My Blogoversary Candy

(This is a sticky post & will remain till the candy closes. Please scroll down for new posts)

My blog completed a year sometime in October but I started posting regularly only in December. So I consider completing one year of blogging now. In fact, I wrote my first post much earlier but it took me several days to actually click the "publish" button and start sharing my work with you. Many of my fellow crafters genuinely inspired me and was in awe of their work (and was regularly visiting many of your blogs even before I started blogging :-)). I started with no fancy tools, punches, embellishments, pattern papers & was not even aware of challenges! The first challenge I entered was Itsy Bitsy. My card was amateurish and yet you all were so nice and welcomed me by visiting my blog and leaving encouraging comments................after several months there is no looking back now. 

Blogging has been a very satisfying creative journey so far & I am constantly learning while creating. I have become friends with many of you.................chat with some of you on Facebook or WhatsApp, your blog posts, exchange a mail and have been fortunate to even meet some of you. All you ladies are very special and a huge warm hug to each one of you.

This RAK is a special thank you for your continued support, regular visits, encouragement & also inspiration. I'm grateful for the incredible support from my family and friends too.

I have put together the following items in the candy - 

1. Hello pastels 6x6 paper pack 
2. Paper mania glitter sentiments
3.  Prima marketing Clear stamp set item #545147
4.  Little birdie harmony flowers soft touch
5.  Kaiser craft self adhesive rhinestones
6.  FMI stickers
7. Itsy Bitsy buttons
8. Carocryl cut n tuck small patti
9.  Wooden charms
10.  Decorative buttons
11. Viva Decor pearl pen
12. WOW glitter embossing powder- magenta twinkle  

This is what you need to do to enter the candy - 

• Follow me...........if you are not already :-)
• Share the giveaway on your blog sidebar. You can even make a post to spread word about it.
• Like my Facebook page.
• Share the candy on your facebook timeline.
• Enter your name to the linky below.
• Finally, leave a comment that you have done all and if you wish tell me how you started blogging!

I will ship WORLDWIDE so anyone can enter!!!!

This candy is open until midnight (IST) on January 12th 2014. A random winner will be chosen by my MOM on January 13th (her birthday.................yes, she is here with me for a few days)

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Thank you so much for visiting & taking the time to celebrate with me.

 Have a crafty 2014!!

Tea light Candle Holders

Hello Friends!!
Sometime back I had ordered a few tea light candle holders from Craftslane. These were perfect diwali gifts for friends. It is also a good way to utilize small pieces of scrap pattern paper. Have used a variety of pattern papers here.

Thank you so much for visiting & taking the time to comment on my blog. I love to hear from you & truly appreciate your feedback. Have a crafty day!!

A Tea Light Candle Holder Card with a Tutorial

Hello friends, welcome once again :-).

I am back with another card today & this one is a tea light candle holder card with a tutorial (thanks to the Itsy Bitsy Challenge, let me tell you I really enjoyed compiling this & please excuse me if I have forgotten to capture a few steps).

This card doubles as a box to hold small gifts (chocolates, candies, tea lights) within the card. I have used this tutorial for reference.

Let me first take you through the steps in making this box. I have used another cardstock to show the first two steps because I forgot to take pics!!!! 

For my card I have used heavy weight white CS.

Glue one strip to form a box, leaving the smaller sides unglued to insert the candles.

The box & the card both are ready now. You can chose to decorate, embellish as you wish. I chose to heat emboss some flowers & then distress the card & box (used fired brick, barn door & mustard seed inks) as you can see - 

Now here is the much awaited part....................the final look. I truly loved the white heat embossed flowers against the red BG.

Some close ups.............

This is the inside of the card...................included a small pocket to hold a tag.

The tag completely co-ordinates with the color scheme & design............lady bud included!!! The tag is distressed with walnut stain & vintage photo inks.

The front & the back of the card.

Also made this card with the Lulupu Challenge#14 in mind & used the colors accordingly.

Also linking this to - 

One Stop Craft Challenge#236

C is for Challenge#3

Craft-Dee BowZ July Challenge

Thank you so much for visiting & taking the time to comment on my blog. I love to hear from you & truly appreciate your feedback. Have a crafty day!!

A Thank You Bicycle Card

A very good morning to all you lovely friends!

My dear friend Deepti now has 130+ followers on her blog & to join in the celebration here's her card I cased................a bicycle loaded with THANK YOU for all the awesome videos & techniques she shares with us.

This is Deept's card

Some close ups of the card - 

Thank you so much for visiting & taking the time to comment on my blog. I love to hear from you & truly appreciate your feedback. Have a crafty day!!

CAS Card

Hello Friends!

Playing along once again at CAS(E) this week. The inspiration this time along is Chrissy's sketch - 

I kinda flipped the sketch & came up with this CAS - 

The stamps used are -  Inkadinkado - BIRDS GALORE & sentiment is from Paper Craft.

Thank you so much for visiting & taking the time to comment on my blog. I love to hear from you & truly appreciate your feedback. Have a crafty day!!

Two Sunflower Cards

A very good Sunday Morning to all!

Will make a very quick short post for this card which I made for the Lulupu - Lady Stamp-A-Lot Challenge.

I used a BUILD A SUNFLOWER SET from Do Crafts.

In the first card I have heat embossed the sunflower to create a BG on a DP, distressed along all the sides in vintage photo. I also randomly stamped tiny sunflowers in the BG.

The second card too has a sunflower but this one is paper pieced - heat embossed & distressed with mustard seed & spiced marmalade inks. The card stock from Itsy Bitsy is embossed (Itsy Bitsy folder - spots). I loved the outcome of embossing! Added a piece of thai natural fibre, bordered with red raffia & the sunflower...................the solitary sunflower stands so beautifully against the BG.

Also linking this to - 

Crafty Catz Challenge #189

Thank you so much for visiting & taking the time to comment on my blog. I love to hear from you & truly appreciate your feedback. Have a crafty day!!

Handmade Calendar 2013

Hi all,

Am ready to share with you the calendar I made for this month's ICRC25 - New Year (2013) Calendar + Recycle/Upcycle Something.

I have recycled an envelope to create a hanging calendar with the look of a handbag!!
How???…..you will soon see!!!!

This was the envelope used

Changed its appearance by adding handmade paper & chipboard die cut (Itsy Bitsy)

The front - look of a handbag

The other side - a calendar                               

                                                                                     

Each month page can be mounted at a time in the adhesive photo corners. Have also provided a small clip to hold mini to do notes/reminders.

 The pocket behind can hold the pages for the remaining months....................

I enjoyed using so many PP & handmade papers in a single project. Have a insatiable weakness for handmade papers............……the colors & textures are just so appealing......................hope you noticed the embossed handmade paper used in the handbag.

All the colorful months -

A closer look at some embellishments

Thanks for taking the time to visit & do let me what you think about this calendar.

Have a wonderful day.

Also linking this to - 

Hands to heart Challenge#7-A New Beginning

Crafters corner Challenge#4-Anything but not a card or layout
Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog 12
Cards Galore Challenge Blog