ZIA Valentine Card

Hello crafters,

I love drawing zentangle patterns and doodles...so I was very excited to see the Zentangle theme on the Alphabet Challenge...
I have been pushing myself to try out new colour combinations...so I was happy to see the Pink and Grey theme on Less is More challenge (Congrats on completing 4 years!!!)...coz I almost never use Grey...
And with Valentine's Day closing in...there is Love theme on CASology and Hearts theme on The Crafter's Cafe...

So with all these elements...I got to work...

First I drew a heart and cut-out the middle part...I coloured it with Worn Lipstick DI.
Now I wanted it to be glossy and a bit 3-D...but I don't have Glossy Accent...so I went ahead with a thrifty way...I covered the heart with Fevicol (glue) and let it dry overnight...
I just love how it turned out...

I really like how white patterns look on a dark card base...so I took a grey cardstock and started drawing zentangle patterns with a white Gel pen...I have used Printemp and Zinger zentangle patterns here...they are my favourite patterns...

Once the patterns were drawn I glued the heart...
The last part was the sentiment...the label is coloured with Worn Lipstick DI (I spritzed a little water on the label) and the sentiment is handwritten...

I did not do much with the sentiment because I wanted the heart and zentangle patterns to be the focus on this card...

I would love to hear your comments and opinions about this card...

Note: ZIA means Zentangle Inspired Art :)

Anniversay Special Fold card - II

Hello everyone,

This is the second card I made for my husband for our marriage anniversary...

It is a special fold...
I love Zentangle...so I added some zentangle patterns with White Gel pen on the front of the card...

 When you open the card...the folds of the card are revealed...
I attached some black damask pattern paper on alternate panels...and wrote a message on one of the panels...

The card has a back panel...where you can add more design and messages...

I added the zentangle pattern on the front here too...

One more view of the folds and patterns on the card

I love how the white gel pen looks on the dark chocolate card base...

The cardstock itself is a dark chocolate colour...

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.in/2014/12/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-66.html
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.in/2014/12/monthly-challenge-52-special-card.html
http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.in/2014/12/challenge-126-anything-goes-with.html
http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.in/2014/12/r207-hot-chocolate.html

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