Save The Craft YouTuber Video Hop

Hello Everyone!!!
Today's post is an exciting one.  Welcome to the Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop Event! I am super excited to be a part of  this event with over 55 video makers that have come together to help out some of the crafters just starting to make videos. YouTube has changed some rules about who is allowed to earn money from their channels and many are at risk so I put together a hop with plenty of prizes to help increase views and subscribers before the end of February (the deadline).  You can find more information about the Video Hop on Justine's blog.  So do subscribe to my channel and do leave comment with your views.

My video is been generously sponsored by Simon Says Stamp & Catherine Pooler Stamps. So keep watching. 

Now let's have look at the cards I made using the backgrounds I created in the video tutorial.

I am submitting these cards to:

• CAS Watercolor February Challenge 
• AAA Cards - Cas Game #108 : Love
• CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #192
• CASology Week 286 : Butterfly
• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge : It Must be Love
• Paru's Card Making Challenge - February : love

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 A2 card base - White, Grey, Purple : Michaels
Strathmore - Bristol Smooth paper :  SSS
Ranger texture paste : SSS
Dylusions stencils - Heart Edge : SSS
Dr. Ph Martin Hydrus watercolors : Amazon
Distress Oxide ink pad - Wilted Violet : SSS
Distress Oxide ink pad - Picked raspberry : SSS
Distress Oxide ink pad -  Salty Ocean : SSS
Distress Oxide ink pad - Peacock Features : SSS
Faber Casetell Gelatos -  : SSS
Simon Says Stamp LOVE wafer die : SSS
My Favorite Things HEART STAX dies : SSS
Spellbinders Shapeabailities  Dies - Les Papillons : SSS
Hero Arts Stamp & Cuts - Butterfly pair : SSS
My Favorite Things A2 RECTANGLE STAX SET 1 Die-Namics  : SSS
Catherine Pooler Stamp - Everyday mod : CP
Memento Tuxedo black inkpad : SSS
Cuttlebug dieecutting tool : SSS
Fiskars Paper trimmer : SSS
Stamping Block : SSS
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS
Tombow Mono glue  : SSS
Foam Tape  : Scotch / SSS   
Rhinestones & Heart sequins

Art Journal Flip Through - 2018

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Today I am sharing a flip through on two of my art journals. Go ahead and watch the video below for a flip through here or on my YouTube Channel.

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:  

Black spiral bound journal - Amazon Dylusions art journal : Small - SSS Faber Castell watercolor pencils - Amazon Apple Barrel acrylic paints - Amazon Sakura Micron Pigma pens - SSS Ranger Texture paste - SSS Tim Holtz IDEA-ology Tissue paper : Postale - SSS Tim Holtz IDEA-ology Tissue paper : Melange - SSS Faber Casetell Gelatos - SSS Camel Fabrica acrylic paints - Amazon

Technique of the Month - Textured colored backgrounds

Hello Everyone! Welcome to my blog!

I am back with "Technique of the Month" for June 2017.  I missed a couple of months but I am back on track now. This month's technique is "Textured colored backgrounds".

I am a huge fan of adding any kind of texture to my cards. It could either be on the background using embossing folders, embossing paste or it could be using embellishments. I can never make just plain and simple one layered cards. 

So before we dive into the technique, let's have a look at today's card first, shall we...

Close-up of the texture

Technique: The technique is really very simple. I have created a short video to explain the process. I hope that helps.





So here is a small description how I created this card:

• Die-cut 2 circles from the background panel created using We R Memory Keepers - Nesting circle dies
• On an A2 car base, adhered the smaller circle die-cut using glue.
• Then adhered the larger circle die-cut to the card base using foam tape
• Stamped the happy birthday sentiment from the Concord & 9th Happy Day set using Versamark ink and heat embossed using Ranger embossing powder.
• Cut out an additional 1/4" strip from the background panel and attached it to one side of the card base using glue.
• Attached a few embellishments around the sentiment to finish the card. 
• I also stamped a few coordinating sentiments inside the card (can be seen in video).
• Finally sponged the envelope flap to match the colors on the card using Memento dye inks.

I am submitting this card to :

• CAS Colour and Sketches #227
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It  
• Where Creativity meets C9 - Layering
•  CAS Watercolor challenge - Summer
•  CAS Mix Up  June 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:  
Recollections A2 card base - white  
Strathmore - Bristol Smooth paper  
Golden - Modeling paste / Ranger Texture paste

Dylusions Dyan Reaveley stencil 5 x 8 Squares Small
Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolors 
Concord & 9th stamp set - Happy Day
We R Memory Keepers - Nesting Circle dies
Versamark inkpad
Distress Sprayer 
Ranger embossing powder - silver
Memento dye inks
Recollections sequins 
Ranger Ink - Palette Knife 
Tombow Mono glue 
Foam Tape - Scotch / SSS
 
 
 

10 Days of Christmas - Day 5 & 6

Hello Everyone!!!

I'm really very very sorry for taking gaps in between the holiday card series. Life has been happening which asks for more attention. So today as a bonus I have 2 card inspirations for you in this post.

If you guys have just dropped in , you can my entire Christmas card collection here. Shall we begin???

Lets begin with Day 5 cards.




I used the embossing folder stamping technique for both of these cards. Supplies listed at the end.

Now lets have a look at Day 6 cards :

For these cards I sprayed Ranger ink Dylusions alcohol mist on water color card stock to created colorful backgrounds and then die-cut these beautiful snowflakes from them. 

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Paru's Card Making Challenge - Christmas theme  
• CAS-aul Friday #163 - Christmas & Hannukah  
• Christmas Card Challenges #2

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:

Day 5:

Recollections A2 size card stock-white

Darice embossing folder - Swirl

Distress ink minis - Chipped Sapphire, Mermaid Lagoon, Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch

ArtC tag die 

Papertrey ink - Christmas sentiments

Zing gold embossing powder

Versamark inkpad

Darice heatgun

Rhinestones 

Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer

Water 

Foam tape

Tombow Mono glue

Day 6:

Recollections A2 size card base -white

Strathmore Watercolor paper (140 lbs)

Dylusions ink sprays - Vibrant Turquoise, London blue, After Midnight, Cut grass

Hero Arts stamp set - Color Layering Christmas Tree CL887 (sentiment)

Simon Says Stamp dies - Nadine, Kinley

Zing silver embossing powder

Versamark inkpad

Rhinestones 

Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer

Water
Foam tape    
Tombow Mono glue 

10 Days of Christmas - Day 3

Hello Everyone!!!

Today is day 3 of my Christmas card series.  If you have just dropped all my previous Christmas cards can be seen here.  

Lets have a look at today's card.

 

  I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Addicted to stamp #224  
• Paru's Card Making Challenge - Christmas theme  
• CAS-aul Friday #163 - Christmas & Hannukah 

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 A2 size card base -white

Strathmore Bristol card stock

Ranger Ink Dylusions stencils - Small Bubbles

Distress ink minis - Candied Apple, Fried Brick, Lucky Clover, Pine Needles (background stenciling)

Papertrey Ink - Christmas sentiments

Mini ink blending tool

ArtC - tag die

Zing - gold embossing powder

Versamark inkpad 

Gold sequins

Water spray

Foam tape  
Tombow Mono glue 

10 Days of Christmas - Day 2

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Today I'm back with  my 2nd card inspiration for Christmas card. Let's have a look at it. 

The poinsettia used here is from the HLS - Christmas Joy set.  The other supplies used for this card are listed below. I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:

• Uniko Challenge #38 - Christmas   
• 12 days of Christmas with Kylie
• Addicted to stamp #224  
• Paru's Card Making Challenge - Christmas theme  
• CAS-ual Friday #163 - Christmas & Hanuukah 

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 A2 size card base - red

Strathmore Bristol card stock

Happy Little Stampers stamp set- Christmas Joy    

Ranger Ink Dylusions stencils - Small Bubbles

Zig Clean Color Real brush pens (poinsettia)

Distress ink minis - Candied Apple, Fried Brick, Lucky Clover, Pine Needles (background stenciling)

Hero arts stamp set - Christmas Holiday Sentiments

Recollections - Pearls  

Sakura Pigma Micron pen - 0.2 (black border ) Foam tape Tombow Mono glue 

Diwali Card - Day 1

Hello Everyone!  

Its that time of the year when we start preparing for Diwali at home. Diwali start from 28th October and I'm all set to mail out Diwali cards to my loved ones here and back home. Like last year I will be sharing a few Diwali themed cards for you all to get inspired from. If you want to check my Diwali cards from last year you can click here.

Today's card is inspired from the Sketch Saturday #435. Here is the sketch

This week's sponsor for Sketch Saturday are Drawn with Character

Let's have a look at the card now.

Here is a closeup of the texture on the blue side.

This is a whimsical card using the Firecracker from Drawn with Character. I have printed it on Strathmore - bristol paper twice, die-cut one with Sizzix circle die, fuzzy cut the 2nd image with scissors & colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens (colors mentioned in supply list). I mounted the fuzzy cut image exactly on the other image which is on the circle die-cut using foam tape. For the background I have used a red shade patterned paper from Teressa Collins - Fabrication paper pad & the blue side is created by stenciling modelling paste using Tim Holtz stencil and spritzing with Dylusions ink. The sentiment is created using Sticko - Mini Black letters stickers. Finally added finishing touches using few rhinestones.

I hope you all liked my card. 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:  
Strathmore Bristol paper  
Recollection card base - white
Recollection cardstock - red, navy blue (matting the pattern papers)
Sizzix circle dies
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - (050, 052, 070, 025, 031, 037, 091)
Golden - Modelling paste 
Timo Holtz stencil - Burlap
Dylusions ink spray - London Blue, After Midnight
Teressa Collins pattern paper pad 6x6 - Fabrication 
Spatula
Darice Heat gun Rhinestones - Orange, Blue
Sticko sticker - mini black letters  
Foam tape
Tombow Mono glue  

 

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #16

Hello Everyone!I'm in today playing the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge along with the color combo from the ColorQ Challenge.

Let look at the card now. 

 I'm submitting this card to:

• ColorQ Challenge #357
• Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #16 
• Global Design Project
• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge
• Simon Says Stamp - Work it Wednesday  
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

I hope you all liked my card. 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:
Recollection cardstock - white, black
Distress Watercolor cardstock
Dylusions Ink sprays - Bubblegum pink, Squeezed orange
Tim Holtz stencil - Honeycomb
Chevron background stamp
Simon Says Stamp - Magical Birthday stamp set (sentiment)
Recollections - Birthday stamp (cake)
Versamark inkpad
Versafine ink- Onyx black
Recollections embossing powder - snow, ebony