Mr. & Mrs.

Good Morning Everyone!
I have sweet Mr.& Mrs. Card today with a Nautical theme.
I have made this for the Paper Smooches Trend Watch Challenge.

To make this card, I used stamps from the Paper Smooches Metropolis, Spiffy Scooters, and Helping Hands stamp sets.

Other stamps are from the Inkadinkado coastal/maritime stamp set.

Inks are from Memento and water colours from Camel artists water colour cakes.

Can't wait to see who will receive this card!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a bright and cheerful day!

The Wonder of Water Colour!

I made thiscard for the Wonder of Watercolour Challenge at Moxie Fab world.

The fern stamp is from Hero Arts as is the sentiment.

I inked the stamp with Memento's Peanut Brittle and Cantaloupe inks and spritzed it with water to create a watercolour effect.

It is a quick and easy one layer CAS card to make. Do try it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

Brilliant Grad!!

Hello all! 

Hope you have had  a great weekend!!

Mine has been busy and very productive!! 

Here is what I have been upto!

I made this card for the Friday Mashup challenge and the Dynamic Duos challenge.

My inspiration for this card came from a vector image of a graduation cap that I found on google images. 

The background stamp, I'm sure you will all recognise by now...Starburst from Hero Arts!

The light bulb and sentiment are from  the Technique Tuesday 'Bright Idea' stamp set...another favourite!

Inks are memento Dandelion and Versafine Onyx Black.

The sentiment is heat embossed with American Crafts embossing powder.

To make the graduation cap, I used my square nestabilities dies and my circle punch. I cut and trimmed till I got the right effect. The tassels are made with Baker's Twine from the Twinery.

I thinks it looks really cool...don't you?!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

Faux airbrushing and other challenges.

I made a resolution this past weekend..to be disciplined about my card making and take part in whichever challenges I can.
Here is my first effort!
I am entering this card for the Craft Stamper 'Take it, Make it Challenge' using the 'Faux Airbrushing' technique.
I am also entering it for

'the Friday mashup'102 Challenge.

and the "Clean&Simple"233 Challenge.

I used Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink with the Crafter's Workshop 6x6 template 'mini retro squares' stencil, to create the faux airbrush effect.
The stamps are 'hello bubble' from HA, it's a special day cling rubber stamp from Stampendous, and Grass Print from 'The Ink Pad' NYC.
The butterflies are from the Spellbinders Wonderful Wings die set. I also embossed them using Cuttlebug swirls embossing forlder. The Red butterfly was cut from paper which I stamped using Stampendous Geo Dot border with Versafine Crimson red ink.
Other inks are from Memento..Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa.
Self adhesive gemstones, raffia and cardstock is from local stores.

Thanks for stopping by!

Love to hear what you think...

Enjoy!

More Valentine cards

I made these two  adorable cards for a friend and her daughter to give the man they love so much...
Still haven't heard if he loved them though!!

The stamps are HeroArts Cling 'Starburst Background', Technique Tuesday 'Bright Idea' stamp set, Stampendous 'text chat' stamp set, and Paper Smooches 'Spiffy Scooters' stamp set.
Alphabet dies are fro mft stamps and inks used are Memento and Versafine.

I  have submitted the first card to the Clean and Simple  228 Sketch challenge. Please drop by to see all the fabulous creations on this blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by...
Enjoy!

Waterfall cards

I recently made a set of waterfall cards (tutorial) for my son's hindi teacher..Oh! I had so much fun making them...I think you can see that in the cards. Here is a collage of the cards I made.

The stamps I used are from Stampendous, Fiskars, Hero Arts and mft stamps, stamped with Memento and Versafine inks and coloured with copics and watercolours.

Thanks for stopping by!

Enjoy!

Another Hershey's kiss!!

Here is another card I made with the Hershey's kiss die...I love how CAS this is.
Stamp is from Stampendous, stamped with Memento Lady Bug ink. I embossed the lines with my Scor-pal.
Unfortunately the pic is not perfect...but it still looks good!
Thanks for stopping by...
Enjoy!

Make a Wish!

A simple stamp from Stampendous..so effective!! Stamped here with Memento dew drops inks.
The sentiment is cut out with a cuttlebug die and the loop edger is from Cottage Cutz.
Oh I'm loving this die!!
Thanks for stopping by...
Do leave a comment...
Enjoy!

Inchie gifts

I made this card with Inchie stamps from Inkadinkado, with Ladybug red and Jet black inks from Memento. The card is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and distressed with Tim holtz distress inks, as well as the sentiment label, which is from Spellbinders. the sentiment is from Stampendous.

This card has turned out a little different...I like it though! Inchies are fun!

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy!

An elegant border

To make this card, I stamped the Elegant Borders stamp set from Stampendous, with Rich Cocoa ink from Memento on an ivory 4"x6" folded card. 

I then cut it out and inserted a piece of kraft cardstock (cuttlebug embossed) under it. 

I stamped my 'Stampin'Up" roses and leaves onto coloured paper from my 'Making Memories" 6"x6" paper pad,  and cut them out.  

I pieced the roses together to create a motif. 

The sentiment is a peel-off sticker from 'Anita's'. I finished it off with some adhesive gemstones and pearls bouught locally.

I love the way it has turned out. I hope you like it too!

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy!

Inchies...two ways!

I created these cards with the really cute 'Birthday' inchie stamp set from Inkadinkado. 

The background is embossed with the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder. 

The sentiments are mixed and matched from Stampendous and Hero Arts.

The inchies are stamped with Bahama Blue, Danube Blue, Pear Tart,Cantaloupe and Cottage Ivy from Memento Dew Drops.

(I seem to be using these colours a lot!!)

The gemstones and ribbon are from the local market.

Love the way these turned out...don't you!

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy!

Playing With Backgrounds 9

I created this background with stamps from  the really cute  'Buttons 2x3' stamp set from Hero Arts. 

The colours I used are Bahama Blue, Danube Blue and Pear Tart from my Memento Dew Drops ink pad set.

The buttons are from my stash from Bangkok, and, the sentiment stamp is one I created. I stamped in Bahama Blue and Cottage Ivy from Memento.

This card has turned out to be one of my favourites!

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy!

Playing With Backgrounds 7

Another background using 'Stamped Stiches' stamp set from 'Hot Off The Press'. 

I really had fun with this one!!  

The background is stamped with "Memories' acid free dye ink in Sand.

The rose stamp is from Stampin' Up and the leaves I bought sooooooooo long ago, I just don't remember! I stamped the  rose and the leaves with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on papers from the 'Making Memories'  'Just Chillin' 6x6" Paper pad, cut them out and paper pieced them using 3D foam tape.

The sentiment is from the 'Vase set'  stamp set from Stampendous. 

The button and cord is from my Bangkok stash! Tag...Spellbinders nestabilities.

A few self adhesive gemstones and pearls ( available in India from A1 craft supplies), and my card was ready.

Just love it!!

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy!

Playing with Backgrounds 5

The last of the photocards in this series, this background was inspired by a pillow case that I have!

I just fell in love with the colour combination! 

The stamp is one that I have created, stamped on white card stock with 'Rich cocoa', 'Pear tart' and 'Tangelo' from  Memento Dew Drops. 

The focal image is, again, a photograph that I took at Highline Park in New York. Isn't it a cute sparrow!

The sentiment is from  Hero Arts.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!