Saturday 14 October 2017

Happy Diwali - Handmade cards

Hey guys
Firstly I would like to wish you all a very HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DEEPAVALI or DIWALI. I know its just around the corner and so I couldn't hold myself back and want to show you some of the cards I made this year for my crafty friends. I have been busy since August with work and could only make so little of them......next year i am planning to start a month in advance so I can make a lot of such card..maybe send out a few to orphanages and elder homes.
I m putting my cards at the following blog challenges:-

  1. Scrapy Land Challenge #75- Anything Goes with dies Scrapy Land sells -I have used Spellbinders die for diecutting.
  2. Addicted to stamp and more Challenge#263 - Holiday - Diwali is an Indian festival and its a big holiday for us. Children get a month vacation from schools and colleges and the festival is on for 4 to 5 days. I have made a money envelope for gifting in Diwali.
  3. HLS October Challenge- anything goes with dies- I have used Spellbinders die for diecutting the ornate design.
  4. Inky chicks Challenge #89 - Anything but square
  5. Word Art Wednesday Week #304-305 - Anything Goes
  6. The Ribbon girl- october card challenge 

For me Diwali is all about colors and sparkle and that is what I have tried to represent through my cards.....couldn't hold back and made an entire array of colors this time. I hope you guys like it...because everytime I see these babies...I feel happy.

 
So all the cards are made in the same fashion...I started with an A2 size cardbase of all the colors I could find in my stash. Then I went ahead and added a sparkly gold glitter paper over it which was 1/4"smaller than the base. I took white cardstock cut to 3 3/4"by 5" and diecut an ornate frame using Spellbinders DIE D-LITES GRATE WORKS ETCHED DIE. Then I adhered satin ribbon on the bottom of this diecut piece and then adhered this on my card front. I used 1 gold sequin to embellish my card that too on the center of the satin ribbon bow.


The sentiment I used is a local brand and I do not know the name. I stamped it with versamark and gold heat embossed it on a matching cardstock. I matted it on vellum and then added it to the corner of my card.


I also made matching envelopes for these pretty card. I have used white gold pearl cardstock and decorated it strips of matching cardstocks and gold sequins. I added a sentiment on the envelope from Mudra Craft stamps using Black Archival Ink. Simple and very easy....I hope you all like these beauties....Thank you for reading this post and have a great day ahead.

Supplies:-
  1. Satin ribbons - ItsyBitsy
  2. Cardstock - Different colors from different brands and stores - ItsyBitsy, Fabriano, A1 craft
  3. White cardstock - A1 Craft 
  4. Gold sequins - Mudra craft stamps
  5. Spellbinders Grate Works die -The Crafters corner
  6. Gold glitter paper - ItsyBitsy
  7. Vellum - ItsyBitsy.

19 comments:

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    1. Hey Pooja
      Thank you for stopping by...so glad you liked my project.
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  2. Great set of Diwali cards, so cheerful.
    Thanks for sharing at ATSM this week. :)

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    1. Hey Julie
      Thank you for visiting me...indeed very cheerful and super fun to make them.
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  3. These are all so elegant and gorgeous!! Love the colors!! Thanks so much for playing along at Scrapy Land!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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    1. Hey Lisa
      Glad you could stop by...Happy to know you liked my work
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  4. These are so elegant and gorgeous!! I love the colors!! Thanks so much for playing along at Scrapy Land!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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    1. Hey Lisa
      Glad you could stop by...Happy to know you liked my work
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  5. Fabulous bundles of cards here. All so very colourful and pretty. Thanks for sharing them with us at ADSM this week.

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    1. Hey dear
      Thank you for stopping by...so glad you liked my project.
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  6. Lovely and colorful variety of cards. Great job! Thank you for blessing us with your entry at Word Art Wednesday. Hope you link more projects soon. Leaving you with the hope found in God Word in Psalm 147:11 which says, "The LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love." Have a fruitful and blessed day!

    JO ANN
    http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com

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    1. Hey dear
      Thank you for stopping by...so glad you liked my project.
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  7. So pretty! Thanks so much for sharing with us. I hope you will stop by agains oon.
    Karen L
    Word Art Wednesday

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    1. Hey dear
      Thank you for stopping by...so glad you liked my project.
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  8. Happy Diwali to you too Mukta! love the little cards and the intricate die is just beautiful!!
    Thankyou for joining us at happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with DIes October challenge. All the best.
    Hugs
    Seemaa DT
    icraftpaper@blogspot.com

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      Thank you for stopping by...so glad you liked my project.
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  9. Beautiful set of Diwali cards..Love these beauties..Thank you so much for joining us at Happy Little Stampers - Anything goes with dies Challenge. Hugs xx Deepti Aggarwal

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      Thank you for stopping by...so glad you liked my project.
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