Speech bubbles

Happy Sunday everyone!
I made these cards using the speech bubble die cuts from the Simon Says Stamp 'Talk bubbles' stamp and die set.
For the sentiment I used labels made with the 'Letro' label maker...something I have been wanting to play with for a while now!

I love the way the cards turned out...don't you?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Using Negative die cuts

Hello Everyone!
It's great to be back online...my laptop died so now I have a new iMac  so I am back in the blogogsphere!Yay!!!

Today I have three cards which I made using negative die cuts...
An idea I have been wanting to play with for a while.
I will post cards with the positives tomorrow.

As you can see, I have added sentiments in the negative space of the die cut and made these fun cards.

The dies are from the Simon Says stamp and Memory Box 'Talk Bubbles' stamp and die set.

The sentiments are from  Hero Arts and the inks are from Memento and Versafine.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy your evening!

Molded Clay pendant

Hello everyone!

Today I have a card I made using this gorgeous molded clay embellishment made by Khyati. I decided to add some cord and beads and make it into a pendant.

A fabulous and bold sentiment  from Hampton Art and a Cuttlebug embossed background, finishes of the card!

Do have a look at the stunning molds available for sale at the Craft Adda store!

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!!

Button Cake

It's really late and I should be in bed...but the best ideas come at this time don't they?!!

I decided to make this card for the 10 Minute Craft  Dash no. 29 (feature buttons) at Pretty Pink Posh.

I am also playing the Less is More 'Dark background with a splash of colour' challenge.

I just love the way it has all come together in 4 minutes and 53 seconds.

I used the buttons here to mimic a cake with a sparkler on top.

The sentiment  from Hero Arts and the sparkler  from Stampendous have been heat embossed.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

16th Birthday

Hey everyone!
I have been missing in action and missing all the challenge fun, due to a really bad cough and cold!!

Here is a card that I made for my son's 16th birthday last week. I was inspired by this fabulous card by Amber Diagre of Damask Love.

While Amber used a black and white colour scheme, I decided to go with more masculine colours with the blue to add pop!

The numbers are die cut using my cuttlebug  number die and for the 16, I used sparkly blue cardstock from my stash.

I adhered the numbers to the cardstock using my Xyron 150 sticker maker...a tool that I absolutely adore!!

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Hero Arts and it is heat embossed with Wave blue embossing powder from American Crafts.

Real striking don't you think?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Jar of forks

A quick post and submission for the 'Freshly Made sketches challenge' this week.

I made this card using stamps from PTI( friendship jar fillers), Hero Arts(background cling), Impression Obsession (background texture) and Stampendous(Birthday sentiments). 

Love the pop of the red, don't you?!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Tag a bag / envelope!

I am playing three challenges tonight, and I am thrilled with the way my project turned out.

For the Friday Mashup(Eat Cake and colour) Challenge , I created a tag with a faux washi tape cake.

To create the cake, I stamped and heat embossed the washi tape stamps ( stamps from Unity stamp Co.) onto white card and fussy cut around them and popped them on one on top of the other with 3D foam tape.
I then added the 3D star sticker from Recollections stickers as the cake topper.

The background stamp is of course the fabulous designblock from HeroArts.

To make the envelope I stamped  the background stamp on Vellum and then folded it into an envelope.
As you can see this serves as a cash gift envelope.

I am also entereing this project for the Blog named Hero embell-ope challenge and the
CAS-ual Friday CFC 118 Bag and tag challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

                                                                    

Pretty trees

I made this card for the Less is More 'Trees' challenge. 

The first card I attempted, was not CAS, so I made another CAS version.

The stamp I used here is Daisy Bucket and the sentiment is from Hampton Art.

Which one did you like?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy your evening!

Make-up Mirror

When I used my spellbinders shapeabilities office supplies die to create a note paper for another card, I was left with a scap of paper which resembled a row of bulbs.

The first concept came to mind was a make up mirror.

I sturggled with the concept and this is what I came up with. 

I like how it turned out, so I am submitting it for the Addicted to CAS codeword TRANSPARENT challenge and The Paper Players CAS Masculine Card Challenge.

The stamps I have used here are from Hero Arts, Stampendous and Studio G.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

Molded clay rose

Hello!! 

For my official Craft Adda blog post today, I have made a card using a gorgeous molded clay rose made by Khyati.

To empahsise its beauty, I used a panel stamped with Hero Arts Wood Block stamp for the background, some smooth whie satin ribbon and some pearls and gemstones.

I finished by using Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet distress ink around the edges of the panel.

I think the colours are quite striking, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy!

Wish Big in Vegas!

Morning All!

Here is a quick card for the Moxie Fab ready-made embellishments challenge...

For this card I used a 3D sticker from 'Recollections' and added the stamped sentiment from Studio G.

I added some self adhesive gemstones for pop!

I love the way it turned out!

Am also linking it to the Paper Players CAS Masculine Birthday Card Challenge and the Moxie Fab genenral craft supplies (gemstones) challenge, and the Moxie Fab Stickers and Tape challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Bottle cap heart.

Here's another card for  the Moxie Fab Metal, Wood or cork challenge and the Retro sketches Challenge

To the cute pink bottle cap I added a stamped sentiment from Studio G stamps. The heart stamps are from Studio G and Hero Arts as is the sentiment.

Bakers twine is from the twinery.

To create the border , I masked the card and added colour directly from the inkpad to the paper.

Love the effect, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy your evening!

Give me more!

Here is another card I made for the Moxie Fab World Stickers and Tape challenge, using the polaroid die from Lawn Fawn and a photograph that I have taken.

This fab speech bubble sticker is from EK success. I stuck it on some acetate and cut around it to give it some body and to be able to use 3D foam tape to pop it up.

I think the sentiment goes perfectly with this photo of a scrumptious chocolate truffle cake, don't you?!

the background is embossed with the happy birthday folder from cuttlebug.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Colour my life

Hey, everyone!

I have been down and out with a bad cold and cough...compliments of the season!

I haven't made a card in days, and I couldn't stand it anymore!

So here goes...

I made this card for the Paper Smooches Sparks Designer Draft Challenge, but missed the submission by a few minutes!!

I am submitting it also for the Moxie Fab World colour media challenge.

The Polaroid die is from Lawn Fawn and all the stamps are from the I Heart Art stampset from Paper Smooches.

Simple and fun, isn't it?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy!

Rose tinted glasses

Hi Everyone!
I am playing the Dynamic Duos challenge this evening using all colours Pink.
This is also my official post for the CraftAdda Blog this week.

Here I have used Worn Lipstick  Distress ink from TimHoltz mixed with a bit of Rose Bud ink from Memento and Angel Pink ink from Memento.

I stamped the eye glasses on pink vellum, cut out  the lenses and adhered them (using my xyron sticker machine) to the eyeglasses that I stamped on the cardstock, to create the rose tinted glasses look.

I then used 3D foam tape to make the eyechart pop.

The stamps that I have used are 'Clear to see' stamp set from Lawn Fawn, 'Eye chart Sentiments' stamp set from Maya road and Hero Arts background cling stamp.

Just love the rose tinted glasses...don't you!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

Jar of Hearts

A quick post about my new Paper Trey Ink goodies!!!
I just received my PTI friendship jar  and fillers stamps.
Here's a quick card I made this morning...
The jar and fillers are from PaperTrey Ink and the sentiment from Verses Rubber stamps.
I coloured the hearts in with faber castell colour pencils and added a piece for embroidery thread to finish it off.

Just love my new stamps..watch out for more!

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy your day!

Happy Owl

Here is a card which I have made for the Dynamic Duo Kraft and Black (with and option of wet embossing)challenge and the Simon Says stamp Wednesday challenge

The owl is a free digi from Paper Smooches...this is the first time ever that I have used an image of an owl! 

I love it!!!

I combined it with sentiments from Hero Arts 'You & Me' clear stamp set which is available for sale in the Simon says Stamp store.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a productive day!

Blue Felt leaves

Good Morning everyone!! 

Its a beautiful, cool, sun dappled, morning in Mumbai. 

There is no guarantee it will stay this way though!!!

I have a card today which I made for the  Runway Inspired Challenge.

I have combined it with the Simply Less is More 'Theme' Felt of Fabric challenge.

To make this card I used spellbinders dies to cut out the leaves out of a sheet blue felt which had these gorgeous gold speckles on it.

For the flower, I used my spellbinders nestabilities to cut out 4 nesting layers out of this fabulous vellum like felt paper. It is so pretty and so malleable.

To complete the card, I added an embossed background and created the sentiment using a Hero Arts alphabet set.

I am just thrilled with the way this card turned out...I struggled with it for a while.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day!

Get Well tag

Hello everyone!

I have a quick and easy project for you today.

A getwell soon tag that I made in under 5 minutes!

I first used my nestabilities dies to cut out the base shape out of red cardstock.

I stamped the band-aid image from Paper Smooches on white cardstock, coloured it with copic markers and colourpencils and cut it out. 

Then, I added the sentiment and popped the band-aid with 3D foam tape.

Added some bakers twine and the tag was ready!

Hope you have fun making many such tags!

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Good night!

Hot Balloons

As I said, my head is bizzing with ideas today!
Here is card, which I am so very happy with!!

The stamps I used here are  Newsprint Cityscape Design Blocks from hero Arts, Marble Texture block from Stampendous, and the Tilted banners stamp and die set from Simon Says stamp.

The hot air balloons are free digital download, which I coloured with Copics and watercolours.

I am submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp 'Monday Challenge'.

I like to think of how I would use a card, when I make it.
To me, this seems like a perfect anniversary, wedding, anew home or agoing away card.

Can you think of any more occassions?

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Enjoy your day!

Pretty bugs!

Good morning all!!

It's a wet  wet morning here in Mumbai, but, I have woken up with ideas buzzing around in my head!!!

Looks like it is going to be a productive day!

I have two cards for you this morning, which showcase what I call the magnifying effect.

To create this effect I stamped the flowers once on the card and once on another piece of cardstock. 

I punched our a 1" circle from the flowers on the cardstock and placed it on the base card to correspond with the image. 

I then stamped the bugs on the circle and after colouring, I popped up the circle with 3D foam tape.

All the stamps used here are from Hero Arts and Stampendous and the ink is Danube blue from Memento.

The gorgeous twine is from The Twinery.

I also used Tim Holtz distress ink to watercolour the hydrangea.

I am submitting the Hydrangea card for the Simon Says stamp Wednesday challenge.

The Hydrangea stamp is from Hero Arts and is available to purchase in the Simon Says Stamp store.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a fabulous day!

Teacup recharge

 One more post before I call it a night!

It has been a productive day!

I made this card for the Addicted to CAS (codeword GET WELL) challenge as well as the 

Retro Sketches RS 32 chalenge.

The background stamp is from Hero Arts (Design Blocks) and the teacup and sentiments are from Technique Tuesday and Lawn Fawn.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

Cutie Pie

I am playing the Friday Mashup Challenge as well as the CAS(E) this sketch challengethis evening!

The stamps I've used are from Lawn Fawn (pie and sentiment) and Hero Arts (background).

I love the way it turned out...cute and to the point, no?

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your evening.