50 and Fabulous

Hey there!

Today I have a CAS card I made using Craft tangles Old Paper paper 6"x6" pack, for my official post at CraftAdda!

This lace patterned paper is my absolute favourite!

I die cut the 50 using Lawn Fawn's Quinns 123 dies and the sentiment die and stamp is from 

Simon Says Stamp.

The sentiment die is cut in black then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. 

Simple yet fun, don't you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Blue giraffe

Hi! 

I am playing with the Craftangles by CraftAdda "Its a Boy" 6"x6" paper pack today.

I just love the variety of the patterns in this paper pack and I have tried to showcase that here.

I used a wooden giraffe button as the focal point, placed on a few circles punched with my EK success and Punch Bunch punches.

I finished off the card with some jute ribbon.

I didn't add a sentiment as I felt it didn't need one. :-)

A cute and simple card.

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Reviewing the "All for Love "Paper pack from Craftangles by CraftAdda

Hello!

This paper pack that I am reviewing for CraftAdda today is just delicious!!!

the Craftangles "All for Love Paper Pack" has so many varied papers...as you can see, I haven't used the love themed ones. The papers are sturdy and have a beautiful smooth matt finish..a dream to work with!

I used a sketch from Retrosketches to help me start and used jute twine  from MayArts and butterfly buttons to embellish the card.

I decided not to add a sentiment, as it is always nice to have some blank cards on hand.

I hope you enjoy playing with these papers too...You can shop for them and other awesome art and craft supplies here...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

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

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??!!

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Have a great day!

New roses from Winnie and Walter

Hey there!

I am playing the Friday Mashup sketch and 'Lets be thankful' theme challenge today. 

I recently received my prize from Winnie and Walter and couldn't wait to play with it!! I just adore these roses die from Winnie and Walter and it seemed really perfect for this sketch.

The background papers are from the  'Aged roses by Tamara' paper pack from Crafttangles from Craft adda.

The sentiment is from Paper smooches 'scripted sayings' stamp set and the sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.

I just love the muted vintage feel!

I am also playing  The Simon Says Stamp Monday 'Thanks" challenge with this card.

For the second card, I created a Memento ink and watercolour background, added a piece of heat embossed (background stamp from Hero Arts) and added a couple of dry embossed butterfly die cuts with foam tape to add dimension. 

I finished the card with a heat embossed sentiment from Hero Arts.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

When I saw this card sketch on retro sketches, I knew I had a chance to use the Darcies stamp set that I had bought last year, but not yet used! I used glossy accents and white enamel accents to make the monster's eye pop! The sentiment is a free digi...unfortunately I didn't save the source so I don't remember where it is from. I will share the the file at the end of the post for those who may want to use it.

I used papers from Craft Adda's Crafttangles Old Paper by Tamara 6"x6" paper pack. I distressed the edges with  Tim Holtz distress ink and added some self adhesive gemstones to finish the card. 

Here's wishing you have a monstrously fun weekend!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Black lace and Red roses!

Black lace and red roses...an awesome combination! 

I just LOVE these new papers from the 'Old Paper' paper pack by Tamara.

This paper pack is available at Craft Adda..the awesome craft store that fulfills all your art and craft needs!

I used the sketch from the Paper Players to make this card. I cut the circle using Simon Says Stamp Stitched circles die, heat embossed the sentiment from Winnie and Walter and added the bold birthday sentiment (a free digital file which I will share below) with some 3 D tape, to finish the card.

I used extra large mulberry paper roses to add the pop of colour.

 

 

Gives you a lovely old world, vintage feel doesnt it?

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

 

Baby bow tie

Good morning!

Today is the 8th day of navratri and the colour of the day is SKY BLUE. 

To celebrate this colour, I die cut this cute bow tie from Craft Tangles 'Wild about blue' paper pack (from Craft Adda). The die is from 'Little B'

I popped it up with foam tape onto a panel cut with Simon Says Stamp stitched squares and added a sentiment from Simon Says stamp. 

Delicate sequins in blue and white finished my card. 

I am playing the Less is More 'Masculine' challenge with this card.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Shout out from Retro Sketches!

Yippie! Yay!! It has been a fab day today!
I woke up to a notification from Etsy that I had made a sale!!!
And now...I get a shout out from Retro sketches for the #183 challenge!! Just awesome!
So happy...thanks guys!

Dream Balloons

Hey there! 

I am playing the ATCAS "Dream" challenge and the Retro sketches rs183 challenge this evening.

The printed paper is from the Mad about Blue paper pack from CraftTangles available at Craft Adda.

The balloons and the clouds are from  are from Lawn Fawn and the sentiment is an unknown wood block rubber stamp.

I've coloured the balloons using  my trusted Camlin water colours and fussy cut them.

I really enjoyed planning and making this card..hope you like it too!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by...Have a great evening!

Wild About blue

Hello all!

I am playing with some awesome new papers from the Wild about Blue 6"x6"papaer packWild About Blue 6"x6" paper pack from Crafttangles for Craft Adda, the awesome online craft store!

For this card, I made some punch craft flowers with white paper as well as stacked some Thank you die cuts (from Penny black) to add dimension.

Card sketch from Retro sketches.

For this card, too, I made some punch craft flowers, but reversed the colours! I just love the look of the pretty blue flowers against the white tag! I finished the card with a simple stamped sentiment from Lawn Fawn.

For this card I went for strong background colours and pretty punched butterflies in light blue.
I added a simple sentiment stamp from Paper smooches to finish off the card.
Card sketch from Retro Sketches.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

Printed butterflies!

Hello all!I am playing a few challenges today with this fun card which I made  with some awesome new papers from Crafttangles.

  After struggling with them for a bit, I decided to use the Retrosketches Challenge #180  and the colour throwdown #359 to make the card.

I decided to submit it for the NBUS (the papers are new!)challenge, the SSSmonday (die cut or punch challenge), and the Paper smooches anything goes challenge.

The sentiment is from Paper Smooches and I added some self adhesive gemstones to finis off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

 

Vintage grunge

Hey there!
Today I have three cards which I have made using the Vintage Grunge paper set  from Craft Tangles, for Craft Adda.

This paper set is hugely out of my comfort zone and was very challenging!
I love the out come though...I've made cards which are different from my usual style...I hope you enjoy them and are inspired to create some of your own!

For the first card, I used one large sheet of printed paper from the set and one thin strip.
I used some Washi tape to cover the joint and then stamped the mason jar and cutlery (from PTI friendship jar fillers) and sentiment ( from Stampendous)on the printed paper.
I punched holes and threaded some twine through the panel to finish the card.
I then popped this panel onto a kraft card with 3D tape to finish the card.
I really like this card...subtle and nice.

For this card, I distressed the edges of all the panels that I used and coloured the edges with Tim Holtz distress inks. 

I created a monoprint panel using distress inks, water and a stencil for the blue happy birthday panel( sentiment stamp from Stampendous). 

I used the blue colour so that the blue bird on the chair would pop!

The small panel was cut from one of the sheets of paper, distressed and adhered to the card panel. 

I finished off the card with a brass butterfly and some twine.

Really happy with the result.

 

For he last card, I used two different papers. 

I tore the edges to distress them and then popped them onto a background panel which I created using some background stamps from Winnie and Walter and Impression Obsession,

I finished off the card with some stamped balloons,  the sentiment and a graduation cap brad.

A nice card to give a kid who is going off to college maybe?!

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Do drop in at Craft Adda  and try out these awesome papers and many more fabulous craft supplies.

Have a great night!

Paru Mahtani

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