Belated Christmas Wishes

Hello my friends!

    I had planned to wish you all a Merry Christmas with this card I'll be sharing today, but unfortunately windows crashed completely & I was unable to get here earlier. Anyway, I'm now here with belated wishes hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas.

 Meljen's digital image  - Frosty Face was used to make this shaped card. Colored card stock papers were used for the hat, nose and holly leaves. The leaves were paper pierced for dimension and painted with glitter glue. The berries are tiny @ 3/4cm styrofoam balls cut into half and painted with red glitter glue. The ribbon is holographic curling ribbon. The entire face is covered in white glitter and completed with googly eyes. I made this card for my niece. As she has a 4yr old brat who would likely ruin it, I added gold cord so she could hang it up somewhere. The card was hung and pictured against my Christmas tree. 

Here's another image which shows the glittery face more clearly.

 I'm entering this card into Meljen's Challenge - No rectangle cards

Finally, a heartfelt thanks yo you my friends for making this year a special one for me. Your visits, encouraging comments and friendship, although just in cyber space means the world to me. I hope the New Year will be a blessed and a peaceful one for all.

Fabulous Featured Blogger on Getting Cricky with K. Andrew

Hello! 

    Today, I feel honored to be the featured blogger on Getting Crickey with K. Andrew’s blog. Thanks Kristal for the lovely stamp set. Here’s a card I made especially for this post.

  The swirly tree and pot are drawn & cut manually from glittery handmade leather paper from India. A flower shaping tool was used to give the pot some dimension (not clear in the pic). The rim was rounded and the pot slightly curved. Both were adhered with foam tape. It was then  adorned with silver holographic star sequins. The main star on the top is a large gold sequin with the same silver holographic one glued to it. The decorative tape above has been in my possession for 18 years and just used once before. Don't even know what it's called. Perhaps it’s the washi tape? The sentiment is from K. Andrew Designs -  Winter Wishes stamp set.

Now how do you like this pic taken from an angle? 

Doesn’t it seem like the multicolored tree lights are on? 

 I’m linking this card to a challenge at create: - Christmas tree 
For those visiting from Getting Cricky please scroll down to see how the other two cards were made.

The Celebrating Hobbies Challenge - Reading

Hi!

    Today I’m here to share a card I made for the Moxie Fab Challenge – Celebrating Hobbies. Moxie Fab has the most unique challenges with ample time to think and create. When I came across this challenge, I thought this would be an opportunity for me to make something for my daughter, Alisha.

    Alisha now 17, has been an avid reader from a young age. A very good habit and hobby I agree, but not to the extent of being totally unaware of what’s going on around her and much more!!! Around 4 yrs ago she related to me that, she was reading a book in her school library during break and lost track of time. The bell had rung, but my DD was lost in the book. Fortunately, the librarian saw her there and told her it was time for class. During holidays if she has had loads of books to read, she is happy. If not, her holidays were boring or the worst ever.  Today, she just finished her AS level, mid-term exams and yes she's reading.  She’s honestly bananas about books and here’s the card I made for her to celebrate her hobby - Reading. 

The inside of the card reads “Have a Happy Holiday!”

Here's a close up and side view of the bookmark.

The banana was drawn, colored with chalk pastels, sprayed with the fixation spray and cut out. I added googly eyes and a feather, just to make it look more interesting, adhered it to the card with foam tape (not very tacky) so it could be removed from the card and used as a bookmark. The sentiment outside is printed and the inner one stamped with a DRS Designs Stamp.   Hope you like my creation.

Besides the Moxie Fab Challenge, I’m also entering this card for a bookmark challenge on The House that Stamps built

Frosty Wishes

Hi!

    I was supposed to be here sooner, but unfortunately Windows crashed and I have to get it formatted all over again, hopefully tomorrow. Lost all my bookmarked sites :(  Anyway, here’s my second simple Christmas card. 

The ribbon is sheer and wired, from Holiday Inspirations, adhered on a strip of white cardstock for contrast. The die cut snowman was lightly colored around the edges in blue and the face stamped using  Gina K’s – Hip to be a Square stamp set. The scarf is a bit of plaid ribbon from my stash. I pulled out a few horizontal threads at the end to show tassels, adorned the hat with a bit of bakers twine and then adhered it onto the ribbon with foam tape. The sentiment is from K. Andrew’s - Winter Wishes stamp set.  Stamped directly on the ribbon and on a punched tag.                                                  

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:
http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Photo Inspiration

http://createmepink.blogspot.com/ - Red, Green, Sillver

http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Ribbon Madness

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Winter Holiday Sentiment

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Red,White,Green,Snowflakes

My first Christmas Card

Hi!
    December has just begun and it's already the 6th. How time flies!! So far all my cards are mailed and the tree is ready. But still there's so much more to do. Please excuse me friends I won't be visiting you'll until after Christmas. I just hope I'll be able to get here now and again to share my Christmas crds with you. Now, here's my first CAS card which I mass produced. 

I used my kids spiral sketch, an olive green Staedtler triplus fineliner and a green glitter gel pen to form the wreath., then colored it in with a Crayola color  pencil. The berries were made using a 2way zig glue pen and glitter. Finally added a satin bow and bakers twine. The sentiment is a K.Andrews Design Stamp- Winter Wishes. 

See you soon.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/ - Photo Inspiration
http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ - One Layer
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ - All white except Image
http://paperissues.blogspot.com - Holiday Madness
http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com - Clean & Simple

Card with a recycled chocolate wrapper

Hi!
   I've been trying to get here since yesterday, but somehow did not manage to. I hope to stay up & get this done tonight. Well, although craft supplies are not available here, I’m thankful that at least there’s thrash for me to craft with. lol. Being a family of chocolate lovers, my in-laws always get us a variety of chocolates whenever they visit from Canada or the UK. The first thing I do is, examine the box, tray & wrappers for any possibilities to re-use them and accordingly instruct the rest to save them for me. The same was the case with the chocolate wrappers used in this card I made for my BIL whose b’day was yesterday.

The recycled elements used in this card are the Anthon Berg liqueur chocolate wrapper for the bottle and thick plastic from the backing of a clear stamp for the glass. Both were slightly curved for a 3D effect and adhered using foam tape and glue drops respectively; to a background roughly stamped with Gina K-Live life loud stamp set. Bronze colored glitter was stuck on the inner side of the glass to depict the sparkling drink. The paper on either side is Cosmo Cricket, cut with scallop edged scissors. The sentiments on it were stamped with Crafter’s Companion-Humphrey’s B’day Girl; then written over with metallic bronze prismacolor pencil. The main sentiment is an SRM sticker on a punched tag using McGill word tag punch. Most of the supplies used for this card is from my RAK goodies. I find making cards for men very challenging. But, I quite enjoyed making this card and am pleased as to how it turned out. I hope you’ll like it too. 

Here's a side view of the card

Those of you who are new here, may go HERE and HERE to view my past recycled projects using chocolate trays. 
Happy Thanksgiving!! 

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ - Recycle
http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com - Anything Goes
http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com - Clean & Simple
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Let it Sparkle
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - One Layer Card
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

"Link Up the Love Party" Thanks a Bunch

Hello!
   It's time again for another monthly "Link Up the Love Party" with K Andrew! The aim of this party is to find new blogs, share your blog, pass the love on... 

and share your favorite "Thanks/Blessings" project. So here's my favorite with quilled roses.

This is my first attempt at an easel card and quilled spiral roses. The scalloped circle was drawn free hand and cut manually. 

For more details go back in time to view the original post HERE.

Here's a better view of the roses.

Thanks for visiting. Now, head over to Getting Cricky with K.Andrew for more details about the link up party and then...

50th Birthday!

Hello all!
    Hope you'll are enjoying your Sunday. I've been busy completing my last few X'mas cards. Now I'll quickly share a card I made for my SIL in Canada whose b'day was last week.

The embossing is done on a panel of pearlised cardstock, using the Fiskars Scarpboss-border, frames and corner stencil set, which this same SIL recently got me. She just happened to see it at ?Michael's and picked it up. I do not have an embossing system. So, I used my mum's flower shaping tools instead. The 50 was manually cut, outlined with glitter glue and adhered with 3D foam tape. The edges of the panel were also outlined in a similar manner and layered on plain white card stock which was covered with a glitter border. I had to do this to save on pearlised card stock, which is not always available here. 

My SIL liked the card. I hope you'll like it too.

Hope to be back here soon.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com/ - Number

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - All White

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Glitter it Up

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com - Birthdays

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ - Embossing

Eid Mubarak!!!

Hi!
   I'm back soon as I said yesterday, especially to wish ET (Erum) from Vibgyor Krafts a Happy Eid besides all those celebrating the festival. This Eid is the festival of sacrifice to commemorate Abraham's sacrifice of the ram in place of his son Issac. So here's my card for ET.

The background of this is handmade embossed paper and rose petal papers from India. The edges of the rose petal paper were distressed. The quilling shape is the basic eye shape. Loose coils were uses for flourish and  a sequence for the flower center . It was finished off with glitter around the plain white edges of the card. 

I hope you like it ET.  Do visit ET's blog to view her splendid creations.  

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com/ - Flourish 

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ - Blushing Peach Craze

http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Sparkle

http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/ - Rectangle

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything but a Square

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

Repostiong my first card with a banner

Hello my friends!

   I'm here pretty soon right? Well today it's just to link up to Flashback Friday Challenge.  I love Flashback Friday because all I have to do is just repost an old creation and whenever I have a card for the challenge, I never fail to link up so as to keep my blog alive. This time the challenge is to repost the first card you blogged about that featured a banner. So, here's my card with a banner. Please excuse the blurred image. 

The embossed panel here, was just one of the 15 different ones sent to me by ET from Vibgror Crafts as RAK. The banner was drawn and manually cut, used alphadotz for 'girl' and joined the four with silver thread. The thread was looped at both ends and hung on pins with pearly white heads. Strips of craft paper from Itsy Bitsy were used as a trim for the embossed panel. The sentiment is a rub-on sticker and finally, I added some faux stitching around. Hope to be back here soon. Have a beautiful Sunday.   

In Sympathy

Hi friends!
   I hope those of you celebrating Halloween had a fabulous time. I have been busy making sympathy cards lately. Besides a family friend who lost her husband, Susan  from Imagine, Create, Express lost her father a fortnight ago. I know I should have been here earlier to inform those of you who know her. Anyway, I'm here today with a simple card I made for the family friend.

The background paper is from RAK sent by Nina & the flowers are part of the giveaway I won at Lori's blog. The sentiment is K&Company's monogram transfer I won at Amy Jo's blog. Thanks to you my friends for the crafting supplies you so generously offer. Certainly, I wouldn't have reached this far with no supplies available here. 

God Bless you all!!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Use Blue
http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com - Clean & Simple
http://www.stampingwithbrenda.com/ - CAS with Flowers
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes
http://paperminutes.blogspot.com/ - Blue/White
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes + Bling

Clean and Simple

Hi!

   Hope all of you are doing fine. Today, I’m here with a card partly made by my son Aaron when he was 10. Aaron is 12 yrs old now; he enjoys art and craft and often gives me his opinion when asked. Just thought I’d post his card here, lest he doesn’t feel offended that I posted his sisters work (previous post) and not his. 

The Golden Poppy image was stamped by me using stamps from ‘Stamp It’- Flowers and colored by Aaron with Crayola color pencils. The sentiment was printed.

Here’s another card with a Daffodil also colored by him.

I haven’t added a sentiment on this one yet because, I want to save it for a time when I have to instantly send a card. Depending on what occasion I need it for; I add a sentiment & send it. I always have a few such CAS cards ready for use when required. 

Have a great day!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

http://craftyjc-challenge.blogspot.com -  Simplicity

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/ -  Clean & Simple

http://cachallenge.blogspot.com/ - One layer card

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com – Card for all occasions

http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/ - Single layer card

Thanks So Much!!

Hello my friends!
   OMG! It's almost 3 months since my last post. How time flies! I thought I would be back here in Sept. but, just could not as one thing after another popped up. A big thanks to you all for your support by sticking out here although I was MIA for so long. In fact, each time I viewed my blog, I found I had visitors and even some new friends which made me feel good. Besides, during my absence here, I was featured for THIS card on Flashback Friday and also received two blog awards. 
Thank you Lori from Loris Artsy Obsession for honoring me with this Butterfly Award.

To accept this award all you have to do is these 3 things...
1. Link back to the person who you received the award from. 
2. Answer the following 10 questions (You'll find the questions in Lori's post HERE)    
3. Pass the award on to 10 of your crafty blogging buddies.
Sorry, I'm not going through the task of answering questions but I would like to pass this award to all of you my friends for all your blogs are cool in their own special way. Now, don't be shy, please feel free to grab it from here.  
Thank you Sue from Sue's Craft Haven for the Tag - You're It Award!

To accept this award you have to share 10 things about yourself and pass the tag on to five other Blogging Buddies. Sorry, once again I'm not going through this or else my post will not be up today. However, if you'd like to know more about me, I've shared over 15 things about myself in a post HERE. And this time I will pass it on to my buddies who also post awards on their blog.

They are:

Dawn from Dawn's Crafting

Susan from Imagine, Create, Express

Helen from Let's Create

Shen from My Curious Crafts

Kevin from McCrafty's Cards

Finally, here's my card to say ' Thanks So Much' to YOU.

The stamped image of the Arum Lilly is from 'Stamp It' -Flowers. (An Indian Educational toy! I bought in India several years ago) It was colored by my DD using soft pastels. I layered it on gold cardstock, used a SRM sticker sentiment & lightly highlighted the edges with Tim Holtz (Mustard Seed) distress Ink. The latter two items were sent to me by my crafting buddies. Thanks Nina from Crafting in Croatia and Ann from Stargroves. Today, I'm able to craft with some actual crafting supplies (not even heard of here) because of you. God Bless You!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty JC Challenge - Simplicity

Little Red Wagon - Thanks

Stamping with Brenda - Anything Clean & Simple

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Card with a paper woven border

Hi!

   I’ve no idea what’s gotten into me but here’s the third card in red and white in succession. This time I’ve especially designed this card for a challenge at Moxie Fab. The challenge is beautiful borders. A lot of ideas came to my mind but I finally decided to make a card with a paper woven border.

To make this, a margin was drawn on a rectangular piece of red card stock on all four sides. Then strips of equal width were cut within the margin and along its length and woven with white strips of equal width to form this pattern. Very simple!! The sentiment is printed on my PC. Making this, brought back memories of my childhood when I used to weave simple paper mats & use them as a table mats for myself. LOL

 I’m also entering this card into the following linky parties:
Make It Monday
Inspire Me Fridays

Reposting my first non-traditional shaped card

   Today I happened to visit the Flashbach Friday Challenge Blog and found that the guest designer for the current challenge is my friend Julie, a last minute crafter like me. The challenge she’s chosen is to post the first non-traditional shaped card.  I like making shaped cards and here’s my first since I started blogging.

Here's a close up as I did not get a clear picture of my roses

This is my first attempt at an easel card and quilled spiral roses. The scalloped circle was drawn free hand and cut using scissors. 

For more details go back in time to view the original post HERE.

Accordion folded flowers

Hi!

  Today I’m here to share a card I made for a challenge at create. The challenge is to make accordion folded flowers. I kept to the same technique and also made accordion folded leaves and a butterfly. I wish I could add a tutorial here, but there has been no connectivity all day and now that it’s finally here, I’m posting in a hurry hoping that I’ll be just on time to link up to create after all the effort I put in to make this card.

   The papers used are a gift wrap paper for the flower and colored A4 papers for the flower center, leaves and butterfly. The basic requirement to make all three is a rectangular piece of paper, scored to form the accordion fold. In addition, to make the flower, I glued a thin strip of yellow paper along one edge before folding and after joining to form a circle, cut it to reveal petals and added a bead in the centre to cover the space. For the leaves after the accordion fold was made, it was folded in half (like a fan), the edges that met were glued then cut into leaves. To make the butterfly, I drew a symmetrical design in red, folded, tied it in the centre with brown cord for the antennae and body, cut into shape, then lightly colored the edges of the wings. The background paper is white card stock dabbed with distress ink and layered over red card stock. The sentiment is stamped, the frame around it is a rub on and the ribbon is from my stash. I hope you’ll like my new creation.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

 Color Throwdown – Color challenge #149

Digi Design House - Handmade Flowers

Creative Craft Challenges  -Pretty Blossoms 
CREATIVE BELLI BLOG - Handmade Embellishments

Young Crafters Unite Blog Hop

Hello  Friends!

    Welcome to Young Crafters Unite blog hop. Britta and Marie have teamed up to bring together all the young crafters in blogosphere. It’s a fabulous idea and I’m really excited about it as it’s my first  time. Thanks to the young crafters Britta and Marie for organizing it.

To start at the beginning of the blog hop and know the details, go directly to Young Crafter’s Unite. If you are arriving from Aditya's blog you are in the right place.

    You must be wondering what makes me a young crafter. Well, crafting relieves stress and keeps me happy that’s what makes me feel young.

Here’s my project using one of my favorite crafting techniques – Quilling.

The background paper used for this simple card is handmade embroidered beehive shape for the bud, a fringed flower for the centre and a digital sentiment. paper, in off white & silver. Sorry, I could not get a clearer picture as the holographic ribbon gave me trouble. It gives a different glow in every angle and this was the best I could do. I used the basic quilling shapes for this card. The teardrop shape for the petals, the eye shape for the leaves, the

You will find tutorials for quilling HERE.

 I’d also like to share an old favorite quilled project.

The flowers are quilled folded roses and fringed daisies. The basket woven with thin paper strips and the leaves punched.

 Here’s the bottom and side view of the 3D basket…

And  a close up of the basket of flowers.

 You can comment on the hop links from 12:00 hrs July 1^st until 23:59 hrs July 4^th  CST(Chicago, USA) and don’t forget there are prizes for randomly selected comments. The more blogs you visit, the greater your chances of winning!!

The next blog to hop to is Ruby

 Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by.