Happy 1st birthday

Hello all
Its been long since i have blogged about something. Though I have been adding pics and products on facebook....I haven't really posted anything here. Its new month and new challenges are announced and it makes me all excited to make something new...its fun to work within the given guidelines...kinda tests my limits and makes me think a little different.

So here is a new card which I have made to participate at the monthly challenge at Peek-a-boo designs. They have completed one year and the challenge is to make a card using red, gold and number 1 with a additional twist using stenciling or 3d Layered projects or dash of glitter or your own stamped background.

My take on this Recepie challenge is the above card. I have incorporated glitter in the form of glitter pens and chunky glittered number, gold sequins and gold microbeads, red stenciling and red cardstock and I have made my own background on the shaker window using hearts from peek-a-boo stamp set.

I am also linking this card to Paruscardmakingchallenges for this month which says a hint of gold, creative with stamps Sentiment challenge for october and A blog named hero october challege - Geometric.

Also, I am putting my card up at Lulupu october challenge - bling a ding with a stamping twist. which says we need to more than a sentiment and since i have stamped some hearts on the card....I thought to put it up for this challenge.

I started with stenciling using Itsybitsy stencil and Memento Lady bug dye ink. Then I made a shaker window using some acetate sheet and a cardstock frame. I made my own background on the frame using heart stamp from Peek a boo Place Photo stamp. I used the little heart from this stamp set as I wanted to add hearts and I thought to use this stamp set and put it to a different use than what we usually use it for.

I scribbled inside these hearts using gold pen and then added Itsybitsy gold sequins and Itsybitsy microbeads inside the shaker window. For the sentiment on the card, I tore some vellum and then stamped the sentiment using Black Archival ink pad. The sentiment set is from JustRite Grand handwritten sentiments, The number one is made using Black chipboard which I cut and added some chunky glitter again from Itsybitsy. I finished the card front using some gold and black sequins

For the inside, I didnt do much except stamp the sentiment on white cardstock using Itsybitsy Black Pigment ink pad.the sentiment is from Peek a boo Happy birthday to you stamp set. It got a bit smudged and I had to go over it with a microtip black pen.

Well that's my card. I hope you all like it. Thank you for reading my post.

Happy Rakshabandhan Card

Hello everyone
I love this time of the year in India...its raining right now but festivals are on the horizon.For me of course, the celebrations start a bit early as I love rains. Super super excited about it...but thats not what I am posting today about.

The first festival to approach is Raksha Bandhan which is on 18th August and I am sure its really special for everyone who either has a brother. I have two elder sisters and never quite celebrated Raksha Bandhan but yet it is a special day because we would be busy with all the preparations at home as my maternal uncles would come home.
Well, this is the first card I made this year to celebrate Raksh Bandhan which is for a very special client.She wanted to send to her brother who stays away from her and so I had to do this card so early.

I have did distress ink blending to get a bright frame for the card using Shaded Lilac, Spun sugar, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Mermaid Lagoon, Seedless Preserves,Moved lawn and Crushed Olive.I added some white splatters to the card using some white acrylic colors. I then went ahead and make a shaker card which is filled with gold, silver, white and clear sequins. This is a pull out card and the message can be written on the hidden card inside.

 Lots of elements are added to this card like a paper Rakhi I made using punch out flowers and a quilled flower in the center. I finished the Rakhi with an embellishment in the center and attached a golden twine to it. You can also replace this with a real Rakhi for your brother and attach it to the card with a mild adhesive.
The sentiment I have used is from Peek-a-boo designs and I have stamped it using Memento Dye inks Grape jelly and Lilac roses.To give it a pop I did a gold edge to it using a gold fine tip pen. You can do embossing as well using gold embossing powder.

For the main frame of the card. I have used glitter paper cut outs from ItsyBitsy to give it a finished edge. I have filed the card with gold, iridescent, white, silver sequins and metallic micro-beads, I have made a shaker window in such a way that the center part of the card is adhered to the shaker portion and it creates a frame like look to the shaker window.

For the inside of the pullout card, I have added a red and gold tassel to the tag. At the bottom of the card I added a strip of the ink blended front card and a glitter strip.
I did some ink blending on the white cardstock using Shaded Lilac and Spun Sugar distress inks and stamped some leaves from Fiskars Petals from Scratch stamp set. I fussy cut them and then adhered them on the card. The other side is blank and you can write your messages there.

That finished our card. Its full of vibrant colors and glitter and sparkle and turned out exactly how my client asked me to do it. She was very happy when she saw it and I felt the time I spent making this card was worth it.

Supplies used:

• White cardstock
• Distress inks - Shaded Lilac, Spun sugar, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Mermaid Lagoon, Seedless Preserves,Moved lawn and Crushed Olive.
• White glitter strips
• Stamps for Raksha'bandhan
• Yellow Glitter punch out flowers from Itsybitsy
• Ink blending tool
• Gold Thread
• Sequins and micro-beads
• Fiskars Petals from scratch stamp set
• Red and gold tassel
• White acrylic paint
• foam adhesive
• Acetate sheet
• Paper cutters,scissors and trimmers
• Strong adhesive 
• Gold fine tip pen
• Memento Dye inks Grape jelly and Lilac roses

I am entering this card at Peek-a -boo challenge of the month and Paru's card making challenge, Thank you all for reading my blog post and Happy Raksha bandhan to you all.

Celebrate!!!

Hello guys
 Its a very special day for me and I am super excited. I started blogging on 26th March, 2016 with no knowledge about blogging and I didn't know how I would be able to connect to the world to show them my work. But with lot of support from family and friends and majorly by my husband Chintan, I mustered a lot of courage and determination and finally started blogging. Honestly I didn't know I would survive this long on this platform, but I like crafting and I kept doing my work as usual and posted them on my blog. Days turned into weeks and weeks into months and my confidence started to build.

I am very happy to say this today, I have crossed 1,00,000 visits to my blog today it has happened because of all of you who came to my blog to read my posts. Its not been that long since I started blogging, but the love and support I got from all of you makes me feel like I know you all since a very long time. I want to thank each and everyone of you who has made this possible. I have achieved a small milestone today but its very special and important to me and to celebrate this moment I am doing a giveaway on my blog, so go ahead and read the giveaway post to participate in it.

Now for today's card, because I am celebrating our achievement, I have made a celebration card. I am entering this card for the July challenge at Lulupu, Craft Stamper Magazine, Peek-a-boo Designs and Paru's Card making challenge.

The card layout is as per the challenge rules at Lulupu this month, I have lots of layering in my card which is mandatory for Peek-a-boo challenge. While the celebrate theme is also Birthday related which is the Challenge for the month at Paru's. Craft Stamper Magazine has a theme "Anything Goes" but requires stamping in the project. I think, the card I made fits the bill.

I took a 5.5"square white heavyweight cardstock and stamped butterfly stamp which is from Hampton Art Vintologic butterflies stamp set. Stamped the butterfly using shades of blue to give an ombre effect. I have used Memento Danube Blue, Bahama Blue and Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers Distress inks.

After stamping, I went ahead and cut a window in it. I then adhered the outer frame back on a pale sea green cardstock base. The I added a piece of clear vellum over it which was cut to 5" by 5". Now using some fun foam, I added the center piece back to the card. I then added a white frame which is 5.5"square and is 1/4" thick to the card. Finished the card front with the celebrate sentiment from Kaisercraft Pop! - Treats Stamp set on the same cardstock which is used on the base. I gave the sentiment banner ends and glued it to the card only on one end so the banner looks liked its sewed to the card. To give it a sewed look, I did some stitch marks using a black finetip pen.

For the inside, I stamped and fussy cut same butterfly in 3 colors on a white cardstock and  adhered it to the inside with some wet adhesive.Hampton Art Vintologic Butterflies Sta

  Thank you all for reading my post and have a great day ahead. Untill next time, keep crafting...

Galaxy card - Happy Father's Day

Hello everyone
I am back with another Father's Day card. Its June and Father's Day is just around the corner. Its time to celebrate our father and father figures in our lives....and so I made this one for my Father-in-law from my husband and myself.

I am sending this card to the this month challenge at A Blog Named Hero, Creativity with stamps, Peek-a-boo designs, Craft Stamper and Paru's Card Making challenges.

• Craft Stamper - Lets Get Inky ( I have used watercolors, Dye inks and Fine-tip Pens) 
• Peek-a-boo Designs - Anything Goes ( I have used an old woodblock stamp and pale grey cardstock used for card base while the watercolors and vellum is new stash) 
• A Blog Named Hero - Vellum ( I have stamped the sentiment on star pattern clear vellum) 
• Paru's Card Making Challenge - Father's Day ( The card is made to celebrate Father's Day) 
• Creativity with stamps - Manly Card ( The card I made is to celebrates all Father figures)

I made made a watercolor card which is inspired from the sentiment " You mean the World to me".
I used rainbow watercolors and applied it randomly on my watercolor cardstock. Once dried, I applied black watercolor to the cardstock while keep it saturated at few places while a bit watery at other places. I removed excess color using a tissue paper. Once it dried, I used white watercolor to add splatters on the card which would resemble the stars. I have used camel watercolor tubes and watercolor cakes.

I mounted it on a pale grey cards which is 4 .25" by 5 .5". Now I added a star pattern vellum on this card  and stamped Happy Father's Day on it using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink. The stamp Is woodblock mounted local stamp which I had bought years ago.

However, the stamp didn't quite stamp properly and so I had to redo it using waterproof blank pen. I have handwritten the sentiment "You mean the world to us"on the inside an added a few stars that fussy cut from the vellum.

I am uploading a video to show how I made this card.
I hope you like my card and thank you for visiting me.

Happy Father's Day

Hey Guys

Happy June to all of you. Here today I will be posting a Father's Day Card I created for the new challenge at Craft Stamper, Paru's Card Making Challenges, Creativity with stamps, Peek- A Boodesigns and A Blog Named Hero.

Craft Stamper - Lets Get Inky ( I have used watercolors, Dye inks and Fine-tip Pens)
Peek-a-boo Designs - Anything Goes ( I have used an old woodblock stamp and blue cardstock used                                      for card base while the watercolors and vellum is new stash)
A Blog Named Hero - Vellum ( I have stamped the sentiment on pale yellow vellum)
Paru's Card Making Challenge - Father's Day ( The card is made to celebrate Father's Day)
Creativity with stamps - Manly Card ( The card I made is to celebrates all Father figures)

Its June and its the time to celebrate all the Dad's and Grand dad's  and Uncles. We all will be celebrating Father's Day on June 19th and I just can't wait to give the card I made to my father. I am planning to do one more for my father-in-law which I will upload shortly.

For my card, I have used Sky Blue Cardstock for the base which is 5 . 5" x 4 , 25" in size and I glued off white cardstock on it which is 0 . 25" small on sides then the card base. I went ahead and drew the image of a Dad octopus and a daughter octopus on a watercolor cardstock. Then I water colored the 2 images using Camelin watercolors. I did layers of watercolors on the images and outlined it with waterproof black finetip pen and fussy cut the images. I also drew and colored a small mustache for the Dad octopus and fussy cut it too.

I added the 2 pieces on the card using foam adhesive. I added 2 layers of foam tape to the daughter octopus to make it look as if she was sitting on her Dad's lap. I added mustache to the octopus using foam tape too.

The sentiment I added is Happy Father's Day is a very old woodblock stamp which I had bought from a local store and I dun't know the brand. I stamped in on pale yellow vellum with Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink,which I mounted on layers of cardstock and onto the cardbase. I used a red fine-tip waterproof pen to draw some hearts on the card and a Black waterproof fine-tip pen to add stitched marks around the card. I did not add any sequins or glitter as I wanted the card to be manly and simple.

To finish the card, I stamped you'r the best sentiment of the inside of the card which is from Petals from scratch stamp set from Fiskars.

I hope you all liked the card. Thank you for reading my blog post and dun't forget to wish your Father and Grandpa ad Uncle on June 19th.

How are you?

Hey everyone

Today I will be sharing a card I made for Lulupus's Challenge#60 -Inspired by Moodboard , A Blog Named Hero , Creativity With Stamps and Paru's Card Making Challenge for April.

The colors for this card are inspired by the MER letters from the moodboard, Black text box and the Bokeh effect. The chevron pattern and the little dots motivated me to accommodate them in my card......and I had to do a brain storming session to accommodate all the inspirations from the moodboard. The sentiment I have used is also inspired from the moodboard font and the entire layout of the moodboard. I got very excited and I had hundreds of options running in my head and I wanted to do everything.......but then I had to calm down and finalize one option and this is the card I made......
 I have used a standard 8 .5" by 11" scored at 5 .5" white cardstock as base for the card and for the face of the card, I have used 4 .25" x 5 .5" white cardstock.

 Started off by stamping all the chevron pattern butterflies on a white cs and fussy cutting them out. The butterfly stamp is from Vintologic stamp set from Hampton art and the dye inks used are Bahama Blue and Cantaloupe from Memento and Electric Lime and Pink Gumball from Ranger.

 I have drawn two concentric circles which are partly off the card. I cut these 2 circle outline and the small strip I got from that was smeared with Memento Tuxedo black. The cut circles were then mounted on the card base using foam adhesive for dimension. The black strip was glued using liquid adhesive between the two parts. It should fit properly as it was cut from the same piece.

 Now, I folded all the butterflies and mounted them on the card on the black strip using thin strips of foam adhesive. The sentiment I used is How Are You? from Grand Handwritten Sentiments stamp set from JustRite Clear and it was stamped on white cs and glued to black cs to create border effect. This was then glued to the card using double sided thin tape.

 To create a bokeh effect, I used Fabercastle watercolor pencils and distilled turpentine. I scribbled orange, yellow and pink color pencils on a scrap cs and then using paper stump and turpentine I smoothed it. Using a hole punch. I punched little circles and glued them to the card to create same bokeh effect which was on the moodboard. So complete the effect, I have used some pink, green, yellow and orange sequins.

  For the inside, I added a think black strip and stamped butterflies inside using same colors.

 This card I did is very summer, it has butterflies which see fluttering everywhere and calm pastel colors like pink, yellow, green and blue.

I hope you all like my card and thank you for reading my post. Have an awesome day........