#The100dayproject : Half way through

Hello everyone!!!
Let me start by apologizing for being MIA again from my blog for such a log time. But even though I have been absent from here, I have been actively participating on my Instagram feed. Since April I participated in "The 100 Day Project". It started on 3rd April & ended on 11th July.

I tried to complete it, but could only reach half-way point by the deadline.  Although I have decided to complete the entire 100 days as and when possible.

Today I will post the initial 50 projects here for you to view together.  Let's have a look.

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 :-)  

Thank You So Much - Day 1

Hello Everyone!!!
Welcome back to my blog. I can't even imagine that we are already in November. With Thanksgiving coming soon I can't help but make a lot of thank you cards these days. So for next few days I am going to try to post a few of those cards here. 

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

I am submitting this card to:

• Paru's Cardmaking November Challenge - Thank you card
• Stamp Ink Paper Challenge #123

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 - Black, Beige : Link

My Mind's eye Patterned paper - The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine 

Distress ink mini - Barn door  : SSS

Distress ink mini - Crushed olive  : SSS

Distress ink mini - Wild honey : SSS

Distress ink mini - Carved Pumpkin : SSS

Versafine inkpad - Onyx Black : SSS

Stamping Block : SSS

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Thanks : SSS

Simon Says Stamp - Flowe Friends stamp set : SSS

Recollections Enamel dots  : Link

Cuttlebug diecutting tool : SSS

Fiskars Paper trimmer : SSS

Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS

Tombow Mono glue  : SSS

Shop Your Scraps - Striped Backgrounds

Hello Everyone!!!

Last week while organizing my card-stock and patterned papers, I realized that over the past few years I have accumulated a lot of paper scraps. I have always thought about throwing them away, but I can't come to do that. So I have decided to make cards just using those scraps.

While I was at it, I felt that it would be a good idea to share the process of creating those card ideas with you, thus I will be showcasing a new card idea using just scraps on my blog every month. How is that???

So let see this month's cards.

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

I am submitting these cards to :

• Stamp Ink Paper # 109
• Crafty Sentiment - Anything Goes Challenge
• TTCRD Anything Goes Challenge
• Happy Little Stampers July Anything Goes with Die

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
Recollections card-stock
Spellbinders Shapeabailities  Dies - Flutters
Spellbinders Shapeabailities  Dies - Les Papillons : https://goo.gl/8NRYLH
Recollections Die- Butterfly
Lil' Inker Designs stamp set - Mehndi : https://goo.gl/hj8sFu
Verve Stamps stamp set - Floral Notes
Stampendous stamp set - Happy Messages : https://goo.gl/4pkFHU
Tsuekineko Memento Dye  inkdrops  - Lilac Posies : https://goo.gl/qZ87mb
Tsuekineko Memento Dye  inkdrops  - Grape Jelly : https://goo.gl/qZ87mb
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Misti original stamping tool
Cuttlebug dieecutting tool
Mini ink blending tools : https://goo.gl/pLeuaP
Mini ink blending foams : https://goo.gl/uJaHU6
Ranger Stickles - Forsted Lace : https://goo.gl/9rmGEf
Fiskars Paper trimmer : https://goo.gl/sWcUWy
Fiskars Tweezers : https://goo.gl/1gGj61
Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : https://goo.gl/mrYa5V
Tombow Mono glue  : https://goo.gl/UKmXDV
Foam Tape - Scotch / SSS :  https://goo.gl/psjn6Q   or   https://goo.gl/9Api5P

 
 

Sketch Saturday #473

Hello Everyone!
I am back with this week's card for Sketch Saturday Challenge. This week's sketch is mentioned below.

This week's sponsors are Digital  Stamp Boutique

Lets have a look at the card now

I have used Digital Stamp Boutique's Hetty & Cupcake image for this card. I have tried to color the image in Adobe Photoshop using Wacom Intuos and then took a color print. It was a nice experience.    

Do participate in the card challenge to win £10 gift card to Digital  Stamp Boutique. I would love to hear back from you all. I hope you all liked my card. 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 card base - white
Adobe Photoshop CS6
Wacom Intuos pro
Patterned paper - generic
Distress ink mini's - Worn Lipstiick, Old paper, Vintage Photo
Stampendous stamp set - Birthday wish 
DCWV - The Maps,Text & Ledgers Stack
Mini ink blending tools
Mini ink blending foams 
Tombow Mono glue   
Recollections - Metallic Iridescent Glitter Shapes

Technique of the Month - Torn Edge Ink Blending

Hello Everyone! Welcome to my blog!

I am back with "Technique of the Month" for July 2017. This month's technique is "Torn Edge Ink Blending".

I have always face difficulty making CAS and one layered cards. So I am trying to explore more those categories of cards, hence this month I decided to go for it using this technique.

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

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

I am submitting this card to:

• CASology #257  - Wish
• Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge - Birthday 
• CAS Watercolor - Butterflies
• Seize Birthday 
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Distress it.

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  
Distress ink minis - Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers
Distress oxides - Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, Wilted Violet 
Pretty Pink Posh - Blissful Butterflies stamp set
Concord & 9th - Happy Day Stamp set 
Concord & 9th - Perfectly Penned Stamp set  
Versafine - Onyx Black inkpad
Mini ink blending tools
Mini ink blending foams
Acrylic blocks
Pretty Pink Posh - Dewdrops  
Tombow Mono glue 
 
 
 

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
 
 
 

Happy Little Stampers - March Anything Goes with Die Challenge

Hello Everyone!!!

From this month I will also be a part of Happy Little Stamper's - Anything Goes with Dies Challenge. As  the name suggests, you are welcome to submit any card with some kind of die usage in it.

The challenge is sponsored by :

 Let's take a look at my card now.

As you all know, I have been on an "Ink Smooshing" frenzy recently, I have used the same technique for this card too. See my previous cards here and here showing the same technique.


Instructions:

• So I started it with watercolor card panel & Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolors. 
• Using acetate sheet, Distress water sprayer, I created ink puddles and then placed them on the watercolor panel only on the left bottom corner.
• Taking the acetate sheet to the paper give you a bit of control as to where you want to place your color. I did not want to color the whole panel.
• After I had the ink pattern created to my satisfaction, I die cut the Poppy from white card-stock and adhered it to the panel on the colored background.
• Finally I stamped the sentiment and embellished using some Dew drops.

I am submitting this card to :

• The Flower Challenge #6 
• The Daily Marker 30 day coloring challenge
• Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Make your own Background 
• CAS Mixup - March 2017

 

• CASE this Sketch #211

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:   Recollection card-white
Canson watercolor paper -140 lbs
Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolors - 2H, 3H. 5H
Memory Box - Perky Poppy Craft die

Stampendous -Happy Messages stamp set
Versafine inkpad - Onyx Black
Misti stamping tool (Also available in small size, large size)
Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue 
Pretty Pink Posh - Clear droplets 
3M  Scotch Double stick Foam tape 
Distress water sprayer
Acetate sheet 

Technique of the Month - Ink Smooshing

Hello Everyone!!! 
In 2017 while setting my Crafting goals, I decided to challenge myself and so I settled on the thought that each month I will come up with a card using a technique. I will try to demonstrate the technique and create a card using the technique.So today marks my 1st installment for the same. 

From my previous blog post and my Instagram posts you must have realized that I have become a great fan of "Ink Smooshing tehcnique", I guess which is introduced to all of us by Laura Bassen. There are a lot of tutorials available on Youtube and various forums about this technique.  It can be recreated using any kind of watercolors available at your disposal. I tend to get best results using either Tim Holtz Distress inks, Dyan Reavley's Dylusions ink sprays, Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens or Dr. Ph Martin's liquid watercolors.

I have created a card using the same technique . Let's look at the card first .

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Technique: The technique is really very simple. You need to remember to select colors that blend in well with one another so that you don't create a muddy mess. I had posted a short video on my Instagram feed showing the technique. You can view it here:

Doing a little ink smooshing today #zigcleancolorrealbrushpens #inksmooshing by @parabn17

Card: For this card I started off by stamping the image first in black ink on watercolor card stock.  The I have used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pen to create the background. Once the background dried up, I added a few silver splatters  on the background using Fintec Mica palette. Then  I stamped the sentiment and adhered the card panel to purple card base using glue. Finally added a squins and finished the card.

I am submitting this card to :

•  The Daily Marker 30 day coloring challenge
• Simon Says Stamp - Work It Wednesday Challenge
• Seize the Birthday - Anything goes challenge 

• The Flower Challenge #6 
• CAS Mixup - March 2017

 

• CASE this Sketch #211

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:  
Recollection card base - purple
Canson watercolor paper -140 lbs
Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens 
Finetec MICA watercolor palette
Altenew Beautiful Day Stamp set
Stampendous - Birthday wishes set
Versafine inkpad - Onyx Black
Recollections sequins 
Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue 

Sketch Saturday #439

Hello Everyone!
I'm back today with a new card for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge. The sketch for this week is mentioned below:

Also the sponsors for this week are Happy Print Club
Lets see my card now.

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 - light blue
Strathmore Bristol paper
Lil' Inker Designs - Modern Mehndi 
Verve Stamps - Floral Notes
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - 020, 070, 041, 036
Versafine - Onyx Black
Rhinestones
Tombow Mono glue
Foam Tape