There's no place like Home | Card

Hello friends!
I have a new card to share today which is pretty different from my usual style. This card has no flowers on it. (LOL!)
Here's a look at my card :

I have again used a stencil from CrafTreat on this card. This one is called the Layered Cityscape. This stencil comprises of two designs - the negative and positive of the Cityscape. The positive consists of all the windows and the details that you see in the buildings. The negative creates the silhouette of the cityscape.

To create this card, I first stenciled the silhouette of the buildings using Black Soot Distress ink. I sponged it quite heavily on a watercolour paper to give that extreme crisp black outline.  Using the positive design of the stencil, I create the window details by using the Papericious White Modelling Paste and with a spatula, I spread the paste over the design to create that raised effect. It looks super cool in real life!

I then did some ink blending on the background of the cityscapes using Distress inks and I die-cut a semicircle using a Spellbinders circle die on my card panel which I then popped over the inked background using foam dots. Before adhering the card panel, I stamped some red hearts and the black birds from the Winnie and Walter Our Town and Comfort + Joy stamp sets respectively. I also stamped the sentiment on the card front which is from the Winnie and Walter Happiest of Holidays by Evelin T Designs stamp set. I added a strip of gold glitter paper and a strip of stamped back stripes along with few clear sequins to finish off my card.

I'm entering my card in the following challenges :

Winnie and Walter Stenciled Challenge with Kate

Winnie and Walter Lovely Layers Challenge with Keren

Winnie and Walter Background Building Challenge with Mayuri 

Winnie and Walter Rerun Challenge 24 (I have used the Our Town set)

Simon Says Stamp WCMD Challenge

I hope you liked my card. I would love to hear your comments/suggestions on it. They always make my day :)

Thank you so much for dropping by!

Colored Dahlia Congrats | Card

Hello crafty friends!
I am back from my holiday and am feeling all refreshed with my mojo slowly coming back. I have a card to share today which incorporates lots of stamping, colouring and masking. I have also been practicing a lot with my Zig Clean Color pens recently. Here's a look at my card :

If you are interested in seeing how I made the lime yellow striped background, then check out my tutorial on the Pretty Paper Studio blog where I share the technique.

I have combined lots of different techniques to make this card. To start with, I created my card panel using my Zigs. Then for the focal of my card I stamped the flowers from the Altenew Dahlia Blossoms set using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I then fussy-cut all the leaves, filler flowers and the main dahlia. I colored all my images using the Zig Brush pens. I used a waterbrush for blending in the colours. I then popped them all on foam dots for dimension. I also die-cut an oval frame using the Spellbinders Elegant Ovals die and colored it using Inka Gold. The sentiment comes from the Altenew Sentiment & Quotes set. I heat-embossed it in gold on some light pink cardstock. For the finishing touches, I stamped the black stripes on the side of my card and added few Nuvo Crystal drops in different colours. And my card was done :)

I hope you like my card. I would love to know what you think!

Linking this to the Altenew February Challenge. I have used the colours from the inspiration picture :) I am also entering this in the Simon Says Stamp - Fantastic Florals challenge and Happy Little Stampers - Watercolor  + Anything Goes plus Optional twist of Dies.

Have a nice day everyone!

Celebrate

Hi friends,

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year.

Hope this year fulfills all the expectations you have and brings you a lot of joy and hope.

I wanted to start this new year by sharing a card I made using my favorite Altenew stamp ..This is one of their older release but I recently laid hand on it for the first time and I was quite happy to play with it...The only catch for me though is this stamp has open images meant for coloring and I have quite limited skills when it comes to coloring :( Nevertheless, I gave it a go using a new coloring medium which was gifted to me by a dear friend and fellow blogger Tejal...Its the Nirmal transparent watercolor booklet. This is small book which is filled with vibrant colors something along the lines of Peerless watercolors. I really had fun working with it.

And here's what I have created with it :

And a  close up of the glittered sentiment which is die cut from glitter washi tape:

To create this card, I first stamped and heat embossed images from Persian Motif set and colored it using the Nirmal transparent water colors. The butterfly is from the  Altenew Wild Hibiscus set and the  stripes on the side panel is stamped and heat embossed using a Bo Bunny stamp. Finished this card with some sequins from Winnie and Walter and spattered some droplets on the card using the same colors as the ones used for coloring the image.

Before I created this card, I first practised my coloring skills on some gift tags!

Here they are :

 Hope you like my card and tags!

Before I end this post I have some happy news to share. I have been selected as design team member for the PPS blog. PPS is an UAE based online craft store and I am quite thrilled to join their team. I can't wait to start working with the talented ladies on the team.

I am entering my card in the following challenges :
Paru's cardmaking challenge : New.

Stamping smiles Design : Tic Tac Toe (I have used the  middle row embossing, sparkle and new).