Another Case study

This card was made by my friend, Assumption Antao, who enjoys card making too but due to her hectic schedule hasnt been able to join in for quite some time. She also made her card keeping in mind the card inspiration from Beyond Grey Challenge #14- Case Study.
I had just received my parcel of die cut butterflies from Kavitha of Kalalayaa craft store and my friend was fascinated with them. So she wanted to added the die cut butterfly in her card.

And this is the close up of the butterfly.

Ain't it absolutely gorgeous? The other 2 butterflies are stamped and cut out.
Also adding her card in The Paper Shelter Challenge #77- Clean and Simple
and For the love of crafting: Challenge #9- CAS.
Hope you liked her card.

Case Study - Thanks.

I came across this awesome challenge on Beyond Grey Challenges #14 - Case study last week with a card inspiration from Romina. Thought real hard what I could do with the inspiration to make it my own. And this is what i came up with.

Although I made this on Saturday, my internet has been playing spoilsport all these days. So finally todays the day. :)
Also entering this card on The Paper Shelter Challenge #77- Clean and Simple
and For the love of crafting challenge #9 - CAS.

Hope you liked the card. Do leave me your valuable comments to let me know.

I'm so blue....

..without you!
It's been almost 2 months since I've seen my DH and I'm missing him...so very much. He's in the merchant navy and those of you who remember i sailed with him last year for 6 months along the coast of Australia. It was wonderful. That's where I discovered stamps and patterned paper and all the lovely treasures of card making. He will be back by October and am eagerly waiting for him.

Now to get back to the card I made, it has a similar theme. Blue, black and white from The Play Date Cafe. And the sketch is from Clean and Simple - sketch 196.
                                      
                                         

                                            

And this is my take on the 2 challenges:

After I added the black squares and images, I felt the left side of the card was pretty empty. So I ran it through the cuttlebug and also scored 2 lines between the images and the embossing. Now it looked complete.

On the black strip, instead of a button, I stuck some white stars in the form of a flourish. It has a shine and so looks pinkish from an angle. I also added some butterflies continuing the image.
What do you think of my card?

Roses are Pink!!

Hi. Hope you all had a great weekend!
It was my best friend's birthday yesterday and so over the weekend I made her a card. My inspiration for the card came from an old UK craft magazine I happened to chance upon at a small book stand. My luck!
 Well, this is the card I made her.

The magazine recommends using circle punches to get the petals. Since I had just one circle punch, I hand cut the petals. The leaves too are handcut.

The centers of the roses have little pearls in them to give it a soft glow.

Im entering this card in:
CAS-ual Fridays: CFC58
Less is More: Week 73 recipe - Paper piecing

I enjoyed making this card. Hope you like it too!
Hugs.

PS: I made it to Top 3  at Beyond Grey Challenges for this card. Thank you BGC!

Two's company!

I enjoy crafting alone; but yes, with a friend, its most enjoyable. A friend of mine who is not into crafting, came over the other day and after lunch we decided to make some valentine cards. I was actually surprised to find her so eager to craft. After selecting a card to case, I helped her with the initial stages. But then she took over and amazed me. Her card did turn out very beautiful. I dont have a photo of it but i'll try getting one.
In the mean time I tried making a card keeping these challenges in mind:
Simon Says....Tag it & Crafty JC Challenge #14 - Valentine  with Non Traditional colours
I have never made a tag with a card and this is an attempt. I hope it is a good one. If there is something you can point out for me to improve or correct, feel free to comment. Thats how we grow, right?
So here's my card:

 Supplies: DCVW paper (black), echo paper victoria gardens pp, Jef's lattice punch, x-cut 2.5" circle punch, papermania stamp (butterfly), maya road white ink, ribbon.

It is a 4x6 easel card in black and white keeping up with the non traditional colour theme. I ran the bottom half of the black cardstock through the cuttlebug using the polka dot embossing folder. I stuck the PP on the plain half of the black cardstock and added the punched strip to cover the joining. The tag is a 2.5" circle on which 2 butteflies are stamped and their paths are hand drawn with a white gel pen. A hole was punched on the top, an eyelet was fixed using a crop a dile and the ribbon was attached. The tag is attached to the card with foam dots (sorry, cant remember the real word for them)
I attached a strip of punched cardstock for the inside to give it some continuity. Since I dont have many stamps with sentiments, I handwrote this sentiment "You make my heart sing" and fixed it with double sided foam dots. Ofcourse this went to my DH and he loved it. :) He does make my heart sing!
How did you like it? Feel free to let me know.
Hugs.

Cherish every moment

Its already a month into the new year (not so new anymore), and I know its high time i showed some presence in the blog world. But the break was so long, it took me quite long to get my mojo back. I have tried combining 3 challenges together this time.

Young Crafters Unite Challenge #6 - Follow the sketch

 

OLW77- Happy Birdie
and Beyond Grey Challenge #2 - Non-traditional Love card

And this is my take combining the 3 challenges

 

This is a One Layer Card with the tree from Unity stamps stamped straight on the card. Since i didn't have any bird stamps, I drew and colored the birds and nest to depict love birds and put them on dimensionals. I then made a rectangular border around the image to stick to the YCU sketch. Keeping with the sketch, I added the sentiment below the image. The complete card has no red/pink/hearts keeping with the twist of Beyond Grey Challenge - a non traditional love card.

I added a few rhinestones to liven up the image. Don't my birdies look cute?

                            

I don't own many sentiment stamps and so this sentiment is handwritten.

 Well, what do you think of it? Do leave me your comments.

I'm back!

I know its been a long break. We flew straight to my in-laws place in Kerala, stayed there for a few days and then came home to Mumbai. And its been weeks of cleaning and settling in since.

It was my sister-in-laws birthday a few days ago and as a birthday present I made her a card and also presented her with a gift.
The card is a copy of Jackie Topa's card which has a pull up section that surprisingly presents candles for a cupcake. My stamps and inks were not in one place at that time and since I couldn't find my stash of stamps I made do with a cutout of a cupcake from among my papers.

The second image shows the slider pulled up a bit showing a little of the flame of the candles. The third image has the slider pulled up all the way.
The next image is of the gift I made for her.

I bought the photoframe from a Gift Shop and made her a monogram with the first letter of her name 'F'.
I first drew out the letter on white cardstock and then filled it with different sized buttons. I cut out the same font on a purple cardstock and cut out some flourishes as well neatly with an xacto knife. I then added few punched flowers to add to the beauty.
Did you like it?
Do let me know.
Hugs.

Origami Evening dress

Hi.
First let me tell you a little about myself. I am a sailors wife and am currently sailing with him along the coast of Queensland, Australia. Although i have been making cards since school days, it was only on this trip that i discovered making cards with pattern paper and stamps and inks through many different blogs. Although sailing is nice, it can get a bit lonely and monotonous. So i have done a fair deal of crafting to pass my time, which i will show you over the coming days. Well, thats enough about me for one day. Now onto the card.
This card is a birthday card for a very dear friend. I miss her a lot - our chattering, window shopping or cooking together. It was her birthday sometime back and i have been scratching my brains to think of a card as special as her. It is an easel card. I apologize for the quality of the images.

Supplies: Cardstock - DCWV jewel cardstock, Patterned Paper - Craft (The Reject Shop) , Ribbon - My inspiration (from Big W), Sentiment - All Mixed Up rubons(Doodlebug Design Inc.), Embellishments - rhinestones

 I came across the origami dress on Homemade Gifts Made Easy. After i tried making it and saw the outcome I knew I wanted to make this card for my friend. It looks super, doesn't it?
I made the card according to the Indian Craft Room Challenge 11. The requirement was an Easel Card with basic shapes.
Hope you like it. Do leave me a comment. I'd really appreciate it.
Hugs.

Welcome!

Welcome!

A card to welcome all of you to my creative space where i will share all the paper crafts that i create.
Isn't it cute? Im just so in love with all the stuff i recently bought - cardstock bundles and a whole lot of patterned papers, buttons, and so much more.
I made this card keeping in mind the rules for 2 challenges that i wanted to participate in:
1. Crafty Creations Challenge #139 - Its called 3,2,1 for 3 decorative papers (patterned paper), 2 embellishments and 1 image. Can you see my 3,2,1?
2. Card Patterns Sketch #137 - There was a sketch provided.

Well, thanks for dropping by. Do leave a comment.
Hugs.