Paru's Perceptions: November 2016

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Thank you shakers Part 2

Hello!

As you can see I have been busy making shaker cards all month.

I'm also feeling very thankful for all the blessings in my life, so,

even though we don't celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in India,

I thought it would be nice to showcase some thank you cards.

So here they are...

For the first card I used two different papers from the "Colours of India" paper pack.

I just love the vibrant colours and fun motifs!

To create the shaker element , I stacked up 8 frames cut using ''Peekaboo" rectangle frame dies.

I then adhered it to a piece of patterned paper cut to size to create a backing.

I then filled in the multicoloured sequins.

I cut another frame to which I adhered a piece of acetate,

and placed it over my stack to seal the shaker.

Once this was ready, I cut a piece of patterned paper to size and adhered it to the white card base.

I then adhered my shaker to the base and added the sentiment to finish the card.

For my second card, I used patterned paper from the "We are pregnant " paper pack.

The process is the same as above, only here, I did not use a backing for the shaker stack.

I adhered a piece of patterned paper cut to size to the card base and then adhered the shaker stack directly to the card. I filled it with sequins and then sealed it with the acetate topper. I cut the top frame from Patterned paper from the same paper pack.

I finished off the card, as before, with a die cut sentiment.

I am truly enjoying making these shakers..

I hope to have inspired you to make some of your own too!

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Sunday, November 13, 2016

50th birthday shaker

Hello !!

I am back with another shaker card...well, I am creating shaker cards all this month, so you will see more in my next post too.

I made this card for my dearest cousin for her 50th birthday.

I used a sheet from the Craftangles 'Pyari Ma' paper pack as the base of this card.

To create the shaker, I stacked a few scalloped circles,

covered them with acetate and created a well for the shaker elements.

I then covered the other side too with acetate to create a see through shaker.

The stack is no visible as it is on the inside of the card...actually this was a mistake I made..

but, doesn't look too bad, does it?

I had some number confetti in my stash which I added along with some rainbow coloured and assorted sequins.

I finished the card with a die cut sentiment from Winnie and Walter.

I ran this die cut sentiment through my Xyron sticker machine and adhered it to the acetate.

The number die cuts are from Lawn Fawn's Quinns 123 die set.

I also stamped a sentiment on the inside of the card, which is visible through the shaker.

My cousin loved her card...hope you like it too.

Thanks for stopping by..

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Thank you Shakers

Hello everyone!

Today, I am playing with three fabulous 6"x6" paper packs designed by our very own Khyati Kothari!

I have used two papers from the 'Pyari Maa' paper pack and

one from the 'Colours of India' paper pack.

I'm sure over the Diwali holidays we have partied a lot and have been hosted by family and friends!

I thought it would be nice to make a thank you card for that

special someone who has lovingly pampered us.

To make the card, I used my PTI small mason jar die to die cut the window. I then affixed the acetate and double sided foam tape to the back and fill the window with blue and green seed beads. I then cut a panel of paper from the 'Colours of India' paper pack and adhered it, creating the shaker element.

I layered the papers on a background from the 'Pyari Maaa' paper pack and used Winnie and Walter dies to die cut the sentiment.

Simon Says Stamp has recently come out with co-ordinating background dies fro their sentiments. I dont have these dies, but I decided to affix the sentiment on a piece of vellum and cut around it to create a similar effect. The rest of the sentiment is from Winnie and Walter too.

I really enjoyed making this shaker card. Do come back to read about many more fun projects made by our DT using Craftangles products!

We'd love to hear from you..don't forget to leave a comment!

Cheers

Paru Mahtani

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Cards for children Challenge

Hello everyone!

Welcome back to all of you who have played my challenges before

and a big welcome to those who are stopping by for the first time!

I hope you have great fun playing along!

November 14th is the birthday of our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

As he was very fond of children, It is celebrated as Children's Day in India.

Therefore, the challenge for the month is to make a card or tag for CHILDREN.

HOW TO PLAY

Make a card or tag using the theme given.

Take a photo of your creation and link it up below.

If you have a blog, write a post about our challenge and link it back to our challenge, including photos of your card or tag.

Please display this storyboard prominently in your blog post so that others may be inspired to play.

ALSO, please display this logo prominently on the sidebar of your blog so that others may join us.

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If you don't have a blog, post your photos on social media and TAG them with #PCMCHALLENGES

If you don't tag them, we will not see them on social media.

Link your blogpost/social media post to the linky below.

Now for some inspiration...

This month our sponsor MHK designs

has shared some beautiful digital papers and stamps with us,

which we have showcased.

I started with the papers from the Autumnal Accents digital paper pack

and added the digital stamps from the Butterfly wisdom set.

I coloured the butterfly to make it pop, using faber castell colour pencils and then added the sentiment which I printed on vellum.

I finished the card with some MayArts jute ribbon.

For this tag, I used the same papers and stamps as above and

added a dry embossed panel and some self adhesive gemstones for interest.

I finished the tag with charcoal bakers twine from the Twinery.

For the Instagram inspired shaker card, I have used the papers from the

radiant rainbows digital paper pack.

I created the shaker element by die cutting and stacking multiple circles using

Simon Says Stamp Stitched circles die .

I added some silver and gold star confetti and closed the shaker element using the same patterned paper as the background.

I added a spellbinders nested heart and

a speech bubble from Simon Says Stamp 'Talk bubble' die set.

The birthday sentiment is from Stampendous.

I really enjoyed using these beautiful bright colours on the cards..I think kids would like them too!

For more inspiration...

We have La Von Hall over as our guest designer this month!

La Von and I became friends through Flickr,

where she runs an awesome group and challenge every month.

Do drop by and leave her some love!

I am so very honored to be chosen as the guest designer this month for Paru's Card Making Challenge. Thank you very much, Paru! The theme for this card is children because the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is celebrated as Children's Day in India. India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was born on November 14. Apart from being known for his skills as a statesman, Nehru was also immensely fond of children.

The card I created for Paru's Challenge is a shaker card. I think children of all ages like shaker cards. The wonderful sponsor that Paru has chosen for this month is MHK designs. All of the digi images, sentiment and even the patterned papers are found at the MHK designs. I used the "Hardy Party" digital paper pack and "Eat Your Cake" digital stamp set.

Making a shaker card is simpler that it may look.

I colored the image with Copic markers and added a touch of shimmer using a bit Multi Media Matte with clear glitter.

I cut the frame 6 times, 5 times from plain cardstock and one time from the patterned paper. The five cardstock frames are glued into a stack to create the well for the shaker mix.

Place the stacked frame over the colored image where you like and trim off any excess. Glue the frame over to the image using the Multi Media Matte.

After the glue is dry you put in the sequin mix.

Next you will cut a piece of plastic or acetate cut to size and adhere this over the window. I like to use a strong double sided tape like SCOR-tape to adhere the acetate to the frame and the patterned paper. It seems to work the best.

Then adhere the assembled shaker to your card.

I was have such a great time with the pretty papers from MHK that created two tags for the challenge. After making both I couldn't really decide which I liked best so I am sharing both here. Both of my tags use a die from Hero Arts. I will list my supplies below.

I hope that you are inspired to join in the challenge this month to celebrate children. Thank you, for stopping by my blog. Your comments, questions and suggestions are always welcome.

THE PRIZES

As always, we have fabulous sponsors lined up for this month.

Up for grabs are...

3 items of the winners choice from

MHK designs