CAS Mixup March Challenge - On Your Birthday

  

Hello Everyone!!!

After a long break I am back with a card today for all of you. I have been trying a few background techniques but wasn't getting much inspired to convert them into cards. But the CAS Mixup challenge for March helped me through it. Their technique for this month is "Faux Stained Glass"

Lets have a look at the card. 

I have used various Tim Holtz Alcohol ink sets (Beach Deco & Spring Break ) to create the focal panel for the card. Then using Spellbinders - Chinese Traditional Fence die, I die-cut multiple layers of white card-stock to create the stain-glass window. I adhered the alcohol ink background to the multiple layers of white die-cut pieces, this creates dimension for the faux stained glass effect. Finally I filled Ranger's Glossy Accent's  in the spaces between the die-cuts through which the alcohol inked background is visible. Attached the whole panel on a slightly larger black card- stock panel. Finished the card by attached the entire panel to the left-center of the card & stamping the sentiment. 

I am submitting this card to :

• CAS Mixup Challenge - March 
• Sunday Stamps Challenge 200

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 :-)

Some Odd Girl - Pressie Tia

Hello Everyone!
I am back with another card inspiration using a very cute image from Some Odd Girl.
Lets have a look at the card first.

These are the steps I took to create this card:

1. I printed the "Pressie Tia" image on Strathmore Bristol smooth card stock.
2. Colored the image using Chameleon markers (colors mentioned in supplies below) and fussy cut the image .
3. Mounted the image on a die cut from Spellbinders beaded oval dies.
4. Finally created a fancy card panel using pattern papers from MFT, DCWV & SSS.
5. Attached the card panel to the A2 sized card base and finished the card.

I am submitting this card to :

1. Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes
2. Seize the Birthday

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 card stock - White : Link
Strathmore Bristol paper  : SSS

Some Odd Girl  - Pressie Tia image

Chameleon pens - (Eyes: YG3, GR1, Face: NU2, NU3, Hair: BR4, NU4, Dress: VO4, CG8, Gift & shoes: PK3, PK4, CG8) Link, Link

Distress ink mini - Wilted Violet : SSS

MFT 6 x6 Plaid Pattern Paper pack :Link

DCWV Patterned Paper - Maps, text & Ledgers : Link

Distress mini ink blending tool : SSS

Distress mini ink blending sponges : SSS 

Spellbinders - Beaded oval dies : Link

Cuttlebug die cutting machine + Cutting plates : SSS

Simon Says Clear Stamp - Sketch Ranunculus : SSS

Versafine inkpad - Onyx Black : SSS

Tombow Mono glue : SSS   

Foam Tape : Scotch | SSS

Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS

Thank You Card - Day 3

Hello Everyone!!!
Welcome back to my blog.Today I am back with another "Thank you" themed card for you. If you have just dropped in here, you can view few of my past thank you cards here. 

Today's card is inspired by this week's Fusion Card Challenge

Shall we have a look at the card now???

I am submitting this card to :

• Paru's Cardmaking November Challenge - Thank you card
• Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Thanks / Thanksgiving
• Fusion Card Challenge - Autumn Leaves

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 cardstock - Brown, Beige, Green, Red, Yellow : Link

Distress ink mini - Rusty Hinge :SSS

Distress mini ink blending tool : SSS

Distress mini ink blending sponges : SSS 

Simon Says Stamp - Ornate stamp : SSS

Papertrey Ink - Keep it Simple Thank you stamp set : Link

Versamark watermark inkpad: SSS

Cuttlebug Die-cutting machine : SSS

Spellbinders Die D-Lites - Leaves : SSS

ArtC - Tag die : Link

Stamping Block : SSS

Fiskars Paper trimmer : SSS

Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS

Tombow Mono glue  : SSS

Foam Tape : Scotch | SSS

Technique of the Month - Repetitive Stamping

Hello Everyone!!!
Welcome to my blog! I am back with "Technique of the Month" for August 2017. This month's technique is "Repetitive Stamping". 

The techniques is really very simple and the supplies needed are also very less. 

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 am submitting this card to:

• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge : Anything Goes

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 : Link

Strathmore Bristol paper  : SSS 

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

Crate Paper Patterned paper - The Framer's Mark : 

Memento Dye  inkdrops - Dandelion : SSS

Memento Dye  inkdrops - Grape Jelly : SSS

SSS Hybrid ink - Orange Slush, Key Lime : SSS

Versafine inkpad - Onyx Black : SSS

Misti original stamping tool : SSS

Spellbinders Embossing Folder - Grid  : SSS

Cuttlebug diecutting tool : SSS

Fiskars Paper trimmer : SSS

Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS

Tombow Mono glue  : SSS

Foam Tape - Scotch / SSS

Recollections vellum 

Diwali Cards - Mudra Stamps Guest Designing

Hello Everyone!!!

I’m so excited to finally be able to share with you all today, that I am the Guest Designer  for Mudra Craft Stamps today and I'm so happy about it! I was thrilled when Varshitha, the wonderful owner of Mudra gave me this opportunity. 

Mudra Craft Stamps is an Indian Company and they manufacture beautiful stamps, stencils, sequins etc I had a lot of fun playing with the supplies. 

I've shared 5 cards on the Mudra blog today. I hope you like what I have to share. 

You can check out the blog post with all the details here. 

Here are a few sneak peeks of my cards.

I hope you all like my cards. 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 :-) 

Newton Loves Cake

Hello Everyone!!!

Today I am back again with my last installment of card inspiration as Guest Designer at  Newton’s Nook Designs for the month of August!!!

I really struggle a lot with critter cards as they need to be cute or tell some story through them. I wanted this card to be as special as the other three. So for this week's card I have used the Newton Loves Cake from the latest Newton's Nook Designs. Lets' take a look at the card now.

Here is a close up of the unicorn showing the coloring

Process:

1. I started off by stamping the the image from the  Newton Loves Cake stamp set on Strathmore Bristol cardstock.
2. Then I colored the images using Zig clean color real brush pens (colors mentioned is description) & fuzzy cut them using scissors.
3. Using Spellbinders Oval die, I die-cut an oval from a post-it not to create a mask.
4. On a separate Strathmore Bristol card panel that's smaller than A2 size, I attached the negative of the die-cut oval post-it. 
5. Using Distress ink mini cubes I did some ink blending inside the oval area that was open through the mask. Then heavily sprayed it with water and added some salt on the wet surface and let it dry.
6. Once the surface was dry, I scratched off the salt from the card panel .
7. I added some doodled pattern around this oval using Sharpie black pen.
8. Later I added a few splatters of Finetec gold watercolor on the card panel to add interest.
9. Next I stamped the sentiment on a vellum strip using Versamark inkpad and heat embossed the sentiment in Hero Arts black embossing powder.
10. Then I attached the vellum strip to the card panel using glue on the ends and tuck the vellum strip around the card panel.
11. Finally I attached the colored image slightly over the vellum strip using foam tape, 
12. I finished the card by attaching the entire panel on an A2 sized top folding black card base and added a few sequins to the card  as finishing touches.

I am submitting this card to:

1. AAA Cards - CAS Game #97
2. Happy Little Stampers August Watercolor Challenge 
3. Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

I had so much fun creating all these cards and I am really very grateful to all those who gave me this chance, stuck by my side  & appreciated my work. 

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 A2 card base - black 
Strathmore Bristol paper  : SSS 
Newton's Nook Designs stamp set - Newton Loves Cake : NND | SSS
Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens - 095, 096, 099, 900, 901, 036, 025, 222, 050, 052, 803 : SSS
Distress ink mini - Salty Ocean : SSS
Distress ink mini - Picked Raspberry: SSS

Misti Stamping tool original : SSS

Fiskars paper trimmer : SSS

Distress mini ink blending tool : SSS

Distress mini ink blending sponges : SSS 
Distress Sprayer  : SSS
Sharpie 0.5 Black pen : SSS
Spellbinders Classic  Oval die : SSS
Finetec Mica watercolors : SSS
Bazzill 40LB Vellum : SSS
Versamark watermark inkpad: SSS
Antistatic powder tool : SSS
Hero Arts Black Embossing powder : SSS

Simon Says Stamps - Frozen Fractals sequins : SSS
Pretty Pink Posh Friendship mix sequins : SSS

Tombow Mono glue : SSS   

Foam Tape : Scotch | SSS

Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS
Salt

Technique of the Month : Embossing Folder Stamping

Hello Everyone!!!
Welcome to my blog!

I am back with "Technique of the Month" for August 2017. This month's technique is "Embossing Folder Stamping".

This a really easy technique. I like to use it to create unique and versatile background designs/

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 am submitting this card to:

• Paru's card making challenge - Anything Goes 

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 Embossing Folder  - Ripples : SSS

Spellbinders Embossing Folder  - Overlapping Circles : SSS

Cuttlebug embossing Folder - D'Vine Swirls

Cuttlebug embossing Folder - Stylized Flowers

Distress Ink Mini - Twisted Citron : SSS

Distress Ink Mini -  Wild Honey : SSS

Distress Ink Mini -  Ripe Persimmon : SSS

Distress Ink Mini -  Crushed Olive : SSS

Papertrey Ink mini inkpad - Tropical teal  : PTI

Memento Dye  inkdrops   : SSS

Distress Sprayer  : SSS

Misti Stamping tool original : SSS

Fiskars paper trimmer : SSS

Cuttlebug diecutting tool :  : SSS

Versafine inkpad - Onyx Black:  : SSS

Newton's Nook Designs stamp set - Toucan Party : SSS | NND

Darice heart die  

Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens - 900, 090, 060, 004, 020, 046, 050, 023 : SSS

Distress mini ink blending tool : SSS

Distress mini ink blending sponges : SSS 

Tombow Mono glue : SSS   

Foam Tape : Scotch | SSS

Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS

Ranger Glossy Accents : SSS

   

 

Happy Rakhi

Hello Everyone!!!

Today's post is a special one.  According to Hindu calendar tomorrow we celebrate "Rakshabandhan" all over India. Back in the olden days, Rajput queens sent "Rakhi" threads to rulers of neighboring states as a token of brotherhood. The rulers in turn vowed to protect them for life.  Today the festival symbolizes the same love and affection between brothers and sisters. While the sisters pray for the lifelong well being of their brothers, the brothers promise to care for them for as long as they live. People in India celebrate Rakhi with a lot of fun and enthusiasm.

For this auspicious occasion, I have created a few beautiful and easy card as well handmade Rakhi ideas using art supplies in my stash. I hope you like it. Lets have a look at them. 

For the card I did not feel like inventing the wheel all over as the Rakhi was more important to me. So I just followed this card idea all over again as is to created the card.  For the Rakhi I braided a few strands of red, green, yellow cross stitch threads along with few strands of  DMC Gold threads. Using some layered floral dies, I created the flowers, attahed leaves to them and finally adhered them to the braid. 

I am submitting this card to:

• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes 
• Paru's Card Making Challenges - Anything Goes

I hope you all liked the card as well as Rakhi idea. 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 - Maroon

Recollection card stock - Beige

Verve Stamps  stamp set- Peaceful Medallions  (discontinued stamp set)

Altenew stamp set - Hennah Elements : Altenew | SSS

Lil' Inker Designs stamp set - Modern mehndi : Link
Peek a Boo Designs stamp set - All Occasions Hindi : Link

Simon Says Stamp Dye ink - Schoolhouse red  : SSS

Spellbinders die set - Rose Creations : SSS

Misti Stamping tool original : SSS

Fiskars paper trimmer : SSS

Tombow Mono glue : SSS   

Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy : SSS

Rhinestones

DMC Metallic thread - Gold : 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

 
 

For You..

Hello Everyone!!!
As you all know due to personal reasons my crafting mojo was MIA for past couple of months. So I was going through the various challenge blog to get it back and that's when I came across Simon Says Stamp's - Monday Challenge - it said "Touchy Feely". I got right up, went to the craft desk and got working.

So today I am here with a bright and colorful summer themed card for all of you. Lets have a look at the card first.

I always like working with embossing/modeling paste and stencils. This was the absolute correct moment to use them. So here is a small description how I created this card:

• On Strathmore Bristol Smooth card panel applied Ranger Texture paste through Hero Arts stencil
• Ink smooshed so Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolors
• Diecut the Spellbinders sentiment and the Concord & 9th Blossom die.
• Adhered the die-cuts to the card panel using glue
• Attached a few embellishments to the card panel.
• Finally attached the card panel to an A2 sized card base using foam tape.

I really loved how all the colors mixed on the card panel so I am submitting this card to :

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Touch Feely
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It
• Where Creativity meets C9 - Layering
• CAS Watercolor challenge - Summer
• The Flower Challenge - Anything Goes

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
Ranger Ink Texture paste - white
Hero arts stencil - tilework
Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolors
Concord & 9th die- Blossom
Spellbinders die-  Phrase Set Two
Recolletions sequins
Ranger Ink - Palette Knife
Tombow Mono glue
Foam Tape - Scotch / SSS