Bookmark

Good Morning!

A quick post from me to share a bookmark for which the background was made with peerless watercolors. The W&W blooms (the big, the bold & the extras) were heat embossed in gold to create a background. I loved the subtle water colors peeking through the embossed flowers & decided to color only the leaves.

The sentiment is a PTI stamp.

I have made several bookmarks in the past, you can check them here, here, here & here.

Sharing at - 

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - 2.3

Winnie & Walter - Floral Challenge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Over the edge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Create Your own Background - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Two Challenge - (two colors used to for the watercolor background) - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Gold + Watercolor Challenge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Anything but a card - 29.2

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Inlaid Die cut Rainbow

Good Morning!

Having so much fun playing along at Winnie & Walter belated 2nd birthday bash. 

Was inspired by Vanessa's rainbow challenge & Mayuri's inlaid die-cutting challenge to make this card. 

For the rainbow colors I played with distress inks! The black Whimsy circle just came to life as I replaced the intricate black die cuts with the colored one! Loved this! The sentiment heat embossed THANK YOU is a W&W stamp.

Winnie & Walter - Inlaid Die-Cutting Challenge with Mayuri - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Rainbow Challenge - 29.2

Penny Black at all sorts Challenge - 29.2
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - 2.3
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards#103 - 3.3

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - (over the rainbow) - 29.2
Addicted to Stamps#182 - 1.3

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Celebrate Your Day

Hello & welcome to my second post today!

Sharing a card I made keeping in mind the W&W belated 2nd birthday bash.

This card is very different from my style. It is not just a single layer card (and yet has multiple layers) so to say but also the colors used are not the ones I usually work with. Would love to know what you think of it.

For the card I embossed the kraft card base with WRMK embossing folder. The frame is a die cut (about 4 layers) & colored with Chameleon pens. The double layered rose in the same color is is fussy cut. The stamped leaves & sentiment are from W&W.

Added some highlights to the flower & leaves with a gel pen.

The part of the card front within the delicate frame has shimmer (Wink of Stella)

Sharing this at - 

Winnie & Walter - Floral Challenge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Over the edge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Two Challenge - (two banners & two layers in the rose) - 29.2

Eureka Stamps#181 - die cut, embossing, flowers - 28.2 - WINNER

Scrapbook Stamp Society#85 - 28.2 - WINNER

Sparkle n Sprinkle Challenge - 29.2
Penny Black at all sorts Challenge - 29.2

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Stenciled Mandala

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Indian Craft Room has a Tic Tac Toe challenge with a very interesting twist to use a mandala. 

I started creating my mandala by using a stencil (MFT Concentric circles) & distress inks to get hennah colors. I then went crazy with all the tiny stamps I had, which were never used! I then die cut the panel with SSS stictched rectangle dies. This is the result of stenciling & stamping.

Addicted-to-Stamps#120 - 27.2

Indian Craft Room - 29.2 (stencil, flowers & faux sticthing inthe die cut) - HONORABLE MENTION

Craft Your Passion#300 - 28.2

Tuesday Throwdown#282 - 1.3

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Water Colored Floral Background

Happy Monday Friends!

Its a card share today with a water colored floral background for the Winnie & Walter 2nd birthday bash.

 For the background I stamped the flowers & the leaves (Winnie & Walter - The big, the bold & the happy) using color box scarlet & lime inks & heat embossed them using Rangers Holographic embossing powder..........the result was divine! 

Used my current fav water coloring medium - Peerless Watercolors to color the stamped images.

The floral background was glued over black card stock, one edge of which was also heat embossed.

Here's a closer look at the coloring & the gorgeous holographic embossing. The sentiment is also a Winnie & Walter stamp (The big, the bold & the extras). I also stamped the images on vellum using color box ink & heat embossed these. 

Sharing this at - 

Pile-it-On#102 - 3.3

Sweet Stampin Challenge - 26.2

The Pencil Cases#13 - 

Everybody-art-challenge#356

Cards Galore Challenges - 27.2

One Crazy Stamper - 27.2

Country View Challenge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Create Your own Background - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Color Challenge -  29.2

Winnie & Walter - Floral Challenge - 29.2

Winnie and Walter - Over the edge - 29.2

Winnie & Walter - Two Challenge - (two types of flowers - colored & vellum) - 29.2

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Just for You

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I am playing along Kathy's The Daily Marker 30 day Challenge & share my coloring on Instagram here. For Day 16 I colored some doodled flowers from Jane's Doodles stamps with peerless watercolors. Sharing the card I made, the layout of which is based on this card.

Linking this to - 

Cards Galore Challenges -  28.2

Stamping Sensations Challenge - 28.2

Live Laugh Stamp#3 - 26.2

The Pencil Cases#13 - 28.2

PDE Linky party#110 - 18.2

Cardz 4 Galz#15 - 17.2 - TOP 3

Addicted to CAS#81 - 19.2

Alphabet Challenge - 19.2

Inspiration Destination#73 - 23.2

Morgans Art World#3 - 18.2

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Coffee With Friends!

Hello & welcome back to my blog!

I am guest designing for The Crazy Challenge this month & here is the first inspiration post. 

The theme this fortnight is CARD FOR A FRIEND. 

The Stampendous background stamp was perfect for the card I wanted to make. I stamped this on a stitched rectangle die cut in archival ink & left the rest of the card rather simple. The latte cup (Tim Holtz - Stampers Anonymous) was colored with Peerless watercolors. The pattern paper is from the Prima - Coffee Break pack. Too much coffee, huh!!! A coffee lover that I am, friends & coffee go hand in hand, a good cup of coffee with friends is BLISS! 

Linking this to - 

Addicted to Stamps#120 - 27.2

Penny Black Challenge - 2.3

Stamping Sensations Challenge - 2.3

Challenge up Your Life#34 - 17.2

Live Laugh Stamp#3 - 26.2

Inkspirational Challenges#102 - 26.2
Classy Cards n Such#124 - 21.2 - TOP 3

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Decoupage Tray

Good Morning!

Sharing a sneak peek of a fabulous decoupage tray I did for the Bob n Betty design team using the gorgeous Vintage Blooms paper collection. Do visit the blog here for details, you won't be disappointed :-)

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I Love You

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With February almost here I see so much Valentine inspiration  in blogland & I wanted to make a card too but without using too much red! 

Here's my card for today - 

The focal element of this card is the spot light die cut tag (Paper Trey Ink). 

What is a Valentine card without a heart! I stamped the heart from Simon Says Stamp "I See You" set on the tag such that a bit is stamped off the die cut, on to the card stock. Heat embossed this in silver embossing powder.

I glued 5 tags together for the spotlight effect. I alternated a black & red tag to add some interest & I loved the dash of red popping from the sides. 

I covered the heart, only on the tag with clear Wink of Stella, this created magic & further high lighted the heart. 

Sharing this at - 

SSS - 2.2

SSS - 31.1

Incy Wincy Designs (diagonal - embossin, red, die cut) - 30.1

DRS Design #211 - 2.2

SSS - Work-it-wednesday

Crafty Cardmakers#156 - 6.2 - TOP 5

ATCAS#80 - 5.2

Casology#182 - 1.2

Unikostudio#28 - 12.2 - WINNER

SIP#32 (red, love, bling) - 31.1

C.R.A.F.T#348 - 3.2

2 Craftygirls#11 - 3.2

Craft Rocket#7 - 2.2

Avenue 613#160 - 30.1

DL Art#173 - 11.2

Moving along with the Times - 3.2

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Be Happy!

Hello dear friends!

I wanted to play along Simos Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the theme is OMBRE. 

To create the stenciled (Faber Castell - mixed media stencils ) ombre background I used distress inks - squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, wild honey & fired brick. I have used lots of new supplies here - the stampendous zinnia stamp colored with my new Gansai Tambi watercolors & fussy cut. The sentiment is heat embossed on vellum.

A few other cards I made earlier with an ombre effect can be viewed here, here, here & here.

Linking this to - 

Simon Says Stamp - 20.1

Paru's Card  Making Challenges - 25.1

HIMCR#234

Crafty Calendar Challenge - 28.1

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Just a Note.....with Peerless Watercolors

Hello all & a warm welcome again!

Recently I purchased a set of Peerless Watercolors & this is the first card made using these. Stamped the image from the 'Magnolias for her' set by Altenew on watercolor paper (Ranger). Cut a panel from one side & adhered a strip of coordinating foil sheet. Wanted to keep the sentiment simple to retain interest in the stamped image.

Linking this to - 

Addicted to Stamps#175 (inspired by the flowers) - 12.1

Simon Says Stamp - 13.1

Stamplorations Challenge - 31.1 - Top pick

Sweet Stampin Challenge#01 - 15.1

SSC#117 - 15.1 - TOP CUPS

Penny Black Challenge (flowers & pink color) - 2.2

Shopping our Stash#234 - 18.1

Crafty Friends Challenge#22 - 14.1

Crafty Calendar Challenge - 28.1

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Thank You Cards

A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY & CRAFTY NEW YEAR FRIENDS! 

May 2016 bring the best in you & the best for you :-)

My daughter was part of the core team involved in organizing a TEDx Youth Event in her school in December. Sharing the "Thank you" cards I made for the speakers at the event. The color scheme was black, white & red to coordinate with logo.

Entering this in the following challenges - 

Faith Hope Love Challenge - 10.1

From the Heart Stamps#133(used the twist - B & W with one color) - 10.1

Lets Create Challenges#109 - 4.2

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