Forever Love - Mixed Media | Fabric bound | Mini Album

Hello guys
Today's project is my first attempt at a lot of things. I had never made a flexible spine mini album nor a fabric bound one. Also, I wanted to do a mixed media album for a very long time.....I combined all of my desires into this one project...so its very special for me.

This album is 9" by 6" in size and the spine is 3.5". It has 5 pages and can hold around 40 to 50 pictures and has few journalling tags. Most of the pages are interactive and the flaps are held by strong magnets.

I have used the newly launches papers from Little Birdie called A True Love Story. These papers are a little vintage looking which inspired me to incorporate the blacks, browns and golds in my project.
Here are few pictures of my album but I do encourage you to watch the video fliptrough of this album for a better look at my project.

I am putting my project up at the following challenges:

1. Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 454 - Love is in the Air
2. Butterfly Challenge #94 - Spin the wheel with Letter C - I have corners, crimson, cream and butterflies accomodated in my project.
3. Craftaddiction Mixed Media Challenge - Moodboard February 2018
4. Crafty Calendar challenge - 2 or more layers - My album has 3 layers on every page with more than 3 on the cover.
5. Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge 158 - Anything goes
6. Create and Makes Challenge Blog - Challenge 18
7. Creative Artiste Challenge Blog #35 - Anything Goes
8. HLS Mixed Media Challenge February- Butterfly
9. HLS Anything Goes with Dies February - I have used dies from Elizabeth craft designs, Spellbinders, ItsyBitsy, MFT
10. Mini Album Makers February Challenge
11. Mixed Media Warriors Challenge#25 - Think & Pink Moodboard Challenge
12. Scrapping4fun Challenge 108- love, wedding, friendship, Valentine
13. More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes + optional Red
14. Double D Challenge - Sequins - I have used Dazzle cocktail in my project in multiple places which is a mix of sequins and sparkle dots.
15. Try it on Tuesday - Love is in the Air

Thank you for stopping by and have a great week ahead.

Congrats......on your new home (Handmade card)

Hello guys
So today I have for you yet another very simple and easy to make card which took me 20 mins in all from start to finish.

I am putting my card up for the following challenges:

1. Simon Says stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes
2. Butterfly Challenge #81 - K for key and V for vermillion
3. Cute Card Thursday Challenge #484 - Anything Goes
4. The Ribbon Girl July 2017 challenge - Anything Goes
5. Word Art Wednesday Week #288-289-  Anything Goes
6. CWS Challege #16 - Celebrate 

I have used a 220gsm Vermilion cardstock as the cardbase cut to standard A2 size. Then, I stamped my butterflies on a 270 gsm watercolor cardstock using Ripe Persimmon distress ink. The stamping was a little splotchy but I wasn't bothered too much as I desired that effect and I misted it with water rather than adding big drops of water and dabbed it with a tissue and everything kind of got smoothed. I fussy cut my butterflies out and kept them aside.

Now, the center frame is fussy cut from Forever and Always paper pack from ItsyBitsy. I then took an old key I had and traced it out on 270gsm cardstock and fussy cut it out too. I heat embossed this with Ranger Tinsel gold embossing powder and then tied a jute twine throught it. Assembled everything on a white card panel cut to 4"by 5 1/4" and added little vermilion watercolor sprinkles.

Finished my card with few sequins,, a small bow on the key and Congrats Sentiment on the outside and "......for your new home"on the inside (But I was in a hurry and forgot to take a picture.) with Memento tuxedo Black Dye ink

Simple and easy card.....I hope you like this.

Supplies used:

1. Ranger Tinsel Gold heat embossing powder
2. Wow heat embossing gun  (ItsyBitsy)
3. Versamark watermark inkpad
4. Ripe Persimmon Distress ink  (ItsyBitsy)
5. Forever and Always paper pack (ItsyBitsy)
6. Jute twine (ItsyBitsy) 
7. Vermillion Cardstock 220gsm (ItsyBitsy)
8. White cardstock 270gsm  (ItsyBitsy)
9. Sequins - Gold and Clear (Mudra)
10. Camel Watercolors
11. Memento tuxedo black dyeink
12. Hampton Art Vintologic butterflies stamp set.
13. Inkadinkado Birthday Wishes Stamp Set.

Mudra GDT post - Handmade Interactive Cards

Hello guys

I am honored to be doing a GDT post for Mudra Stamps today and I want to thank you Varshistha for this opportunity...... I have made 3 interactive cards and here are the sneak peeks....for complete blog post...please visit me HERE and leave me some love.

2 of the 3 cards I made are my first time and I really hope you will be lenient with me. I also have 3 small video clips shows you all the interactive elements in action....so know the list of supplies, more pictures, videos and how I made these cards please stop by the link above.

 1. Mermaid slider card.

So this is a really fun card and to be honest...its my first ever slider card I made and it took me one day to make this card but I am sure you guys will do it faster than me. To make this card, I have used Mudra Mermaid stamp set...such a fun set with so many cute fishies.....

2. Simply Floral Explosion Box card

The second card I made is again a first attempt by me....I have never made an explosion box card and so I took a day to make this one.....but thats just me. A lot of heat embossing and watercoloring went into making this card and I got this beautiful bouquet at the end....

3. Winter Shaker Card.

My third card is a fairly simple card and was super fun to make. I have made a triple time stamped card with a shaker window in the center and this card is based on the thought of "Christmas in July" For this card, I have used Christmas Decor stamp set and sequins from different packs from Mudra.

I am putting this card up at the following challenges

1. Simon Says stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes
2. The Ribbon Girl July 2017 challenge - Anything Goes
3. Addicted to Stamps and more Challenge #248 - Holiday ( Winter Shaker Card.)
4. Inky Chicks Challenge #85 - Christmas ( Winter Shaker Card.)
5. CWS Challege #16 - Celebrate (Simply Floral Explosion Box card)
6. HLS July 2017 watercolor challenge - Optional twist - Blue (Mermaid slider card.)
7. CAS(E) this sketch #228 (Mermaid slider card.)
8. Scrapping4fun challenge #93 - Summer (Simply Floral Explosion Box card)
9. Mod squad July 2017 challenge - Special Fold (Simply Floral Explosion Box card)
10. Paru's Card making challenge July 2017 - Birthday (Simply Floral Explosion Box card)

Sending you Joy - Handmade card

Hello everyone
I am back with another Christmas card for you all...following the Christmas in July theme. So this one is a pretty simple card but took me some time as I did a little watercoloring.....

I am putting this card up at the following challenges:

1. Addicted to Stamps and more Challenge #248 - Holiday
2. Cute Card Thursday Challenge -#284 - Anything Goes
3. DLART June Linky Challenge - Anything goes
4. Inky Chicks Challenge #85 - Christmas 
5. Word Art Wednesday  Challenge #288-289 - Anything Goes
6. Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything goes

I started with a Off white cardstock cut to 41/4"by 5 1/2". On this I did some ink blending using crushed olive distress ink. I dried it with my heat gun and then I did some stamping with Cottage Ivy memento dye ink using leaf like stamp. This stamp is actually from Mudra Christmas decor stamp set and I used the deer stamp and the horn part of it which looks like mistletoe to stamp. 

Then, I turned the cardstock over and did some stamping using music notes stamp from Sheena Douglas Festive stamps -A Little Bit Festive A6 Stamp Set - Christmas Elements Stamp set using Memento Rick Cocoa dye ink. I stamped it repetitively until my entire front was covered. Then I snipped the edge and made it took like it was torn. I trimmed the cardstock  by 1/4" on the vertical side and mounted this on a gold glitter cardstock strip which was just 1"wide and 51/2"long. I then added this panel to a grey A2 size cardbase. I just wrote JOY sentiment using some watercolor pencils. 

Now, was the fun part where I heat embossed and then watercolored the poinsettia like flower which is from Mudra Simply Floral stamp set. I have watercolored using Abandoned Coral and Candied Apple distress ink. I fussy cut it and added it to the card front. Finished my card with beautiful shiny gold sequins from Mudra Stamps and a little Clear Wink of Stella on my flower.

I hope you like my card.

Supplies used :-

1. Grey 220gsm cardstock
2. Christmas decor - Mudra Stamps
3. Sequins- Gold - Mudra stamps
4. Sheena Douglas Festive stamps -A Little Bit Festive A6 Stamp Set - Christmas Elements Stamp
5. Off White Cardstock 220gsm
6. Gold glitter paper- Itsybitsy
7. Versamark - ItsyBitsy
8. Ranger Multi medium matte- The craft shop
9. Wow Heat gun- ItsyBitsy
10.  Ranger Superfine White Embossing powder - The craft shop
11. Simply Floral - Mudra Stamps
12. Distress inks - Abandoned Coral ,Candied Apple and Crushed Olive
13. Cottage Ivy Memento Dye Ink
14. Watercolor brush
15. Black Watercolor Pencil

Christmas in July - Handmade card.

Hello everyone
Today I have another handmade card for you which is inspired by the thought of " Christmas in July". So I made some Christmas cards which are very simple and easy to do and I have so much fun making them. This is the first of the many cards which are lined up.

I am putting this card up at the following challenges:-

1. Addicted to Stamps and more Challenge #248 - Holiday
2. Cute Card Thursday Challenge -#284 - Anything Goes
3. HLS June 2017 Christmas Challenge - Optional Twist - Tree
4. DLART June Linky Challenge - Anything goes
5. Inky Chicks Challenge #85 - Christmas 
6. Word Art Wednesday  Challenge #288-289 - Anything Goes
7. Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything goes

So to make this card, I started with a standard A2 size grey card base. I then heat embossed some pine leaves with Ranger White Super fine heat embossing power on a grey cardstock cut to 41/4" by 51/2". I made my own little christmas tree which was peeking from one of the edges of the card. Then I also heat embossed the sentiment using the same. Thats all I had to do.....Then was the fun part...to decorate the tree with ornaments and I used Mudra sequins to decorate the tree and sprinkled a few here and there.

Then I trimmed my card by 1/8" on all sides and layered it on some gold glitter cardstock. Before the layering, I added red organza ribbon bow tied around the bottom of the card with sequins in the center.
I mounted this to my card base and my card was ready. Simple and quick and so festive....feeling like Christmas in July.

Supplies used :-

1 Grey 220gsm cardstock
2 Christmas decor - Mudra Stamps
3 Sequins- Silver (My Stash) and Gold - Mudra stamps
4 Sheena Douglas Festive stamps -A Little Bit Festive A6 Stamp Set - Christmas Elements Stamp
5 Red Organza Ribbon
6 Gold  glitter paper- Itsybitsy
7 Versamark - ItsyBitsy
8 Ranger Multi medium matte- The craft shop
9 Wow Heat gun- ItsyBitsy
10 Ranger Superfine White Embossing powder - The craft shop