Spotlight Feature at Winnie & Walter blog

Hi friends,
I'm sharing few projects at the Winnie and Walter blog where I was invited to do a spotlight feature by Julie and Shay. I can't tell you how thrilled I was to receive the mail inviting me over for this feature! :D *Happy dancing all around*.
                                         

So I have a few cards and a tag to share with you all. You can also check out the details about my card on the Winnie and Walter blog. Would love for you to drop by their blog and leave me some encouragement :)

Here are my cards and tag :

To create the circle frame in this card, I have used the TWS: Leave it to Mom set. The original stamp is an oval but I just adjusted the shape of the stamp into a circle. It was pretty easy to do as these are high quality photopolymer stamps.I have heat embossed the design using ranger's platinum embossing powder ...The flowers and leaves are also heat embossed.
I am entering this card in the Layers and Dimension challenge at Virginia's View Challenge, City Crafter Challenge, Just Us girls (Embossing )

The second card :

The flowers in this card are also from the TWS: Leave it to Mom set. I have stamped, fussy cut and mounted them on foam dots.

Final share.. A tag!

To know more about how I created my cards and tag, please drop by the Winnie and Walter blog.

'Congrats' card

Hello friends!
This is my second card share for all the fun challenges going on over at the W & W blog along with Pink Fresh Studio for iNSD challenges.
Here's a look at my card :

My card was inspired by the Moodboard and Sequin challenges at the W & W blog.
Also entering  for Simon Says Stamp -Let's get Sentimental challenge.

Here's a look at the mood board :

                                         
I was inspired by the geometric wall and the patches of neon tapes. I was also inspired by the soft watercolored look.

To recreate it, I first stenciled my background using  the Winnie and Walter Creative Screening: Triangled  and different Distress inks- Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass and Worn Lipstick, but I found the background to be a bit dark, so to tone it down I painted a layer of Gesso over it. I then did some spattering with black acrylic paint, stamped my sentiment which is from the Winnie and Walter- The Big, the Bold and You set and popped it on foam dots, and did the same with the flowers and leaves too which are from my very favorite Altenew set, Lacy Scrolls. For the finishing touches, I added some sequins and gold spatters using the Heidi Swapp Color Shine- Gold Lame mist.

Supplies used :
Campap White paper, Fabriano Brustro Watercolor paper.
Stamps- Winnie and Walter- The Big, the Bold and You, Altenew set, Lacy Scrolls.
Inks- Hero Arts Butter Bar ink, Avery Elle Lemongrass ink, Versafine Onyx Black, Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass and Worn Lipstick.
Winnie and Walter Creative Screenings: Triangled, Heidi Swapp Color Shine- Gold Lame mist, Black Acrylic paint, Sequins.

I hope you like my card. I would love to hear your feedback on it. :)

Celebrate with W & W

Hi friends,
I am blogging after a long break since my mojo had gone for a break as well..But the iNSD day challenges hosted at the W & W blog in collaboration with the Pink Fresh Studio really got me going and I have a card to share today !! YAY !!

Here is the card which I made for the Sketch challenge.

And here's a look at the sketch on which it is based :

I'm also entering this card in the 'Make your own background' challenge at Winnie and Walter &

Simon Says Stamp - Lets get sentimental challenge, Happy Little Stamper : May CAS challenge 

To make this card, I first mixed and matched my sentiments from the W & W 'Party' stamp set and lined it up diagonally on my block, inked it with various shades of HA inks and did repeated stamping. I stamped and embossed the cake from the W & W 'Sugar Rush' set and did some loose watercoloring on the background as well as on the cake. I wanted to have a soft look to it, rather than proper shading so I just swiped a brush with clean water over the watercolor paper and then dropped it my different colors. I have used Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers and Shabby Shutters Distress inks. Then, I die cut the cake image using a circle die and mounted it on foam dots. Scattered a few die cut stars and stamped in my main sentiment to finish off my card.

Supplies used :

Paper- Fabriano Watercolor Brustro, Campap White, DCWV Glitzy Glitter Matstack.

Dies- Mama Elephant Confetti die, Spellbinders Standard Circles die, Paper Smooches Dots and Dashes border dies.

Stamps- Winnie and Walter It's a Party stamp, Winnie and Walter Sugar Rush stamp, Hero Arts Find Joy set.

Inks- Hero Arts Orange Soda, Butter Bar, Hero Arts Mid Tone Fresh Peach Shadow ink, Hero Arts Soft Apricot Shadow ink, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress inks -Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers and Shabby Shutters.

Ranger Super Fine Clear Embossing powder.

                                                                          

I hope you like my card. Please leave me your feedback as I love to hear from you!!

Have a nice day everyone.!

One of a Kind

Hello friends,
I am back after a month long break as my son had his exams and after which my entire household fell sick one by one due to the flu going around ...But anyways all's well now and I have a card to share today which I have created for the Cheery Lynn DT call going on...I seem to have left it at the very last moment but luckily I am just in time :)..Here's a look at my card :

Front view of the card :

This time I have created a mixed media kind of card with soft spring colors and as usual all the flowers and  leaves on my card are created using Cheery Lynn dies. One of the reasons I love working with Cheery Lynn flower dies is that they have a strip of dies which cuts through five layers in one go, so it makes it so much easier to create sculpted flowers which require atleast 4-5 layers to complete the bloom! The added advantage is all Cheery Lynn dies cut very well and work perfectly with different thickness of paper and their leaves and foliage dies have an embossed impression, which really adds to the beauty of the finished product, so your work is already done for you in creating those special handmade flowery cards.

To make my card, I first took a 41/2"  by 51/4" watercolor card panel and did some stenciling using embossing paste mixed with Distress ink. I created the paint spatters using the wet brush technique. Then, I have layered my various die cuts using foam tape. The base doily is from Prima Marketing and the Cheery Lynn flower dies that I have used here are Daisy Strip, Medium Tea Rose, Gardenia Strip, Fanciful Flourish.
I have colored the flowers using Distress inks- Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon and the leaves using Crushed Olive. The sentiment has been stamped from an old MME stamp set and fussy cut and distressed.

Supplies used :
Base cardstock- Watercolor paper.
Dies- Cheery Lynn Daisy Strip, Cheery Lynn Medium Tea Rose, Cheery Lynn Gardenia Strip, Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish, Prima Marketing Scallop Doily Die #1.
Punches- Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Butterfly Punch, EK Success Scalloped Scallop Border punch.
Stamps -My Minds Eye The Sweetest Thing- Honey stamp set.
Inks- Distress Inks (Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon and Crushed Olive), Versafine onyx black ink pad.
Hero Arts Arrow Pattern stencil, Wendy Vecchi White Embossing paste, Black Acrylic Color, Prima Marketing Platinum Glass Glitter, Pollens.

Challenges entered :
Cheery Lynn- Anything Goes
BGC- I was inspired by the colors of the cake and the glitter photo, and the flowers of course. My sentiment is stamped. ( Merit Winner! )
SSS-Anything goes
a2zScrapbooking.com  - Embossing ( I have used the Hero Arts Arrow pattern stencil to created my embossed background using texture paste )

Hope you like my card. Do leave me your feedback as this is my first ever attempt at a Mixed media card.

Winnie & Walter Birthday Celebrations- Part 2

Hello friends.

This is the part 2 of the Winnie and Walter Birthday Celebrations challenge. I have two more cards to share. The linky closes in just an hour, so this is going to be a very quick post.

My first card is based on the Gradient Challenge by Vanessa. Here's a look at what I have created :

To create my gradient, I have used different shades of yellow and orange Distress inks and stenciled the background using the MFT Moroccan Tile stencil. After I stenciled it, I sprayed the background with plain water to create the watercolor effect. I have done two-toned stamping on my flowers which are from the Winnie & Walter- The Big, the Bold and Extras set. The sentiment is from the Winnie & Walter- The Big, the Bold and You stamp set. The leaves have been colored using Inka gold after I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad. Everything has been popped on foam dots to give dimension to my card.

Supplies used :

Cardstock base- Campap

Stamps- Winnie & Walter- The Big, the Bold and Extras set, Winnie & Walter- The Big, the Bold and You stamp set.

Die- Paper Smooches Dots and Dashes Borders.

Inks- Versafine Onyx Black ink pad, Distress inks- Squeezed lemonade, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade and Dried Marigold.

MFT Moroccan Tile Stencil, Inka Gold, Prima Epiphany Ephemera Pack, Sequins.

Challenges entered :

 Just us Girls challenge- Sentiment as the focal point.

 Crafts 4 Eternity- No pattern paper.

The Crafters cafe challenge- Make your own background.

SSS- Anything Goes

My second card is based on Lea's Mood Board challenge :

My take on the mood board :

I was inspired by the various elements of the mood board -The polka dot tissue, the scattered glitter and the soft pink gloves. To create the polka dot banner, I stenciled Inka Gold onto a vellum paper using a Heidi Swapp stencil. The woodgrain circle, I have die-cut and embossed using a woodgrain embossing folder. The doily behind, I have watercolored using Spun Sugar Distress re-inker, scattered some punched out glittered hearts and have placed a scalloped border behind the circle. The sentiment has been stamped and fussy-cut from the Winnie and Walter- The Big, the Bold and You stamp set which has been gold heat embossed and adhered to the card. I have coated the flowers and the background with Stickles Platinum, but unfortunately it doesn't show through the picture. The background has been stamped using a Hero Arts/Basic Grey background stamp using Spun Sugar Distress ink which is also not showing through. :(

I'm also entering this in Gayatri's CAS + Freestyle/ Collage challenge, 

Supplies used :

Cardstock base- Campap, Paper Accents Vellum Sheets.

Dies- Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily die, Paper Smooches Dots and Dashes Borders.

Punches- EK Success Scalloped Scallop Slim Edger, Jef 3 in 1 Hearts punch.

Stamps- Winnie and Walter- The Big, the Bold and You stamp set, Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold and You stamp set, Hero Arts/Basic Grey Herbs and Honey tile background stamp.

Inks- Versafine Onyx black in pad, Distress re-inker - Spun Sugar, WPlus9 Flamingo Dye ink pad, Versamark Dazzle embossing ink pad.

Ranger Super fine Gold embossing powder. Heidi Swapp Medium Dots Stencil, Inka Gold, Gold Glitter Washi tape, Golden thread, Ranger Platinum Stickles.

Challenges entered :

Cut it up -Embossing ( I have done both dry and heat embossing )

Crafty Gals corner- I have tried this collage style for the first time and the W & W stamp set is being used for the first time.

I hope you like my cards. I would love to know your views on it.

Birthday Celebrations at Winnie and Walter!

Hello friends and crafters!
Sharing with you all a few cards I made for the Winnie & Walter Big Birthday Celebration challenges. I'm kinda doing this at the last moment, but I just had to play along with their awesome challenges for their first birthday. There is quite an array of challenges up and it was tough picking out the ones I wanted to play along with, but I stuck with six  of them. :D

My first card is based on the Sketch Challenge hosted by Joni. The sketch was a really easy one and I enjoyed making my card using the sketch. I've used the Winnie & Walter The Big, the Bold and Extras set for this. So, here's a look at my card :

Another view of the card :

Here's the picture of the sketch :

To make this card, I first die cut a circle on a separate card panel, then I layered it with a scalloped circle die cut and popped it on foam dots. I have done stenciling on the centre of the card to create the chevron like background using Squeezed Lemonade Distress ink. I then stamped my flowers using Versafine Onyx Black ink pad and colored it using my Distress inks- Peacock Feathers and Crushed Olive. The sentiment is also from the same set.

Supplies used :
Cardsotck base- Campap
Stamps- Winnie & Walter The Big, the Bold and Extras set.
Dies- Jags Circle die set, Jags Scalloped Circle die set.
Inks- Distress inks- Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers, Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.
Hero Arts Arrow Pattern stencil Sequins, Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine Mist.

Challenges entered :
Allsorts- Flower Power
Crafty Creations- Something old, Something new - ( The Hero Arts stencil is new, old is my scalloped circle die and Heidi Swapp gold mist. )
Tuesday Throwdown- Facets for crafting- I have used Sequins.

I'm sharing another card which is based on the Color challenge from Heather. She's asked us to use Mint/Aqua, Silver/Grey, Blue and White. I'm also submitting this card for Laura's Mood Board challenge. I was inspired by the color of the scarf and the candle holders.

The Mood Board picture :

This card also features the stamp set which I have used for my first card, The Big, the Bold and Extras. Ont the card panel, first I have created a dotted background using a Heidi Swapp stencil and Hero Arts Soft granite ink pad. Then, I have embossed the banner from the same stamp set using Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I then stamped my sentiment on the banner from The Big, the Bold and You set. The flowers are stamped using Hampton Art Aqua color ink and the outline of the flower has been stamped using Soft granite ink from Hero Arts. I have heat embossed the leaves using Liquid Platinum embossing powder and colored it using both, Soft Granite and Peacock Feathers Distress ink. The stitched edge of my card panel has been created using my new Paper Smooches Dots and Dashes border die set.

Supplies used :
Cardstock base- Campap
Stamps- Winnie & Walter The Big, the Bold and Extras set, Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold and You set.
Die- Paper Smooches Dots and Dashes border die set.
Inks- Distress inks- Peacock Feathers, Hampton Art A-La-Mode Aqua ink, Hero Arts Soft Granite ink, Versamark Dazzle embossing ink pad.
Ranger Liquid Platinum Embbossing powder, Heidi Swapp Medium Dots stencil, Glitter Balls.

Challenge entered :
Crafts 4 Eternity- No pattern paper
PolkaDoodles- Flower power
Little Red Wagon- Winter blues ( Featured )
SSS- Anything goes

I hope you like my cards. I know it's a very long post, so please forgive me for it. I would love to hear your feedback on them. :)
Have a nice day everyone!

DIY Round Gift Boxes

Hello everyone,

I'm here to share some gift boxes this time. These are totally made from scratch using dies as a base. I have a small pictorial on how I went about creating them. These are pretty easy to make once you have practiced with atleast one of them. For the tutorial on how to make them, I googled it and found a quite easy video on YouTube though the lady in the video used SVG cut files to make hers. The process is same. Here's a look at my boxes :

My second box which I made :

 Closer view of the box :

The first box I made was in White :

How it looks when opened : 

A close up of the details :

A small pictorial of the dies used to make the box :

The strip is handcut and it measures approximately 10 inch by 3 inch. I have scored at the half inch mark and cut small slits to make it easy to adhere it on the round base.

I ended up making not one, but two of these boxes as the first one was my practice go and the second one, my finished product. Though, as it is usual, I ended up loving the first one more than the other  which is the White and pink box.

To make the base of these boxes, I die cut 4 circles, mine are 3 inches in size and you will need two doily dies for the upper and lower halves. (This is totally optional). You will need an approximately 10 inch by 2 inch paper strip for the base and for the lid you can use a 10 inch by 3 inch paper strip as the lid of the box has to be a bit larger than your base for your box to fit/close properly.

The flowers on my boxes are handmade using two of my favorite dies from Cheery Lynn- Medium Tea Rose and Gardenia Strip and the two doilies that I have used are also from Cheery Lynn - Sophie's Heart Mini die being my all time favorite!

While one of my box is made using a kraft colored cardstock, the other one is totally pastel with soft colors and a splash of hot pink!! 

Do let me know which one is your favorite among the two. ;)

Supplies used :

Kraft cardstock- Darice, White cardstock- Campap.

Pattern papers- DCWV Fresh Florals Stack.

Dies : Cheery Lynn- Medium Tea Rose, Cheery Lynn Gardenia Strip, Cheery Lynn French Pastry doily die, Cheery Lynn Sophie's Heart Mini doily die, Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish die, Cheery Lynn Flourish Leaf strip die, Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterflies (Small), Cheery Lynn BAF Embellishments #3 die, Jags Circle dies, Papertrey Ink Filigree Border die.
Embossing folder- Provocraft Swiss Dots folder.

Inks- Distress inks- Picked Raspberry, Vintage Photo. Distress Stains- Mowed Lawn, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Distress Stain Spray- Picket fence, Lindys Stamp Gang Hottie Patottie Hot Pink spray.

Golden and White Pollens, Leaves, Hat pins, Rose buds, Tulle, Pearls, Golden strips.

Challenges entered :

Cheery Lynn- Anything goes ( Winner! )
Lulupu- 3D with Dies ( Made it to Top 3 )

SSS- Anything Goes
613 Create Avenue- Anything Goes with Twist ( I have used Patterned paper, die-cut, dry embossing, flower and ribbon (tulle).