A glittery birthday!

Hi friends,
So I am back again to share a card with you....I have made this card keeping in mind a couple of challenges...Since,being back from  my vacation I have been so busy with my children's school work and exams that even though  had been meaning to share some of my work I just could'nt find the time to do it and I really regret the fact that I could not time find time to play along the Let's get trendy now 3 challenges hosted by some really creative and talented ladies (Yvonne,Amy,Julie)..But I finally did manage to make a card for atleast 1 of their challenges...And here's my take on it :                                                                  

                                                                         

As you all know,I love making my own flowers and this one is no exception..This flower was made from the Cheery Lynn Stacker #6 flower die and I have colored it using distress stains -barn door and festive berries.I have just started using distress stains and I am so in love with this product...These stains give such a bright and beautiful finish to all the projects and even my punched laces and trellis background are colored using distress stains..Now,I don't need to worry about the right color cardstock...By using the stains,I can get instantly the color that I want for any particular project!...Yayy for that :)

Another product which I am very happy to have received in my mail is the Hero Arts shadow inks....I just love those colors..So soft and beautiful and I have already used it for stamping on the die-cut sentiment from the Inspired by stamping stamps...Love that as well !

Supplies used 

Base CS-Campap

Punches :

MS Doily Lace punch

Dies :

Cheery Lynn Olive branches and Stacker flower #6

MB Tessatina border

Stamps:

IBS Small fancy label 18

Inks:

Distress Stains-Barn door,Wild honey

Distress inks-Festive berries,Vintage photo,Scattered straw

Versafine onyx black

Hero arts shadow inks-Soft granite

Pearls and rhinestones.

Challenges entered :

Let's Get Trendy Now 3 -Day 3 (Make your own embellishments).

Itsy Bitsy -All that glitters.

IBS Customer gallery -Stamp set used is Small fancy label 18

Simon says stamp-Anything goes

Hope you like my work...Please do leave me your comments...Would love to hear from you!

Have a nice day everyone!

A gift set! :)

Hi friends,
I know its been very long since I updated my blog....As many of you know I have been on a vacation and just came back two weeks ago...But I have been sharing my posts at the Crafter's Corner blog just not here :(...I know I have missed many of your posts in the past few days,but I am hoping to catch up with it soon !...In the mean time I am sharing with you a mini bag and a tag set which I have made for my inspiration post at Crafter's Corner.
                                                                   

                                                  

The details of how I made this set is shared on the Crafter's Corner blog..Please check it out HERE

Supplies used :

Base CS : Fabriano Elle Erre
Pattern Paper : Prima Rondelle Collection
Dies :
Cheery lynn Daisy strip ,Anastasia Border, Tropical Flourish.
Spellbinders Label 9 die

Stamps : IBS Creative tags set.
Inks : Distress Inks : Scattered straw,Spun sugar,Peeled paint and Memento Pear Tart,Versafine Onyx Black ink
Small white flower's from Crafter's Corner
Pearls : stash

Challenges entered :

For the love of crafting-Photo inspiration ( Made it to Top 3 )

A blog named hero- Tag

IBS June blog hop -Shabby chic projects

IBS Customer Gallery-The sentiment in my tag is from the Creative tags set. 

Hope you like my bag and tag...Do leave me your comments/suggestions..Would love to hear from you!

Have a nice day everyone!

CAS Card Two!

Hi Friends,
So I am back again to share another CAS card I have made..This is also done against the Kraft background but in a totally different style then what I am used to usually!...Making CAS cards is a lot of fun and it's been really challenging for me to use so less embellishments on my cards...So here we go ..Have a look at what I have made :-                                       

  And a another view :-
                                             

 As you can see my card is pretty simple..All I have done is stuck the chevron washi tape in a diagonal angle,then die-cut a flower from it ,and in the negative space I have placed the smaller size die-cut flower using the dotted washi tape.The above dotted background  is Unity 'Dots for sure' background stamp and the sentiment is from HA which  I have heat-embossed using clear embossing powder!                    
I have done a bit of spritzing on the top-half using white and yellow acrylic paints and stuck some bling and I was all done! :-)

Supplies used :-
Base CS -Campap
Kraft CS -Local buy
Stamps :-
Unity Dots for Sure,Hero Arts Good friends
Die : MFT Layered Rose
Inks : Versafine Onyx Black and Clear embossing powder from Ranger.
Yellow chevrons and Pink dots Washi tape
Pearl and bling.

Challenges entered :-
CFC 100 -Bingo* ( I have taken Birthday,Bling and Punches/Dies)
For the love of crafting -CAS card + geometric shapes ( Dots and Chevrons)
A blog named Hero -All that glitters!
Beyond grey Challenges -Summer Fresh Birthday

Have a nice day everyone!  

CAS Card - One!

Hi Friends,
Today I am sharing with you all a quick CAS card that I have made keeping in mind two specific challenges!..And here's a look at My card :-                                                           

   

And another view :-                                                                

For this card I have kept things very simple!..Have done only stamping and coloring with a little bit of distressing on the sides..I finally got to use My PTI Mehendi Medallion stamp which I have had for quite some time with Me....The large circle medallion is stamped and fussy-cut where as the smaller circles are stamped and punched out!
I have made this card keeping in mind the CFC # 100- Bingo...I have taken { Kraft, Polka Dots, Punches/Dies}.                                                   

                                                         

And also I am entering this card 'For the love of Crafting' challenge where the theme is a 'CAS card with Geometric shapes'..Mine is of course 'Circles'  

Supplies used :
Base CS : Campap
Kraft CS : Local buy
Stamps : PTI Menhdi Medallion, Varna's Background stamp
Inks :Inkadinkadoo red dye ink {RAK from Yvonne!},Versafine onyx black
Colored using Steadler color pencils
Bling : Stash

Challenges Entered :
Casual Friday # 100 : Bingo
For the love of Crafting :"Geo Graphical"
Catchy Challenges : The Thrifty Crafter! {My approximate cost for this card is Base CS Rs 5/-, Kraft CS -Rs 4/-,Stamps and inks(Not included) , Bling is Rs 2/-
Therefor, total cost of this card works out to Rs 11/- approximately! :)..Made it to the Top 6 :)

Hope you all like my card.. Please do leave me your comments/suggestion's would love to hear from you :)
Have a great day Everyone :)                                                                     

Inspiration for Crafter's Corner Challenge# 8!...

Hi Friends,
Its anew month and there is a very amazing challenge put up at Crafter's Corner by our very talented DT member Pallavi which is a Color + Recipe challenge!..You can check out the details HERE..So based on this challenge I have created a card and here's a look at it :

                                                                                   

And a close-up of the flower which I have made form die..
                                                               

I had lot of fun making this flower using inks and perfect pearls to give it a shine..The small flowers are also inked and sprayed with perfect pearls..The harlequin border stamp from Tim Holtz is just fabulous..I really love this particular set it has some amazing designs ..though its grunge in style I think I will be using it a lot more in future :)

Supplies Used :-
Base CS- Campap,Light Blue CS-Coredinations Solid CS
Pattern Paper-Webster's pages {RAK from Piali}
Stamps  :
Tim Holtz French Market,Kaisercarft Butterflies,Prima Stamps
Inks:
Distress  Inks :Tumbled Glass,Scattered Straw,Shabby Shutters,Fired Brick.
Dies :
MFT Layered Rose,MFT Fancy Flourish,Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Mini Doily(Crafter's Corner)
Punches  :
 Border punch : MS Doily Punch,Leaves : Jef Punches
Small flowers,hat-pins -Crafter's Cormer
Washi Tape.

Challenges Entered :
Nutcrafter's : Bingo (Punches ,free ,pearls )
Inky Chicks : Shabby chic
Artistic Inspiration :Lots of layer's
Get inky : Floral Fun
Tammy's Scrappin Corner : Lots of Layer's

Hope you like my card ..Please do leave me your comment's /suggestion's would love to hear from you :)
Have a Good Day Everyone :)

Altered Gift box and Decoupaging !!

Hi Friends,
 Today I am sharing an upcycled gift box I have made using Mod Podge.. And one of the common technique using Mod Podge is 'Decoupage' where in you apply Mod Podge on any surface and cover it with color paper and in My case pattern paper and then apply Mod Podgeover it again to seal it.. I have up-cycled/.recycled an old gift box by covering it with white cardstock first then layered it with pattern paper with stamping on it done with Her Arts Flourish Background Stamp and then embellished it using various dies..Here's a look at My box :-
                                                     

And a look at how it looks on the sides :

                                                           

And a look at how it opens and a front view :

                                                             

And if you have noticed I have used the local Handmade paper to make my flower's and all the greenery is also cut from Handmade paper I really liked the subtle glitter this paper gives and its so easy to cut through these paper's using dies ...They do get stuck with punches but with dies it cuts smooth as butter :) ..And all the small flowers are punched from plain white card stock and colored with distress inks..Don't they look so pretty :) !!!
                                                  The color's for my box were inspired by the Itsy Bitsy Color challenge  where we were asked to create any project using Greens and blue's with a neutral color and this is my take on it ...:)
                                                                     

Hope you all like my box ...Please do leave me your comments/suggestion's would love to hear from you :)

Supplies Used :-
Mod Podge : Matt finish
Pattern Paper : Stash
Stamp :Hero Arts Flourish Background
Martha Stewart Border Punch : Doily Lace
Punch Bunch Bell Flower(Small)
Dies :
Spellbinders Label 3 ,Cheery Lynn :Lace Deco F , Olive Branches , Fanciful Flourish ,Small Exotic butterflies , MFT :Tessatina Border,Layered Rose
Inks :Distress Inks : Tumbled Glass ,Shabby Shutter's And Ranger ink Blending Tool

Challenges Entered :-

Itsy Bitsy : Color Logo Challenge (Winner!)
Inspired By stamping : WHW #98 : create a tag or box based on  the tutorial .
Eclectic Ellapu : Anything Goes ( Top Five)
That Craft Place :Altered Item Challenge
Allsorts : Anything but a card
Make My Monday : Anything but a card

Guest Designing for LESSology # 24 -Your'e a Cover Girl! :-)

Hi Friends,
I am so happy to share that i have been invited to do a GD post at LESSology for their current Challenge Are you a Cover Girl!....For this challenge you can get creative with covers by making the cover of  a box, a jar ,a book etc...Totally up to you and use one upcycled item in your project!...So I decided that I would go with the cover of a box..And here's what I come up with :-

                                                                 

And this is how it looks when it is opened :-

                                                                 

  And a few different views :-
                                                                 

                                                               

This is  the box looks before it was upcycled :-
                                                                       

 To upcycle this box I first peeled out the original paper then I Mod Podged it with plain Tissue paper... To do this I took plain white tissue paper and covered the box entirely with it and coated it with Mod Podge...This helped to stick the tissue paper thoroughly and also gave a nice texture..Then I painted the box in a light creme color both  inside and outside and then I measured up the sides,bottom and top and cut out my pattern paper,distressed the edges using Scattered Straw Distress ink and glued it..Then I embellished with various dies ,ribbons and flowers!...

Supplies Used :-
Box -Stash
Papermania Pattern Paper
Dies -Memory Box Tessatina Border,Cheery Lynn Lace Deco Corner(F),Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish,Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish,Cheery Lynn 3 in 1 Exotic Butterflies (Small)
Punches : Punch Bunch 3 in 1 Hyrda-cluster, Jef 5 Petal Flower
Pink Gingham Fabric Tape ,Crotchet lace -Candy from Shraddha!
Pink Gardenia Flowers ,Pie Lane Glitter Balls,Mod Podge.

Challenges Entered :-
Crafty ribbons : Pink and green
Hanna and friends :Anything but a card
Crafts and Me : Lace and Pearls
Simon Says Stamp: April showers /Spring flower's
Creative Craft Challenge : Alter it
Party Time  Tuesday : Anything but a card
 UnstampaBelles : Anything but a card

Hope you all like my altered box ...Would love to hear from you ..Please do leave me your comments/suggestions :)