They are Javanese Dancers from Indonesia, and what better way to show a celebration than to dance and wear festive clothing?! I also enjoy working with ethnic images so this was perfect!



To decide on colors, I googled Indonesian dancers and found bright outfits. I also added gold by using this special Sharpie marker -- that crown on her is drawn! :)



Now y'all know that I am super bad at using sentiments on my cards. But I really love Suzy Plantamura's Sunny Day Doodles stamp from MFT. Her designs are so whimsical and fun, and the fact that I can color them in with Copics??? Ah...YES, PLEASE!!!

I used her stamp "Celebrate Life" up there, which is part of the set. I colored it in with the same colors as the dancers' costumes to tie in with the card's theme.

The background vellum paper is once again from Tina Azmus Holiday pack. Love it!!

Now, go on over to Milk Coffee to learn more about the challenge and see more inspo from the other DT!

Hope you all have wonderful celebrations!!

Non-Traditional Christmas Colors at Milk Coffee.

Hello, folks!

Good evening, or good morning if you are on the other side of the world!! It's time for another Milk Coffee Challenge, and today, it's about non-traditional Christmas colors!!

As you can see, I went all the way to the most unexpected color... that is, yellow!! I love how bright and happy this card turned out, as the blue deer seemed kind of sad and ethereal. I welcome challenges like these that make you think outside of the box sometimes. It's quite refreshing to not have to do red and green! And this image is just wonderful...you can make it like a magical fairy tale like I did here, or color them realistically as well.

Hope you join the rest of the DT. You've got two weeks to play. Please head on over to the blog for more info, rules, and details!

Thanksgiving Milk Coffee- style!

Hi all!

Milk Coffee is having another challenge these next couple of weeks. The theme is Thankful or Thanksgiving! And this new digi is perfect! Isn't he handsome? I almost messed up with his skin tone, but I'm quite happy with how it came out.

If you had asked me a couple of years ago what my least favorite time of the year was, I'd have said, "Fall." Since I love Christmas, I adore Winter. And since I was born in April, I love Spring. And Summer time has always been my favorite! Now, I am falling in love with Autumn more and more. The shades of the leaves, the crisp air... I really, really like it now!

Remember that you have a couple of weeks to play! For more DT inspiration and the rules, please go to the MilkCoffee Challenge Blog!



Toodles!!