Craft Concoction: Christmas

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Sunday, 13 December 2015

Xmas Baubles

Hello everyone,

With my mojo still intact, I made one more holiday card...
The inspiration for this card came from Ashli Oliver...I love her style...

The background was coloured with watered-down Distress Inks...same was done with the baubles...
I stamped the baubles with Bo-Bunny script stamp...added a twine bow and 2 flags to write my sentiment...
I couldn't what sentiment to write...so I have left it blank for the while...

Xmas Shaker Card

Hello everyone,

Here with yet another Christmas card...
This is my second attempt at a shaker card...

This is a pretty simple card...some pattern paper strips...a penguin stamp...some sequins, rhinestones and punched flowers...

A few more pics of the card

Thursday, 11 December 2014

Merry Christmas

Hello everyone,

Christmas is not far away...and I have been loving creating Christmas cards...

I love zentangle and doodling a lot...

I have also been loving chevron pattern lately...

I thought of combining the two...

So here is the card...

A few more pics of the card and the baubles...

First, I drew the baubles and filled them in with some patterns. Then I drew the chevron border with the White Sakura marker (I am loving it). Then added some hand lettering.

But something seemed to be missing. I wished I could add a baker's twine. But I don't have any....so...I took some embroidery thread and coloured it with a red marker.

Hope you all like it.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:

http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/12/fusion-merry-christmas.html

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-25-christmas.html

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.in/2014/12/christmas-sketch-challenge-104.html

(Using sketch#29 - June 13, 2013)

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-108.html

http://blog.imaginationsonline.com/2014/12/december-challenge-christmas-with.html

http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.ae/2014/12/challenge-125-photo-inspiration.html

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-121-anything-goes-or-snow.html

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-134-anything-christmas-4wk.html

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/lets-celebrate-our-100th-challenge.html

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/12/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe279.html

http://avenue613.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-102-anything-goes-woptional.html

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/12/pinspirational-challenge-130.html

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Blue Christmas

Hello everyone,

My mom came to visit me for 2 wonderful weeks. We had some great time shopping and having fun.

But that also meant no time for crafting...I wasnt able to post (or create) anything for the past week.

So today I am here with a quick little card...

I have beautiful border punch that I have been dying to use...I added the punch border to the top.

Next came this cute little penguin stamp. I have paper pieced the cap and the bow...

The rest of the elements being simple, I made the sentiment the focal point here... I added foam tape to the sentiment to give it some dimension

I have hand-cut the little star and coloured with golden acrylic colour...

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-96-true-blue.html

http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.in/2014/11/challenge-70-designers-choice-christmas_82.html

http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.in/2014/11/christmas-is-coming-at-tiots.html

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.in/2014_12_01_archive.html

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.in/2014/11/mid-post-challernge-75-snow-snow-snow.html

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/christmas-non-traditional-colours-no.html

http://aaacards.blogspot.in/2014/11/aaa-cards-game-29-nov-30-dec-13-aaa.html

http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-95-animal-friends.html

Sunday, 9 November 2014

Christmas Tag

Hello everyone,

After making the winter-themed Christmas card...I was very tempted to make another one with Christmas colors...the red of the baubles...the green of the trees...the white of the snow...

So I went ahead and made this Christmas tag...
It is inspired from one of Jennifer McGuire's cards.

I used the below materials for this tag :

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

http://catchychallenges.blogspot.in/2014/11/cssc-9-christmas-tags.html

http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.in/2014/11/t-for-traditional-christmas.html
http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.in/2014/11/whatever-strikes-your-cre8time-fancy.html
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.in/2014/10/tags-n-ribbon-105.html

http://casology.blogspot.in/2014/11/week-121-festive.html

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.in/

http://sailingpineapple.blogspot.in/

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/

http://www.flonzcraft.com/vsc/?p=1918#

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe277.html
http://tagyoureitchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/11/tag-youre-it-challenge-10.html

A new Resist technique

Hello crafters,

It is incredible how your color palette changes according to the change in season.
The weather has been cold lately and I am automatically inclined to use winter colors. :)

So I made this Clean and Simple Christmas tag...

I have been wanting to use resist techniques. But I don't have embossing powder or ink (yet ;) ).
Also I was not fully satisfied with effect from vaseline and crayon resist technique.

Drum-roll please...I bring to you.......a new resist technique
While I was playing and trying some things...I was surprised when I tried this...
All you need is a Correction pen (Whitener) and Distress

Start by making any design or shapes with the Correction Pen. Once it is dry, start adding colour to the area with a makeup wedge and any Distress ink.
You will notice that the ink doesnt colour the correction pen design/shape.

As I wanted to use winter colours. I made some stars from the correction pen.