Christmas Card - Day 7

Hello Everyone!

Today is day 7 in the Christmas cards series for 2015. If you have just dropped, all my Christmas cards from past are here.

Here's the card for you. 

I have CAS-ed this card exactly as Kristina Werner showed in her Holiday Card Series 2015 - Day 19. I just used a different sentiment from Hero Arts - Christmas Holiday Sentiment Clear Stamp set. 

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used:

Canson Watercolor paper (140 lb)
Glitter paper - gold

Hero Arts - Christmas Holiday Sentiment Clear Stamp set 

Distress Ink Mini inkpads  (Crushed olive, Mowed lawn, Pine needles)  

Watercolor brushes

Epoxy sticker- star

Tsukineko - gold inkpad 

Prismacolor - Fineliner (0.5)

Tombow Mono Adhesive


 








 

Christmas Card - Day 6

Hello Everyone!

Today is day 6 in the Christmas cards series for 2015. If you have just dropped, all my Christmas cards from past are here.

Here's the card for you. 

Also here is a close-up of the sentiment.
 

On a Canson watercolor paper (140 lb), stamped a few snowflakes from various stamp sets using Versamark ink & heat embossed using white embossing powder. Then the background is created by blending various Distress Ink Mini inkpads and Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool. Colors used are listed in supplies. Then stamped Christmas sentiment on a navy blue cardstock also using Versamark and heat embossed in white. The word "Merry" is die-cut multiple times, once from golden glitter paper and others from white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp Merry & Bright Wafer Dies. I pasted them together and adhered it to the card. Adhered the panel to a card base and rounded all 4 corners of the card. This completes the card.

 I'm submitting this card to 3 challenges: Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge (Just a Pinch),Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday (Die Crazy), Color Throwdown #373

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used:

Canson Watercolor paper (140 lb)
Glitter paper - gold

Hero Arts - Christmas Holiday Sentiment Clear Stamp set 

Simon Says Stamp Merry & Bright Wafer Dies.

Distress Ink Mini inkpads  (Tumbled glass, Mermaid lagoon, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord )  
Ranger ink Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool

Recollections embosssing powder- white

Tombow Mono Adhesive Tape.  Foam tape

Christmas Card - Day 5

Hello Everyone!

Today I'm back again with 5th card  in the Christmas cards series for 2015. If you have just dropped, all my Christmas cards from past are here.

Let's first have a look at today's card  

Today's card is a very vintage and chic looking filigree card. I wanted to make a die-crazy card for a long time. I created the card base using the technique mentioned by Becca Feeken in this video here. I have used the Spellbinders - A2 Tranquil Moments die set. I used Distress Ink mini - Evergreen bough to add shading to the center piece. The sentiment from Hero Arts - Christmas Holiday Sentiment Clear Stamp set is stamped in same ink. The flower is created from the smallest 3 dies from Spellbinders - Rose Creations die set. I added a pinch of distress to the flower using Distress Ink mini - Tattered rose. The turquoise flourish is die cut from My Favorites things - Fancy Flourish. Finally embellished the flower & card with rhinestones. 

 I'm submitting this card to 3 challenges: Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge (Just a Pinch), Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday (Die Crazy), Color Throwdown #373

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

 

Supplies used:

Recollections Cardstock - Cream
Spellbinders -  A2 Tranquil Moments
Spellbinders - Rose Creations

My Favorite Things - Fancy Flourish
Hero Arts - Christmas Holiday Sentiment Clear Stamp set 

Distress Ink Mini inkpads  (Evergreen bough, Tattered rose )  
Ranger ink Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
Rhinestones 

Tombow Mono Adhesive Tape. 
Foam tape

 

 

 

 

Christmas Card - Day 4

Hello Everyone!
Today I'm back again with 4th card  in the Christmas cards series for 2015. If you have just dropped, all my Christmas cards from past are here.
Lets first see today’s card!

I started by stamping the focal image, its from the Verve Stamps - Light My World stamp set. I colored it using Faber Castell watercolor pencils. I accented the centers of the poinsettias & flames of the candles using RangerInk Glossy Accents. Then to add a charm , stamped a few stars from the same stamp set & embellished with rhinestones. I die-cut this image in oval shape using Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large & later adhered  this oval panel on another panel die-cut from patterned paper using Spellbinders Flora Ovals.  The sentiment is also from same stamp set, stamped on a decorated label panel die-cut from ArtC Thank you set (got it at Michael's). Finally I put together the card by adhering a chritsmas themed pattern paper on card base, then added a red cardstock panel to it and lastly added the focal image & sentiment penls to it using glue tape & foam tape.
 
 I'm submitting this card to 2 challenges: Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge (Holly Jolly Stamping)

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 
 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock -White, Red

Recollections Christmas themed Pattern Paper
DCWV - Patterned paper - green
Spellbinders -Large Classic Ovals Nestabilities
Spellbinders - Floral Ovals
ArtC - Thank you stamp & Die set
Verve Stamp - Light My World
Faber Castell - Watercolor pencils
Papertryink inkpad - Kraft  
Rhinestones 

Foam tape 
Tombow Mono Adhesive Tape.

 

Christmas Card - Day 3

Hello Everyone!
Today I'm back again with 3rd card  in the Christmas cards series for 2015. If you have just dropped, all my Christmas cards from past are here.
Lets first see today’s card!

Today's card is a really simple one. I stamped the christmas tree image from Hero Arts - Family And Friends using Versamark ink and heat embossed in fluorescent green on a dark green cardstock. Then, from the same stamp set, stamped the star & sparkles using Versamark ink and heat embossed in gold. I also  embellised the stamped sparkles with yellow rhinestones, cut the green cardstock in oval shape using Spellbinders Nestabilities. Adhered a few more oval panels in white and patterned paper and attached it to white card base using foam tape. Finally stamped the Christmas sentiment from Hero Arts  - Christmas Holiday Sentiments set on the card base using Versamark ink and heat embossed in gold.

I'm submitting this card to 2 challenges: Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge (Holly Jolly Stamping) and CASology # 176

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 
 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock -White, Green

Recollections Christmas themed Pattern Paper
Hero Arts - Christmas Holiday Sentiment Clear Stamp set
Hero Arts - Family & Friends Clear Stamp set
Spellbinders - Small Classic Ovals Nestabilities
Rhinestones - Yellow

Recollections - Gold embossing powder

Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive

Foam tape

 

Christmas Card - Day 2

Hello Everyone!!!
I'm back again with 2nd installment of Christmas cards. If you have just dropped, all my Christmas cards from past are here.
Lets first see today’s card!

 
The focal point of this card is the negative die cut created from Simon Says Stamp Kinley Snowflake Die. I created the center of the snowflake with a blue button from my stash & embellished it with a nice pearl accent. Finally I stamped Merry Christmas sentiment using Hero Arts stamp & Versamark ink and lastly heat embossed it in silver. 


I'm submitting this card to 3 challenges: CAS-ual Fridays #146, Just us Girls #322, Inkspirational Challenges #97. 

 

 

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock -White
DCWV - Patterned paper - blue
Simon Says Stamp Kinley Snowflake Die
Hampton Art stamp - Bright & Merry
Hero Arts - Christmas Holiday Sentiments Clear Stamp Set Pearl
Button
Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive
Foam tape

 
 

Christmas Card - Day 1

Hello Everyone!!!
As we all know Christmas is just around the corner; I have finally started working on my Christmas cards. Here is the 1st one for you all.

The background is created using Distress Ink Mini inkpads and Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool. Colors used are listed in supplies. The snowflake is die-cut using Simon Says Stamp Nadine Snowflake Die. I die-cut it 3 times and stuck them together to make it sturdy. Then I adhered the snowflake to the background using foam tape & embellished using rhinestones. Finally the sentiment is a combination of 2 different stamps from Hampton Art & Hero Arts.

I'm submitting this card to 3 challenges: CAS-ual Fridays #146, Just us Girls #322, Inkspirational Challenges #97. 

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock -White
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Distress Ink Mini inkpads  (Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean )  
Ranger ink Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
Simon Says Stamp Nadine Snowflake Die
Hampton Art stamp - Bright & Merry
Hero Arts stamp - Christmas 
Rhinestones
Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive
Foam tape

 

Holiday Gift Idea

Hello Everyone!

Today I have a different kind of post for you all. We all need to scratch our heads a lot while making our Holiday gift list. In them there are some people who are really close but some are not so close but we still have to gift them; such as your kid's teacher or some office colleague. And in such situations you don't know what to gift them. Here is one such gift idea which is not at all expensive , looks cute and the receiver will surely use it. 

Here is my gift idea: Fancy Post-it holder

  

The plastic base is a simple photo frame (4 x 6 inches) from craft store. You can find in the photo frame isle for really less price. I removed the packaging and instead of entering a photo in there I added a patterned paper in there. Attached a co-ordinating ribbon and added some flowers to embellish. Finally I taped a co-ordinating 3 x 3 Post-it notes bunch on it using a double sticky tape. You can also add a co-ordinating pen with it. The reciever can refill the Post-its in future as well. This makes an excellent gift for teachers, moms, sisters, girlfriends etc...

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used:  
Plastic photo frame (4 x 6 inch)
Patterned Paper (4 x 6 inch) Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive Double Sticky Tape
Papertrey Ink - Bloom Builder #3 die
Cuttlebug leaf die Glue dots
Rhinestones.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Today for Thanksgiving I have a special card for you. I dedicate this card to all my family, friends and well-wishers who have supported me through in past few years.

Created a few distress backgrounds using Distress Ink Minis (Colors listed below). Then die-cut leaf shapes. On a shimmer cardstock, adhered the leaves using gleudots. Stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink & heat embossed in gold.

I'm submitting these cards for the CAS-ual Fridays - CFC145 and Simon Monday Challenge

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock - brown, shimmer
Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Distress Ink Mini inkpads  (Fired brick, Spiced marmalade, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn, Mustard seed)
Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive
Hampton art stamp
Glue dots.
 

 

Diwali Cards - Day 5

Hello Everyone!

Today I'm back with my last installment of Diwali cards. If you have just dropped all my Diwali cards here.

Today I have Shaker cards for you. Lets see the cards
 

 

  

I wanted to create shaker cards for a long time now. But wasn't getting the correct opportunity. For these cards I created the background using Distress Ink Mini inkpads and Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool (colors used are listed in supplies).Then stamped the floral stamp from StudioG randomly using  Papertrey Ink - Pure poppy. The shaker panel is adhered to card base using foam tape. I added golden, silver sequins and some red beads for the shaker effect. The Diwali lamp is hand drawn and colored using Faber-Castell Pencil colors and the lamp flame is cut from gradient created using Distress Ink Minis. The sentiment is stamped on a watercolored background using StudioG alphabet stamps.


I'm submitting these cards for the CAS-ual Fridays - CFC145 

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock - white
Distress Watercolor Cardstock Distress Ink Mini inkpads  (Fired brick, Festive berries, Spiced marmalade, Mustard seed, Wild honey)
Ranger Mini Blending Tool
StudioG - Floral stamp
StudioG - Alphabet stamp set
Papertrey Ink - Pure poppy
Faber-Castell Pencil colors 
Sequins - gold, silver
Seed bead - red
Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive

 

Diwali Cards - Day 4

Hello Everyone!

I'm back again with another installment of Diwali cards. If you have just dropped all my Diwali cards here.

My cards today is inspired by the CAS-ual Fridays latest challenge. 

Lets look at the cards 

 

  

I could not resist by just making one. I used various pattern papers from DCWV - The Old World Stack pattern paper. Heat embossed the Inkadinkado  - flower stamp randomly. On Spellbinders- Fleur de Lis Square pasted the Diwali lamp cut out from glitter paper. I stenciled the square panel using Distress inks to add charm and interest. Hand wrote the sentiment using the Versamarker pen and then heat embossed that as well in gold & silver to match the background. 

I'm submitting these cards for the CAS-ual Fridays - CFC145

I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock - Cream
DCWV - The Old World Stack pattern paper
Spellbinders - Fleur de Lis Square
Tombow Mono Permanent
Glitter paper - brown, gold 
Inkadinkado  - flower stamp
Zing Embossing Powder - Gold, Silver
Distress Ink Mini inkpads  (Fired brick, Festive berries, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn, Broken china, Crushed olives)
Versamarker watermark pen 

 

Diwali Cards - Day 3 (Bonus card)

Hello Everyone!

If you have just dropped you can view all my Diwali cards here.

I'm here again today with another card. I had this idea last night while going to sleep. I saw that the ColorMe Challenge for this week was bright and festive. So did not want to loose it and thus made a card as soon as I got up. 

Here is the color combo they offered this week for the challenge

 
 Here is the card I created

I was inspired to do this card as the color combo and the stamp set I used reminds me of Rangoli designs. is a folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali (Deepawali), Onam, Pongal and other Indian festivals. They are meant to be sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities generation to the next, keeping both the art form and the tradition alive. Diwali being the most auspicious, people draws elaborate designs.

For the card, the colorful background is created using Papertrey Ink - Guidelines 1,2 sets. Attached it to a yellow panel. Attached yellow and green ribbon across and adhered the entire panel on card base using foam sheet (saw this trick in Jennifer Mcguire's videos' & I think it is useful). Made the lamp and flam out of glitter paper and adhered it on Spellbinders - Ironwork die. Cut a simple tag and stamped the "Happy Diwali" sentiment using StudioG alphabet stamps. Attached the tag to the ribbon using glue dots

So I'm submitting this card for this week's Color Me! Challenge - CMCC#95
I hope you all liked it. I would love to hear back from you all. Thank you very much for taking your time to notice it. Hope to hear again from all of  u soon. Till then take care. :)

PS: If my posts inspire you to create something on similar lines, I feel highly flattered. But please, do respect the effort I take in conceptualizing and executing, please give a direct link to my work when you are inspired by mine. Thanks for understanding :-) 

Supplies used: Paper: Recollections Cardstock - White, Yellow 
Papertrey Ink - Ink (Pure poppy, Orange zest, New leaf, Harvest gold )
Papertrey Ink - Guidelines 1,2 stamp sets 
Spellbinders - Ironwork die
Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive Rhinestones
Ribbon - green, yellow
Glitter paper - brown, gold