Tea Bag Folding

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Lulupu has a very interesting challenge this month - Try Something New.  I love to experiment with new techniques & did not want to miss it............so here I am to share my first try at tea bag folding. This art, also known as miniature kaleidoscopic origami, consists of folding little squares of decorative paper called tiles in a specific pattern and arranging the folded pieces to form a more-or-less round motif or medallion. However, to me it is more of maths & symmetry than craft!! Enough of my gyan!!! Let me show you the card now -

I had a tough time & after several failed attempts & finally succeeded in making this beauty. I chose a coordinating pattern paper from a new stack (Pink Paislee - Color Wash). I was spellbound with the symmetry of folds & pattern, never knew this art was so astonishing. Thanks to Lulupu I was motivated to try this(had the tiles in my stash for almost 2 years).

  

Playing along the following challenges - 

Lulupu#26

(PIN)spirational#96

Scrappy Hands#6

KennyK's#166

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CAS Cards

Good Morning & welcome here again.

Sharing a few CAS cards I made for the current Color Conceptions Challenge#7. Please visit the challenge blog to participate.

Linking this card to the following - CMC#41, CAS(E)#85, Emergency Crafters, My Heart Pieces, Crafty Creations#257

This card is based on this sketch - 

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Linking this card to the following - CMC#41, Digi Darla's#103, Paula Holifields Challenge, CAS on Sunday#27, Vintage Stamping Challenge#17, Crafty Creations#157

Linking this card to the following - CMC#41

Linking this card to - OLLC#150

Linking this to - Make my Monday & also MUSE#56 (inspired by the soft colors of Lisa'a Card)

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Creative Colors Challenge#4

Hello all & welcome to Creative Colors Challenge#4 with this beautiful color palette.

Here is my card using the image by our sponsor for this round - Scribbles Designs. 

For more inspiration & details about the challenge make sure to visit the challenge blog.

Linking this to the following challenges - 

Pile it On#7

4Crafty Chicks#181

Sweet Sunday Sketch #207

MIM#179

LTSCB#24

Word Art Wednesday#119

Suzy Bees Bloomin#16

Crafty Hazelnut's PP

2 Cute Ink#100

Incy Wincy Designs

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A Scrapbook for Teachers

Hello All!!

We all have indelible memories of our school days & of course our teachers! I know many of you are already nostalgic & into flashback...............thinking of your school days!!!

This is a very special year for my elder daughter as she graduates from Grade X & will be leaving her school. As a parting gift to the teachers she wanted me to compile a book of memoirs on behalf of all the graduating students. We both planned & discussed..........the only input from her time & again - mama please make sure it is simple with minimum embellishments & girly colors. Little did I realize the massive task it would be, coordinating with 60+ children at a time when they were meeting only for a few hours in school during their pre boards! This was also my first at making such an elaborate project.

 Finally this is what it resulted in - 

All the pages & inserts were bound with the chip board cover by the hidden hinge system. The year 2014 is handwritten with a embossing pen over which I have poured melted UTEE  to get the faux glass look.

Another view of the handmade bloom -

The book has inserts to accommodate personal thoughts of all the students - library pockets, waterfall inserts, flip flap book, accordion fold. 

I have used loads of stamps & pattern paper (most of these are from Itsy Bitsy) here. 

Leaving you with some images.........................

inserts & library pockets......................

Accordion fold insert.................

 

flip flap book.......

waterfall insert............

 

a few quotes they wanted me to add................

Playing along at the following challenges - 

Mod Squad Challenge

Inky Linkly 44 (Featured)

DICC#71 (ribbons, pattern paper, embossing, embellishments)

Challenges for Everybody#38

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge#15

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Creative Colors Challenge#3

Hello!!!

Its Tuesday & time for another challenge at Creative Colors & awesome Archana has selected this beautiful color palette for this round. Do hop over to the challenge blog here to see the beauties created by my team & read the rules to participate.

Now let me show you my center step card / funky fold card using these colors.

Here's another view............

These are the challenges I am entering - 

Sister Act #42

Crafty Girls#10

Challenges & Candies#26

Crafty Catz#216

In the Pink#36

IIC#144

The Shabby Tea Room#204

Crafty Desert Divas#24

Crafting from the Heart#6

QKR Stampede#73

4Crafty Chicks#179

Miriams Crafty Blog

Squigglefly#5

Eureka Stamps#75 (Top 5)

Crafty Boots - Bingo (diagonal - pink, stamp, die cuts)

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CAS cards

Hello friends!!

We have a new challenge at Color Conceptions & this is a set of CAS cards I made as the DT inspiration. Hop over to the challenge blog for details.

I really liked the Fusion Card Challenge inspiration this time...............

Here is my interpretation of the theme - 

This is the last CAS card in the set I made & linking this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Linking all the three cards to -

CAGI Challenge

Fusion Card Challenge#3 

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