Spring and Coffee 2016!

Heyy Guys!!

You are right! It's all started- Coffee Lover's Spring Bloghop!! :)

These crafters are amazing! 50+ sponsors, so many cards and so many stops to hop!!

Well, I got my card to share here!

As you know, STAMPlorations is one of the sponsors of #SpringCLH giving away $20 Gift Certificate+Coffee Happy stamp set! Shery has provided us all with Free digis so that we can be a part of it! How cool is that?!?! Also find the STAMPlorations blog hop HERE.

You can find the Digi stamp HERE. 

BTW, STAMPlorations is giving 15% discount on all stamps and stencils! And Becca is also having a giveaway HERE!! Grab your stuff soon!! :)

I am also entering this card for lovely sketch by Kim of  Freshly Made sketches#228! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs xx

Winter Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop & more!

Hellooo Peeps!! :)

I know, you must be making your coffee card too..as this blog hop is so exciting and so happening! The whole blog world is thrilled and energised!! With a list of amazing sponsors and with Amy and Chaitali behind this hard work , this hop is gonna be Legen--wait for it and craft-- dary! ;)

Here is my card!!

I have used digital image from STAMPlorations...a few days back I had downloaded it from the gallery. I am also using STAMPlorations monthly sketch. I altered the image by writing COFFEE over the mug. And I also added those hearts and fumes.


For the card, I used Unity stamp and Bo Bunny- it is written to make that script background and vertical  circles. I colored the digi using distress ink from Tim holtz and the patterned paper is from a local shop. The sentiment is from STAMPlorations -  Bloom sketches.

I am entering it for , of course , for Coffee Lovers blog hop


and
STAMPlorations Anything Goes



Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy hopping! :)

Fresh Sketch!

Hello Crafters!

A quick post here...I know I am super late for this challenge but didn't have much time this week. Everything is super busy at this end!

My Card:

I stenciled the base using Craftslane stencil. I adhered these colorful Washi tapes. Later, I used this cute Digi freebie from All Dressed Up and colored it using watercolors.

I am entering it for Freshly Made Sktech # 138

Hope you all like it:
Love,

STAMPlorations Bi-weekly Sketch# 32 - Guest Designer Post

Heyya Gorgeous Ladies!!

I am OVERJOYED to announce that Shery from STAMPlorations has honored me with a Guest Designer position after winning the Bi-Weekly challenge #29! Yayy!! :)

I was pretty excited seeing the sketch!! I won 3 Digital Stamps from STAMPlorations and decided to use them in my card!

Sketch:
I had a tough time choosing the digis for the card as I loved them all! ;)
The sketch for bi-weekly # 32 Challenge is  this

Here comes my card with STAMPlorations Digi:

Technique:
I firstly made shapes of clouds, grassland and sun and cut them out. I masked these shapes and created a scenery using them. Tim Holtz distress ink- Mowed Lawn, Wild Honey and Salty Ocean were used for the same. I stencilled the border using lattice stencil from Craftslane and Mowed Lawn DI.

I don't have Die cuts so I hand-cut the circle and used a rounder to create a faux border and adhered it to the card.
Later, I colored these beautiful flowers digi from STAMPlorations and fuzzy cut them out. I used DI - seedless preserves, worn lipstick and wild honey.I stamped the sentiment used Bo Bunny sentiment stamp set and Mowed lawn DI.

STAMPlorations has an amazing design team providing us gorgeous inspirations daily! There are Bi-weekly challenges,A Monthly challenge, CASEplorations and Never ending Challenges! (They are going to start Mixed Media Challenge soon as well)

You might like to visit the beautiful spotlight projects by the DT members here.

Please come and join us at the sketch challenge. You don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps/stencils but they would love if you use it! Can't wait to see how YOU interpret this amazing sketch!:)


I am entering this card for Happy Little Stampers April Challenge which is stenciling.

and also for Simon Says stamp- Wednesday challenge "Make your own Background"


One last thing before ending this post,
I was going around our little blog world and came across this Motto! I loved it and wanted to share it with you all! :)

Craft Hoarders Motto! :D

Thanks so much for coming by! ;)
Love xx

A Sweet way to say you are old! :P

Hello All!

This is my Take 2 at STAMPlorations sketch #31.




This week's sketch is:



Here is my card:

I have used a gorgeous digi stamp from STAMPlorations -Boxed-Rose on this card.
I colored it using water-colors and hand wrote the sentiment.

I am also entering it for STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge.


Hope you liked it!
Bu-bye!
Hugs xx

New Beginnings!

Hello Ladies!!
I have made a new mixed media layout ! :)

Theme:
I have created a Spring themed layout with those who have wings! ;)

Check out my Layout:


Technique:

Oh well! I had this cardboard and it was asking me to create something out of it! So, I began...I tore it midway and it gave my base a cool texture.
I primed the base with acrylic white paint, layered with a green pearl color and later brushed the edges with bronze pwder+ white acrylic. Changing shades in you layout gives it a good depth! :)
I used texture paste and a stencil from Craftslane and layered it here and there. I cut-out circles of different sizes and textured one using stencil, stamped a few and hand painted others.
I saw a few freebie cliparts over the net and used them here -Birdie and butterflies.I painted them using water colors and distress ink.
I used mulberry flower in the layout and pasted the sentiment.
The yellow flowers that you can see are made out of fabric liners.
The stamped swirls and bird is from Fiskars -For the bird and Petals from scratch stamp set.
Later, I gave a few touches of green pearl colors to finish off my layout! :)
Hope you all like these winged guys? ;)

Challenges:
I have made it inspired by the MoodBoard on Curtain Call which is New beginnings.


Try it on Tuesday  have the theme "they who have wings"
And
Beyond Grey Challenges # 67 -Spring green with spring elements.

I wanted to share this small quote before ending,

Hope you feel the same? :D
Hugs xx

Candy Corn Jar!

Heyya Gorgeous Ladies!! :)

I have created a CAS card inspired by a blog hop for  AUTISM-awareness (blue colored palette) and  AAA cards game # 36.

(They have easter color palette.)

Here are the inspirations:

Veronica and Tenia have started this amazing blog hop to create AUTISM awareness. You may link up the cards on any one of these blogs!

 

Here is my card:

Technique:

I won these cool Goody Jars Digis from DeeDee in one of the competitions.And I love them! :) You can buy them Here! I arranged them and fuzzy cut them out.

I colored them using DI- worn lipstick, wild honey and salty ocean.

I used double glue tape for one of the corn candy. I hand wrote the sentiment using a black gel pen.

Clean & Simple right?

Before ending the post, I wanted to share this quote with you all ;) -

Thanks for keeping me inspired lovely crafters!

Cya then xx

Hugs,



Tweet Tweet..!

Hellloooo My Sweet Friends!!

I am back with another mixed media layout.

Theme:

I have followed a Spring themed shabby chic layout.

Here is my layout:

Technique:

I had patterned papers that I had brought from a local store. I layered these papers one below the other and adhered them over the layout. 

I printed out freebie digis (birdie and butterflies) that I found while surfing and adhered them over. I colored the background using distress ink-salty ocean, mowed lawn and worn lipstick. I stamped a few sentiments(Bo Bunny to the point stamp set) here and there. Also, stamped a few triangular shapes from the same stamp set. I stuck a few embellishments -Wooden clock , flowers, button and a feather as shown. I also adhered musical digis alongside. I added a lace too! :)

Later, I used texture paste and mixed with distress ink-salty ocean to give a beautiful texture. I also stamped Kaisercraft flutter stamp set. I also used a few flower punches.
There are only three colors in my layout- blue, green and pink.

Challenges:

I am entering this layout in:

1. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge # 10 -Birds of a feather

2.Beyond Grey Challenge # 66 -Mixed Media
3.Thats Crafty Challenge -Wings & Things done
4.PINspirational Challenge # 136 -inspired by the colors of this beautiful picture.done



Thank you so much for stopping by!
Love xx

Guest performance at NJC blog! :)

Namaste Dear Bloggersss!! _/|\_

Not Just Cards has offered me to be their Guest Designer this month too! I am honored!

So, I decided to decorate a paper bag that I had with me!

I have used Digital Stamps and Sentiment from  Stitchy Bears -"Stitchy Bears_Digi Blessings - Baked With Love" with you can find here. I loved this cute bear and the innocence on its face! Its so pretty! :) :)

I sponged the Worn lipstick and Fire brick Distress ink over the background using a stencil. I textured the bag using Salty ocean distress ink and Bo-Bunny "To the Point" Stamp Set. I also used the same set and stamped those directions using Black Soot. I colored the Digi using distress ink.

I adhered a Musical print sheet at the bottom and embellished a wooden camera  near the bear! I adhered a lace which has a bear already and also bordered the digis using Black Pigma Marker. I hand - drew these little musical notes and Salt/Sugar/Honey bottles using white and black gel pens. I was done then! :)

I am entering it for the following challenges:

1. Altered Eclectics March Challenge which ends on 31/3

2. Craft My Life March which ends on 31/3

Spring Spotlight!

Hellooooo My Dearrrr Crafters!!

When I enter into the Blog-land, I keep getting inspired! Inspirations and new techniques keep me in high-spirits!;) Here is my first card this month! :)

Theme: 

Spring is around the corner and is the season which brings you close to nature! I decided to make a spring card. I used this butterfly Freebie design from All Dress Up .

Sketch:

I am following this week STAMPlorations Challenge # 29 for the card which is :

Technique:

I saw SPOTLIGHTING technique around the Blog world and thought of  incorporating it! I have also used Stamping( KaiserCraft Flutter Stamp) and Water-coloring technique(Tim Holtz distress ink- Wild Honey, Mowed Lawn, Seedless Preserves and Worn Lipstick.) for the butterflies. I decided to use soft colors for the background, so daubbed Mowed Lawn distress ink on the card base and spotlight circles. I Faux Stitched the card using Black Pigma Marker. For the sentiment I used Bo Bunny(Sentiments Stamp) with Black Soot Tim Holtz Distress ink. I wanted to keep a lot of white space in this card. Hence, all the white!

Hope you guys like it! Tell me how do you find this card? :)

Challenges:

I am entering this card for the below Challenges:

1. STAMPlorations Challenge # 29 which ends on 13/3 (winner)

2.The Paper Players # 234 which ends on 6/3

3.Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop which ends on 6/3 (Link from STAMPlorations)

Jack Sparrow

Oh man! Its been a long long time since I held my brush and canvas! My last Art post was in December 2014 ! (I missed my brushes and colors and palette!)
Not that I wasn't creative! I was busy Crafting !! ;)

I was pretty excited when I got to know that the theme for this week's Pin(spirational )Challenge  # 134 (Top 3) is this guy and Kraftin Kimmie Stamps # 268 had a Movie theme!

Who doesn't get excited seeing HIM? Mr.Johnny Depp!! :P

So, I got my creative juices running and came with something that I hadn't tried before on Canvas! A Mixed Media Art. What I came up with is -

Hehe...Take 1 at Mixed Media made me so happy that I have decided to make more of these! (Also, I will paint more often!) Mr. Jack Sparrow's quote "Now, on deck! Batten down the hatches, weigh anchor! We sail..with the tide!" is the one that I have used on my canvas!

Umm...there are sooo many things that I have used here - Acrylic, oil paints, Gel pens, distress ink, photo transfer, fabric color, stencils, digital stamps, clear stamps , sequins, Homemade embossing paste, bubble wrap! Phew! :P

I was carried away with the painting so couldn't do the tutorial ;). I will do it for the next time!

Did you like my mixed media attempt?

I am also entering it for Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge and Frosted Designs  (I have used inks, paints, home made embossing paste in the design to get messy ;) ) 

"Love this moment" CAS(E)!

Hi All,

I am gonna CASE a card for this month's CASEplorations Challenge . I decided to CASE Vicki's Card.

This inspirational card made by Vicki is fabulous!! I loved the way she has repeatedly stamped "Forever". I also loved the way she used white embossing over a vellum. :D

Hence, I decided to incorporate them in my card!
Here is my take on the card:

I have used STAMPlorations freebie as the digital stamp. I colored it using distress ink.
I have layered the card with another white water sheet and repeatedly stamped the sentiment using Bo Bunny Clear Stamps set. I used Salty Ocean distress ink from Tim Holtz. I used my intensity on the dauber to show off different shades of blue. This gives the card a Monochromatic effect which is this week's Casology theme.

I have followed this week's sketch of The Sweetest Thing and STAMPloration # 28 which is as follows:

Here is another look:

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
1.Stamplorations CASEing Challenge which ends on 5/3
2.STAMPlorations Never Ending challenge which asks us to use STAMPloration stamps.

3.Casology Challenge # 134 which ends on  24/2
4.The Sweetest Thing # 256 which ends on 22/2
5.STAMPlorations Bi-weekly # 28 which ends on 28/2

Butterfly CAS

Hello Peeps!

I used this week's STAMPlorations Bi-weekly sketch # 28 which ends on 27/2 and The Sweetest Thinsg Sketch # 256 for this card :

Here is my take on the sketch:

I was very excited to use a butterfly on my card; the reason being that I came across a lot of beautiful inspirations in our Blog-Land so I decided to use it! I think every Crafter MUST use a butterfly atleast once in her crafting career! :P

I used a freebie butterfly clipart and fuzzy cut it out. I colored it using Wild Honey distress ink from Tim Holtz. I adhered the butterfly to the card using a foam tape.

For the card, the background is a water color card stamped with "Bo Bunny -to the point Stamp Set" using wild honey distress ink. (I used a round Bokeh stamp!)

For the layer, I created a Bokeh Effect using a Fall Leaf Stencil which i bought from the local store. I am loving this Bokeh technique! It's so fresh! I firstly sprintz water and added wild honey and moved lawn distress ink over it. Then I stenciled the leaves using the same colours. I masked the white colored leaves which gave this sheet the required Bokeh effect! :) Stenciling technique has miscellaneous uses! The current challenge for Craft Stamper is Stenciling. (which ends on 25/2)

I stamped the sentiment using Versamark and Gold embossing powder. I had a hard time capturing the golden color..! I tried and shadowed it using a black pilot pen!

The stamp used is from Bo Bunny Stamp Set.

Here is another look of the card!

I am also entering this card for Addicted to CAS challenge# 57 (ends on 27/2) which says us to use MASKing technique for a CAS card which I have used for the Bokeh Technique. :)