Let's eat cake

Hello! 

For my official Craft Adda post today, I have a fun card using sequin beads...something I have attempted for the first time!

I came a across a picture on Pinterest which jogged my creative juices! I wanted to create an aerial view of layered cake and stand. 

I had fun trying it...I think it looks pink and pretty!

To make the cake I used my Spell binders Nestabilities dies to cut three concentric circles and a scalloped circle. 

I then used some multi medium matte on the edges to adhere the beads. 

I finished of the cake with a pretty pink punched sakura flower .

The flower was punched out of a piece of paper which I coloured with Hero Arts neon pink ink.

I also punched out and adhered some cutlery and finished up the card with a sentiment from Stampendous (stamped with memento ink).

I hope I have shaken up your creative juices...have a creative crafty weekend!

Thanks for stopping by..

Have a great day!

Second round of Inspiration for the ICR Coasterride challenge

Hey everyone! I am back with the second round of inspiration for the ICR MOnthly Coasterride.

 

Create any project...following the CAS rules.

The project should be Clean And Simple

There should be minimal layers and embellishments

There should be a lot of clean space with one focal point.

As a twist, 
Use a product that is Absolutely NEW...
something you have not used before 
and tell us about it.

As always, we have a few rules. Please read them carefully before you play.

1. Follow Indian Craft room

2. Blog about the challenge on your personal blog and link your post back to Indian Craft room.

3. If you do not have a blog, please post about the challenge on social media and link it back to Indian Craft room

4. If you have a blog, download and display this ICR challenge badge prominently on your blog.

5. Display the story board prominently in your blogpost and link it back to Indian Craft Room.

6. Upload your photos to the ICR gallery using the tag name ICRPREWIN03

6. Like ICR on Facebook and Instagram

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave  me a  comment below.

Our sponsors for this challenge are the awesome people at the Craftshop! 

They have sponsored a Rs.500 gift certificate from their store.

We're  also announcing a special giveaway for participants who  will play our challenges every month from January to April 2016.

To make this card, I used my brand new tree 'Figure effects' stamp set from Altnew.

I used a the Mama elephant landscape trio die to create the hill. I tried it out in both white and kraft...I think i favour the kraft card more. What do you think?

For more inspiration from the very talented ICR design team head on over to Indian Craft Room.

CoasteRide ends at midnight on January 28th.
Don't forget to tag your submissions with the tag name 

ICRCPREWIN03

Now that you have all the details, dive right in and play along!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!

Indian Craft room Blog Hop...Patriotic colours with texture.

Hey Everyone! 

Welcome to Indian Craft Room's Blog Hop! We are so happy that you have come along to play!

You would have arrived here from Sathya's blog.

The Blog Hop theme is "Indian Flag Colors with a Twist... use  Textures".

By Textures we mean Texture paste, Embossing paste, Embossing powders, Dry/Wet embossing, Material textures by burlap, Cheesecloth, Drywall tape. 

Any visible/ prominent textures.

This blog hop is open for cards / Altered items/ 3D projects/ Tags (Standard size, not less than 6"x3")

Here is my take on the challenge this month.

I started by heat embossing the sentiment from 'fiskars' on a 5.45"x3.45" piece  of  textured white cardstock, using Hero Arts White embossing powder. 

I then sprayed the paper with water and dropped Sakra koi watercolours onto the wet paper and allowed them to spread. 

I then sprayed some water on the card base and added some colour there too. 

Once both the card base and cardstock panel dried, I assembled the card and added some sequins to finish.

The textures I used...textured card stock and heat embossing.

This blog Hop is open to members of ICR only. Not a member... You can become a member here.

To play...

1. Start at the ICR Forum Blog Post.

2. Hop  to along through all the DT blogger posts, leaving your comments along the way.

3. Finish up by returning to the ICR forum Blog Post and leaving a comment saying that you have finished the Blog Hop.

4. If you would like to make a project based on the inspiration provided by out DT, link up your entry here. ( Only 1 submission per person).

5. Spread the word about the Blog Hop on Social Media. 

6. FOLLOW us on Facebook and Instagram.

7. Tag your entry with ICRBH01

The LINK PARTY will be open from 15th Jan  and will end at midnight on 28th January IST.

ICR is giving away some awesome prizes... to qualify, please follow all the rules mentioned above.

Here is the list of our DT Bloggers for you to hop along... You will be hopping along to the talented Pratyusha's blog! Don't forget to leave some love as you hop along!

ICR FORUM BLOG POST {START HERE}

Sharada 

Sathya

Paru...you are here!  

Shraddha 

Bhavana 

Gopi 

Priya

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

Crafttangles 18

Hey there!

For my official Craft adda post today,

I am using the awesome CrafTangles  'Felicity' 6"x6" paper pack  from Craft Adda, 

 to make an 18th birthday card today.

This is one of my favourite paper packs...especially the chalkboard paper!

I used a sketch  for the Retrosketches challenge #197 for this card. The frame is cut using Spellbinders nestabilities dies and the number dies are Avery Elle's numbered balloons.  

The heat embossed sentiment is from Hero Arts and

I finished off the card with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Hope you are inspired to create too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great evening!

Paru Mahtani

A card for twins

I have another card for the Simon Says Stamp 'Something new' Wednesday challenge.

I am also playing the LOVECHALLENGE#1 (NEW) on flickr

For this card, I used the peas in a pod stamp from Studio G and then added a handwritten sentiment.

The background panel is a from the Doodlebug designs 6" paper pack, which I cut using Simon Says Stamp stitched squares.

I also die cut the focal panel using  Simon Says Stamp stitched circles.

the pretty organza ribbons are from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Cheers babies

I am playing the Simon Says Stamp  ' Something New" Wednesday challenge today as well as the WordArtWednesday 'anything goes' challenge.

Also submitting the card for the CASology cue card 'SIMPLE' challenge and the LOVECHALLENGE#1 (NEW)on flickr

I made this gift tag for a pair of twins and I was inspired by this card on Pinterest.

I bottles are from an unknown stamp set and the cheers die is from Winnie and Walter.

The tag is from Spellbinders Nestabilities.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

You Nailed it!

 Hey!

I am playing the  Less is More Week 257 challenge with this card.

The challenge was to make a CAS card using Neutral colours.

After a little thought, I pulled out this stamp set from MFT. I used Memento Desert Sand and Brilliance coffee bean inks to stmap the images.

To create  interest, I die cut the panels using Simon Says Stamp stitched squares dies. I also punched out  a few circles and, stamped a nail image (from the stamp set) and stacked them up to create some height and make them look like nails.

I really like the way this card turned out!

I hope you like it too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Happy birthday to you!

Hello all!

I am playing the retrosketches#196 challenge with this card today!

The pretty printed papers are by crafttangles Craft Adda and the star and guitar dies are from mft. and the pretty sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.

The sentiment is from one of my favourite stamp sets from Hero Arts.

Perfect card for a rockstar chick??!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Watercolour Party!

Hey there!

I am playing the Simon Says stamp Wednesday' Party 'challenge as well as the 

Simon says Stamp flickr 'watercolour' challenge!

 I heat embossed the fireworks (from Stampendous)  with silver and gold for a celebratory feel!

I then watercoloured the background using my Sakura Koi watercolours. 

The sentiment is the Simon Says Stamp Absolutely edge die and stamp set.

Thank so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

50 and fabulous!

Hey everyone!

I am playing The Paper Players 'All About Numbers' challenge  today! 

I made this card for someone who loves Tiffany's, hence the colours and the box.

To get the colours right, I heat embossed a piece of card stock multiple times with aqua embossing powder. I then die cut and created the box. 

The numbers and sentiments are also heat embossed as are the stripes! This card was truly an exercise in heat embossing!!!

I created a pocket on the inside to add some cash as a gift.

 

supplies used are from...

Simon Says Stamp, Winnie and Walter and American Craft Brand Zing embossing powder.

Ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Welcome to my new Blog...Paru's Card Making challenges

WELCOME!

I am so happy to announce the very first challenge at Paru's Card Making Challenges!

Our first challenge for the year is the word NEW.

Feel free to interpret it in your own way and do tell us all about it!

January 2016

HOW TO PLAY

You will find all the details and rules here.

PRIZES

No challenge can be fun without prizes right?!! 

 We have some awesome prizes up for grabs!

A Rs.1000/- voucher from A1 Craft Supply

and 

A $25 gift voucher from Winnie and Walter

Here is some inspiration to get you started....

To make this card I decided to use NEW stuff from my stash. Something I have never used before!

The gold glitter patterned paper is a free down load from Winnie and Walter, as are the Cheers die and the confetti cutaways.

I added some pretty pink posh sequins to add some more cheer and sparkle.

To make the shaker tag, I used NEW shaker pouches from Impression Obsession. They are just fantastic to use...so easy and simple!
I had two squares cut with Simon Says Stamp Stitched squares left over after making my Christmas cards. So I decided to use them to make a tag.
The stamps are from the Avery Elle birthday animal stamp set and the sequins are from my stash.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with! It's an exciting start to the new year isn't it?
Head on over to Paru's Card Making Challenges to play

You have till January 25th 2016 to play.
I will announce the winners on the 28th of January 2016.
Please read all the challenge rules and guidelines carefully. 
You will find them in here.

You can link up your creations here.

Are you on Instagram?

FOLLOW US

and use our 

#PCMChallenges

If you have any questions or simply love our work, do leave a comment below!

Thanks so much for stopping by...
Have a great day and an awesome 2016!
Happy New Year!

A new challenge from Indian Craft room

Happy New Year!!!

Welcome 2016!!
May it be a Happy Crafting Year for all!!

Today,I am setting the monthly CoasteRide challenge here at ICR !

 Here it is!

Create any project...following the CAS rules.

The project should be Clean And Simple

There should be minimal layers and embellishments

There should be a lot of clean space with one focal point.

As a twist, 
Use a product that is Absolutely NEW...
something you have not used before 
and tell us about it.

As always, we have a few rules. Please read them carefully before you play.

1. Follow Indian Craft room

2. Blog about the challenge on your personal blog and link your post back to Indian Craft room.

3. If you do not have a blog, please post about the challenge on social media and link it back to Indian Craft room

4. If you have a blog, download and display this ICR challenge badge prominently on your blog.

5. Display the story board prominently in your blogpost and link it back to Indian Craft Room.

6. Upload your photos to the ICR gallery using the tag name ICRPREWIN03

6. Like ICR on Facebook and Instagram

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave  me a  comment below.

Our sponsors for this challenge are the awesome people at the Craftshop! 

They have sponsored a Rs.500 gift certificate from their store.

We're  also announcing a special giveaway for participants who  will play our challenges every month from January to April 2016.

And now for some inspiration 

To make this card, I used my brand new tree die from memory box and some punched hearts. I cut a panel of white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp stitched squares and place the tree on it.

I added the hearts and the card was done.

A simple card for any occassion!

For more inspiration from the very talented ICR design team head on over to Indian Craft Room.

CoasteRide ends at midnight on January 28th.
Don't forget to tag your submissions with the tag name 

ICRCPREWIN03

Now that you have all the details, dive right in and play along!
I will be back with more inspiration on the 15th, so don't forget to drop in! 

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!