Welcoming the new year

Hello everyone,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you have a great new year ahead :)
Do you have any resolutions or words for 2018?
I have a long list of both...hoping to get through them as the year goes by :D

Well...one of the resolutions is also to get back to crafting and start using all the pattern paper I have hoarding...
So I sat down to make a few new year cards to give to my friends and family.
This is my first card of the year...I layered some pattern paper and these cute puffy letter stickers (new to my stash).

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Used new puffy stickers-

Used new puffy stickers-

Oodles of Doodles Card

Hellooooo,

I am hosting the challenge for this week at Daring Cardmakers...

I chose the theme of Doodle...so obvious :P

Make your pen your friend...scribble, doodle, draw shapes/patterns, make marks...just go with the flow....

And I definitely went with the flow....

I stamped a sentiment in the middle with a Hampton Art stamp and drew a mandala around it...

The background was made by smooshing distress inks...

Do join us overt at Daring Cardmakers...the DT have made fabulous card incorporating doodle...

Follow your dreams Tag

Hello,

Yesterday I set myself to work on something using the stamp sets I designed for Peekaboo designs...

And I am loving the outcome...

The flower was created using the mandala stamps from the Mandala stamp set...
I hope you can see the awesome dimension of this flower :D

The chevron and swirly lines are from the Away We Go stamp set...

The woodgrain paper is from Papericious Wooden collection

I am entering this card in the following challenges -
Tag You're It! Challenge
CAS on Sunday - Sequins on the tag
Peekaboo Designs - Layers

Cakes and Cupcakes

Helloooo,

Its Friday...and that means a cool new dare at Daring Cardmakers...

This week the theme is Summer Party....

You have to use one ingredient of a summer party in your card...

I have made a Birthday card for Shery....

Shery is just great...She is so inspiring...

HAPPY BDAY dear! (belated ;) )

If you want to linkup a card for Shery...you can link it up here

My card is full of cakes and cupcakes and a fun bunting...

The card has some cool dimension...
I have popped up the bunting as well as the card front...

The sentiment is from Stamplorations stampset "Party Time"

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Stamper Challenge - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamp and More - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Card has red, blue and white colours

Virginia's View Challenge - Colourful card


Stamplorations - Never Ending Anything Goes

Rainbow Stripes

Hello everyone,

I am so glad to be continuing for yet another month as a Guest Designer for Daring Cardmakers...
This week the dare is to make a card inspired by this awesome picture...

I chose the bright colours, stripes and flipflops...

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

          

Up Up & Away

Hello crafters,

I am back with another dare for Daring Cardmakers...
The theme this week is Travel...

I have used some drawing...some distress inks...some lettering and a pattern paper to make my card...

I am entering this card in the following challenge -
Virginia's View Challenge

Coffee Shaker Card

Time for another card for the Summer Coffee Lover's Hop,

Yeah...yeah...I am still hooked to the black cardstock and Sakura moonlight pens combo... :P

But...I made a shaker card this time...Shake...shake...shake...

I cut out a coffee mug shape with a kraft knife...for the card front....
Stamped with Archival Ink for some tone on tone stamping using Stamplorations Bold Sentiments (I know....black on black doesnot sound like a good idea...but I wanted to add a subtle detail as I wanted the bright doodles to be the focus...)

Added some clear sequins for the shaker element... 

I have been hoarding these sequins for 2 years now...finally...used them...phew...

I made a card with cutout of the mug too...do come back to see what I made with it...
Will be posting it soon


I am entering this card in Virgnia's View Challenge where the theme is Colourful

Happy Birthday

Hey....did you check out the cute dare at Daring Cardmakers today....

The dare this week is Man's Best Friend...

Make your creations all about the fluffy, furry, not-so-furry, feathered and even scaly creatures that share our lives and homes.

I made a Clean and Simple card for this challenge...

I have used a cute digi...

Tic Tac Toe

Hello everyone,

At Daring Cardmakers, the dare this week is a Fun and Games theme...

You have to make a card that includes some kind of puzzle or game element it could be a crossword or a wordsearch or spot the difference etc. You could come up with something more hands on like maybe a maze puzzle or a flip book

I went with the simple Tic-Tac-Toe...

I have used burlap paper and jute twine for making the O, X and the heart...

I decided to incorporate the sentiment in the grid itself...I L U :)

Do check out the amazing creations of the Design Team

Geometry on my mind

Hello everyone,

I am extending my GD stint at Daring Cardmakers for another month...Hurray! :D
The dare this month is to use at least three elements from this picture on your card

Isn't this picture fabulous...I am loving the colour theme...
I have chosen the colours, mint triangles and metallic criss-cross lines...to create a geometric pattern on my card...
Also the pattern paper has leaves...

And here goes my pathetic attempt to capture the shine of the golden marker...lol...

I have used Bielo cardstock from TheCraftShop, pattern paper from Itsy Bitsy and sentiment sticker and Pilot Gold paint marker from a local craft shop

Anniversary Box Card

Hello everyone,

It is my last week as GD for Daring Cardmakers...and it is surely the best dare of the month...
It brought me back to my love of interactive/fancy fold cards...

The dare this month is to create a Box Card...Yay!
I made a box card for my parent's anniversary...

I added my parent's intials on the side flaps...

         

I used die-cuts, chipboards from my stash...
I have used paper from the Papericious Woodgrain collection as the base of my card...
I love how sturdy their paper is...I was able to create the box card without using any other cardstock as base...

And finally...this is how the card looks when closed...

Do check out the awesome creations made by the talented team over at Daring Cardmakers

Rainbow Mandala

Heya,

Its Friday!!!...that means a new dare at Daring Cardmakers...and the dare is "Paint the rainbow"

You have to make a card featuring a rainbow or using rainbow colours - you don't have to use them all but they do need to be in the right order!

As soon as I knew this dare...I took out my brand-new Sakura Gelly Roll Moonlight pens...and drew a flower/mandala...

Using a different shape for your card is a great way to change things up...I personally love different shape cards...

The sentiment is from Party Time stamp set from Stamplorations...

Enjoy the ride...

Helloooo,

I am excited to anounce that I am the Guest Designer for the month of May at Daring Cardmakers...
I love the concept of this challenges...there is a new dare each week and each dare is awesome...

The dare this week is to be inspired by this photo...

You have to use at least three elements from the picture on your card

The elements I chose are woodgrain, cycle and leaves...

If you are wondering why the cycle and sentiment are so bright...its because I have used Sakura Gelly Roll Moonlight pens...love how bright they are against dark backgrounds...

Motorcycle Card Tutorial

Hello everyone,

Today I am here with a tutorial for making a simple and quick Masculine card...
I made this card for a friend recently...

I am using some supplies that scream masculine for me...
Burlap, Corrugated paper which I got from Itsy Bitsy...
The die-cut is from a local store...

Using neutral colours is the safest and simplest way to create a Masculine card...

Start by layering the papers...Don't glue anything yet...

I always start out by laying out everything to see how the final card will look...

At this point, the card looked good...but needed something... I dug through my stash...

See the advantage of not glueing the layers at the beginning...it gives you the liberty to make changes...

Now that I was satisfied with the look,,.I started attaching everything...

I used Mod-Podge to attach burlap...
I attached the Corrugated cardboard with foam tape...to give room for the wooden gear...
The motorbike was also attached with foam tape...and so was the tiny metal charm...

And this is how the final card looks...

I distressed the metal charm with archival ink...

I hope this tutorial was helpful for you...

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Vehicle - Motorcycle->
 


Metal Charm on card ->



Masculine card with neutral colours and transportation theme ->

Playing with Die-cuts

Heya everyone.

Dropping in for a quick post...
I made this card recently...just playing with stuff in my stash...

Die-cuts from a local store, Simple Stories Frame, some leftover burlap and some stamping with Design By Ryn stamp...all on a dark grey cardstock and the card was done...

 These die-cuts have a bit of shimmer...which is pretty cool...

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Soft colours ->
   


Inspired by the colours ->



Inspired by both theme and sketch->
Texture - Doily, Twine, stencil